Est. 2025 / Toronto, ON

Ruben

Maxwell

"If you're going through hell, keep going."

Winston Churchill

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About

Iliketurningroughideasintouseful,polishedsystems.

I'm a University of Toronto Computer Science student focused on web development, AI systems, and quantum computing. My work moves between hands-on prototypes, production-minded interfaces, and research-driven experiments.

Now

Software Engineer at Fourth Dimension (4D)

Base

Toronto, ON

Education

University of Toronto, Computer Science

Focus

Web, AI, and quantum systems

Principles

"Energy and persistence conquer all things."

Benjamin Franklin

"Well done is better than well said."

Benjamin Franklin

Expertise

Core Skills

Frontend Engineering

Responsive, polished interfaces built with modern React tooling.

React.jsTypeScriptNext.jsTailwind CSSFramer Motion

Backend & APIs

APIs, data flows, and service layers for practical products.

Node.jsPythonFirebasePostgreSQLREST APIs

AI & Machine Learning

Model building, evaluation, and applied AI experiments.

PythonTensorFlowPyTorchscikit-learnLLMs

Quantum Computing

Hybrid quantum-classical workflows and algorithm research.

QiskitPennyLaneCirqVQEQuantum Neural Networks

Robotics & IoT

Hands-on robotics, embedded systems, and automation projects.

ArduinoLEGO MindstormsPythonC#Java

Data Science

Analysis, visualization, and computer vision workflows.

NumPyPandasMatplotlibJupyterComputer Vision

Experience

Recent Experience

May 2026 - Present

Internship

Fourth Dimension (4D)

Software Engineer

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Building and maintaining production software features
  • Collaborating across product, design, and engineering workflows

Jul 2025 - Sep 2025

Internship

QMorphix LLC

Software Developer + Project Manager

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Researched quantum machine learning methods including VQE, QNNs, and quantum kernels
  • Built and simulated quantum circuits with Qiskit, PennyLane, and Cirq
  • Explored hybrid quantum-classical pipelines for classification and regression

Jul 2025 - Aug 2025

Contract

My Code Club

Frontend Developer

Remote

  • Developed a responsive website with dynamic front-end components
  • Integrated Firebase hosting, APIs, and newsletter subscriptions
  • Built workflows for workshop content and user data management

Sep 2023 - Jul 2025

Volunteer

Inspirit AI

Ambassador

Remote

  • Selected for an AI Ambassador program led by Stanford and MIT graduates
  • Created a CNN object detection project that reached 97% accuracy
  • Built real-time data collection and visualization tools for model testing

Mar 2024

Contract

The STEAM Project

Camp Counselor

Remote

  • Taught robotics and programming to 70+ students aged 9-14
  • Created lessons for Arduino, LEGO Mindstorms, and block-based coding
  • Led collaborative classroom projects with students and peers

Jul 2023 - Aug 2023

Contract

HIVE5

Robotics Instructor

Remote

  • Instructed students in Python, Java, and C# through hands-on projects
  • Guided group activities, debugging, and iterative development

Projects

Selected Work

Decyp3r: Microgame App preview
Decyp3r: Microgame App screenshot 1
Decyp3r: Microgame App screenshot 2
Decyp3r: Microgame App screenshot 3

Interactive

Decyp3r: Microgame App

React Native microgame with Firebase auth, score submissions, daily limits, streaks, and live rankings.

Live rankings + daily attempts

React NativeExpoTypeScriptFirebase
ForgeFountain preview
ForgeFountain screenshot 1
ForgeFountain screenshot 2

3D Visualization

ForgeFountain

Market intelligence app that ranks live game-economy opportunities by return, liquidity, and execution time.

70% faster decisions, up to 60% better margins

ReactAPIsData ModelingCaching

Generative

AI Object Detection

CNN-based computer vision project with real-time detection, data collection, and visualization.

97% model accuracy

PythonTensorFlowComputer VisionCNNs
Arduino Dancing Robot preview

Generative

Arduino Dancing Robot

3D-printed motor-controlled robot designed in Fusion 360 and programmed with Arduino.

ArduinoFusion 360RoboticsPrototyping

Resume & Proof

Work you can inspect

Video

Project Walkthrough

Machine Learning with Python certificate
Certificate

Machine Learning with Python

IBM / Coursera

AI For Everyone certificate
Certificate

AI For Everyone

DeepLearning.AI / Coursera

Version Control certificate
Certificate

Version Control

Meta / Coursera

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Projects Shipped

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Years of Experience

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Technologies

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Research Areas

Contact

Let's build something useful.

Email me directly at

rubenbmaxwell@gmail.com