Sep 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr · Cupertino, California, United States

• More Magic (Apple Vision Pro) ✨ ✨

Apr 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos · Cupertino, California, United States

• Magic (Apple Vision Pro) ✨

Aug 2019 – Apr 2020 · 8 mos

• Led a team of 5 computer vision and machine learning engineers

Sep 2018 – Aug 2019 · 11 mos

• Computer Vision and Machine Learning
• Technologies: C++, Python, Android (Java, JNI), OpenCV, PyTorch, Google Cloud Platform, Docker.

May 2018 – Aug 2018 · 3 mos · Greater Seattle Area

• Working as an SDE Intern with the AWS EC2 Systems Manager - Parameter Store team.

Jul 2016 – Jul 2017 · 1 yr · New York, New York

• Worked as a Full-time Software Engineer and primarily enhanced the Extraction Transformation Loading (ETL) Process for the Blotters application.
• Technologies used: Java, Spring, SQL, Perl, Shell
• Key Achievements:-
• Automated certain routine processes and provided knowledge-transfer sessions for non-technical staff thus reducing developer dependency by 100%.
• Performed various performance enhancements to the trade processing engine via introducing multi-threading, performance bench-marking and error-handling.
• Developed APIs for exposing Blotter related processes to other applications within the Arcesium Cloud platform.

May 2015 – Jul 2015 · 2 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

• Interned at Barclays Technology Center India with the Digital Office team, working on innovative prototypes and proof of concepts.
• Key Achievements-
• Built and deployed a WhatsApp based Artificial Intelligence Chat-bot prototype that fulfilled banking queries as a Google Chrome Plugin (Javascript).
• Worked on Computer Vision prototype for Emotion Detection (OpenCV, Affectiva, Java) to help detect ATM Fraud.
• Catalyzed and helped start an internal program to nurture innovation, experimentation and fast paced development.
• Trained colleagues and coworkers on the trends in Mobile Development and various tools and techniques available.

Mar 2015 – Sep 2015 · 6 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

• Handled complete product management - from deciding features to marketing strategies. Also co-developed 2 of the core apps used by the internal operations teams which involved custom camera implementations, image compression, and inter-app dependency handling.

Dec 2014 – Jan 2015 · 1 mo · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Worked with the Telecom Embedded Services (TES) team as a Trainee Android Developer in Winter 2014.
• Key Achievements:-
• Developed the core pedometer algorithm for a leading health app in the UK.
• Experimented with Image Processing and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) using Android NDK, OpenCV, and Tesseract.

Aug 2013 – Apr 2015 · 1 yr 8 mos · Pune, India

• Co-founded ReFocus Tech, a start-up aiming to make innovative mobile applications (Android, iOS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry 10) with a focus on Augmented Reality, Contextual Apps and Mobile Games. As a co-founder, I held multiple responsibilities on the technical as well as non-technical ends of the spectrum.
• Key tasks:
• Software engineering, Technical Leadership, Product Lifecycle Management, Requirement Analysis, UX Research, Vendor management, Data-driven marketing campaigns, Media outreach, Planning, and Market Research.
• Key Achievements:
• Built the mobile game 'Hues' (using C#, Unity3D) reaching over 1 Million downloads across platforms and winning 'Indie Game of the Year', NGDC 2014 and voted in the Best Games from Asia by TechinAsia, 2014.
• Helped the company reach 'BlackBerry Enterprise Partner' and 'Verified' status on BBM through key initiatives and relationship building with vendors and clients.
• Devised data-driven marketing campaigns, that helped promote Five of our apps to the #1 Paid App spot on BlackBerry World
• Ideated and Developed the game 'Pastry Push' (using C#, Unity3D, Java, Android) which won the BlackBerry GameOn Contest 2013 and Vodafone AppStar Best app Award 2014.
• Represented the company at various International conferences and was invited as a Guest Speaker at NASSCOM GDC and Nokia DVLUP Conference.

Jun 2013 – Jan 2014 · 7 mos

• Handled All Public Relations for the Pune Model United Nations which is a student organized youth event.
• Key Highlights:
• Increased likes on Facebook Page from 1000 to 8000 in a matter of a few weeks
• Created mass Media Hype about the event
• Ensured print media coverage of the event