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United States

New York, United States

• A Fintech startup established in 2021 in New Jersey, passionate to solve problems of corporate accounting and cross-currency payments through innovative Blockchain and AI productsIntercompany netting (think Splitwise.
• Built the product strategy, architectural framework, and flow diagram for a blockchain based product for automated intercompany netting and reconciliation
• Conducted market sizing and found a potential market for the product of 1-2 billion
• Led through ideation, developed algorithm & excel prototype for a flexible Netting Engine delivering 30% more savings than regular netting and increased liquidity by ~35%
• Defined product vision, goals, and long-term product roadmap with detailed features encompassing smooth user experience
• Interviewed users from leading eCommerce. & pharma MNCs to learn user pain points and find product fit & researched current competitors to bring differentiating features

Buffalo, New York, United States

• A Fintech startup established in 2019 in Buffalo, NY that provides a secure cloud-based platform enabling entrepreneurs to find and connect with investors and share company details and other documents(www.trustfinta.com)
• Delivered feature for paid users by creating a parameterized scorecard to increase efficiency in investor matching
• Designed MVP feature for entrepreneurs to create monthly reports on the portal and created the roadmap for future enhancements & automation
• Recommended to make Finta a “one-stop platform for investors” and devised service packages for different user types leading to additional revenue streams
• Analyzed competitor services and surveyed users to reach the best pricing for the services

• Built a Service and Contract Maintenance Software on MS Access from scratch
• Digitized and streamlined existing service contracts and trained users on the software

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Multi award winning, 7-year old startup in Bangalore building AI based performance apps to drive behavior of front-end office and sales teams using behavior economics and persuasion mechanics.
• 100% revenue increase from small dealers for the biggest Indian watch manufacturer
• Developed balanced scorecard for an automotive client dealerships’, and improved productivity index by 85%
• 5% improvement in Net Promoter Score of customer service for a global hospitality client
• Led a team of data analysts to analyze performance trends for ~15k users on ~200 KPIs to provide behavior insights and performance patterns
• Designed analytical model to deliver behavioral nudges based on user’s performance, persona, and personality and created communication strategy leading in 20% increase in DAU

Lafayette, Indiana Area

My role included evaluation of exams and assignments, analysis of weak areas of students and proctoring of examinations.

Portland, Indiana

• Developed model to optimize outbound transport cost, resulting in 17% cost reduction
• Analyzed 5 years’ demand and forecasted future outbound shipment, which formed basis for the model
• Developed a vendor base for freight and drayage service providers ensuring low price and high quality
• Studied the trend for spot market and contract rates for freight and drayage based
• Designed and implemented excel model to help decide between buying freight on spot or contract and calculate effective savings
• Recommended vendors and contract parameters including type and duration ensuring maximum cost reduction

Phaltan Area, India

• Projected inventory entitlement and recommended steps to improve inventory turns by 100%
• Analyzed and formulated inventory trend for the transition phase based on monthly demand
• Forecasted the inventory turns, incorporating the effects of forecast error
• Developed a spreadsheet tool to find the optimized transport solution
• Analyzed effect of reducing Inventory Days and using air freight, on cost and inventory turns
• Recommended a plan for consolidation of parts demand for different engine models to decrease redundancy

Pune Area, India

• Implementation of IT Solutions and Service Desk Management
• Liaised between client, functional and development teams for technical & functional support
• Coordinated with various technology and functional teams to develop customized infrastructure solutions for change issues
• Performed RCA and implemented solutions upon identifying potential risks pertaining to related IT Infrastructure
• Achieved SLA compliance enhancement up to 100% in 5 months, resulting in optimization of project metrics
• As Knowledge anchor of team, Initiated and Designed Knowledge Transition process for new joiners in the team

Master Of Science - Ms, Management Information Systems, General

Master’S Degree, Global Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: PGPX 2016 Coordinator Merchandising Committee

Master'S Degree, Global Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: Manager Volunteer Program BoilerOut

Engineer'S Degree, Civil Engineering