Yash Thakkar

Experience

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  DJS Kronos India

  Feb 2019 - May 2021

  - Leading the Power-Train Department of DJS Kronos India in a smooth and efficient manner- Communicating with different departments as well as our sponsors(manufacturers) for various requirements.- Mentoring the juniors and providing them with right knowledge, and resources.About DJS Kronos India:Team DJS Kronos India, the official BAJA racing team of D. J. Sanghvi College Of Engineering, Vile Parle(W), Mumbai is a team of 40 engineering students from Mechanical, Production and EXTC departments. We design and fabricate an all terrain vehicle every year which goes out to various national level competitions. With over 400 teams registering for the BAJA SAE India Event, being the champions of the Maneuverability Event at BAJA SAE India 2018, DJS Kronos India has set it's standards high for the future and is a reputed name in the country. Show less

  • Powertrain Head

    Feb 2020 - May 2021

  • Powertrain Junior

    Feb 2019 - Jan 2020
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  DJSCE SAE

  Oct 2019 - Dec 2021

  • Vice Chair Person

    Feb 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Co-Committee Member

    Oct 2019 - Feb 2021
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  Siemens Energy

  Nov 2021 - Dec 2021

  Full Stack Developer

  - Designed and developed a project management web-app, reducing team planning effort by 22%- Used React.js and Django for enhanced user experience and API availability of project data resulting in business process improvement.

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  Printerverse

  Jan 2022 - Aug 2024

  - Led the end-to-end development of Nanofactory, a 3D printer management app with a decentralized architecture using Svelte (JavaScript library), Flask (Python), and WebRTC- Spearheaded the creation of Udan Khatola, India's 1st drone e-commerce store, achieving over 1500 monthly visitors using Sveltekit (JavaScript framework) and Medusajs (Node.js library with Express.js server)- Led a team of 5 interns for various projects managed using Agile methodologies, improving feature completion speed by 33%- Automated workflows for Amazon Seller Central, Shiprocket, and Razorpay by building and integrating Python APIs and shell scripting, improving team productivity by 34%.- Introduced a robust Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline with Github Actions, Cloudflare, and Docker, reducing time-to-market by 40%- Applied BERT-based sentiment analysis to classify customer reviews, identified products with negative feedback, guiding inventory optimization leading to a 29% decrease in inventory costs- Attained a 60% reduction in product listing time by developing a 3D environment with Three.js and Threlte for virtual product photoshoots- Integrated end-to-end tests with Playwright, increasing test coverage by 13% Show less

  • Head of Software Engineering

    Dec 2022 - Aug 2024

  • Full Stack Developer

    Jun 2022 - Nov 2022

  • Full Stack Developer

    Jan 2022 - May 2022
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  WePitch

  Jan 2022 - Apr 2022

  Software Engineer

  - Implemented a robust CI/CD pipeline utilising GitHub and AWS, automating the deployment flow and enabling bi-weekly updates instead of monthly updates- Conducted comprehensive business and competitive analysis to enhance product-market fit and increase brand discovery- Improved SEO rankings and conversions by 60%, by optimizing the HTML meta tags

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  Quantiphi

  Aug 2022 - Nov 2022

  Business Analyst

  - Orchestrated daily Scrum meetings and implemented Agile methodologies across cross-functional teams- Partnered with key stakeholders to translate business use cases to feature specifications, influence strategy, and cut down development costs for user stories by 35%- Designed and implemented data models in Tableau to present business insights, enabling quicker access to actionable insights, reducing report generation time by 17%- Conducted comprehensive testing for chatbots developed using Google Dialogflow CX, identifying and resolving 7 critical bugs while enhancing the user experience Show less

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  Carnegie Mellon University

  Sept 2024 - now

  95-874 Agile Methods95-719 Accounting & Financial Analytics - Developed core frontend features and reusable components for an AI education platform using React, Redux, Typescript, and Tailwind CSS, reducing overall development time by 19%- Integrated i18n to enable multilingual support, expanding potential user base by 2.5x

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2025 - now

  • Graduate Research Assistant - Software Engineer

    Sept 2024 - Dec 2024