The Aryan Desai Quarterly Section C · Experience · Page C1 Issue №1 · 2026
The Aryan Desai Quarterly
Aryan P. Desai · UX research × product strategy × IT & operations
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Professional Experience

Aug 2026 — Present New Jersey

Co-Colorguard Director

Pirates Marching Band
  • Choreograph performers to align with judging rubrics within their competitive class, translating notes into clean, executable staging.
  • Contribute to field design and costuming for competitive performances, shaping the overall show identity alongside directors.
  • Transport performers to and from competitions, providing guidance and support throughout the season.
  • Edit and adjust show choreography between performances based on judge critiques and class rubric requirements.
Current Choreography Leadership
Jun 2026 — Jul 2026 New Brunswick, NJ

Product Management Intern · AuditGenius & BotGenius

Milos Automation, Inc.
  • Partner with product, engineering, and QA teams to gather and document requirements, translating them into user stories and design specifications using agile methodologies.
  • Ran 3 feedback cycles with 15 users, driving a redesign of the AuditGenius dashboard to simplify audit log navigation.
  • Execute UAT to validate new features, surfacing defects and ensuring releases meet stakeholder expectations and quality standards.
  • Manage requirements in Jira, coordinating with Engineering to keep production on track and prevent delays.
  • Analyzed a large set of automation candidates across the client portfolio, classifying bots as ready for immediate API migration versus pending vendor confirmations, and pinpointed a handful of high-leverage API integrations that would unlock the majority of conditional bots and accelerate the RPA-to-API transition.
Product Mgmt AI Enhancement UAT RPA → API Jira
Aug 2025 — May 2026 North Brunswick, NJ

IT & Operations Support

Law Office of Francis P. Linnus, Esq.
  • Improved IT service delivery and endpoint protection by managing user requests, responding to incidents, and monitoring trends to proactively mitigate blockers impacting user experience.
  • Provided ad-hoc operational support during high-volume periods — stepping in to manage client intake surges, resolve documentation gaps, and stabilize daily workflows to keep office operations uninterrupted.
  • Drove operational efficiency by coordinating cross-functionally with attorneys and support staff to refine scheduling and case management workflows, increasing case processing speed by 10%.
IT Support Workflow Design Cross-functional
Jun 2024 — Aug 2025 Lancaster, PA

Business Operations Analyst

Wyndham Lancaster Resort & Convention Center
  • Optimized guest and business operations by managing 100+ daily check-ins via Opera Cloud, resolving service requests with a 95% same-day resolution rate, and partnering cross-functionally with management and sales to improve property performance insights.
  • Supported financial operations through expense tracking, reconciliation, and weekly reporting — driving error-free submissions and enhancing budget visibility for senior leadership.
  • Assured technical and operational effectiveness for large-scale events supporting 500+ participants by configuring audio/visual systems, networking, and hardware to client standards.
Hospitality Opera Cloud Reporting Event Tech
Jun 2025 — Aug 2025 New Jersey

STEM Instructor

Snapology
  • Taught hands-on STEM curriculum to elementary & middle school students — designing engaging lesson flows around robotics, logic, and problem-solving with LEGO-based learning kits.
  • Adapted teaching style and pacing in real time to accommodate different learning needs, holding attention across mixed-age classes.
Teaching STEM Communication
Nov 2024 — Present New Jersey

Staff Technician

N8 Winterguard
  • Provide technical and logistical support for performance equipment, staging, and audio setup across rehearsals and competitions — ensuring smooth show execution under tight turnarounds.
  • Collaborate with directors and performers to troubleshoot on-site issues and refine setup workflows season-over-season.
Live Production Volunteer
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Letters to the Editor

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Aryan supported two of our core product lines, AuditGenius and BotGenius, and consistently demonstrated the kind of curiosity, reliability, and rapid learning that stand out in someone so early in their career. … Recognizing when a single initiative should be divided into two clean, independently deliverable pieces of work is not something we typically see from interns. I recommend Aryan without reservation.
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Aryan demonstrated professionalism, strong analytical capabilities, and a proactive approach to learning. … His attention to detail, technical aptitude, and ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders made him a valuable member of the team.