Crop Decision Tool
The Department of Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan hired me to develop a web application for showcasing their yield and profit forecasting models. As the sole developer of the web interface, I built the frontend, backend, and deployment infrastructure from the ground up. The application uses React for the frontend, a FastAPI (Python) backend, and PostgreSQL for data storage. It is deployed on AWS EC2 instances provisioned with Terraform and configured using Ansible.
The application provides an interactive map interface where users can select fields on their farm and enter field-level information along with operational and insurance-related costs for the upcoming harvest. These inputs are incorporated into forecasting models that generate predicted distributions for expected yield and profit across multiple crops and crop varieties. Through this project, I have gained valuable experience in full-stack development, cloud infrastructure, resource management, designing intuitive experiences for non-technical users, and managing multiple major features throughout the software development lifecycle.
Celtx Internship
I worked as a Software Developer Intern at Celtx from May 2021 to September 2022. During this 16-month internship, I worked remotely on testing, debugging, and developing new features for Celtx's media pre-production web application. This was my first professional software development role and where I developed a strong interest in full-stack development and web application development.
During my time at Celtx, I gained valuable experience working with real-world bug reports, managing development tasks, and collaborating with both technical and non-technical team members to deliver features for real users. I worked with Selenium for automated testing, Atlassian tools for project and ticket management, Docker for development, and JavaScript as my primary programming language. I also participated in weekly Scrum meetings, gaining hands-on experience with Agile development practices and team-based software development.
Master's Research
My Master's research focused on evaluating different techniques for comparing videos and investigating how effectively users could interact with and understand each technique. As part of this research, I developed multiple web-based study systems that presented these techniques to crowdsourced participants and collected their feedback through user surveys. I analyzed the resulting data using R's statistical tools and transformed the results into comprehensive visualizations to identify trends and compare the effectiveness of each approach.
For more information on my research, check out my Publications
Wedding Website
With my experience in full-stack development, I decided to build a custom website for my wedding rather than use a conventional wedding website provider such as Zola or The Knot. I designed and implemented several features, including an interactive wedding venue map using the Google Maps API, our story, a Q&A section, and a fully integrated RSVP system. The RSVP system communicates with a Node.js backend and stores RSVP data in a Firestore database. This was a fun personal project that allowed me to apply my full-stack development skills while giving us complete control over the design and functionality of our wedding website.