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Vancouver, BC, CA

New Delhi, Delhi, India

• Led the ideation phase, conducting extensive market research and validation to shape thecompany's direction.
• Created sensitivity analysis models to determine the effects of credit prices on valuation.
• Developed financial models for carbon and plastic projects to optimize pricing strategy, forecast annualrevenue, and build quotes for potential clients.
• Analyzed financial benchmarks to gain insights for strategic pricing decisions.
• Conducted market research to identify emerging trends in environmental credits and compliance, shaping the company's direction.
• Made strategic decisions to pivot to climate-tech software based on industry trends.

Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

• Victory is an early-stage technology start-up company, focused on next-generation electric motors and electrified powertrains. We are building a motor in the most sustainable way possible without using rare earth.
• Raised $3.5M in seed capital and secured non-dilutive grants from the NRC and NBIF by building impactful pitch decks, achieving Technology Readiness Level 6.
• Structured the Cap table, negotiated cost-saving partnerships, and managed allocation of funds.
• Developed business model, GTM, and sales strategy, securing $1.46M in LOIs and POs.
• Played a key role in shaping the intellectual property strategy by collaborating with legal teams to assess patentability and conducting patent reviews, informing the development of innovative yokeless axial flux SRM.
• Actively participated as a board member in key decision-making processes, developing a comprehensive business strategy, boosting market visibility and penetration for the innovative yokeless axial flux SRM technology.

Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

• Business Development:
• Secured $8 million in funding from diverse sources, including the National Research Council of Canada, Build Ventures, Marc Benioff's Time Ventures, and Brightspark Ventures.
• Validated the Business Model and Go-to-Market strategy through customer interviews.
• Developed Canada's first commercially available off-road electric vehicle.
• Led talent acquisition, interviewing and hiring engineers and co-op positions.
• Created an inventory management system, maintained purchase orders, and handled supplier relations.

Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

• Powertrain:
• Engineered a Powertrain design utilizing vehicle dynamics calculations and sourced a custom Gearbox to achieve the desired torques for seamless integration with electric motors.
• Devised two High Voltage Battery packs, optimized for a 400 V system, catering to both the Mercedes G-Wagon and the All-Terrain vehicle prototype.
• Conducted thorough water ingress testing, achieving an impressive IP67 rating for the High Voltage battery pack.
• Calculated precise thermal system requirements, informing the design of an effective cooling system for the HV battery pack.Suspension & Steering:
• Designed a connect/disconnect Antiroll bar, seamlessly integrating it into the vehicle's suspension system.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Expanded the company's product portfolio with "Medhera," a pioneering initiative focused on enhancing medication adherence.- Increased revenue by 220% during the pandemic through detailed target market analysis and onboarding early adopters to virtual healthcare.- Built and managed a six-member sales team while leading negotiations with government.

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

• Innovated a system to eradicate water scarcity around the world by introducing a new capstone, selected for the Discovery Program by a Business Incubator, at the University of Windsor.
• Conducted spatial analysis using ArcGIS software to develop engineering deliverables by understanding slope gradient, terrain quality, climatic conditions, population study and identifying water sources.
• Designed and fabricated a suspension system using CATIA V5; iterated suspension points by developing a MATLAB algorithm to minimize bounce steer and change in camber angle.
• Reduced bounce steer by 75.2% to 2 degrees to minimize tire scrubbing.
• Designed the powertrain configuration by integrating a planetary gear-set from a GM transmission(4L60e) with a brushless DC motor and Chevrolet Volt batteries; increased output torque from the motor (70.56 N.m) by.
• Achieved a range of 60 kms with a constant speed of 25 km/hr from a 4 kWh Lithium Ion battery.

Windsor, Ontario

• Introduced the first Autonomous vehicle project at the University of Windsor.
• Researched PMSM design methodologies and motor optimization techniques.
• Programmed automated electric motor test scripts for an electric powertrain test system.
• Integrated Pepperl-Fuchs LIDAR system to map vehicle surroundings for collision avoidance by using Python and HTML codes.
• Designed and constructed mounts for vision sensors and on-board computer for the vehicle.
• Utilized GitHub library to identify industry-based algorithms for collision avoidance.

Ontario, Canada

• Calibrated diesel engine exhaust gas sampling equipment, emission analyzers, chemiluminescent detector, flame ionization detector, smoke meter, O2 sensor and Dynamometer.
• Used N2, NO, CH4 and CO2 as span gases and zero gases.
• Recorded engine emission data in an engine test cell.
• Analyzed In-Cylinder pressure by calculating cylinder volume, IMEP and BMEP after intake boost correction and TDC correction and plotted P-theta and P-V graphs for firing conditions.
• Calculated engine power at different loads, IMEP, BMEP, mechanical and thermal efficiency at motoring, idling, high and low loads.
• Evaluated engine exhaust emissions and BSFC after performing calculation based on NOx, PM, CO, CO2 in g/kWh

Windsor, Ontario

-Generated over 1000 credit card sales in my short period of work-Achieved the maximum sales of credit cards among other sales representatives-Also part of mini-events held by the company and generated 66 credit card sales in one day alongside the Senior Assistant Manager-Trained two new employees in a supervisory capacity to take over similar.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering (Automotive Option)

Activities and Societies: Member of Model United Nations University of Windsor

Philanthropy By Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Foundation (Laaf), Philanthropy, 97%

Module 1: Introduction to Philanthropy, Choosing an Issue Area Module 2: Philanthropic Strategy Module 3: Nonprofit Selection and.

All India Senior Secondary Certificate, Central Board Of Secondary Education 12Th Grade, Science, Distinction