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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

• Collaborating across global Bridgestone business units to strengthen IP protection, fostering a unified approach to innovation management for tires, air suspensions/springs, saving USD 60,000 on outsourcing IP consultants• Partnered with cross-functional teams - legal generalists to identify and navigate IP challenges, including risk mitigation before product launch in the market and guiding R&D/engineering teams on steps to prevent infringement• Advising legal & regulatory teammates on sustainable tire compound solutions, analyzing 70 years of data in 8 weeks. Developed and presented data-driven visualizations to the Global Leadership Team, effectively addressing regulatory concerns and earning commendation from an Executive Vice President of Bridgestone Americas’ – “for simplifying complex technical data for non-technical executives.”• Databases: Derwent Innovation, Questel Orbit, Anaqua, CAS

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Madison, North Carolina, United States

• Developed cost-saving analytics solutions to optimize freight logistics across distribution centers, airlines, and wheel & brake companies in the Americas, including efficiently managing the return process for worn tires to the facility.• Designed and deployed advanced forecasting models that incorporated trend and seasonal analysis, tailored to the unique tire requirements (size, radial, bias) of airlines and wheel & brake shops throughout the Americas.• Enhanced lead times for trucking companies by optimizing tire shipment schedules, leveraging economic order quantities and reorder points to ensure timely and reliable delivery.

Noida, Uttar Pradesh

• Managed one of the top 5 sports brands in providing sustainable solutions for the raw materials used in athletic shoes, sports gloves, sportswear, etc.• Conducted competitive intelligence for Oil & Gas client and presented findings to client's Global IP Head of the world's largest logistics & supply chain company in helping identify target companies for potential M&A (Merger & Acquisition)

New Delhi Area, India

• Led team of 07 people in the Life sciences department; supervised, reviewed, and coached team members to identify product format/administration route of 200 drugs not commercialized in the market.• Conducted knowledge-sharing sessions, running orientations and mentoring new joiners

New Delhi Area, India

Gurgaon, India

• Independently conducted all patent prior art searches such as patentability, freedom-to-operate (before productlaunch), Invalidity/Validity patent searches, technology landscapes and competitors’ portfolios, licensing activities• Wrote proposals (defined project scope and planning; time and cost estimation) for Oil and Gas, Pulp & Paper, Fast Moving ConsumerGoods (FMCG) clients such as skin care, electronic cigarettes and secured 2 contracts• FTE for the most prominent CPG for a year, leading client interaction over project calls and emails, understandingclients’ business requirements and offering solutions customized to their needs

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Medium pressure nitric acid production.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance | Supply Chain | Business Analytics, 3.9

Activities and Societies: • President of Supply Chain & Operations Club | • McLauchlan Leadership Fellow 2024-2025

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Chemical Engineering, First Division With Honors