Nikhil Pillai — Personal Portfolio Website

Welcome to my interactive portfolio, designed to showcase my work as a Full-Stack MERN Developer with a focus on scalable applications, clean UI architecture, and real-world problem solving.

This portfolio is more than a profile — it includes detailed case study pages, live demos, and interactive walkthroughs of the apps I've built.

🌐 Live Portfolio

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🌟 What This Portfolio Includes

Section	Details
🧑‍💻 About Me	Skills, background, experience
🚀 Projects	Multi-project portfolio with case studies
🎯 Case Studies	Architecture, challenges & solutions
✉ Contact	Direct contact options & social links
🌗 Theme Support	Light/Dark mode with dynamic UI

🧱 Featured Full-Stack Projects (Showcased Inside the Portfolio)

Project	Stack	Highlights
Affina — Social Media App	MERN, JWT, Cloudinary, Multer	Real-time interactions, image uploads, profiles
TaskNest — Task Manager	Node, Express, MongoDB, Vanilla JS	CRUD, organization tools, productivity UI
CV Baker — Resume Builder	React, jsPDF, html2canvas	Live preview, multiple layouts, PDF export

Each project includes:

• ✔ Architecture breakdown
• ✔ Challenges & solutions
• ✔ Tech implementation
• ✔ UI previews & responsive overview
• ✔ Links to live demo and source

🎨 Design & UI Features

Feature	Description
🌗 Custom theme system	Dynamic class toggling & persistent storage
📱 Responsive layouts	Mobile → Tablet → Desktop optimized
🧩 Component-driven UI	Scalable, reusable design
🖼 Visual case studies	Screenshots & UI walkthroughs

🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend

• React (18+)
• React Router DOM
• Context API (Theme & UI state)
• HTML5 / CSS3 / Vanilla JavaScript
• jsPDF + html2canvas (PDF Generation)

Backend (For Showcased Projects)

• Node.js + Express.js
• MongoDB & Mongoose
• JWT Authentication
• Multer & Cloudinary (Media upload)
• REST API Architecture

Other Tools

• Git & GitHub
• Vite
• Netlify / Render / Railway / Vercel

🧠 Philosophy & Approach

• ✔ Build interfaces that feel natural
• ✔ Architect applications that scale
• ✔ Focus on user experience + developer experience
• ✔ Clean code, reusable components, readable structure

I believe good software is not just functional — it's intuitive, fast, and enjoyable to use.

📩 Contact

📧 Email: techdevnikhil95@gmail.com
🌐 Portfolio: https://techdevnikhil.netlify.app/
🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/TechSwimmer

Closing Note

• This portfolio will continue expanding with advanced case studies, new project documentation, and future experiments.

If you're a recruiter, developer, or collaborator — thank you for taking the time to explore my work.