Neil Patel is a highly accomplished software engineer, product designer, and journalist based in New York City. With a strong background in Biomedical Engineering, he holds a Master of Science in both Computer Science and Journalism from Columbia University. His expertise in frontend and backend development has been honed working for top-tier companies such as DoorDash and Quantcast, where he held various leadership roles as Manager and Senior Product Designer. Prior to this, he co-founded Herald, a startup aimed at simplifying an array of digital tasks.

Neil is a detail-oriented professional with a focus on web product design and development. He excels in building user-friendly and appealing web pages, from sketching wireframes to constructing prototypes to writing production-ready HTML, CSS, and Javascript. His robust skill set includes tools such as Sketch, NodeJS/Express for backend, Webpack/React/Netlify for frontend, Jest for unit testing, and Selenium for end-to-end testing. Starting his career in journalism, Neil believes in the power of the written word and has leveraged his skills in written communication to develop his expertise as a product designer and software engineer.

Neil studied at the Don Bosco Preparatory High School and incubated his start-up under the Y Combinator Batch at YC W19. Throughout his career, he has also held editorial and multimedia positions at The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Columbia Daily Spectator. Neil's diverse work history showcases his breadth of knowledge in a variety of industries and his passion for constantly learning and expanding his skillset. He seeks out challenges and takes an innovative approach to solving problems.

Neil is passionate about designing products for the web and is always on the lookout for new challenges and opportunities to hone his skills. He takes pride in his work and is committed to delivering the highest quality product to his clients. With his extensive background and multi-discipline experience, Neil would be an asset to any team looking to push the boundaries of web product design and development.