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SE @ University of Waterloo • Class of 2030

Welcome to my portfolio, it is currently under construction...

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About Me

University of Waterloo

Bachelor's of Engineering in Software Engineering

September 2025 – May 2030

I like to build tools that help people live better lives, drawing inspiration from my experiences and local community.

When I'm not coding, you'll find me competing in hackathons/STEM olympiads, contributing to open-source projects, or exploring the latest developments in artificial intelligence.

Available for internships
Open to collaboration
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Experience

Machine Learning Researcher
University of Toronto
Oct 2023 – Jun 2025
Toronto, ON
  • Led LSTM/Transformer-based time-series prediction of rainfall and thunderstorms in PyTorch/Seaborn
  • Developed real-time WebGL dashboards adopted by 50+ climate research groups
  • Parallelized feature engineering pipeline using Python multiprocessing (35% speedup)
Fullstack Developer Intern
StudyDojo (YC F24)
Jun 2024 – Sep 2024
Remote
  • Pushed new frontend integrations in Next.js + TypeScript for 100,000+ users
  • Integrated Supabase + PostgreSQL to manage student data
  • Cleaned Math/Physics submissions for AI assistant training (Jojo)
Founding Backend Engineer
decaf (a local startup)
August 2024 – Present
Toronto, ON
  • Built modular backend using Flask, GraphQL, and REST; containerized with Docker
  • Led infra setup and automated deployment on GCP with Docker Compose
  • Collaborated directly with co-founders to onboard first 150+ users in 8 weeks

Featured Projects

KeyMuse – AI Menubar Writing Assistant
Native macOS app with dockless menubar UI and hotkey triggers for AI-powered writing assistance
Flutter
Dart
SQLite
OpenAI API
  • Used OpenAI to rewrite in-progress sentences for clarity, tone, or creativity
  • Integrated local database for prompt logging and sentence versioning
  • Explored Dart FFI to prototype clipboard monitoring and native keyboard hooks
AI Study Tool
Fullstack AI assistant that transforms study content into flashcards via MCQ generation
PyTorch
FastAPI
LangChain
TypeScript
React
Docker
  • Packaged with React for cross-platform desktop use
  • Built responsive UI with TypeScript
  • Winner of Most Educational Hack Award at KTByte Hacks 2024
Local Weather Prediction
CNN + Transformer model for storm forecasting with 80,000+ records
PyTorch
AWS
PySpark
  • Achieved AUC 0.86 for storm forecasting accuracy
  • Handled ETL and live inference via AWS Lambda, SageMaker, and S3

Skills & Expertise

Python95%
JavaScript/TypeScript90%
React/Next.js88%
PyTorch/TensorFlow85%
Node.js82%
AWS/GCP80%
Docker78%
PostgreSQL75%

Let's Work Together

Ready to bring innovative ideas to life? I'm always excited to work on challenging projects and collaborate with amazing teams.

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