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Kabir Mahal

iOS Engineer | Entrepreneur | Binge Eater

ABOUT ME

KABIR MAHAL - Entrepreneur, Builder, Thinker, Eater

Hi!  I'm Kabir.

I like building products that improve people's lives, which I've achieved as a data analyst to a product manager, and most recently an iOS engineer.

My professional roadmap started off in enterprise at Cisco which gave me my first exposure to the tech world.  From there I was engrossed in the idea of germinating an idea to a real company and business, as it was something I couldn't fully understand.  After college I joined a super small ed-tech startup as an associate product manager where I got my hands dirty in the startup world.  Then I joined 1SB as the first employee where first as a product manager and subsequently as an iOS engineer we grew the team into a Series A funded company.

Though I've changed specific roles a few times, the direction has always been clear - add value in whatever way I can and expand my thought process.  Having different roles has given me important insights in how different company units think, which gives me a well-rounded perspective.  Taking on new roles mandates learning new skills and makes you into a fast learner that can help in a variety of areas.

What I love most, though, is working with intelligent and motivated people.  I've found that everything else falls into place when you have that, since it no longer is just a job, but becomes a passion.

Thanks for reading,

SKILLS

Things That I Can Build With

iOS
90
Rails
70
HTML CSS JS
70

ALWAYS LEARNING

I'm a self taught developer mostly, and am always interested in learning new technologies and frameworks.

EXPERIENCE

FROM TOP TO BOTTOM

1 Student Body

iOS Engineer

  • Worked closely with product managers and designers on product UX and testing
  • Architected, built, released, and supported Fess, an iOS social mobile application used in over 30% of US high schools
  • Actively built, updated, and supported 2 other iOS apps, Notesnap and Wislr
  • Created a Ruby on Rails Application, Classrank.me
November 2013
10/12 - 10/13

1 Student Body

Product Manager

  • Led product for the development of a high school focused mobile messaging application
  • Launched a test application Chatpass.me to the iOS app store with 1000+ users in over 30 schools
  • Managed a distributed team of developers in an Agile development process
  • Developed a product roadmap through customer feedback and in-app analytics

Polymath Innovations

Associate Product Manager

  • Joined the founding team of an early stage education technology company
  • Led market research, wireframed MVP design (mobile and web-based), conducted customer research and managed several development projects
  • Created and tested landing pages and a mobile product prototype
04/12 - 10/12
02/10 - 08/11

Cisco Systems

Data Analyst & Software Engineering Intern

  • Developed an onboarding tool to edit and upload client information that saved users 2 hours/week of manual effort as part of the previous initiative I worked on
  • Collaborated with multiple business units for internal review and cleansing of integral cross-company data related to company sales backlog as part of a $2 billion saving initiative
  • Designed, implemented, and maintained parts of the team website using Sharepoint
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Published & Supported iOS Apps
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Place Tech Crunch Disrupt Hackathon: Yodlee
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Years of Tech Experience

EDUCATION

FORMAL LEARNING

Completion

Mobile Makers Academy

09/13 - 11/13

  • 8 week intensive iOS bootcamp
  • Built many applications & published my 1st to the app store, JustMovd

Bachelors of Science, Electrical Engineering

University of California, Los Angeles

09/07 - 03/12

  • Focus in biomedical devices
  • Emphasis on Entrepreneurship

High School

Bellarmine College Preparatory

09/03 - 05/07

  • Speech & Debate
  • Yearbook & Newspaper
  • Chess Club Captain

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