Hi, I'm Aidan, a
software engineer

Building practical solutions, one galaxy at a time.

Experience

Software Engineer

NeedList.ORG

Sep 2025 - Present

Directed creation of Nest.js API layer, GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline, and AI-powered Flutter to React with TanStack translation

Developed a comprehensive Jest test suite for the backend, integrating with Firebase Emulator

Implemented Agile methodology and Notion issue tracking

UI/UX Designer

FormulaTech Hacks

Mar 2025 - Present

Produced 2D assets, merchandise, and marketing materials that attracted 180+ sign-ups

Designed responsive event website in Figma and Illustrator

Research & Software Development Engineer

Autonomous Machining

Dec 2024 - Apr 2025

Leveraged Gen AI and Python scripts to streamline workflows and reduce reliance on manual human intervention

Built first-of-its-kind Python application, cutting preparation labor by 30% per machined part

University of Waterloo

Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Systems Design Engineering

Sep 2024 - Present

Cumulative GPA: 92.13%

2x Term Distinction

Relevant Courses: Human Factors in Design, Digital Computation, Data Structures and Algorithms

Awards: Systems Design Co-op for Good Award - $12,000, President's Scholar of Distinction - $2,000

Cloud Certifications - Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

Nov 2025

AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate

Oct 2025

AWS Certified AI Practitioner

Oct 2025

Featured Projects

AI Sleep Analytics

Undiscovered

AWS-powered ML pipeline that cleans and models sleep data using Random Forest regression and Prophet forecasting

Python

JupyterLab

AWS

scikit-learn

GitHub

Explore Project

Portfolio Website

Undiscovered

Full-stack Next.js portfolio with gamified balance, persisted state, and RESTful API integration

Next.js

React

Tailwind CSS

JavaScript

Three.js

MongoDB