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Oakville, ON, CA

Canada

• Trained AI models using RHLF and Supervised Fine-Tune Training to improve software domain-specific performance, ensuring precise and effective model behavior.
• Collaborated with development teams to refine and enhance machine learning workflows, facilitating smoother integration of AI solutions into software products.
• Conducted reviews on worker performance to ensure data integrity.
• Monitored AI performance, providing critical insights and adjustments during the fine-tuning phase to enhance overall model accuracy and software efficiency.

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

• Founded and launched Renaissance Resumes, an innovative web app leveraging OpenAI's GPT technology to assist users in crafting compelling resumes.
• Spearheaded the complete software design lifecycle, ensuring a robust and user-friendly interface that enhances user engagement.
• Integrated multiple APIs, including GPT for automated text generation, enhancing the app’s functionality and user experience.
• Utilized Google Marketing Platform to strategize and implement effective digital marketing campaigns, increasing brand visibility and user acquisition.
• Designed and implemented a seamless checkout process using Stripe API, enabling secure and efficient financial transactions for premium services.

• Utilized Visual Studio Code extensively for developing and debugging web applications based on a Node.js stack.
• Applied expertise in full-stack web development using React.js and Next.js, designing, coding, and testing robust web solutions to meet diverse client needs.
• Worked closely with end users and technical teams to set requirements, demonstrating excellent ability to translate business requirements into efficient development solutions.
• Built and managed application integrations using APIs such as Selenium, EmailJS, and GPT-4 API by OpenAI to exchange and display information.
• Hosted and managed applications on an IAAS VPS server using Linux on Ubuntu, Nginx, and Node.js, demonstrating skills in troubleshooting and resolving application issues.
• Leveraged GitHub, a version control tool similar to Team Foundation Server, to maintain codebase and facilitate collaborative development.

Oakville, ON

• Performed the horticultural activities for the West Oakville cul-de-sac program.
• Responsible for town parks located by the downtown harbour area.
• Manage and direct students to implement day to day horticultural activities such as weeding, planting, pruning, watering, bed preparation and bed shaping and renovations.
• Operate grounds and snow equipment including snow plows, zero turn equipment and front-end loaders

Oakville, Ontario

• Developed a digital employment business specializing in producing resumes that are Applicant Tracking System (ATS) friendly.
• Created an automated screening software that assessed an applicant’s resume for keyword analysis, grammar and spelling and digital readiness.
• Launch Google Ad marketing campaigns that target specific demographics generated from Google Analytics reports by developing an email payment checkout application that digitally accepts transactions over PayPal, credit.
• Directly interact with consumers ensuring that their whole customer experience is positive and exceeds expectations.

• Develop answers for academic questions posed by study.com users and commonly googled questions.
• Work closely with content editors to make requested changes for excellent service delivery.
• Address topics related to psychology, social sciences, history and literature.

Brampton, Ontario

• Performed horticultural activities, including bed preparation planting, transplanting, watering, weeding, cultivating, pruning, fertilizing and maintenance of small trees, shrubs, annuals and perennial according to.
• Diagnosed and remedied flower, shrub and turf problems.

Toronto

• Responsible for managing clients coming out of the federal criminal justice system and facilitating the reintegration process.
• Managed employer partnerships and supervised client progress within the KLINK employment program.
• Processed protected information on parolee applicants to the Toronto Police Services and the Correctional Service of Canada through writing Community Assessment Team(CAT) reports.
• Procured up to $35,000 dollars from Employment Ontario Service Provider funding.
• Specialized in employment reintegration and partnered with various employment programs within the city of Toronto.

• Trained in different tree species and their appropriate soil locations.
• Planted over 600,000 trees in Ontario, Quebec and Australia
• Achieved a personal best record of 4500 trees in one day.

Timmins

• Worked as a team member of a group research project responsible for developing an inpatient treatment cycle for Aboriginal Canadians.
• Responsible for designing exploratory surveys for data collection, researching and applying for government grants and non-profit funding options.

Timmins, Ontario

• Approved by professors within the Northern College Faculty to tutor students requiring assistance in high-school Math and English for their college programs.
• Worked with Aboriginal clients from secluded towns in Northern Ontario.

Timmins

• Trained students with learning disabilities to use programs designed to accommodate their learning experience.
• Familiar with assistive learning programs such as Text Read and Write, Kurzweil 3000 and Dragon assistive technology.

Timmins

• Assisted in conducting needs assessments and developing treatment plans for clients in a safe-bed unit at a residential and outpatient addiction agency.
• Responsible for assisting individuals with concurrent disorders by referring them to resources to further their treatment plan.
• Provided facilitation support for community evening treatment program and applied a working knowledge of cognitive behavioural principles during the workshops.

Micromasters, Computer Software Engineering

An intensive graduate-level series of courses focusing on robust programming, software system design, and agile development techniques..

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Certificate, Fundamental Skills In Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Post-Graduate Certificate, Addictions Counselling