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Jae Park

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I took an unexpected gap year last year. I moved down to Palo Alto, and worked at a startup. As a result, the friends I grew up with in Toronto for 8+ years were left behind, and I was living alone for a while. On the bright side, it gave me lots of time to reflect on my friendships, both past and present. I came to realize a few things which I'd like to share. If you are a friend to everyone you are an enemy to yourself. As humans, our goals and values change all the time. This is normal, as you experience life you should be growing wiser and more tuned to your purpose (handwavy term), whatever that may be. This is growth. In any friendship, friends put each other in mental boxes. Boxes that outline each other's expected behaviours, preferences, and identity. But more consequently, boxes which determine a hierarchal order with respect to oneself. When you grow and change, you disrupt the mental boxes your friends have put you in. And sometimes, it makes your friends feel threatened, b

Built linguistic data analytics software as a subcontractor. Passed phase 1 trials, pending contracts for 2025. I contributed to an evaluation framework library for ML models, and built agent-based modelling simulation tools for chaotic dynamical systems. I built software that simulated cell movement in drosphilia tissue. Unfortunately quit the job early because of a family emergency. I built an end-to-end data pipeline for simulations of High-frequency Focused Ultrasound (HFUS). Also wore many hats to help out in the hospital. Coolest first job ever. Predictive maintenance platform for commer

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