Aren Patel
Summary
- Results driven web & mobile development background
- Entrepreneurial, hard working and fast moving
- “Internet of Things” enthusiast
Work History
Sofware Engineer Nest / Google
July 2014 - Present
- Designed and developed a variety of apps and services to support the Nest Developers program
- Built the APIs and UI/UX required to launch Works With Nest
- Ruby on Rails, Ember.js, Go, Percona Server, Redis, AWS, Puppet, Git etc
Partner Technology Manager BufferBox / Google
May 2013 - July 2014
- Managed technical aspects of retailers' BufferBox API integrations
- Created sales collateral using Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign
- Produced product demos and presentations for prospective partners
Web Developer BufferBox / Google
July 2012 - May 2013
- Responsible for design and development of all BufferBox web services and APIs
- Ruby on Rails, Python, Flask, MySQL, Redis, AWS, Heroku, DelayedJob, Clockwork, Git, Mailgun etc
- Initial software released at Y Combinator's Summer 2012 Demo Day; subsequently named to TechCrunch's Top 10 Startups
- Acquired by Google - supported migration and integration with Google's technologies
Business Development Associate Xtreme Labs (acquired by Pivotal Labs)
September 2011 – December 2011
- Advised partners on strategy for rapidly emerging mobile platforms
- Authored sales materials, pitch decks, one pagers and blog posts
- Handled lead qualification and manages sales funnels via Salesforce
Agile Engineer Xtreme Labs (acquired by Pivotal Labs)
January 2011 – May 2011
- Developed the Globe & Mail Politics app for iPhone
- Contributed code to a BlackBerry OS 6 music app
- Worked closely with customers to implement innovative features
Agile Engineer Pivotal Labs
May 2010 – September 2010
- Quickly learned Ruby on Rails to build web apps and mobile backend
- Employed test driven development in an agile programming environment
- Introduced to cutting edge HTML5/CSS3 features (canvas, transitions, etc)
Settlements Support Intern IESO
September 2009 – December 2009
- Built a system to calculate compensation for heavy load curtailment in Ontario's Demand Response program
- Handled data retrieved from field metering points on Ontario's distribution system
- Authored technical documents defining requirements, specifications and testing strategy
Market Entry Intern IESO
January 2009 – May 2009
- Developed a database to help utilities report participation in Ontario's Smart Metering program
- Upgraded and maintained legacy database systems (Microsoft SQL Server & Microsoft Access)
- Gained exposure to the operation of Ontario's electricity market
Education
Bachelor of Applied Science, Honours Electrical Engineering, University of Waterloo
Specializations: Software Development, Artificial Intelligence, Communications & Network Security, Cryptography
Fourth Year Design Project Unlockly
- Built a Wi-Fi connected smart lock that could be used from any internet connected device
- State changes (open/close or lock/unlocked) pushed to cloud, then to user (SMS/email)
- Awarded Velocity Demo Day Peoples' Choice $1000 Award
- Stack summary:
- Front End: Bootstrap, LESS, Async JavaScript
- Back End: Ruby on Rails, Node.js, MongoDB, Redis, WebSockets
- Web Services: Heroku, AWS EC2, Mailgun, Twilio, MongoHQ, Redis to Go
- Hardware: Arduino, Wi-Fi shield
Personal Projects
MyTeam2014
- Built to allow users to build roster projections for the 2014 Olympic Ice Hockey event
- Tight integration with Facebook's platform APIs (authentication, sharing, etc)
- Scraped NHL.com for player information, images and stats
- Stack summary:
- Front End: Bootstrap, LESS
- Back End: Ruby on Rails, MongoDB
- Web Services: Heroku, AWS EC2, Mailgun, MongoHQ, New Relic
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