About Me

I'm Gabriel Faigan, a Software Engineering student at the University of Waterloo.

Right now, I'm dedicating my time to a Geoffrey Hinton-backed health AI startup and a music tech company building instruments that have never existed before.

I've always been drawn to solving problems, whether it's coding and building a Rubik's cube-solving robot in the third grade, leading a professional jazz-funk event ensemble, building a rideable roller coaster in my backyard, or teaching a nervous group of skiers to make it down the hill.

My passions may seem unrelated, but they share the same thread: building things that connect people and pushing the bar higher. Playing piano taught me leadership sometimes means stepping out of the light to let the others on the team shine; ski instructing showed me leadership is as much about emotional intelligence as knowledge; and currently learning about software engineering (as you read this) is revealing how creativity and logic combine to create amazing things.

I am always down for a chat, and I love working with others and tackling challenges with the same curiosity that has guided me so far.