GUNVIR DHESI
> builds products from the metal up
# privileged process — do not kill
PID 2028 uwaterloo-beng [co-op] RUNNING
University of Waterloo — Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op), Class of 2028.
NOW ai-product-engineer @ substrate — digital equipment financing platform · san francisco · 2025→
Projects
- 2501 substrate [CURRENT] RUNNING digital equipment financing platform. design → UI/UX → backend → AWS infra. on-call for incidents, often owns massive projects solo. fintech · AWS · SF · AI
- 4471 sidewalk-robot EXITED 0 real-time segmentation (SegFormer-B0, 92% mIoU) at 20Hz to a custom STM32 rig. 5km autonomous, 97% reliable. python · STM32 · ML
- 0404 site4u EXITED 0 founded & ran a 25-member team shipping 30+ full-stack apps, 100% on time. CI/CD cut deploys 2h → 15min. react · flutter · GCP · CI/CD
- 0700 com-it-innovation EXITED 0 react/node.js portal serving 700+ DAU; page-load cut 35%. OAuth2.0/JWT auth, GitHub Actions CI/CD. react · node.js · OAuth
- 1337 arduino-drones SLEEPING 2 drones from scratch — code, PID, schematics, 3D models — grade 8 to 12. target lock-on in C++ next. arduino · c++
- 0400 em-coaster EXITED 0 electromagnets + sensors manage cart speed, stop collisions. 400+ hours, 12-hour days, one month. hardware · control
# bg jobs: NEAT car sim (pygame + neat-python) · supercapacitor RC vehicle (FPV, GPS) · Quick-Chat.ca · G BIKES (eBikes from alternators) · SigmaCoders.ca · medicine dispenser (STM32) · The Door Stop (wireless, 2wk build) · Emergency Shelter (disaster relief) · WoLife (GunnHacks 7.0)
Stats
# coaster_hours measured on one (1) roller coaster. the robot coworker is real.
Experience
- 2025-09→ ai-product-engineer · intern substrate-industries · san francisco
- 2025-01–04 software-engineer · intern com-it-innovation # react/node portal, 700+ dau
- 2024-05–08 engineering · intern affordable-ebikes # battery QA + pack protection
- 2023-09→ team-member electrium-mobility # uwaterloo EV design team
- 2021–2023 founder ×3 site4u · sigmacoders · quick-chat
# awards.log
CNML national top scorer — chinguacousy SS, 2021–2022
ROPSSAA 3rd, badminton doubles
ROPSSAA 2nd, tennis — OFSAA qualifier
swim 2nd, 100m medley — barracuda club
The Feed
# my notes, reading, and posts — newest three below.
- waiting on fetch — read the raw log