Summary
Dhruvil Gandhi is a full-stack engineer and educator with 11 years of experience blending product development, system architecture, infrastructure, and AI/ML at startups and academic institutions in New York. Currently an Adjunct Professor at Pace University and a full-stack engineer at Propel PRM, he designs and scales tech-agnostic systems while mentoring cross-functional and international teams. His background spans hands-on backend and frontend work, DevOps automation, NLP, and governance, plus practical product launches for startups and legacy modernization projects. As a former PhD researcher in emerging educational technologies, he brings a research-informed approach to teaching and building tools that support learning and collaboration. Dhruvil’s unconventional, non-linear career—from founding a consultancy to leading product engineering and running design-thinking workshops—gives him a rare mix of academic rigor, coaching skill, and startup grit. He’s known for turning complex, interdisciplinary problems into practical, scalable solutions and for mentoring students and teams to deliver real-world impact.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Pace University
English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi