Dammar Khadayat

Lecturer, AI Researcher, Web Developer & Entrepreneur

Pokhara, Kaski, Gandaki Province, Nepal 33700

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+977-9868067264

dammarkhadayat.com.np

Professional Summary

Entrepreneur, lecturer and AI researcher with 7+ years of experience in web development, IT training and academic instruction. Co-Founder & Managing Director at SATRI (Samarth Technical Research and Innovations). Lecturer at Pokhara College of Management and Teaching & Research Assistant at Gandaki University. Published researcher in machine learning applied to student mental health. JCI Pokhara Board of Directors member.

Technical Skills

HTML5 / CSS3 JavaScript PHP Laravel Python MySQL WordPress Tailwind CSS Figma Git / GitHub scikit-learn cPanel UI/UX Design Flutter / Dart Django Bootstrap

Languages

Nepali — Full professional proficiency

English — Professional working proficiency

Hindi — Limited working proficiency

Certifications & Training

Web Development with PHP Laravel

XDezo Academy — Certified Instructor

UI/UX Design Fundamentals

Code for Change Nepal — Workshop Facilitator

Digital Marketing Strategy

Multiple Colleges — Guest Trainer

Applied Machine Learning

Gandaki University — MIT-AI Research

GitHub

38 repositories · 51 followers · 5 stars

Laravel TMS PHP Projects Frontend Dev Bootstrap Tailwind CSS Python Django UI/UX Docs JS Docs

Achievements: Pair Extraordinaire, Quickdraw, Pull Shark

Professional Experience

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Jan 2025 — Present

Samarth Technical Research and Innovations Pvt. Ltd. (SATRI), Pokhara

Co-founded SATRI — a Pokhara-based technology company specialising in IT training, web development and digital solutions. Leading strategic direction, 24+ training courses (UI/UX, Full Stack, Data Analytics, Digital Marketing, Mobile App Development, Cybersecurity, QA), team management, client delivery and academic partnerships.

Lecturer — Internet Technology & Web Development

Sept 2024 — Present

Pokhara College of Management, Pokhara

Primary instructor for undergraduate IT courses. Delivering lectures on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP Laravel, database design and deployment. Supervising student projects, mentoring final-year research, and contributing to curriculum review.

Teaching & Research Assistant, BIT Programme

Jun 2024 — Present

Gandaki University, Pokhara

Supporting curriculum delivery and lab sessions for the BIT programme. Contributing to institutional research initiatives, student training programmes, and internal/external workshop coordination at the Faculty of Science & Technology.

Director — International Area

2025 — Present

JCI Pokhara, Nepal

Elected to the 2025 Board of Directors. Leading the chapter's international portfolio — partnerships, exchanges and representation within a global youth leadership network of 200,000+ members across 115+ countries.

Managing Director

2024 — Present

Pinnacle Academy, Pokhara

Strategic and academic direction for an English-medium school. Overseeing academic programmes, teacher training, and operational management using modern learning approaches.

Managing Director

May 2023 — Sept 2024

XDezo Technologies, Pokhara

Led strategic operations, team management, business growth, client relationships and delivery standards across web development and digital solutions projects.

Academic Coordinator

Oct 2021 — Sept 2024

XDezo Academy, Pokhara

Planned and coordinated educational programmes, maintained academic standards, designed curricula for web development courses and built a structured learning environment.

Workshop Coordinator

Feb 2021 — Sept 2024

XDezo Academy, Pokhara

Organised and ran the academy's workshop calendar — intensive short courses on front-end development, full-stack PHP Laravel, WordPress, UI/UX design and digital marketing.

Instructor

Mar 2020 — Sept 2024

XDezo Academy, Pokhara

Four years of classroom instruction across web development subjects — HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Laravel, WordPress. Mentoring technical and professional development.

Web Developer → Senior Web Developer

Jan 2019 — Sept 2024

XDezo Technologies, Pokhara

Progressed from frontend development to leading web projects in PHP and Laravel. Delivered production websites, e-commerce systems and custom CMS platforms.

Education

Master of Information Technology — Artificial Intelligence (MIT-AI)

Sept 2024 — Present

Gandaki University, Pokhara

Specialising in applied machine learning. Research focused on predictive modelling for student mental health and academic performance. Published paper on ResearchGate (March 2025).

Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA)

2018 — 2023

LA Grandee International College — Pokhara University

Four major projects: C, Visual Basic, PHP/Laravel, Mobile App Development. Coursework in networking, management and database systems.

Higher Secondary (+2) — Management

2016 — 2018

Little Buddha Academy, Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur

School Leaving Certificate (SLC)

2015

Shree Deveshwary Secondary School, Bitthadchir, Bajhang

Publications

Predicting Student Depression Using Machine Learning

March 2025

ResearchGate — Dammar Khadayat & Prakash Poudel

Classification study using logistic regression, random forest and gradient boosting over 27,900 student records. Key findings: academic pressure and sleep duration are the strongest predictors of student depression.

Machine Learning Student Mental Health scikit-learn Python

Workshops & Speaking

Delivered 20+ workshops and guest sessions across 10+ institutions including Code for Change Nepal, CSITAN Pokhara, Nepal Engineering Association, LA Grandee International College, Gandaki University, Pokhara College of Management, Kanyacampus, JMC, Gupteshwor Campus, College MAC, Pinnacle Academy and SATRI. Topics include UI/UX Design, Full Stack Web Development, Digital Marketing, IT Career Guidance, and AI in Education.

Leadership & Service

Director — International Area (Board of Directors)

2025 — Present

JCI Pokhara, Nepal

Executive Secretary

2022 — 2023

LGIC TechTalk Committee, Pokhara

Volunteer

2015

Nepal Red Cross Society, Deulekh, Bajhang