--- title: "Mehak Naz W Dharwad - Product Engineer in India | Tal" description: "Meet Mehak Naz W Dharwad, Technical Program Manager | Building Tech Communities at Scale | Tech Speaker | Product & Project Management | IEEE Leader | Rajyotsava Deemath Awardee 2025 based in India. AI stack includes anthropic apis, antigravity, and claude code." image: "https://tal.club/meet/mehak-naz-dharwad/share-image" --- # Mehak Naz W Dharwad on Tal ## Headline Technical Program Manager \| Building Tech Communities at Scale \| Tech Speaker \| Product & Project Management \| IEEE Leader \| Rajyotsava Deemath Awardee 2025 ## About Iโ€™m a ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ & ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ with a Technical background, focused on executing high\-impact tech programs and building strong, outcome\-driven communities\. Iโ€™ve led an ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐„๐„๐„ ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, working across program execution, stakeholder coordination, and large\-scale event operations in AI, cybersecurity, and Web3\. ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐€๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ โ€ข Led ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ\+ ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ โ€ข ๐‘๐š๐ฃ๐ฒ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐š๐ฏ๐š ๐ƒ๐ก๐ž๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ \(๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“\) โ€“ Individual leadership & community impact โ€ข ๐ˆ๐„๐„๐„ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ \(๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ & ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“\) โ†’ AI for Mental Health โ†’ AI \+ Blockchain for CSR & Local Impact โ†’MetaBomb\( A solution for modern\-day Web Crawlers\) โ€ข5ร— ๐‡๐š๐œ๐ค๐š๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ, including AWS Hackathon โ€ข Hosted and presented at ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ & ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ Currently open to ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ / ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ 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 ยท 1 mo, Greater Bengaluru Area Program Associate at The LIT School, Feb 2026 \- Aug 2026 ยท 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, โ€ข Manage end\-to\-end execution of programs, workshops, and learner cohorts\. โ€ข Coordinate with instructors, mentors, and cross\-functional teams to ensure seamless program delivery\. โ€ข Drive learner engagement, program operations, attendance tracking, and stakeholder communication\. โ€ข Design workflows, documentation, and operational processes to improve execution efficiency\. โ€ข Support strategic initiatives, events, and product\-related programs while collaborating closely with leadership\. Community Program Manager at Agamya Cyber Tech, Jul 2025 \- Oct 2025 ยท 4 mos, Hubli, Karnataka, India, โ€ข Managed planning and execution of community\-driven cybersecurity events\. โ€ข Coordinated speakers, volunteers, sponsors, and event logistics\. โ€ข Led communication between stakeholders to ensure smooth event execution\. โ€ข Supported marketing, registrations, and participant engagement throughout the program\. โ€ข Contributed to building an active cybersecurity community\. Community Lead at IEEE Computer Society KLEIT, Feb 2025 \- Jan 2026 ยท 1 yr, United States, โ€ข Led the IEEE Computer Society student chapter and managed community initiatives\. โ€ข Planned and executed technical events, workshops, and networking sessions\. โ€ข Coordinated with speakers, volunteers, faculty, and student teams to ensure successful event execution\. โ€ข Managed community engagement and promoted participation across technical activities\. โ€ข 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 ยท 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 ยท 6 mos, United States, Joined as the founding project manager to support an early\-stage healthcare startup\. Key achievements โ€ข Worked directly with the founder on product strategy and execution\. โ€ข Defined product roadmap and launch milestones\. โ€ข Created operational systems and documentation\. โ€ข Coordinated product, outreach and stakeholder communication\. โ€ข Managed project timelines and execution across teams\. โ€ข Supported product validation and early\-stage growth initiatives\. ## Education Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, KLE Institute of Technology, HUBLI [View the original profile](https://tal.club/meet/mehak-naz-dharwad) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://tal.club/meet/mehak-naz-dharwad#person", "name": "Mehak Naz W Dharwad", "url": "https://tal.club/meet/mehak-naz-dharwad", "image": "https://tal.club/meet/mehak-naz-dharwad/profile-photo.jpg", "description": "Meet Mehak Naz W Dharwad, Technical Program Manager | Building Tech Communities at Scale | Tech Speaker | Product & Project Management | IEEE Leader | Rajyotsava Deemath Awardee 2025 based in India. 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