Fahad Ahmed

Led IIIT Nagpur's largest annual technical festival as its Head. - Managed and directed a cross-functional team of 150+ members across logistics, sponsorships, events, and media. - Organized 29+ technical events including 10 hackathons. - Secured 25+ sponsorships across industries — responsible for end-to-end sponsor acquisition and partnership management. - Achieved 2,500+ footfall, making it the flagship event of the institute. Skills applied: Team leadership, budget management, stakeholder communication, event operations at scale.

Developed CodeClash, a comprehensive MERN-stack competitive coding platform featuring an automated code review system integrated with the Groq SDK to provide near-instant feedback across multiple programming languages. To enhance the developer experience, I engineered an AI-powered suggestion engine and designed a modular library of reusable UI components tailored for over 10 distinct algorithmic problem types. On the infrastructure side, I architected a secure, Dockerized compiler environment deployed via AWS ECR and EC2, while managing seamless frontend and backend deployments on Vercel with robust JWT-based authentication to ensure a scalable and secure user environment.

As the Co-Club Head of Probe, the official media, photography, and videography club of IIIT Nagpur, I lead a dynamic team of over 40 talented members to strategize, create, and execute impactful digital campaigns. Responsible for curating engaging content, capturing key moments, and elevating the digital presence of IIITN's events and initiatives.