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San Francisco, California, United States

• Developing full-stack web features (Typescript, React, Node, GQL) for Outschool’s online learning platform that offers 140,000+ classes to 1 million+ learners around the world• Working on the Growth & Retention team

San Francisco, California, United States

• Built and maintained core foundational systems to improve both the user experience and developer experience at Outschool on the Product Platform team• Added new components to internal component library using Material UI and Storybook, then implemented components across the app to show the status of classes and learners at a glance• Refactored providers and migrated them into shared packages for consistent use in all of our CSR and SSR apps

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Launched 3 major initiatives for ecobee’s Smart Security program, which enables users to configure their Smart Home devices to monitor their rooms, doors, and windows from the iOS app• Rolled out new SwiftUI flow to 10,000+ homes so that when users experience false alarms, they can identify the cause and receive tailored in-app recommendations to prevent future misfires• Added a Smart Security promotion screen projected to increase awareness of the subscription by 56% and improve… Show more • Launched 3 major initiatives for ecobee’s Smart Security program, which enables users to configure their Smart Home devices to monitor their rooms, doors, and windows from the iOS app• Rolled out new SwiftUI flow to 10,000+ homes so that when users experience false alarms, they can identify the cause and receive tailored in-app recommendations to prevent future misfires• Added a Smart Security promotion screen projected to increase awareness of the subscription by 56% and improve conversion, with analytics to collect data about why users choose to opt out Show less

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

• Developed new features in Swift and SwiftUI for Faire's iOS app that introduces 700,000+ retailers to shop over 100,000 independent brands in North America and Europe• Led development as the DRE (directly responsible engineer) for the 8-week redesign of the app's checkout flow• Implemented key foundational improvements to how retailers view and checkout their cart, such as adding a "Delete all" function, "More from this brand" suggestions, and new-and-improved order summaries•… Show more • Developed new features in Swift and SwiftUI for Faire's iOS app that introduces 700,000+ retailers to shop over 100,000 independent brands in North America and Europe• Led development as the DRE (directly responsible engineer) for the 8-week redesign of the app's checkout flow• Implemented key foundational improvements to how retailers view and checkout their cart, such as adding a "Delete all" function, "More from this brand" suggestions, and new-and-improved order summaries• Prioritized feature work, established timelines, and ensured feature parity across platforms by coordinating with designers, product managers, and other FE, BE, and mobile engineers• Responsible for releasing the redesign to production as an A/B experiment and collecting ~190,000 samples to analyze its effect on business metrics such as GMV and order count Show less

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Brought the iOS user interface to life by adding native context menus in SwiftUI to allow users to quickly and intuitively move, edit, or delete their items• Transformed widget designs into proof-of-concepts during WWDC, and prototyped new features in iOS 15 Beta• Seamlessly rolled out more than 10 features across multiple platforms in collaboration with developers on multiple teams• Became proficient in Rust over 2 months and built a backend FFI between Rust and Swift to… Show more • Brought the iOS user interface to life by adding native context menus in SwiftUI to allow users to quickly and intuitively move, edit, or delete their items• Transformed widget designs into proof-of-concepts during WWDC, and prototyped new features in iOS 15 Beta• Seamlessly rolled out more than 10 features across multiple platforms in collaboration with developers on multiple teams• Became proficient in Rust over 2 months and built a backend FFI between Rust and Swift to implement native in-app-purchasing in an Electron app• Implemented Apple's StoreKit Testing framework to greatly improve testing and QA for in-app-purchases• Presented work to 30+ full-time developers and showcased new framework and features Show less

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Independently completed 8-week-long rewrite of an existing educational app from Objective-C into Swift• Consolidated two outdated code bases into one unified project facilitating efficient future development• Achieved 60% reduction in the source code replacing 60 files/14,000 lines with 20 files/6,000 lines• Optimized performance of app, driving 27% increase in startup speed and 44% increase in UI rendering speed• Nominated by employer for the University of Waterloo's Co-op… Show more • Independently completed 8-week-long rewrite of an existing educational app from Objective-C into Swift• Consolidated two outdated code bases into one unified project facilitating efficient future development• Achieved 60% reduction in the source code replacing 60 files/14,000 lines with 20 files/6,000 lines• Optimized performance of app, driving 27% increase in startup speed and 44% increase in UI rendering speed• Nominated by employer for the University of Waterloo's Co-op Student of the Year Awards, 2020 Show less

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Re-engineered core elements of a salesforce/travel app to improve usability and performance, adding new fields for CRM• Owned resolution of client bug reports and communicated with users in English and French to identify and resolve existing issues in production• Successfully migrated a database involving tens of thousands of user data entries• Created marketing content for the App Store and worked closely with Apple's developer review team• Earned Outstanding rating awarded… Show more • Re-engineered core elements of a salesforce/travel app to improve usability and performance, adding new fields for CRM• Owned resolution of client bug reports and communicated with users in English and French to identify and resolve existing issues in production• Successfully migrated a database involving tens of thousands of user data entries• Created marketing content for the App Store and worked closely with Apple's developer review team• Earned Outstanding rating awarded for Co-op term productivity and performance Show less

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Systems Design Engineering, Computing Option, Graduated With Distinction

Activities and Societies: Engineering Student Ambassador | Engineering Orientation Leader | Engineering Society Tech Mentor | Muay Thai.

High School Diploma, Advanced Placement (Ap) And French Immersion

Activities and Societies: Music Council President | Member of tour, jazz and concert bands | SLAM Student Leader | Badminton team.