Harish Kotra
Part time Dev Rel + Building on EDUChain Ex-Head of Platforms @AngelHack & Community Architect @Tribe
REMOTE
PHP
NodeJS
VueJS
WordPress
JavaScript
PostgreSQL
LaravelExperience
11 years, 6 monthsPlatforms & Community Lead
Jan 2019 - Present (5 yr, 10 m) • san francisco | remote
Community Lead Architect
Jul 2023 - Sep 2024 (1 yr, 2 m) • remote • full-time
With a strong background in community building and developer engagement, at Tribe and AngelHack, my primary focus is on nurturing local communities and community builders around the world, strategising and implementing effective initiatives. Here's a glimpse of my expertise:
Global Network: Identifying and engaging with resourceful individuals across the globe, fostering connections and collaborations.
Developer Engagement: My passion lies in enhancing developer experiences and engagement, particularly through platforms like Discord, Slack, etc.
Program Development: I thrive on ideation and brainstorming, creating innovative programs tailored to the unique needs of our community members.
Tool Development: Building essential tools for developer communities, supporting builders participating in hackathons, in-person and virtual events, and incubator programs.
Community Experience: My ultimate goal is to craft seamless and enriching experiences for all members, regardless of the platform.
Product Manager, Cloud & Apps
Dec 2018 - Aug 2019 (8 m) • hyderabad, india • full-time
After Deep Red Ink, I took up the Product Manager role at iBot with new challenges and also an opportunity to work with the Internet of Things Industry. During my short stint at iBot, I've worked on the following: 1. Worked on managing the firmware development and also upgrading UI and UX for a 7-inch screen application for a popular Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation, Nestlé. 2. Worked on planning, managing vendors and delivery of Nestlé 's application dashboard. 3. Ideation, planning and architecture for iBot's proprietary device management tool, iBot Hive. 4. Ideation, planning, architecture, design and development for iBot's OTS (Off The Shelf) products' dashboard called iBot Portal. 5. Ideation and design of weekly reports to clients like HUL, Elkay, Nestlé & others. 6. Firmware development, bug fixes and new features development for Elkay's Bottle Filler. Firmware is built using VueJS and NodeJS on iBot's proprietary board.
IoTHardwareTeam BuildingProduct ManagerData Analyticscustomer successAccount ManagementWeb & App Developer
Sep 2013 - Dec 2015 (2 yr, 3 m) • remote • freelance
A typical Ambassador title doesn't mean I work for AngelHack. An ambassador of AngelHack puts his/her dedication to put up a show, a large hackathon to bring innovation, motivation and co-creation all under one roof. Proud to be associated with AngelHack one of the premier developer networks in world and also proud to have represented them for the last one year in Hyderabad and India. AppHack 2013, a milestone in AngelHack's history with world's second largest hackathon happening in Hyderabad. AppHack 2013 Hyderabad was a mobile app development hackathon with over 36 projects built in under 24 hours of time. A glimpse of it can be seen at https://www.flickr.com/photos/angelhack/sets/72157637495715856/ AngelHack 2014 came with a larger theme and also with a huge motive of asking developers to build whatever they want. Be it a mobile app, a website, a web app or even a hardware hack. With two of the AngelHack editions in Hyderabad grabbing attracting hackers, developers and enthusiast
WordpressPhpRuby on RailsWeb ApplicationsFront-end DevelopmentBackend DevelopmentHead of Technology
Jul 2013 - Dec 2018 (5 yr, 5 m) • india • full-time
Responsible for the Apps team comprising of senior php developers building web apps, APIs and integrations. Conceptualized and lead the development of a custom lead management system to analyse marketing campaigns for clients in healthcare, education, realestate of Deep Red Ink. Process: Proactively started improving development processes usage of version control system, development practices, online tools to improve productivity of developers, peer programming for the developers in the company.
LeadershipProject ManagementAccount Managementcustomer successcustomer experience
CodeIgniterdevelopmentEducation
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science and Engineering
2009 - 2013
Certification
Volunteering
Creative Lead
Pioneers.io
Jun 2014 - Sep 2016
Pioneers started in Europe as a one day technology and networking focused event where smartest minds in tech and science come and showcase their works and spark ideas which can change the future for us.
As the creative lead for PU India, I was responsible for handling media and resources for all the events here in India, one in Hyderabad in July, 2014 and the second one scheduled on November 14, 2014.
India Lead
Geekli.st
Dec 2013 - Dec 2016
City Ambassador & Hackathon Lead
Weekend Ventures powered by 10,000 Startups
Dec 2013 - Dec 2016
My responsibilities as City Evangelist include the following tasks:
Bring along a team to conduct startup events and events under the brand name Weekend Ventures of which include the most popular startup launch event which extends during the whole weekend for about 54 hours.
I was also responsible to bring in enthusiastic crowd to the event who want to startup and are looking for a platform to learn, ideate and share their passion towards the startup community. Calling prominent people in the startup community in Hyderabad to be part of the event as mentors and guide the participants as to what all challenges and consequences they will have to face to startup.
First ever edition of Weekend Ventures was a big success of which a glimpse can be seen at https://www.facebook.com/weekendventures
Ambassador
AngelHack
Sep 2013 - Present
Technical Writer
Student Live
May 2011 - Jun 2016
Harish Kotra