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New Delhi, Delhi, India

Notable projects include working for:• A Fortune 500 CompanyConducted a market study to assess the level of technical intervention and maturity among the key stakeholders of Tier 2 and Tier 3 education ecosystem. Based on the existing trends, identified key challenges and potential opportunities to unlock true edtech potential lying dormant across small cities. • State GovernmentDevised a data management strategy for the Office of Commissioner of People with disabilities to collate isolated disability benefits data under a robust disability database for the state , further advised to develop models to equitably distribute allocated funds and generate insights.• International Trade Body Authored a research document for an international body outlining cross border education trade treaties between key stakeholders of Indian Higher Education system and government. Analysed past trade flows, investigated new education policy NEP 2020 in depth to design a long term engagement model.

Mumbai Area, India

Times Pro is an ed-tech initiative of the Times of India Group aimed at bridging the professional education skill gap in India across multiple domain. It focused on up-skilling the talent pool through intricate course content, on hands training sessions and valuable certificate. • Team Management Managed timelines for product release and marketing deliverables while co-ordinating with tech, marketing, design, operations and sales teams. Manage onboarding of any third party clients and ensuring smooth transition among teams.• Growth Analysing key metrics to understand and develop new strategies for greater outreach. Monitored sales channel to understand challenges, subsequently curated sales pitch and conduct training to reach sales target.Products DeliveredCIWM Certification - In collaboration with Moody’s Analytics and NISM. HDFC Banking Upskill ProgramGoDaddy Academy

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Primary responsibilities included conducting in-depth market research, designing product roadmap, evaluating existing program success and subsequently create long term project execution plan. • Research Identifying upcoming hiring trends in the Indian market. Further, conduct primary and secondary research to address skill gap and propose products in lieu with the market requirement. • Product Design Create level one product requirement document that maps out the necessary deliverables for an ed-tech product. Designing the P&L, Go-to-marketing strategy, operational channel and sales funnel for the entire project. Building strategical partnership with industry veterans, authorities etc to deliver credible products.• Product Operations Developed course curriculum and ensured content sanctity by managing the vetting process. Managed LMS, live classroom and examination platform for the entirety of program. Acquiring accreditation from certified authorities.

Gurgaon, India

• Conceptualized product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes.• Hired and set up the tech, data science, and design team for the project • Directly worked with the CTO to migrate existing system onto new platform and servers •Curated the web crawling system to build an ML-based Indian startup database.• Spearheaded data science team in drafting and executing a new data mining system.• Developed a startup scoring and ranking index using statistical modeling, including over 15000+ startups in 21 industries.• Led and collaborated with the design team to enhance UI/UX of the index dashboard at the backend and frontend.

Gurgaon, India

• Led a research team of 8 analysts to deliver Quarterly Indian Startup report by conducting primary and secondary research.• Delivered reports on Tech and Entertainment industry, including India-China comparison, top companies and deals/trends.• Reviewed monthly new investment opportunities in Indian TMT industry and carried out requisite due diligence.

New Delhi Area, India

• Identified and analysed Start-Ups in various domains, viz. Consumer Technology, IoT, Hi-Tech (AR, VR, Computer Vision), Technical Services etc.• Contributed to plethora of reports, articles and blogs, thereby gaining deep insights into the Indian startup ecosystem and alternative investment classes.• Managed marketing strategy and guided new interns.Xeler8 got acquired by ZDream Ventures, a chinese venture fund.

Bachelor’S Degree, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Activities and Societies: • Member of IITG Football Club • Member of Electronics and Robotics Club • Event Management Team - Virasat, Spic.

Higher Secondary, Pcm, 83