SASA Executive: Grade 9, 10, 11 Representative

Accomplishment:

• Served as Grade 9 Representative during the founding inaugural year of the South Asian Student Association.

• I stepped up and took on a leadership role in coordinating and organizing club initiatives and activities and contributed to planning discussions.

• Delegating tasks within small teams and helping organize cultural awareness activities.

• Collaborated with the Tamil Student Association to co-lead joint events and fundraisers.

Impact

• I played a key role in establish the club’s operational structure and event framework while introducing South Asian culture and festivals to the school community.

• I also supported early cross-club collaboration and built a foundation for sustainable student engagement.

Outcome

• I have gained and developed foundational leadership and coordination skills including teamwork.

• I took initiative and responsibility in a new organization.

• Also gained early experience supporting event planning and collaborative leadership.

SASA Executive: Grade 12 Event Coordination Executive

Activity

• I was promoted to Event Coordination Executive.

• I was responsible for taking primary leadership over event planning and execution.

• I handled and led logistics, scheduling, partnership coordination, and on-site management for cultural and fundraising events.

• I also collaborated with Pickering High School to plan and host a Garba event celebrating South Asian culture.

Impact

• Delivered high-impact cultural events with broad and wide audience participation while strengthening bonds and partnerships between schools.

• I also improved the scale, organization, and professionalism of club-led initiatives.

Outcome

• I demonstrated strong leadership in event coordination, project management, and team organization.

• I gained advanced experience leading complex events from concept to execution, reinforcing long-term leadership and organizational skills.

Student Parliament Executive: Grade 9, 10, 11 Representative

Activity

• I was Served as a Spirit Committee member within Student Parliament, collaborating to promote school events and spirit initiatives.

• I helped design and distributed advertisements, posters, and announcements to increase awareness of school activities.

• Participated in brainstorming sessions to generate ideas for spirit days and student engagement initiatives.

Impact

• I helped school-wide efforts to increase student participation and build school spirit.

• By helping promoting events to the broader student body I created a positive and inclusive school environment.

Outcome

• I acquired early exposure to student leadership and event promotion within a formal governance structure.

• I also developed some foundational key skills in leadership, teamwork, communication, creativity, and team collaboration.

Youth Mentor – FIRST LEGO League Canada (Team 63697 Techno Turtles) - AI Innovation Project - Won 1st Place in Regionals.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Mentored and led a team of 10 middle school (Grade 7 & 8) students for FIRST LEGO League regional level competition to work on AI Innovation Project.

• Worked with them to gather several problem statements, perform initial research and pick the problem to be solved based on solution viability.

• Identified solution options by researching current solutions on the market and available technologies. This included research of alternative power sources (solar, wind and wave energy generators) to keep the Pod powered while at sea, and the use of image processing and AI to capture and classify marine species.

• Mentored the team in build a model Pod platform and an autonomous rover using available Lego parts.

• Coached the team in building AI model of marine species classification using Teachable Machine image classification model training.

• Coached the team in preparing the 12 page presentation needed to present key concepts and solution to the judges.

• Trained the team to present the content within the allowed 15 minutes to judges as an interactive interview with role-play involving all 10 team members.

• Mentored the team on answers to questions that they may be asked during the interview.

• Helped the team stay organized, confident, and motivated throughout the process.

• Motivated the team to remain calm and maintain cohesion if there are unexpected questions during the interview.

• The team’s hard work resulted in winning 1st place for the AI Innovation Project at the regional level, making the experience especially rewarding.

SV Creative Arts Inc. & Desi Metronomes Certificate of Participation

Activity

• I performed Bharatnatyam dance in a Musical Evening hosted by SV Creative Arts Incorporation.

  For over a month, I have dedicated 10 hours of practice to prepare for this event focusing on choreography and expressions.

  The experience strengthened my discipline, confidence, and stage presence, while also deepening my connection to my cultural identity.

Sawan Mala Certificate of Appreciation

Activity

• I participated as a dancer for the Sawan Mela cultural event, which was hosted by the Durham Intercultural Volunteers Youth Association.

  During the course of one month, I dedicated 10 hours of practice to prepare for this event, focusing on choreography, timing, and coordination.

  I was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation, recognized by the Town of Whitby, and signed by Chris Leahy, the Regional Councillor.

Bharatnatyam and Bollywood Dance

Activity

• Dancing as a hobby since Grade 7, consistently attended practices alongside my academic commitments, performed in Bollywood, Bharatanatyam, and Lavani.

  Performed in approximately 30+ community and school events, sharing Indian traditions with live audiences.

  I represented South Asian culture at many school talent shows through performances with the South Asian Student Association and my dance academy.

Durham Marathi Mandal, Toronto. (Non Profit Organization)

Activity

• Volunteer for DMM events for 4 years. Actively involved in leading volunteer teams and various activities. I assisted in crowd management, organizing, planning, Stage decorations, Rangoli, Stage management, performance participation and Cleanup.

Gather for Good, Charitable trust

Activity

• Volunteer for GFG events for 4 years. Actively involved in leading volunteer teams and various activities. I assisted in crowd management, organizing, planning, Stage decorations, Rangoli, Stage management, performance participation and Cleanup.

Zebra Robotics Summer Camp

Activity

• Robotics summer camp coach - elementary and middle-school, at Zebra Robotics center, Ajax.

