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Gunvir Dhesi

Builds products from the metal up.

now AI Product Engineer @ Substrate — digital equipment financing, San Francisco, 2025→
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education

University of Waterloo

Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op) · Class of 2028

Data structures, algorithms, embedded systems, digital logic & Verilog, assembly · specializing toward ML/AI

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0 ventures founded
0 hrs on one roller coaster
0 robot coworker

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My Highlighted Projects

Dinner with the Substrate team, San Francisco

Substrate

current

AI Product Engineer on a digital equipment financing platform. Product design, UI/UX, backend, AWS infra — primary on-call, often owns massive projects solo.

fintech · AWS · SF · AI

A wooden-chassis robot cart with a camera mast and laptop, built for the sidewalk-navigation project

Real-time segmentation (SegFormer-B0, 92% mIoU) at 20Hz to a custom STM32 rig. 5km autonomous, 97% reliable.

Python · STM32 · ML

Site4u.ca work showcase

Founded & run a 25-member team shipping 30+ full-stack apps, 100% on time. CI/CD cut deploys from 2h to 15min.

React · Flutter · GCP · CI/CD

Com-IT Innovation logo

Com-IT Innovation

Shipped a React/Node.js portal serving 700+ DAU; cut page-load time 35%. OAuth2.0/JWT auth, GitHub Actions CI/CD.

React · Node.js · OAuth

Scratch-built Arduino drone in flight

Arduino drones

2 drones designed from scratch — code, PID, schematics, 3D models — over 3 years, grade 8 to 12. Now building target lock-on in C++.

Arduino · C++

Electromagnetic roller coaster in motion

Electromagnetic roller coaster

400+ hours, 12-hour days, one month. Electromagnets and sensors manage cart speed and stop carts from colliding.

hardware · control

other projects

  • NEAT car simulation — cars evolve neural nets via pygame + neat-python
  • supercapacitor RC vehicle — FPV, GPS, fast-charge supercapacitors
  • Quick-Chat.ca — a chat platform built around simplicity
  • G BIKES — affordable eBikes from car alternators
  • SigmaCoders.ca — programming tutoring with certification
  • Medicine dispenser — automated dosage management on STM32
  • The Door Stop — electromagnetic doorstop, wireless, built in 2 weeks
  • Emergency Shelter — grade-10 disaster-relief shelter design
  • WoLife (GunnHacks 7.0)

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Experience

  1. AI Product Engineering Intern Substrate Industries Sep 2025→
  2. Software Engineering Intern Com-IT Innovation Jan–Apr 2025
  3. Engineering Intern Affordable EBikes May–Aug 2024
  4. Team Member Electrium Mobility · UWaterloo EV design team Sep 2023→
  5. Founder ×3 Site4u · SigmaCoders · Quick Chat 2021–2023

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Awards

  • CNML — national top scorer, Chinguacousy SS 2021–22
  • 3rd place, ROPSSAA badminton (doubles)
  • 2nd place, ROPSSAA tennis · OFSAA qualifier
  • 2nd place, 100m medley · competitive swimming (Barracuda club)

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