Hi, I'm Aadar Gupta!

Student at the University of Waterloo

I am Aadar Gupta, a software developer and aspiring entrepreneur, currently studying Computer Science at the University of Waterloo. I love learning from experiences, conceptualizing novel ideas, and most importantly--meeting new people and having fun! I create my own brand image. Other things I enjoy? Cricket, cinematography, and music!

Aadar Gupta
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Skills

  • Photoshop
    85%
  • Leadership
    80%
  • Music Production
    70%
  • Video Editing
    70%
  • Cricket
    65%

Programming Languages

  • C++
    90%
  • Racket
    85%
  • C#
    80%
  • Python
    75%
  • HTML/CSS
    65%
  • JavaScript
    65%
  • ELM
    40%
  • Java
    20%
  • Swift
    20%

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Apr. 2021 - Present

    Software Engineering Intern - TitanFile Inc.

    Working on tickets and implenting front-end and back-end solutions using Django, Socket.io, Marionette.js, Backbone.js, Tornado, Celery, Redis, Gunicorn, Stunnel, HAProxy, jQuery.

  • Aug. 2020 - Present

    Director of External Affairs - Project Tech Conferences

    Leading and working on organizing a team to run a hackathon directed for high school students.

  • Aug. 2020 - Present

    Math Tutor - Kumon

    Tutoring mathematics to various levels (A-L) and ages (5-15).

  • Jul. 2020 - Present

    Website Developer - India Canada Society

    Over 30+ hours redesigning and developing the new responsive ICS website, using previous HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, and other web development skills.

  • Oct. 2019

    Information Officer - Elections Canada

    Assisted in organizing voting stalls for 100+ people in the 2019 Federal Canadian Election.

  • Jul. 2018 - Aug. 2018

    Camp Instructor - Brickworks Academy

    Assisted groups of young students (ages 6+) with game development in Scratch, using graphics, sound, animation and game theory. Helped assemble robots and guide students on implementing motion.

  • Mar. 2018 - Present

    RadaЯ (Rapper) - Self Employed

    Writing and recording rap songs on various topics and genres (comedic, serious, inspiring, etc.) under the alias of RadaЯ on Spotify.

  • Aug. 2017 - Aug. 2018

    Coding Instructor - Hatch Coding

    Prepared and executed graphics-oriented JavaScript activities for 30+ elementary students (gr. 3-8).

  • Sept. 2016 - Present

    Tutor - Self Employed

    Mentored 10+ students in math and computer science, increasing their scores by 10-20%.

EDUCATION

  • Sept. 2020 - Present

    Bachelor of Computer Science - University of Waterloo

    Enrolled in the University of Waterloo's prestigious Bachelor of Computer Science with coop. Completed first year and currently working in my first coop term.

  • Sept. 2016 - Jun. 2020

    High School Diploma - Westmount Secondary School

    Achieved Honour Roll (90%+ throughout high school and 95%+ in grade 12). Completed a Specialist High Skills Major in Information Communication Technology.

EXTRA-CURRICULARS & RECOGNITION

  • Sept. 2019 - Jan. 2020

    CyberTitans Competition - Top 3 in Gold, Canada

    Top 3 teams in Gold standings, in Canada, in CyberTitans (cybersecurity competition, funded by the American Airforce).

  • Apr. 2017 - Jun. 2017

    Elm Experimentation - Dr. Anand (McMaster University)

    Worked with a McMaster, computer science, professor, Dr. Anand, to replicate graph theory (equations of lines and slopes) in ELM.

  • Sept. 2016 - Jun. 2020

    Westmount Coding Club - President and Founder

    A community for 30+ high school to build interest in technology. Organize and run events and activities in robotics, web development, ELM, Unity game development, etc.

  • Sept. 2016 - Jun. 2020

    Westmount Cricket Team - Captain (2019/20)

    Played as an all-rounder (both, batsman and bowler) throughout highschool. Appointed captain fpr commitment, mentorship and dedication to others.

  • Sept. 2016 - Feb. 2020

    DECA Ontario Provincial Qualifier - Vice-President (2019/20)

    Earned the role of vice-president for qualifying for provincials (4 years) and commitment towards guiding 40+ students. Formulated innovations, such as Mynd Stability (Mental Health App), iON (Smart Home Energy Monitor), and Translatext (Revive Pen Pals With a Modern Twist).

  • 2008 - Present

    Volunteer - ICS, GPWO, HWDSB, HPL, Hindu Samaj (350+ hours)

    Participated and organized 10+ events for different organizations. Helped 20+ students with homework at school and libraries. Representative speaker at an HWDSB event in front of 100+ people (Oct. 2018, Oct. 2019).