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Vancouver, BC, CA

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• TA for course in Models of Computation (Introduction to Discrete Mathematics and Proofs)
• Managing multiple Tutorial and Lab sections for the course.
• Contributing to the course in terms of content development and grading.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• As part of the Scalability/Performance team, accelerated tasks within the VisierDB Scala back-end such as aggregation, encryption, and search indexing, using multithreading in certain workflows. Investigated and.
• Sped up VisierDB parallel and distributed computing jobs on AWS EC2 nodes by reducing bottlenecks through caching, minimising context switching, and reducing cross-server file upload/download sizes for shards… Show more
• Sped up VisierDB parallel and distributed computing jobs on AWS EC2 nodes by reducing bottlenecks through caching, minimising context switching, and reducing cross-server file upload/download sizes for shards, further.
• Monitored and investigated weekly benchmark regressions, further helped realise an automated performance regression detection system using statistical methods to classify anomaly vs regression and launch Jenkins jobs.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Rehired on part-time basis to continue working on and supporting the Flexible Assessment project

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Developed full-stack web application allowing instructors and students to utilise a Flexible Assessment Approach to courses. Employed Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) for launching the app within Canvas.
• Implemented modern Django (Python) design patterns for handling a new grading pipeline. Used PostgreSQL for database management, designed front-end with Bootstrap/jQuery, and added OAuth 2.0 authentication.
• Communicated with instructors/students on personal experiences and… Show more
• Communicated with instructors/students on personal experiences and usability/accessibility features.
• Project presented at InstructorCon 2023 in Denver, CO and is being rolled out to courses at UBC. Show less

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Managed tutoring sessions with multiple students (simultaneously) in topics relating to STEM.
• Conducted pedagogical assessments, and provided feedback to teachers and students.
• Created an engaging learning environment, and enhanced student confidence and interest in learning.
• Contributed to the tutor team by offering knowledge and support to peers.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Explored behaviour of theoretical dark matter Q-Ball interactions/collisions using computational methods.
• Programmed the modelling and solving of Q-Balls equations with varying parameters to experiment with dynamical behaviour such as fusion, fission, and scattering using Python.
• Presented results of the study at the Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference 2021.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Set up and maintained automation framework and library of automated tests in C# (.NET) and TypeScript for web-based SaaS app.
• Created Dockerized Node.js API Sandbox solution for automated testing using web tunnels.
• Identified and documented requirements, and providing advice on company systems strategy, policy, security and service delivery.
• Wrote, executed, and monitored automated tests to analyze and publish results using CI/CD.