About Me

(in about 911 words)

Intro

I am a Software Developer Engineer - 1 at CareFi where I build FinTech Products to make healthcare Financing Faster and Efficient. I also learn multiple Technologies and build independent projects. I am specially interested in Web Development, PWA and React. If you think I can be helpful to you or would like to meet me, please feel free to get in touch.

Currently

At CareFi, I have learned how to build product, manage people, be part of a team and build on-line predictive models with technologies like React, Typescript, Django Rest Framework, ionic and ant. I primarily work as a Front-End Developer but like to contribute in every path of the product be it Planning, Design and specially Backend .

Some history

  • I loved playing mobile games as a kid and would spend hours on my Parent's phone.

  • At 11, After seeing my love and curiosity with Mobile and Technology my parents bought me a Samsung Galaxy Pocket.

  • At 13, I discovered the art of soldering and started assembling keypad mobile phones for our mobile repair shop. I also stated collecting magnet inside the speakers by opening the old phones. Broke some sim cards as well, lol.

  • Next two years were spent exploring youtube and Internet to learn about General knowledge, science and most importantly Songs.

  • At 10, I built my first website with Microsoft FrontPage on our Pentium III Gateway. My website was terrible.

  • I was 11 when I built my first Tesla Coil (without the permission of my parents). Over the next few years, I built several more including one of the first audio modulated coils and one of the first DRSSTCs.

  • When I was 12, I set the all-time high record at my local laser tag facility by reverse engineering the charging station and weapon protocols with a photo-resistor, micro-cassette recorder, and a lot of patience. I was unstoppable.

  • At 13, I went to space camp and fell in love. I went back two more times and promised myself that I'd work in space. I've since helped build three generations of satellites and have contributed to two more.

  • At 14, I was almost expelled for finding a backdoor into my high school's file server and telling everyone but the faculty members about it. Later that year, I figured out how to turn off the internet firewall by editing system registry keys. I anonymously shared my work months later.

  • At 16, I participated in a foreign exchange program in Dortmund, Germany. Since then, I've gone back almost every year.

  • 14 - 17, I played a lot of video games. My favorites included Counter Strike Source, Command and Conquer 3, Halo 2, and Age of Empires II.

  • At 18, In the summer before college, my friends and I started playing Muggle Quidditch. We went on to start over 8 teams in the International Quidditch Association including the Buffalo Quidditch Society. At our height, we were ranked third in the IQA. Although I don't play anymore, you can still see pictures of me holding a broom while wearing a chess camp t-shirt on facebook.

  • At 19, I took my first graduate course and published my first academic paper.

  • At 20, I co-authored a grant to build a satellite and managed a 60+ person team for the next two years. You can read more about that here.

Ask me in person for other stories that I'm afraid to share with the internet.

I like

Travel / Geography

  • I am from originally from Mumbai, Maharashtra. I have since lived in Pune, Delhi, Allahabad and Surat.
  • I've been to ~ 50 countries, some of which I have forgotten, and many of which I would like to revisit.
  • In 2016, I visited: Canada, Ethiopia, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Italy, Romania, Sweden, Norway, Svalbard, Panama, Costa Rica, Uganda, Japan, and the UAE, mostly in that order.
  • In 2017, I visited: Canada, Japan, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Estonia, Russia, the Netherlands, Belgium, the U.K., Spain, Iceland, France, Switzerland, Ethiopia, and Luxembourg.
  • In 2018, I visited: Canada, France, Italy, Israel, and the U.K.
  • In 2019, I visited: Canada, England, France, and Switzerland.
  • In 2020, I barely traveled 20 blocks. I stayed in New York and remodeled an apartment.
  • In 2021, I hope to start traveling again.
  • I am an Oregon Trail II enthusiast.

Fun facts

  • I have a list of thousands of ideas, like creating matching bow ties for cats and humans.
  • I almost always have a sketchbook with me and a 01 Sakura Pigma Micron Pen.
  • I can't locate every country on a map.
  • I operate a small angel fund with terrible returns.
  • I break about 30 traffic laws on a cruiser, onewheel, bicycle, or electric skateboard every single day.
  • I added this page because so many people complained that my site was just my resume.

I dream of

  • always finding inspiration.
  • enabling a brighter future.
  • doing better.
  • starting a company.

Websites from people I admire

If we are friends and you feel like you belong on this list, you're probably right. I'm sorry I forgot about you. Pester me and I'll add you.