MITAL PATEL

My journey in technology and finance spans over 20 years, with 15 years specifically focused on fintech and AI. I hold a double master's degree in computer science from ECU and an MBA in International Marketing and Branding from California State. Finance has always been my passion - when I was in high school, I borrowed $5,000 from my mom, invested in shares, and gave her back $25,000. Numbers, economics, and finance have always been where I excel. Throughout my career, I've served as a technical architect in Salesforce and cloud architect for Azure and AWS, implementing AI, ML, IoT, and new LLMs. I've worked with major corporations across multiple sectors including GE Aviation, Apple, Wells Fargo, Bank of Tokyo, AAA, Nationwide, McKesson, Vanguard, PNC, and Chase, playing roles as cloud architect, enterprise architect, and program manager in banking, financial services, insurance, and investment banking. My background gives me deep knowledge of how banking works, how financial systems work, how the backend technology works, and how new LLMs fit into this landscape. I combine all of this with my expertise in machine learning and micro-metadata level implementations as a solution architect. I'm a creator person - I'm never happy with what's already been done, always driven toward creating new things. Currently, I'm building my own fintech company focused on payment processing and wealth management, set to launch in April. My strengths include bringing together teams from different geographical regions around the world - I've worked with Chinese, Asian, North American, Indian, Southeast Asian, and Japanese markets, including Bank of Tokyo. I've traveled all around the world, which allows me to bring different perspectives on how things look from everybody's point of view.