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MAKAYLA
KELLY

I build at the intersection of software, geospatial technology, machine learning, and data.

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I'm a Computing and GIS student and University of Toronto Geography graduate building skills across software, geospatial technology, machine learning, and data. My experience includes Python, spatial analysis, data analytics, and applied AI, with a growing focus on software engineering and building practical, data-driven solutions.

Location
Canada — Remote
Focus
Software Engineering · Geospatial Systems · Machine Learning
Status
Open to software & data-focused opportunities
Education
Thompson Rivers University — Bachelor of Computing Science

Experience

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AUG 2026 — PRESENTRemote

Pfizer (via Extern)

AI-Powered Document Insights & Data Extraction Extern

Built AI pipelines to process pharmaceutical vendor documents via OCR and a RAG-based classification system, tuned through chunk sizing and open-source LLMs, alongside a chatbot interface for natural-language document search.

RAGOCRNLP LlamaIndexPythonDocument Intelligence
AUG 2026 — PRESENTRemote

FlyRank AI

Machine Learning Engineer

Built a reproducible ML pipeline across a 79-million-row search dataset, training and benchmarking classification models against rule-based baselines with client-level holdout validation to prevent data leakage.

Pythonscikit-learnDuckDB pandasSQL
OCT 2025 — JUN 2026Mississauga, ON

Safe Staffing Agency

Client Support Assistant — Embrave: Agency to End Violence

Prepared case notes, intake and discharge documentation, and administrative records, coordinating with external agencies and community partners under strict documentation deadlines.

DocumentationCoordinationCase Management
JAN 2022 — MAR 2022Remote

Ada Analytics

Data Analytics Project Intern, Climate Technology

Developed flood-risk visualization tools and translated complex climate projections into clear, stakeholder-facing dashboards.

PythonData VisualizationClimate Data
FEB 2022 — APR 2022Remote

Antarctic Institute of Canada

Research Assistant

Reviewed literature and analyzed reference materials and academic reports under the supervision of Dr. Austin Mardon, FRSC.

ResearchTechnical Writing

Projects

Project Index

Machine Learning · Data

Search Relevance Classifier

A reproducible pipeline benchmarking classification models against rule-based baselines across a 79M-row search dataset, with client-level holdout validation to prevent leakage.

STACK · Python, scikit-learn, DuckDB, pandas

GIS · Remote Sensing

Flood Risk Mapping Tool

A geospatial workflow modeling flood exposure from elevation and climate projection data, rendered as an interactive risk dashboard for stakeholders.

STACK · ArcGIS Pro, Python, Spatial Analysis

GIS · Data · Software

Spatial Data Dashboard

A web dashboard for exploring geospatial datasets with dynamic map layers, attribute filtering, and live query results.

STACK · JavaScript, PostGIS, Leaflet, SQL

Machine Learning · Software · Research

AI Document Intelligence Pipeline

An OCR and RAG pipeline that splits, classifies, and routes vendor documents, paired with a retrieval chatbot for natural-language document search.

STACK · LlamaIndex, Tesseract, PaddleOCR, Mistral

GIS · Software

Web GIS Application

A browser-based mapping application for publishing and querying spatial layers, built on open geospatial standards.

STACK · QGIS Server, JavaScript, OGC APIs

Remote Sensing · Data · Research

Remote Sensing Change Detection

A multi-temporal satellite imagery analysis identifying land-cover change through spectral index comparison.

STACK · Python, Rasterio, NumPy, OSM

Education

Education Record

2026 — PRESENT

Thompson Rivers University

Bachelor of Computing Science

2026 — 2027

Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS), NSCC

Graduate Certificate — Geographic Information Systems

COMPLETED 2026

University of Toronto

Honours Bachelor of Arts — Geography

2021 — 2023

Queen's University

Previous Undergraduate Studies

Capabilities

Skills

Programming

PythonJava JavaScriptSQL

Geospatial

ArcGIS ProArcGIS Online QGISPostGIS Spatial AnalysisRemote Sensing Geocoding

Software / Data

GitGitHub APIsDatabases Data VisualizationMachine Learning

AI

RAGOCR NLPPrompt Engineering LLM Workflows

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Interested in software, geospatial technology, Earth observation, and data-driven systems.