Education

GPA: 4.0, SAT: 1590

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)