# Kayla Patel > Senior Software Engineer at Hi Marley Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/kaylapatel ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Hi Marley Jan 2021 – Present ### Software Engineer @ Hi Marley Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 ### Technical Product Manager @ City of Boston Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Boston, MA • Managing teams of designers, developers, and subject matter experts to articulate a clear vision for products and define an attainable scope that meets needs and accomplishes established goals within a timely manner. • Leading the development and execution of a strategic plan for the implementation an enterprise-level forms and workflow software at the City of Boston that supports over 130 constituent interactions a day. - Spearheading the integration with four separate enterprise-level systems including the City’s payment provider, identity and access management, document storage on Google Drive, and the City’s cloud-based data warehouse. - Brought upwards of 40 individual applications online for 30 different constituent-facing interactions. • Pioneering new ways of displaying data on boston.gov that automatically update with new information and are user-friendly: - Lead the creation of a reusable, interactive, and customizable map component on boston.gov used to display more than 20 different maps throughout the site. Managed and oversaw the user testing performed by two summer fellows. - Defined the vision form and managed the development of the my neighborhood application which brings together 20 datasets and displays over 30 pieces of information to users about their address in the City of Boston. • Overseeing the implementation of PostGIS onto the City of Boston’s data warehouse. Creating standards for geospatial SQL work at the City outlined in a series of medium posts. ### Data and Performance Analyst @ City of Boston Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 • Scoped and designed projects that help departments improve their operations through data analytics. Managed project timelines, stakeholder communication, and performed technical analyses. • Managed two summer fellows, scoped and defined their project deliverables, ensured they successfully met department’s needs. • Wrote and deployed Python scripts to support data movement across various City systems, including the City’s data warehouse, on-premise Windows servers, API endpoints, and cloud-based digital web servers. ### Webmaster/GIS Technician @ Town of Acton, MA Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Acton, MA • Managed an update to the Town’s website and implemented electronic permit tracking across seven departments. • Created and refined various datasets such as the Town’s crosswalk, catch basin, manhole, and parcel inventory. ### Geospatial Researcher @ NASA DEVELOP National Program Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA • Wrote the python script used to calculate a series of vegetation indices that derived shoreline changes, assessed wetland health, and created map outputs on a time series of 56 Landsat scenes. • Presented the results to the partner organization, APNEP, and at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. ### GIS Assistant @ Town of Acton, MA Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Acton, MA • Organized and managed the 2013 and 2014 updates to the Town’s geospatial database. • Assisted in the implementation of electronic permit tracking involving six departments. • Assisted in the coordination of a six department move out of Town Hall for renovations. ### GIS Intern @ Town of Acton, MA Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Acton, MA • Geocoded auto accident records from 2010-2013 and determining most accident prone intersections. • Used land records to identify and digitize all existing subdivisions in Acton. • Digitized all Town crosswalks using aerial imagery. • Combined existing catch basin and manhole data with GPS points to create a more complete drainage dataset. Involved systematically determining and removing duplicates to create a complete dataset. • Digitized snow plowing priority routes off an existing paper map. ### GIS Intern @ Greater Worcester Land Trust, Inc. Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Worcester, MA • Worked with the organization to determine suitable way to link Greater Worcester Land Trust protected land to the Midstate Trail. • Used ArcMap to georeference existing plans from multiple municipalities, evaluate land ownership and digitize potential pathways to be used in future trail negotiations. ## Education ### Master's Degree in Geographic Information Science Clark University ### Bachelor's Degree in Double major in Geography and Sociology Clark University ### Bachelor's Degree in Geography and Sociology Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kaylapatel - Portfolio: http://paylakatel.github.io/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/kaylapatel JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/kaylapatel/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-31