cs student at the university of calgary (3.87 gpa, minor in data science) with a bias toward building things that actually ship. ai apps, ml models, hackathon projects, full-stack tools. if it involves code and solves a real problem, i'm in.
- top 5% kaggle ranking with a roc auc of 0.961
- chrome extension that cuts job application time by 94% using on-device ai
- real-time asl translator at 93.4% accuracy, shipped in 36 hours
- uncovered a $1.5-2.3m revenue opportunity for the city of cochrane through data analysis
- just shipped an elden ring-themed portfolio in next.js + framer motion
essam = {
"university": "University of Calgary",
"gpa": 3.87,
"minor": "Data Science",
"languages": {
"proficient": ["Python", "TypeScript", "SQL"],
"comfortable": ["JavaScript", "Java", "R"],
"learning": ["Rust", "Go"],
},
"ml_ai": ["TensorFlow", "PyTorch", "Scikit-learn", "CatBoost", "XGBoost", "Pandas", "NumPy"],
"web": ["Next.js", "React", "Tailwind CSS", "FastAPI", "Node.js"],
"tools": ["Git", "Jupyter", "Power BI", "Docker", "Figma", "WXT"],
"building": ["FinanceGuy (AI finance app)", "Elden Ring portfolio"],
"open_to": ["internships", "hackathons", "cool side projects"],
}| project | description | stack | stats |
|---|---|---|---|
| swiftapply | chrome extension that cuts job application time by 94% using gemini nano on-device ai | typescript, react, wxt | google chrome built-in ai challenge 2025 |
| silentspeak | real-time asl translator using computer vision and deep learning | python, tensorflow, next.js | 93.4% accuracy across 37 gestures, 36hr hackathon |
| cochrane tourism | data analysis uncovering $1.5-2.3m revenue opportunity from 136k+ annual tourists | python, geospatial analysis | case competition win |
| kaggle competitions | ml competition portfolio using ensemble methods and feature engineering | catboost, xgboost, python | roc auc 0.961, top 5% |
| ai dungeon master | agentic ai for interactive tabletop rpgs with dynamic narrative generation | next.js, fastapi, gemini api | 48hr odsc hackathon |
| dystopia | 2d platformer with custom physics engine, ai enemies, and a level editor | python, pygame | 2000+ loc, 5+ levels |
data analyst at aventi global unlimited (london, uk, remote, 2023)
- designed client acquisition dashboards in power bi for executive stakeholders
- resolved api integration issues enabling real-time data sync
- presented findings in daily standups aligned to delivery timelines
director of events at mosaic ucalgary (2024 - present)
jr. academic rep at computer science undergraduate society (2024 - present)
- mit x idss data science and machine learning certificate
- president's admission scholarship, university of calgary
- dean's admission scholarship, university of calgary
may your grace guide you, tarnished.