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Building secure, user-focused applications with modern full-stack development.

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Shipped & presented projects

1 live product · 2 funded research

6 weeks

Solo build — AB AutoFinder

concept to live deployment

Top 1%

National Cyber League 2024

72nd of 4,893 teams nationwide

Projects

Featured Work

University Research Projects

LiveFunded Capstone · MacEwan University
Sept 2024 – Dec 2024

Agrilo – Agricultural IoT Framework

AI-powered soil analysis replacing $15K/season lab testing

The Problem

Alberta farmers spend up to $15,000 per season on slow, expensive soil lab testing with no real-time crop recommendations — a recurring cost for a typical Alberta farm.

What I Built

Cross-platform mobile app (iOS, Android, Windows, macOS) that analyzes a litmus strip photo via phone camera. RGB values feed a regression model to calculate nutrient PPM, then Google Gemini 1.5 Flash with RAG delivers geolocated, crop-specific recommendations in real time. Built with AES-256 encryption and Security by Design throughout.

$15K

Lab cost pain point per season

RAG + AI

Gemini 1.5 Flash recommendations

.NET MAUIC#PythonGoogle GeminiRAGSQLiteGCPAES-256
LiveUSRI Funded Research · MacEwan University
Jan 2025 – Jun 2025

UAV-Based Agronomic Sampling System

USRI-funded autonomous drone for physical soil sampling

The Problem

No substantial prior research existed on autonomous drones performing physical soil sampling — an identified gap in academic literature. Agronomist and lab visits cost a typical Alberta farmer up to $1,440/year.

What I Built

Proof-of-concept autonomous drone on a Holybro X650 frame with Pixhawk 6C flight controller and Raspberry Pi 4B companion computer integrated via custom MAVLink telemetry. Custom 3D-modeled and printed robotic arm for soil collection, soil processing funnel with mixing and filtering, and camera-based sample analysis box. GPS waypoint missions via ArduPilot, controlled by custom Python scripts over MAVLink. Co-authored with Allan Lam, supervised by Dr. Mohammed Elmorsy and Dr. Samuel Mugo.

USRI

University research funded

Novel

Research gap addressed in literature

Presented

MacEwan Student Research Day

PythonArduPilotMAVLinkPixhawk 6CRaspberry Pi 4BAutodesk Fusion3D Printing

Skill Stack

Familiar Technologies

Frontend

ReactNext.jsJavaScriptTypeScriptTailwind CSS

Backend

Node.jsPythonC#C++REST APIs

Databases

PostgreSQLSupabaseMongoDBSQLSQLite

Tools & DevOps

GitGitHub ActionsDockerVercelCloudflareResend

Data & Analysis

PandasNumPyMatplotlibExcel

Security & Systems

AES-256BitLockerBitwardenOAuthMAVLinkOWASP

About Me

CS Graduate & Builder

I'm a Computer Science graduate from MacEwan University (B.Sc., Systems & Information Security, Minor in Accounting — June 2025), with hands-on experience across full-stack development, autonomous robotics, and real-world cybersecurity.

I've led an AI-powered agricultural IoT platform, engineered an autonomous drone sampling system, conducted a professional cybersecurity audit for a legal firm, and shipped a live full-stack web product — placing in the top 1% nationally (72nd of 4,893 teams) in the Cyber Skyline NCL competition along the way.

Currently seeking junior-level opportunities in frontend, full-stack, or data engineering. Available immediately, open to AB, BC, or SK-based positions.

Degree

B.Sc. Computer Science

Focus

Systems & Info Security

Minor

Accounting

GPA (final 30cr)

3.40 / 4.00

NCL Ranking

Top 1% — 4,893 teams

Location

Edmonton, AB

Status

Open to Opportunities

Career & Education Timeline

Education

B.Sc. Computer Science

MacEwan University

Sept 2021 – June 2025
  • Major: Systems & Information Security · Minor: Accounting
  • GPA 3.40 / 4.00 for final 30 credits
  • Presented research at MacEwan Student Research Day
Project

Agrilo — Agricultural IoT Framework

Funded Capstone · MacEwan University

Sept 2024 – Dec 2024
  • Cross-platform IoT app targeting up to $15,000/season in lab costs
  • RGB regression model + Google Gemini 1.5 Flash (RAG) for real-time crop recommendations
  • .NET MAUI · C# · Python · SQLite · GCP · AES-256 encryption
Work

Security Systems Analyst Intern

Alternative Legal Services Firm Inc.

Sept 2024 – Jan 2025
  • Audited network, hardware, and Microsoft 365 for a legal firm handling sensitive client data
  • Deployed Bitwarden across all workstations, enforced 2FA, migrated email domain
  • Delivered incident response plan and staff security guides formally adopted by the firm
Achievement

National Cyber League

Cyber Skyline · Representing MacEwan University

Nov 2024
  • Individual: 199th out of 8,484 competitors nationwide — top 2%
  • Team: 72nd out of 4,893 teams — top 1%
Project

UAV Agronomic Sampling System

USRI Funded Research · MacEwan University

Jan 2025 – June 2025
  • 2-person team — led hardware + software lifecycle from design to field testing
  • Pixhawk 6C + Raspberry Pi 4B via MAVLink · 3D-modeled all custom components
  • GPS waypoint, altitude stability & drill tests · presented at Student Research Day
Project

AB AutoFinder

Personal Project · abautofinder.ca

Feb 2026 – Mar 2026
  • Built and shipped solo in under 6 weeks
  • Next.js · PostgreSQL · Vercel · Cloudflare · Resend
  • Multi-step funnel, user auth, listing management & transactional email
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Open to junior roles in full-stack, frontend, or data engineering. Feel free to reach out — I strive to respond in a timely manner.

780-934-8623 · Edmonton, AB