tab, 2026
side project
a shared expense tracker for trips and events. scan a receipt, tag who got what, and it works out who owes whom in the fewest payments.
nausherrao
one person, four jobs, mostly at the same time.
i've been programming since i was 8. today i'm a senior software engineer at mappedin, where i work on indoor positioning. outside of that, i start companies, run live events, and love all things instruments and music.
nowmappedinsenior software engineer, indoor positioning & blue dotfounderkonfera canadian event, software, and initiatives consultancy that plans and runs hackathons, conferences, networking nights and yacht parties
nexta new companyin stealth
biggest show1,400+ peoplespurhacks 2025, 291 projectsbuilt13 side projectsincluding tab, new in 2026i.
the day job
senior software engineer at mappedin, on the blue dot. before that: spur, near, webisoft, shopify and magnet forensics, and eleven years of freelancing that started when i was ten.
- 2026mappedinsenior software engineer
owned blue dot and indoor positioning as its sole engineer and pm, on maps used by MLB, USTA (US Open), University of Texas, Simon Property Group, Hudson Yards, Cadillac Fairview, AT&T Stadium, and airports like PIT, MIA, LAX, YYC, and KEF
- 2024 to 2025spur innovation centerproject manager
managed $1M+ in startup funding across 15 ventures; 12 of 15 hit their q1 okrs while running one of the largest in-person hackathons in Canada
- 2024 to nowkonferfounder & ceo
a canadian event, software, and initiatives consultancy that plans and runs hackathons, conferences, networking nights and yacht parties.
- 2024webisoftsoftware engineer
replaced 1k+ excel tables behind $100M+ in RFQs with one web app.
- 2024near protocoldirector of technical product & growth
took seahorse, a privacy-first mental health app, from concept to an mvp that helped raise $750k.
- may to aug 2022jan to apr 2023shopifysoftware engineer
the shopify cli, run by 850 apps a day, and the partner dashboard, used by 1.1M+ people a day.
- 2021magnet forensicssoftware engineer
jenkins pipelines and an internal build dashboard for 100+ engineers.
- 2011 to 2022freelancesoftware developer
about 80 clients, mostly plugins for game servers of 750 to 50k players. i started at ten.
ii.
the engineer
what i build when nobody's asking: tab, a karaoke bot, a music social network, this site, and a decade of bots and hackathon projects.
kabo, 2021
hackathon project, hack the north 2020++
a karaoke discord bot that scores your pitch and lyrics live.
muspace, 2021
side project
a social platform built around sharing music and finding people who listen like you.
this website, 2026
side project
a museum in seven panels, with its own content admin. you're standing in it.
also builtsherbothomestockwinner, openhacks 2020chaterestru hacks 2021spacestagramlocalifymaerienettejuliabuddybotfreegamenotifier
papers writtenkepler + the n-body problem: Modelling Celestial Motion Through Kepler's Laws and the N-Body Problemmilankovitch cycles: Milankovitch Cycles, Planetary Motion, & Orbital Elements
iii.
the stage
spurhacks 2025 went from nothing to 1,400+ people in three months: four floors of the old blackberry campus, 291 projects, $100k+ in prizes and a $350k+ budget. i directed it, and at every ceremony i was the stage and production manager, running the cues, the av and the clock.
iv.
the founder
founder & ceo of konfer and founder of spurhacks. before that, i started hawkhacks and ran the laurier computing society. right now: a new company, in stealth.
not yet on view
untitled, 2026
founder
a new company, in stealth.
konfer, 2024 to now
founder & ceo
a canadian event, software, and initiatives consultancy that plans and runs hackathons, conferences, networking nights and yacht parties; the team behind spurhacks.
spurhacks, 2025 to now
founder & president
canada's largest in-person hackathon by project submissions.
hawkhacks, 2021 to 2025
founder & president
laurier's hackathon: 750 attendees in 2022 and 1,289 in 2024 - the 2nd-largest in-person student run hackathon
also ledcomputing councils of canadaco-founder & director of systems administration, oct 2020 to mar 2023laurier computing societypresident, 2020 to 2024brainstorm academyprogram coordinator, 2022 to 2023
v.
off hours
the things i do when nobody's paying me: music, films, food, and photos.
on repeat
music i listen to
live from spotify: what's playing now.
not listening right now
in the band
music i make
the band, what i play, and a couple of recordings.
coming soon
through the lens
last watchedphotography
pictures i've taken and pictures i love.
coming soon
films
- you can see everything 2026★★★★
- in the grey 2026★★★½
- the devil wears prada 2 2026★★½
- primetime 2026★★★½
- pressure 2026★★★½
- resident evil 2026★★★
- spider-man: brand new day 2026★★★★★
- the odyssey 2026★★★★½
in the kitchen
cooking
what i've been cooking lately, and the one dish i'd make for you.
a recipea photoa go-to dish
coming soon