Oct 2020 – Feb 2021 · 4 mos

• Helped the LLamasoft team settle in their new home. Helped the executive team at Coupa understand how to maximize the supply chain AI intellectual capital they acquired through LLamasodt

Oct 2019 – Oct 2020 · 1 yr

• Helped put together the 3-year strategy for the business. Was closely involved in the sale of the business to Coupa at a $1.5B valuation.

Feb 2013 – Oct 2019 · 6 yrs 8 mos · Palo Alto, CA

• We built an Enterprise AI firm that helped some marquee brands (NIKE, McDonalds, Unilever, Nordstrom, etc.) build custom AI solutions for some of their hardest operational problems. The solutions were built on Enframe, a low-code/no-code app deployment platform we built specifically for decision applications. We were acquired by LLamasft (TPG firm) in 2019 and LLamasoft was acquired by Coupa in 2020. We were a 5-star rated company on Glassdoor.

Sep 2012 – Feb 2013 · 5 mos

• I was responsible for providing sales engineering leadership for IBM's ILOG Optimization brand. The core idea was to build custom proof-of-concept decision support applications that required IBM's mathematical optimization tools. This was a global role.

Jan 2009 – Nov 2012 · 3 yrs 10 mos

• Software and solution sales for IBM Supply Chain and Optimization stack with a focus on growing the business across APAC.

Feb 2007 – Jan 2009 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Led several supply chain planning projects with customers across the globe such as Coca-Cola (Mexico), TNT Express (Netherlands and Singapore) and Shell (Brazil and Australia).

Jan 2006 – Feb 2007 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Lead joint client/consultant teams on analytical projects involving various aspects of supply chain such as sourcing, asset planning, distribution, inventory planning, performance measurement, and network design.
• Support business development, product development, training and technical support initiatives

May 2003 – Jan 2006 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• Worked on several medium to large scale transportation optimization and strategic planning projects for clients from the automotive industry.
• Promoted to the Lead Engineer position within a period of 2 years.

Aug 2000 – May 2003 · 2 yrs 9 mos

• Instructor for classes in Calculus and Trigonometry. Mentored and coached over 400 students.

Jun 2000 – Dec 2000 · 6 mos

• Conceptualized and developed a web portal that served as a one-stop-shop for students aspiring to pursue graduate education in the US. The portal was one of the first of its kind for the Indian market, with over 5,000 hits/month within the first three months of operation.

Jun 1999 – May 2000 · 11 mos

• Studied various Non Destructive Testing techniques used in aircrafts. Made several process improvements to the testing of landing gear components. Developed computer simulations to demonstrate the principles behind the techniques used.