About Me

I've always loved puzzles and problem solving. I also have always been a "people person", and was drawn to psychology after a serendipitous change to my schedule in first year of my undergrad. From that moment, I was able to combine my love of problem solving with my interest in humans and their behaviours.

As a scientist with a PhD in cognitive psychology and a postdoctoral focus in cognitive neuroscience, I bring my love of science to my creative endeavors. My transition into data science deepened my fascination with patterns and variations on a theme, reflecting the way that memories are changed with each retrieval, maintaining some characteristics but often changing in unexpected ways. Living in the Rockies has further inspired my work, intertwining my love for the outdoors with photography and textile arts. My artistic practice honors my loved ones. I create with someone in mind, channeling my emotions into the work, while embracing my role as a process artist. I enjoy tinkering and learning new techniques to expand my creative toolkit. This exploration parallels my work in data science and coding, where myriad ways exist to solve problems and visualize patterns.

Skills & Technologies

Pythonflaskpandasmarimoscikit-learnmatplotlibseabornaltairplotlyData ScienceMachine LearningCognitive PsychologyHuman MemoryAttentionImplicit LearningTeam LeadershipReactNext.jsTypeScriptNode.jsCreative ArtsPhotographyTextile ArtsSewingQuiltingKnittingCrochetSketchingWatercolour

Journey

2020 - Present

Shopify, Staff Data Scientist

Currently a Staff Data Scientist in our People Analytics team. Previously a Data Science Manager on Growth teams (Advanced Insights, Monetization), including our paid trial promo that launched as a global A/B test and adopted as our current trial experience.

2018 - 2020

Delphia

Senior Data Scientist & Director of Data Science. Developed pipelines to model consumer purchase intent using Twitter data; deployed daily consumer sentiment surveys to track sentiment over finer time scales.

2017 - 2018

Zero Gravity Labs, LoyaltyOne

Data Scientist in an innovation lab focused on Horizon 3 machine learning work. Used NLP and Graph methods to generate embeddings for grocery products. Embedding model was later adopted by the Airmiles team to generate recommendations for customers.

2016 - 2017

Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

Research Scientist focused on business intelligence. Analyzed season seat holder sentiment, ticket resale behaviors using R and Python.

Academic Era

PhD & Postdoc

Completed PhD in cognitive psychology (implicit learning and attention) and Postdoc at Rotman Research Institute & U of T (memory and attention in aging).