My name is Mark Farinas, a Computer Science student at MacEwan University with a background in Immunology from the University of Alberta. Before moving into software, I worked with complex biological systems, data, and research pipelines to tackle real-world health challenges. These experiences have shaped my analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, which I now apply to software development.

From studying T-cells and antibodies to working on COVID-19 research, my path has been anything but linear; but always deeply technical. Today I focus on full-stack, mobile, and AI/LLM systems grounded in real-world data; most recently Schedulater, an award-winning university exam-deferral platform with a RAG-grounded policy assistant, and iMapped, a Flutter trip-itinerary planner shipped to web and Android and live at app.imapped.ca.

Currently, I'm a Data Annotation Specialist for Software Engineering at Cohere, evaluating model-generated code and agent trajectories as training signal for LLM development, and a Junior Database Developer with the Alberta Federation of Rural Water Co-ops, where I built a fidelity-tested Python ETL pipeline migrating a legacy Access database to a containerized PostgreSQL/NocoDB stack. I've also delivered client web infrastructure end-to-end; rebuilding and relaunching a retailer's storefront across a full DNS, TLS, and email cutover.