Business: We develop intelligent platforms for modern smart grids.
Education: PhD in electrical and computer engineering, University of Waterloo (2017)
Biggest business achievement: Assisting BluWave-ai in landing $4 million in government grants and private investments so far.
OBJ360 (Sponsored)
Giving Guide: Children’s Aid Foundation of Ottawa
What we do We Launch Dreams! The Children’s Aid Foundation of Ottawa (CAFO) is dedicated to enriching the lives of children, youth, and families supported by The Children’s Aid Society
Giving Guide: Ottawa Cancer Foundation
What We Do As Ottawa’s only Community Cancer Hub, we are transforming Supportive Cancer Care through dynamic collaborations with over 70 diverse community partners. Together, we create and deliver impactful,
Biggest obstacle overcome: Getting out of my professional, emotional and personal comfort zone multiple times – for example, when I went to Sweden to get my master’s degree, left Sweden to come to Canada for my PhD and later moved to Ottawa to join a startup as the first paid employee.
Biggest influence: It’s hard to choose one person; Nikola Tesla and his passion for universal energy access have been a constant source of inspiration to me.
Most important lesson I’ve learned in business: Know your audience.
First job: Engineer intern.
Advice I’d give the younger me: Think ahead.
Favourite pastime: Reading
I’m currently reading: Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom
Favourite movie: Interstellar
Favourite song: Everybody Knows by Leonard Cohen
