# Jared Furtado

> Jared Furtado is a Computer Engineering student at Goa College of Engineering (2024–2028) in Goa, India, and is still early in learning. He has practised with React, Next.js and Node.js through personal projects, two client websites and eight hackathons, and is learning DevOps (Docker, GitHub Actions, Terraform and Kubernetes) through the 100xDevs cohort and small projects of his own.

Website: https://jaredfurtado.tech/
Email: jaredfurtadowork@gmail.com
Location: Goa, India

## DevOps learning projects (in progress)
- [Beacon](https://github.com/jjf2009/Beacon): A deploy-aware monitoring and incident platform, run with Docker Compose. Early stage; built to learn observability.
- [Cless-TUI](https://github.com/jjf2009/Cless-TUI): A terminal chess game against a bot, built module by module as a deliberate way to practise Go, testing, Docker, CI/CD, Terraform and Kubernetes.
- [PairUp](https://github.com/jjf2009/PairUp): A collaborative interview platform. Early stage.
- [Runbox](https://github.com/jjf2009/Runbox): A sandboxed code-execution engine. Early stage.
- [ReviewPilot](https://github.com/jjf2009/ReviewPilot): An AI code-review GitHub App. Early stage.

## Selected projects
- [InvestorFinder](https://github.com/jjf2009/InvestorFinder): A free, automated weekly scraper that collects Indian startup funding data from public sources, filters for EdTech deals and cross-references investors against the SEBI AIF registry. Runs on a scheduled GitHub Actions workflow with no server, writing results to public CSVs.
- [Latex-Service](https://github.com/jjf2009/Latex-Service): An Express.js microservice with a REST API that compiles LaTeX source to PDF. Fully Dockerized as a single stateless container.
- [secure-image-encryption-aes-256-gcm](https://github.com/jjf2009/secure-image-encryption-aes-256-gcm): Encrypts images client-side with AES-256-GCM via the Web Crypto API, so no plaintext or key touches a server. Runs entirely in the browser.
- [broken-link-audit](https://github.com/jjf2009/broken-link-audit): A free CLI crawler that scans any site for broken links, images and media with no URL cap, reporting issues by parent page. Includes an automated test suite.
- [RideBuddy](https://github.com/jjf2009/RideBuddy): Student carpooling with a React frontend, Node/Express backend and Firebase authentication, merged into one monorepo. Containerising and deploying it is next.

## Other projects
- [ScrapCo](https://github.com/jjf2009/ScrapCo): Scrap material trading platform (frontend + backend monorepo)
- [IntentOS](https://github.com/jjf2009/IntentOS): AI-driven intent interface
- [CampusHearts](https://github.com/jjf2009/CampusHearts)
- [AnnaData](https://github.com/jjf2009/AnnaData-Smart-Farm-Management-Portal): Smart farm management portal
- [litmus](https://github.com/jjf2009/litmus-milk-adulteration-detector): Real-time milk adulteration detection

## Client work (freelance, Dec 2025 – Aug 2026)
- [Global Tourist Centre](https://globaltouristcentre.com/): Moved a tourism company's website to Next.js and added German, French, Russian and Italian versions. Stack: Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, i18n.
- [Techjeeva](https://findfund.vercel.app/): Funding-discovery platform for FIIRE Forum (Forum for Innovation, Incubation, Research and Entrepreneurship) listing Indian government funding schemes for startups, filterable by sector and eligibility. Source: https://github.com/jjf2009/Techjeeva-

## Experience
- Vice President, GEC Coders Club, Goa College of Engineering (Aug 2026 – present). Promoted from Event Coordinator.
- Freelance web developer, self-employed (Dec 2025 – Aug 2026): worked on the two client projects above.
- Sales Intern, Avyott, North Goa (Dec 2025 – Jan 2026): B2B outreach for a text AI agent product; generated two qualified leads.
- Event Coordinator, GEC Coders Club (Jul 2025 – Aug 2026): ran technical workshops and coding competitions and mentored junior students.

## Hackathons
- Orix Hackathon 2026, hosted by McLaren Strategic Solutions (as team Qbits; the team received trophies and certificates of achievement)
- Build with AI Hackathon 2026 (AgriTech), organised by GDG Goa
- PCCE Hackathon 2026
- Goa University Hackathon 2025
- Goa Police Hackathon 2025
- AIEM Hackathon 2024
- InternSpirit Hackathon 2024
- NIT Goa Hackathon 2024

## Technologies he has worked with while learning
React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js/Express, FastAPI, Supabase, Docker.

## Currently learning
Docker, GitHub Actions CI/CD, Terraform and Kubernetes, through small projects (see DevOps learning projects above) and the 100xDevs DevOps cohort. Interested in entrepreneurship; has not started a venture yet.

## Profiles
- GitHub: https://github.com/jjf2009
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jared-furtado/
- Resume (PDF): https://jaredfurtado.tech/Jared_Furtado_Resume.pdf