Jul 2021 – Jul 2022 · 1 yr

• Responsible for PATA's global growth via member and partner acquisition and retention.
• Led the member acquisition and engagement of ministries, tourism bodies, private sector (airlines, hospitality, tech, agencies) and academia
• Redesigned the value proposition and membership strategy
• Coached the team and revamped the membership organization structure
• I also assisted in the promotion and protection of PATA's brand and services in all related transactions.

Jul 2020 – Jun 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• India market entry for a US based travel tech start-up
• Evaluated and built Proof of Concepts for start-up ideas in travel subscriptions, enterprise wellness programs, play gyms and performance footwear

Jan 2018 – Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• HRS is a global SaaS based corporate travel accommodation technology provider.
• https://corporate.hrs.com/int
• In this role, I grew the India business from 0 - $50MM and exceeded growth and profit expectations over a 4 year period. I oversaw the strategy, sales, customer relationships and operations of all the company's business units in India across 3 offices in Mumbai, Bangalore & New Delhi. I also spearheaded the launch of new solutions in data analytics and local technology innovations.

Dec 2015 – Dec 2017 · 2 yrs

• In this role, I led the market entry of HRS into India including the strategy, sales and operations. This included negotiating multi-million dollar business agreements with an extensive network of corporate clients and regional Travel Management Companies. I was responsible to lead, grow and develop the country sales and account management teams in a fast paced startup environment.
• I acted as the voice and representative of HRS India in key travel events and media opportunities.

Oct 2014 – Dec 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos · Gurgaon, India

• I had the end to end responsibility of executing and managing the global travel program of the company’s biggest account based out of India. This involved servicing and delivery of travel management services across 40 markets globally. I was accountable for business growth, revenue and profitability. In addition, I handled the contractual and operational matters across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• I served on the India leadership team and led the internal employee communications committee.

May 2011 – Sep 2014 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Gurgaon, India

• In this role, I was responsible for managing and growing the company's business through Leisure and Business Travel franchisees and partners in India, Indonesia and Area Countries (Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka). Responsibilities included developing new consumer and business travel programs as well as implementing existing program elements within the region. In addition to the strategy development and management of the network in the region, I also ran conferences, developed the supplier value proposition and managed the P&L.
• In addition, I represented Global Business Travel in the Employee Value Proposition and Good Citizenship core committees, and played a central role in the identification and execution of countrywide CSR and employee motivation initiatives.

Jan 2009 – Mar 2010 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bangalore | United States

• Collabera is an end-to-end information technology services and solutions provider working with leading Global 2000 organizations. My advisory assignments included working with a mid-size US bank to consolidate the existing CRM systems and migrate to a cloud computing model, and managing the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) migration strategy for the NY State electricity grid regulator.

Aug 2006 – Sep 2008 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Greater New York City Area

• Diamond, an independent management consulting firm, was acquired by PwC in 2010. My assignments with clients in financial services and healthcare included developing a customer service experience strategy initiative, evaluating and preparing for the launch of a national bank, and execution advisory of clinical managed care software.

Feb 2005 – Aug 2006 · 1 yr 6 mos · Pittsburgh

• Deloitte Consulting is the world's largest management consulting firm in Strategy & Operations, Human Capital and Technology Services. I worked on the strategy and implementation of a nationwide multi-billion dollar Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system for a large healthcare provider. I also helped support the implementation of the statewide child support enforcement system for a US State department.

Jan 2004 – Jan 2004 · 0 mo · New Jersey

• Full time internship with Lucent Technologies (now Alcatel-Lucent) in Bell Laboratories conducting research on Enterprise Architecture Frameworks, Business Intelligence benchmarking and vendor analysis