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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Contracted to develop the data strategy for the foundational strategic plan of The Mother Tree Network, a forestry organization led by world renowned forest ecologist Dr. Suzanne Simard.What I've done:• Used provincial data sets to design a macroeconomic analysis of forest management scenarios to guide discussions with the Province of British Columbia.• Researched and tested suitable models (FVS, CBM-CFS3 etc.) to model forest and carbon dynamics.• Comprehensive… Show more Contracted to develop the data strategy for the foundational strategic plan of The Mother Tree Network, a forestry organization led by world renowned forest ecologist Dr. Suzanne Simard.What I've done:• Used provincial data sets to design a macroeconomic analysis of forest management scenarios to guide discussions with the Province of British Columbia.• Researched and tested suitable models (FVS, CBM-CFS3 etc.) to model forest and carbon dynamics.• Comprehensive literature review of cutting edge forestry research to ground the data strategy in the best available modern science. Show less

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

At Lighthouse Labs I built and implemented software based on company and user data to improve the student experience, reporting and efficiency. Things I've built and led: • Recommendation system to scrape and store curated educational content then recommend it to students in context while waiting for assistance.• Queue prediction for students waiting on assistance requests. • Automated work scheduling for 300+ mentors world wide.• Technical Reporting Lead for… Show more At Lighthouse Labs I built and implemented software based on company and user data to improve the student experience, reporting and efficiency. Things I've built and led: • Recommendation system to scrape and store curated educational content then recommend it to students in context while waiting for assistance.• Queue prediction for students waiting on assistance requests. • Automated work scheduling for 300+ mentors world wide.• Technical Reporting Lead for Canadian Federal Government Contract including data infrastructure for reporting requirements on multi million dollar federal initiative.• AI Taskforce subject matter expert for software integrations using Large Language Models such as ChatGPT. Show less

Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada

• Founded & managed a successful bean-to-bar chocolate factory, created company brand, packaging & innovative product.• Business was profitable within 1-year of launch & later sold.

Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada

• Managed all operations: roasting schedule, employee relations, payroll, bookkeeping, sales & accounts, marketing & inventory.• Expanded the business by opening 4-new B2B accounts, increasing sales by 200%.

Thimphu, Bhutan

• Edited policy acts, regulations & wrote environmental research papers to inform the National Assembly of Bhutan.• Coordinated press releases & meeting minutes of government initiative in conjunction with the United Nations.

Squamish, British Columbia, Canada

• Managed, scheduled, and completed payroll for a staff of twenty on the Residence Environment Team, in order to maintain a clean and welcoming environment in residence buildings.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Earth And Environmental Sciences

Bachelors Of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Agricultural Sustainability And Natural Resource Management, A

• Successfully completed an honours thesis by running a meta analysis of life cycle assessments on the carbon footprint of beef.

Data Science Diploma, Data Science

• Intensive data science program for mid-career professionals. • Curriculum includes machine learning, deep learning, Python, data.