Aren Patel
Summary
- Results driven full stack development background
- Entrepreneurial, hard working & fast moving
- Proven technical leadership
- Attentive to detail
- Curious, inquisitive and always receptive to learning new things
Work History
Sofware Engineer Nest / Google
July 2014 - Present
- Currently leading the team responsible for building Nest's Login
- Introduced Docker containers and Kuberenetes to our Nest Web Engineering team
- Led the team that built Nest's My Account data export tool (required for the European Union's GDPR compliance)
- Authored the Nest Cam & TensorFlow Codelab presented at Google I/O 2017 (Python + Flask)
- Designed and developed a variety of apps and services to support the Nest Developers (OAuth) program
- Built the APIs and UI/UX required to launch Works With Nest
- Go, Ruby on Rails, Ember.js, Percona/MySQL Server, Redis, AWS, GCP, Git, nginx, OAuth, SAML, etc.
Partner Technology Manager BufferBox / Google
May 2013 - July 2014
- Managed technical aspects of retailers' BufferBox REST API integrations
- Created sales collateral using Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign
- Produced product demos and presentations for prospective partners
Lead 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 Intern 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 Intern 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 Intern Xtreme Labs (acquired by 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 Page 17
- 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
- Discontinued hosting in 2017
Personal Projects
github.com/google/jsonapi
- Open sourced a Go library for serializing/deserializing JSON payload following the for the JSON API format
- This project helped develop my familiarity with reading and understanding specifications/RFCs (JSON API v1.0, ISO8601, RFC 2119, etc.)
- Currated issues/bugs and reviewed pull requests from public contributors
- Authored library documentation, godoc reference documentaiton and new feature proposals (#80)
- Was used to build the Go backend for Works With Nest; also used in a variety of third party projects
- Reached approximately 900+ starts on GitHub
CampusMeme
- Site allowed users to upload and share memes related to collegiate life
- Scaled to handle 10k+ uniques in a month at site's peak
- Stack summary:
- Front End: Custom HTML5/SCSS, Async JavaScript
- Back End: Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, AWS S3
- Web Services: Heroku, Mailgun, New Relic
- Discontinued hosting in 2018
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
- Discontinued hosting in 2017
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