# Jay Katariya

> integrated business & engineering student (minor in psychology) at purdue university. cofounder and ceo of workro, founder of mindcord (130k+ members), goldman sachs possibilities summit alum.

this is the plain-text version of https://www.jaykatariya.com, written for ai agents and llms. everything on the visual site is here. resume last updated may 2026.

## About

hey, i'm currently studying integrated business and engineering at purdue because i like understanding things from first principles. i crave the feeling of creating something out of nothing.

i like to write code, build innovative platforms, do entrepreneurship, produce projects, and philosophize.

## Now

- workro: co-founder & ceo
- purduethink: project manager & consultant, senior advisory board · 6% acceptance

## Experience

### workro
co-founder & ceo · dec 2025 — now

- building an ai-native people platform for indian smbs, backed by infinity automated solutions. leading the dev and marketing teams.
- workro desk and workro recruit are live with 100+ companies onboarded. recruit runs ai resume screening, proctored interviews and candidate pipelines.

### purduethink
project manager & consultant, senior advisory board · 6% acceptance · sep 2024 — now

- leading a 5-person team advising united airlines on recruiting pipeline strategy and mileageplus loyalty, presenting directly to united leadership.
- built a short, mid and long-term growth strategy for careshub's $500k initiative across marketing, data analytics and geographic expansion.

### infinity automated solutions
corporate strategy & ops intern · summers '25 & '26

- ran audits across every department and built systems to improve efficiency. on the deal team negotiating a sales deal with dollar general.
- led southeast asia market-entry analysis with financial models and m&a screens. opened 3 markets (indonesia, hong kong, singapore) for a 15% lift in qualified leads and a projected $250k in new revenue.
- built infinitysols.com from scratch.

### mindcord
founder & ceo · jan 2020 — aug 2025

- grew a 130k+ member global stem, entrepreneurship and finance community from zero with monthly competitions, no outside backing, before college. featured in teenager today.
- flagged as a prospect by the thiel fellowship, dorm room fund and z fellows.

### goldman sachs
possibilities summit · 4% acceptance · 2025

- year-long program working with gs professionals across investment banking, asset management and markets on capital markets, deal structuring and investment strategy.

### clemson university
research intern · jul — aug 2024

- studied subtractive and additive manufacturing under associate dean xin zhao. sole-authored 2 peer-reviewed papers on ssrn (lipss in laser physics, pollutant removal).

## Education

### purdue university
b.s. integrated business & engineering · minor in psychology · exp. may 2028

- dean's list & semester honors
- larsen leaders academy, top 10% of daniels · certificate in entrepreneurship & innovation
- lincoln leadership institute study abroad, gettysburg, pa (fully sponsored)
- ta for mgmt 100 · venturex · doster leadership conference · im soccer

## Projects

- mindcord (startup): 130k+ member global stem, entrepreneurship & finance community. featured in teenager today. tags: react, node.js, ai/ml, postgresql
- [workro desk](https://desk.workro.in) (startup): workspace management that doesn't suck. tags: web development, startup, workspace
- [workro recruit](https://workrohr.com) (startup): cofounded this b2b recruitment saas. tags: web development, startup, recruiting
- united airlines (consulting): led a team of five to improve recruiting pipelines, enhance MileagePlus marketing, and drive data-driven strategy. tags: strategy, data analytics, recruiting, marketing
- careshub (consulting): led a $500k project to establish a mental health services clinic at purdue for engineering students. tags: consulting, strategy, mental health, purdue
- [infinitysols.com](https://infinitysols.com) (freelance): built the website for infinity automated solutions. tags: web development, freelance, client work
- [clickyyy](https://github.com/jayamitkatariya/clickyyy) (personal): shake your cursor to summon an ai agent that sees your screen and clicks, types, and acts for you. tags: macos, electron, ai agent, typescript, open source
- [cue](https://github.com/jayamitkatariya/cue) (personal): ask your screen anything. ⌥c drops a glass overlay with your screen attached and any vision model answers back. tags: macos, tauri, rust, ai, open source
- [localmind](https://github.com/jayamitkatariya/localmind) (personal): bring-your-own-key ai chat that stays on your machine. live web search, file attachments, local tools. tags: tauri, react, typescript, llm, open source
- [bucket](https://github.com/jayamitkatariya/bucket) (personal): your clipboard, living in the notch. ocr, background removal, moodboards — all local. tags: macos, swift, swiftui, clipboard, open source
- [persona cli](https://github.com/jayamitkatariya/personacli) (personal): notes, tasks, and an ai that knows your files. one folder of plain markdown, no cloud. tags: node.js, typescript, cli, markdown, local-first
- [mote](https://github.com/jayamitkatariya/mote) (personal): shake-to-write overlay notepad for macos. scribble on your screen, vanish when you're done. tags: macos, tauri, rust, notes, open source
- [brewed](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/brewed-dating/id6791085244) (personal): closed-source ios dating app. dating with intention — live on the app store. tags: ios, expo, react native, supabase, closed source

## Recognition

- burton d. morgan venture concept competition ($1k): special prize winner, purdue
- purdue venturex2 ($5k): venture grant
- tks unicorn scholar (top 70 / 9k): $500 scholarship, international pool
- national cyber olympiad (top 0.02%): among 5 million students
- amp global youth scholar ($1.6k): international merit scholarship · un recognition for refugee awareness
- dartmouth cid alumni scholar ($1k): creativity, innovation + design program
- published researcher (2 papers): ssrn · laser physics, environmental science
- state-level football (silver): u-16

## Skills

- technical: javascript, react, react native, html/css, python, node.js, postgresql, rest apis, excel, matlab, fusion 360
- languages: english, hindi, marathi, marwari, sanskrit
- interests: premier league, swimming, soccer, standup comedy, coding, robotics

## Places

- pune, india: hometown
- west lafayette, indiana: purdue university
- mauritius: traveled
- singapore: traveled
- germany: traveled
- switzerland: traveled
- spain: traveled

## Contact

- email: [jkatariy@purdue.edu](mailto:jkatariy@purdue.edu)
- linkedin: [linkedin.com/in/jkatariya](https://linkedin.com/in/jkatariya)
- resume: [jay-katariya-resume.pdf](https://www.jaykatariya.com/jay-katariya-resume.pdf)
- website: [jaykatariya.com](https://www.jaykatariya.com)

## Pages

- [home](https://www.jaykatariya.com/): about, current work, recognition, skills, travel, contact
- [portfolio](https://www.jaykatariya.com/portfolio): startups, consulting, freelance and personal projects
- [memories](https://www.jaykatariya.com/memories): photo gallery
- [resume](https://www.jaykatariya.com/resume): the one-page resume, unfolded