Dec 2024 – Jan 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo

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Nov 2024 – Aug 2025 · 9 mos · Hybrid

• Humbled to be shortlisted by IIT Madras for start up pre-incubation and accelerator program !
• So much to learn and absorb from peer founders and getting relevant access to the IIT ecosystem - organically and inorganically !
• Committed to the vision of 𝒚𝒐𝒖-𝒂𝒔-𝒂𝒏-𝒂𝒑𝒑 (aka un-app) to build 𝒀𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑨𝑰 sovereign to your smartphone that learns from you and acts for you !

Mar 2024 – Feb 2026 · 1 yr 11 mos · Mumbai

• Built an AI product for India from ground up - not just the strategy, the actual product.
• Wrote code, designed the system architecture, built the on-device neural network, created generative AI workflows, integrated agentic decision flows and MCP servers, shipped on both Android and iOS.
• 950+ user surveys conducted personally
• 126 investor pitches
• IIT Madras incubation
• Perplexity AI fellowship
• Patent published
• ~100 users on iteration
• Community of ~500 built organically
• Identified a structural platform limitation after two years of iteration and direct user engagement
• Made the call to shut it down based on data, not fatigue
• What this built : the ability to operate across the full stack of company building and market understanding - product, engineering, design, user research, fundraising, hard calls - and the judgment to know when something isn't working

Jan 2024 – May 2024 · 4 mos · Mumbai

• Ticked off customer obsession and market mindset for un-app

Sep 2023 – Jan 2024 · 4 mos · Mumbai

• Solving niche problem for Indians, by engineering Artificial Intelligence (AI) based solution - more details soon ...

Oct 2022 – May 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos

• # Define and build the problem statement, value proposition and addressable blue print for beyond connectivity - agnostic to network, hyperscaler, device, application, enterprise and vertical industry
• # Focus on organization built up, team development, customer acquisition plan and use cases on B2B and B2B2X
• # Own up business and market plans by conceptualizing amazing customer experiences through user journeys, CoEs and partnerships
• # Develop continuous S-curves that keep the sustainability and scalability going for rest of the decade as a key growth business group for the organization
• # Clear focus on purpose, solving with simplicity and challenging the status quo
• # Practice, inspire and build the apt cultural values in the team
• # Build continuous short term discipline for self and team against the long term goals of AOP, ARR and EBITDA

Jul 2022 – Oct 2022 · 3 mos

• # Building market and business plans with top-down view considering various revenue dependent unit matrix and benchmarking with peers and potential competitors
• # Ideating and executing multiple versions of key messages for articulating through decks and sheets for potential angel investors and VCs
• # Validating, digesting and pipelining the critic feedbacks from friendly customers on the product blueprint and partnership strategy
• # Widening the perspective, belief and knowledge of 5G beyond ORAN and how network currencies can be leveraged into multiple use cases across eMBB, uRLLC, M2M, V2X, IIoT, etc for Telcos, Enterprises, Cloud Providers, Hyperscalers, Private 5G Network Custodians, Application Developers and Vertical Industry players
• # Showcasing combined strenghts of ORAN, SBA Core, ETSI, LF Edge, GSMA OPG, multiple open communities of application driven use cases and devices run by service providers, cloud enablers and device owners to enable deeper penetration of 5G, just beyond connectivity play !

Sep 2021 – Oct 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Envisioning future user and use cases that can run agnostic to network, telco, enterprise, infra provider, device and application ecosystems

Nov 2021 – Jul 2022 · 8 mos

• # Engage with PLM and Business on Open RU collaboration with an aim to map with RAN release timelines, scale the band availability options in-turn enabling to optimize revenue timelines
• # With ecosystem and customer mapping on the rise with OpenRAN and ORAN adoption, enabling the scale of integration with compliance on geographic spread, SKU availability and customer timelines
• # Build and manage priority funnel for the radio integration and go-to-market across open ran business units for small cell, macro radios, massive mimo and mmwave offerings for 4G and 5G
• # Enabling revenue recognition for the business with scouting and identification of qualified 4G and 5G open radio partners (openran, ecpri, oran based) for small cell, sub6, mMIMO and mmWave SKUs

