Dev Patel
I run the operations behind events, campaigns, and customer experience.
Served as General Secretary of the Gandhinagar University Student Council, representing 5,000+ students. ₹10L+ in budgets, 50+ events, and 100+ people led. Now in Dublin, Ohio — looking for my next operations, coordination, or customer experience role in the Columbus area.
Operations and coordination, event production, customer experience, campaign marketing.
Now at
The Home Depot
2025–26
General Secretary
5,000+
Students represented
50+
Events delivered
₹10L+
Budgets managed
4
IBM certifications
About Dev Patel
General Secretary of the Gandhinagar University Student Council, 2025–26. Now an operations and events coordinator in Dublin, Ohio.
DEV PATEL
General Secretary, Student Council · 2025–26
Name
Dev Patel
Location
Dublin, Ohio, United States
devpatel170521@gmail.com
Expected Graduation
2027
My Journey
“I'm not a software engineer. I'm an operator who builds.”
I'm a final-year Computer Science student who spent his degree learning how to run things rather than how to build them.
As General Secretary of the Gandhinagar University Student Council through August 2026, I was the point of contact for 5,000 students — the person who signed off on budgets, negotiated with vendors, sat on the grievance and anti-ragging committees, and made sure a 100-person volunteer team actually delivered a 50-event festival on schedule. I took over as General Secretary from Kuldeep Soni in August 2025. Before that, as Cultural Secretary, I ran Jazba, the university's annual cultural festival. And before that I pulled shots at Starbucks and learned what a 4.8/5 satisfaction score costs you on a Saturday morning rush. (Online I go by Flickshot.)
Now I'm in Dublin, Ohio, working the Pro desk at The Home Depot — quotes, bulk orders, and contractors who need an answer in ninety seconds.
On the technical side, I'll be straight with you: I'm not a software engineer. I'm an operator who builds. This site, my tracking sheets, and my campaign tooling are put together with AI-assisted and no-code tools, and I'd rather ship something imperfect this week than wait a quarter for someone else to build it. That's the skill I'm claiming — not writing production code.
You'll find me as devpatel170521 across most platforms, and this site lives at devpatel1705.dev.
Where I've done it
General Secretary of the Gandhinagar University Student Council
Aug 2025 – Aug 2026. Point of contact for 5,000+ students, ₹10L+ in budgets, grievance and anti-ragging committees.
Cultural Secretary & Jazba Head
Sep 2024 – Oct 2025. Ran Jazba, the university’s annual cultural festival — 50+ events, 100+ volunteers.
Campaign & Content Marketing
60% lift in brand visibility and 50,000+ impressions across multi-channel campaigns.
Pro Desk, The Home Depot
Quotes, bulk orders, and contractors who need an answer in ninety seconds — Dublin, Ohio.
What I Do
The four things I get hired to do — learned running a 5,000-student organisation and a high-volume retail floor, not from a syllabus.
Operations & Coordination
Scheduling, order and vendor management, process documentation, cross-department handoffs, escalation handling.
Event Production
End-to-end: budget ownership, talent and vendor booking, logistics, run-of-show, 100+ person volunteer teams.
Customer Experience
High-volume retail floors, Pro/trade accounts, POS and cash handling, de-escalation, retention.
Campaign & Content Marketing
Multi-channel campaigns, social content, HubSpot, analytics — 60% visibility lift, 50K+ impressions.
Toolkit: Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint · Google Workspace · HubSpot · Canva · Figma · Notion · AI-assisted builders (Claude, v0, Cursor) · Next.js & Vercel (working knowledge)
Experience at a glance
Four roles, three of them operational, one of them elected.
Pro Sales Associate
The Home Depot · July 2026 – Present
General Secretary
Gandhinagar University Student Council · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
Cultural Secretary
Gandhinagar University Student Council · Sep 2024 – Oct 2025
Barista
Tata Starbucks Pvt. Ltd. · Feb 2025 – Sep 2025
Experience & Education
Retail operations in Dublin, Ohio; before that, General Secretary of the Gandhinagar University Student Council, Aug 2025 – Aug 2026.
Pro Sales Associate
Pro and trade customers, bulk orders and quotes, cross-department order coordination, POS and returns, escalation resolution.
General Secretary & Head of Event Production / Campaign Marketing
Elected General Secretary of the Gandhinagar University Student Council, representing 5,000+ students. I took over the office from Kuldeep Soni in August 2025.
Cultural Secretary & Jazba Head (Annual Cultural Festival)
Ran Jazba, the Gandhinagar University annual cultural festival, as Cultural Secretary — 50+ events and a 100+ member volunteer team.
Barista — Customer Service & Store Operations
High-volume store floor: 200+ customers daily at a 4.8/5 customer satisfaction score.
Education
B.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering
Gandhinagar Institute of Technology (GTU Affiliated)
Selected Work
Two things I shipped end to end.
GU Admission Drive Campaign
Social content and outreach for the Gandhinagar University admission drive — 50,000+ impressions across channels.
This website
Designed and shipped solo using AI-assisted tooling on Next.js and Vercel. I would rather ship something imperfect this week than wait a quarter for someone else to build it.
Certifications & Achievements
Four IBM SkillsBuild certifications — Project Management, Customer Engagement, Cybersecurity and Cloud Computing — plus HubSpot Digital Marketing, Forage job simulations (AWS, Deloitte) and Starbucks professional training.
Languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati.
Customer Engagement Fundamentals
Comprehensive customer engagement certification covering customer relationship management, communication strategies, customer journey mapping, and engagement optimization from IBM.
Project Management Fundamentals
Comprehensive project management certification covering methodologies, planning, execution, monitoring, and successful project delivery from IBM.
Cybersecurity Fundamentals
Foundational understanding of cybersecurity concepts, threat analysis, social engineering, cryptography, and security strategies from IBM.
Cloud Computing Fundamentals
Comprehensive understanding of cloud computing principles, services, and IBM Cloud architecture.
Digital Marketing Certification
Strategic digital marketing and inbound methodology certification with hands-on campaign management expertise.
AWS Solutions Architecture Job Simulation
Practical AWS solutions architecture experience through real-world simulation scenarios.
Deloitte Cyber Security Job Simulation
Hands-on cybersecurity experience with threat analysis and security compliance.
Deloitte Technology Job Simulation
Real-world technology consulting experience and enterprise problem-solving.
Let's talk
I'm actively interviewing for operations, coordination, customer experience, and events roles in the Columbus and Dublin, Ohio area. Full-time, available immediately, flexible on evenings and weekends.
This site lives at devpatel1705.dev. You'll find me as devpatel170521 across most platforms.
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