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Machine Learning Software Engineer Co-op

Jan 2026 - Aug 2026
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)

Working on the Retail Credit, Climate & Innovation team under Global Functions Technology as a Machine Learning Software Engineer Co-op.

Extracurriculars

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Software Developer

May 2025 - Present
SFU Blueprint

Helped rebuild Reel Youth's website for a media empowerment nonprofit, improving mobile responsiveness and accessibility for 7,400+ users. Projected to work on the Stoney Creek Project in May 2026: building a web app that helps community volunteers report and track water spills in local streams, replacing a manual email-and-Excel process with a simple reporting form and a public dashboard.

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President

May 2025 - Present
SFU Women in Computing Science (WiCS)

Leading a 13-member executive team to support and represent a community of 600+ women and non-binary Computing Science students. Co-chaired Try/CATCH 2025, WiCS's annual tech conference for high school girls and non-binary students, welcoming 79 attendees and teaching the intermediate Sentiment Classifiers with Machine Learning workshop.

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FAS Student Ambassador

Jan 2025 - Present
SFU Faculty of Applied Sciences

Assisted with Faculty of Applied Sciences (FAS) outreach and recruitment activities for prospective students, including running campus tours and operational logistics. Represented the faculty at the President's Seasonal Donor Appreciation Reception alongside Joy Johnson and fellow Student Ambassadors.

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Workshop Instructor – Intro to Front End

Jan 2026
XHacks 2026 (SFU Software Systems' SystemHacks 2026)

Taught an introductory front-end development workshop at XHacks 2026, covering core HTML, CSS, and JavaScript concepts for hackathon participants.

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Workshop Instructor – Intro to Web Dev (React)

Jan 2026
JourneyHacks 2026 (SFU Surge)

Led an introductory React workshop at JourneyHacks 2026, guiding participants through building their first web app using React fundamentals.

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Tech@RBC Women's Advisory Program Mentee

Sep 2025 - Jan 2026
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)

Selected as 1 of 60 program participants (out of 1,000+ applicants) to engage in hybrid networking and career development workshops focused on women in tech.

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Machine Learning Fellow

May 2025 - Jun 2025
AI4Good Lab

Enrolled in a 7-week program focusing on building core AI/ML skills through hands-on projects, mentorship, and ethical AI design.

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Co-Events Coordinator

May 2024 - Apr 2025
SFU Women in Computing Science (WiCS)

Planned 15 social events for 400+ WiCS members, including three events in one week, an International Women's Day event in collaboration with Women in Engineering (WiE) and Women in STEM (WiSTEM), and a range of seasonal/themed events.

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Calc Connect Peer Mentor

Sep 2024 - Dec 2024
SFU Student Services

Supported 2 weekly Calculus I peer-led seminars by guiding small groups of 2–4 students through practice problems.

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Chatbot with Pepper the Robot Workshop Host

Oct 2024
Try/Catch 2024

Taught 60+ Try/CATCH 2024 high school attendees how to code chatbots using Python and the NAOqi framework on Pepper the Robot, while handling setup, deployment, and live debugging to ensure a smooth workshop experience.

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Try/CATCH 2024 Web Developer

Jul 2024 - Oct 2024
SFU Women in Computing Science (WiCS)

Redesigned the Try/CATCH 2024 website using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, improving user accessibility for 100+ sign-ups.

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FROSH 2024 Leader

Sep 2024
SFU Computing Science Student Society (CSSS)

Helped welcome 100+ new students by leading group activities during Midnight Madness and assisting with food prep at the SFU CSSS Frosh BBQ.

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FAS HIVE Welcome Leader

Jul 2024 - Sep 2024
SFU Student Services

Supported the transition of 60+ new students as an SFU 101 moderator by answering questions within 48 hours, leading campus tours, organizing tailored events, and coordinating weekly updates with the Transition Events Coordinator.

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Networking Night 2024 Creative Team Lead

Nov 2023 - Jan 2024
SFU Women in Computing Science (WiCS)

Led a creative team of 4 designers to produce marketing materials for Networking Night 2024, helping attract 70 attendees.

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Try/CATCH 2023 Workshop Volunteer

Oct 2023
SFU Women in Computing Science (WiCS)

Provided one-on-one debugging support for 40 participants at Try/CATCH 2023, assisting with C# code in Unity.