diff --git a/orchestrator/src/client/api/client.ts b/orchestrator/src/client/api/client.ts
index 6558b78..1ed5c9f 100644
--- a/orchestrator/src/client/api/client.ts
+++ b/orchestrator/src/client/api/client.ts
@@ -171,7 +171,15 @@ export async function getSettings(): Promise<AppSettings> {
 }
 
 export async function getProfileProjects(): Promise<ResumeProjectCatalogItem[]> {
-  return fetchApi<ResumeProjectCatalogItem[]>('/profile/projects');
+  return fetchApi<ResumeProjectCatalogItem[]>('/profile/projects', {
+    method: 'POST',
+  });
+}
+
+export async function getProfile(): Promise<any> {
+  return fetchApi<any>('/profile', {
+    method: 'POST',
+  });
 }
 
 
diff --git a/orchestrator/src/client/components/ReadyPanel.tsx b/orchestrator/src/client/components/ReadyPanel.tsx
index 580cb63..878b5fb 100644
--- a/orchestrator/src/client/components/ReadyPanel.tsx
+++ b/orchestrator/src/client/components/ReadyPanel.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import { cn, copyTextToClipboard, formatJobForWebhook } from "@/lib/utils";
 import * as api from "../api";
 import { FitAssessment, JobHeader, TailoredSummary } from ".";
 import { TailorMode } from "./discovered-panel/TailorMode";
+import { useProfile } from "../hooks/useProfile";
 import type { Job, ResumeProjectCatalogItem } from "../../shared/types";
 
 type PanelMode = "ready" | "tailor";
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ export const ReadyPanel: React.FC<ReadyPanelProps> = ({
     timeoutId: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
   } | null>(null);
 
+  const { personName } = useProfile();
+
   // Load project catalog once
   useEffect(() => {
     api.getProfileProjects().then(setCatalog).catch(console.error);
@@ -279,7 +282,7 @@ export const ReadyPanel: React.FC<ReadyPanelProps> = ({
           <Button asChild variant="outline" className="h-9 w-full gap-1 px-2 text-xs">
             <a
               href={pdfHref}
-              download={`Shaheer_Sarfaraz_${safeFilenamePart(job.employer)}.pdf`}
+              download={`${personName.replace(/\s+/g, '_')}_${safeFilenamePart(job.employer)}.pdf`}
             >
               <Download className="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0" />
               <span className="truncate">Download PDF</span>
diff --git a/orchestrator/src/client/hooks/useProfile.ts b/orchestrator/src/client/hooks/useProfile.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3ab29f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orchestrator/src/client/hooks/useProfile.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import * as api from '../api';
+
+let profileCache: any = null;
+let profileError: Error | null = null;
+let subscribers: Set<(profile: any | null, error: Error | null) => void> = new Set();
+let isFetching = false;
+
+/**
+ * Hook to get the full profile data from base.json.
+ * Caches the result to avoid re-fetching.
+ */
+export function useProfile() {
+    const [profile, setProfile] = useState<any | null>(profileCache);
+    const [error, setError] = useState<Error | null>(profileError);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (profileCache) {
+            setProfile(profileCache);
+        }
+        if (profileError) {
+            setError(profileError);
+        }
+
+        const handleUpdate = (newProfile: any | null, newError: Error | null) => {
+            setProfile(newProfile);
+            setError(newError);
+        };
+
+        subscribers.add(handleUpdate);
+
+        if (!profileCache && !isFetching) {
+            isFetching = true;
+            profileError = null;
+            api.getProfile()
+                .then((data) => {
+                    profileCache = data;
+                    profileError = null;
+                    subscribers.forEach(sub => sub(data, null));
+                })
+                .catch((err) => {
+                    profileError = err instanceof Error ? err : new Error(String(err));
+                    subscribers.forEach(sub => sub(profileCache, profileError));
+                })
+                .finally(() => {
+                    isFetching = false;
+                });
+        }
+
+        return () => {
+            subscribers.delete(handleUpdate);
+        };
+    }, []);
+
+    const refreshProfile = async () => {
+        isFetching = true;
+        profileError = null;
+        subscribers.forEach(sub => sub(profileCache, null));
+
+        try {
+            const data = await api.getProfile();
+            profileCache = data;
+            profileError = null;
+            subscribers.forEach(sub => sub(data, null));
+            return data;
+        } catch (err) {
+            profileError = err instanceof Error ? err : new Error(String(err));
+            subscribers.forEach(sub => sub(profileCache, profileError));
+            throw profileError;
+        } finally {
+            isFetching = false;
+        }
+    };
+
+    return {
+        profile,
+        error,
+        isLoading: !profile && isFetching && !error,
+        personName: profile?.basics?.name || 'Resume',
+        refreshProfile,
+    };
+}
+
+/** @internal For testing only */
+export function _resetProfileCache() {
+    profileCache = null;
+    profileError = null;
+    isFetching = false;
+    subscribers.clear();
+}
diff --git a/orchestrator/src/client/pages/orchestrator/JobDetailPanel.tsx b/orchestrator/src/client/pages/orchestrator/JobDetailPanel.tsx
index 44ea8cd..9176587 100644
--- a/orchestrator/src/client/pages/orchestrator/JobDetailPanel.tsx
+++ b/orchestrator/src/client/pages/orchestrator/JobDetailPanel.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { copyTextToClipboard, formatJobForWebhook, safeFilenamePart, stripHtml }
 import { DiscoveredPanel, FitAssessment, JobHeader, TailoredSummary } from "../../components";
 import { ReadyPanel } from "../../components/ReadyPanel";
 import { TailoringEditor } from "../../components/TailoringEditor";
+import { useProfile } from "../../hooks/useProfile";
 import * as api from "../../api";
 import type { Job } from "../../../shared/types";
 import type { FilterTab } from "./constants";
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ export const JobDetailPanel: React.FC<JobDetailPanelProps> = ({
   const [processingJobId, setProcessingJobId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const saveTailoringRef = useRef<null | (() => Promise<void>)>(null);
 