Apr 2020 – Oct 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

• # Responsible for business development of Wireless Solution stack in 4G, 5G and Wifi6 by proposing value differentiated, tech lead and cost driven offerings towards tier-1 telecom operators globally which are open standards compliant with the right partner ecosystem making it disaggregated model
• # Engaging with global Tier-1s to co-develop the use cases for fulfillment of entire network, edge, access, aggregation, virtualized and cloud ecosystem
• # Responsible for enabling funnel build, achieve order booking and projecting revenues for the said solution stack build on SDN-NFV fundamentals across access, edge, radio and transport networks
• # Responsible for multi-billion dollar bid response submissions and fulfilling purchase order commitments for open and disaggregated offerings for wireless solutions on 4G, 5G and Wifi6 with global customers
• # Lead the team effort for solution positioning, create differentiators against competition and ensure consistent engagement on converged access for Sub6 Ghz and/or Mmwave based offering , SDN enabled broadband access, optical transport front-haul mid-haul back-haul, 5G NR, Disaggregated o-RU, o-CU, o-DU, vBBU, FWA, Private LTE, Edge Cloud, Open vRAN based small-cell indoor small-cell outdoor macro-cell, RT and NON RT RIC and resource network and service based Orchestrator

Jul 2018 – Mar 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos

• A. Client & Partner Engagement (Green field)
• # Positioned and won business for Sterlite as software supplier into global Tier-1 Telecom Operators
• in MEA, EU, UK regions for multiple network software solutions across wireline and wireless SDN
• based offerings
• # Segregate Sterlite software positioning strategy into the following to achieve better sales viz.
• Direct GTM (Go To Market), GTM through regional partners and GTM through larger NEPs
• # Mapping Group and Regional country stakeholders and decision makers to enable increased
• visibility of Sterlite software solutions during design, build and manage phase
• # Enabled funnel creation of 100+ MN USD worth of tendered and qualified opportunities by
• building relationships with customers and signing joint go-to-market agreement with customers /
• global partners / alliances within fixedline, mobility networks and software defined technologies.
• B. Other Responsibilities
• # Enabling software positioning strategy in evolving geographies for Sterlite software viz. Europe,
• China
• # Scouting on global network partnerships with established NEPs on Sterlite software solutions
• resulting in increased streams of sales through this GTM
• # Lead software positioning and business development for evolving and disruptive network
• solutions viz, SD-WAN, SDN/NFV, Data Lake, IoT

Jan 2014 – Jun 2018 · 4 yrs 5 mos

• (Elitecore acquisition and merger into Sterlite)
• A. Client & Partner Engagement (Green field)
• # Opened up Elitecore’s (now Sterlite) business entry into global Tier-1 customers as first time customers - high focus on logo acquisition
• # Opened up Elitecore’s entry into forming global business alliance and subsequent business closures with large scale partners like Ericsson and Nokia signing global frame agreements for complementing products and solution segments (enabled and lead complete partner development ecosystem of lab set-up, solution scope, SKU formation, legal agreement closure, price book creation, release documentation, launch to global sales teams of Ericsson)
• # Strong customer and partner connect with decision making impact with right relationships in each stage with precise CxO connect
• B. Other Responsibilities
• # Mapping customer’s / partner’s organizational hierarchies with right hierarchies from Sterlite to enable relevant meetings across the bid stage enabling shortlisting and increase win percentage.
• # Enabled cumulative order booking of approx 10+ MN USD and cumulative revenue of approx 20+ MN USD till date within packetcore sales.
• # Enabled funnel creation of 45+ MN USD worth of tendered and qualified opportunities by building relationships with customers and signing joint go-tomarket agreement with global partners / alliances within packetcore sales.
• # Liaising with internal cross teams viz. product management, commercial, legal, services, engineering, operations; enabling the right strategy in consultation with the required north and south bound hierarchies to enable Sterlite’s shortlisting.

Oct 2012 – Dec 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos

• # Responsible for end-to-end project ownership, customer engagement from project kick-off till closure and sign-off stage
• # Responsible for smooth go-live and production environment for customer
• # Responsible for right onsite-offshore team structure and managing customer governence and escalations

Jul 2011 – Sep 2012 · 1 yr 2 mos

• # Responsible for customer engaement during presales phase on mapping use cases to actual solution offering from Sterlite (then known as Elitecore) and enabling PoC to production sign-off
• # Responsible for creating collaterals on OSS & WiFi solution suite for better customer positioning during presales and solution defence stage

Apr 2011 – Jul 2011 · 3 mos · Chennai, India

• Work with PACE team (Performance Architecture, Consulting and Engineering) of NFR (Non-Functional Requirements) in a project to do performance testing using JMeter as testing tool.

Jul 2008 – Apr 2011 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Bengaluru, India

• Part of engineering and development team for one of Infosys’ in-house product named Helix that integrated IBM Lotus and any Enterprise Content Management system viz EMC Documentum or OpenText Livelink.