- Location
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Bio
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Currently enrolled in B.Sc. Computer Science at Lassonde School of Engineering, York University.
- Resume
- Nikhil_Sharma_Resume.pdf
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- Website development Software development Databases
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Individual endorsement
Nikhil Sharma has excelled in his work, demonstrating outstanding analytical skills, attention to detail, and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality results. His proactive approach, adaptability, and ability to engage effectively with stakeholders set him apart. I highly endorse Nikhil for his professionalism, dedication, and ability to consistently exceed expectations.
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Recent projects
Website Development
We would like to update existing website for our organization. We would like to work with students to update our website for us. Students should be prepared to: Conduct a needs analysis to determine which platform is most suitable. Create a design proposal including wireframes or low-fidelity mockups for our company's review. Update our website, with our assistance in providing content and copy. Provide training on updating and maintaining the site.
Launch Pages on WordPress - Phase 2, 1000towns.ca
Number of individual students required: 10 students, any Province or Territory, Canada To complete the project, you will launch ten town pages on 1000towns.ca. We would like to work with students to develop these unique pages for us. Please check a few town pages on the website before applying. Students should be prepared to: Launch 10 town pages in WordPress based on our template Build pages based on providing digital content Test launched pages for bugs The 1000 Towns team will provide a manual and training.
Social Media Marketing Project
If you're social media savvy and looking to gain digital marketing experience we want to work with you! We would like students to help us set up our social media accounts and create a strategy to start promoting our business using these channels. You will also assist with creating content that is aligned with our services, mission, and sector. We will ensure the student has a clear understanding of what these elements are for our organization. If you're a creative mind, looking for experience, and are ready to tackle this challenge with us, then we'd love to hear from you.
Learning Engine Research Plan
The goal of this project is to create a quest engine in which (organizational) users can create skill trees and task paths that other (public) users can complete to earn badges and othe reputation building rewards. This project aims to create an algortim and data sorting process for quest engine data. The development of the project will be to create a micro service which can be used on both our mobile app and website portal.
Work experience
Computer Science and Mathematics Tutor
Varsity Tutors
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 2024 - Current
• Instructed people across the USA and Canada in Python, Java, Calculus, and advanced programming concepts.
• Developed and delivered customized lessons covering foundational to advanced topics in JavaScript and Python.
• Catered to diverse audience, including university students & experienced professionals seeking skill enhancement.
• Guided students to achieve top grades in their courses, assignments and projects.
• Achieved and maintained a 5-star rating through exceptional teaching and student feedback.
CTO
Guides
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
February 2024 - July 2024
• Co-built an AI-powered learning analytics platform providing educators with real-time student progress tracking and behaviour modelling of students.
• Integrated agent personalization using prompt injection and sentiment signals, tuning AI workflows dynamically and personalized.
• Engineered RAG pipelines with FAISS for modular document retrieval and explainable decision logic in LLM responses.
• Designed backend systems using FastAPI + SQLAlchemy (PostgreSQL); deployed on Oracle Cloud with containerization via Docker.
• Led front-end dev in NextJS, building secure interfaces for educator feedback and auditability of AI-generated insights.
Software Engineer
Ada Analytics
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
January 2024 - May 2024
• Led a distributed team of 5 engineers to deliver an MVP for a data-driven analytics platform.
• Re-architected database layer from Peewee to SQLAlchemy (PostgreSQL) for better performance and code traceability.
• Built RESTful APIs using FastAPI for integration between frontend components and ML services.
• Wrote automated test coverage with PyTest to ensure stability and reduce regressions.
• Defined internal engineering standards, conducted hiring interviews, and improved onboarding process.
Education
Bachelor's of Science, Computer Science
York University
January 2021 - Current
Personal projects
KenkoNav
September 2024 - Current
https://kenkonav.com/• Built a modular AI-native product validation platform that maps user health conditions to product safety using LLMs.
• Designed an agentic architecture with explicit task separation (NLU, ingredient analysis, recommendation), enabling traceable and explainable decisions.
• Implemented OCR + image embeddings to parse product labels & extract structured data for secure inference pipelines.
• Developed backend services with FastAPI (Python) and frontend with Vite + React (TypeScript), deployed via cloud.
• Converted platform to a Progressive Web App (PWA) to ensure accessibility, offline usage, and robust multi-device performance.