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Peabody, Massachusetts, US

• Identified market opportunity for innovative underwater 3D mapping systems to promote sustainable ocean practice. Elevated technical solutions from the lab to Technological Readiness Level 5.
• Developed an extensive network of researchers, advisors, and industry experts for bringing products to a growth-oriented marketplace.
• Built active partnerships with marine conservation programs to expand marine data collection and industrial marketing.
• Developing working relationships with offshore wind companies to rollout the initial product for undersea environment protection planning.
• Designing tech strategies, applying agile methods for transparent project management, and refining the SaaS business model for effective product management.

Westwood, MA, US

Medford, Massachusetts, US

• Led the student portal development to ensure quick program adaptation, increasing engagement rates by 38%
• Created and implemented PMO best practices to optimize project planning, execution, and documentation
• Scaled the annual ‘Ideathon’ competition through social media management, content marketing, professional networking, increasing the check-in rate to achieve the highest recorded turnout.

• Worked directly with the business, developers, testers, and customers to define features and technical user stories
• Enhanced UX measures by increasing user feedback collection, solution synthesis, and pain point analysis
• Defined acceptance criteria and established realistic sprint goals, which reduced delivery time
• Planned and estimated 2-week sprints, facilitating teams to deliver 95% of the MVP based on the business roadmap
• Managed and groomed backlogs of 3 SaaS products simultaneously and improved value return on effort by 43%

• Defined team optimization strategies and identified KPIs to improve processes in community organizations.
• Scheduled and organized workshops to create awareness and promote projects.
• Led marketing campaigns and collaborated with social workers for promoting various welfare events.
• Assisted underrepresented social groups in establishing social entrepreneurship ventures.

• Designed and developed hybrid renewable energy projects for tribal communities that brought electricity to over 150 households.
• Defined sustainability standards, expanded project operations, and increased service scores by 12% for new projects.
• Conducted extensive user-research to expedite clean energy deployment. Organized multidisciplinary teams and ensured best practices across sites.
• Monitored business development and CRM systems to ensure effective implementation of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) policies and the company’s customer service protocols.
• Administered bid development, ergonomics, task evaluation, quality control, procurement & supply, and energy audits.

• Led the Waste-to-Energy Initiative by creating a unique waste management system, incorporating products that use biowaste to produce organic fertilizer.
• Directed the product development cycle from prototyping to manufacturing integration of custom home lighting systems and solar streetlights.
• Conducted user research to analyze market pains. Refined product vision and UX specifications with Scrum teams.
• Managed backlog of user stories for 2 products concurrently and redesigned the product portfolio.
• Executed sprints that allowed teams to deliver 96% of the MVP according to the project roadmap.

• Designed over 15 renewable energy projects, promoted by the MNRE, for rural electrification, water resource management, and urban sustainability.
• Gathered website metrics and improved web presence through SEO, A/B Testing, successfully increasing website traffic by 32%.
• Revamped content for engagement material. Developed new scoring techniques and market growth reports for off-grid/on-grid projects, reporting a 25% marketing performance increase.
• Devised technical strategies to promote product diversification and project expansion in 4 Indian States.
• Supervised offer strategy for B2B/B2C/B2G products and projects.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

Master Of Science - Ms. Innovation & Management, Engineering/Industrial Management

Bachelor Of Technology - Btech, Mechanical Engineering