MANISHA PATEL
Solutions Engineer III / Technical Product Manager
Los Angeles, CA
Solutions Engineer III / Technical Product Manager with experience in feature rollout, bug triage, internal tooling, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration. Passionate about building evolving tools in fast-paced, Agile environments.
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Technical Skills & Core Competencies
Programming & Languages
Programming Languages
Python | Java | SQL | JavaScript | TypeScript | Swift | JSON
Frameworks & Technologies
MCP | Kubernetes | Docker | React | RESTful APIs | Node.js
Languages
English | French
DevOps & Tools
DevOps & Cloud
AWS | CI/CD with GitHub Actions | Git | GitHub | Vercel | VisualStudio
Tools & Platforms
Cursor | PostgreSQL | Atlassian (Confluence/Jira) | Figma | ClickUp
Certifications
1st Degree "Dan" Black Belt in Taekwondo (Certified Instructor)
Education
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering
Concordia University | May 2022 | Montreal, QC
DEC in Pure and Applied Science
Marianopolis College | Dec 2017 | Montreal, QC
Professional Experience
Solutions Engineer III / Technical Product Manager
Tatari Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
March 2024 - Present
Partnered cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Client Success teams to launch features that empower clients to independently plan, buy, optimize, and measure TV and streaming ads—eliminating reliance on traditional agency workflows and accelerating GTM execution.
Led 3 large-scale product rollouts from v0 to v1 by managing go-to-market readiness assets, aligning stakeholder timelines, and supporting staging-to-production transitions with QA testing and live demos.
Integrated and spearheaded company-wide adoption of the internal AI enterprise search platform (Onyx) and Agentic AI/MCP tools as core operational systems across the 300-person org by leading cross-functional training, creating scalable documentation and feedback workflows—thereby reducing interrupt work by 25%.
Reduced post-launch bug rate by 30% through proactive QA testing and structured bug triage from staging to production.
Improved internal documentation by developing a standardized engineering template (currently used in 30+ playbooks) to enhance cross-team alignment and knowledge sharing.
Solutions Engineer II
Tatari Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 2023 - Feb 2024
Supported go-to-market readiness by coordinating staging-to-production deployments, QA timelines, and rollout plans across 5–7 concurrent projects per quarter, achieving 90%+ on-time delivery.
Built and managed internal Jira dashboards to monitor feature adoption, flag performance drop-offs, and identify technical blockers—reducing time-to-resolution by 20%.
Support Engineer I
Tatari Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
May 2022 - Jan 2023
Reduced average client onboarding time by 94.4% by standardizing checklists, automating processes, and improving internal and external documentation across 100+ clients.
Triaged and resolved client-reported bugs in close collaboration with Engineering and prioritized urgent issues to ensure customer satisfaction and product quality.
Maintained and continuously improved client-facing support assets and onboarding materials, ensuring they were staging-tested and production-ready at release.
Internship Experience
Project Reporting / Data Analysis Intern
Genetec Inc.
Montreal, QC
May 2021 - Dec 2021
Worked alongside the Engineering Management Project Director to develop metrics to identify/assess software progress by converting data metrics to PowerBI dashboards to make product improvements and evaluate resource management
Identified key problems to enhance productivity of cybersecurity with over 180+ technology partners
Prepared detailed project documentation including step-by-step guidelines and software limitations
Drove initiative to design automated data representations based on trends of extracted code coverage data for multiple teams of 100+ engineers, presented to CEO and VP
Designed, built, and automated visual dashboards for over 20+ team leads and project managers to study and visualize to make appropriate strategic adjustments
System Integration Test Analyst Intern
Genetec Inc.
Montreal, QC
Sept 2020 - Dec 2020
Built client-based setups and formed test plans (routing and edge-case) as a final step before release
Accomplished system integration validation by running multiple test cases including but not limited to sanity tests, upgrade tests, and soak tests
Volunteer Experience
Volunteer
Montreal Children's Hospital (MUHC)
Montreal, QC
2013 - 2017
Supported physicians by working alongside children in the Emergency Department
Shadowing Intern
LaSalle Hospital
Montreal, QC
2015 - 2016
Shadowed chief medical doctor in the Emergency Department, learnt about basic medical diagnostics, emergency department dynamics, and how physicians effectively communicate with patients during stressful hours
Taekwondo Instructor
Taekwondo Taillon
Montreal, QC
2009 - 2014
1st Degree "Dan" Black Belt
Mentored students on fundamental principles such as self discipline, poise, and patience
Taught the art of Taekwondo to children and adults alike