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Vaughan, Ontario, Canada

- Prepared in-depth business cases for various scenarios, conducting rigorous assessments to gauge the feasibility and profitability of potential new business lines and inform executive-level decision-making.- Provided steadfast support for new product launches in alignment with the APQP process. Established and upheld pricing, contract, quote, and other vital data within Litens CRM and ERP systems, meticulously ensuring data integrity and accuracy. - Directed lead quoting efforts across departments, orchestrating seamless collaboration to deliver timely quotes. Developed complete quote packages comprising detailed quote letters, customer cost breakdowns, and all pertinent documentation.- Leveraged PowerBI expertise to conduct comprehensive data analysis, generating detailed sales presentations & reports instrumental in guiding senior management towards informed, strategic business decisions.- Led cross-functional teams in driving continuous improvement initiatives, utilizing feedback loops to iteratively refine processes and enhance organizational efficiency.

Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

- Reviewed and documented the current state of the organization’s workflow and identified the KPIs to measure business performance. - Facilitated interviews with key stakeholders and prepared business process maps, utilizing Visio and word, to analyze end-to-end service. Created employee persona and developed presentation material to share findings with senior leadership.- Studied technology and business systems to identify issues/gaps in the process and performed data analysis on large data set to make evidence-based recommendations targeted to improve operational effectiveness and reduce backlog of complaints. - Designed futuristic business process map considering customer’s needs as a focal point and assisted in adopting agile project management methodology, in form of sprints, to solve identified issues and redesign the internal and external business processes.- Assisted in building prototype reports and identifying all data points captured in the system and developed a dashboard using MS Excel/PowerBI to provide insight into key data points and communicate the results to managers.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

- Organize, plan, promote, and implement academic and social activities to increase engagement rate of students and faculties.- Promote the Sprott MBA Society, Sprott MBA Games, and other affiliated groups.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

- Conducted market research on 10+ accelerator programs to develop a platform that assists start-ups in scaling up globally.- Organized and facilitated interviews with CEOs of various start-ups to gather more information on the associated incubator programs. - Examined organizational challenges from financial, operational, and technological perspectives & prepared the ideal business model.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

- Teaching Assistant of Human Resource Management course under Professor Ruth McKay.

Canada

- Managed 10 consulting projects along with daily administrative activities & formulated policies designed to grow the organization.- Designed marketing and digital advertisement strategy that improved online presence and increased awareness of the offerings.- Collaborated in creating SOPs to standardize processes that increased effectiveness of communication system.- Handled ESP project as interim team lead to align project’s progress that resulted in timely completion of project.

Canada

- Awarded with Rockstar Rookie award for outstanding performance in SSCG.- Conducted internal research to increase the adoption rate of Common Foundation’s standard.- Developed marketing strategy, digital advertisement strategy and, Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

Surat, Gujarat, India

- Developed project proposals and led negotiation meetings to secure several contracts, the largest of which was for INR 3.5 crore and generated total business of worth INR 8.7 crore in a year.- Involved in financial planning and risk assessment to assess the feasibility and validity of the project’s design and ensure timely and in-budget completion of the project deliverables.- Managed sales leads in Salesforce CRM software and established strong communication with clients and vendors, resulting in 3 times higher engagement rate and exceeding average sales targets by 60%.- Performed market research and analysed competitive landscape to improve marketing spend, resulting in a 300% boost in sales value.- Analysed end-to-end business process maps and identified opportunities for improvement in operations and marketing. Contributed in restructuring of organization policies and conducted an operational audit to improve effectiveness of the operations.- Studied business requirements & collaborated with internal stakeholders to develop dashboards & KPIs using SQL, resulting in 2x faster availability of business operations data. Performed data analysis in Tableau to create reports on market data & customer insights.- Assisted in evaluating business requirements and developing and implementing marketing and operational strategies, resulting in 30% higher leads-to-order ratio and 4% increase in profit margin.

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

- Completed a project on implementing automation which proved beneficial for the company in reducing operational cost.- Promoted collaborative working style and managed team of 10 engineers for installation & overhauling of 132kv transmission lines.

Dallas, Texas, United States

- Successfully completed Global Issues in Engineering Management course. - Worked on market analysis of highway wind turbine with Dr. Richmond Peyton to identify optimum manufacturing locations.- Participated in robotics project under Dr. Hassan Zargarzadeh.

Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

- Successfully handled 3 mega events with a footfall of 50,000, managed a budget of INR 2.5 lakh and headed the team of 80 members.- Established cooperative teamwork as a leader to get maximum efficiency from various team members.

Vyara, Gujarat, India

- Mentored and empowered 100+ underprivileged children with basic computing knowledge and communication skills.- Assisted in conducting community surveys to improve healthcare and other NGO work.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General, 10.60

Bachelor Of Technology - Btech, Electrical Engineering, 8.89

- Major project in the Automatic Solar tracking system. - Minor project in Voltage Regulation of Self-Excited Induction Generator.