Ashwin Krishnan Email and Phone Number

In my second 0-1 journey, I lead the Narayana Group's ed-tech vertical, planning out their foray from a legacy offline company. I worked with key stakeholders including the CEO and the board and mapped the digital strategy. I built a team of engineers, product managers, educators, and designers from scratch. . Highlights of my time here so far: - Built a 300-member team in 6 months at a 30% cost reduction compared to traditional recruiting methods- Successfully hired leaders for… Show more In my second 0-1 journey, I lead the Narayana Group's ed-tech vertical, planning out their foray from a legacy offline company. I worked with key stakeholders including the CEO and the board and mapped the digital strategy. I built a team of engineers, product managers, educators, and designers from scratch. . Highlights of my time here so far: - Built a 300-member team in 6 months at a 30% cost reduction compared to traditional recruiting methods- Successfully hired leaders for every critical department - product, engineering, marketing, finance, academic content, and HR, during a challenging market phase.- Unlocked an annual INR 100 Cr revenue stream with potential for sustained growth by devising a monetization scheme for different student bases - Revamped the digital infrastructure - improved UI for the nLearn App, improved onboarding flow resulting in <10% dropout- Ensured an exhaustive consumption pipeline for users through a combination of proprietary in-house video content and negotiated short-term vendor partnerships for licensed content. This resulted in a 45% boost in user engagement on the app.-Established robust product management processes encompassing strategy, roadmaps, retrospectives, and reviews, setting the team up for sustained progress Show less

This was a very short stint where I led the high school vertical for LEAD. However, in this short time, I managed to make an impact by building the high-school product team - helping them retain the 196 schools they had partnered with.

- Hired and built a team of software engineers, UX designers and educators from scratch - Formulated the long term product strategy and roadmap- Launched the Avanti Gurukul App (100 K+ downloads on Playstore) - Create a marketing strategy and acquisition channel by launching the Avanti Gurukul Youtube Channel (350K+ subscribers)

A dedicated 2 year fellowship in which I worked as a full time teacher for 32 fourth grade students at Ja'fari English High School , Govandi - a low income private school situated at the heart of one of the most sensitive communities in Mumbai. - Achieved an average academic growth of 1.5 years in students in English and Math through use of novel teaching methods; Classroom ranked amongst top 5 performing classrooms in the city in Mathematics. - Worked with school leadership to lead… Show more A dedicated 2 year fellowship in which I worked as a full time teacher for 32 fourth grade students at Ja'fari English High School , Govandi - a low income private school situated at the heart of one of the most sensitive communities in Mumbai. - Achieved an average academic growth of 1.5 years in students in English and Math through use of novel teaching methods; Classroom ranked amongst top 5 performing classrooms in the city in Mathematics. - Worked with school leadership to lead reforms in pedagogy and upgrading the sports and library infrastructure- Raised over 1.5 Lakh in funds by creating social media campaigns targeted at specific donors Show less

Worked with the CEO to identify critical parameters essential for entry into the Indian education financing market. Voluntarily conducted field visits to identify and evaluate avenues of partnership with educational institutions in Mumbai

Worked with a team of operators to perform quality checks and inspections for tools to be deployed for offshore applications.Conducted detailed research about the Three Layer Litho- Density Tool and came up with recommendations for improvement. - Performed a quality audit of the plant to identify major risks and non productive time incidents.

Collaborated with a 5 member team at the Machine Dynamics Division to design an electrolyser plant for nuclear applications