GenAI Engineer · Researcher · Founder

I build scalable, agentic AI tools for learning & innovation.

GenAI-focused CS student at Thompson Rivers University. I specialize in RAG pipelines, AI agents, and LLM-powered platforms — currently managing $22,000+ in research funding.

President, TRU AI Club $22k+ Research Grants ACRES Winner — $4k Dean's List · All Semesters
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// 01 — Experience

Where I've built, taught & led

Thompson Rivers Univ.
Jan 2026 – Present

Learning Technologist Developer (Co-op)

  • Designing a centralized AI enablement platform for students and faculty to adopt GenAI tools responsibly.
  • Building web infrastructure with AI prompt galleries, automated workflows, and pedagogical best practices.
TechNerv
Jul 2025 – Present

Co-founder & Technical Lead

  • Leading an AI consultancy delivering custom automation and AI pipelines for business clients.
  • Deployed voice AI agents and workflow automation tools, securing multiple contracts in week one.
Thompson Rivers Univ.
Jan 2026 – Present

Research Coach — Mobile App Development

  • Mentoring students on semester-long research projects covering methodology and technical implementation.
  • Developing a course research framework resulting in academic posters and journal-ready publications.
Outlier.ai
Aug 2024 – Present

AI Model Trainer

  • Optimizing LLMs through reinforcement learning (RLHF) to improve reasoning and tool usage.
  • Refining function-calling workflows to align AI outputs with real-world application standards.
Thompson Rivers Univ.
Jan 2025 – Present

Teaching Assistant — DS&A / Mobile Dev

  • Mentored 140+ students across Data Structures, Algorithms, and Mobile Development courses.
  • Conducted weekly labs and evaluated 120+ programming projects.

// 02 — Projects

Ideas shipped into the world

01
EdTech · GenAI

Verbi — AI Study Companion

Converts lecture notes and PDFs into adaptive quizzes via LLM generation. Features real-time difficulty adjustment and personalized assessments. Under consideration for university-wide integration.

Next.jsReactGeminiFirebaseShadcn
02
FinTech · AI

AI Trading & Investment Platform

Analytics pipeline generating pro-grade investment reports from 50+ financial data sources. Python backend for strategy backtesting, Next.js frontend for interactive charting.

TypeScriptPythonGeminiLlamaNext.js
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🏆 $4k Winner

ACRES — AI Construction Manager

1st Place, ACRES Innovation Competition. Computer vision for PPE compliance (under 3s), NL→SQL chatbot, and AI-generated Kanban delegation.

Next.jsGeminiGroqComputer Vision
04
Wellness · AI

LifeLens — AI Journaling

Multimodal AI journaling platform that analyzes entries and delivers personalized growth insights, turning reflection into data-driven self-improvement.

ReactTypeScriptGemini APIFirebase

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// 03 — Research & Grants

$22k+ in funded research

$6,000

Privacy-Preserving University AI Assistant

UREAP Grant — Developed a locally hosted GenAI assistant using open-source LLMs and RAG to securely index institutional documents.

🏅 Best Research Paper — ICICET 2025
$5,000

Microbiology Curriculum Digitization

Created AI-enhanced simulations and conducted pedagogical studies on visual learning outcomes for TRU's Microbiology department.

$4,000

Health Analytics Web Platform

Research Assistant to the Dean of Science — converted health-science research into a real-time full-stack tracking platform.

$3,000

AI Simulations for Physics Education

URAF Grant — Built an agent-based multimodal system that transforms physics course material into interactive simulations.

// 04 — Technical Skills

Tools of the trade

AI / ML

LLMs (Gemini, Llama, Groq) RAG Pipelines Prompt Engineering Agentic Systems Reinforcement Learning

Languages

Python JavaScript TypeScript C / C++ Java Dart SQL

Frameworks & Web

React Next.js Node.js Flutter Django

Tools & Infra

Git Docker Firebase Jupyter V0 VS Code

// 05 — Education

The foundation

Bachelor of Computing Science

Thompson Rivers University · 2022 – Present

  • Dean's List standing every semester.
  • President of the TRU AI Club — leading workshops, hackathons, and guest speaker series.
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Let's chat about AI, learning & building cool hacks.

I'm always excited to talk about GenAI engineering, EdTech ideas, or potential collaborations. Drop me a line.

📍 Kamloops, BC, Canada