Paran Sonthalia



Developer / Entrepreneur / Student




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About Me


I am currently a junior at UC Berkeley and the Co-Founder and CEO of DeWaste. At UC Berkeley, I am studying computer science and data science, teaching computer science, and doing research. I'm an Eagle Scout, a huge car guy, I enjoy building things with my hands, and I enjoy playing cricket. Currently I'm training for a variety of endurance events and upload my progress to my YouTube: Xcelerate

Resume

Projects

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Drone

Built drone from scratch. Made custom CAD for all arms, landing gear, and hub. Purchased custom parts and made photography drone
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Xcelerate

YouTube channel talking about my passion for running/biking/cycling and following me around as I train for events
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TrashCam

A self-sorting trash can using computer vision and servos to route landfill, recycle, and compost
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College App Planner

An online portal for students to build a college list, plan essay deadlines, and submit applications
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RoBotany

A project with hardware and software to help users plant at home with no worries
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Mountain View Art

Built with the Mayor of Mountain View to display all public artwork in Mountain View



Work Experience

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DeWaste - CEO

Co-Founder and CEO of food waste startup backed by Y Combinator, 1517, Cal Hacks, and more
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Citadel - SWE Intern 2021

Added persistent disk functionality to Citadel's Kubernetes Engine
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Amazon - SWE Intern 2020

Automated analysis of device connectivity data to reduce customer service interactions
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Pivotal - SWE Intern 2019

Worked on Release Engineering Team to automate shipping process of a new release
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Mango Apps - Founder

Built a team of highschool interns and over the course of each summer we built a new project
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LeanData - SWE Intern 2017

Designed and developed multiple new capabilites on LeanData's product


News

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Y Combinator

Announcing the Startup School 2019 Grant Recipients
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HackerNoon

How Two College Students Are Solving The Problem Of Food Waste
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Los Altos Town Crier

MVHS alums launch startup to reduce food waste
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StartU

How DeWaste is Reducing Food Waste in Dining Institutions
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EVCA

UC Berkeley students launch startup to combat food waste
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Berkeley Innovation Podcast

Tech Uncovered - Student Startup
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Podcast

Paran Sonthalia (DeWaste) On Forward Thinking Founders
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Podcast

Paran Sonthalia (DeWaste) On Fundraising Radio
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The Understory Podcast

Using Technology to Proactively Reduce Food Waste
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Cal Poly Entrepreneurs

DeWaste: Tackling Food Waste One Plate at a Time
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Medium

Cal Hacks Fellowship 5.0 Teams
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MVHS Oracle

Students organize first ever MV Hackathon


Volunteer Experience

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MVHacks

My team and I gathered sponsors, mentors, judges, and planned the event
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Computer Sceince Mentors

Mentoring UC Berkeley students in introductory computer science classes
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Webmaster for Troop 103

I created a new website for my troop to organize all resources and information
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Tutor

I have taught over a dozen classes at many venues and continue to be a tutor at UC Berkeley


Get in Touch

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© Paran Sonthalia 2020