Hi, I'm Faiz 👋
I'm a third-year Computer Science student at the University of Guelph, currently seeking 2026 Winter SWE internship opportunities 🌱
Profile

About

I'm a dual student at the University of Guelph and University of Waterloo, where I focus on system design, AI, and building full-stack products that people actually use. I'm driven by the challenge of turning ideas into real tools—whether it's for students, startups, or research. Outside of tech, I enjoy photography, playing competitive sports, and building new ideas with friends at hackathons.

Work Experience

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Octree

July 2025 - Present
Founding Engineer

Building an AI agent-drive LaTeX editor

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Brown & Beatty

May 2025 - Present
Software Engineer

Will be working alongside with Joe Sawada, Jeff Lindquist and Levi Cooperman on an AI-leveraged software solution transforming the labour dispute resolution process for unions, associations, and their employers

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University of Guelph

May 2025 - August 2025
Full-Stack Developer

Building a full-stack web platform using Next.js and Supabase to manage inventory and streamline student access to professional attire.

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University of Guelph

Sept 2024 - April 2025
Teaching Assistant

Supported over 100 students by providing detailed feedback, addressing queries, and fostering engagement through online discussions.

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University of Guelph

May 2024 - April 2025
Undergraduate Research Assistant

Developed and optimized an AI-powered chatbot for course support, integrating advanced AI techniques and ensuring seamless user interactions while reserching the ethics of utilizing chatbots in university classroom setting.

Skills

JavaScript
TypeScript
Python
Java
C
HTML5
CSS
SQL
React
Next.js
TailwindCSS
Material UI
ShadCN UI
Radix UI
Lucide React
Motion.dev
NextUI
Vue.Js
Node.js
Flask
GraphQL
REST API
Supabase
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Mongoose
Prisma
Auth0
ChatGPT API
Google Gemini
Cohere API
Groq API
Eleven Labs
Vector
pandas
Docker
Git
GitHub Actions
CI/CD
Linux
Bash
AWS S3
Twillo
Resend
Zod
Figma
Agile
Scrum
Web-Scraping
react-pdf
pdf.js

Recently....

Faiz Mustansar
5 min read
•March 2025

How I built a course search platform that reached 1.5k users and helped students plan their academic journey. From web scraping to user feedback, here's the complete story.

Faiz Mustansar
6 min read
•May 2025

Read about my summer 2025 journey, from hackathons to jobs, and everything in between.

Projects

just building

i build projects

uoguelph.courses

uoguelph.courses

A course search and review platform for University of Guelph. Reached 1.5k users with over 5k views

Next.js
Typescript
TailwindCSS
MagicUI
Shadcn UI
Supabase
Auth0
Python
Web-Scraping
SkillMatch

SkillMatch

SkillMatch is a web platform that helps students and developers find hackathon teammates based on shared interests, skills, and project goals. Think of it as 'LinkedIn meets Tinder for hackathons' — users create profiles with their skillsets, interests, and past projects, then get matched with compatible teammates via a smart recommendation engine powered by GraphQL.

Next.js
TailwindCSS
ShadCN UI
Docker
GraphQL
Golang
PostgreSQL
Prisma
CareLens

CareLens

CareLens is an AI-powered video health consultation platform that helps users identify symptoms in real-time through live video and audio analysis.

Next.js
TailwindCSS
ShadCN UI
Supabase
FastAPI
Python
OpenAI API
WebRTC
Whisper API
Student Awards Portal

Student Awards Portal

Built a web platform for the University of Guelph that allows students to apply for awards, committees to rank applicants, and admins to manage award data and forms with role-based access.

Next.js
TailwindCSS
ShadCN UI
Supabase
GraphQL
react-pdf
pdf.js
Dress To Impress - LANG

Dress To Impress - LANG

Built a full-featured professional attire rental platform for the University of Guelph's Lang School of Business, helping students access business clothing while enabling admins to manage inventory, requests, and content through a robust dashboard.

Next.js
TypeScript
TailwindCSS
Supabase
Radix UI
Lucide React
Motion.dev
PostgreSQL
Resend
FrontDesk AI

FrontDesk AI

Plug-and-play SaaS platform that enables small and mid-sized businesses to deploy AI-powered voice agents for phone-based customer interactions. No development work is required—just configure, and your virtual agent is live!

Next.js
Typescript
TailwindCSS
ShadCN UI
Eleven Labs
Twillo
Python
Vector
RestAPI
MeetSum

MeetSum

An AI-powered web app that summarizes meeting transcripts from uploaded PDFs and extracts key action items using LLaMA 3 via Groq API, helping users quickly understand and follow up on meeting outcomes.

Next.js
Typescript
TailwindCSS
Node.Js
REST API
Groq API
Supabase
TenantShield

TenantShield

Built an AI-powered legal assistant to help renters understand their rights, document disputes, and generate legal documents

Next.js
Typescript
TailwindCSS
Supabase
Google Gemini
NodeJS
Spend Smart

Spend Smart

Personal finance tracker built with Next.js and Node.js, offering real-time analytics, categorized spending insights, and currency exchange management to help users better manage their income and expenses.

Next.js
Typescript
TailwindCSS
Supabase
OlympicPredictor

OlympicPredictor

Built a predictive model for the 2024 Paris Olympics using historical data, achieving high accuracy through efficient data analysis.

Next.js
Typescript
TailwindCSS
Javascript
NextUI
Python
MCS2020 ChatBot

MCS2020 ChatBot

The chatbot is an AI tool built with the ChatGPT API to help students get quick and accurate answers to course questions, making learning easier and more efficient.

Next.js
Typescript
TailwindCSS
Javascript
NextUI
ChatGPT API
Hackathons

Innovate. Collaborate. Code.

i joined 10 hackathons, met great people, and built cool projects.

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    Hack The North 2025

    Waterloo, Ontario

    tbd
  • I
    Judge

    Ignition Hacks v6

    Toronto, Ontario

    judging
  • T

    TerrHacks 2025

    Toronto, Ontario

    CareLens is an AI-powered video health consultation platform that helps users identify symptoms in real-time through live video and audio analysis.
  • H
    Mentor

    Hack The Skies

    Remote

    mentoring high school students
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    Mentor

    Hack 404

    Toronto, Ontario

    mentoring high school/university students
  • S

    SpurHacks 2025

    Waterloo, Ontario

    A plug-and-play SaaS platform that enables small and mid-sized businesses to deploy AI-powered voice agents for phone-based customer interactions. No development work is required—just configure, and your virtual agent is live!
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    🥇 1st Place - Poker

    HackCanada 2025

    Waterloo, Ontario

    TenantShield is an AI-powered legal assistant that helps Canadian renters understand their rights, dispute illegal rent increases or evictions, and generate legal documents. It provides an AI chatbot for legal guidance, a case builder to log disputes and upload evidence, and an automated legal document generator to assist tenants in protecting themselves against unfair landlord practices.
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    HackTrent 2024

    Peterborough, Ontario

    EcoTrack empowers office managers to track, analyze, and optimize electricity and water use with AI-driven insights—making sustainability easy and impactful.
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    Volunteer

    Hack The North

    Waterloo, Ontario

    Volunteering for the Canada's biggest hackathon
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    🥈 2nd Place - Track 3

    CodeDex Hackathon 2024

    Remote

    Developed a predictive model for the 2024 Paris Olympics using historical data, achieving high accuracy through efficient data analysis.