Born & Raised · 2005–2023
Ottawa, Canada 🇨🇦
Home Base · Foundation
Where I grew up, learned to lead (camp counsellor, 4 summers), and decided I wanted more than a conventional path. Ottawa shaped my work ethic but made it clear I needed to leave to explore somewhere new on my own to understand what I actually wanted.
2023–Present · University
Halifax, Nova Scotia 🇨🇦
Dalhousie University · Co-op
Dalhousie gave me structure, a commerce education, and two terms at Marsh McLennan. Halifax is where I learned what professional life actually looks like — and started building things on the side to scratch the itch I couldn't shake.
Lesson: Real growth happens outside the classroom. The co-op program accelerated me more than any course.
Fall 2025
Vancouver, BC 🇨🇦
Exploration · Tech Scene
First time really experiencing Canada's west coast tech culture. Attended Luma AI events, met founders, and got a taste of what a different kind of professional environment felt like. Vancouver made me want more of that energy.
Lesson: Showing up to events alone in a city you don't know is a great way to step outside your comfort zone.
Jan 2026 – May 2026 · Now
Strasbourg, France
Exchange Semester · Building
Living in a new city experiencing a different culture, making friends from around the world, and somehow creating a new company idea. One of the most character-building things I've ever done.
Strasbourg
Exchange Life
Building
Lesson: You learn more about yourself in 4 months abroad than anything else. So grateful to be able to do it.
Jan–May 2026
Europe
Backpacking · Solo + Group
- Germany
- Switzerland
- Liechtenstein
- Italy
- Spain
- Austria
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Vatican City
- Portugal
- Morocco
Barcelona
Italy
Prague
May 11, 2026
Back to Canada, Ottawa Summer
Ottawa, Quebec · Summer Co-op
Starting co-op at Nordik Groupe as an Automation & AI Finance Intern in Quebec.
September 2027
Somewhere New
Gap Year · Roaming Builder
After graduation, I'm leaving with a backpack and a plan. Travel while building Luni, funding the journey through my own products. No fixed destination, no fixed end date.
This is my year of exploring, that could lead to many more.
Fall 2025
Vancouver Luma AI Events
Vancouver, BC
First time showing up solo to tech events in a city I didn't know. Met founders, early-stage builders, and people who thought about AI the way I did. Confirmed that the best way to learn is to be in the room where things are happening.
Spring 2026
European AI Hackathons
Europe (TBD — April 2026)
Actively looking for Cursor and AI hackathons in Europe before I fly home. Hacktrack-eu, Luma Cursor community. The goal is to build something real in 48 hours and meet people who operate at the frontier.
2024–2025
Dalhousie Investment Society
Halifax, NS
Weekly market discussions, EMC meetings, PM insights into real trades and portfolio strategy. Sharpened how I think about markets and got comfortable presenting investment theses to a room.
Ongoing
AI Meetups & Builder Events
Wherever I Am
I look for Luma events in every city I visit. If there's an AI meetup within an hour, I go. Some of the most valuable conversations I've had about product and building have happened at events I almost didn't attend.