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Software developer working across firmware engineering, distributed systems, computer vision and modern web technologies.

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About

I am a software developer passionate about building systems across multiple domains including distributed systems, web applications, computer vision and AR interfaces. Currently pursuing an M.Sc in Financial Engineering while working professionally in firmware development and testing.

Education

M.Sc. Financial Engineering — WorldQuant University

2025 – Present

Focus on quantitative finance and statistical modeling.

B.Sc. Computer Science — University of Calgary

2020 – 2022

GPA: 3.7

  • President’s Admission Scholarship
  • Jason Lang Scholarship
  • Dean’s List
  • Research projects: ArmText (ongoing)

Experience

Software Developer — Hexagon A&P

2023 – Present

  • Increased firmware test coverage by 70%
  • Worked across DevOps, tracking and commerce projects
  • Identified critical stop-ship production defects
  • Executed testing following ASPICE and ISO standards

Teaching Assistant — University of Calgary

2022 – 2023

Taught assembly programming and bare-metal development.

Projects

GoLF Compiler

Compiler for a subset of Go built using flex, bison and C.

Repo

Distributed File System

Central node tracking replica nodes built with React and FastAPI.

Repo

ArmText

Computer vision interface enabling on-body text input.

Repo

Chatlator

Multi-language chat application using React and Express.

Repo Demo

Dots & Boxes

Multiplayer web game implemented with React and Express.

Repo Demo

WFH Tracker

Web app to track working hours using HTML, PHP and SQL.

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Skills

Python
C++
React Native
CI/CD
Jenkins
Computer Vision
Distributed Systems
OpenGL

GitHub Activity

Contact

akash02ita@gmail.com

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