Building tools, systems, and places for lifelong learning.
Co-Founder & Head of Product at Addie. Based in Toronto.
Co-Founder & Head of Product at Addie. Based in Toronto.
I'm a product founder, strategist, and maker interested in how technology and design can help people become more capable, curious, and self-directed. Beyond software, my interests include architecture, woodworking, mountaineering, and the design of environments for lifelong learning.
Co-founded and lead product at Addie, working across product, infrastructure, and go-to-market to bring an early-stage startup's vision to life: software that lets students talk through their postsecondary pathways instead of typing them out.
Worked across venture creation at FutureSight, helping identify, validate, and build startups from the ground up. Contributed across product strategy, software development, AI implementation, market research, operations, and go-to-market execution, turning early-stage ideas into scalable businesses by building products, systems, and processes that support founders from concept through launch.
Led product strategy for SchoolMessenger's CMS platform, partnering across engineering, design, and customer teams to deliver web, mobile, and notification products. Drove roadmap planning, modernised the platform through a phased migration to microservices, and introduced Agile processes that improved product delivery.
Managed a portfolio of SaaS products for education, government, and enterprise customers, leading product strategy and delivery across web, mobile, and innovation platforms. Delivered accessibility initiatives, launched new products, and partnered with cross-functional teams to build customer-focused solutions.
Software that lets students talk to computers instead of typing as they think through postsecondary pathways — conversational tools for exploring programs, schools, and next steps, built by a small early-stage team from product through infrastructure to go-to-market.
getaddie.comA hangboard training tracker built to help climbers plan and log grip-strength workouts.
itskevin-zz.github.io/hangboard-laddersHand-built, custom-designed mechanical keyboards — 3D printed, programmed, and hand-wired.
github.com/itskevin-zz/ndk-keyboardsA framework for prioritizing what to build by weighing how painful a problem is against how often it happens.
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