Systems Analyst

• Jan 2023 - Present

Research Assistant

• Dec 2022 - Present

This is the continuation of my work on the SSHRC insight grant-funded project “From Entrepreneurship to Rentiership? The Changing Dynamics of Innovation in Technoscientific Capitalism." • Transferring the database from MS Access to the PostgreSQL database management system. • Data Visualization using GIS, Python, and Adobe Creative Suite. • Writing a paper for academic publishing. This is the continuation of my work on the SSHRC insight grant-funded project “From Entrepreneurship to Rentiership? The Changing Dynamics of Innovation in Technoscientific Capitalism." • Transferring the database from MS Access to the PostgreSQL database management system. • Data Visualization using GIS, Python, and Adobe Creative Suite. • Writing a paper for academic publishing.

Geospatial Analyst

• Aug 2022 - Jan 2023

The Urban Farm Initiative is a non-profit that aims to introduce sustainable farming practices to communities and individuals. I have been contracted to help identify and acquire suitable sites for community gardens across the GTA. My responsibilities include: • Utilizing GIS for location planning. • Gathering and processing information from municipalities, census, and ArcGIS Rest APIs using Python and automation scripts. • Creating a database of potential community garden sites using PostgreSQL and PostGIS. • Analyzing water infrastructure, zoning guidelines, and maps to identify potential sites for community gardens. • Conducting district-scale socio-economic suitability and impact assessments to develop acquisition priorities. • Participating in the preparation of site acquisition proposals. Show less

Graduate Research Assistant

• Jan 2020 - Dec 2021

Researched the Canadian AI sector as part of the SSHRC-funded project “From Entrepreneurship to Rentiership? The Changing Dynamics of Innovation in Technoscientific Capitalism”.• Conducted a critical discourse analysis of Canadian policy and government documents related to the AI sector utilizing NVivo for qualitative data analysis.• Constructed a database containing financial, spatial, and IP information of AI startups across Canada, utilizing JSON, SQL, and Python in the process.• Contacted and interviewed senior and executive-level professionals working in the Canadian AI industry. Show less

Teaching Assistant

• Sep 2019 - Dec 2021

I was the tutor/lab demonstrator for all the GIS-focused courses required to attain the Geographic Information Systems & Remote Sensing certificate of York University. In September of 2021, I started TAing for the Introduction to Computer Science & Programming course taught at the Lassonde School of Engineering.

Geographic Information Systems Technician / Assistant planner

• Apr 2017 - Jun 2019

I actively participated in: • Preparation of Rural Development plans for five villages in the Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province of Iran and for 13 villages in Khash County of the Sistan and Baluchestan Province of Iran • Preparation of Revision plans for two villages in the Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province of Iran. • Data collection and surveying for the Rural Development plans of 7 villages in the Sistan and Baluchestan Province of Iran. My duties included but were not limited to participating in land use and transportation planning, map production and GIS analysis, Geodatabase management, surveying, questionnaire preparation, interviewing, gathering and the analysis of demographic information, writing reports, and creating presentations. Show less