Dec 2016 – May 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Headed the Supply Business for Blackbuck. Was responsible for building freight supply ecosystem across the country and building digital products & services for the trucking industry.

Nov 2015 – Dec 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo · Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Part of the founding team and lead the company from the formative stage (pre series A) till growth stage (series B). Built the initial team and lead fulfilment / sales / credit control functions. Launched commerce, logistics & credit products and achieved rapid traction across multiple SME markets in the country.

Jun 2014 – Oct 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Managing leaf tobacco operations in South Andhra Pradesh region. Responsible for complete backward integration of the leaf tobacco supply chain - leaf growing, sourcing, procurement, handling, quality control, warehousing & logistics. Heading a 30 member team comprising of crop development, buying, quality control & finance managers / specialists. Delivered INR 1100 Cr. (USD 185 M.) revenues & 400 Cr. (USD 66 M.) contributions during 2014/15.

Jun 2012 – May 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Founding head & lead architect of the sustainability department at the Agri Business Division. Defined focus areas and established sustainability operations across leaf tobacco & spices businesses. Setup an operational team of 11 managers & 45 field extension officers for managing operations across 8 geographic locations. Responsible for development of ‘certified sustainable spices crop portfolio’. Achieved several sustainability standards, certifications & customer recognitions resulting in business development. Besides, published multiple scientific papers / presentations in reputed international journals / forums in the sustainability space.

Jun 2010 – May 2012 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Directly coordinated & executed infrastructure augmentation (capex) projects worth INR 60 Cr. across all business locations. Spearheaded the ‘Ag-Tech’ initiative and drove it from conceptualization to execution. Credited for introduction of farm mechanization solutions in tobacco & spices crop growing zones in Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka. Setup multiple 'Custom Hiring Centers'​ for delivering mechanization solutions at affordable cost to farmers. Possesses extensive rural grass root experience - worked directly with int'l equipment suppliers, farmers, academic institutions, NGOs, rural banks, regulators & other government departments. The work was recognized as the ‘Most significant achievement’ by the Chairman of ITC Limited in 2012.

Jul 2009 – Jul 2009 · 0 mo · Greater Chennai Area

• Built an Artificial Network for predicting quality parameters in Tube Bending processes.

May 2009 – Jul 2009 · 2 mos · Ujire, Karnataka

• Setup a lab in coastal karnataka (India) that delivers need-based technological solutions to agricultural and related rural problems of the community. Built and field tested a paddy dehusking machine for small & marginal farmers.

May 2009 – May 2009 · 0 mo

• Indian ambassador; one among the 18 student leaders from around the world. Attended the Acumen Fund Student Leaders Workshop in New York during May 2009.

Apr 2009 – Jun 2010 · 1 yr 2 mos · Ujire, Karnataka

• One among the 23 fellows selected from top engineering schools in India. Worked for SELCO, a social venture that electrifies off-grid, remote villages with their affordable solar system. During the stint, worked towards setting up of their first Rural Incubation Lab that focused on design & development of affordable technology solutions for rural areas in the Western Ghats region (Karnataka).

Jan 2009 – Apr 2009 · 3 mos

• Spent a semester attending the Leadership Enrichment and Regional Networking (LEaRN) programme at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) along with student leaders from China, Phillipines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Hong Kong and South Korea.

May 2008 – Jul 2008 · 2 mos · Bangalore

• Worked in the Non-Destructive Engineering Labs at GE Global Research. Devised a non-destructive procedure to identify crack initiation in Ti-Al aircraft alloy. Work is to get published in top science journals.

May 2007 – Jul 2007 · 2 mos

• Worked in the Product Planning and Program Management (PPPM) department. Devised rig testing procedures to test dynamically loaded parts and worked for the beige-interiors project of Chevrolet Spark.

Aug 2006 – May 2010 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Greater Chennai Area

• Graduated with a Bachelors of Technology (BTech) Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2010. Secured a CGPA of 8.4/10.