Resume
FULL TIME WORK EXPERIENCE (5+ YEARS)
2021 - 2022
Co-founder
Agritech Startup - Freggys
Hyderabad, India
Conceptualized, and developed a high-trust e-commerce product for the delivery of freshest vegetables
Interacted with 100+ customers for problem discovery, and value proposition to target customer segments
Built MVP for first-of-its-kind, economical smart farming, and direct delivery solution, solving trust problem of organic produce and tackling declining soil fertility, depleting water resources, etc.
Built an innovative automated hydroponic demo farm ($40,000) for adoption by other franchise farmers
Formulated Go-to-Market Strategy, pitched to VCs, received an angel investment commitment of ~$50,000
2019 - 2021
M&A Investment Banking Associate
Avendus Capital
Mumbai, India
Member of Technology sector focused Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) team
Led end-to-end execution of sell-side M&A engagements and closed 3 transactions worth $ 400Mn+
Advised clients on transaction structuring, valuations; Identified investors and synergies with portfolio Cos
Collaborated with clients, diligence advisors and prepared pitches, financial models, marketing materials
Transaction Experience:
Sell-side advisor to SLK Global, US based BFSI BPM services provider.
Acquired by Coforge (~ $200 Mn)Sell-side advisor for ~$150 Mn+ US-based digital transformation company. Acquired by PE firm (Kedaara)
Key skills: Project Management, Cross-functional teams, Financial Modelling, Pitch, Strategy, Legal
2018 - 2018
M&A Investment Banking Associate
Arpwood Capital
Part of a 4-member team that advised global logistics firm on a ~1500 Cr+ acquisition opportunity
Researched global logistics industry w.r.t consolidation activities to identify potential synergies
Prepared thesis on holding company discounts; Ideal corporate restructuring to unlock value
Identified Pros and cons of a subsidiary in a Holding company vs a business division in a conglomerate
2015 - 2017
Program Manager, Business Analyst
Ola Cabs
Bengaluru, India
Strategy: Designed data-driven, competition-based incentives and customer discounts: $10Mn/quarter
Achieved growth in revenue by 80%, Improving both supply of cars as well as demand from customers
Product work: Implemented A/B testing to determine effectiveness of algorithm based booking allocation
Automated customized driver incentives based on recency, frequency, historical reaction to incentives
Supported product launch plans for Micro, Ola share products by market research, feasibility estimates
Customer experience: Improved availability of cars through dynamic radius for allocation of bookings
Worked on improving ratings, reducing cancellations & identifying bad/ fraud players in the marketplace
Key Skills: Product Growth, Marketing, Profitability, Data Analysis, SQL, R, Python
EDUCATION
2022 - 2023(May)
Masters in Information Systems Management
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
Product Management: PM Studio | Data Science for PMs | Managing Disruptive Technology | Measuring Social | Project Management
Entrepreneurship: Tech Startup Market Discovery | Lean Innovation Lab
Programming Courses: Object Oriented Programming, JAVA | Distributed Systems | Database Management | Intro to Machine Learning
Teaching Assistant for Finance Foundations masters level course
2017 - 2019
Masters in Business Administration
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, BANGALORE
Courses: Finance, Entrepreneurship, Marketing
Projects: Forecasting economy using yield curves (Macro Economics)
Exchange Semester: Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, USA
Extracurriculars: Member of IIMB Cricket team, Won Gold medal at annual Inter-IIM Tournament
2011 - 2015
B Tech in Mechanical Engineering
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MADRAS
Courses: Thermodynamics, Internal Combustion Engines, Finite Element Analysis, Computer Aided Design
Projects:
Chrysler Automotive: Worked with the Noice, Vibration, Harshness (NVH) team on finite element modelling and optimization techniques to reduce vibrations
MATLAB and ANSYS to build a 3D model and simulate forces, safety factor
Extracurriculars: Member of Cricket team, Cultural fest organizing teams