Open to a Summer 2027 co-op in software, AI, product or finance
Ashwathram Prathap
Computer science at the University of Waterloo, business at Wilfrid Laurier. I build full-stack AI products, from Convex backends to Chrome extensions.
NowBuilding an autonomous, AI-powered side project with a friend in Guelph Mechatronics.
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- Design awards at Pivot Hacks 2026
- 1.4s
- For Sidecall to hold 304 payments across 303 companies
- $4M/yr
- Sought over five years in a federal budget request I drafted
- 3rd Dan
- Taekwondo black belt and former instructor
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Projects
- What it does
- Breach response for private-equity portfolios. Flags sister companies that share a breached vendor login and holds at-risk payments until a controller verifies them. Claude drafts the alerts; holds stay rule-based.
- My part
- Much of the Convex backend, plus parts of the React and TypeScript frontend and the payments flow.
- Results
- 0 misses and 0 false holds across 18 test scenarios. One report holds 304 payments across 303 companies in about 1.4 s.
- What it does
- AI academic planning assistant, shipped as a mobile app and Chrome extension. Reads course pages with Snowflake Cortex and turns deadlines, exams and class times into a prioritized daily plan, with voice and text task capture through ElevenLabs.
- My part
- The whole Chrome extension.
- Recognition
- Snowflake Design Award and Blackboard AI Design Award
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Experience
- Led the full team and directed development of the robot's autonomous driving routines for competition matches.
- Raised over $100,000 alongside teammates for build, travel and competitions.
Social Media & Marketing Consultant
Zebra Canada
2025 to 2026
- Analyzed audience segmentation, A/B test and return on ad spend data to sharpen ad targeting.
- Set up a marketing venture running Gen Z-focused campaigns for medium-to-large businesses.
- Drafted an urgent federal budget request seeking $4M a year over five years.
- Researched the traffic, emissions and labour impacts of a contested CN logistics hub, and created 30+ social posts for constituents.
- Taught students aged 5 to 50, from one-on-one sessions to classes of about 30, including students with special needs.
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Leadership
Founder & President, Student Business & Finance Association
Oakville and Milton
2024 to 2026
- Started an inter-school business association and grew it into multiple chapters of 30+ members.
- Directed a three-person leadership team running business and soft-skills workshops for Grade 9 and elementary students.
- Chaired the Human Rights & Equity Council for a 36,000-student board and worked with 12+ senators to upgrade a board-wide special education program.
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Skills
- Code
- Java
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- React
- Convex
- Python (in progress)
- AI
- Claude Code
- Codex
- Snowflake Cortex
- ElevenLabs
- Business
- Power BI
- Excel financial modelling
- Other
- Government of Canada Reliability Security Clearance (2025). English and Tamil.