Aug 2024 – Jan 2025 · 5 mos · Los Angeles, CA · On-site

• Directed a 5-member team to execute a digital growth strategy, auditing 1,200+ SEO keywords and benchmarking local competitors to implement a targeted $300–500/month PPC/Social framework; projected to capture high-intent local traffic and increase organic search visibility in the San Clemente market.
• Spearheaded an operational transformation for a 9-week engagement, developed a 26-page standardized SOP manual and cross-training architecture; designed to reduce "Time to Productivity" for new hires and mitigate operational risks associated with local labor shortages.
• Engineered a margin-expansion roadmap through a KPI-driven audit, Strategy Diamond and SWOT analysis, resulting in the launch of a specialized Craft Whiskey digital storefront to create a distinct competitive moat and capture higher-spend niche clientele.
• Architected a community-integrated recruitment framework, to design incentive-based referral programs and strategic partnerships with high-volume local organizations (e.g., Greek Life, local festivals) to stabilize the workforce and reduce long-term talent acquisition costs.

Feb 2024 – Aug 2024 · 6 mos · Los Angeles, CA · On-site

• Accelerated project delivery timelines by overhauling internal communication protocols and enforcing Discord-based task management; bridged a 52.6% collaboration deficit and eliminated information silos across departments.
• De-risked organizational financial sustainability by executing a comprehensive funding roadmap; identified and benchmarked high-impact grant opportunities ranging from $30K to $350K (e.g., True Inspiration Awards) to secure long-term mission support.
• Incentivized a high-performance culture by designing a multi-tier gamification and reward architecture featuring leadership spotlights and letter of recommendation (LOR) incentives; addressed a 57.9% internal demand for formal recognition to boost workforce productivity and engagemen

Aug 2024 – Dec 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos · Los Angeles, CA · On-site

• ISE 544: Leading & Managing Engineering Teams
• Managed end-to-end course operations for a graduate-level class of 60+ students per semester across three semesters, supporting 180+ students in total.
• Graded 500+ assignments and assessments, maintaining consistency, timeliness, and academic rigor across multiple cohorts.
• Streamlined course workflows by coordinating schedules, deadlines, and grading processes, ensuring on-time delivery of all course milestones.
• Analyzed recurring feedback and performance trends from 60+ students per semester to identify gaps in course pacing, assignment clarity, and workload balance.
• Partnered with faculty to recommend and implement curriculum and assessment refinements across multiple modules and assignments, improving alignment with course learning objectives.

Jan 2023 – Dec 2023 · 11 mos · Hyderabad · On-site

• Architected the Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy for a first-in-class GI therapy (VONO™), defining a long-term growth roadmap that leveraged clinical superiority - including 350x greater potency and faster onset - to establish a distinct competitive moat against legacy PPIs and expand the TAM within the high-prevalence (38%) Indian APD market.
• Secured an 8% premium pricing recommendation while de-risking $6M in projected revenue by developing a multi-scenario, value-based pricing model; synchronized clinical-efficacy metrics with competitor benchmarking (Zydus, Mankind) to justify premium positioning and mitigate cannibalization of legacy portfolio leaders like Omez and Razo.
• Operationalized the "New Product Launch Excellence" framework to accelerate Time-to-Market (TTM) by 9 months; led cross-functional workshops (Medical, Sales, Marketing) to align positioning with CDSCO regulatory thresholds and physician behavior, eliminating strategic rework and setting a new internal benchmark for innovative asset launches.
• Directed market projections and field-team deployment strategies by collaborating with industry experts and external consultants; integrated medico-marketing insights to identify high-growth initiatives, resulting in industry-leading volume growth projections for the GI therapy area.

Jun 2020 – Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 6 mos · India · On-site

• Spearheaded the GTM strategy and launch of a D2C food startup during a period of significant market disruption; achieved breakeven in 5 months by pivoting to a lean, delivery-focused model that reduced OPEX by 25% and accelerated cash-flow stability.
• Expanded gross margins from 32% to 48% by engineering a high-contribution portfolio of 25+ SKUs; leveraged A/B pricing analytics to identify high-margin "hero products" , sustaining a 23% net profit.
• Architected a scalable operational framework through batch-process workflows and vendor-managed inventory; reduced production waste by 22% and cut COGS by 15% via strategic contract renegotiations to support 15,000+ customers

Aug 2019 – Jun 2020 · 10 mos · New York, United States

Sep 2018 – Jan 2019 · 4 mos