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Marco Anthony
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Student graduating 2027 at the University of Toronto. AI/ML Engineer.
Who I Am
I am a Honours Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Culture, Information and Technology (CCIT) and Sociology student at the University of Toronto Mississauga. I build modern web experiences, ship fast, and learn new tools obsessively.
I am the type of builder who takes an idea from rough concept to live and working, then keeps iterating until it feels clean, fast, and polished. From winning DeerHacks V 2026 to competing at GenAI Genesis and Hack the Globe (Global Spark x BCG, Toronto / London / virtual), I love pushing boundaries at hackathons and turning ambitious ideas into working products under pressure.
Currently an AI/ML Engineer Intern at Paideia Mundi NeuroSystems Institute, Lead Full-Stack Developer for the UTM Billiards Club, and Webmaster Intern at MINOA.
When I am not building, I am usually at the gym, playing billiards, catching sunsets, or listening to music while I work.
Languages Spoken
Tech Stack
Where I Have Worked
AI/ML Engineer Intern
Paideia Mundi NeuroSystems Institute
Mar 2026 - PresentRemote
- Leading a 3-person engineering team building a multimodal AI research prototype for early-stage neurodevelopmental healthcare inside the NeuroSystems Intelligence and Research Unit
- Engineering scikit-learn regression pipelines on open-source neuroimaging datasets, covering preprocessing, feature extraction, model training, and evaluation
- Shipping a Streamlit + Plotly dashboard to surface predictions, feature importance, and metrics for clinician-oriented workflows
- Architecting GitHub org, CI/CD, and Sphinx documentation so intellectual property stays traceable across an 8-week sprint
Webmaster Intern
MINOA
Dec 2025 - PresentRemote
- Managing storefront frontend and backend, handling website updates, theme changes, and SEO improvements
- Automated customer service by integrating an AI chatbot into the site
- Optimizing B2B collaboration area, improving navigation and structure
Lead Founding Software Developer
UTM Billiards Club
May 2025 - PresentRemote
- Architected platform using React, TypeScript, Tailwind, Node.js, and Python, serving 310+ members across 10+ pages
- Reduced manual admin work from 1-2 hours to under 3 minutes with AI/ML image-to-data extraction pipeline
- Engineered tournament tools including 2v2 bracket generator with randomization, BYE handling, and state persistence
Indigenous Programming Assistant & Peer Mentor
University of Toronto Mississauga (CSE)
Aug 2025 - Apr 2026Hybrid
- Planning, budgeting, and delivering Indigenous programming including Access Days, transition events, and trips
- Building community through mentorship and supporting outreach and partnerships
SEO Specialist Intern
Stealth Startup
Sep 2025 - Feb 2026Remote
- Collaborated with supervisor, social media lead, and 3D designer to generate sales
- Executed SEO duties individually and as part of a cross-functional team
Inventory Control Clerk
Hallite Seals
Nov 2023 - Dec 2025On-site
- Worked in multiple seasonal, part-time, and full-time roles across multiple periods
- Managed inbound/outbound shipments, scanning, packaging, and logistics
Job Shadowing
Nov 2025 - Nov 2025On-site
- Gained industry exposure through on-site job shadowing at Google Toronto
Poll Clerk
UTMSU
Mar 2023 - Mar 2025On-site
- Facilitated voting procedures during key election periods across 6 election cycles
- Verified student identification, ensured fair and impartial voting, and counted ballots
Bilingual Customer Service Representative
Embark Student Corp.
Jul 2024 - Aug 2024Hybrid
- Provided financial guidance to 200+ parents on RESP fund withdrawals
- Increased customer satisfaction to 90% and reduced average handling time by 25%
Data Analyst
Peroptyx
May 2023 - Aug 2023Remote
- Reviewed and evaluated mapping data to improve accuracy of digital maps and navigation apps
- Validated navigation routes, verified business information through systematic online research
What I Have Built
FeaturedLOCATR
DeerHacks V 2026 Winner
Full-stack / AI engineer, top GitHub contributor (team of 4)
Agentic spatial intelligence platform built in 36 hours at DeerHacks V. Six LangGraph agents (Commander, Scout, Vibe Matcher, Cost Analyst, Critic, Synthesiser) turn natural-language requests into a live Mapbox shortlist, streaming agent state to the client over WebSockets.
Impact
DeerHacks V 2026 Winner (1 of 9 prizes across 164 participants). Asyncio fan-out across the Analyst agents dropped pipeline latency from ~9s to under 3s (~70% reduction); 45,000+ lines shipped; Auth0 CIBA gates real Gmail bookings behind a secure mobile push.
FeaturedCANOPY
Hack the Globe 2026 - Health & Humanity Finalist
Full-stack / AI engineer, #1 GitHub contributor (team of 4)
Continuous remote-care platform for elderly patients. Three linked surfaces: a 'garden' patient check-in with voice AI, a family dashboard, and a clinical dashboard with 0-100 risk stratification. A LangGraph pipeline turns daily signals into early-warning alerts.
Impact
Health & Humanity Track Finalist (1 of 2 teams) at Hack the Globe 2026, Global Spark's international social impact hackathon run with BCG across Toronto, London, and virtual. 117 commits in 36 hours; judges flagged the triple-interface design as the strongest clinical workflow of the track.
FeaturedUTM Billiards Platform
Lead developer, club tech lead
Official site for the UTM Billiards Club (310+ members). Built Elo rankings, a tournament bracket generator, a TF-IDF FAQ chatbot, an in-browser 8-ball game with physics, and a Google-Sheets-backed data pipeline so execs can update rankings without touching code.
Impact
Replaced a static Linktree with a production platform the club runs on week-to-week. Handles live leaderboard updates and tournament sign-ups each term.
FeaturedPaideia Mundi Neural Research Platform
Deploying May 2026
Engineering lead, AI/ML Engineer Intern
Multimodal AI research platform I am leading for the NeuroSystems Intelligence and Research Unit at Paideia Mundi NeuroSystems Institute. Ships the ML data pipeline, model training loop, and privacy-compliant full-stack architecture supporting neurodevelopmental research.
Impact
Deploying May 2026. Leading a small engineering team through architecture, data preprocessing, feature extraction, and secure infrastructure sign-off ahead of the public launch.
FeaturedVIGIL
GenAI Genesis 2026 - GKE Turns 10 Honourable Mention
Full-stack / AI engineer, #1 GitHub contributor (team of 4)
Multi-agent healthcare billing fraud detection built at GenAI Genesis 2026. Students upload a receipt; a 14-agent LangGraph pipeline across five layers (Perception, Reasoning, Planning, Action, Reflection) cross-checks it against the Ontario Dental Association fee guide and surfaces unused benefits.
Impact
Honourable Mention at GKE Turns 10 Hackathon. 21,000+ lines of code, 26 Playwright E2E tests, and a YAML-driven policy layer so fraud scoring stays auditable.
This Portfolio
Designer, developer (solo)
Single-page Three.js beach/sunset portfolio with a scroll-driven camera, procedural ocean, and a 3D island scene. R3F Canvas is fixed full-screen; HTML sections overlay on top with GSAP ScrollTrigger keyframes.
Impact
60fps on mid-range laptops via AdaptiveDpr, AdaptiveEvents, and Draco-compressed GLTF. Lighthouse 90+ across categories.
Get in Touch
Have a project in mind, a question, or just want to connect? I would love to hear from you.
Location
Toronto, ON, Canada
University of Toronto Mississauga
Interested In
2026/2027 internship roles in research, front-end, full-stack, UI/UX, product, software engineering, or data/automation.