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Mehak Naz W Dharwad

Technical Program Manager | Building Tech Communities at Scale | Tech Speaker | Product & Project Management | IEEE Leader | Rajyotsava Deemath Awardee 2025

India

1+ year of work experience

The LIT School
Aug 20261 moPresent

Greater Bengaluru Area

The LIT School
Feb 20267 mosAug 2026

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Manage end-to-end execution of programs, workshops, and learner cohorts. • Coordinate with instructors, mentors, and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless program delivery. • Drive learner engagement, program operations, attendance tracking, and stakeholder communication. • Design workflows, documentation, and operational processes to improve execution efficiency. • Support strategic initiatives, events, and product-related programs while collaborating closely with leadership.
Agamya Cyber Tech
Jul 20254 mosOct 2025

Hubli, Karnataka, India

• Managed planning and execution of community-driven cybersecurity events. • Coordinated speakers, volunteers, sponsors, and event logistics. • Led communication between stakeholders to ensure smooth event execution. • Supported marketing, registrations, and participant engagement throughout the program. • Contributed to building an active cybersecurity community.
IEEE Computer Society KLEIT
Feb 20251 yrJan 2026

United States

• Led the IEEE Computer Society student chapter and managed community initiatives. • Planned and executed technical events, workshops, and networking sessions. • Coordinated with speakers, volunteers, faculty, and student teams to ensure successful event execution. • Managed community engagement and promoted participation across technical activities. • Supported the growth of the student developer community through leadership and collaboration.
Samsung R&D Institute India - Bangalore
Feb 20257 mosAug 2025

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- Developed a Smart Parking System application using IoT technologies to enable real-time parking space monitoring and management. - Worked on integrating sensors, data communication, and application logic for efficient parking detection and status updates. - Collaborated with the development team to design, implement, test, and optimize the solution for accuracy and reliability. - Gained hands-on experience in IoT system architecture, embedded devices, cloud connectivity, and application development within an R&D environment.
Drug Drop Rx
Feb 20256 mosJul 2025

United States

Joined as the founding project manager to support an early-stage healthcare startup. Key achievements • Worked directly with the founder on product strategy and execution. • Defined product roadmap and launch milestones. • Created operational systems and documentation. • Coordinated product, outreach and stakeholder communication. • Managed project timelines and execution across teams. • Supported product validation and early-stage growth initiatives.

Mehak’s AI Stack

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mcp
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Napkin AI
Napkin AI

Education

KLE Institute of Technology, HUBLI

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science

KLE Institute of Technology, HUBLI

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Headline

Technical Program Manager | Building Tech Communities at Scale | Tech Speaker | Product & Project Management | IEEE Leader | Rajyotsava Deemath Awardee 2025

About

I’m a 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 with a Technical background, focused on executing high-impact tech programs and building strong, outcome-driven communities. I’ve led an 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, working across program execution, stakeholder coordination, and large-scale event operations in AI, cybersecurity, and Web3. 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 • Led 𝟏𝟎+ 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟑 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 • 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐲𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐚 𝐃𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓) – Individual leadership & community impact • 𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 & 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓) → AI for Mental Health → AI + Blockchain for CSR & Local Impact →MetaBomb( A solution for modern-day Web Crawlers) •5× 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫, including AWS Hackathon • Hosted and presented at 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 & 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐬 Currently open to 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 / 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 where execution quality, scale, and real-world impact matter.

Location

India

AI stack

anthropic apis

antigravity

claude code

cursor

mcp

Napkin AI

Work experience

Product Engineer at The LIT School, Aug 2026 - Present · 1 mo, Greater Bengaluru Area

Program Associate at The LIT School, Feb 2026 - Aug 2026 · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Manage end-to-end execution of programs, workshops, and learner cohorts. • Coordinate with instructors, mentors, and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless program delivery. • Drive learner engagement, program operations, attendance tracking, and stakeholder communication. • Design workflows, documentation, and operational processes to improve execution efficiency. • Support strategic initiatives, events, and product-related programs while collaborating closely with leadership.

Community Program Manager at Agamya Cyber Tech, Jul 2025 - Oct 2025 · 4 mos, Hubli, Karnataka, India, • Managed planning and execution of community-driven cybersecurity events. • Coordinated speakers, volunteers, sponsors, and event logistics. • Led communication between stakeholders to ensure smooth event execution. • Supported marketing, registrations, and participant engagement throughout the program. • Contributed to building an active cybersecurity community.

Community Lead at IEEE Computer Society KLEIT, Feb 2025 - Jan 2026 · 1 yr, United States, • Led the IEEE Computer Society student chapter and managed community initiatives. • Planned and executed technical events, workshops, and networking sessions. • Coordinated with speakers, volunteers, faculty, and student teams to ensure successful event execution. • Managed community engagement and promoted participation across technical activities. • Supported the growth of the student developer community through leadership and collaboration.

Internet of Things Intern at Samsung R&D Institute India - Bangalore, Feb 2025 - Aug 2025 · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Developed a Smart Parking System application using IoT technologies to enable real-time parking space monitoring and management. - Worked on integrating sensors, data communication, and application logic for efficient parking detection and status updates. - Collaborated with the development team to design, implement, test, and optimize the solution for accuracy and reliability. - Gained hands-on experience in IoT system architecture, embedded devices, cloud connectivity, and application development within an R&D environment.

Project Management Intern at Drug Drop Rx, Feb 2025 - Jul 2025 · 6 mos, United States, Joined as the founding project manager to support an early-stage healthcare startup. Key achievements • Worked directly with the founder on product strategy and execution. • Defined product roadmap and launch milestones. • Created operational systems and documentation. • Coordinated product, outreach and stakeholder communication. • Managed project timelines and execution across teams. • Supported product validation and early-stage growth initiatives.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, KLE Institute of Technology, HUBLI