Recent projects
Real estate agents are constantly on the move, juggling dozens of client conversations while manually managing follow-ups, booking showings, and updating CRMs. These overhead tasks are time-consuming and error-prone. PowerAgent set out to reduce this burden by using AI to automate the admin.
Poweragent AI
I led the full product development from initial concept through to pilot launch. We built a mobile-first experience using Twilio Voice for call handling and Whisper for real-time transcription.
Community energy savings programs aim to provide an opportunity for customers to play a significant role in the operation of the electricity grid, with the goal of ensuring a cost-effective, sustainable, and reliable electricity system in Ontario. As a new program we had to work with utility partners to test and ensure our entry points and API's were working properly, we also had to educate eligible users on the benefits.
Ontario Community Energy Savings
Spearheaded the implementation of the Ontario energy rebate program aimed at increasing the customer base by 12% through strategic partnerships with IESO and Hydro One.
Led product and technical scoping for new product integrations at ecobee, addressing market gaps and expanding our smart security ecosystem to match industry standards.
Smart Security Integrations
Led product and technical scoping for new product integrations at ecobee, addressing market gaps and expanding our smart security ecosystem to match industry standards.
The biggest barrier to in-person queer dating is uncertainty. You rarely know who else is gay, or whether it's safe or welcome to approach someone in everyday settings. While existing apps solved discovery, they did so by centering on appearance and hookup culture, leaving little room for organic, in-person connection. Gaydaar reframes the problem: helping people feel confident about who's around them so that natural interactions can happen.
Personal Venture – gaydaar
Designed and launched an MVP for a location-based dating PWA aimed at helping queer men connect in person, outside of traditional queer spaces. Currently running additional MVP tests and iterating toward a full app launch.
AI IDE Rules
AI-native IDEs (Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf, etc.) allow developers to customize assistant behavior with rule/config files, but today these are scattered across X, GitHub, Slack groups, and blogs. There is no unified, community-driven source for discovering high-quality rules tailored to specific languages, workflows, or use cases. The barrier to adoption is simply not knowing what rules exist or how to adapt them, limiting the potential of these IDEs for both individual developers and teams.
(WIP) - rulebook
Creating a community-driven library where developers can discover, share, and tailor AI IDE configuration rules.
The existing TOU algorithm was underperforming due to a critical bug and lack of visibility across the organization. Many internal teams and external stakeholders didn't understand how it worked, making it difficult to communicate its value. Fixing the algorithm required both technical leadership and cross-functional coordination to reframe TOU as a strategic lever—both for energy efficiency and potential monetization through new utility partnerships.
Time-of-Use Algorithm
Led reconfiguration of ecobee's Time-of-Use (TOU) heating algorithm, resulting in a ~20% reduction in energy usage by optimizing thermostat behavior around peak pricing hours. Collaborated across ML, product, and sales teams to improve internal understanding and launch a pilot monetization program with utility partners.
About me
I'm Nic, a product manager from Canada with a background in Computer Engineering. I discovered product almost by accident, but it quickly became the perfect fit, allowing me to do what I love: build.
I've been fortunate to work with some great teams, including a year-long internship at ecobee where I learned firsthand what high-functioning product and engineering teams look like. Currently, I'm working at a venture studio (AltaML) bringing complex AI solutions to life, or at least trying my best to.
Outside of work, I grew up in the Rocky Mountains and still spend as much time as I can outdoors (skiing, biking, hiking, camping, playing rugby) whenever I get the chance. Recently I've taken up pottery as a new artistic endeavour, I'm not great but my friends love the things I make.
What I've Been Working On
Through work, I've been fortunate to tackle everything from fresh founder ideas to helping small organizations disrupt their industries to launching mobile apps. While the public aspects of my work can be found in my Projects section, my passion for creation extends far beyond my full-time job.
Most recently, I've been working on gaydaar, a queer dating app fostering in-person connection. At the start of 2025, I moved in with two of my best friends, and we came to the sobering conclusion that dating in 2025 sucks. The apps lead nowhere, and people our generation seem averse to talking in person when going out. On top of that, I kept hitting on straight guys thinking they were gay. So we set out to solve one of these problems: how to know who's gay.
Beyond this, I build tools to make my everyday life easier. I created a simple RAG system to query my finances since my bank makes spending tracking unnecessarily difficult (Canadian banking really does suck). I'm also working on a community-driven library where people can discover, share, and tailor AI IDE configuration rules to improve how their coding assistants behave.
Creativity for the Masses
Though I have a degree in Computer Engineering, coding isn't my strongest suit. In the past, I limited myself to SQL, data analytics, API validation, and similar tasks. However, the wave of AI tools we all now have access to has completely changed this reality.
While I've always strived to be entrepreneurial, I never felt particularly creative. That changed when I just began creating, and when I read The Creative Act. I used to believe creativity was reserved for artists but I've since realized that creativity belongs to anyone who chooses to try, and tools like Cursor and Lovable have given me a medium I never thought possible.
While this shift has impacted many areas of my life, the greatest effect has been solidifying my choice to work in product and nurturing my curiosity to solve problems around me. I don't believe all meaningful work needs to revolve around tech but I'm grateful that tech has become my playground for creativity.
What I'm reading
As a kid my mom told me she doesn't know anyone successful who isn't well read, I took that to heart and learned early to love reading and the curiosity that comes with knowledge.
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