Resume
Oleksandra Nahorna
Greater Toronto Area, Ontario
Mob. +1 (416) 659-2965
Objective:
My goal is to obtain an internship or co-op position in the Software Development field to utilize my passion for technology and gain more experience, be useful and resultative for your company.
I can do/imitate/grow towards/perform anything that a human being is capable of doing. If I do not have some skillset that you are looking for right now, no worries, I will be able to learn before or during our collaboration. Please do not mind giving me a chance to grow with you.
If you have any suggestion for me, please let me know via email or linkedin
Highlights of Qualifications:
● Software: VS Code, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), Cisco Packet Tracer, Enterprise Architect, OllyDB, IntelliJ Idea, NetBeans, Oracle VM VirtualBox, RStudio, Google Colab, GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Postman, Docker, Android Studio, React Native.
● Experience in using design tools such as Figma, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML5, and CSS.
● Soft skills: working under pressure, fast decision making, leadership qualities, team player.
● Natural Languages: English, Ukrainian (native), Russian, French (beginner), Polish (classrom study), German (beginner).
● Programming languages (from daily used languages to rarely used): Python, JavaScript (JS), R, SQL, C++ , Java, Java Spring, Kotlin.
Hackathons:
Hack the North 2025
Hack the North 2024
Toyota Innovation Challenge
Work Experience:
Here can be your company name :)
Looking for: Data Science, Research or ML internship opportunities
Do not mind being considered for permanent entry-level role as well
January 2026 - ...
Toronto, ON, Canada
or
Waterloo, ON, Canada
or
anywhere in
Greater Toronto Area
● Should we conduct one of your R&D research projects?
● Do you want to tackle a specific problem with me?
●Should we embrace new challenges = opportunities and work on them together?
● Do you see me as a fit for someone you know? Pass my resume and LinkedIn profile to them.
● Let us be a good match "made in heaven"
● Let us connect; email me or message me on LinkedIn
● Tools/languages/Libraries used: Python, .venv, Anaconda, AWS Sagemaker, Tensorboard, Keras, Pytorch, MacOS or other tools?
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Data Science Intern
January 2025 - December 2025
Toronto, ON, Canada
● Research and paper in progress of publication.
● Tools/languages/Libraries used: Python, .venv, Anaconda, AWS Sagemaker, Tensorboard, Keras, Pytorch, MacOS.
ALTAIR ENGINEERING
Data Science Intern
June 2024 - December 2024
Toronto, ON, Canada
● Project work: Utilizing image recognition and optical character recognition for building additional functionality for existing software solutions.
● Integration of different parts of functionality produced within the team.
● Research holding for the project scope identification, collaborating with a team for the built solution improvement and result fine-tuning.
● Tools/languages used: Python, Anaconda, Miniforge, OpenCV, Yolo, OCR systems (paddle, trocr, tesseract, easyOCR)
GOHAPPY CLUB
Scrum master, Software Developer
January 2023 - April 2023
Waterloo, ON, Canada
● Responsibility/project work: Working on project frontend implementation and support for React Native app, connecting to them with Android Studio, while performing the assigned tasks using JavaScript and Java programming languages on MacOS.
● Using Firebase tools to support the app database and functionality. Conducting unit test for the backend part of the project using Java and Junit library in IntelliJ Idea, researching about approaches to perform tests using Postman. Translating Kotlin tutorials into Java.
● Working per Agile methodology using Jira, as a scrum-master of 4 developers. Approaching methodology to support team members and engage them in productive result orientation.
● Tools/languages used: Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, React Native, GitHub, Jira, IntelliJ Idea, Android Studio.
WATERLOO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INSTITUTE
Research Trainee - Summer Research Assistant
May 2022 - August 2022
Waterloo, ON, Canada
● Responsibility/project work: Analysis of the technical component of the instrument/technology of the banking
sector. Analyzing the prerequisite for adoption of Central Banking Digital Currency within Canada.
● Working on the opensource code (MIT Project Hamilton) for implementation of the hybrid system for Central Banking Digital Currency. Building a simulation system of economics interactions of three actors of the system.
● Collaborating with a team to investigate the security of the project using Wireshark, brute force attack.
● Tools/languages used: C++, Python, VSCode, Docker.
JSC UKRTELECOM
March 2021 - June 2021
Probationer in information technology security department, risk response department
Kyiv, Ukraine
● Review, familiarity, and work with Rapid 7, Service Desk, Cloud APP, Microsoft ATP, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, WAF (Azure), Stealth Watch, One Identity Sentinel, System Center Configuration Manager (Reports in System Center Configuration Manager).
● Search for incidents and vulnerabilities, their fixation and processing.
● Participation in forming Initial materials for staff in safety, technical documentation forming direction.
● Creating applications for changes (interaction and task assignments for the administrative sector) in Appendix Service Desk.
Education and Training:
University of
Waterloo
PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering - Pattern Analysis Machine Intellligence
2025 - present
Waterloo, ON, Canada
● Professional skills: Python, Machine Learning and Data Science.
University of
Waterloo
Master of Applied Sciences in Electrical and Computer Engineering
2022 - 2024
Waterloo, ON, Canada
● Skills and tools: Reinforcement learning, Python, Machine Learning and Data Science.
Kyiv School of Economics
Master’s in Business and Financial Economics
2021 - present
Kyiv, Ukraine
● Professional skills: Data analysis, Business research and analysis, Financial and management accounting, Financial analysis, Economic and financial modelling, Decision making based on data analysis, and Academic writing.
● Social skills: Integrated approach to problem-solving, Teamwork, Critical thinking, Time management, Stress resistance, Analytical thinking, Presentation skills.
University of Houston
Master’s in Applied Economics
2022 - present
remotely
● Data science track: Data Analysis and Visualization in R, Selected Topics in Supervised and Unsupervised Machine Learning, Introduction to Social Networks (Theory, Methods and Applications).
Kyiv National Economic University
Bachelor of Cybersecurity (full-time education)
2019 - 2021
Kyiv, Ukraine
● Software familiarity: Cisco Packet Tracer, Oracle VM VirtualBox, MS Office.
Kyiv National Economic University
Bachelor of Computer Science (part-time/extramural education)
2019 - 2021
Kyiv, Ukraine
● Software familiarity: Cisco Packet Tracer, Java, Enterprise Architect, OllyDB, PHP, IntelliJ Idea, NetBeans, MSOffice, 3ds Max, Visual PROMETHEE.
College of Information Systems and Technologies
Junior specialist of Software Development - Professional qualification technician-programmer
2015 - 2019
● Software familiarity: NetBeans, IntelliJ Idea, Wix.com, MS Office, Visual Studio Code, Enterprise Architect, Windows console, etc.
● Languages : Java, C++, Python, PHP, HTML, CSS, etc.
Kyiv, Ukraine