Feb 2015 – Mar 2018 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Mountain View

• Our planet is our home.
• Our humanity has advanced technologically and created a system where new material desires constantly emerge around and within each of us.
• While we value our possessions, we continue to acquire new products and gadgets for our daily life at astronomical rates.
• We must stop for a moment and rethink our methods.
• Can we live with a middle-ground approach, where we can adopt new technology without obsoleting the old ones?
• At Gooseberry, we believe that as a society, we can choose to rejuvenate our possessions with our acquired products and gadgets, and in the process, rejuvenate.
• This allows each of us to conserve more and reuse more without compromising the advances and adoption of future lifestyles, be it fitness, entertainment or anything you can imagine in your life.
• Our offerings are targeted to extend the life of your acquired products and gadgets and in the process rejuvenate the experience technologically.
• We choose to pursue mindful trade with a meaningful purpose.

Jul 2012 – Dec 2018 · 6 yrs 5 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area · On-site

• Swipe is an innovative pacesetter with a vision to empower INDIA to be one of the top nations in the world in terms of the availability of connected smart devices and innovative solutions through its support and strategic vision.
• Achieved a pre-eminent position in a large addressable market in a short span: ~9.7% market share in tablets, ~10 million devices sold, 2 yr exponential revenue CAGR of ~100%, 4th largest player in tablet pc market in India.
• Fully integrated & owned value chain with strong design capabilities: Only company in India to have a fully owned and managed, in-house product hardware, software design and soon to have manufacturing near Pune.
• Pioneer in driving disruptive innovations in the mobile tech space:
• Only Indian company to have created & developed its own Mobile Operating System based on an enhanced version of Android – “Freedom OS” offering a highly personalized consumer experience, Several industry device firsts including: Most Affordable 4G Smartphone, Lightest Intel-Windows tablet, Kids tablet, 3D tablet etc.
• Built a Strong youth centric brand:Brand Swipe represented by youth icon Priyanka Chopra.
• Launched partnerships with MTV, Flipkart and Uber for exclusive co-branding and distribution opportunities.

Jan 2012 – Present · 14 yrs 4 mos · On-site

• I founded HyperScale Leaders Tribe to help MSME business owners and founders scale their businesses exponentially, after they have hit the growth ceiling.
• With experience building multiple 100 Cr+ businesses and scaling one to ₹1200 Cr, I offer a structured, step-by-step roadmap to double profits, streamline operations, and build teams that work independently.
• HyperScale Highlights:
• Coached over 6200 business owners globally
• Developed frameworks to 2X profits, 3X cash flow, and 10X business valuations
• Focused on building scalable systems that free founders from daily operations
• If you as a Founder:
• Are stuck firefighting instead of scaling your business
• Want to break that 8 figures revenue barrier
• Need systems to free yourself from day-to-day operations
• DM me 'HyperScale' to get to know more!

Dec 2008 – Jan 2012 · 3 yrs 1 mo

• Channel Development.
• Product Selection & Pricing.
• Budgeting for Sales Promotion.
• Schemes Roll Out for trade.
• Advertising / Media Selection, Media Buying and Planning.
• Manpower selection and Hiring Plan.
• Target (Volume & Value) Setting for the sales team zone-wise,
• Achieve National Sales Target.
• Sales Promotional Activities.
• Devise and Execute Monthly Business Plans.
• Handled channel distribution network with a base of more than 89 super-stockist, 550+ distributors & 20000+ retailers.
• Scaled from zero sales to 210 cr/annum

Jun 2008 – Dec 2010 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• Led National and International Business Development efforts
• Techno-Commercial expertise in water treatment chemicals and equipment (RO/DM/Softners/Filtration/bottling plants)
• Formulated procurement strategy
• Drove sales and marketing teams to reach their targets
• Develop Business Plan and performed month-wise financial modeling.
• Expertise in providing turnkey projects in process industry, commercial complexes and packaged drinking water plants

Jun 2008 – Dec 2010 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• Nationwide Sales and marketing lead for water. treatment components for domestic, commercial and industrial segments.
• Devised Business Strategy and Implementation Plan.
• Sourced water treatment components from China, Taiwan, Japan and the USA.
• Supply-Chain Management.
• Managed Trade shows and advertising campaigns.
• OEM Player Development.
• Strategic Consulting including business plan & sales strategy development.

Jan 2007 – May 2008 · 1 yr 4 mos · USA

• Drove the sales, customer engagements and business development efforts.
• Managed key strategic partnerships and commercializing transparent conductive film applications (Unidym's novel functional nanomaterial architectures for optoelectronics applications.
• Supported the engineering team in solving technological challenges and worked closely with marketing, research and operations teams.
• Played an instrumental role in orchestrating a technology transfer that has become the material platform for Unidym’s high-performance optical film products.
• Hold 12 patents in various areas of nanomaterial processing and applications.
• Worked with clients like Samsung (Korean Division), Motorola and Apple developing next-generation touchscreen technologies for handsets and portable navigation devices and other consumer electronic products.

Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 · 1 yr

• Research scientist.
• Project leader.
• Team Lead for developing nanoelectronic sensors for diagnostic and industrial gas sensing applications.
• As an application development scientist, I was responsible for developing infrastructure, processes and technologies for solution phase deposition of functional Nanomaterials.
• Contributed to fundamental nanoelectronic breakthroughs that resulted in intellectual property and trade secrets.