fay rushwany
student + backend intern in ottawa, ontario, she/her
About
i'm a computer science student at carleton university in the industrial applications stream and a dev degree intern at shopify!
Contact
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Work Experience
2023 — Now
software engineering intern at shopify
working on shop pay installments, shopify’s buy now pay later product.
2022 — Now
a work-integrated learning program at shopify!
2021 — 2022
violin teacher at nepean school of music
2021 — 2021
registration officer at elections canada
Education
2022 — Now
honours bachelor of computer science at carleton university
Volunteering
2022 — Now
- work on outreach to speakers, organizations, and other community groups to organize and coordinate events
- create communications to share events and fundraising initiatives
2023 — Now
- communicate with parks canada about sponsorship, grants, and other opportunities that they provide
- reach out to outdoor-gear stores in ottawa to increase accessibility to gear for student members. talk to other clubs and act as PCOCC liaison for joint events
- manage CUSA communications in collaboration with co-presidents
2023 — 2023
linked> mentor at bgc ottawa
- taught children the foundations of computational thinking and digital skills development through STEM focused activities
2018 — 2022
- lead bi-weekly meetings of over 50 people to plan and coordinate activities to encourage participation in the arts
- ran and coordinated over 12 large-scale events as a member and leader of the arts council
2018 — 2022
- created and managed project proposals for over 7 annual events and weekly student activities with over 1500 participants
- coordinated cross-club collaboration to plan and run student morale boosters
2021 — 2022
vice president of production at st. joseph's jags & co.
2020 — 2021
- instructed on british parliamentary style debate to over 30 students
- moderated and participated in bi-weekly debates based on current news and events
2016 — 2019
karate instructor at city of ottawa
2018 — 2018
summer camp counselor at city of ottawa
Awards
2023
henry marshall tory scholarship from carleton university
2022
computer science scholarship from ibm
2022
this is awarded to students within the ottawa catholic school board who have both demonstrated community involvement and fundraising involvement and taken initiative and demonstrated leadership in their school community.