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Thoughts on technology, open source, AI, and my journey as a software engineer.

Latest Articles

DevFest 2025 & Sheridan Datathon

Recap of an incredible weekend at DevFest 2025 and Sheridan Datathon, where our team built 'Avocado', an AI driven Monthly Expense projector that won the Best Use of GCP award, among the top 4 projects!

Hackathon Win & Next Steps5 min readNovember 2025

We Got the place surrounded!

2nd Place at Canada DevOps CoP Hackathon for GenAI!

Hackathon Win & Next Steps10 min readNovember 2025

My Time Under the Sun

Thank you, SunLife!

Summer Internship Experience8 min readAugust 2025

My First Open-Source Contribution to the Internet Archive

Even though it was a small 'good first issue,' it felt incredibly exciting. Documenting my journey and the lessons learned from contributing to such an important project.

Open SourceJanuary 2025

Students guide to becoming 'AI first' at School

There's more to using ChatGPT than just helping you paraphrase. A comprehensive guide for students to effectively leverage AI tools in their academic journey.

AI & EducationDecember 2024

Recent Highlights

Achievement

Won a Google Award for Best Use of GCP at Sheridan Datathon 2025

Developed 'Avacado', an AI-driven housing recommendation system, winning the Best Use of GCP award among 30+ teams.

November 2025

Achievement

Won 2nd Place at Canada DevOps CoP Hackathon for GenAI

Built Paragon AI - a CLI tool to deploy GenAI agents on Kubernetes clusters, securing 2nd place among 50+ teams.

November 2025

Achievement

My Time Under the Sun

Reflecting on my summer internship experience at Sun Life.

August 2025

Achievement

boilrplate CLI (v2.0.2) is out now

Let GenAI do your boilerplating, AI's gotta AI!

August 2025

Career

GenAI Intern at Sun Life

Started working as a GenAI intern at Sun Life, focusing on AI-powered solutions for financial services.

May 2024

Achievement

Open Source Contribution to Internet Archive

Made my first open-source contribution to the Internet Archive - documenting the journey and learnings.

January 2025

Leadership

VP of Technology at Hackville

Appointed as VP of Technology at Hackville, leading tech initiatives and hackathon organization.

November 2024

Content

Published AI-First Student Guide

Published comprehensive guide on how students can leverage AI tools effectively in their academic journey.

December 2024

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