Experience

My Viva Inc.

• Canada
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Product Development

  • May 2023 - Present

  As part of an awesome interdisciplinary team, I lead the tech stuff - developing and implementing digital technologies for helping people take control of their own health. I am responsible for managing all of My Viva's products, leading the development teams, and providing strategic direction. Together with the rest of the My Viva team, we are helping people take control of their health! As part of an awesome interdisciplinary team, I lead the tech stuff - developing and implementing digital technologies for helping people take control of their own health. I am responsible for managing all of My Viva's products, leading the development teams, and providing strategic direction. Together with the rest of the My Viva team, we are helping people take control of their health!



Click & Push Accessibility Inc

• Canada
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer / Co-Founder

  • Oct 2018 - Present

  CTO and co-creator of Click & Push Accessibility Inc: a start-up company focused on improving universal accessibility using technology. With Click & Push Accessibility, I am developing and deploying a web application to display objective exertion data on top of a map to help all individuals (with and without mobility impairments) navigate their physical spaces. CTO and co-creator of Click & Push Accessibility Inc: a start-up company focused on improving universal accessibility using technology. With Click & Push Accessibility, I am developing and deploying a web application to display objective exertion data on top of a map to help all individuals (with and without mobility impairments) navigate their physical spaces.



University of Alberta

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Dec 2021 - May 2023

  I am lead for the Cognitive Projections program (CogPro), which is an interdisciplinary effort between numerous Faculties. CogPro (cogpro.ca) develops cutting-edge virtual reality applications with artificial intelligence for education and healthcare purposes. The power of CogPro results from its in-house technical expertise in addition to ready access to world-leading content expertise available across the University of Alberta. I am responsible for: program direction including vision; managing the program's day-to-day activities; program promotion and marketing; managing clients and projects; collaborating with content experts; and virtual reality application development from generating storyboards to coding to machine learning and integration of artificial intelligence to application deployment. Show less

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Oct 2018 - Dec 2021

  I am lead for the Cognitive Projections program (CogPro), which is an interdisciplinary effort between numerous Faculties. CogPro (cognitiveprojections.ca) develops cutting-edge virtual reality applications with artificial intelligence for education and healthcare purposes. The power of CogPro results from its in-house technical expertise in addition to ready access to world-leading content expertise available across the University of Alberta. I am responsible for: program direction including vision; managing the program's day-to-day activities; program promotion and marketing; managing clients and projects; collaborating with content experts; and virtual reality application development from generating storyboards to coding to machine learning and integration of artificial intelligence to application deployment. Show less

• Sessional Instructor

  • Sep 2016 - Aug 2018

  Sessional Instructor for CIV E 395 during Fall 2016 and Fall 2017 Terms. Sessional Instructor for MASC course MATH 201 during Winter 2018 Term. Sessional Instructor for MATH 201 during Spring/Summer 2018 Term. Sessional Instructor for CIV E 395 during Fall 2016 and Fall 2017 Terms. Sessional Instructor for MASC course MATH 201 during Winter 2018 Term. Sessional Instructor for MATH 201 during Spring/Summer 2018 Term.



MacEwan University

• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sessional Instructor

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018

  Sessional Instructor for ENCP 100 (Intro to Programming) during Winter 2018 Term Sessional Instructor for ENCP 100 (Intro to Programming) during Winter 2018 Term



EVRAZ North America

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • May 2010 - Aug 2011

  Responsible for quality mechanical testing of pipe; quality chemical testing of steel constituents and products; failure investigation of steel and pipe; and steel sample preparation. Responsible for quality mechanical testing of pipe; quality chemical testing of steel constituents and products; failure investigation of steel and pipe; and steel sample preparation.