Apr 2025 – Present · 11 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

• As CEO and co-founder, I lead company strategy, enterprise sales, and external partnerships for a subscription-based energy analytics SaaS platform. I raised USD 450K in seed funding, led founder-driven sales, and scaled the business from zero to USD 150K+ ARR.
• I closed and managed 10+ enterprise energy clients across India and the Middle East, deploying solutions across 100+ sites (~10 GW). I drove USD 450K+ in expansion contract value through phased rollouts and upsells, acted as the primary executive contact for customers, and led regional expansion into the Middle East while aligning product direction with market needs.

Jul 2022 – Mar 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

• As COO, I owned end-to-end operations and delivery for a utility-scale energy analytics SaaS platform, scaling the business from pilots to stable, multi-region production deployments. I led client onboarding, implementation, and go-live execution across 100+ utility-scale solar plants (~10 GW) in India and the Middle East, ensuring SLA adherence and operational reliability.
• I built and implemented core operating processes, including onboarding playbooks, SOPs, SLAs, escalation workflows, and governance frameworks. I oversaw day-to-day production operations, post-go-live support, issue resolution, and continuous performance improvement, working closely with product and data teams. I also implemented CRM-linked delivery tracking to monitor onboarding progress, client health, and renewal readiness.

Jul 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 8 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

• Founded Solarad AI to commercialize doctoral research into a utility-scale energy analytics SaaS platform focused on improving solar generation and weather forecasting. Identified a critical industry problem in collaboration with ReNew Power and built a production-ready solution to address forecast deviation, grid integration challenges, and commercial penalties faced by renewable energy operators.
• Led early product vision, customer discovery, and validation, developing forecasting systems that delivered up to 3× improvement in power system forecasting accuracy and helped solar plants achieve ~75% reduction in DSM penalties, directly improving operational and commercial outcomes. Secured USD 450K in seed funding to build and scale the platform.
• Established the technical and commercial foundations of the company, enabling deployment across 100+ utility-scale solar plants (~10 GW) in India and the Middle East, and laying the groundwork for enterprise adoption, scalable delivery, and long-term client partnerships in the renewable energy sector.

Jan 2021 – Jun 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

• Led the development and deployment of an industry-scale solar forecasting solution adopted for real-world investment and operational decision-making across utility-scale solar assets. Addressed critical forecast deviation challenges (15–35%) affecting grid integration and commercial outcomes for renewable energy plants.
• Delivered approximately USD 350K in annual operational value per 100 MW of installed capacity by improving forecast accuracy and enabling better generation planning. Owned end-to-end execution, including solution design, multi-site implementation, validation, and transition into production operations.
• Managed coordination between academic teams, utility stakeholders, and plant operations to ensure successful adoption. Led field-level deployment of irradiance sensors, overseeing logistics, installation, calibration, and operational handover. Identified ~10% monthly energy losses due to dust deposition, informing O&M strategies and improving plant performance.
• Established operational governance through performance monitoring, reporting, documentation, and training, ensuring sustained adoption and measurable impact across sites.

Jul 2013 – Dec 2015 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

• Taught and supported undergraduate chemical engineering courses, delivering lectures, tutorials, and assessments. Designed course content and problem sets, mentored students, and reinforced foundational engineering principles through applied examples and structured instruction.