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Website Analysis/UX Experience
Positions available: One to two individual students We are completing a new website for our organization. We arenβt sure how effective it will be. We would like to work with students to analyze and improve our website from the user experience perspective. We would like to ensure our website is user friendly and leads to purchases. We are also interested in whether users have a positive experience on our site and what improvements students might recommend. We have considered adding ecommerce to allow clients to purchase directly from our website and would love to gain insights from the students as to whether or not this makes sense for us. Industry, student, and faculty perspectives are very welcomed and we are also looking for whether or not creating some virtual service delivery platform on our website makes sense. We would LOVE to get some help in these areas for our small, woman owned Appalachian Ohio based business.

UX/UI Design
Positions available: one individual student Weβre looking for UX/UI talent! Do you have a background or interest in user experience design or user interface design? Weβd love to see what you would do with the https://www.proactionsportsclinic.com on our website. Put yourself in the shoes of a user experience designer working for our company, and give this page a complete refresh. If you were redesigning this page to increase conversion rates, visual appeal, clarity, and customer delight - what would you change? This can include adding or removing elements from the page, adding interactive or animated features, changing the customer journey from this page, and/or completely redesigning the look and feel. Outcomes Your challenge submission can be an interactive mockup, flat wireframes, a functional website, a photoshop file - whatever gets your vision across. Please feel free to be creative and depart from the design of the rest of the site if you choose, but submissions that take into consideration our branding will be assessed more favourably.

SEO & Social Media Marketing
Positions available: 2-3 students, individually or in a team For both DEALROCKiT and our new startup company, STARTUP ROCKiT, we would like the following from our student teammates: (1) either revamp or set up new social media pages, (2) provide proper SEO/key words and execution for both websites and (3) develop/set up our social media marketing campaign. All links, resources and files will be at your full disposal + our CEO & Founder will be part of the process and your 1 on 1/group learning experience as well. At both DEALROCKiT and STARTUP ROCKiT we believe in creating a win-win for all and giving you ownership of the project. You will be treated as a full member of our team. Students should be prepared to: Conduct a needs analysis. Create proposals including mock-ups and timeline. Ensure a fully functional responsive design (mobile). Provide training on updating and maintaining the campaigns and programs.

Website Development for Non-profit Organization
Positions available: 3 Categories Website Development Details We have a simple WordPress website using Divi and would like to have our website reworked for our organization. Our goal is that we provide an excellent user experience, with easy-to-follow steps and that our branding is consistent throughout the website. We would like students to evaluate the effectiveness and usability of our website to identify ways to improve the user journey, incentivize our desired outcomes, and increase user satisfaction as well as develop a new and improved website. We are also using a membership plugin on our website and we think that it could be set-up more efficiently and streamlined. We are particularly interested in the following areas: Students should be prepared to: Conduct a needs analysis to determine which platform is most suitable. Create a design proposal including mock-ups, budget, and timeline. Build a fully functioning website. Provide training on updating and maintaining the site. Membership area: - The registration process - The site search feature - Embedded videos
Work experience
Prompt Engineer (Contract)
Outlier.ai
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
June 2024 - Current
βͺ Trained machine learning models using Java, Python, and JavaScript, achieving a 15% increase in accuracy
βͺ Developed complex prompts for large language models (LLMs), improving model reliability and performance
βͺ Executed SQL queries to validate model performance and correctness, ensuring data integrity and optimal training outcomes
Software Engineer Intern
Malleum (formerly Red Canari)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
September 2021 - December 2021
βͺ Developed and implemented a visual drag-and-drop tree model in ReactJS for the schema editor, reducing user error and
enhancing user experience by 90%
βͺ Optimized ReactJS components and implemented performance improvements, resulting in faster load times and a more
responsive application
Founder & Lead Developer
Reziume
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
June 2021 - April 2022
β’ Updated website pages with accurate information and improved functionality and user experience using WordPress, CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript
β’ Registered βΌ150 job postings and analyzed co-op data over 1000+ entries using Excel & Orbis
Founder & Full-Stack Developer
CampusX
January 2020 - June 2020
βͺ Founded and led a team of 6 to create a mobile app for campus navigation, improving ease of access to class locations for
students and staff. Developed a user-friendly interface using Flutter and ensured cross-platform compatibility
βͺ Managed API calls with a Python backend and utilized Docker for streamlined deployment, optimizing REST API
endpoints through pagination, filtering, and compression techniques
Education
Bachelors Degree, Computer Engineering
York University
September 2017 - Current
Personal projects
Express Parking System | Java
βͺ Developed a parking system leveraging Factory and Observer design patterns to ensure efficient user management
βͺ Implemented core functionalities, including user registration, login, booking, payment processing, and space management
βͺ Leveraged interfaces and abstractions to streamline data operations and administrative functionalities
Lassonde CMS - Capstone
Developed a comprehensive Content Management System (CMS) managing data for over 10,000 students, streamlining
information access and updates using Django with the Model View Template (MVT) design pattern
Money Split
βͺ Created a cost-splitting algorithm and developed a user-friendly frontend with ReactJS and NextJS, making it easy for users
to manage group expenses smoothly
βͺ Built a solid backend using Java Spring Boot to handle CRUD operations efficiently, using MongoDB for dependable data
storage and tracking of expenses and transactions