I develop practical tools, educational resources, and applied projects that demonstrate real-world applications of AI and data analytics. These projects serve both industry practitioners seeking implementation examples and students learning through hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies.
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With the University of Lethbridge Library, an endless AI story generator for AI Month, June 2024
A demo for a presentation on an AI ChatBot - code from http://keithweaver.github.io/eliza/
Spidering, scraping and text extraction for several complex sites using OCR and Python with PIL, pdf2image, and pytesseract
From the Friday meeting series (a one hour weekly hackathon), a QR code generator in Python/Flask.
From the Friday meeting series (a one hour weekly hackathon), a site that takes a text file and turns it into a sea shanty in Python/Flask
From my work with YouthRex, a cheatsheet for Excel
Get motivated with the Positive Outlook Generator! This tool is designed to boost your mood and provide motivation through positive affirmations and outlooks. Check it out to see how it can brighten your day.
Conference companion site and materials supporting the RBC AI Summit, including schedule and supporting resources.
Browser-based tools for learning and experimentation (prompt playground, summarization, text analysis, and other instructional utilities).
Teaching and planning document with structured activities, learning outcomes, and applied analysis prompts for classroom use.
Hub of resources and tools for educators integrating artificial intelligence on campus—with attention to equity, academic integrity, policy planning, and student learning outcomes.
Instructional site for the SPARK medtech software-and-hardware track: foundations, capstone-style modules, and applied readings for building connected health devices.
Conference-style resource hub for Google Developer Group Sudbury—AI in mining, student pathways, tooling (including Antigravity-style workflows), and innovation case material.
Full-screen slide deck for presenting how colleges and universities can frame AI policy, governance, and classroom practice.
A playful farm-dinner narrative experience about AI, automation, and the next generation of agriculture—built as an engaging Rotary-adjacent outreach piece.
Three-hour training materials for South Alberta potato growers, industry, and partners: AI basics, business applications, a storage case study, prompt library, exercises, and session slides.