About
Experience: Bioinformatics at Agriculture Canada (2023–present); Teaching Assistant at Ottawa University (2024–2025); Shipper/Receiver at Roofmart (2020–2022). Studied M.Sc. Biology with a Specialization in Bioinformatics, Biology with a Specialization in Bioinformatics at Ottawa University.
Skills
- Agile
- Attention to detail
- Automated testing
- Communication
- CSS
- Customer service
- Data analysis
- Data entry
- Data visualization
- Figma
- First Aid
- Git
- GitHub
- HTML
- Inventory management
- Java
- JavaScript
- Kotlin
- Leadership
- Linux
- Machine learning
- Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- MongoDB
- MySQL
- Organization
- PostgreSQL
- Power BI
- Problem solving
- Product management
- Project management
- Python
- Quality assurance
- Requirements gathering
- REST APIs
- Rust
- Scrum
- SQL
- Tableau
- Teamwork
- Time management
- UI design
Experience
Teaching Assistant
Ottawa University
Sep 2024 to Apr 2025
Ottawa, ON
• Presented at biweekly lab sessions to teach ecology methodology. • Assisted students in fieldwork, wet lab, and dry lab techniques. • Graded assignments with attention to details and offering detailed feedback to improve future grades.
Bioinformatics
Agriculture Canada
Oct 2023 to Present
Ottawa, Ontario
• Currently working on the biovigilance of Canadian crops to determine what the next big pathogenic threat to our crops will be. This research will be used to inform pest management decisions. • Collected air samples and performed DNA extraction and quantification using qubit. • Worked in a Linux environment on the General Purpose Science Cluster. • Used QIIME to perform data processing on DNA metabarcodes from high-throughput sequencing to extract representative sequences and classify taxa. • Created a script to dynamically extract weather data from Environment Canada to create metadata for each sample that was collected. • Performed data analysis using PLS-DA, PCA, and Random Forest to determine the hotspots of pathogenic activity in Canada. • Wrote Python and R scripts to parse through csv data and to prepare data for visualizations in network diagrams.
Shipper/Receiver
Roofmart
Nov 2020 to Jul 2022
Ottawa, ON
• Provided friendly customer service to ensure repeat business. Delivered orders in a timely manner. • Operated a Class V propane counterbalance forklift, efficiently managing material procurement and loading customer orders in a timely manner. • Coordinated with the team to transition warehouses from winter to summer floor plans, improving material picking in all seasons. • Contained and neutralized hazardous chemical spills of various scales, using established cleanup protocols to preserve a safe work environment and avert environmental hazards.
Warehouse Worker
Mitten Vinyl
Jan 2018 to Oct 2020
Ottawa, ON
• Operated a Class V propane counterbalance forklift, coordinating and prioritizing tasks with other operators. • Led efforts to revamp the warehouse organization system. The crew's efficiency increased significantly; orders previously taking 1.5 hours were completed in 45 minutes.
Labourer
Labortek
Jan 2016 to Dec 2019
Ottawa, ON
• Canadian Tire Centre: Setting up and dismantling events, in a team environment. • Shaw Centre: Set up, tear down and clean up after corporate events. • Metro Warehouse: Organizing produce and other goods.
Cashier, Store Clerk
Giant Tiger
May 2014 to Dec 2016
Rockland, ON
• Provided efficient cash handling services with a friendly and courteous approach, fostering strong customer loyalty and driving significant repeat business.
Education
Ottawa University
M.Sc. Biology with a Specialization in Bioinformatics, Biology with a Specialization in Bioinformatics
Ottawa, Ontario
2024 to 2026
Master’s thesis is on the biovigilance of Canadian crops; the detection and mitigation of harmful fungal pathogens. Strong focus on computational science; data processing, data analysis, statistics, and machine learning.
Algonquin College
Computer Programming Diploma, Computer Programming
Ottawa, Ontario
2022 to 2024
Dean's Honor List GPA: 3.85/4 Relevant coursework: object-oriented programming, scripting, data analytics, networking, databases, enterprise programming, app and web development.
Carleton University
B.Sc. Honors Biology with a Concentration in Ecology, Evolution, and Behaviour, Biology with a Concentration in Ecology, Evolution, and Behaviour
Ottawa, Ontario
2014 to 2018
Completed an Honors research thesis on the oil-seed profiles of camelina hybrids. Relevant coursework: field sampling, plant sciences, wet-lab and dry-lab work.
Licences & certifications
Forklift Operator, Class I, II, IV, V, & VII
Working at Heights
Standard First-Aid CPR/AED level III
WHIMIS training
Handling of dangerous materials training
ECC-1 and PPC-1 laboratory training
Full G Driver’s license