Experience
Cultura - Co-founder
June 2023 - PRESENT
- Co-Founded app for local farmers including expenditure, crop phenology, and weather
- Won BETA Camp Hackathon and Buildspace Top 32, raised grant funding from Emergent Ventures, Ingenious Plus, and others
CAE - Consultant, PM
February 2023 - March 2023
- Tasked with identifying new market verticals for existing hardware and infrastructure to boost revenue
- Month-long intensive research and testing project included meeting users and creating business forecasts
- Created a full pitch deck outlining team's solution, presented to CAE board
- As Project Manager, assgined and delegated work, kept team on task and created deadlines for projects
The Catherine Wheel - Intern
July 2022 - August 2022
- Conducted market research on emerging tech verticals and potential investors
- Aided 3 current portfolio companies with market insight and vetted prospective investments
IKEA - Consultant, PM
February 2022 - March 2022
- Tasked with identifying emergent trends in transportation and identifying the ideal store of 2030
- Month-long intensive research and testing project included meeting with clients and creating economically sustainable business models
- Created a full pitch deck outlining team's solution, presented to top IKEA execs
- As Project Manager, assgined and delegated work, kept team on task and created deadlines for projects
Jobby - Intern
June 2022 - July 2022
- Joined as an intern in early-stage startup, working with in an incubator environment
- Worked on every aspect of the company, from outreach to user engagement and retention
- Secured office tours at companies including KPMG, Scotiabank, IBM, CIBC and others
Geek Culture, StudentsxStudents, VisonaryHub - Writer
September 2021 - PRESENT
- Wrote articles about emerging technology, philosophy, and personal growth, sharing knowledge and experiences with others
- Reached an audience of 30,000+ people across all publications on Medium and Substack
- Work featured in the National Observer and Spanish Forbes
Speaking Engagements
WebSummit
2022 • Lisbon, Portugal
Gave a talk on the technical aspects of artistic Generative AI and its ethical implications. Interviewed Shell VP of Emerging Technologies, focusing on Shell's renewable initiatives. Spoke with tech leaders including Brad Smith and Cathie Wood.
SXSW (South by Southwest)
2023 • Austin, USA
Gave a talk on a CV model I created for disease detection in corn and future application of technology in Agriculture.
The Change Leadership Conference
2023 • Toronto, Canada
Featured on a Gen Z panel focused on identifying employment trends, spoke with executives from TD and other Canadian institutions.
Microsoft HQ
2022 • Toronto, Canada
Presented a pitch for peer-to-peer wireless energy transfer as a solution for remote, off-grid communities at Microsoft Canadian HQ.
Skills
Python, Javascript, HTML, CSS, React, LaTeX, PyTorch, Flask, Google Suite
Languages
English (Native), Ukrainian (Native), French (Advanced), Spanish (Advanced)