Actually Learn
A local-first iPhone app that turns course material into guided, interactive practice.
- Course content
- 18 Finance lessons
- Interaction model
- 10 exercise types
- Validation
- 67 automated tests
Hi, I'm Nihal.
I spent six years as a software engineer building healthcare and genomics platforms, and I am now pursuing an MBA and MS in Design Innovation through Northwestern's MMM program.
Portfolio
Selected work
Independent products and selected work from the Broad Institute, Human Care Systems, and Tellescope.
Viraasat
A private family archive inspired by conversations with my grandparents, built to preserve the stories behind a family tree.
- Live workflow
- Google sign-in + private circles
- Cross-device
- Saved edits verified
- Collaboration
- Two-account viewer test
Genomics platform infrastructure
I built Python, Airflow, and PostgreSQL systems for laboratory workflows, genomic processing, and customer data delivery.
- Pipeline scale
- 94K+ samples
- Program scope
- 5+ programs
- Delivery reach
- 7+ partners
Clinical genomics data pipelines
I built data pipelines and validation tools for an NIH-funded clinical genomics study.
- Program scale
- 155K+ results
- Participants
- 25K+
- Network
- 10 clinical sites
Patient-support software
I translated nurse protocols and medication-program requirements into full-stack workflows.
- Scope
- 4+ client programs
- Ownership
- Full-stack workflows
- Domain
- Patient adherence
Healthcare product design
I designed dashboard and onboarding concepts for an early-stage digital-health company.
- Deliverables
- Dashboards + onboarding
- Output
- Cohesive visual concepts
- Context
- Techstars accelerator
Kellogg · August 18, 2026
MedScore
Healthcare Access & Affordability · Track winner
Social Impact & Sustainability Days
Helping promising medical devices reach patients
My team won the Healthcare Access & Affordability Track award at Kellogg’s Social Impact & Sustainability Days for MedScore, our proposal to help investors assess regulatory risk and fund medical devices through clinical development.
We proposed an independent probability score for FDA approval, accompanied by the reasoning behind it. The aim: give investors a clearer basis for funding devices during the uncertain stretch between development and approval.
Our proposed nonprofit model would score innovators for free, with financial institutions paying for access to scores and analysis. The deck explores an FDA data partnership and an alternative using public data and submissions from consenting applicants.
Team Healthcare 6: Divyam, Nihal, Avihu, and Kofi.
Download the MedScore deck (PPTX · 2.3 MB)About
About me
I studied computer science at Tufts. I started at Human Care Systems, building patient-support software, then spent five years on the Broad Institute's Genomics Platform.
My work at Broad covered data pipelines, laboratory workflows, clinical reporting, and customer data delivery; as my role grew, I also took on more responsibility for requirements, technical planning, architecture, and coordination across teams.
That gradual shift led me to the MMM program, and I am now pursuing product roles where I can use my engineering background without moving away from customer needs or the details of implementation.
I also completed national service with the Singapore Civil Defence Force, where I served as a Platoon Sergeant and led rescue training for more than 600 recruits.
Outside work, I play blues and neo-soul guitar, record music in Logic, snowboard, sail when I can, and spend too much time thinking about NBA rosters.
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Other things I've made
Some older interface projects, data visualizations, audio software, and music from outside my day-to-day work.
- Sound
- Interfaces
- Graphics
- Experiments