Gianella Bejar.

Building at the intersection of artificial intelligence, strategy & business.

[ Status ]

Final-year student

University of Toronto

Based in

Toronto, Canada

Open to remote and hybrid

What I do

Three focus areas

Software Engineering

Full-stack and embedded software, built to be tested, maintained and understood by the next person who opens it.

  • Python
  • Java
  • Ruby
  • C++
  • C
  • SQL
  • R

Artificial Intelligence

Applied machine learning and AI-assisted tools, with a focus on human review and the point where a model meets a real workflow.

  • Applied ML
  • LLM Integration
  • AI Product Development
  • AI Automation

Product & Strategy

Understanding who a product is for, how it gets adopted, and how technology becomes a business, from startups to the public sector.

  • Product Thinking
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Business Strategy
  • Innovation

Featured projects

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AI & Machine LearningIn progress

ClaimBridge: AI-assisted insurance claim intake

A capstone project exploring how AI can speed up insurance claim intake while keeping a person in the loop.

  • Machine learning
  • Speech-to-text
  • PII redaction
  • PostgreSQL
  • Human review

Sep 2026 – Apr 2027

AI & Machine LearningCompleted

Exercise classification from smartwatch motion data

A convolutional neural network that recognises exercises from wrist-worn IMU data, built for an applied machine learning course.

  • Python
  • PyTorch
  • CNN
  • Random Forest
  • Google Colab

[Month Year] – [Month Year]

Software EngineeringIn progress

This website, in the open

A static-first, accessible, open-source portfolio with a human-reviewed publishing workflow.

  • Next.js
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • MDX

Nov 2026

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Contact

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