• Welcome and assist the students to commence their learning session for the day

• Assist the students in their self-paced learning sessions which include building Lego based robots and coding them in block code or Python depending on the age-group

• Coach students by asking questions on their approach to solving the challenges, and encourage them to consider alternative approaches to solving

• Engage students in activities and games during their break

• Ensure students have their snacks and lunch, and clean up after

• Clean-up and organize the space at the end of the day

• Provided feedback about accomplishments of students or improvements needed to the lead coach or center manager.

Summer Internship at software firm GreenLMS Inc.

Activity

• Completed 2 months fulltime Summer Internship at software firm GreenLMS Inc.

• I completed a two-month summer internship with TheGreenLMS, gaining hands-on exposure to learning management systems used in real-world educational environments.

• I supported and learned about LMS configuration and maintenance, including course content setup, user access management, assessments, and progress tracking.

• I also assisted in improving platform usability by providing new ideas and understanding user workflows and identifying areas for clearer navigation and functionality.

• I gained practical experience working with web-based software systems and got to understand how front-end design choices affect user experiences.

• I developed a significant understanding of how scalable software platforms support online education and various learner needs.

• I strengthened my technical problem-solving skills, communication, and ability to work in a team while working in a professional environment.

• I developed and strengthened my interest in software engineering, computer science, and engineering through practical exposure to software systems used in education technology.

Assistant Beautician

Activity

• Worked as a assistant under beautician.

• Understood basic skincare knowledge (cleansing, moisturizing, hygiene).

• I understand hair care fundamentals and help with hair washing and blow-drying.

• Helped and learned Basic makeup application techniques.

• I got to know beauty tools and safe product usage.

• Maintaining cleanliness and sanitation of tools at workspace.

• Time management and punctuality.

• Followed instructions, safety guidelines, hygiene and sanitation standards as instructed.

• Helped with proper handling and storage of beauty products.

University of Toronto - AI/ML with Python Course

AI/ML with Python course from “University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies” - Summer 2024

Activity

• Completed a university-level AI/ML course covering AI and Machine learning with Python fundamentals, supervised and unsupervised learning, model training, and evaluation.

• I learned and implemented machine learning algorithms such as K-Nearest Neighbors, Logistic Regression, and Decision Trees.

• I learned introductory Neural Networks using Python, with exposure to transformers and API-based AI systems.

  Impact

• Applied AI and Machine learning skills by doing hands-on model implementation on a project.

• Created and tested my own machine learning models, which are accurate, reliable, and ethically designed.

  Outcome

• Developed hands-on experience with end-to-end machine learning workflows and strengthened my interest in pursuing computer science and engineering with a focus on artificial intelligence.

• Built a strong technical understanding of how AI systems learn from data and how design choices affect performance, accuracy, and reliability in real-world applications.

• Strengthened interest in pursuing career in computer engineering or computer science, particularly in building scalable, AI-driven applications that combine machine learning with real-time software systems.

University of Toronto - Mobile App Development Course

Mobile App Development course from “University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies” - Summer 2024

Activity

• Completed a mobile app development program in 2024 from the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, emphasizing core computer science and software engineering principles.

• Learned applied programming fundamentals like object-oriented programming (OOP), data structures (arrays), control flow, and modular design within React Native, etc.

• Learned how to apply state management, component design, storage, and system features such as notifications and audio.

  Impact

• Strengthened ability to convert theoretical CS concepts into scalable, functional software systems. Gained experience designing applications with a focus on code maintainability, system organization, and user-driven constraints, mirroring real-world engineering environments.

  Outcome

• I have gained a strong foundation in software development and OOP.

• Also developed exposure and interest towards Computer Science and Computer Engineering fields. Developed experience creating mobile apps while reflecting interest in software systems, engineering design, and applied computing.

Queens University - Summer of Science - Summer Course

Queens 2025 Summer of Science - Summer Course

Activity

• I was selected for the Queen’s University 2025 Summer of Science program based on a recommendation and reference provided by a school teacher.

• I participated in hands-on workshops focused on introductory Python programming, statistics, and computer science concepts.

• I also learned about AI and machine learning fundamentals and how to implement them practically in real-world scenarios.

• Also gained knowledge on how to perform data analysis.

  Outcome

• Gained exposure to how to use computational tools and data-driven methods in real scientific research across disciplines.

• Completed the program and earned a certificate of attendance

• Built foundational skills in Python, data analysis, and computational thinking.

• Strengthened interest in computer science, engineering, and AI-focused research.

AL/ML course from Inspirit AI.

AL/ML course attended from Inspirit AI.

Activity

• Taken a course on the AL and ML program covering concepts and fundamentals of AI and ML. This includes the full ML pipeline from preprocessing data and model selection to evaluation and deployment.

• Gained knowledge and experience in using Python in Google Colab, working with supervised learning models, neural networks, convolutional neural networks (CNNs), and natural language processing (NLP) techniques.

  Impact

• I benefited from translating these concepts into practical applications across computer vision, NLP, and data analysis.

• Gained experience working with real datasets, which improved my understanding of how AI can be applied to a series of domains across various sectors.

  Outcome

• Completed this course and developed a strong foundation in AI and machine learning, neural networks, with practical experience implementing and evaluating models in Python.

• This experience strengthened my interest in computer science and engineering, particularly in applying AI to real-world scientific and research problems.