Ayaan Merchant
Co-op Student Project Services at ATCO Gas
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolAyaan Merchant is a Computing Science and Business student at the University of Alberta with nine years of diverse experience bridging data science, software development, and business strategy. Currently a Co-op in Project Services at ATCO Gas, he brings hands-on skills in Python data workflows, prescriptive analytics, and full-stack web development from roles ranging from research internships to startup leadership. At Aga Khan University he led a scoping review on AI in early childhood education and migrated analytics pipelines from SPSS to Python, cutting manual effort roughly 30–50%. He co-founded a Junior Achievement company that generated profitability and won regional competitions, evidencing his ability to turn data-driven insights into operational results. Comfortable translating technical concepts for non-technical audiences, he has delivered workshops on generative AI and built prototypes for maternal healthcare. Outside work he channels leadership into community initiatives and maintains a disciplined, active lifestyle that fuels his curiosity and resilience.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computing Science, Bachelor's degree, Computing Science at University of AlbertaBachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at MacEwan UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Lillian Osborne High School
Github Skills (7)
react9
javascript9
nodejs9
css8
math7
codebase6
certification5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
AyaanM/DataStructures
Mar 2021 - Mar 2022
A website containing information about specific python data structures- for later reference
Contributions:1 review, 4 PRs, 3 pushes in 1 year
data-structurespython-data-structurespythonpython-data
AyaanM/budgy
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Contributions:20 pushes, 2 branches in 11 months
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