+  const { personName } = useProfile();
+
   useEffect(() => {
     setHasUnsavedTailoring(false);
     saveTailoringRef.current = null;
@@ -363,7 +366,7 @@ export const JobDetailPanel: React.FC<JobDetailPanelProps> = ({
                 <DropdownMenuItem asChild>
                   <a
                     href={selectedPdfHref}
-                    download={`Shaheer_Sarfaraz_${safeFilenamePart(selectedJob.employer)}.pdf`}
+                    download={`${personName.replace(/\s+/g, '_')}_${safeFilenamePart(selectedJob.employer)}.pdf`}
                   >
                     <FileText className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
                     Download PDF
diff --git a/orchestrator/src/server/api/routes/profile.ts b/orchestrator/src/server/api/routes/profile.ts
index 1dc8067..e35803b 100644
--- a/orchestrator/src/server/api/routes/profile.ts
+++ b/orchestrator/src/server/api/routes/profile.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import { extractProjectsFromProfile, loadResumeProfile } from '../../services/re
 export const profileRouter = Router();
 
 /**
- * GET /api/profile/projects - Get all projects available in the base resume
+ * POST /api/profile/projects - Get all projects available in the base resume
  */
-profileRouter.get('/projects', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+profileRouter.post('/projects', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   try {
     const profile = await loadResumeProfile();
     const { catalog } = extractProjectsFromProfile(profile);
@@ -16,3 +16,16 @@ profileRouter.get('/projects', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     res.status(500).json({ success: false, error: message });
   }
 });
+
+/**
+ * POST /api/profile - Get the full base resume profile
+ */
+profileRouter.post('/', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  try {
+    const profile = await loadResumeProfile();
+    res.json({ success: true, data: profile });
+  } catch (error) {
+    const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error';
+    res.status(500).json({ success: false, error: message });
+  }
+});
diff --git a/orchestrator/src/server/pipeline/orchestrator.ts b/orchestrator/src/server/pipeline/orchestrator.ts
index dd204c9..bdce8cc 100644
--- a/orchestrator/src/server/pipeline/orchestrator.ts
+++ b/orchestrator/src/server/pipeline/orchestrator.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { runUkVisaJobs } from '../services/ukvisajobs.js';
 import { scoreJobSuitability } from '../services/scorer.js';
 import { generateTailoring } from '../services/summary.js';
 import { generatePdf } from '../services/pdf.js';
+import { getProfile } from '../services/profile.js';
 import { getSetting } from '../repositories/settings.js';
 import { pickProjectIdsForJob } from '../services/projectSelection.js';
 import { extractProjectsFromProfile, resolveResumeProjectsSettings } from '../services/resumeProjects.js';
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ export async function runPipeline(config: Partial<PipelineConfig> = {}): Promise
   try {
     // Step 1: Load profile
     console.log('\n📋 Loading profile...');
-    const profile = await loadProfile(mergedConfig.profilePath);
+    const profile = await getProfile();
 
