Hariti Patel

About Me

I'm passionate about building software that aligns with humanity’s best interests. I'm happiest when I am solving important problems that require me to collaborate with diverse, interdisciplinary teams. I'm eager to grow and learn new skills that will make me a better software engineer.

In my free time, I love to make acrylic paintings, take a hike, and bake!

Java 95%

C/C# 85%

HTML 95%

React.js 85%

Azure DevOps85%

Git 85%

Agile 90%

My Resume

Education

Columbia University, Barnard College

Major: Computer Science

Minor: Architecture

August 2018 - April 2021 2021

Dean's List: Fall 2020, Spring 2021
Recipient of Beyond Barnard Grace Hopper Scholarship 2020

Parkville High School

Computer Science Magnet Program & Interactive Media Productions Pathway

August 2014 - June 2018

Graduated Valedictorian (highest GPA in 400+ student graduating class)
National Center for Women & Information Technology Award for Aspirations in Computing 2018 Maryland State Winner
The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools STEM Scholarship
Award for Academic Excellence in Mathematics & Computer Science

Leadership

Columbia University Women in Computer Science

Events Lead

August 2018 - April 2021

Organized professional networking events & outreach to facilitate mentorship for high school women interested in CS

Columbia Hindu Students Organization

President

August 2018 - April 2021

Led four large campus-wide events for 300+ members
Facilitated weekly meetings and connect students with their cultural roots

Reinvented Magazine

Creative Designer

July 2018 - November 2020

Collaborated with 20 designers to showcase STEM topics in monthly issues and promoted the successes of women in STEM to empower minorities in tech

Columbia Computer Science Emerging Scholars Program

Participant

September 2018 - December 2018

Gained a deeper understanding of a spectrum of Computer Science fields and collaboratively solved problems to improve algorithmic thinking skills

Professional Experience

Google

Software Engineer

September 2021 - Present

Communication & Collaboration @ Google Cloud

Barnard Human Computer Interaction Lab

Student Researcher

September 2020 - April 2021

Conducted contextual inquiry with life science researchers to understand problems faced while working on massive data sets and collaborating with project partners
Built affinity diagrams to analyze researchers’ challenges and develop a data security and access control system for secure data sharing across institutions

Columbia Virtual Campus

Front End Developer

April 2020 - December 2020

Helped Columbia tackle COVID-19 by building a website that enables students, faculty, and staff to connect virtually through events and resources
Designed components on 3 pages of the website using ReactJS to enhance and improve 12 features and layout based on user research and user interface design principles

Selective Insurance (NASDAQ: SIGI)

Software Engineering Intern

May 2019 - August 2020

Created 2 RESTful Web APIs in C# to orchestrate calls to the Oracle Database in order to store and retrieve data using HTTP methods
Developed message flows in IBM Integration Bus (IIB), ESQL files, sample XML files, and XSD to create services for application portals
Analyzed tools within Git, IIB, .NET Core, Postman, Swagger, and Azure DevOps in order to run applications, perform testing, and manage projects
Collaborated with other interns to conduct interviews of 15 project managers to standardize the software development process for all application delivery teams and also to understand how the company can leverage ChatOps; The solution will be presented to senior executives
Participated in various Agile ceremonies: PI Planning Meetings, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Demos, Sprint Reviews, Sprint Retrospectives