Jan 2018 – Jul 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos · Greater Boston

• Reducing crop loss through automated pest detection & control using real-time thermal surveillance from unmanned drones.
• MassChallenge Finalist 2018.
• Developing pest detection algorithms using the latest machine vision techniques.
• Building an intelligent suite of drones to conduct automatic surveillance and maintenance, perform real-time image recognition and deploy targeted pest control measures.

May 2017 – Jan 2018 · 8 mos · Greater Boston

• Building a Complete Investment Management Platform and Marketplace that aspires to promote economic mobility and stability for the middle class. Meaningful Insight, Stunning Dashboards and Low-Cost Advisory Services coming soon!
• Website: www.parfectmarket.com

Mar 2017 – Apr 2017 · 1 mo · Greater Boston Area

• Reviewed, automated and implemented tailored solutions enabling enhanced collaboration, organization, and innovation:
• o Documented and analyzed over 300 scripts of code across 10 programming languages
• o Identified opportunities to automate several tasks by standardizing and improving code
• o Leveraged GitHub to further collaboration and streamline routine tasks

Aug 2016 – Feb 2017 · 6 mos · Needham, Massachusetts

• Implemented, developed and automated innovative big data solutions for industry leaders in the consumer goods market at Visual IQ – a highly-awarded leader in marketing analytics:
• o Designed feasible solutions which maximize revenue gain from advertising for our clients. Provided actionable insights to clients using our advanced analytics and accurate modelling of data
• o Formulated sophisticated statistical techniques that augmented the self-learning capabilities of our predictive model by leveraging on a solid quantitative foundation
• o Enabled a 10-fold increase in modelling speed by simplifying complex structure using functions and parallel programming thus expanding the scope for automation as well as improving efficiency
• o Initiated and implemented shift in coding practices on to a GitHub interface that facilitates better collaboration, cooperation and organization

Jul 2015 – Aug 2015 · 1 mo · Greater Chennai Area

• Researched, evaluated and recommended strategies in 3 areas for one of India’s leading Asset Managers with ~$4bn in AUM:
• o Performed market research on Index Funds and ETFs and evaluated their viability for the Indian market; Recommended a New Fund Offer (NFO) within the space based on which the company filed for launch of an onshore and offshore fund
• o Modelled a Current Activity Indicator (CAI) to predict quarterly GDP figures based on high frequency leading indicators. Resultant CAI had a correlation of 0.98 to quarterly GDP
• o Analyzed business opportunities arising from the opening up of the Indian pension fund space to the private sector

Aug 2014 – Sep 2014 · 1 mo · Greater Chennai Area

• Researched, authored and published three articles for India’s second largest financial paper:
• o ‘Not much reason to be queasy over QE’: Analyzed various flows of foreign capital to draw conclusions on the effects of global policy on national economies [Link: http://ow.ly/Lvt3L]
• o ‘Incredible India’: Collated and analyzed data to draw conclusions on the ongoing trends in the tourism industry of India [Link: http://ow.ly/LvtbF]
• o ‘Stats Talk: Airline Price Wars’: Analyzed and collated financial data on various airlines to reveal the paradoxical coupling of falling profit margins and falling ticket prices in the airline industry