Unal Patel is a dedicated software engineer based in San Jose, California. He has pursued interests outside of work while building a successful career in software development. For example, he is a dedicated philanthropist who believes in giving back to the community. He also enjoys music and spending time with others who share his enthusiasm for songwriting. Learn more about this modern-day Renaissance man by reading on.

He is a senior software engineer at Cisco Systems, Inc., a multinational technology company headquartered in San Jose, California. He lives in San Jose and works from home. He enjoys working as a Silicon Valley professional specializing in software development and other high-tech services.

He is a rising star at Cisco with more than a decade of experience. He has been recognized for individual and team awards such as Customer Service Excellence and Meeting and Exceeding Customer Expectations on multiple occasions, and he has also been asked to attend client-facing meetings as a subject matter expert.

Prior to joining Cisco, he co-founded, grew, and sold a small startup focused on developing apps for nonprofit organizations with three friends. NextApp Nonpro created software that allows nonprofit organizations to collect feedback and donations from subscribers.

Unal Patel worked as an intern for a digital marketing firm before launching NextApp Nonpro. He was chosen from among more than 100 candidates to handle website programming tasks that required Java, C++, C, Sharepoint, and HTML. In this paid position, I worked 20 to 25 hours per week while maintaining a GPA of 3.7.

He is proud of the work he did to redesign the company's internet and intranet pages. He discovered the significance of SEO when optimizing web designs to rank highly on SERPs.