aspiring engineer, shipping data-driven products

Nilkanth Patel

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Second-year Computer Engineering student at Rutgers University with a passion for data-driven insights and software development.

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— About Me

A Little About Me

Open to internships New Jersey / U.S.

Second-year Computer Engineering student at Rutgers University with a startup-scrappy mindset and a growing passion for data-driven, AI-integrated software.

I lead operations at Code Ninjas, where I now serve as Center Director — running 8–10 class blocks a week and managing a team of 4–7 Senseis at a 7:1 student-to-instructor ratio. I started out as a Coding Sensei, teaching kids JavaScript and Godot through the CREATE curriculum.

Before that, I completed an engineering internship with NJIT's STEMx program, where I cut design iteration time from 2 weeks to 5 days and shipped 3 production-ready prototypes across 3D printing, laser cutting, and robotics.

Deeply committed to my work — investing creativity and precision into every project.
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— Where I've Worked

Experience

Roles where I've put engineering and leadership to work.

Code Ninjas Marlton, NJ

Center Director

March 2026 – Present

  • Directed daily operations of a dojo running 8–10 class blocks per week across 4 days.
  • Managed a team of 4–7 Senseis staffed to maintain a 7:1 student-to-instructor ratio.
  • Drove retention and new sign-ups by building parent relationships and converting trial-session inquiries into long-term enrollments.

Coding Sensei (Instructor)

October 2025 – March 2026

  • Taught coding and STEM concepts through the CREATE curriculum — block-based coding (Microsoft MakeCode) through JavaScript and GDScript (Godot) as students advanced.
  • Sustained student motivation by creating an engaging dojo environment and delivering constructive feedback across sessions, camps, and workshops.
75–110
Students Managed
4–7
Senseis Led
7:1
Student : Instructor
8–10
Class Blocks / Week
NJIT STEMx Applied Engineering Technology Program Newark, NJ

Engineering Intern

July 2024

  • Completed a hands-on internship applying rapid prototyping, robotics, and electronics to real-world design challenges in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
  • Cut design iteration time from 2 weeks to 5 days by systematizing rapid prototyping workflows across 3D printing, laser cutting, and robotics.
  • Delivered 3 production-ready prototypes and presented CAD-modeled work to peers and mentors, translating technical concepts for mixed technical/non-technical audiences.
2wk→5d
Iteration Time Cut
3
Prototypes Delivered
30+
Peers & Mentors Presented To
3
Fabrication Methods

— What I Know

My Skills

Technologies and tools I work with...

Languages
HTML5HTML
CSS3CSS
JavaScriptJavaScript
PythonPython
SQLSQL
MATLABMATLAB
Frameworks
PandasPandas
NumPyNumPy
MatplotlibMatplotlib
Next.jsNext.js
NextAuth.jsNextAuth.js
AI & Data
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
Power BIPower BI
TableauTableau
ExcelMicrosoft Excel
JupyterJupyter
Infrastructure & Tools
VS CodeVS Code
VercelVercel
GitGit
GithubGithub
Adobe Creative SuiteAdobe Creative Suite
CAD
AutoCADAutoCAD
Fusion360Fusion360
BambuLabBambuLab

— What I've Built

My Projects

Showcasing my passion for engineering and innovation

01 Engineering

Universal Toy Car

Sept. 2025 – Dec. 2025

Spearheaded a four-person team to engineer a 3D-printed electromechanical toy car that met 100% of performance and universal design specifications for the ID3EA course.

Fusion 360Fusion 360 Bambu LabBambu Lab
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02 Engineering

Heat Transfer Analysis

Jan. 2026 – Apr. 2026

Spearheaded a five-person team to design and execute six experimental trials comparing conductive heat transfer across stacked metal and nonmetal configurations, validating thermal simulations against hot plate data using MATLAB-generated analysis.

MATLABMATLAB Source
03 Data Analysis

Flight Delay & Airline Performance Analysis

Mar. 2026 – Apr. 2026

Built an end-to-end analytics pipeline on 5.2M+ U.S. flights using official BTS government data, designing a normalized PostgreSQL database, writing 8 advanced SQL queries, and publishing a 3-page Tableau dashboard that identified Late Aircraft cascading delays as the #1 disruption cause at 41.2% across 6 major carriers.

PythonPython PostgreSQLPostgreSQL SQLSQL TableauTableau Source
04 Full-Stack Web

Spotify Personality

Apr. 2026

Built a full-stack music personality web app authenticating users via Spotify OAuth 2.0, engineering 3 Next.js API routes to process top artists, tracks, and playlists, and deploying a responsive multi-page UI on Vercel that analyzes listening history across 8 personality archetypes to generate a shareable music identity profile.

Next.jsNext.js Spotify APISpotify API NextAuth.jsNextAuth.js VercelVercel Source

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