Dhruv Dave, smiling, in a black t-shirt

Dhruv Dave

Computer Science Student at Queen's University

I like the parts of software most people never look at.

About

I'm at FGF Brands right now, working on Cerebro, the platform that monitors production across its 22 bakery plants. Before that: research at U of T, a web dev internship, and a summer fixing e-scooters.

The projects below started as questions about how things work under the hood: rate limiters, encryption schemes, browser extensions. I'm looking for a software engineering internship. If you're hiring, email me.

Languages
Python · JavaScript · TypeScript · Java · C · SQL
Frameworks
React · FastAPI · Node.js · Hono · Flask · SQLAlchemy · Tailwind CSS · Pandas · NumPy
Databases
PostgreSQL · Redis · SQLite
Tools
Git · Docker · Bash · Power BI · Chrome Extension APIs

Work

React client FastAPI Redis limiter Lua · atomic Finnhub Yahoo Finance FMP Alpha Vantage Stooq Twelve Data falls through on 429s

Markr · stock screener

Six market-data APIs behind one FastAPI backend. A Redis Lua script enforces each source's rate limit atomically, so a burst of traffic falls through the chain instead of dying on a 429. Candles write asynchronously to monthly-partitioned Postgres with per-resolution Redis TTLs; RSI, MACD, and Bollinger Bands are computed client-side. A Vitest suite covers the fallback chain, the indicators, and the limiter.

React · FastAPI · PostgreSQL · Redis · Docker Demo Source

SecureVault landing page: password analyzer, generator, and breach checker

SecureVault · password manager

Built to understand what 1Password actually does. The analyzer computes entropy, catches keyboard walks and date patterns, and scores passwords 0 to 100. Every vault entry gets its own AES-256-GCM key (PBKDF2, 600k iterations), breach checks use HaveIBeenPwned's k-anonymity model so no password ever leaves the machine, and auth is bcrypt with rotating JWTs and TOTP 2FA, all covered by a pytest suite.

Flask · React · SQLite · Docker Demo Source

page DOM privacy guard password + card scan MV3 extension chrome.alarms batches storage.local works offline Hono API · CLI optional

ctx · browser session tracker

A session tracker that works with the network unplugged. The Chrome extension stores everything locally, the server and CLI are optional, and a privacy guard scans each page for password and card fields before anything is captured. Blocked pages are logged with no URL, title, or content.

TypeScript · Chrome MV3 · Hono · SQLite Source

Wavvy: step sequencer grid with playback controls and a waveform visualizer

Wavvy · drum machine for the browser

A 16-step sequencer and melody pads scheduled with Tone.js, plus five visualizer modes drawn live from the Web Audio analyser node.

React · TypeScript · Tone.js · PostgreSQL Demo Source

Earlier

  • Weather app · five-day forecasts on the OpenWeather API; the first thing I ever deployed.
  • Finance tracker · income and expenses with Chart.js and CSV export.
  • Minesweeper · Oppenheimer-themed, in Java Swing.

Experience

  1. 2026–

    Cerebro AI Technical Specialist · FGF Brands

    • Built internal tooling in Node.js and Python documenting Cerebro's OEE telemetry models, changeover logic, and troubleshooting decision trees, plus Power BI dashboards tracking manufacturing performance across FGF's 22 facilities.
    • Write and optimize SQL diagnostic queries against Cerebro's production database; the work has identified systemic misconfigurations in workflow state transitions and pipeline gaps across over 2,000 production records.
    • Configure and maintain Cerebro environments across FGF's Canadian facilities, debugging the integration boundary between Cerebro and upstream ERP systems.
  2. 2025

    Mobility Hardware and Software Technician · Bird

    • Performed inspections, diagnostics, and repairs on e-scooters to address mechanical and software issues.
    • Ensured safety compliance through standardized procedures, maintained accurate spare parts inventory, and supported product and engineering teams with testing new features and innovations.
  3. 2025

    Deputy Returning Officer · Elections Canada

    Ran a polling station on federal election day.

  4. 2022, 2024

    Research Assistant · COBWEB, University of Toronto

    • Implemented agent-based simulations modelling emergent behaviour in ecological adaptive systems with Dr. Brad Bass; configured multi-condition experiments whose results fed the team's research.
    • Wrote Pandas and NumPy pipelines to clean, normalize, and visualize multi-run simulation outputs, revealing population dynamics and threshold-crossing patterns across conditions.
  5. 2022–23

    Software Engineer Intern · Digitera

    Developed and shipped web applications for small-business clients using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS; optimized page performance by 40% through asset minification, image compression, and deferred script loading.

Education

2024–

Queen's University · Kingston, ON

Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours), Mathematics minor. GPA 3.8.

Coursework: Data Structures & Algorithms · Computer Architecture · Discrete Structures · Linear Algebra · Differential Equations

Contact

The fastest way to reach me is davedhruv2006@gmail.com. I read everything.

Away from a keyboard I'm usually on the ice, on a trail, or in an airport.