Rutul Thakkar

Software Engineer

SpokeIt•  May 2021 - Present

● Collaborating with development teams of iOS and Android to design and develop a mobile speech therapy solution ● Leading Android development following an agile methodology and prioritizing tasks using Trello

Instructor

Digital Media Academy•  June 2021 - Present

● Instructing week long Intro to Game Design with Unity and VR Game development courses to 12 to 18 year old students virtually

Teaching Assistant

University of California, Santa Cruz•  March 2020 - March 2021

● Facilitated group discussions and activities of 120+ students virtually for game history, game design and game production through weekly sessions and office hours ● Partnered with fellow teaching assistants and instructors to resolve student concerns and ensure positive and effective virtual learning environment

Mobile Developer

Hubilo•  January 2017 - July 2017

● Collaborated with cross-functional team in a fast pace agile work environment to deliver Software as a Service (SaaS) mobile apps to market based on customer requirements in timely manner ● Prioritized and multi-tasked end-to-end design and development process of new and existing features including analytics to improve performance and end user experience for varying devices and screen sizes ● Reduced production time by 50 percent by integrating automation of existing processes

Mobile Developer Intern

Stalkboom Solution Private Limited•  May 2016 - June 2016

● Led end to end development process of an Android App based on client requirements in 8 weeks ● Prioritized and managed the distribution of development tasks with fellow developers