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California, United States

Researched and developed Spark Driver, a gig driving platform that powers delivery services for Walmart • Spearheaded development of new Spark Driver application portal prototypes; projected savings of $xxx by reducing driver support calls by xx% and increasing trip initiation rate by xxx%• Conducted interviews with drivers, contextual inquiry session & translated insights to product design• Created customer journeys & service blueprints to shift organizational focus from technical solutions to a holistic experience prioritizing and understanding customer’s perspectives and experiences• Collaborated with design, business, developer & marketing teams for integrated product development

• Orchestrated product innovation by championing design thinking and human-centered design principles within my team.• Strategically created revenue model and devised an investment strategy for the project.• Conducted in-depth user research, competitive analysis, defined product requirements and executed the project

New Delhi Area, India

Design Innovation and execution of Domestic Airport Terminal 1 in New Delhi• Reduced avg. check-in time; synthesized research data, identified opportunities in existing departure journey, leading to improved check-in experience for future travelers• Facilitated review workshops with 15+ cross-functional stakeholders (engineers, product designers,operations) to build consensus on project development as per business needs and users goals• Regularly presented design strategies to client C-suite to balance quality, budget, and time factors in project

Gurgaon, India

• Generated $XX in business over 4 months by evaluating bid proposals from a technical and commercial standpoint, addressing pre-bid queries, and submitting bid through a competitive process•Reduced project cost by $XXM by leading value engineering initiatives for the airport project•Aided strategic management decisions by providing actionable insights on project health data through KPI analysis•Implemented annual project budgeting, scheduling, and forecasting with the FP&A teamProject ManagementDelhi Metro Line Phase IV (3 Metro corridors with 37 stations and 3 Depots) (Project Cost: Rs. 25.9 Cr)Coordinated with project teams and proposed resource-loaded project baseline schedule and its narrative for three metro corridors using Microsoft project software Quarterly monitoring of budget, prepared cash-flow forecasts and dashboard reports for financial status and technical issues of the projectTracked project variations for the resolution of key issues for efficient management of the projectBusiness development of building engineering projects-Urban, Building Engineering, Aviation, Roads, and highways domains, fostering client collaboration, addressing pre-bid inquiries, and developing comprehensive bid proposals with detailed technical and financial approaches, methodologies, and workforce schedules.

Dlf Capital Greens , New Delhi

New Delhi Area, India

A six weeks of comprehensive training experience in different verticals of NBCC Ltd. These included finance, taxation, site activities and budgeting of project.

Newdelhi

I worked on a redevelopment of housing project.Works included regular monitoring of site construction activities and quality inspection of all the construction activities.

South Extension,New Delhi

Prepared designs, working drawings client presentations and carried out services coordination for the projects.

New Delhi

During the architecture tenure, worked and learned under renowned architect Sanjay Prakash. I worked for residential and commercial projects with key areas as passive and low energy architecture, hybrid air-conditioning, earth construction, community-based design.

Master In Integrated Innovation For Products And Services, 3.75

Course Work : Agile Methods Design of AI products User research Product Strategy Development Managing Disruptive Technology Integrated.

Master'S Degree, Masters In Eng. Management (Project Management), 3.8

Bachelor’S Degree, Architecture, 4/4