Gitesh Sawariya

Co founder | Chief product officer at Defhawk | Building a cybersecurity ecosystem for organisations and individuals

Delhi, India

About

What I do As a Chief Product Officer (CPO) at DefHawk, I am leading the vision, strategy, design, and development of the product we are building to provide a holistic cybersecurity ecosystem where students, professionals, and organizations engage and grow. Being a little risk taker and passionate about experiencing and learning new things, In the last 10 years I have worked in almost every department there is. I started my career with Sales and Marketing. I worked as a hardcore sales person for 3 years and also experienced other things like conducting marketing campaigns and event management during that time. Since childhood, I was always very enthusiastic about product development, so eventually decided learn coding and become a full time application developer. Since 2016, I have worked with multiple startups from India, USA, and Israel working in different sectors like Edtech, Healthcare, SAAS, blockchain as a lead full stack developer. I started my entrepreneurial journey in 2021 with an idea that didn’t workout well but gave me an amazing opportunity to learn in depth about design thinking. I learned about the psychology behind designing innovative products (UI/UX), banners, brochures, and presentations. Why work with me With such a diverse background, I have the ability to: Understand the mindset of people from any background. Conducting thorough customer research and find useful information. Think about at a problem from multiple angles. Designing solutions that resonate with customer’s personality. Finding the right set of talent to work on a product whether it is for design, development, marketing, or sales. Designing a product architecture that is strong, scalable, and is quick to develop. Building a smooth process for product development and it’s enhancement. WHO I WORK WITH I collaborate with organizations across industries, helping them build innovative products.

Experience

  • Co-Founder at DefHawk
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Director at ScriptKnack
    Apr 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

    Leading local businesses to the digital age

  • Lead Developer at Zvoid
    May 2022 - Mar 2023 · 11 mos

    Developed an online streaming platform that allows users to schedule video streaming to multiple platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, etc., all at once. Built the whole platform from scratch based on the idea without any designs or references. Helped conduct market research and gather information regarding the competition and customers.

  • Sr. Frontend developer at RareMint
    Jan 2022 - May 2022 · 5 mos

    Developed the marketplace to sell NFTs with end-to-end payment integration via crypto and credit card. Created an admin dashboard to manage and upload NFTs to the marketplace. Implemented SSR and styled and reusable components for maximum performance and scalability. Integrated ESLint and prettier to maintain code quality. Implemented test solutions using Jest and wrote unit test cases. Added Sentry to track and resolve all unwanted crashes and errors.

  • Chief Product Officer at Ccube
    Dec 2020 - Apr 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

    I maintained the company’s online presence by developing and designing the landing page and content for social media posts. I designed the UI/UX of the mobile application and admin panel for business automation. Hired and trained new talent in the tech department. Architected and developed the backend for the mobile applications. Worked with the CEO to create an effective business plan and reach out to incubators and potential investors. Helped Improve company’s operations by setting up clear goals, sorting responsibilities, and implementing a target-based approach. I helped them to generate new customer leads at the demo events organized at the residential societies in Delhi NCR.