Experience

Desert Ventures

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal

  • Mar 2021 - Present



Palmeira Holdings

• Chief Financial Advisor

  • Feb 2017 - Present



Aster

• United Arab Emirates
• Financial Services

• Co-Founder & CFO

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2021



Erada Business Incubator

• Kuwait
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Senior Venture Capital Analyst

  • Jan 2019 - Mar 2020



Accept. #TradeOnyourOwnTerms

• United Kingdom
• Internet Publishing

• Consulting CFO

  • Jun 2018 - Dec 2018



Guidic Solution Pvt Ltd

• India
• Consumer Services

• Co Founder

  • Sep 2015 - Nov 2017



ICRA

• Financial Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Credit Analyst

  • Mar 2012 - Nov 2015

  Working in Large Corporate Credit Rating Division; independently executing credit risk assessments  Assessing credit risk of companies under Basel II framework by performing fundamental analysis including conducting due diligence, industry analysis, business (operational) analysis, and financial analysis  Regular interaction with Company Senior Management, Senior Corporate Bankers, Merchant Bankers, Accountants and Private Equity Investors to conduct 360 deg credit risk assessment  Analyzing and evaluating the future cash flow adequacy in accordance with company’s plans and debt servicing requirement by conducting cash flow modeling, sensitivity and scenario analysis  Conducting benchmarking studies with respect to other peers in same industry and all ICRA rated entities  Authored detailed credit perspective reports and rating rationale and other media released for portfolio companies  Recommending steps to improve the credit challenges through efficient capital restructuring, better working capital management and streamline operations by adopting to industry wide best practices  Constantly monitoring the portfolio companies for changes in industry dynamics and company’s business model  Proficiency in ISI Emerging Markets and Industry Analysis Service databases for financial/operational comparisons  Executed credit risk assignments of Bank Credit in industries - Power, Heavy Engineering, Iron & Steel, Chemicals, Electrical Cables, Seafood Exports, and Renewable Energy  Key assignment includes credit assessment of INR 100 Billion debt issue for 1860 MW Thermal Power Plant of J.P. Group, INR 100 Billion debt issue for 1860 MW Thermal Power Plant of Shishir Bajaj Group; INR 110 Billion debt issues of Alstom Group of companies and JVs; INR 7 Billion debt issue of APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.



GrowthPraxis

• India
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Apr 2011 - May 2011

  Worked with the Telecom and Technology team on 4G Business Case for India report 1) Developed a Demand Estimation model to forecast the customer base and revenue potential of 4G services in India 2) Developed a financial model to estimate the Capital and Operating expenditure requirements for a pan India 4G greenfield operation , price points of 4G devices & services, and ROI and breakeven periods Worked with the Telecom and Technology team on 4G Business Case for India report 1) Developed a Demand Estimation model to forecast the customer base and revenue potential of 4G services in India 2) Developed a financial model to estimate the Capital and Operating expenditure requirements for a pan India 4G greenfield operation , price points of 4G devices & services, and ROI and breakeven periods



Anindus Consultant Pvt Ltd. (Now merged with Lakshmikumaran & Shridharan Attorneys)

• Analyst

  • Dec 2008 - Jun 2010

  Patent Intelligence and Technology  Lead analyst for an Intellectual Property licensing & valuation project using DCF and comparable methods  Independently worked on projects involving creation of patent portfolios for automotive sector companies Adaptive Case Management (ACM) Solution Implementation and Management for legal services  Designed and implemented automated process flow, document flow, and MIS through the ACM solution  Supervised a 4 member testing team and provided training to 250 users across seven offices in India



Unilever

• United Kingdom
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Trainee

  • May 2007 - Jul 2007

  • Projects: 1) Man power optimization through low cost automation. 2) Changeover time reduction through standardization, and time and motion analysis. • Projects: 1) Man power optimization through low cost automation. 2) Changeover time reduction through standardization, and time and motion analysis.



SAE IIT Roorkee Chapter

• Executive Member

  • Jul 2006 - Jun 2007

  + Organized annual SAE workshop attracting intercollege participation. Responsible for co-ordinating and guiding team member, seeking resources and sponsership for the workshop. + Planning and fabrication of formula SAE sports car. + Organized annual SAE workshop attracting intercollege participation. Responsible for co-ordinating and guiding team member, seeking resources and sponsership for the workshop. + Planning and fabrication of formula SAE sports car.



Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • May 2006 - Jun 2006

  Project: Fabrication of Thermoelectric Cooler and Warmer for Summer Undergraduate Research Award (SURA).The project comprised fabrication along with thermal and electrical analysis of the system involving thermoelectric modules. Project: Fabrication of Thermoelectric Cooler and Warmer for Summer Undergraduate Research Award (SURA).The project comprised fabrication along with thermal and electrical analysis of the system involving thermoelectric modules.