Implemented algorithmic solutions to abstract problems
Used AJAX to build game apps with dynamic front-end logic
Designed and created complex CRUD apps
Capstone: Chartable, a DBC data engineering and data visualization project
University of Toronto Teaching Assistant, Sep 2013 - May 2015
Instructed and evaluated up to 90 students per semester at all undergraduate levels
Upgraded logistics for a 300 student, 5 TA course by acting as Head TA and implementing best practices from previous year
Defused difficult situations by rebutting student complaints diplomatically and effectively
Preserved integrity of courses by detecting and reporting instances of plagarism
University of Toronto Research Assistant , Nov 2012 - May 2015
Organized three Annual Toronto Workshops in Ancient Philosophy (ATWAP), once as Lead Organizer ('14)
Improved utility of scholarly monograph by selecting the headings for the Subject Index, Name Index, and Index Locorum
Eliminated proofreading errors from five volumes of Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy
Cascino Vaughan Law Offices Legal Assistant, Nov 2011 - Apr 2012
Expedited the writing of deposition summaries for expert witnesses by upgrading the design of our relational database and standardizing the training of the summary writers
Managed a team of four workers assigned to the deposition summary project, trained each new summarizer, and enforced quality control
Streamlined case-building process by maintaining a relational database of jobsites, product IDs, and plaintiffs
Education
University of Toronto (Toronto, ON) MA Philosophy November 2015
University of Chicago (Chicago, IL) BA Philosophy June 2011
Academic Accomplishments
LSAT score: 173 (99th percentile) October 2016
Full tuition, insurance, and living stipend (University of Toronto) April 2012
Michael J. Herman Graduate Fellowship in Philosophy (University of Toronto) April 2012
Dunn Summer Research Grant (University of Chicago) June 2011
College and Departmental Honors (University of Chicago) June 2011
University Scholar (merit-based tuition scholarship, University of Chicago) January 2007