May 2024 – Jun 2024 · 1 mo

• threw myself into deep tech - everything from ai, defense to space & nuclear tech
• adjusted trajectory, made a few plans

Jul 2022 – May 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Seed stage B2B SaaS startup revolutionising e-commerce for manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors backed by AlphaWave, Blume and Matrix Partners
• Tinkered around - worked and had fun across product, implementation, operations, analytics - along with the occasional fire fighting

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022 · 11 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Devised an advanced sales forecasting model, integrating market trends and discount impacts, achieving a remarkable 92.3% accuracy fine-tuning promotional strategies, boosting sales by 1%& enhancing profit margins
• Designed and implemented an advanced visualization tool capable of analyzing over 12,000 SKUs, facilitating efficient product planning and enhancing buyer productivity by 100%
• Optimized search functionality through strategic reranking techniques, resulting in a notable 0.2% increase in conversion rates and a 5% reduction in average click position, improving overall user experience

Jul 2020 – Jan 2021 · 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Worked on generating Business Insights for the Voot OTT platform to increase revenue generation as well as retention, from immense amounts of visitor meta-data
• Analyzed user conduct, grouped users based on intent, leading to a more targeted approach to marketing, thereby decreasing CAC
• Scrutinized user behavior to optimize asset placement on homepage between Ad based and non Ad based assets to arrive at an optimal mix
• Conceived new KPIs to track engagement better, which eventually featured in monthly reviews, identified shows driving growth
• Responsible for utilizing JavaScript Query Language to automate repetitive tasks, thereby cutting down time spent on reports by ~90%
• Analyzed the subscription funnel for different user-cohorts on the platform, calculating the median time for conversion, as well as median visits to premium assets required for conversion, which lead to targeting of users who do not visit the up-sell screen
• Worked on identifying payment failures, to target involuntarily churning out customers, to reduce revenue loss, and projected voluntary churn
• Responsible for scripting of Reports tracking # of visits (Show Wise) as well as respective conversions; reported daily new subscribers and retention, to get a sense of the expected future inflows
• Tracked competitor activity, subs etc, hence suggesting improvements
• SW/Tech Used : Mixpanel, Excel, Python, SQL, JQL, Regex, Numpy & Pandas

May 2020 – Aug 2020 · 3 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra

• Predictive Maintenance using Neural Networks to gauge the need for capital overhauling of the Turbines at Ratnagiri Plant-
• Formulated an Anomaly Detection system to flag improper turbine function with 99.9% accuracy, thereby decreasing overhauling needs and downtime reduction
• Predicted chances of failure (hourly frequency) for 48 hour windows, using a LSTM network, with a 99.12% accuracy and 99.97% precision
• Developed a decision support system, helping increase turbine life, with potential to achieve a 0.46%(44.5 Cr) increase in revenue and profits to the tune of 3.15 crores

May 2019 – Jul 2019 · 2 mos · Chandigarh

• Implemented SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Dies), achieving a 15% decrease in setup time and 3.125% increase in production of hoses
• Executed QEC, RULA ; identified critical areas for ergonomic improvement, revised SOPs, designed a swivel trolley in Fusion 360 to make setups easier on the operator, thereby improving ergonomics and reducing injuries

Mar 2019 – Feb 2020 · 11 mos

• Spearheaded designing sessions, managed and coached a team of 30, accomplished a rank of 21 (out of 226) compared to 100th in 2018
• Oversaw start of a new venture, the NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge, analyzed feasibility, and consulted on design iterations, eventually leading to the shift to a more futuristic competition focused on sustainable self driven vehicles for the purpose of space missions
• Supervised procurement and logistics, coordinated inter-subsystem efforts, resulting in reduction of expenditure by 14.3% (INR45,000)
• Recovered INR 15,000 from delinquents, at 0% haircut

Jan 2018 – Mar 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Developed and fabricated suspension and drive-train assembly of 2019 ATV, optimizing suspension characteristics and manufacturing ease
• Worked as a part of the select 5 member crew, chosen to work as profilers, manufactured 25% of the vehicle chassis from the ground up

Aug 2017 – May 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Volunteered for Computer Literacy Program, worked on helping economically weaker sections get acclimatized to IT, taught a class of 18 students
• Personally mentored 3 students for the RSCIT exam, critical for applying to Public Sector Jobs in Rajasthan, with 2 students clearing, hence achieving a success rate of 66%
• Responsible for managing logistics for two NGOs participating in NSS School's Sports Fest, 2017, as well as for the Junoon 2017, a cultural fest for the specially-abled