     // Step 2: Run crawler
     console.log('\n🕷️ Running crawler...');
@@ -429,7 +430,7 @@ export async function summarizeJob(
     const job = await jobsRepo.getJobById(jobId);
     if (!job) return { success: false, error: 'Job not found' };
 
-    const profile = await loadProfile(DEFAULT_PROFILE_PATH);
+    const profile = await getProfile();
 
     // 1. Generate Summary & Tailoring
     let tailoredSummary = job.tailoredSummary;
@@ -566,15 +567,3 @@ export function getPipelineStatus(): { isRunning: boolean } {
   return { isRunning: isPipelineRunning };
 }
 
-/**
- * Load the user profile from JSON file.
- */
-async function loadProfile(profilePath: string): Promise<Record<string, unknown>> {
-  try {
-    const content = await readFile(profilePath, 'utf-8');
-    return JSON.parse(content);
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.warn('Failed to load profile, using empty object');
-    return {};
-  }
-}
diff --git a/orchestrator/src/server/services/index.ts b/orchestrator/src/server/services/index.ts
index 72f6b05..a9b3d16 100644
--- a/orchestrator/src/server/services/index.ts
+++ b/orchestrator/src/server/services/index.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ export * from './scorer.js';
 export * from './summary.js';
 export * from './pdf.js';
 export * from './notion.js';
+export * from './profile.js';
diff --git a/orchestrator/src/server/services/pdf.ts b/orchestrator/src/server/services/pdf.ts
index d0a6434..41bdfc7 100644
--- a/orchestrator/src/server/services/pdf.ts
+++ b/orchestrator/src/server/services/pdf.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { getSetting } from '../repositories/settings.js';
 import { pickProjectIdsForJob } from './projectSelection.js';
 import { extractProjectsFromProfile, resolveResumeProjectsSettings } from './resumeProjects.js';
 import { getDataDir } from '../config/dataDir.js';
+import { getProfile } from './profile.js';
 
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
@@ -59,7 +60,9 @@ export async function generatePdf(
     }
 
     // Read base resume
-    const baseResume = JSON.parse(await readFile(resumeJsonPath, 'utf-8'));
+    const baseResume = baseResumePath
+      ? JSON.parse(await readFile(baseResumePath, 'utf-8'))
+      : JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(await getProfile())); // Deep copy from cache
 
     // Inject tailored summary
     if (tailoredContent.summary) {
diff --git a/orchestrator/src/server/services/profile.ts b/orchestrator/src/server/services/profile.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07d929b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orchestrator/src/server/services/profile.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { readFile } from 'fs/promises';
+import { join, dirname } from 'path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const DEFAULT_PROFILE_PATH = join(__dirname, '../../../../resume-generator/base.json');
+
+let cachedProfile: any = null;
+
+/**
+ * Get the base resume profile from base.json.
+ * Caches the result since it doesn't change often.
+ */
+export async function getProfile(forceRefresh = false): Promise<any> {
+    if (cachedProfile && !forceRefresh) {
+        return cachedProfile;
+    }
+
+    try {
+        const content = await readFile(DEFAULT_PROFILE_PATH, 'utf-8');
+        cachedProfile = JSON.parse(content);
+        return cachedProfile;
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('❌ Failed to load profile from base.json:', error);
+        return {};
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the person's name from the profile.
+ */
+export async function getPersonName(): Promise<string> {
+    const profile = await getProfile();
+    return profile?.basics?.name || 'Resume';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Clear the profile cache.
+ */
+export function clearProfileCache(): void {
+    cachedProfile = null;
+}
diff --git a/orchestrator/src/server/services/resumeProjects.ts b/orchestrator/src/server/services/resumeProjects.ts
index 1d592c7..6f6e16d 100644
--- a/orchestrator/src/server/services/resumeProjects.ts
+++ b/orchestrator/src/server/services/resumeProjects.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 
 import type { ResumeProjectCatalogItem, ResumeProjectsSettings } from '../../shared/types.js';
 
+import { getProfile } from './profile.js';
+
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
 export const DEFAULT_RESUME_PROFILE_PATH =
@@ -12,6 +14,9 @@ export const DEFAULT_RESUME_PROFILE_PATH =
 type ResumeProjectSelectionItem = ResumeProjectCatalogItem & { summaryText: string };
 
 export async function loadResumeProfile(profilePath: string = DEFAULT_RESUME_PROFILE_PATH): Promise<unknown> {
+  if (profilePath === DEFAULT_RESUME_PROFILE_PATH) {
+    return getProfile();
+  }
   const content = await readFile(profilePath, 'utf-8');
   return JSON.parse(content) as unknown;
 }