Gahan
Patel

Rebuilt the app's entire frontend from the ground up and built Posting Rituals, a recurring video commitment feature backed by a direct-to-S3 pipeline with async ffmpeg transcoding.

Built Learning Mode, a financial glossary that loads terms in under 45ms with delta syncing and caching. Engineered the company's first sponsored-content system, which brought in its first $1,000 in ad revenue, and revamped the Groups feature across 8 React Native screens and 30 Spring Boot endpoints.

Instructed 10 developers across two teams building a campus marketplace and a professor review platform, guiding architecture decisions and database design.

Developed and evaluated prompts to assess the performance of large language models.

Conducted interviews and cold-called Emeryville businesses to assess challenges faced by entrepreneurs. Synthesized findings into recommendations used by the city to support local BIPOC entrepreneurs.

Led outreach efforts to engage community members and boost attendance at major cultural and religious festivals. Helped coordinate event logistics like food service and cleanup to keep temple operations running smoothly.

Managed day-to-day operations, built revenue and expense tracking in Excel, and prepared monthly P&L statements.