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I've had jobs. And volunteer experience. Read all about them here!

  1. Co-op. —

    Global Equity Trading Developer, Co-op

    Scotiabank·Toronto, ON

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    The view from outside my office during Christmas

    Worked on the Algorithmic Trading team, where I owned the Security Master - the source of truth the trading floor relies on to know what a given stock actually is.

    • Python
    • Java
    • Angular (MEAN)
    • SQL
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    • Took ownership of an MVP and built it into a production-grade Security Master that centralizes and enriches stock data from 8 external sources (e.g., Bloomberg) into SQL, driving adoption across 3 equity trading teams and directly informing algorithmic trading decisions.
    • Replaced a compliance-flagged Python trade handler with an industry-standard Java FIX engine (QuickFIX/J), de-risking a real-time pipeline behind a multi-million dollar business line while sustaining 1M+ daily transactions feeding real-time and end-of-day reporting.
    • Redesigned trader-facing workflows in Angular, consolidating multi-page client onboarding into a single view with bulk-add functionality; built the supporting Node.js/Express/MongoDB service layer and reusable components adopted across the team's 6 internal trading apps.
    • Onboarded a new team onto the data set: worked through calls with Bloomberg to find a field that met their data-quality requirement, then coordinated several internal teams to bring it into the bank.
    • Built a Python web scraper flagging anomalous high-notional trades, producing a daily signal used by 15 equity traders.
    • Automated daily P&L and client-facing reporting in Python, removing manual steps and saving the team 6 hours weekly.

  2. Volunteering. —

    Writer

    McMaster Engineering Musical·Hamilton, ON

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    The writing crew behind the 2025 show

    Back in the writing crew for a second show, this time based on the Odyssey! (before Nolan ever announced his version).

    • Collaborative Writing
    • Editing

  3. Volunteering. — Present

    Infrastructure Technology Manager

    McMaster Engineering Society·Hamilton, ON

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    Our custom booking portal, as seen by the students

    I lead around 20 developers building the tools McMaster's engineering student body uses, our flagship being a custom booking portal for study rooms.

    • Next.js
    • React
    • TypeScript
    • Tailwind CSS
    • MongoDB
    • NextAuth
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    • Overhauled the Engineering room booking experience for 2,100+ students, replacing a room-first flow that took 2 minutes to book with a time-first interface showing all available rooms instantly.
    • Scaled the team to 20 developers across four teams shipping Next.js & Tailwind CSS features on the MES platform, growing output from ~20 to ~200 PRs/year across 3 new projects, owning code reviews and deployments.
    • Built McMaster-integrated Single Sign-On (SSO) from scratch, restricting access to verified students and staff.
    • Led weekly sprints for my 3 projects, translated user needs into software requirements tracked through GitHub Kanban Boards, and managed society and student feedback.

  4. Volunteering. —

    Programming Competition Lead

    Ontario Engineering Competition 2025·Hamilton, ON

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    My co-lead and I with a finalist team at the competition!

    Co-led the Programming Competition at the Ontario Engineering Competition, a provincial event drawing school-level winners from across Ontario, running an 8-month planning cycle from problem design through judging day.

    • Organization
    • Coordination
    • Problem-scoping
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    • Designed the competition problem around the "Solutions that Last" theme, deliberately scoping it open-ended: anchored teams in disaster warning and response for direction while leaving the domain broad enough that solutions had to be original rather than pattern-matched to a known answer.
    • Paired the outline with stated design rationale and required qualities so teams understood what a lasting system needed without being steered toward one product.
    • Built the judging rubric with my co-lead, weighting real-world applicability, design justification, and readability over raw code volume, then briefed 3 judges on scoring intent and resolved calibration questions live during grading to keep scoring consistent across teams.
    • Ran day-of logistics for the track across 20 teams, prepping each group before entry, enforcing presentation and Q&A timing, and rotating judging blocks so every panel had grading time between teams. Every block ran on schedule start to finish.

  5. Co-op. —

    Discrete Mathematics TA

    McMaster University·Hamilton, ON

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    Worked as a grading TA for the Software Engineering Discrete Mathematics II course (SFWRENG 2FA3).

    • Communication
    • Feedback
    • Graded discrete mathematics assigments and provided comprehensive feedback and points for improvement.
    • Promptly handled all assignment inquiries within one day to ensure students always had support.

  6. Volunteering. —

    Writer

    McMaster Engineering Musical·Hamilton, ON

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    The writing crew behind the 2024 show

    My first year in the writing crew for McMaster Engineering's fully student-produced musical, this year based on Beetlejuice.

    • Collaborative Writing
    • Editing

  7. Co-op. —

    Data Scientist AI/ML

    Gradient Ascent AI

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    Built AI tools at the frontier, developing internal agents and knowledge retrieval before any big tech releases.

    • Python
    • Agentic Architecture
    • Azure
    • GCP
    • Built an AI agent deployed to Slack using Llama 3, custom vector search, and HubSpot CRM integration to allow users to query 217,000+ historical sales using natural language, surfacing 20+ actionable leads in its first week. The underlying pipeline uses a custom autonomous tool selection to translate queries into metadata-filtered searches, displaying its reasoning chain directly in Slack threads for full transparency.
    • Increased lead generation by 40% by building a weekly pipeline that aggregated job postings, LinkedIn data, and CRM records to automatically surface warm contacts already connected to target companies.
    • Deployed open-source models and reasoning endpoints on Azure ML Studio, using an Azure VM middleware layer running Socket Mode connections for real-time Slack communication.
    • Deployed a production ML inference API (Flask + GCP) for a client, enabling at-home patient scanning for the first time, handling image retrieval from Cloud Storage and secured endpoints for external use.
    • Trained a ResNet-18 deep learning model in Azure ML Studio to automatically grade card quality, replacing a previously manual assessment process.
    • Built a self-hosted document Q&A demo using Llama 2, LangChain, and a vector database as a private alternative to ChatGPT, which was used in enterprise prospect conversations to open doors with new clients.

  8. Volunteering. —

    Infrastructure Technology Member

    McMaster Engineering Society·Hamilton, ON

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    A page I worked on, showing off engineering publications!

    I remade the McMaster Engineering Society website from scratch, my first ever website development experience!

    • Next.js
    • React
    • TypeScript
    • Tailwind CSS
    • Rebuilt the entire website alongside 4 developers in Nextjs and Reactjs, learning React for the first time.
    • Bootstrapped sign-on using a magic link and NextAuth to ensure only McMaster students could make accounts through their school emails.

  9. Volunteering. —

    HDSB Hacks Judge

    Halton District School Board

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    I had the incredible opportunity to volunteer as a hackathon judge for HDSB's first ever high school hackathon!

    • Reviewed a dozen projects for finalists and gave personalized feedback for each one.
    • Involved in coordinating with hackathon planners to assign category winners, from best hardware/software hack to education or sustainability hack.

  10. Co-op. —

    Associate Programmer Analyst

    FedEx·Mississauga, ON

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    Me at the FedEx plane pull!

    Worked with Business Intelligence Analysts for ETL processes and scripting.

    • SQL
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Power BI
    • Data Pipelines
    • Reworked an existing data pipeline in Azure to use a new source, validated the new data, optimized the process, and created documentation from scratch on the pipeline.
    • Assisted in data reporting activities using TIBCO Spotfire and Power BI, creating dashboards and data feeds tied to vaccine reporting.
    • Assisted in data extraction, data warehouse and data lake development using Microsoft Azure, creating new data pipelines for a predictive analysis project.