Research Intern

Vector Institute of Artificial Intelligence

• Developed a scalable framework using PyTorch Lightning, Transformers, DeepSpeed for distilling 100B+ parameter LLMs into small sub-1B models, enabling on-edge inference with 4x GPU memory reduction

Game Engine Programming Intern

Beenox | Activision Blizzard

• Optimized Call of Duty game engine subsystems, improving low-level C/C++ asset loading modules, reducing crash incidence by ∼18% across PC, PS5, Xbox builds, enhancing gameplay for 250M+ annual players.
• Built AI Agent NLP tooling pipeline with AST parsing, LangGraph & spaCy to auto-document semantically map 6M+ LOC legacy codebase; improved cross-team productivity by ∼8–10 engineer-hours/week.

Machine Learning Researcher

Department of Economics | University of Toronto

• Engineered an NLP pipeline for 150K+ media sources quantifying economic influence of policy communications
• Fine-tuned BERT model with time-series forecasting, increasing event prediction F1-score by 17%.

VP of Partnerships

UTMIST (University of Toronto Student Intelligence Team)

• Led partnerships for North America's largest student-led AI organization (2700+ members), securing collaborations with Google, United Nations, Tenstorrent, Cohere, CGI, and more.
• Helped organize GenAI Genesis Hackathon (+600 Participants) and flagship events including CUCAI, DevCon (+1000), AI², and EigenAI (750+ attendees)

VP of Engagement & CTF Player

UofTCTF (University of Toronto Capture-The-Flag Team)

• Competed in CTF cybersecurity competitions, earning top placements in BCACTF, N0PSCTF, SpringForwardCTF, and UIUCTF by designing exploits, reverse engineering software, and analyzing binary-level vulnerabilities.

Director of Partnerships

Google Developer Group

• Led external relations for GenAI Genesis, Canada's Largest AI Hackathon, recruiting 30%+ of all judges and mentors, securing strategic sponsorships, and coordinating logistics, speaker outreach, and operations to ensure smooth execution of the multi-day event.

Youth Volunteer Team Leader

Ukrainian Community of York Region

• Founded the LASUR Project to support the resettlement of 200+ Ukrainian families in Canada; led donation drives securing $15,000+ and 1,500 essential goods, partnered with local businesses, and coordinated a 17-person youth team to deliver food, housing, and immigration aid with government support.

Warrant Officer

Debate team Leader

Biathlon Team Captrain

180 Mosquito Squadron | Royal Canadian Air Cadets

• Mentored junior cadets delivering 60+ structured lessons on aviation, survival, and drill; led fundraising efforts raising $20,000 per event for cadet programs and nonprofit causes.
• Trained cadets in biathlon, public speaking, and debate, developing competitive strategies and team culture leading to 1st place wins in both the 2022 squadron-wide debate competition and the Niagara & GTA Biathlon Championship.