Sepehr Kamal

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I'm Sep, an entrepreneurial product manager

I have a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to develop software. I excel at bridging product, engineering, design, data, and marketing to solve problems and drive growth.

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ABOUT ME

A researcher, data scientist, and co-founder turned PM

I was born and live in Vancouver, Canada, and completed both my Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees at the University of British Columbia. I have 4 years of experience building software at a tech startup and 5 years experience in data science and research.

Winner of 6 scholarships totaling $60,000

Co-author of 5 research publications

Winner of a $5k national student startup competition

Co-Founder/CEO & Product Manager @ Campus Nutrition (2019 - present)

At Campus Nutrition, I wore many hats across executive leadership, product, engineering, UX, and marketing.

Managed the end-to-end development for a 0-1 hyper-local web/mobile product

Recruited and led a cross-functional team of 20+ students

Graduate Research Assistant @ The University of British Columbia (2017 - 2023)

Working in the diabetes and regenerative medicine research group, I conducted data analysis on genomics datasets to guide drug discovery projects.

Analyzed & visualized large, high-dimensional datasets with R, statistics, & machine learning

Delivered technical presentations to enable informed decision-making

Blog articles

Read more about my work building Campus Nutrition's product

Introducing Community Reviews on Campus Nutrition

Reviews of campus food outlets written by students, for students

Optimizing our React app for SEO to drive 33% of traffic from organic search

Dynamic rendering to the rescue

Press

Media coverage of my work

Recent grads launch Campus Nutrition, a guide to food on campus

The Ubyssey - 2021

Campus Dining: Abundant Choices, Affordability Challenges

The Campus Resident - 2023

35 items for under $100: Vancouver students find cheapest groceries

Vancouver Is Awesome - 2023

Data analysis & visualization

Select figures from my thesis research project

Product design

Select frames from my design work at Campus Nutrition. These works were created collaboratively

Research publications

Prioritization of ligands and receptors in human islets and stem cell-derived cells

MSc Thesis @ The University of British Columbia | 2023 | 1st Author

High Content Imaging of Barrett’s-Associated High Grade Dysplasia Cells Following siRNA Library Screening Reveals Acid Responsive Regulators of Cellular Transitions

Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2020 | 3rd Author

A future beyond insulin injections? Regenerative medicine for type 1 diabetes

UBC Medical Journal | 2018 | 1st Author

Underneath the opioid crisis: The forgotten patients in pain

UBC Medical Journal | 2018 | 1st Author

Types of Cell Death and Apoptotic Stages in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells Distinguished by Raman Spectroscopy

Biotechnology and Bioengineering | 2017 | 2nd Author

High-content screening identifies a role for Na+ channels in insulin production

Royal Society Open Science | 2015 | 8th Author

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