Dec 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• I’m building Stock Sensei with a simple belief:
• Money shouldn’t be unequal just because knowledge is.
• Markets look intimidating from the outside — noisy charts, endless jargon, hype everywhere. The result? A few win big, while most lose confidence and capital.
• At Stock Sensei, we’re changing that.
• We help beginners, stuck traders, and working professionals learn to:
• Think in systems, not shortcuts
• Trade profitably in just a few focused hours a week
• Build wealth with limited downside and exponential upside
• This is more than trading.
• It’s about democratizing financial skill — so anyone, regardless of background or job, can access the tools usually reserved for a few.
• From my journey — IIT Bombay, Citi Risk Modeller, building BYOV Café, and now full-time FnO trading — I’ve seen one truth:
• when people get frameworks instead of tips, they gain freedom.
• Stock Sensei is not just a community. It’s a movement to make financial growth accessible, repeatable, and equal.

Sep 2022 – Nov 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• Topmate’s mission resonated with my own — enabling time, place, and financial freedom by helping professionals monetize their expertise.
• I led initiatives to expand this vision:
• Curated & launched “TopTalks”, a LinkedIn-driven discovery engine that gave coaches & creators visibility, positioning Topmate against players like Criya & Calendly.
• Drove GTM experiments across categories: from mental health in India to U.S. creator expansion, building funnels that tested adoption with zero-CAC content strategies.
• Onboarded and retained early adopters, converting them into case studies to fuel credibility and trust.
• This wasn’t just growth marketing. It was about democratizing knowledge monetization globally — giving anyone the tools to share expertise, build audiences, and earn freely.

Jan 2022 – Feb 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo · Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India · On-site

• Founded and scaled a profitable 20-seater café & cowork hub in Manali, designed to serve working professionals and long-stay travelers.
• Identified a market gap — local cafés were noisy, restrictive, and unfriendly for remote work.
• Built BYOV as a differentiated space: flexible seating, user-controlled music, relaxed ordering, and extended hours.
• Expanded offerings with a small gym and community events, creating a strong 70% repeat usage rate.
• Served nearby hostels and hosted events, generating ~₹1L/month revenue and achieving profitable operations within the first year.
• Successfully exited after establishing a stable customer base and systems-driven operations.

Jul 2019 – Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Worked in the CCAR & CECL modelling team for India and Mexico unsecured lending portfolios, focusing on risk forecasting and stress testing.
• Built and validated statistical models to assess credit risk under regulatory frameworks.
• Conducted variable quality checks and data audits to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Supported stress testing exercises to measure portfolio resilience under macroeconomic shocks.
• Collaborated with cross-regional teams to align risk models with business and regulatory expectations.
• This role deepened my expertise in risk management, financial modelling, and regulatory compliance, and gave me a strong foundation in applying data-driven frameworks to decision-making.

May 2018 – Jul 2018 · 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Dec 2017 – Jan 2018 · 1 mo · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Studied courses on:-
• Corporate Finance • Financial Markets • Trading Strategies
• Trading Algorithms • Portfolio Creation
• Replicated and back-tested Piotroski’s F-score algorithm on Indian markets using Python
• Studied “On Default Correlation: A Copula Function Approach” by David X Li. and “The
• Pricing of Options and Corporate Liabilities” by Fischer Black and Myron Scholes

Aug 2016 – Aug 2017 · 1 yr · Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Led business development and sales operations for residential real estate projects across multiple price segments (₹34L–₹1.5Cr).
• Sourced new residential projects and managed end-to-end business planning.
• Solely sold 68+ units through structured follow-ups, site visits, and customer engagement.
• Built and managed a 13-member team across sales, tele-calling, and field operations.
• Designed and implemented processes for lead generation, loan disbursements, and customer resolution, increasing efficiency and conversions.
• This role gave me early exposure to P&L ownership, team leadership, and process design — skills I later carried into scaling communities and ventures.

May 2015 – Jul 2015 · 2 mos · Powai, Mumbai

• Driver onboarding, day-to-day issues management and reduction of driver attenuation rate:-
• Hired 3 field executives and 2 heads for driver on-boarding and office management
• Applied location based plan for field executives resulting in increased driver participation
• Coordinated with HDFC bank facilitating systematic salary distribution
• Analyzed and drafted vehicle specific contractual clauses for the legal driver agreement
• Contacted 4 NGO’s to conduct free art workshop witnessing 150+ kids

Mar 2015 – Apr 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo · IIT Bombay, Mumbai

• Annual Technical Festival of Civil Engineering Departmental, IIT Bombay
• Coordinated and led 100+ volunteers, 13 managers and 6 departments to make the festival a success
• Introduced "Smart City Summit" to bridge the gap between Entrepreneurship and Engineering
• Motivated the team to visit various Civil Engineering events to enhance professionalism. Leading to better industrial relations and 1.5 times increase in the sponsorship amount
• Sketched and executed strategies to witness highest ever footfall in its eight editions

Jun 2014 – May 2015 · 11 mos · Mumbai, India

• Integrated events and competitions with marketing strategies improvising sponsorships
• Organized 4 workshops at 100% subsidization witnessing 700+ students
• Accounted 40% courseware discount for GATE, CAT, GRE resulting in 50% growth in the
• number of College Representatives

Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 · 2 yrs · IIT Bombay, Mumbai

• Designed distributary and follow up plan to cater 70 college representatives of Mumbai
• Helped in creating pioneer team of E-Cell at NMIMS, Vile Parle, Mumbai
• Led 4 sub-coordinators to manage all the event logistic requirements