Resume
A Summary of My Professoinal and Academic Experience
Professional Experience
Research Engineer, Vision & Graphics (Multimodal AI)
Dream Technologies
San Francisco, USA
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Jan 2026 - Present
Spearheading Multimodal Diffusion Transformers (MMDiT) for 3D graphics synthesis at an a16z and XYZ-funded startup.
Research Scientist
University of Toronto - Sunnybrook Research Institute
Toronto, Canada
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Sep 2025 - Present
Digital Navigation Project for Colon Cancer Screening at Sunnybrook
Quantitative Developer
Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets
Toronto, Canada
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May 2025 - Aug 2025
• Developing a risk analytics and pricing model service enabling valuation, simulation, and XVA
• Engineered a scalable risk and pricing model execution system (>1M tasks) in Python and C++, supporting front-office Monte Carlo simulation, with AWS and Ignite integration
• Identified optimization and automated pre & post-trade workflows for exotic option trades by developing an Excel macro, cutting processing time by 90% per trade and scaling to 80% of desk activity
• Engineered a scalable risk and pricing model execution system (>1M tasks) in Python and C++, supporting front-office Monte Carlo simulation, with AWS and Ignite integration
• Identified optimization and automated pre & post-trade workflows for exotic option trades by developing an Excel macro, cutting processing time by 90% per trade and scaling to 80% of desk activity
Research Assistant
University of Waterloo, Centre for Advanced Materials Joining
Waterloo, Canada
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Jan 2025 - Present
Deep learning models generating Spot Weld cross-sections from time-series sensor data
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Finance Director
Hack The North
Waterloo, Canada
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Feb 2025 - Dec 2025
Leading the finance team for Canada's biggest hackathon with 1000+ hackers with >$500,000 operating budget
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Software & Research Lead
Symphonic Labs
San Francisco, USA
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Sep 2024 - Dec 2024
• Drove the development of a novel, Transformer-based video lip-reading model, achieving a 15% increase in accuracy
• Developed an NLP model using sequence-to-sequence modeling for audio reconstruction from visual data
• Implemented a distributed PyTorch training infrastructure on a multi-node cluster, accelerating model training by 30% with dynamic batching, data parallelism, and gradient accumulation
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• Developed an NLP model using sequence-to-sequence modeling for audio reconstruction from visual data
• Implemented a distributed PyTorch training infrastructure on a multi-node cluster, accelerating model training by 30% with dynamic batching, data parallelism, and gradient accumulation
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Machine Learning & Computer Vision Intern
Institute of Aircraft Production Technology / Airbus
Hamburg, Germany
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Jan 2024 - Apr 2024
• Architected and deployed a mobile, multi-sensor, vision-based data acquisition and analysis system for aircraft manufacturing monitoring for real-time 3D environment mapping and monitoring
• Developed and implemented SLAM algorithms, semantic segmentation models, and object classification networks
• Published two papers on my research at the Conference on Intelligent Computation in Manufacturing Engineering (CIRP ICME)
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• Developed and implemented SLAM algorithms, semantic segmentation models, and object classification networks
• Published two papers on my research at the Conference on Intelligent Computation in Manufacturing Engineering (CIRP ICME)
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Machine Learning Research Intern
Monsters Aliens Robots & Zombies (MARZ)
Toronto, Canada
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May 2023 - Aug 2023
• Optimized a production-level CNN and GAN pipeline for high-fidelity lip-syncing in video
• Engineered a cloud-based, asynchronous task queue system, reducing training time by 45% and faster iteration cycles
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• Engineered a cloud-based, asynchronous task queue system, reducing training time by 45% and faster iteration cycles
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Biomedical Research Intern
Vitreous Retina Macula Specialists of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Feb 2022 - Oct 2022
• Designed 3D printed surgical instruments and reduced manufacturing costs by 90%
• Led a cross-functional team of graduate students, conducted root cause analysis and refined prototypes
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• Led a cross-functional team of graduate students, conducted root cause analysis and refined prototypes
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Team Lead/Technical Program Manager
MIT-PITT-RW Autonomous Racing
Waterloo, Canada
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Dec 2023 - Dec 2025
Led a 50-member research team developing a fully autonomous Indy race car in the world's fastest driverless competition
Previous Role: Perception Software Developer (Jan 2023 - Jan 2024)
• Collaborating with undergraduate and graduate students to integrate data from 6 cameras, 3 Lidar, and 3 radar sensors
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Previous Role: Perception Software Developer (Jan 2023 - Jan 2024)
• Collaborating with undergraduate and graduate students to integrate data from 6 cameras, 3 Lidar, and 3 radar sensors
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Fireworks Display Assistant
Victory Fireworks
Toronto, Canada
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May 2021 - Mar 2024
IT Operations and Optimization Analyst
ILLUMITI
Markham, Canada
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Jul 2022 - Aug 2022
Automated data analytics using Excel and VBA
Student IT Support
Chartwell Retirement Residences
Mississauga, Canada
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Jul 2021 - Aug 2021
Provided technical support, including ticket queue management, PC configuration, and headed hardware repairs
Soccer Referee
York Region Soccer Association
York Region, Canada
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Mar 2017 - Feb 2020
Head referee for small-sided soccer games for children aged 6-11
• Keeping children safe while enforcing the rules of the game
• Communicating with coaches and players
• Ensuring all participants enjoy the game
• Keeping children safe while enforcing the rules of the game
• Communicating with coaches and players
• Ensuring all participants enjoy the game
Junior Counselor
Bayview Glen Day Camp
Toronto, Canada
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Jul 2018 - Aug 2018
• Ensured camper safety during meals and activities
• Created strong bonds with campers
• Planed, instructed, and oversaw activities
• Created strong bonds with campers
• Planed, instructed, and oversaw activities