Elliot Drel

Student @ Purdue University + Co-Founder of buildpurdue (Founder/Builder Community @ Purdue) + Co-Founder Keel ---- General Management and Business Analytics and Information Management (BAIM) - Daniels School of Business

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

About

Passionate about leveraging technology to create elegant solutions for complex problems. Dual-major in General Management & Business Analytics at Purdue University, combining strategic business thinking with cutting-edge technology. As Founder & CEO of Drel Solutions LLC, I help organizations streamline operations through AI automation and data-driven insights. Recent experience includes a supply chain analytics internship at Guardian Bikes, where I built vendor audit toolkits and deployed AI solutions for a 30-person team. My diverse background spans emergency medical services, competitive athletics (NJ State Gymnastics Champion), and fraternity leadership.

Experience

  • buildpurdue (West Lafayette, Indiana, United States · On-site)
    • Co President
      Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

      Bringing together the fragmented pieces of Purdue entrepreneurship into one cohesive ecosystem where student founders can learn, grow, and build together.

    • Co-Founder & Head of Marketing
      Nov 2025 - May 2026 · 7 mos

      • Grew email membership 4x (200 → 800) and reached 350,000+ people across social channels from ~40 posts • Scaled the core team from 4 to 14 members with strong retention • Launched a cohort program with 25 founders across 17 startups, supported by 4 workshops and 4 co-working sessions • Hosted a fintech demo night with 80+ registrations, 45 attendees, and 25 pitch submissions spanning multiple industries • Built a recurring Night Shift event series with 50+ peak attendees​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

  • Delta Upsilon International Fraternity (On-site)
    • Member
      Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Chair of Internal Communications
      Jan 2025 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr

      • Developed and managed a communication system to ensure clear, consistent communication across all fraternity members.

  • Club Participant at Purdue Larsen Leaders Academy
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

    • Engaged in leadership development, professional workshops, and networking events to enhance business skills.

  • Client Strategy Lead & Team Coordinator at Purdue Venture Consulting
    Aug 2025 - Dec 2025 · 5 mos

    • Led strategic direction and client relationship for PoliStock (AI-powered stock analysis platform), serving as primary liaison between 7-person team and founding team to drive project execution and alignment • Directed market positioning analysis and customer discovery process that identified cost-leader differentiation strategy and defined ideal customer profile, resulting in 150% growth in active weekly users (30-40 to 80-100) • Built campus partnerships and multi-channel acquisition campaigns (social media, club collaborations, founder content) that doubled user base and supported accelerator acceptances

  • Business Analytics Supply Chain Management Intern at Guardian Bikes
    Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 · 3 mos

    • Built & deployed supplier audit toolkit (quality, safety & ethics) to vet all vendors, standardize process & speed-up decisions. • Deployed a daily meeting AI tool delivering insights based on KPIs & project progress saving a 30-person team 60+ min/day. • Led cross-functional team to build & test vendor parts, coordinating 6 departments to identify critical design and quality issues. • Coordinated partnership with Purdue supply chain faculty and internal team to identify and implement process improvements.