IscoDisco22

Winchester District Memorial Hospital

Oncology Pharmacist & Clinical Pharmacist • January 2023 — Present

WDMH Cancer Treatment Unit is the largest Satellite Cancer Site to the Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre (TOHCC) in the Ottawa Valley region. Responsiblities include :

• Continuous learning to stay up-to-date with the latest Cancer Care Ontario treatment and funding pathways & guidelines
• Monitor & adjust supportive care medications (e.g., antiemetics) under the medical directive of medical oncologists
• Clinical verification and chemotherapy dosage adjustment based on oncologist-specified treatment parameters, patient laboratory test results
• Technical verification: ensure chemotherapy and sterile preparations are prepared in accordance with NAPRA standards
• Patient education with respect to chemotherapy regimen, their side effects, and management of side effects with supportive medications and non-pharmacological measures

Costco Kanata

Pharmacist • 2023 - Present

• Professional services: vaccination clinics, medication reviews
• Patient education & counseling
• Dispensing duties, inventory & workflow management

Bayer Canada, Women's Health

Medical Science Liaison Intern • Jan - June 2021

• Canadian landscape & competitive analysis, in preparation for 2027 launch of Phase-III of pipeline molecule NT-814 neurokinin - non-hormonal therapy for vasomotor symptoms, culminating in 1-hour presentation to Bayer Canada Leadership and cross-functional managers
• Prepared and delivered 1-hour presentation to MSLs in other therapeutic areas on the evidence, science, and progress of emerging Covid-19 vaccine platforms in Canada
• Attended conferences & and industry events. Prepared subsequent summary reports for medical team and dissemination to key stakeholders
• Aligned evidence with strategy to create slide decks for stakeholders and the medical team, translation of slide decks from English to French
• Organized and hosted advisory boards with Thought Leaders in the therapeutic area
• Contributed to cross-functional projects in market access re: drug pricing of pipeline molecule in pre-launch phase

Univesity of Toronto

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) • 2017 — 2021

• Dean's List: First Class Honours
• Co-founder of French Club Phrancophones of Pharmacy

University of Ottawa

B.Sc. Biomedical Sciences with Honours • 2012 — 2016

• Dean's List x 4 years

Original Music Compositions

Guitar and Piano Compositions • 2020 — Present

IscoDisco's original guitar and piano compositions. Heavily influenced by Piazzola and contemporary Japanese composers such as Ryo Yoshimata 吉俣良

Tableau Data Viz projects

• 2020 — Present

A few Tableau Public data visualization projects I put together in pharmacy school...

Chemotherapy Medications

• 2022 — Present

Database of miscellaneous chemo drugs I use every day at WDMH. Not for distribution. So far, project includes clinical info (admin, dispensing information, common side effects), funding info (Cancer Care Ontario funding status, eligibility criteria), R&D info (FDA approval date, originator, biosimilars), etc. Work in progress.

EMRs

EPIC, Meditech, Quadramed, PrescribeIT, Healthwatch, Kroll

Programming

Python (libraries: MATLAB, Panda, PyTorch, Numpy, Jupyter Notebook),
R, Javascript, VS code, React, YAML, LaTeX, Typescript, HTML/CSS, Pine Script

Data & Visualization

PostgreSQL, Microsoft Access, Excel, PowerBI, Tableau, CRM, Matplotlib, PyMOL, FlaskApp

Design

Typography, Sketchup modeling, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro), UI/UX design

Languages

English, French, Mandarin Chinese, Castellano Spanish (conversational proficiency)

• Quantitative modeling of N-person zero-sum games with Python, R : Texas hold-em poker, Fantasy Premier League
• Day trading equities, FOREX, securities and commodities (specifically: leveraged oil futures, energy) - see my Instagram stories for daily macro commentary
• Finished top 0.5 percentile in the world in the 2021-2022 Fantasy Premier League Season. Global rank: 49,191 out of 12.5 Million. Top 500 in Canada.
• I like playing, arranging, composing music. I play Spanish guitar, violin, harmonica, piano, among other instruments. Below is a recording of Capricho árabe on a 1972 Suzuki Nagoya No. 36 guitar: