Jigar Patel
Coordinator Of Innovation And Special Projects
Fishing Creek Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJigar Patel is an innovation-focused educator and technologist with 13 years of experience bridging K–12 and higher education as Coordinator of Innovation and Special Projects and long-serving adjunct faculty. He blends instructional technology leadership, social media strategy, and civic engagement—currently serving as CSTA Susquehanna Valley VP, CSTA Equity Fellow, and PA STEM Ambassador—to drive equitable access to emerging tools. His hands-on maker background spans IoT, VR/AR/MR and exploratory work with blockchain in education, informed by a MA in Social Media and IT specialist certification. Jigar also co-founded a student-led tech business and has a track record managing budgets, media labs, and teams to operationalize digital learning. Colleagues value his knack for turning experimental tech into classroom-ready solutions and for amplifying community participation through strategic communications.
13 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, Study of Digital Technologies and Politics, Bachelor of Arts, Study of Digital Technologies and Politics at Juniata CollegeInformation Technology Specialist Certification, Information Technology Specialist Certification at Duquesne UniversityNorthern Lebanon High SchoolMA, Social Media, MA, Social Media at Birmingham City University
English, Gujarati, Hindi
Github Skills (54)
wordpress-api9
raspberry9
forum8
wordpress-plugin8
khan-academy8
kernel8
linux-kernel8
edtech7
mail-client7
offline-app7
letter7
connectivity7
wordpress7
linux7
armv87
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
TIU11/pi-workshop
May 2019 - Dec 2021
Contributions:26 commits, 23 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
TIU11/PSU-YIELD-2023
Jul 2022 - Jul 2023
Contributions:1 PR, 25 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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