I solve problems using the arcane magic that is software and modern computing.

Bring your what and why, and I'll take care of the how.

My Work

Awde Alchemy

Teaching Assistant (CS)

• Maintained AI-powered recommendation system using OctaneAI, SessionStorage API, and JavaScript (ES6).

• Hosted practicum sections and office hours for a compilers course and an elective full-stack web programming course.

WEAccelerate (UWaterloo x Microsoft)

• Implemented a system to calculate live shipping rates by calling the Stallion Shipping API with unique data transforms written in JavaScript (ES6), factoring in location, order value, weight, and package size.

• Modified e-commerce upsell widgets to automatically enable product subscriptions, using knowledge of JavaScript (ES6) and interfacing with APIs in the frontend to send custom form data to Shopify’s Cart API.

• Helped students one-on-one with concepts, debugging and assignment questions.

• Assessed projects making heavy use of PHP, AJAX, and SQL, as well as scoring submissions using an automated testing pipeline.

• Developed a concept for a system using AI prediction and classification models to match people with disabilities to assistive supports suiting their individual needs.

• Obtained AI-900 and AZ-900 certifications from Microsoft. Studied Azure cloud computing, DevOps, and artificial intelligence offerings with practicum sessions.

• Emphasis on safe, ethical, and unbiased use of trained artificial intelligence models.

Skills For Hire

Python

Apollo

Javascript

HTML/CSS

Java

React (Router)

SQL

TypeScript

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

Redis

Azure

Docker

GraphQL

NodeJS

GitHub Actions

OpenAI API

Zod

Vite

Sequelize

Cypress

Webpack

Playwright

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