Résumé / Curriculum Vitae
Technical
Research Assistant – École de technologie supérieure
September 2022 – Present (1 year)
Contract – Montreal, QC, Canada
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Developed a tool for time series analysis and comparison using Microsoft Power BI.
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Analyzed and graphically visualized several datasets of performance monitoring data using Power BI.
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Reorganized and documented the directory structure of the Network Technology Lab's servers.
Lab Manager, Research Assistant – Mila Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute
April 2021 – October 2021 (6 months)
Contract – Montreal, QC, Canada
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Handled PI's administrative tasks of the joint lab between Mila AI Institute and McGill University.
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Obtained and managed large datasets for machine learning analysis.
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Created and maintained the official lab website using Hugo.
Software Engineer – Infor
May 2019 – August 2019 (4 months)
Full-time – Prague, Czechia
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Worked in an Agile team to develop a web application for staffing management used by clients in the healthcare industry.
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Utilized Java, Angular 2, Kotlin, and Cucumber in our development stack.
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Wrote unit tests in JUnit and end-to-end tests in Gherkin using Cucumber.js.
Full-Stack Software Developer – Aktis Intel
April 2018 – March 2019 (1 year)
Contract – Prague, Czechia
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Worked in an Agile team to develop both the frontend and backend of a web application, and the associated automated unit and end-to-end tests.
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Utilized Python, Angular 5, Django, Redux, and Docker in our development stack.
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Updated the company website manually, and created a free public demo product.
Software Developer – TATA Consultancy Services
Jan 2016 – May 2017 (17 months)
Client Project: QA Analyst for Bank of Montreal
Full-time – Toronto, ON, Canada
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Prepared test data and performed functional testing on an Oracle database.
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Designed, wrote, and carried out test cases using the HP ALM tool.
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Carried out integration, regression, and accessibility testing and logged defects.
Neuroscience Masters Research Assistant – McMaster University, Department of Medical Physics
September 2012 – September 2014 (2 years)
Full-time – Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Developed MATLAB software to analyze 3D brain data from MRI scans.
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Compared cortical myelination thickness maps of bipolar patients with those of healthy controls using statistical parametric mapping techniques.
Science Lab Tech Assistant – Leysin American School
January 2011 – April 2011 (4 months)
Internship – Leysin, Switzerland
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Prepared, organized, explained, and supervised Grade 11-12 IB science labs.
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Maintained, tested, and organized the laboratory facilities and equipment.
Chemical Physics USRA Research Assistant – University of British Columbia, Department of Chemistry
May 2010 – August 2010 (4 months)
Internship – Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Modified and used Fortran programs for the simulation of wavepacket resonance of diatomic molecules.
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Independently operated and carried out experiments using a femtosecond laser system.
Chemical Physics USRA Research Assistant – University of Waterloo, Department of Chemistry
September 2009 – December 2009 (4 months)
Internship – Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Implemented and used Fortran programs for performing fits to spectroscopic data in a UNIX environment.
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Became familiar with software such as vi, Tecplot, and LaTeX.
Northern Vegetation Database Research – Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
January 2009 – April 2009 (4 months)
Internship – Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Processed large amounts of raw data from hyperspectral remote sensors using MS Excel, by writing macros in Visual Basic for Applications.
Residence Computer Consultant – UWaterloo Housing
September 2008 – December 2008 (4 months)
Part-time – Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Provided technical support for students in residence.
Arts
House Manager, Box Office Attendant, Usher, Concessions – UWaterloo Theatre Centre
Sept 2007 – June 2012, Sept 2014 – Jan 2015, Jan 2023 – Present (6 years)
Part-time – Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Managing the front of house, ushering, concession stand sales, and box office ticket sales.
Administrative Assistant – Laval Martin Consulting
March 2022 – September 2022 (6 months)
Contract – Toronto, ON, Canada
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Handled various administrative tasks for a sole proprietorship.
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Ran marketing campaigns through Mailchimp.
Event Coordinator, Admin Assistant, Actor – The Bear Educational Theatre
January 2020 – December 2021 (2 years)
Part-time – Prague, Czechia
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Performed in educational theatre shows for elementary and high school students across Czechia, Poland, and France.
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Organized booking of Poland tours, administrative tasks.
Event Coordinator, Music DJ – Scarlet Spades
September 2009 – June 2020 (11 years)
Self-employed – Global
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Organized or performed at electronic music and arts events.
Data Collection – Pactera
December 2019 – December 2021 (2 years)
Freelance – Online
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Collected data for machine learning algorithms, transcription.
English Teacher – VIPKid
April 2020 – October 2020 (6 months)
Contract – Online
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Taught English as a second language to children in China.
Copy Editor – Cactus Communications, Computer Science and Mathematics Center of Excellence
Aug 2017 – Feb 2018, Oct 2019 – Feb 2020 (1 year)
Freelance – Online
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Edited computer science and mathematics papers.
Cashier – Canada Computers
February 2015 – August 2015 (7 months)
Full-time – Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Provided customers with information and sold products.
Event Coordinator – Synergizer Collective
January 2014 – January 2016 (2 years)
Self-employed – Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Organized and marketed electronic music and arts events.
Exam Proctor – UWaterloo School of Accounting and Finance
September 2014 – December 2014 (4 months)
Part-time – Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Supervised undergraduate exams.
Biology Teaching Assistant – McMaster University
September 2012 – December 2013 (16 months)
Part-time – Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Taught and graded undergraduate biology courses.
Dorm Duty, Substitute Teacher, Tutor – Leysin American School
January 2011 – April 2011 (4 months)
Internship – Leysin, Switzerland
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Taught, tutored, and supervised Grade 9-12 international students.
Chemistry Lab Teaching Assistant – UWaterloo Chemistry
September 2009 – December 2009 (4 months)
Part-time – Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Taught and graded undergraduate chemistry labs.
Residence Community Assistant – UWaterloo Housing
May 2009 – August 2009 (4 months)
Part-time – Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Planned events and provided emergency support in residence.
Marketing Assistant, Usher – Markham Theatre
September 2006 – August 2007 (1 year)
Part-time – Markham, ON, Canada
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Helped with event promotion, administration, and ushering.
Publications
Assessing intracortical myelin in the living human brain using myelinated cortical thickness
Frontiers in Neuroscience 2015; 9(396)
Rowley CD, Bazin P-L, Tardif CL, Sehmbi M, Hashim E, Zaharieva N, Minuzzi L, Frey BN, Bock NA
Statistical examination of myelinated cortical thickness in bipolar disorder
Masters Thesis, August 2014
Zaharieva N