Dev Patel
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Dublin, Ohio · open to full-time

Roles held: General Secretary @ GU, Head of Event Production, Campaign & Marketing Head, Cultural Secretary, Jazba Festival Head, Pro Sales Associate @ The Home Depot.

Dev Patel

Former General Secretary of a 5,000-student university council, now looking for an Operations Coordinator or Project Coordinator role in Columbus, Ohio.

  • Operations & Coordination
  • Event Production
  • Customer Experience
  • Campaign Marketing
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Dev Patel, operations and events coordinator based in Dublin, Ohio.

NowThe Home Depot

ElectedGeneral Secretary

01 / 10

Dublin, Ohio

By the numbers

By the numbers

  • 5,000+

    Students represented

    As elected General Secretary

  • 50+

    Events delivered

    Jazba annual cultural festival

  • 100+

    Volunteers led

    Across multiple departments

  • 4

    IBM certifications

    Of 16+ total credentials

5,000+ as General Secretary, Aug 2025 – Jun 2026 · 50+ events and 100+ volunteers as Cultural Secretary, Sep 2024 – Oct 2025.

About

Who you would be hiring

Dev Patel, General Secretary of the Gandhinagar University Student Council, Aug 2025 – Jun 2026.

Dev PatelOperations & Event Coordinator

I am an operations and events coordinator in Dublin, Ohio, and a final-year Computer Science student who spent the degree learning how to run things rather than how to build them.

As elected General Secretary of the Gandhinagar University Student Council I was the point of contact for 5,000+ students — budgets, vendors, the grievance and anti-ragging committees, and a volunteer team that had to deliver on a fixed date.

Now I work the Pro desk at The Home Depot, where the customer experience problem is a contractor who needs an answer in ninety seconds.

I am looking for an Operations Coordinator, Project Coordinator or Operations Associate role in the Columbus, Ohio area.

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What I do

Four things I am actually hired for

  • Operations & Coordination

    The Operations Coordinator work: scheduling, order and vendor management, process documentation, cross-department handoffs, escalation handling.

  • Event Production

    Project Coordinator work under a fixed date: budget ownership, talent and vendor booking, logistics, run-of-show, 100+ person volunteer teams.

  • Customer Experience

    Customer Experience on a high-volume retail floor in Dublin, Ohio: Pro and trade accounts, POS and cash handling, de-escalation, retention.

  • Campaign & Content Marketing

    Multi-channel campaigns, social content, HubSpot, analytics — 60% visibility lift, 50K+ impressions. The Operations Associate side of marketing: the plan, the calendar, and who is actually doing it.

Toolkit: Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint · Google Workspace · HubSpot · Canva · Figma · Notion · AI-assisted builders (Claude, v0, Cursor) · Next.js & Vercel (working knowledge)

Selected work

Three things I ran

  • Dev Patel, General Secretary of the Gandhinagar University Student Council, running event production on site.

    Event operations

    General Secretary — April 2026

    Three flagship programs in one week

    Problem. Craftathon, Techxtreme and Jazba ran back to back in a single week: three run-of-shows with overlapping load, drawing on one volunteer pool.

    What I did. As General Secretary I ran the sequencing, staffing and vendor coordination across all three programs.

    Outcome. 250+ volunteers across the three events. Three run-of-shows, zero collisions.

    • Event operations
    • Sequencing
    • Staffing
    • Vendor coordination

    View case study — Three flagship programs in one week

  • Dev Patel presenting campaign marketing results for the Gandhinagar University Student Council.

    Campaign marketing

    General Secretary & Head of Event Production / Campaign Marketing — Gandhinagar University Student Council

    GU Admission Drive campaign

    Problem. The Gandhinagar University admission drive needed social content and outreach.

    What I did. I planned multi-channel social content and outreach for the drive.

    Outcome. 50,000+ impressions across channels.

    • Campaign marketing
    • Social content
    • Multi-channel
    • Outreach

    View case study — GU Admission Drive campaign

  • Dev Patel on stage at Jazba, the Gandhinagar University annual cultural festival.

    Event production

    Cultural Secretary & Jazba Head — Sep 2024 – Oct 2025

    Jazba annual cultural festival

    Problem. Jazba, the university’s annual cultural festival, meant 50+ events to deliver with a volunteer team.

    What I did. I owned talent bookings, vendor relationships, logistics and budgets, and led a 100+ member volunteer team.

    Outcome. 50+ events delivered. Headline artist Bhumik Shah booked.

    • Event production
    • Talent booking
    • Volunteer leadership
    • Budgets

    View case study — Jazba annual cultural festival

Experience

Where I have done it

  1. Pro Sales Associate

    Part-time

    The Home Depot, Store #3831 (Sawmill)

    July 2026 – Present

    Dublin, OH

    • Support Pro and trade customers with bulk orders, quotes, and product sourcing in a high-volume store.
    • Coordinate order fulfillment across departments — inventory checks, will-call staging, and delivery scheduling.
    • Pro & Trade Accounts
    • Order Fulfilment
    • POS & Cash Handling
    • Escalations

  2. General Secretary & Head of Event Production / Campaign Marketing

    Elected office

    Gandhinagar University Student Council

    Aug 2025 – Jun 2026

    Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

    • Primary point of contact and stakeholder liaison for 5,000+ students; served on the Grievance Redressal Cell and Anti-Ragging Committee.
    • Owned event and campaign budgets end to end, including vendor negotiation and resource allocation.
    • Stakeholder Liaison
    • Budget Ownership
    • Vendor Negotiation
    • Campaign Marketing

  3. Cultural Secretary & Jazba Head (Annual Cultural Festival)

    Elected office

    Gandhinagar University Student Council

    Sep 2024 – Oct 2025

    Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

    • Coordinated planning and execution of 50+ events, leading a 100+ member volunteer team across multiple departments.
    • Managed talent bookings, vendor relationships, logistics, and budgets, driving record-breaking student participation.
    • Event Production
    • Volunteer Leadership
    • Talent Booking
    • Logistics

  4. Barista — Customer Service & Store Operations

    Part-time

    Tata Starbucks Pvt. Ltd.

    Feb 2025 – Sep 2025

    Ahmedabad, India

    • Served 200+ customers daily in a high-volume store, maintaining a 4.8/5 customer satisfaction score.
    • Operated point-of-sale systems, handled cash accurately, and upheld food safety and sanitation standards.
    • Customer Service
    • POS & Cash Handling
    • Food Safety

  5. B.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering

    Education

    Gandhinagar University (formerly Gandhinagar Institute of Technology), GTU affiliated

    2023 – 2027

    Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

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Credentials

Certifications

4 IBM SkillsBuild certifications · 18 credentials in total

Starbucks training

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