Puranjay Gambhir

Frontend Developer · AI & ML Enthusiast
Auckland, New Zealand University of Auckland
Puranjay Gambhir
01.

About Me

A computer science student designing the frontend of web apps and building AI-powered platforms, with a growing passion for machine learning and its real-world applications. Currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at the University of Auckland.

I build things that matter — from contest-winning AI platforms to production-ready web apps.

Along with my team, I built Civic Connect — an AI-powered civic platform — in just 48 hours, and the Route Continuity Gap Detector (a geospatial ML tool) in 24 hours. Both were built under hackathon pressure while serving as Hackathon Team Lead for two consecutive competitions at IIT Mandi × Masai School — where I also won the Youth Solves for India contest.

As a Digital & Design Executive at Capital Media Partners Ltd. — a NZ-based startup — I scale the brand through strategic content and design, having grown it to 535+ posts in 3 months. I designed Community Wall Planners for 4 Auckland regions, made UI improvements to the company's website, and continue to ship UI improvements to the noSo Company platform (a side project as part of my role).

8.7/9.0 GPA at Massey (A+)
🏆 Contest Winner — Youth Solves for India (IIT Mandi × Masai School)
535+ Posts in 3 months
02.

Education

Expected Graduation Date: May 2028 Auckland, NZ

University of Auckland

Bachelor of Science — Computer Science (2nd Year)

Data Structures & Algorithms, Object-Oriented Programming, Software Methodologies, Discrete Math

Current Computer Science
Feb 2025 – Oct 2025 Auckland, NZ

Massey University

Diploma in Science and Technology — DipScTech

GPA: 8.7 / 9.0  (A+ Average)

Calculus, Linear Algebra, Introduction to Programming, Statistical Foundations · Most Studious Student 2025, Class Representative, Resident Representative, "Excelling" Academic Progress (both semesters)

8.7/9.0 GPA Class Rep Most Studious Student 2025
Aug 2025 India (Online)

IIT Mandi × Masai School

Minor in Artificial Intelligence & Data Science

Machine Learning Fundamentals, Python for Data Science, Applied Statistics · Selected for the pioneering batch of this 15-credit course. Won the Youth Solves for India Contest; served as Hackathon Team Lead for 2 consecutive hackathons.

15-Credit Minor Pioneer Batch Hackathon Lead
03.

Experience

Nov 2025 – Present

Digital & Design Executive

Capital Media Partners Limited  ·  Part-time, Hybrid  ·  Auckland, NZ

  • Develop high-quality marketing materials and branding assets including regional Wall Planners that deliver year-round brand visibility
  • Manage website design, layout updates, and UI enhancements, integrating secure booking modals, automated Excel data handling, and cookie consent compliance
  • Enhance user interfaces for a client booking web app, optimizing the user experience across complex administrative dashboards
  • Lead digital marketing strategies and content calendars, scaling cross-platform brand presence to 535+ posts and driving audience engagement by producing 10 promotional reels
React TypeScript Tailwind CSS Adobe InDesign JavaScript
Aug 2025 – Present

TalkCampus Ambassador

TalkLife  ·  Freelance, Remote  ·  Auckland, NZ

  • Drive mental health platform adoption among university students through targeted marketing campaigns and peer support as a Certified TalkCampus Buddy, increasing platform awareness across campus
Mental Health Marketing Peer Support
04.

Projects

Things I've built — from AI civic platforms to geospatial ML tools.

AI Platform  ·  🏆 Contest Winner  |  Hackathon

Civic Connect

Won the Youth Solves for India Contest by building this AI-powered civic platform in 48 hours. Auto-categorizes civic issues using Gemini AI and visualizes them live via Google Maps API. Features user auth, issue tracking (Pending → Resolved), interactive map, and admin dashboards.

TypeScript React Vite Gemini API Google Maps API
Geospatial ML Tool  |  Hackathon

Route Continuity Gap Detector

Geospatial QA tool detecting road-network endpoint gaps via Shapely geometry checks and an unsupervised ML model (IsolationForest). Generates automated error reports and interactive map visualizations via Folium + Streamlit, eliminating manual map inspection.

Python Streamlit Shapely Scikit-learn Folium
Full-Stack Web App

noso Company Platform

Engineered the frontend of a full-stack web app featuring secure auth, bookings & payments system, admin/partner dashboards, file handling, and a production-ready responsive UI.

React TypeScript Vite FastAPI MongoDB
Company Website

Capital Media Partners Website

Responsive company website with reusable components, cookie consent, booking modal, and Excel import/export. Platform serving 300+ NZ businesses for customer discovery and targeted client advertising.

HTML5 Tailwind CSS JavaScript Python
Design & Print

Community Wall Planners

Managed end-to-end design and production of 2025–2026 Wall Planners for 4 Auckland regions using Adobe InDesign & Photoshop. Engineered interactive features (custom mazes, crosswords) and a layout delivering 365-day brand visibility for advertising partners.

Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Canva
Web Development  ·  Jul 2021 – Nov 2021

Flying High Digital Magazine

Collaboratively designed the first-ever digital edition of my school magazine. Developed the website completely from scratch, writing 20,000+ lines of code over 400+ hours of development.

HTML CSS Web Development
UI/UX & Front-End  ·  Apr 2021 – Jun 2021

Yatree – Tourism App Concept

Co-created a curated tourism application demo that advanced to the Grand Finale of Toycathon 2021, a national innovation competition by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. Contributed to frontend design and content development to deliver a highly interactive user experience.

Front-End Design UI/UX
05.

Awards & Leadership

Apr 2021

Regional Finalist — Wharton Global High School Investment Competition

The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Ranked Top 10 in Region 2 out of 972 global teams as Team "Financial Miners". Developed a data-driven long-term investment portfolio with sector analysis and risk-adjusted projections.

Jun 2022

Harvard Model United Nations Dubai 2022

Legal Committee · HMUN Dubai

Represented Algeria in the Legal Committee. Strengthened public speaking, diplomacy, and resolution-drafting at a 4-day international conference.

Jun 2021

Grand Finale Qualifier — Toycathon 2021

Ministry of Education, Govt. of India

Advanced to the national finals of a government-led innovation competition by co-developing Yatree, an interactive tourism app demo promoting local travel.

Oct 2021

HTML Coding Camp — Co-Organiser & Mentor

School Initiative

Co-organized and hosted an interactive coding camp to teach HTML and CSS basics to 30+ students, receiving excellent feedback from faculty.

06.

Skills & Technologies

Languages
Python C++ SQL HTML CSS
Frameworks & Libraries
React Vite Tailwind CSS FastAPI Streamlit Pandas NumPy Scikit-learn TensorFlow Shapely Folium
AI & Machine Learning
Supervised Learning Unsupervised Learning Neural Networks Ensemble Methods Anomaly Detection Decision Trees Random Forests XGBoost Transfer Learning Model Evaluation
Databases & Cloud
MongoDB Firebase Supabase Google Cloud
Developer Tools & APIs
Git GitHub Jupyter Notebook Google Maps API Gemini API
Generative AI & LLMs
Claude Opus / Sonnet Gemini Pro
Design & Productivity
Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Canva Microsoft Office Suite
07.

Get In Touch

I'm always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities to be part of something amazing.

Whether you have a question, want to collaborate, or just want to say hi, feel free to reach out — I'll get back to you!