Experience
May 2026 – Dec 2026 · Toronto, ON
Built multi-asset algo trading tools including ETF-to-single-security mapping and EMEA/AMRS/APAC coverage expansion. Developed an arrival cost decomposition model isolating execution performance from market volatility. Built an LLM-powered algorithmic trading analysis assistant for traders and quants. Engineered kdb+/q scripts reducing order data prep from 2 hours to under 10 minutes.
Jan 2026 – Present · Canada
Analyzed short-term momentum in hype stocks, assessing whether abnormal volume spikes and rapid price acceleration produce repeatable trading patterns. Backtested systematic signals with liquidity and volatility thresholds. Evaluated performance via Sharpe ratio, drawdown depth, win-rate consistency, and regime analysis.
Sept – Dec 2024 · Toronto, ON
Designed and implemented Python automation frameworks using PyTest and Selenium for fintech web apps. Reduced regression testing time by 30% by replacing manual QA with scalable automated pipelines. Built reusable utilities to validate business-critical workflows, edge cases, and data consistency.
Nov 2023 – May 2024 · Mississauga, ON
Built data validation and reconciliation workflows for 100+ financial records, reducing month-end processing time by 15%. Prepared monthly statements supporting budgeting decisions for $120K+ in annual operating expenditures.
Projects
View all on GitHub
Winner · Google Seed Support · Hack Canada
Built for Canadian children facing waitlists of up to 920 days for a government-funded speech-language pathologist. Kids practice daily with Nova, an animated coach voiced by ElevenLabs, while Gemini 2.5 Flash scores pronunciation using age-calibrated clinical rubrics in real time.
Personal Project
Full-stack platform integrating broker APIs (Wealthsimple, Questrade, IBKR) for automated portfolio imports and real-time risk assessment. Analytics engine computing 15+ financial metrics with automatic S&P 500/TSX 60 benchmark selection and NewsAPI sentiment risk alerts.
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Personal Project
Python-based portfolio construction platform. Multi-factor screening model against TSX/S&P 500 benchmarks, matched to 0.05% accuracy. Modified Markowitz mean-variance framework with full backtesting system measuring Sharpe ratio, drawdowns, and cumulative returns.
Awards
Top 10 female competitive programmers out of 4,000+ participants in the CCC
Government of Ontario · 1,000+ community service hours
University of Waterloo · Research Experience Award, International Exchange Award
DECA Ontario · Business Law & Ethics (2025), Project Management (2024)
Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
National Junior Classical League · Roman History, Mythology, Latin
Education
University of Waterloo
CS & Finance (CFM) · Sept 2025 – Present
Programs & workshops
CEMC, University of Waterloo
Week-long on-campus program for top female-identifying & non-binary competitors in the CCC. Top performers selected to represent Canada at EGOI.
University of Waterloo · Institute for Quantum Computing
Invited to an online series of seminars and problem-solving sessions in quantum cryptography.
Shad Canada
Summer Program · 2024
Month-long STEAM entrepreneurship program for high school students.
Wharton School of Business, UPenn
Summer Program · August 2024
Best Stock Pitch & Presentation award