Hello and Welcome, I am Nina Patel and I am thrilled to connect with you, get to know you and to help you get unstuck. Aristotle once said “Where your talents and the world's needs cross, there lies your vocation” I am a seasoned Senior Product Engineering Leader with 15+ years of experience in leading product engineering teams in high growth startups, enterprise and non-profit organizations such as NASA, kiva.org, Salesforce, Deloitte Digital and Coalition Inc. I help students in need, young professionals, mid-career professionals in discovering and re-discovering their vocation. I help software engineers, product managers, 1st time managers, mid-career managers; discover and develop their talent; help them transform, thrive and enjoy their career journey. This includes 1:1 mentoring, coaching, resume reviews, interview preps, job search, promotions and any other topics part of your professional journey. My coaching style is creating safe, inviting space for you to bring your whole self in to talk things out loud, being curious, supportive with deep listening, challenging and/or validating your thinking, your perceptions all while encouraging to think long-term while acing with you on your small big-wins along the way. I have transformed my own career thrice; Ask me how? I have - Mentored 500+ young students and early in career young professionals outside of day-to-day work setting through Mentor-In-Tech, TechLink, Hackbright Academy and GirlGeek.io programs in last 10 years. - Provided engineering leadership to 25+ product teams. Coached and mentored 100+ software engineers and product managers from experienced (Staff level) to junior (fresh out of college) level. - Transformed Individual contributor careers to 1st time management or lateral product transitions and vice-versa. - Authored hiring frameworks for startups and enterprise organizations. Led and conducted 500+ engineering leadership and Individual contributor hiring interviews. - Built and scaled product engineering organizations ground up from 5 to 50+ instituting operational excellence, agile mindset and thriving engineering culture; promoting software best-practices, diversity, learning, team-work and collaboration. Come partner with me. Together we will work on you, your value, your vocation, and define a path to your career transformation. With our work together, you will multiply your focus, be more present, have work-life balance and develop self-confidence in anything you put your heart and mind to.