Waterloo Quant Club
VP of Technology· 2025 - Present
Co-founded the club, organized Canada's first international trading competition, and built trading infrastructure and games with Rust and TypeScript.
Experience
With hands-on experience in full-stack development , I have contributed to a variety of high-impact projects across multiple industries. I’m passionate about creating beautiful, user-friendly frontends paired with solid, scalable backends. I am always eager to learn and try out new experiences!
2026
May - Aug
2026
May - Aug
Rippling - Software Engineer
Building an Undo Termination feature with Python, MongoDB, and Typescript to restore incorrectly terminated employees, resolving a $5.7M ARR payroll and benefits issue.
2025
Sep - Dec
2025
Sep - Dec
Bloomberg LP - Software Engineer
Engineered a data-exploration platform with Apache Spark, Iceberg, Amazon S3, and Trino, allowing clients to perform complex SQL queries over 80Tb+ of time-series data.
2025
Jan - May
2025
Jan - May
Bloomberg LP - Software Engineer
Developed WYSIWYG editor enabling designers to create and deploy custom paywalls to Bloomberg.com without code, reducing engineering overhead by 80% and eliminating 5+ feedback cycles between teams.
2024
May - Aug
2024
May - Aug
ISARA Corp. - Software Developer
Redesigned core application's cryptographic risk scoring process, enhancing risk assessment accuracy by 80% and increasing speed from 40 min to 17 min.
Clubs + Organizations
Outside of internships, I love building with student-led communities. These organizations have given me opportunities to lead teams, support large events, and turn ambitious ideas into useful products.
Hack the 6ix
Web Developer· 2024 - 2025
Built the admin dashboard and attendee site for Toronto's largest summer hackathon, supporting 1,000+ users and event logistics.
WatStreet
Frontend Developer· 2024 - 2025
Developed an options strategy builder for stock profit analysis and a ledger dashboard for viewing holdings and transactions.
Projects
Gemini | Google Cloud | Deepgram | Auth0 | Typescript | PostgreSQL | Prisma
Interview practice platform designed to simulate real-world interview scenarios. Helps users prepare for job interviews by generating personalized questions, recording their responses, and providing transcriptions for review.
Aurora's Museum
I love experimenting in all types of media such as oil painting, acrylic, sculpture, block printing, and mixed media.
Just a Little More
Oil Pastel on Paper
Light Addiction
Linocut Print on Paper
Worst Enemy
Acylic on Canvas
Judgement
Mixed Media
Gone Fishing
Yarn on Cardboard
Inner Beauty
Acrylic on Canvas
Portrait of a Man
Graphite on Paper
Portrait Study
Oil on Canvas
Still Life Study
Graphite on Paper
Park of the Future
Architectural Study
Awards
The awards I have received over the past few years showcase both my passions and skills.
Deans List
2025 - 2 times UWaterloo Dean's List, maintaining 4.0 GPA
Rutherford Scholar
2024 - Awarded $2500 for achieving top 10 in Alberta.
Valedictorian
2023 - Graduated with highest average of 99.6% GPA
Micheal S. Award
2023 - Awarded for demonstrating leadership, compassion, and excellence from 10,000 students.
P.E.O. Scholar
2023 - $2500 scholarship for exceptional women in their final year of high school.
RIMPAC Finalist
2022 - Designed a patch for the 2022 Rim of the Pacific exercise and won silver.
Skills Canada Finalist
2022 - Won bronze for graphic design by creating logos and brochures for a Drone company.
CyberPatriot Captain
2022 - Competed in a national youth cyber education program in the United States.
Diverse Minds Winner
2021 - Won $3000 and published a storybook teaching the concepts of diversity.
My Money My Future Finalist
2021 - Won $2500 by creating a video game to teach students financial skills.
Gold Key Winner
2021 - Created artwork addressing social issues and awarded Regional Finalist and Gold Key.
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