Summary
Connor Giles is a product-minded technology leader and co-founder with 11 years of experience building startups and shipping customer-focused software. As CTO at Terminal and co-founder of The Faktori, he blends product management, design sensibility, and hands-on engineering to turn go-to-market insights into polished digital experiences. His background in software engineering and Ivey Business Administration gives him a rare combination of technical depth and commercial acumen, from analytics and prototyping to scaling teams. Connor has a history of progressing from intern to technical lead and engineering manager, showing an operator’s instinct for hiring, process, and delivery. He’s equally fluent in data tools (Python, R, MATLAB, Excel) and creative tooling (Adobe CC, Sketch), which helps him bridge design, analytics, and engineering in product development.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
S23, S23 at Y Combinator
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Software Engineering at Western University
Honours Business Administration (HBA) Business Administration and Management General, Honours Business Administration (HBA) Business Administration and Management General at Ivey Business School at Western University
Appleby College