experience

Undergraduate Researcher (Course Credit)

University of Guelph, Student Mental Health Study · Guelph, ON

Jan 2025 – Apr 2025

  • Co-authored a peer-reviewed conference paper on burnout among Canadian undergraduate students using latent profile analysis.
  • Analyzed data from over 1,000 survey responses and helped develop 3 recommendations to improve mental health support in computer science programs.
  • Presented findings to 4 faculty members and contributed to ongoing research on undergraduate burnout and student wellbeing.

Coding Instructor

Zebra Robotics · Brampton, ON

June 2023 – Present

  • Designed and delivered hands-on programming curriculum in C, Python, Java, JavaScript, and HTML/CSS for 30 students across camps, focusing on applied web development, robotics, and algorithmic practice.
  • Facilitated interactive technical workshops for 150+ students covering AI fundamentals, programming, and robotics through live demos, debugging sessions, and hands-on coding activities.

projects

  • APEX – Accessibility Scanner with XRPL Escrow

    Full-stack WCAG/AODA accessibility scanner with code-level fix suggestions and XRPL escrow payments.

    Next.js, Prisma, SQLite, Playwright, axe-core, Docker, XRPL, Claude API

    • Built a full-stack accessibility scanning platform that automates 36+ WCAG and AODA compliance checks using Playwright and axe-core, with a scoring system to rate site accessibility.
    • Containerized the scanning service with Docker and built a structured Claude API prompt pipeline to parse axe-core violation JSON, classify WCAG failure types, and return actionable code-level fixes ranked by severity.
    • Added an XRPL escrow flow for scan payments, with automatic payout on success and refunds on timeout.
    • Won 2nd place in the Ripple XRP Challenge and 3rd place in the BFN Venture Challenge at NSBE Hacks 2026, earning $1.5K+ in prizes.

  • Student Web Project Gallery

    Serverless platform where students upload and publish web projects to public links.

    AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, Python, React

    • Architected and deployed a serverless platform on AWS where students can publish web projects to unique S3 static-hosted URLs using presigned uploads and ZIP extraction.
    • Built an event-driven backend with 5 Lambda functions for authentication, project CRUD, deployment pipelines, and lightweight analytics, using DynamoDB and S3 for scalable low-cost infrastructure.

  • Housing Index

    Full-stack analytics platform for Toronto and Hamilton housing and labour market data.

    Spring Boot, React, TypeScript, Python, MariaDB, Docker

    • Built a full-stack analytics platform with Spring Boot, React, TypeScript, and MariaDB to aggregate, query, and visualize housing and labour market datasets for Toronto and Hamilton.
    • Developed Python ETL pipelines to collect, transform, and load Statistics Canada housing starts, labour force microdata, and annual labour force rates into a relational database.
    • Eliminated 225,977 redundant SQL round-trips by replacing per-row inserts with batched bulk writes, reducing ETL load time from 8+ minutes to about 2 seconds for 113,001 labour records.
    • Deployed to a VPS using Docker Compose, GitHub Actions, and Caddy, with Prometheus, Grafana, alerting, and external uptime monitoring.

  • FixtureShere

    Full-stack stats and visualizations for 20,000+ fixtures on AWS.

    Spring Boot, ReactJS, SQL, Supabase, AWS EC2, S3, CloudFront, Route 53

    • Engineered a full-stack solution using Spring Boot and ReactJS, enabling users to efficiently access and analyze statistics for 20,000+ fixtures through custom API endpoints and interactive data visualizations.
    • Optimized content delivery speed by 20% through strategic deployment on AWS EC2 (backend) and S3 (frontend), while enhancing security with CloudFront caching and HTTPS integration.
    • Developed a responsive, data-driven dashboard with React and Material UI, decreasing user search time for match data by 80%

  • Alphanetic

    Phonetic alphabet learning app from a competitive hackathon.

    Python, ReactJS, Material UI

    • Developed a user-friendly educational app for phonetic alphabet translation, featuring real-time processing and personalized learning paths, securing Top 5 placement in the education section among 20+ teams in that category in a competitive hackathon.
    • Engineered a highly responsive frontend using ReactJS and Material UI, resulting in a 0.5-second decrease in average task completion time and positive user feedback for intuitive design.

  • Chess Web Application

    Multiplayer chess variant with C core and Python server.

    Python, C (SWIG), HTTPServer, JavaScript (Chessboard.js), Bootstrap, SQLite

    • Developed a multiplayer chess variant application combining C-based game logic wrapped with SWIG and a Python HTTPServer backend, enabling real-time gameplay and player matchmaking.
    • Engineered an interactive frontend using Chessboard.js and Bootstrap, delivering real-time board updates, move replays, and intuitive game analysis.
    • Implemented robust C functions for move validation, rule enforcement, and time tracking, ensuring precise gameplay and optimal performance.
    • Integrated AJAX polling and SQLite to achieve seamless data synchronization, reducing latency and enhancing multiplayer experience.

  • Coronavirus Statistics Visualization

    Cleaned and visualized Canadian COVID-19 and prison data.

    Python, pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn

    • Enhanced data reliability by cleaning and refactoring over 3,000 lines of COVID-19 data from Statistics Canada, reducing inconsistencies by 95% and enabling more accurate trend analysis.
    • Analyzed time-related and demographic trends, revealing a correlation between winter months and increased COVID-19 cases, particularly in areas with high prison populations.
    • Adopted Agile methodologies to enhance project efficiency, resulting in 10% faster data updates and consistent delivery of Matplotlib and Seaborn-based coronavirus trend visualizations.