in Toronto
Programmer
Researcher & Entrepreneur
Zander — Zander — Zander —
I build software end to end; from a textbook marketplace for my school to an AI system that sees wildfire smoke coming, and ship it into the real world.
Gold medalist at the Toronto Science Fair 2026, published science-fiction author, and finalist at the International AI Innovation Olympiad
RECENT WORK
I CAN HELP YOU WITH…
01
Engineering
Software across the whole stack, systems programming in Rust, C++, up through TypeScript, React and the modern web. Built properly with AI, and shipped fast.
02
Research
AI and data-driven research with real outcomes, with a gold medal at the Toronto Science Fair 2026 and a wildfire-smoke forecasting system with an AI olympiad at MIT on the way.
03
Ventures
Products built with a purpose. Instila; next-generation COO software with an AI agent in the loop.
EXPERIENCE
Gold medal — environmental research
Toronto Science Fair · The C.L.E.A.R. System
Designer & developer
Used Textbook Exchange · T3 stack, PostgreSQL
Teaching assistant
Brain Power · Interview prep for 24 students
Payload & avionics
Rocketry Club · 1-metre rocket build
Programming enrichment
RP4K · Johns Hopkins CTY · Circuit Steam
Cybersecurity Club
Foundational security, hands-on
Published science-fiction author
Polar Expressions · 10 short stories, 2nd & 3rd in Canada