03 / Career Paths

Three Directions,
One Skill Stack

I'm not confused about having multiple interests — I've figured out that the same skills serve all of them. Here's the map.

Most students pick one path and hope it works out. I'm building a skill stack that makes me useful across three directions — PM, Data Scientist, and Founder. The same Python skills that make me a better analyst make me a better builder. The same financial literacy that helps me as a PM helps me run my own companies. Every skill I learn serves at least two of these paths. That's not scattered — that's deliberate.

Paths

Where I Could Take You

A
Builder-PM
"The PM who can open a terminal"
I want to sit between user problems and engineering solutions — defining what gets built and why. My builder background means I can talk to engineers and understand tradeoffs. My commerce training keeps me grounded in business impact.
What I can do for you now
  • Write product specs and user stories
  • Run user interviews and synthesize findings
  • Build prototypes to validate ideas quickly
  • Bridge communication between tech and business
Still building toward

More formal PM frameworks, user research at scale, shipped product with real users and feedback loops

B
Analytical Founder
"Builds companies where the product IS the data"
Luni Money is already this. I want to build data-driven products from scratch — the kind where the insight is the value. My finance background means I actually understand the domain I'm analyzing.
What I can do for you now
  • Clean, analyze, and visualize datasets in Python
  • Build ML models to surface actionable insights
  • Frame data findings in business language
  • Connect domain knowledge to analytical questions
Still building toward

Deeper ML skills, understanding how data products monetize, first real revenue from Luni

C
Roaming Builder
"Ships products from anywhere, funds it himself"
Post-graduation I'm planning a deliberate gap — travelling while continuing to build Luni. Not a break from my career. The most accelerated version of it. Adventure and building are the same instinct for me.
What I can do for you now
  • Build and ship full-stack AI products independently
  • Work asynchronously across time zones
  • Bring fresh perspective from building in multiple cities
  • Self-manage without hand-holding
Still building toward

Luni to first real MRR, audience and distribution, documenting the build in public

Skills

The Overlap Map

SkillBuilder-PMAnalytical FounderRoaming Builder
Python + Data
Product Thinking
Financial Literacy
Building with AI
ML / Data Science
User Research
Distribution / Writing
Full-stack Building
Timeline

The Roadmap

2024–2025
Foundation
Marsh McLennan. 2 terms. Star Colleague. Learned how real businesses work.
Done
Jan–May 2026
Exchange + Build
Strasbourg. Co-founded AllAbroad. Started Luni. Proved I can ship from anywhere.
Now
Summer 2026
Co-op
Seeking PM or data role. Ottawa / Toronto / Remote. Available May 11.
Seeking
Fall 2026
Year 4, Halifax
Final year at Dal. ML coursework. Growing Luni. More case studies.
Planned
May 2027
Graduation
BCom from Dalhousie. Summer: work, save, prepare for what's next.
Planned
Sep 2027
Gap Year
Backpack and a smile. Build Luni from the road. Fund it myself. No fixed end date.
The Bet
// For recruiters reading this

If you're building something in AI, fintech, or analytics and need someone who can think in product and build in code — I'm available from May 2026 for a summer co-op.

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