Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Teaching Applied Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

May 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

• Adya is one of the most advanced technology companies in the space of AI and India (ONDC) stack. Adya has been the technology platform of choice by 20 enterprise clients (including but not limited to HUL, Canara Bank, Aditya Birla, etc) for their ONDC deployment.
• We have 2 very advanced and innovative platforms targeted towards solving the biggest problems facing enterprises in India today, making it extremely easy for them to build their apps using our stack, use our intelligence and become market leaders.
• ATMA
• 1. Apps across multiple domains (retail, credit, insurance, education, jobs) can now be created by our customers in less than 1 hr and go live
• 2. These apps can be launched across multiple clouds (GCP, Azure, AWS) and across multiple highly scalable protocols (ONDC, ONEST)
• 3. All customizations, integrations come ready in the apps.
• 4. Apps will be regularly updated, optimized by Adya
• Vanij
• 1. Implementation cost of AI is high, averaging more than $500K
• 2. Operating cost of apps using proprietary LLMs (OpenAI, Gemini, Llama etc) is exorbitant. A retail app using GPT 4 will cost approximately $2 per transaction - more than the GMV in most cases.
• 3. ADI (Adya Deep Intelligence) models 7B, 2B. Domain specific and in-device models that are 20-40X more economical and yet more efficient compared to other SOTA models when it comes to retail.
• 4. Agents for all retail use cases - cataloguing, grievances, shipping, orders/inventory/pricing management, search, etc.
• 5. Multi-agentic architecture/Copilot. Sarthi is in use by pilot partners.
• 6. Vanij Orchestration platform. Enterprises can implement AI rapidly, efficiently and economically. Orchestration platform - businesses can combine existing agents, create new agents, connect them to our LLMs or third party LLMs, and create multi-agentic workflows using voice, text and images, in various languages.
• 7. AI can be made affordable for businesses, unlocking 15-35% additional margins and higher revenues.

Jul 2021 – Oct 2021 · 3 mos · United States

May 2021 – Jun 2021 · 1 mo · Germany

• Eunimart was selected as a participant in GINSEP, one of fifteen companies selected from across India. Mentors, investors and partnerships in Germany was explored.

Nov 2020 – May 2021 · 6 mos · United States

• Eunimart was selected for the Alchemist accelerator, one of the top accelerators in the world. Focus was on strategy, funding and GTM.

Sep 2017 – May 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos · Singapore

• Mentor and Advise startups on:
• 1. Entrepreneurship
• 2. Fund Raising
• 3. Business Strategy
• 4. Public Speaking
• 5. Ecommerce
• 6. Managing International Business

Mar 2016 – Apr 2023 · 7 yrs 1 mo · India

• Eunimart is the world's first open source platform for commerce helping businesses connect marketing, operations, supply chain/logistics, finance across all their channels of sales. Enterprises are using us to build marketplaces and sell omnichannel. 80+ apps, 100+ integrations, 35 AI solutions and a proprietary blockchain.
• Led Product, Technology, GTM, Sales and Marketing from inception
• Expanded business across India, Middle East, USA, South East Asia
• Raised $4M in funding and built a stellar team
• 10+ MNC partnerships and 100+ enterprise customers

Jul 2015 – Mar 2016 · 8 mos · Paris Area, France

• Responsible for setting up cross border business in Africa and Asia for Africa's First Unicorn
• Established business across 21 countries - LATAM, Africa, South Asia and China
• Developed International Supply Chain, crafted policies for International venture
• IT Systems Development to match International Standards
• Crafted Payment Solutions to match Country specific challenges

Nov 2014 – Feb 2015 · 3 mos · Singapore

• Evaluator
• Research paper on 1. Non-Conformative Data Analysis & 2. Effect of Big Data on the Strategy of Start-ups
• Interviewed and analyzed business strategies of 18 start-ups; selected 10 start-ups for the incubator

Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 · 2 yrs · Goa, India

• Owned and managed beach-facing properties focusing on Eco-Tourism, ranked #8 in Goa :
• Purushottam Residency, The Sand Castle and The Sand Witch Art Café, Planet Goa Beach Cottages
• Corporate Strategy & Business Development
• Executed four capital improvement projects; built, upgraded and modernized facilities
• Developed business plan and grew business achieving total 110% profit growth each year
• Marketing Strategy & Sales Development
• Developed digital media strategy, designed 04 business websites resulting in 15% increase in sales
• Increased sales by more than 100%; implemented advanced supply demand management

Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 · 2 yrs · Mumbai Area, India

• International Strategy & Digital Marketing Strategy
• Managed the production and casting of 100+ television commercials resulting in 20% increase in revenues
• Established 5 year business plan & digital plan of the company resulting in 15% increase in overseas assignments

Jan 2004 – Jan 2012 · 8 yrs · India

• Youngest officer in the Indian Navy to be promoted to staff position
• Lead Project Management & Operations Management
• Conceptualized 20-year expansion and asset development plans for the Indian Navy’s largest port, Mumbai
• Liaised with government authorities and implemented the construction, demolition and maintenance of over 4000 residential, operational and official units at a cost of US$ 60m
• Led Indian Navy rehabilitation program in Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Liaised with Department of Defense and local authorities to ensure disbursement of funds in excess of US$ 1m
• Leadership & Defense Procurement
• Led 18 cross functional departments with a cumulative team of 200 Sailors and Junior Officers
• Awarded Special Commendation for Meritorious Performance
• Negotiated defense deals in several logistics procurement as the Officer-in-Charge on behalf of the MoD

Apr 2001 – Mar 2003 · 1 yr 11 mos · Kolkata Area, India

• India's largest selling English newspaper. Selected through a nationwide talent hunt.