Experience

Nurau

• Canada
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Interim Chief Technology Officer

  • Jan 2022 - Apr 2023

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Advisor

  • Jun 2021 - Jan 2022

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada



Héma-Québec

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Membre du Comité des ressources informationnelles

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada Comité du conseil d'administration conseillant sur la transformation des TI et de la chaîne d'approvisionnement à Héma-Québec. Héma-Québec a pour mission de répondre avec efficience aux besoins de la population québécoise en sang et autres produits biologiques d’origine humaine de qualité. - Board committee advising on the transformation of IT and supply chain at Héma-Québec. Héma-Québec's mission is to efficiently meet the needs of the Québec population for quality blood and other… Show more Comité du conseil d'administration conseillant sur la transformation des TI et de la chaîne d'approvisionnement à Héma-Québec. Héma-Québec a pour mission de répondre avec efficience aux besoins de la population québécoise en sang et autres produits biologiques d’origine humaine de qualité. - Board committee advising on the transformation of IT and supply chain at Héma-Québec. Héma-Québec's mission is to efficiently meet the needs of the Québec population for quality blood and other biological products of human origin. Show less



À deux mains / Head & Hands

• Canada
• Community Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board of Directors

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada Head & Hands strives to promote the physical and mental well-being of youth. Our approach is preventative, inclusive, non-judgmental, and holistic, with a fundamental commitment to providing a supportive environment for youth experiencing marginalization(s). We seek to empower youth, and to facilitate social change based on the needs of youth within our community and society at large.



Aifred Health

• Canada
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder, Vice President Strategic Funding

  • Aug 2017 - Mar 2023

  Montreal, Canada Area aifredhealth.com Aifred Health (CDL '19) uses AI to help clinicians make better treatment decisions in mental healthcare. We placed as the top team in the Americas at the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE (ai.xprize.org). Featured in Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Financial Post, CBC, and more.



Frontiers

• Switzerland
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Big Data / Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence

  • Aug 2019 - Jun 2021

  Switzerland Research Topic: ML and AI Safety, Effectiveness and Explainability in Healthcare



Creative Destruction Lab

• Canada
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Entrepreneur, Creative Destruction Lab - Montreal (Artificial Intelligence)

  • Oct 2018 - Jun 2019

  Montreal, Canada Area Selected to participate in CDL Montreal AI stream on behalf of Aifred Health. The company graduated in the top tier of cohort, receiving a feature at the final Super Session.



Canadian Technology Accelerators | Accélerateurs technologiques canadiens

• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CTA Life Sciences Program - San Francisco

  • Nov 2018 - Feb 2019

  San Francisco Bay Area Selected to participate in accelerator program offered by the Canadian Trade Commissioner in San Francisco, in partnership with the California Life Sciences Institute.



McGill University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Independent Research, Department of Psychiatry

  • Aug 2017 - Jan 2019

  Montreal, Canada Area Laboratory of Dr. Gustavo Turecki, Douglas Mental Health University Institute. Laboratory of Dr. Cecilia Flores, Douglas Mental Health University Institute. NSERC USRA Research Fellow, 2018. Awarded FRQNT Supplement, September 2018.

• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2016 - Apr 2018

  Montreal, Canada Area Three-time (3x) recipient of the Tomlinson Engagement Award for Mentoring: PSYC 311 (Human Cognition and the Brain) (Fall 2016) with Dr. Michael Petrides. NSCI 300 (Neuroethics) (Winter 2017, Winter 2018) with Dr. Jennifer Fishman.



Garage+

• Taiwan
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Entrepreneur, Startup Global Program

  • Nov 2018 - Dec 2018

  Taipei City, Taiwan 1 of 22 startups globally selected by Epoch Foundation to participate in a 10 day trip to Taiwan offering meetings with top company executives and investors. Fantastic program. Was invited back in July 2019 to give a talk at the joint MIT ILP-Epoch Symposium on AI.



Centech Mtl

• Canada
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Entrepreneur, MEDTECH Acceleration Program

  • Sep 2018 - Dec 2018

  Montreal, Canada Area Three-month intensive startup program specialized towards healthcare technology (including commercial, regulatory, marketing, and financial affairs)



Desjardins

• Canada
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Entrepreneur, Desjardins Startup en résidence

  • Jul 2018 - Oct 2018

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada Selected as the only health-tech startup in the cohort. Received sponsored office space at Notman House (our first private office), and connected with high-level executives in relevant branches of Desjardins (group health insurance).



McGill Neurotechnology Group (MENTAL)

• Canada

• Founder and Co-President, McGill Neurotech

  • Sep 2015 - Apr 2018

  Montreal, Canada Area Official NeuroTechX international student chapter at McGill University. 1st place in Open Challenge, 2017-2018 International NeuroTechX Student Competition. 1st place in Consumer Grand Challenge, 2016-2017 National NeuroTechX Student Competition.



The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital)

• Canada
• Research
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Honours Research Student

  • Jul 2016 - Sep 2017

  Montreal, Canada Area Laboratory of Dr. Michael Petrides. NSERC USRA Research Fellow, 2017. Awarded FRQNT Supplement, September 2017.