Dante Maggiotto

Student‑founder focused on applied AI for climate resilience: Dante co‑founded Firebird, an AI wildfire prediction platform that blends satellite, weather, and ground data to produce predictive risk maps and a pilotable API/SaaS product. He has pitched Firebird in Waterloo’s Enterprise Co‑op program and Velocity accelerator and leads technical/product efforts toward pilot testing in Alberta. firebirdresearch+3

Student leader and project manager in campus innovation: As Co‑Lead of Innosolve and a past Residence Life Advisor, Dante coordinates student teams, runs projects that span technical and business domains, and mentors peers—skills reflected in Innosolve’s team listing and his roles organizing campus entrepreneurship activities. innosolve+2

Bridges wet‑lab science and data/analytics: Dante’s Science & Business (Biochemistry) background is paired with hands‑on lab experience and technical tooling (SQL, PowerBI, Python). He has applied this blend in roles from Nicoya’s NPI team to OSFI’s Digital Innovation hub and Hatch’s analytics team. dante+1

Operational and product delivery experience in early‑stage settings: Dante’s internships (Nicoya NPI, OSFI innovation hub, Hatch analytics) and camp leadership role show experience with process development, research-to-product workflows, stakeholder engagement, and safety/people management. dante+1