Rohan Kanti

Bio:

👋 I'm Rohan Kanti, 22 years-old, 3rd year CS and Finance student @ McGill.

🌐 Born in the Philippines but raised throughout the world: Philippines -> Singapore -> Germany -> Singapore -> China -> Canada -> Singapore -> Canada

💙 Passionate Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blue-Belt Competitor @ Carlson Gracie Montreal and Mizu Studio

Meeting Carlson Gracie Jr himself!

📖 Extremely interested in Ancient Greek/Roman myth, warfare, philosophy, and society

Current Focus: Data Structures and Algorithms

Programming Languages

Java, JavaScript, Python, C, SQL, HTML, CSS, Bash

Tools/Systems

Linux, Unix, Git/Github, Jira, GCP, Looker, Microsoft Azure SQL Database, MongoDB

Non-Technicals

Perseverance, Clear-communication, Execution, Adaptability, and Critical Thinking

Current:

McGill Computer Science Undergraduate Society

Tutor | Montreal, Quebec | Jan 2023 - Present

Enhancing students' understanding of CS courses at McGill by providing code review, concept explanation, and troubleshooting during tri-weekly office hours, leading to improved academic performance and comprehension

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McGill's Prometheus AI Lab

Research Assistant | Montreal, Quebec | May 2023 - July 2023

Contributed towards McGill's efforts to compete in the international RoboCup competition by implementing a Goalie agent, leading to a crucial position on the team being addressed
Enhanced Goalie performance by improving decision-making and actions, resulting in fewer goals being scored
Reduced Goalie's field scanning time by integrating a field-of-view adjustment algorithm, optimizing ball detection rate

Birch Hill Equity Partners

Data Science Intern | Toronto, Ontario | May 2022 - Aug 2022

Collaborated on the development and roll-out of an app for a portfolio company which improved their delivery efficiency by 16% through refined routing and delivery time tracking
Ensured accurate processing of user inputs during field testing by querying backend data using SQL in a Microsoft Azure SQL Database, guaranteeing correct data handling
Implemented an automated notifications feature which sent emails to the tech team during server-side data processing errors by using Workato recipes, enhancing error response time

Singapore Army

Infantry Lieutenant | Singapore | Oct 2019 - Aug 2021

Earned the 2nd highest active unit rating in the annual assessment as well as the title of "Best Active Infantry/Guards unit" in the army for 2021/2022 by effectively commanding and leading 120+ soldiers in an infantry company, establishing a standard of excellence
Successfully resolved operational and administrative challenges through decisive decision making and proactive management strategies, ensuring smooth operations even in high-pressure situations
Achieved successful execution of complex company missions by assisting the Officer In Command in planning and strategizing, ensuring mission objectives were met

Receiving the SCS School Best Cadet award from the Comd SCS - COL Pang Chee Kong

Future: Curious about trading algorithms and CyberSecurity

Current:

KaizenFlo, June 2023, Personal Project, Full-Stack Focus

Enhancing the learning experience of grappling athletes by building a one stop shop platform that streamlines access to personalized coaching feedback, currently in a closed beta testing phase
Engineered RESTful APIs, data model schemas, a recording and annotation suite for coaches, error handling, secure user auth protocols, and an intuitive UI, by writing modularized maintainable code, culminating in a scalable and robust application
Effectively managing the agile development process by utilizing Jira, ensuring clear communication of requirements to my partner
Tech Used: JavaScript, React, Tailwind, Node, Express, Mongoose, MongoDB, AWS S3, Postman, Jira, Git, Vercel, Heroku

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Day2Day, May 2023, Personal Project, Front-End Focus

Motivated users' day by developing an interactive web app that calls various 3rd party APIs to give the user a random activity, quote, and the current weather at their location, leading to a more informed and inspired start to their day
Tech Used: JavaScript, React, Tailwind, Bored API, OpenWeather API, Quotes API, Git, Vercel

Neural Network Library, May 2023, Personal Project, ML/AI Focus

Implemented a rudimentary neural network library from scratch in Java by delving into the math of forward and backward propagation then translating the algorithm to code, leading to a greater understanding of how neural networks work
Tech Used: Java, Git

Personal Website, Jan 2023, Personal Project, Web Dev Basics Focus