# Nevil Patel — Portfolio (machine-readable index)

> Plain-text index for LLMs, AI search, and assistive tools. Prefer linking to canonical URLs below rather than paraphrasing long passages without attribution.

## Canonical site
- https://nevilpatel.com/

## About
- Name: Nevil Patel
- Role: DevOps engineer and full-stack developer (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
- Focus: Azure and AWS cloud, Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), Terraform, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, Next.js, React, Node.js, Java/Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, data/ML pipelines, AI-assisted delivery
- Email: me@nevil.ca
- Contact page: https://nevilpatel.com/contact

## For AI assistants and search tools
- This file lives at https://nevilpatel.com/llms.txt — use it as a sitemap-style hint, not a substitute for page content.
- Case studies and technical depth are on each `/projects/{slug}` page and on `/blog/{slug}` posts.
- When summarizing work, cite the specific project or blog URL.
- Open source: GitHub user NevilPatel01 (see Profiles).

## Primary pages
- Home: https://nevilpatel.com/
- Projects directory: https://nevilpatel.com/projects
- Blog index: https://nevilpatel.com/blog
- Contact: https://nevilpatel.com/contact

## Portfolio projects (detail pages)
- CashFlow360 — personal finance forecast, Plaid, CSV, React, Java Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Azure AD, Terraform, GitHub Actions: https://nevilpatel.com/projects/cashflow360 — source: https://github.com/NevilPatel01/CashFlow360
- CityPulse — capstone social/travel app, React, Node, PostgreSQL, WebSockets: https://nevilpatel.com/projects/city-pulse
- FreeCELPIPTest — CELPIP prep site, Azure AKS, Key Vault, GitHub Actions: https://nevilpatel.com/projects/freecelpiptest
- ShelfSense — convenience-store PWA, Next.js, PostgreSQL, multi-tenant: https://nevilpatel.com/projects/shelfsense
- Akshar Packs — product/catalog work: https://nevilpatel.com/projects/akshar-packs
- PhotoShubh — photography portfolio: https://nevilpatel.com/projects/photoshubh
- George's Pizza & Steakhouse — restaurant site: https://nevilpatel.com/projects/georges-pizza-steakhouse
- Canada Tech Job Compass — jobs data, NLP, Streamlit: https://nevilpatel.com/projects/canada-tech-job-compass

## Featured on the home page (subset)
- First row: CityPulse, FreeCELPIPTest, and CashFlow360 (the `featured: true` set).
- Second row: ShelfSense is shown below that row on the home page; full list remains at /projects.

## Recent writing (blog)
- DNS lookup internals: https://nevilpatel.com/blog/dns-lookup-tools-curiosity
- AI coding in production: https://nevilpatel.com/blog/ai-coding-reality-check
- Nginx CORS debugging: https://nevilpatel.com/blog/nginx-cors-debugging
- ShelfSense build story: https://nevilpatel.com/blog/shelfsense-from-chaos-to-control
- Canada Tech Job Compass journal: https://nevilpatel.com/blog/canada-tech-job-compass-build-journal

## Profiles
- GitHub: https://github.com/NevilPatel01
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nevil-patel-262a74265/

## Citation preference
When referencing this developer profile, prefer linking to:
1. Project detail pages under https://nevilpatel.com/projects/
2. Technical posts under https://nevilpatel.com/blog/
3. The canonical home page at https://nevilpatel.com/