Mar 2025 – Aug 2025 · 5 mos · Remote

Jun 2024 – Aug 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Asia’s first cross-campus, student-led VC ($10 Mn+) focused on backing student entrepreneurs—responsible for sourcing, analyzing, and taking start-ups to the IC, and post-IC discussions.
• Awarded 'Star Performer' for sourcing 150+ startups in an year.
• Portfolio Companies:
• > https://www.zeuron.ai/
• > https://www.plutus.gg/
• > https://www.formi.co.in/
• > https://gramiyaa.com/
• > https://sarla-aviation.com/ (Angel investor)
• > https://bidaal.com/ (Angel investor)
• > https://www.arrowhead.team/
• > https://www.blockflow.network/
• > https://ctrlb.ai/
• > https://doodley.in/ (Angel investor)

Jun 2023 – May 2024 · 11 mos

Jun 2022 – May 2023 · 11 mos

Aug 2021 – May 2022 · 9 mos

Jun 2022 – Nov 2025 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

• Bing Visual Search | Multimodal
• Enhanced visual image search, & search recommendations by introducing Shop & Text vertical
• Building the world's leading AI-powered image and video search product, 120 M DAU
• Copilot Vision and Chat | Multimodal
• Conceptualized patented Multimodal chat and draw to search experience in Copilot App driving 300K (2X Growth) DAU & 150K Chat DAU
• Built a centralized GPT4 knowledge API reducing the overall Multimodal Chat latency by 60%, & enabling OCR based Bing visual search results
• Scaled AI offerings by introducing Live Translation leveraging cognitive AI language recognition services and AI Backdrops leveraging DALLE-3
• Video and Image Creation and messaging platform (Skype, Bing Travel, Health, Teams)
• Spearheaded conception & launch of Microsoft’s Video Experiences Creation Kit across Mobile & Web, activating 88Mn video creation MAU
• Built Next Gen effect: Interactive stickers, AR lenses & AI filters to improve post-capture camera experience, increasing capture success by 20%
• Conceptualized video monetization strategy by introducing ‘Interactive Cards & Bing Images’ in Camera via leveraging Bing search engine.
• Led Creation kit integration across Bing Start, Teams, Flip, Skype, Clipchamp, & activated User Generated Content for Bing Travel & Health
• Marketplace (Bing Education, Takelessons)
• Launched TakeLessons: Marketplace connecting students with teachers, onboarding 50K+ Indian providers & 200K students in 6 months.
• Increased TOF by 10% & achieved 5% lead conversions by creating entry points on Bing Search & launching referrer program feature.
• AR: Leveraged Snap AR to ideate a generalized Shopping Lens for Bing Shopping; Introduced live reactions on flip by conceptualizing Remix lens
• AI: Launched GPT Profile Assistant feature to allow Providers to create high quality profiles via conversational Gen-AI, reducing drop-offs by ~25%

Aug 2021 – May 2022 · 9 mos · Mohali district, India

• Onboarded 120+ alumni for mentorship program, & organized resume review sessions for 300+ students across 2 campuses

Apr 2021 – May 2021 · 1 mo · Delhi, India

• Conducting learning sessions, providing active, just-in-time support to international 15+ learners, and making them job-ready.

Feb 2021 – Jun 2021 · 4 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India

• Redefining Top Parent app (CSF's Flagship Edtech Product) by making it more robust, aligned with the NCERT curriculum, and usable for the target group of underprivileged children between the age group of 3- 8 years, and their parents.

Dec 2020 – Feb 2021 · 2 mos · India

• Led 5 project teams of 25+ people, defined product strategies, feature specifications, and weekly product releases, and worked with Client teams directly.

Jul 2020 – Nov 2020 · 4 mos

• Managed the Zenon's Proprietary product's life cycle from strategic planning to user experience design, release prioritization, sales enablement, success matrix design, and tactical execution of activities with a global, cross-functional team of 7 people.
• Developed an all immersive environment following the SaaS paradigm that mitigated the need to rely on any external tools. It streamlined the onboarding process for the client and empowered them with a swift data lockbox for resource sharing and management. We also enriched the environment with handy tools which include a decision-making matrix and a network tracker to track and monitor tasks.

Mar 2019 – Jul 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

• As a senior software engineer, I am responsible for designing product prototypes for prospective sales opportunities. I have prepared product roadmaps, wireframe designs, technical decks, presented solutions to prospected clients, and lead conversations on the technology front. I have formulated matrixes to define Common taxonomy and Product lifecycle to achieve cycle-time reduction. Being a senior member, I engaged in firm development by assisting to hire skilled professionals.

Jul 2020 – Dec 2020 · 5 mos · Delhi, India

• Conduct mock interviews, cultural webinars & tech talks, and mentor students to decide on a career path

Feb 2019 – Feb 2019 · 0 mo

Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr

• Opera Solutions gave me the chance to work on predictive and prescriptive analytics. I collaborated with innovation and business teams’ at large government, automotive, and financial services clients. While working at Opera, I got exposure to fraud analytics (Indian IT department), travel analytics (British Airways), credit card up-selling analytics (Citibank), real-time auctioning analytics (Nissan) and Healthcare Analytics. Apart from these, I conducted multiple demos of Opera’s proprietary tool “Signal Hub” to various clients. I demonstrated Opera's product integrations in customer/partner environments to potential clients. I also conducted trainings and learning sessions internally and externally of Opera. I was also part of Opera Cares and organized blood donation drives, family events, and team outings.

Jun 2016 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Performed data analysis and profiling, improvements of data models, developing end-to-end flows for the business processes. Onboarded and trained business users to improve internal client adoption of new web applications. Provided on-site support and spearheaded a process transition, of predictive modeling solution, Analysed 15+ business intelligence tool and suggested the best possible replacement for Qlikview. Gained international experience by working with Shanghai, UK and US clients at Opera’s US office. Business Intelligence research enthusiast with one published research paper in
• TACOS 2017.

May 2018 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos · Greater Delhi Area

• Build and Designed an MVP based on the Python-Django framework to predict potential blood donors. Conducted primary market research to highlight the value aspect of YAST. Blood components are worth around 45 billion dollars of the market in the USA as of today. To showcase this value, We conducted meetings with potential clients. We took YAST to numerous business idea competitions, accelerator and incubator programs as well. I also build roadmaps and plans to launch a minimum viable product. I pitched the solution organizations such as Global pitch, All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS), Zone start-ups, etc.

Jun 2015 – Aug 2015 · 2 mos · GGSIPU

• Developed JSP based static website and Android application "the game hub" consisting of 8 small games like Tic Tac Toe, Raja Mantri Chor Sipahi, Stone Paper Scissor, Hand Cricket, etc. The application has received 5000+ downloads.

Feb 2015 – Mar 2015 · 1 mo · Greater Delhi Area

• Developed multiple pages of a social event planner application.