2017
Machine Learning Intern, SEO Team
Trained a model to classify whether search terms are "appropriate" as Pinterest topics.
Created SEO experiments such as re-ranking Pin descriptions and leveraging Pin buttons for backlinks.
LimeBike
Front-End/SEO Consultant
Built the initial versions of the Operations app and internal tools.
Helped guide LimeBike's SEO strategy.
2016
Front-End Intern, Content Creation Team
Allowed users to save drafts on web.
Decreased perceived wait time for uploading media.
Software Engineering Intern, Chrome Metrics Team
Wrote a tool to find unused logging in Chrome's source code and automatically remove them.
Built visualizations of high-dimensional Chrome usage data.
Hackathons
TreeHacks - made a web app to help strangers become friends
Launch Hackathon - made a website to find and share local events (link)
2015
Square
Software Engineering Intern, Online Store Team
Helped build an online marketplace for Square's merchants.
Hackathons
DeltaHacks - made an Android app to help colorblind persons differentiate more colors, won Best Mobile Hack and 3rd place overall (link)
Cal Hacks - made a web inspector with gesture controls using a Leap Motion (link)
2014
University of Waterloo
Computer Science, Psychology Minor
Dean's Honors List, President's Scholarship.
Hackathons
Hack the North - made a web tool to find trends on Twitter (link)
2011 - 2014
OmniFeed
Built a website that made reading news quicker by recommending relevant news articles and summarizing them.
Web Team Leader
Led a team of ~10 students to rebuild the school website and to give each teacher blogs for their classes.
Programming Club Leader
Taught students competitive programming techniques and organized teams to participate in programming competitions.
2008 - 2010
Linksku (later OmniFeed)
Learned HTML/CSS/Javascript/PHP/MySQL and built a social bookmarking site to share and discover interesting links.
2006 - 2007
Made my first websites using Google Page Creator and Webs.com.
Projects
OmniFeed
2012 - 2016 (shut down)
OmniFeed removes the clutter from your news feed to make it easier to find the news you care about.
Linksku
2010 - 2012 (shut down)
Linksku allows users to share and discover links to the most popular sites and articles on the Internet.
WP Tutor.io
2016 - 2017
WPTutor.io is a blog for WordPress tutorials, tips, and tricks.
UWaterloo Drop-In
2014
UW Drop-In uses the current time and location to find classes you can drop-in to at the University of Waterloo.
Books and Movies that Significantly Influenced My Life
Rich Dad Poor Dad
Rich Dad Poor Dad made me want to become an entrepreneur.
Drive
Drive renewed my interest in learning for fun (as opposed to learning for high grades).
The Social Network
The Social Network inspired me to want to start an Internet startup and build the "next big thing".