Work Experience

A detailed overview of my professional journey, including roles, responsibilities, and key achievements.

Software Engineer Intern

DevFortress • Toronto, ON

Current

Dec 2025 - Present

Contributed across performance engineering, e-commerce, design systems, and AI prototyping — spanning client infrastructure, internal products, and cutting-edge AI features.

Key Responsibilities & Achievements
  • Boosted a client's high-traffic WordPress site speed from an F to an A (50% → 90% GTmetrix score) by migrating to QUIC.cloud CDN and fine-tuning LiteSpeed caching

  • Took full ownership of Athena's Shop — a Shopify print-on-demand storefront — engineering custom themes and adding strategic calls-to-action to drive traffic to the company's core AI product

  • Built reusable JavaScript component libraries for Athena Board (2M+ users), an AI-powered collaborative whiteboard, ensuring visual consistency across the platform

Technologies
JavaScript
TypeScript
Python
WordPress
Shopify
Liquid
LLM
LiteSpeed
QUIC.cloud CDN
Performance Optimization
Freelance Web Developer

Triumph College Consulting

Aug 2024 - Dec 2024

Developed a comprehensive website using Next.js and Tailwind CSS to showcase services, team, and contact information for a college consulting company.

Key Responsibilities & Achievements
  • Developed a full-stack website using Next.js and Tailwind CSS with dynamic content management

  • Implemented student success tracking, scholarship management, and consultation scheduling features

  • Enhanced user experience through intuitive UI/UX design and streamlined contact interfaces

Technologies
Next.js
Tailwind CSS
React
TypeScript
Full-Stack Software Developer

Learnification

May 2024 - Aug 2024

Led the development for an ed-tech startup, creating an AI-powered grading system that improved grading speeds by 75% while maintaining data security.

Key Responsibilities & Achievements
  • Developed an AI-powered assignment grading system, improving grading speeds by 75%

  • Led development using Express.js/Node.js backend with MySQL and React/Material-UI frontend

  • Implemented AI functionality using Microsoft's Phi-3 LLM through Ollama

Technologies
JavaScript
Express.js
Node.js
React
MaterialUI
MySQL
Phi-3 LLM
Ollama
Docker
CI/CD