Maddie Lambert
Director of Marketing and Sales
Background and Education
• BA Degree Law and Human Rights Carleton University
• Business Analysis in Project Management , University of Toronto
Professional Experience
I started my career working for a Medical Technology startup called meshMD. I learned many skills in both business and entrepreneurship at that company which allowed me to move on and explore entrepreneurship at the next level. I co-founded a Content Marketing company called Content Refined. I grew it from scratch and sold it for 7 figures in 2022.
Skills and Expertise
My core competencies include Business Management, Marketing, Content Creation and Sales.
Personal Interests
I’m a mom of 3 young kiddos who I spend most of my spare time with! You can find my family and I biking, hiking or skiing on the weekends!
Conor Watt
Co Founder & CTO
Background and Education
• BA Computing Systems, Trent University
Professional Experience
Started my career building small internal tools to support businesses by managing data flows. From there, I migrated to planning and building full-stack based tools to tackle a variety of problems related to ecommerce workflows. With my ability to identify and solve problems and being able to view development from both the business and programmatic perspective, I quickly gained the skills necessary to take on larger problems in the online landscape involving new technologies that are attempting to change the way the internet works
Skills and Expertise
Software Engineer & Problem Solver
Personal Interests
I enjoy spending time tinkering with new technologies, long bike rides and the occasional immersive movie theatre experience
Brady Cargle
Director of Customer Success
Background and Education
I skipped college to travel the world :)
Professional Experience
I started my career in sales and marketing before moving over to software engineering for SaaS companies. My experience facing clients and computers helps me to improve our client experience and our product at Originality.
Skills and Expertise
Sales and marketing
Full stack development
Customer success
Personal Interests
You can find me hiking, writing, coding, or learning languages while traveling the world.
Narcis Bejtic
Director of Operations & Integrator
Background and Education
• MA Degree, Political Science & International Law, Western University
• BA Degree, Political Science, Western University
Professional Experience
I started my career managing a non-profit organization, focusing on grants and working closely with local municipalities. I found a passion for business management and operations, and then shifted my focus to the private sector, managing and growing multiple businesses. I’m currently managing the day-to-day operations at Originality.ai.
Skills and Expertise
Business Management, Operations, PnL, EOS, Business Optimization, CRO, SEO & Content Optimization, Product Management
Personal Interests
If I’m not playing basketball, biking, working out, or golfing, then you can find me spending the majority of my time with my daughter, walking my dog, or enjoying movie nights with my beautiful wife.
Liam McNally
Senior Web Developer
Background and Education
• B.Eng Electrical Engineering, Carleton University
Professional Experience
From my engineering background I started a career in telecomm, building cloud based telecomm software. From there I grew into a multi-platform front end developer. In addition to managing many websites and mobile applications, I am constantly continuing to learn new technologies and adapt to the ever changing web.
Skills and Expertise
Front End Development
UX/UI Design
Personal Interests
I'm a big fan of the outdoors. I enjoy mountain biking and golf in the summer, curling and skiing in the winter.
Joshua Moshood
Senior Backend Developer
Background and Education
• B.sc Agriculture, UNILORIN University.
• Diploma web development, Humber College.
Professional Experience
With a strong passion for tech and innovation, I started my career in tech as a web developer and transitioned to software development with a focus on the backend. As part of my experience, I have held some leadership roles and responsibilities, developing and managing SaaS products and a team at an enterprise scale with a commitment to delivering exceptional user experiences. Currently, I am interested in and training in AI and its innovative solutions.
Skills and Expertise
Backend Development
Frontend Development
Personal Interests
Outside of work, I enjoy unwinding with gaming, watching football, and learning new things.
Janay Ma
Junior Developer
Background and Education
• BSc Physics, Minor Mathematics, University of Victoria.
• Diploma of Web Development, Lighthouse Labs
Professional Experience
I’m a science implant into the software world, crossing over with a background in physics and mathematics. Turns out, the problem solving skills I acquired during my degree are exactly the skills needed to tackle tricky problems in the tech realm!
Skills and Expertise
Software Development
Research and Data Analysis
Personal Interests
I’m probably doing one of the following: bouldering, skiing, mountain biking, or playing music with friends.
Sarah Empey
Lead Editor
Background and Education
• BA Honors History, University of Waterloo
Professional Experience
I started a career in content marketing after graduating with a BA in honors history from the University of Waterloo. My background in history established strong communication skills that I continue to expand as a content marketer specializing in search engine optimization (SEO), editing, and content marketing in agile startups.
Skills and Expertise
Content Marketing
Editing
Copywriting
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Personal Interests
When I’m away from my desk, you can often find me walking my dogs, out in the garden, or reading.
Ahmed Ali
DevOps Engineer
Background and Education
• Diploma in Computer Science AUC
Professional Experience
I started my career building computers and networks by hand, when every cable mattered. Fast forward to today, I’ve seamlessly transitioned into the world of DevOps, with extensive experience supporting large-scale automation and integration projects.
As a DevOps Engineer, I thrive on automating processes, optimizing servers, and ensuring a smooth and secured development environment and operations in production. I still appreciate the beauty of neatly organized cables, even if they’re virtual now!
Skills and Expertise
Manage cloud-based environment
Protect systems and data
IT Support
Personal Interests
I am a father of three boys. When I'm not at my desk, you can find me on the tennis court playing with my kids.
Arnav Bhagawati
Product Designer
Background and Education
• MDes, IDC School of Design, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay
• BArch, Department of Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur
Professional Experience
All my lego blocks I used to design spaces as an architect previously, have turned into tiny pixels to design digital experiences. Though one thing remained constant: the user. For ~5 years, I have been designing user-friendly interfaces to make daunting technologies look simpler. Here, at Originality.ai, I am trusted to give shape to interesting concepts & ideas, helping the team visualise, experience & collaborate better.
Skills and Expertise
User-experience design
Prototyping & Figma
Agile
Personal Interests
Do ping me if you are on Chess.com or have found a badminton court in Collingwood. Also, biking is something I am super excited for during the summer. And lastly, let me know if you play a guitar, we can jam together for sure. I love country music & old school Bollywood songs.
Urvish Patel
ML Engineer
Background and Education
• MEng, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Windsor
• BEng, Electrical Engineering, Gujarat Technological University
Professional Experience
I started my career in a Fintech Company as an ML engineer where I worked on time-series forecasting, analyzing financial data with ML and NLP. That is where I picked interest in Kaggle Competitions and got hooked to it for more than 2 years. At the end I became Kaggle Competitions Masters after winning more than 13 medals in different competitions. After finishing my masters from University of Windsor I joined the AI world again as consultant and finally at Originality.ai as a junior ML engineer.
Skills and Expertise
ML, Deep Learning, Python, Generative AI, Computer Vision, NLP
Personal Interests
I love outdoor activities such as hiking, trekking. Oftentimes I visit provincial parks or any other parks for trekking. I love watching anime which often results in a sleepless night.
