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Work Experience

Founder and CEO

Pathwise

2026-04 - Present

- Built an AI-powered career-guidance web application using React and Vite to help immigrants, students, and career changers navigate professional pathways across 11 countries. - Designed a 10-step onboarding questionnaire that generates personalized career roadmaps in under three seconds through the Groq API. - Developed an AI resume builder along with scholarship and visa-pathway modules, with support for 10 languages.

Founder & President

Canadian Youth Finance Alliance (CYFA)

2026-01 - Present

- Founded a national organization empowering 2,500+ students across Canada with essential financial literacy and real-world leadership skills. - Lead the organization's strategic vision and a nationwide network of mentorship and educational resources.

President

Victoria Park: Mock Trials

2025-08 - Present

- Lead the school mock-trial team, coordinating case preparation, argument development, and member training; served as a member from August 2024 to August 2025.

Participant, Law Youth Summer Program (Law YSP) - Corporate Law

University of Toronto - Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law

2026-08 - 2026-08

- Completed an intensive corporate law program hosted at UofT Law focused on corporate legal frameworks, business transactions, and legal analysis. - Engaged in practical case studies and simulations led by legal professionals and law faculty.

Legal Assistant

JX Law Professional Corporation

2025-06 - 2025-09

- Drafted routine legal documents, letters, contracts, and forms under the supervision of senior staff. - Conducted legal and factual research using professional legal databases and public records. - Gathered and organized evidence, records, and other case-related information for active files. - Summarized legal authorities, case law, statutes, and regulations to support ongoing matters.

Augmented & Virtual Reality Interaction

Independent Research

2023-10 - 2024-01

- Secured and conducted an interview with a University of British Columbia computer-science professor affiliated with the Computer Vision Lab and Centre for AI Decision-making and Action (CAIDA).