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Experience

Where I've worked.

Where I’ve worked, what I did there, and the tools I use.

Work history

  1. Sep 2025 – present

    Toronto, ON

    Full Stack Developer · Mavericks Tech Solutions Inc.

    Co-op Sep – Dec 2025; full-time since Feb 2026.

    1. Stage 1: Testing

      End-to-end testing of document uploads and APIs in Postman against the source files; accuracy checked by hand; defects and user stories in Jira.

    2. Stage 2: Troubleshooting

      Tracing platform failures through application and server logs, often overnight during releases; fixing connectivity problems on model servers.

    3. Stage 3: Platform, infrastructure and AI

      User access in Microsoft 365, Entra ID and AWS; cloud and GPU servers on Azure, Google Cloud and Akamai; CI/CD with Azure DevOps and Docker, deploying containers to VMs; prompt engineering, model evaluation, RAG and the React/Next.js review screen.

    Working closely with my teammates and a senior engineer, I learned to explain each problem clearly: what broke, what I checked and what fixed it.

  2. Oct 2024 – present

    Toronto, ON

    Clerk (part-time) · Loblaw Companies Limited

    Help customers every shift and escalate when needed; train new colleagues; cross-trained across four departments; SAP for receiving, transfers and inventory counts.

  3. Ongoing

    Toronto, ON

    Repairs and PC builds · Independent technical support

    Repairs, Windows reinstalls and recoveries, PC builds, device setup and recommendations.

Skills

Tools I use, grouped by the job.

Desktop & hardware

  • Windows 10/11 install, configuration and recovery
  • Blue screens and boot failures
  • Drivers and devices
  • PC builds from parts
  • Hardware diagnostics
  • Printers and peripherals

Directory & identity

  • Active Directory (users, groups, OUs, Group Policy)
  • Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, user setup)
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Microsoft Graph
  • AWS IAM

Networking

  • IP addressing
  • DNS
  • Ports and firewall rules
  • SSH and tunnels
  • Connectivity troubleshooting

Cloud & virtualization

  • Azure (primary)
  • Google Cloud
  • AWS (S3, IAM, Bedrock)
  • Akamai Cloud
  • Virtual machines
  • Windows Server
  • Citrix Workspace

GPU & model deployment

  • GPU VM instances (NVIDIA L4, RTX 6000 Pro)
  • Self-hosted inference
  • Local model deployment

AI

  • Frontier models
  • Local models
  • LLMs and VLMs
  • Prompt engineering
  • RAG
  • Embeddings (pgvector)
  • Azure AI Search
  • Agent workflows (LangGraph)
  • Model evaluation

Software

  • Python (Django, FastAPI, Flask)
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • REST APIs

DevOps

  • Azure DevOps (YAML pipelines)
  • Docker
  • Docker Compose
  • Bash deploy scripts
  • Scheduled VM patching
  • Kubernetes (working knowledge)
  • SonarQube
  • Git

Testing & tools

  • Postman
  • Jira
  • Manual accuracy checking
  • Log analysis
  • Technical documentation

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