# Dhananjay Patel

**Lead AI Software Developer | Full-Stack Engineer**

📧 it.dhananjaypatel@gmail.com · 📱 +1 (732) 558-4709 · 📍 United States · 🔗 [github.com/dhananjay09892](https://github.com/dhananjay09892)

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## Summary

Full-stack engineer and AI architect with 7+ years of experience turning complex business problems into production-grade platforms. From co-founding a cotton trading startup in India to architecting multi-model AI orchestration engines in the U.S.

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## Professional Experience

### Lead AI Software Developer — Auravestia LLC
**Remote · Dec 2025 – Present**

- Architected a 3-model orchestration engine coordinating GPT, Claude, and Gemini for deeper reasoning and task specialization
- Designed scalable backend systems and intelligent workflows supporting AI-generated insights and scoring logic
- Built production-ready APIs connecting frontend experiences with AI pipelines and platform analytics
- Shaped the technical roadmap and platform architecture for a high-growth AI startup

### Full Stack Developer — SourceWave Inc. (Client: TechPACT)
**Remote, NY · Apr 2025 – Feb 2026**

- Optimized MongoDB aggregation pipelines and schema design, improving query performance by 30%
- Built responsive React and Next.js frontend interfaces across multiple platforms
- Maintained CI/CD workflows, reducing deployment errors by 25%
- Delivered KNCRM and time-tracking system with role-based access, CRUD workflows, and admin dashboards

### Graduate Teaching Assistant — Sacred Heart University
**Fairfield, CT · Apr 2024 – Dec 2024**

- Mentored 100+ undergraduate students in Data Structures, Algorithms, VB.NET, and Statistics
- Developed and debugged 25+ academic projects focusing on algorithm optimization
- Conducted lab sessions and office hours, improving student comprehension and problem-solving
- Supported faculty with AI curriculum development involving classification and search tree implementations

### Senior Software Developer — Web Strataegic
**Ahmedabad, India · Jul 2019 – Jul 2023**

- Led a team of 10 developers on VP Security project, building CRM and e-commerce serving 10,000+ concurrent users
- Replaced legacy WordPress APIs with custom RESTful services, improving response times by 10x (3-5s → 200-300ms)
- Built integrated CRM and e-commerce solution handling 500+ daily transactions
- Developed dynamic door-design CRM with real-time pricing and automated quote generation for Knight Secure

### Software Developer & Co-Founder — CBLT Pvt. Ltd
**Gujarat, India · Jan 2017 – Jun 2019**

- Built full-stack trading platform from zero to 500+ daily active users with real-time pricing via WebSockets
- Implemented secure payment gateways with zero payment failures
- Led technical team of 3 developers, establishing coding standards and agile practices
- Managed AWS infrastructure deployment, ensuring 99.5% uptime during peak trading seasons

### Software Developer — Navdurga Suppliers
**Gujarat, India · Jun 2016 – Jan 2017**

- Developed comprehensive ERP system for billing, accounting, inventory management, and CRM
- Built automated reporting tools and data analytics dashboards for business intelligence
- Automated regulatory compliance processes, reducing manual compliance work by 70%

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## Key Projects

### Auravestia — AI-Powered Investment Platform
**Lead AI Software Developer · Auravestia LLC · Dec 2025 – Present**

- Architected 3-model orchestration engine for coordinated AI reasoning across GPT, Claude, and Gemini
- Designed scalable backend with intelligent workflows and scoring logic
- Built production-ready APIs connecting frontend with AI pipelines
- **Tech:** Python, Node.js, TypeScript, GPT, Claude, Gemini, REST APIs, Docker

### MACAS — Multi-Agentic Conversational AI System + CRM
**Solo Developer & Architect · 2024 – 2025**

- Integrated 3 LLMs (GPT, Claude, Gemini) with RAG-powered semantic search
- Designed 15+ REST APIs with JWT auth, conversation memory, and tagging
- Achieved 90%+ accuracy in automated lead qualification with sub-2 second response time
- **Tech:** Flask, MySQL, ChromaDB, GPT, Claude, Gemini, Docker, Nginx, Gunicorn, LangChain

