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Espoo, Fi

Helsinki, Fi

Espoo, Finland

Commercial Performance. Optimal Execution. Increased Business Value.Preload | (Google) PAI Program for Android apps: Facebook, Amazon (Shopping & Music), Linkedin, Booking-com, ExpressVPN, Spotify, Kindred Shop n Save. Partners pay basis defined outcomes.MyDevice App (official app of Nokia/HMD Android smartphones & tablets) Placement Program as promotional channel for partners. No cost for impressions.Key account management for services - OriginData, Gameloft, Opera Mini - Nokia & HMD feature phones.Part of the global marketing team.

Espoo, Finland

Business ID: 3218142-4# Affiliate & Content Marketing Platform # Lifestyle solutions # Lifestyle commerce The platform shall publish short podcasts (~ 15 min) on life-verbs such as consult, tour, snack, decorate etc. (along with digital illustrations) to promote and sell corresponding and related life-verb items. Related items (6-36) are recommended by AI-enabled proprietary engine.Podcasts from individuals and businesses combine to make a Shotcast.Recommended items served at the end of each shotcast make the Store. Progression: Shoshin >> Sisu >> ShaaswatApp Name: TalkieTrail App highlight: Shotcast that talk to users, Store that ushers a delightful trailEarning Sources: Sales commission, Product tap & redirection fee, Ad impressionsFocus: Make The Lesser Known, Known || Charge Your Casual Arc With Choices LittleMission: Serving Lifestyle Businesses With Demand & Seekers Of Quality Life With Inspiration*Participated in Aalto Digital Creatives Preincubator Program. *Awarded Business Finland's innovation voucher grant.

New Delhi

Market intelligence, Client Engagement & Sales, Content Acquisition, Product adaptation.Foxxum (HQ = Kiel, Germany) business is to grow Connected TV & OTT business. Foxxum provides customized software solutions (Linux & AOSP) to Connected TV brands such as Hisense & Vestel - platform as service (PaaS) - rigorously tested app store bundled in as part of software solution. In addition, Foxxum offers turnkey app-OTT solutions (development, publishing, maintenance, update) for Connected TVs & streaming media players.Initiated/established/nurtured relations with regional OTT players Sony LIV, Shemaroo Me, Docubay, Sun TV, NhacCuaTui, Doonee, iflix, others; and TV brands Panasonic, Polytron, Videocon, Vu, Walton.State of mind: Scrappy & Frugal

New Delhi

LeEco (formerly LeTV) with HQ= Beijing; entered India market early 2016 and exited January 2017 (India staff was laid off).My Activities: product operations and roadmap for LeEco membership (as opposed to plain subscription) under conditions of ambiguity. CMS (content management system) & DRM (digital rights management) integration.Apps as part of LeEco membership: LeVidi (Eros movies +), LeMusic (Hungama songs +), Live (Yupp TV 120 channels +), LeDrive (5TB storage), Whatslive (self-broadcasting) for Le smartphones & TV.

New Delhi

Startup funded by joint investments from Hollywood studios (Warner, Sony) and Singtel. D2C video-on-demand service (streaming & download of movies) with availability in India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand.Activities: Partner onboarding, integrations, troubleshooting. Analyzing and leveraging viewership data. Technical bug reporting & resolution (JIRA). Improving customer flow and navigation within the app. Identifying consumer triggers and barriers to purchase. Partners: Vodafone India, ACT (ISP, south India ), Google (Chromecast)Company closed April 2020 -- meaningful revenue missing the mark

New Delhi

Startup funded by Matrix Partners and Omidyar network. Facebook via USSD - the flagship product - made available on 50+ mobile carriers worldwide.Products: Fonepass (mobile data growth and sponsorship solution for telecom operators), Foneverify (service to verify mobile numbers), Twitter on USSD (session-based Twitter service for mobile phones without data connection), Fonenotify (tool for scheduling promotions and notifications)Activities: Product requirement documents, API design & update, Competition benchmarking, product planning and delivery after repeated rounds of prioritization.State of mind: new wine (Facebook) in old bottle (USSD)..old wine (Facebook) in new bottle (USSD)..

New Delhi

a) Played key role in development of Smart TV App Store (India) program. Streamlined development, testing, certification and integration of 50+ Smart TV apps. Reviewed app mock-ups with respect to web performance, video quality, content completeness, repeat value.b) Identified and signed 20+ apps/content partners across films, finance, comics, travel and education. Maintained healthy spread across content genresc) Facilitated development of six apps in-house. Promoted student app contest in engineering colleges and leading websites.Part of India marketing team.

New Delhi

Digispice Technologies was at the forefront in bringing digital music to Indian hinterland. Built great rapport with artists, labels, publishers and societies.a) Researched competitive landscape for music rights, licensed Universal music catalogue for India, conceptualized and designed user interface for international music channels around playlist subscriptions, adapted the service to mobile (IVR) radio, launched the service on key telecom operators, Airtel and Reliance.b) Defined features/functionalities of music video portal (Interactive Voice and Video Response) for mobile carriers about to launch 3G services. c) Organized digital music catalogue for offline retail distribution[July 2011. TRAI issued a directive instructing Indian mobile carriers that they seek explicit user consent before activation of value-added services. VAS revenues plunged soon after]

New Delhi

Gameloft (HQ = Paris) pioneered mobile game publishing; and was fully acquired by French media conglomerate Vivendi in 2016a) Set up India-business from scratch. Managed the full spectrum of sales journey. Responsible for regional footprint, growth and profitability.b) Initiated, negotiated and closed distribution agreements with telecom operators viz. Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance, Idea, Dialog, Tigo at respectable revenue share. Partnered OEM's - Nokia, Samsung, Sony-Ericsson - for game preloads; and media agencies/affiliates- Star TV & Times Internet - for increased reach and revenuec) Key account manager:Onboarded customers, solved operational issues, nurtured beneficial relationships at various levels of management hierarchy, improved and streamlined user experience to attract and engage traffic. Monetized 100+ Java games launched: games such as ‘Prince of Persia’, ‘Asphalt Racing’, ‘Midnight Pool’.d) Collaborated closely with Beijing, Hyderabad, Montreal and Bucharest studio to activate 50+ promotions on carrier portals; repackaged to seasonal swings and demographic demands.e) Identified market opportunity and led the development of “Kevin Pietersen Cricket” game. Enhanced it into India’s first touch-screen cricket game (preloaded on Samsung Corby) & India’s first motion-sensor cricket game (preloaded on Sony-Ericsson F305)f) Grew market share in India from zero to ten percent; while the company's global annual revenues grew 4xDrivers of India's future gaming growth (excluding real-money games) : a) format adaption/localization of casual games b) games that test and tease a student

Nice, France

C Programs (development, maintenance)for airline reservation systems in fare quote departmentAmadeus is one of the top 15 software companies (Forbes 2017 global rankings) providing travel technology solutions.

B Tech, Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: Music - BRCA (Board for Recreational and Creative Activities), Organized lifestyle show at Rendezvous 97 Final.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Aerospace & General Management, 2.91/4.00

Activities and Societies: AIESEC @ Toulouse Business School, France Triple crown of accreditations (Equis, AACSB, AMBA). Specialized MBA.

Xi-Xii

Selected in Final Round of National Talent Search Examination