# Arjun Patel

Senior Developer Advocate

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/arjunkirtipatel)

As a Senior Developer Advocate at Pinecone, Arjun Patel creates educational content on vector databases, retrieval augmented generation, and semantic search across various platforms. With a BA in Statistics from the University of Chicago, he brings extensive expertise in natural language processing, deep learning, and large language models to his role. His professional journey includes data science projects at Speeko and Appen, where he contributed to AI-driven speech coaching and AI-generated content detection, respectively. Beyond his professional pursuits, Arjun is an accomplished origami artist, blending analytical thinking with creative expression in his decade-long hobby.

## Articles

### Skills and MCP and CLI, oh my!
[Learn](https://www.pinecone.io/learn/skills-mcp-cli-plugins-oh-my/)

### Use the Pinecone Plugin for Claude Code to develop AI Applications Faster
[Blog](https://www.pinecone.io/blog/pinecone-plugin-for-claude-code/)

### What is Context Engineering?
[Learn](https://www.pinecone.io/learn/context-engineering/)

### Chunking Strategies for LLM Applications
[Learn](https://www.pinecone.io/learn/chunking-strategies/)

### Unlock High-Precision Keyword Search with pinecone-sparse-english-v0
[Learn](https://www.pinecone.io/learn/learn-pinecone-sparse/)

### Refine Retrieval Quality with Pinecone Rerank
[Learn](https://www.pinecone.io/learn/refine-with-rerank/)

### The Practitioner's Guide To E5
[Learn](https://www.pinecone.io/learn/the-practitioners-guide-to-e5/)