### KNCRM — Internal CRM Platform
**Full-Stack Developer · 2025**

- End-to-end feature development (UI → API → Database)
- Role-based access control (RBAC) with team-level permissions
- Search, filtering, and pagination for large datasets
- **Tech:** JavaScript, TypeScript, REST APIs, JWT, RBAC, Relational DB

### Clique — Cross-Platform Chat App
**Solo Developer · 2024 – 2025**

- Custom WhatsApp-inspired chat UI with grouped messages and reactions
- Offline-first architecture with AsyncStorage sync
- Full cross-platform compatibility (iOS + Android)
- **Tech:** React Native, Expo, TypeScript, Zustand, AsyncStorage, REST API

### VP Security — E-commerce & CRM Integration
**Backend Developer & Team Lead · VP Security, Australia · Jan 2020 – Jul 2023**

- Handled 500+ daily transactions in production with microservices architecture
- Automated inventory management and customer communications
- Led team of 10 developers across 3+ year engagement
- **Tech:** React, Express.js, Node.js, MySQL, AWS, Docker, Microservices

### Cotton Bales Trading Platform — Real-Time Commodity Trading
**Co-Founder & Lead Developer · CBLT Pvt. Ltd · Jan 2017 – Jun 2019**

- Built from zero to 500+ daily active users with real-time pricing engine
- Secure payment gateway with zero payment failures; 99.5% uptime
- Multilingual support in Gujarati, Hindi, and English
- **Tech:** Flask, Node.js, Next.js, MongoDB, WebSockets, AWS

### Always-First-API — News Platform Backend
**Backend Developer · Jan 2022 – Nov 2022**

- 10x API response time improvement (3-5s → 200-300ms)
- Replaced legacy WordPress APIs with custom RESTful services
- Multi-layer caching and CDN integration for global delivery
- **Tech:** Custom REST APIs, WordPress (DB), React Native, CDN, Caching

### DevPilot Tool — Developer Productivity Automation
**Solo Developer · 2025**

- Automated and standardized recurring engineering workflows
- Modular automation components with validation and error handling
- CI/CD-aware workflow integration
- **Tech:** Python, TypeScript, Automation, CI/CD

### Time Tracking System — Enterprise Time Management
**Full-Stack Developer · 2025**

- Daily/weekly time entry management with approval workflows
- Role-based access ensuring data security
- Reporting views by date, project, and user
- **Tech:** JavaScript, TypeScript, REST APIs, RBAC, Relational DB

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## Education

### Master of Science in Computer Science & Information Technology
**Sacred Heart University · Fairfield, CT · 2023 – Dec 2024**
- GPA: 4.0 / 4.0
- Silver Medal for Academic Excellence
- Graduate Teaching Assistant — taught 100+ students in Data Structures, Algorithms, VB.NET, and Statistics

### Bachelor of Computer Applications
**Jaipur National University · Rajasthan, India · 2012 – 2016**
- Foundation in Computer Science, Programming, Database Management, and Software Development

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## Technical Skills

- **Languages:** Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, SQL, Java, C#, Bash
- **Frontend:** React, Next.js, React Native, TailwindCSS, HTML5 / CSS3, Redux, Zustand
- **Backend:** Flask, Node.js / Express.js, FastAPI, REST API Design, JWT / OAuth2, Microservices Architecture
- **AI & Machine Learning:** OpenAI API (GPT-4), Claude API, Gemini API, LangChain, RAG, ChromaDB / Pinecone, Prompt Engineering, Sentence Transformers
- **Databases:** MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQLite, ChromaDB, Firebase, DynamoDB
- **Cloud & DevOps:** AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda), Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Nginx, Gunicorn, Linux (Ubuntu)
- **Tools & Practices:** Git / GitHub / GitLab, GitHub Copilot, Postman, JIRA / ServiceNow, Agile / Scrum, TDD, CI/CD, Secure Coding (OWASP)