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Owen Gretzinger

Owen Gretzinger

Founding engineer at Boardy; CS undergrad and full‑stack engineer

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Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Joined August 2025
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McMaster Software Engineers
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Summary

Builds practical, privacy‑first AI tools that ship. Owen authors open‑source products (Meetingnotes — a local‑first AI meeting notetaker; gitreadme.dev — an AI README generator) and demonstrates repeated focus on AI-enhanced developer tooling and meeting/productivity experiences. owengretzinger+2
Active hackathon participant and student‑builder who turns prototypes into products. Multiple hackathon projects (HackMate, Tempestuous Turrets, hackathon-winning tools) and contributions to DeltaHacks show a pattern of rapid prototyping, product design, and contest success. devpost+1
Full‑stack and mobile engineering skillset: frequently uses TypeScript/Node/Next.js/React for web, Swift for macOS work, and integrates LLM/APIs (OpenAI/Gemini) into products. His public repos and project writeups show strengths in front‑end, backend, and integrating modern ML APIs. github+1
Practical industry experience via co‑ops: shipped security‑focused tooling at Arctic Wolf and a finance/product prototype at RBC Amplify; these stints complement his student projects and early‑stage startup work at Boardy. owengretzinger+1

Work

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Writing

How To Create A Resume Using HTML

Step‑by‑step guide to creating a mobile‑responsive, printable, ATS‑friendly resume using HTML/CSS (published on personal site).

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Personal Website Inspiration

Curated list of inspiring personal websites and design notes used when building his own site.

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Hobbies

Plays the drums / music (built a website for a jazz musician brother). owengretzinger

Volunteers with youth and enjoys reading. owengretzinger

Builds indie games and hobby projects (Tempestuous Turrets, Triangle Ball). itch

Notes

APAdit Patilsaid
OGOwen Gretzinger
has built a strong reputation for hiring and building talented teams at their startup.

Apr 6, 2026

KKKrish Krishsaid
OGOwen Gretzinger
is one of the best startup engineers they've worked with for building and shipping new AI products.

Feb 20, 2026

KKKrish Krishsaid
OGOwen Gretzinger
is someone they've seen make a major impact at a startup building tools for developers.

Sep 4, 2025