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Zurich, Switzerland

Geneva, Switzerland

IMPACT initiatives is a Geneva-based NGO and the largest independent data provider in contexts of crisis to enable better and more effective decision-making for humanitarian and development stakeholders. I help achieve this mission as a Sr. Data Officer at the Africa & Europe unit of the IMPACT Research Department.

Zurich, Switzerland

Sleepiz is a digital health spinoff company from ETH Zurich. Innovative startups need to expand new R&D collaborations, acquire funding, and engage with multiple stakeholders. At Sleepiz, I was responsible for R&D Project Management, Sustainability strategy, and Grant acquisition activities.My tasks:- Leading innovation projects in digital health (worth CHF 3M+)- Public funding acquisition activities including grant preparation for several EU and Swiss funding instruments- Product sustainability and Life-cycle assessment (LCA)- Requirement analysis, Study protocols, Usability assessment, End-user surveys- Project management, Risk and Quality management, Defining and Tracking KPIs - Defining project scope, timelines, resources, budgets, and financial reporting- Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement

Zurich, Switzerland

The Centre for Energy Policy and Economics conducts high quality scientific research to improve understanding of energy economics and policy using econometric methods.My tasks and achievements:- Published 8+ articles in top peer-reviewed scientific journals- Presented research findings at 15+ international conferences- Led high impact projects in Switzerland, Nepal, and India,- Advisor for data governance, privacy, and ethics management- People management, Teaching, Mentoring, and Supervision- Designed scientific studies, surveys, and behavioral experiments- Data visualization, analytics, and project reporting- Science communication and outreach activities- Exploratory data analysis, data modeling, analysis, and algorithm design

Zürich Area, Switzerland

My research topics: Energy Economics, Mobility, Energy efficiency, Sustainability, Consumer behavior, and Environmental policyResearch methods: Applied econometrics, Randomized choice experiments, Data Science, Surveys, and Machine learning (ML)

Zürich Area, Switzerland

- Data collection on energy and environmental research topics. (Tools: R, Excel, Word, LaTeX)- Teaching assistant for the course ‘Principles of Microeconomics’

Zürich Area, Switzerland

- The "Statistics Lab" workshop at the Seminar for Statistics provided statistical consulting exposure working on real-world datasets and involved data analysis, scientific reporting and presentations to clients from the industry.My tasks:- developed data mining algorithm and analyzed web logs for evaluating redesigned web pages of the information portal of the City of Zürich (www.stadt-zuerich.ch). - built quantitative models to successfully examine a steam turbine failure based upon the onsite data for Sulzer Innotec, the research and development unit of the Sulzer group. - Tools and methods: R, LaTeX, graphical analysis, time series, multivariate regression, machine learning, additive models.

Bengaluru Area, India

Supported client obligations as part of an international team. Successfully developed vital software enhancements for existing nursing healthcare solutions. Served as the first point of contact for guiding new members in the team. Usage: C++, SQL, Excel, CCL (Cerner SQL).- Achieved improved quality by documenting crucial test case scenarios- Received the Quarterly Performance Award (twice) for excellent work

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Economics

Activities and Societies: EC member and President (2016-2018) of the Indian Student's Association of Zurich (InSAZ)Dissertation title.

Master Of Science (Msc), Statistics

Activities and Societies: Statistical Consulting Workshops, Semester Projects, Indian Students Association of Zurich.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics And Communication Engineering, First Class With Distinction

Activities and Societies: Technical festival, Robotics project, Micro-controller programming seminar, CRYDeveloped a wheelchair.

All India Senior School Certificate (Cbse 12), Mathematics And Science

Activities and Societies: IIT coaching at Bansal Classes

All India School Certificate (Cbse 10), Mathematics And Science

Activities and Societies: Maths club, Art, Cricket team, Football team