Academics
4.0 GPA
A+ Student
Schulich Leader Nominee
Experience
Site Reliablility Analyst - Sun Life
Software/Data Platform Developer - Vidyard
Research Intern - University of Waterloo
Mobile App Developer ~ Data Miner
Projects
Machine Learning Models
Hack The North
Nasa Space Challenge
Terrain Generation
Who Am I
I'm a 4th year Software Engineering student at McMaster University with a current GPA of 4.0 nearing the end of my studies and actively seeking emploment.
My passion is solving problems and coming up with innovative solutions. I take pride in everything I do and set very high standards for myself.
I am confident, work well with others and have excellent communication skills.
What People Say About Me
Throughout the 4 months of the internship, I was amazed by how fast Jake could learn new concepts with minimal direction from my end. Since it was a remote experience (mostly in part due to the pandemic), I could not teach Jake the concepts myself. I would routinely just point him to online resources and he would pick them up on his own. Such independence is a fantastic skill to posses for any seasoned researcher. Jake picked up difficult concepts that he had not learned in school like logistic regression quite easily. I can only assume that this was possible because his basics are strong. Similarly, he was able to mine the data with ease. Note that this project is similar to what graduate students start with as well. So the research standard is quite high here. Still Jake managed to execute it well within his internship timeframe.
Jake is an incredible student who has excelled in the classroom, when competing in mathematics/science competitions and in his software engineering research. Jake has demonstrated a strong interest and abilities in the math's, sciences and software engineering. Jake has won numerous school awards in the math's and sciences. As well, Jake’s school mathematics team has won zone championships in the Fryer mathematics contest, Canadian intermediate mathematics contest, Galois mathematics contest and the Canadian senior mathematics contest
I have known Jake for over three years, having the pleasure to teach him in both my English and drama classes, and I believe that I can speak of his character with insight.
Jake is a talented, creative, hard-working student. He has demonstrated a range of impressive skills on a consistent basis. In drama, he has produced work that is thoughtful, imaginative and at times, very humorous. Jake is a terrific group member who contributes ideas in a positive manner and respectfully accepts concepts from his team. He listens deeply, a rare but essential skill in today’s world. Jake possesses strong leadership and problem solving skills, and he quickly senses when his peers need further direction and motivation to complete set tasks. He is well-liked and highly respected by his classmates.
Jake expresses his ideas in a concise, articulate manner in both oral and written forms. He is a talented writer. His work is carefully drafted and he pays close attention to detail while at the same time bringing a fresh, often unique perspective to the topic.
Contributing to the community is also important to Jake. He has volunteered for more than 150 hours at the Apps Mill Nature Centre, where he helps run summer camps for six to 10-year-olds. He also takes a leadership role in the school’s chess club and is learning two musical instruments. Combined with his excellent work in drama, these pursuits highlight an essential characteristic of Jake: he strives to challenge himself beyond his more obvious and outstanding talents in math and science.