Oct 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Oct 2020 – Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

• As COO, I have been heading the Apiary Centre of Entrepreneurship in Blockchain at Gurugram since Oct 2020. The Apiary CoE is leader in domain specific Incubator-cum-Accelerator program in India having successfully established a collaborative ecosystem comprising of Govt. Agencies, Industry Experts and Academia to give structured & customised mentorship to Blockchain startups developing cutting edge technology products in India.
• It has been a great privilege to work with great founders, entrepreneurs and blockchain influencers. It has been a privilege to work under guidance of Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY), GoI and leaders at Software Technology Parks of India. I have helped Blockchain startup from 'Idea-to-Enterprise' in the following areas:
• (a) Digital Credit Issuance & Verification Platform
• (b) Blockchain-as-a-Service
• (c) Supplychain Visibility Projects in Organic Products, Meat & Poultry, Livestock, Pharmaceuticals
• (d) IoT 4.0
• (e) Fractional Real Estate Platforms
• (f) Blockchain Protocol - Lighter & Faster for Everyday Use
• (g) FinTech projects in MSME Financing & Project Financing through Public participation
• (h) Launch of NFTs (Carbon Credits & Solar Energy)
• (i) Digital Identity Projects: KYC for Individuals & MSMEs
• (j) Smart Contracts in Real estate & Financial Services & Shipping Industries
• (k) Healthcare Projects: Emergency Response System, Blood Supplychain, Advance Diagnostics using AI & Patient Care
• (l) Energy Management: Renewable Energy Trading Platform
• (m) Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Commerce: NFT Marketplace for 3D Printable Artefacts, P2P Lending, P2P Trading (Buy & Sell)

Jun 2018 – Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Singapore

• Worked on an innovative and versatile cloud based platform in ad:tech space. Successfully Designed, developed and launched the AdServer using OpenRTB protocol.

Feb 2014 – Oct 2017 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

•  Launched as a BPO / KPO Services Company to cater for high demand for support services from Domestic & International clients
•  Pivoted into a boutique software development company to provided high value technology consultancy services primarily in on-demand software development, mobile app development, and ERP & CRM customisation / development
•  Provided technology consultancy to businesses in field of IoT, Big data & Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain (ICO) Technology.

Oct 2011 – Dec 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

•  Incorporated as a limited liability partnership to launch the first truly hyperlocal market place – “callin2buy” in India
•  Led a small team of engineers & developers to build the Hyperlocal e-Commerce marketplace in record time of 90 days
•  Successfully launched the platform in 2012 with fully automated backend and IVR based payment system – a first in Indian e-Commerce space
•  Grew customer base & revenue at 100% month on month for the first year and over 50% in the second year of operations
•  Closed in Jan 2014 due to absence of investment support
•  Currently over 5 Billion USD is invested in Hyperlocal marketplace space in India – a testimony to our vision for the future of Indian e-Commerce landscape

Jan 2009 – Jun 2011 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• During this appointment, I have been looking after all aspects of Capital Acquistions including offsets for the Indian Navy under Directorate of Ship Production in capacity of Deputy Director.

Jan 2008 – Dec 2008 · 11 mos

• (I) Successfully steered setting up and operationalization of maintenance infrastructure for IT systems of the entire Western Fleet comprising of 4500+ IT hardware inventories
• (II) Formulated policies related to exploitation, upkeep and maintenance of critical navigational & communication equipment of the Navy
• (III) Undertook ‘Vendor Management’ for various RRCs (Rate Repair Contracts) for COTS Communication and Navigation equipment

Jul 2007 – Dec 2007 · 5 mos

• Supervised Ship's Refit Package in consultation with the Naval Dockyard and Weapon, Radar & Communication OEMs

Jun 2005 – Jun 2007 · 2 yrs

• Undertook Analysis of (Passive) Acoustic Signatures of ship & submarine for platform identification using DSP & Neural Network while pursuing M. TECH. in Radio Frequency & Design Technology at Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. The algorithm developed is currently deployed onboard.

Jul 2003 – Jun 2005 · 1 yr 11 mos

• (I) Imparted training to electrical engineers and technicians on Naval systems/ technologies
• (II) Guided students with conceptualization of projects and design of ‘functional models’
• (III) Undertook augmentation of ‘Training Infrastructure’ to cater for technological advancement and future training need

Apr 2000 – Jun 2003 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• I had the proud privilege of being part of the 'Commissioning Crew' of INS Mumbai and served for straight three years wherein I commissioned, operated and maintained electrical controls of Main Propulsion(GTEs), Power Plants(GTGs/DA) and Auxiliaries(FF&NBCD/Water-Desalination/ HP Compressors).

Jul 1998 – Apr 2000 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Training on Naval Weapons and Sensors

Jul 1995 – Jun 1998 · 2 yrs 11 mos

• B. TECH (Electrical Engineering)