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Om Desai

Associate Product Manager (Candidate) — CS Student, CSU Dominguez Hills

Om Desai

I build products at the seam between messy user problems and the data that explains them. I'm a Computer Science student who builds real tools — not just studies them — from an AI accountability app to internal scheduling systems used by real teams.

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Selected work

Case studies covering the problem, the tradeoffs, and what actually moved.

Personal projectFounder & Sole DeveloperOngoing

ZeroSkip — Turning Motivation Into Consistency

Most productivity apps track output. ZeroSkip tracks behavior — generating daily action plans and adapting difficulty in real time to keep people consistent, not just motivated.

0→1AI/MLSolo project

About

I'm a Computer Science student at California State University, Dominguez Hills, building products at the intersection of messy user problems and the data that explains them — and building real tools, not just studying them.

I currently work as a Software Development Intern at the California STEM Institute for Innovation and Improvement, where I built an organizational scheduling system in Python and JavaScript now used by around 100 people. Before that, I was a FabLab and Software Technician at CSUDH, supporting students across Swift, the Apple hardware and software ecosystem (iPad, Mac, Clips, iMovie, GarageBand), and 3D printing tools like Tinkercad and Fusion 360. I also tutored math for GEAR UP, working with over 2,000 students.

This upcoming term I'm starting as an AWS Campus Leader with THE TEAM, a startup bringing cloud computing programming to campus. Outside of work, I build my own AI tools — including ZeroSkip, an AI-powered accountability app designed to keep people consistent, not just motivated.

Technical

  • Python
  • Swift
  • Streamlit
  • SQL (learning)

Product & Tools

  • Figma (learning)
  • Notion
  • Agile / Scrum

Languages

  • English
  • Gujarati
  • Hindi
  • Marathi

Experience

  1. Incoming — Fall 2026

    AWS Campus Leader

    THE TEAM

    • Problem: Students need a bridge into cloud computing and AWS's ecosystem.
    • Shipped: Leading AWS technical programming and campus outreach as part of the startup's Campus Leader program.
    • Impact: Incoming — starting Fall 2026.
  2. July 2026 – August 2026

    Software Development Intern

    California STEM Institute for Innovation and Improvement

    • Problem: The organization had no centralized system for scheduling across staff.
    • Shipped: Built an organizational scheduling system using Python and JavaScript.
    • Impact: Used by approximately 100 people across the organization.
  3. March 2026 – Present

    FabLab and Software Technician

    CSU Dominguez Hills

    • Problem: Students needed hands-on support with creative and fabrication tools.
    • Shipped: Supported students in Swift coding, Apple software (Clips, iMovie, GarageBand), and 3D printing (Tinkercad, Fusion 360).
    • Impact: Ongoing technical support role, part-time throughout my degree.
  4. April 2023 – March 2026

    Academic Coach & Math Tutor

    GearUp

    • Problem: Students needed both academic coaching and consistent math support.
    • Shipped: Provided one-on-one academic coaching and math tutoring.
    • Impact: Supported 2,000+ students.

Get in touch

Open to APM and PM-track roles.

odesai2@toromail.csudh.edu