CV

Industry

• Jun 2021 - Present: Senior Data Scientist, Nextdoor

• Oct 2020 – Jun 2021: Senior Data Scientist, Moz

• Oct 2019 – Sep 2020: Data Scientist, Nulogy, Toronto Canada

• Jan – Jun 2019: Private Data Science Consultant, SBEPA Research Network, Toronto Canada
  • Other clients include: University of Toronto’s Office of the Dean, and Geotab
• Jun 2015 – Apr 2018: Assistant Vice President, Citigroup (NYSE: C), Toronto Canada
  • North American Equities Electronic Execution

Research and Teaching

• Mar 2020 - Present: Lead Instructor - Data Science and Machine Learning, Brainstation, Toronto Canada

• Sep 2018 – Aug 2019: Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Generalized Regression Analysis (STA303)
  • Linear Regression Analysis (STA302)
  • The Practice of Statistics I (STA220)

• Jan – May 2019: Machine Learning Research Assistant, Risklab, Toronto Canada

• May – Aug 2018: Data Science Research Assistant, IHPME at the University of Toronto, Canada
  • Joint work with NYU

Education

• MSc in Statistical Sciences and Machine Learning, University of Toronto, 2019
  • Recipient of University of Toronto Fellowship (full funding)
  • Concentration in Scientific Computation, Bayesian Inference, and Machine Learning
  • Advised by Professor Jamie Stafford
• CIFAR/Amii Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning Graduate Summer School, University of Alberta, 2019
• HBSc in Mathematics and Statistics, University of Toronto, 2015
  • Academic Distinction (Cum Laude), PEY, and Gordon Cressy and ULife Leadership Awards

Talks

Refer to the Talks section for full details.

Technology and Languages

• Tech
  • Python/PyTorch/Tensorflow/Cython, Amazon Web Services (AWS), MLFlow, R/Shiny, (Py/R)Stan, SQL, noSQL, terraform, Docker, Apache (Spark, Hive/Impala), C/C++, Hadoop, Unix/bash, Jupyter, and ELK suite
• Languages
  • English (Native), Spanish (Fluent)

Extracurriculars

• 2021 - Present: Mentor for the3skills’s Project Pivot professional mentorship program
• 2020 - Present: Mentor for the University of Toronto Statistical Sciences Alumni Mentorship Program
• 2019 - Present: Editor and Contributor to Towards Data Science
• 2017 - Present: Semi-Professional Dance Performer and Teaching Assistant, iFreestyle Dance School
• 2016 – 2017: Amateur Dance Performer, Steps Dance Studio