Jul 2021 – Aug 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

Jul 2018 – Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Feb 2017 – Jul 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

• I lead the Retail and Consumer verticals for Cisco's Digital Transformation team in India and the SAARC region. As technology redefines consumer and workforce experiences/expectations, we partner with our key customers to help them disrupt themselves and win in the Digital Economy.
• Digital Transformation is a new initiative at Cisco, where we work with business and technology teams of our customers, helping them navigate the challenges of digital transformation focussing on business outcomes. We leverage not just Cisco's innovation and technology but also our global experience which together shape our point of view on the future of business.

Jul 2016 – Jan 2017 · 6 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Worked on the following engagements for 2 VC funded startups as a Independent Consultant
• 1. Worked with the founder/CEO on product revamp and also helped create a monetisation roadmap for a B2C Edutech startup.
• 2. Consultant for launch of a mobile payments product for a O2O startup. Consulted the product, business and operations team and brought together external partners including a bank partner, ISV and MasterCard to create the solution and enable the sales team for go-to-market strategy of the product.

May 2013 – Jan 2017 · 3 yrs 8 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• WhichApp has evolved to WeShare; from app discovery to content sharing on your friends phone. We are inspired by how ShareIT and Whatsapp have found a great use-case among users, and are building a better sharing experience with a discovery layer on top. Users create a private network between their close friends and share music, apps and games with each other.
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• Defining the product roadmap and overall product management
• Business Development with brands and game publishers.
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• PingOO is a rewards network for mobile games and apps. We reward consumers with real world rewards from brands for their moments of joy when they play games and use different apps. e.g. Hitting a high score, crossing a level, achieving a personal milestone etc.
• For brands it is a meaningful way to engage with consumers in their "moments of joy/euphoria when adrenaline is on a high". Our algorithms keep the reward experience serendipitous thereby keeping the game-play/app-experience intact.
• For game publishers we help increase engagement and improve monetization.
• PingOO was integrated by 2 of the top 5 gaming publishers in India and had a pilot run with 3 top brands.

Aug 2012 – Apr 2013 · 8 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Built and led the team looking at following functions
• New Product Development and GTM pilots
• Business Development
• Strategic Alliances
• Partnerships
• Merchant Acquisition

Jan 2011 – Aug 2012 · 1 yr 7 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Bootstrapped and built the business ground up including
• Leverage existing SAS platforms to power the e-commerce platform
• Supplier relationships for a 90% pick and drop inventory model
• Mix of own and partner delivery teams with a focus on next day delivery in two metros.
• Operations team including order fulfillment and customer care.
• Strategic partnership for customer acquisition with lowest CAC in the industry.

Jan 2010 – Feb 2011 · 1 yr 1 mo · Mumbai Area, India

• Built a non operator dependent content distribution business aimed at both B2B and B2C channels leveraging GupShup's existing Technology, Product, Channel Sales teams.

Jan 2007 – Jun 2008 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Business Development, Marketing, Evangelization, Product Strategy

Jun 2008 – Jan 2010 · 1 yr 7 mos · Mumbai, India

• Built the interactive TV business unit from scratch which included TV Shopping, interactive games etc.
• Creating new revenue lines around Endemol's TV properties across Internet, Mobile and Gaming Platforms
• Part of the Corporate Development and Strategic Business Development Team evaluating Organic and Inorganic growth opportunities in Digital Media space.

May 2004 – Dec 2006 · 2 yrs 7 mos · United States

• Consulting, Business Development, Presales and Project Management

Apr 2001 – Jun 2002 · 1 yr 2 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Erstwhile, National Centre for Software Technology.
• Worked on building lightweight infrastructure management solutions leveraging SNMP as the underlying protocol aimed at SMEs. The resulting product ETS was selected by MIT to be featured at multiple national and asian conferences.
• Visiting Faculty for NCST's courses for working professionals.

Sep 2000 – Mar 2001 · 6 mos