Experience

Venwiz

• India
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Building Venwiz | Product

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Bengaluru, Karnataka, India



Bounce

• India
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Manager- Expansion & Strategy

  • Nov 2019 - Sep 2020

  Bengaluru Area, India 1. Post-Covid Growth & Engagement: - Led CRM/ CLM to reach ~40% recovery of pre-Covid MAU (monthly active users) level, through retention/ reactivation campaigns, improved reach-ability and customer segmentation for targeted communication - Collaborated with Product & Analytics to build road-map for advanced features reducing customer churn - Launched Bounce's loyalty membership- Bounce Club and managed significant cohort improvement within 4 weeks from launch 2. Launch… Show more 1. Post-Covid Growth & Engagement: - Led CRM/ CLM to reach ~40% recovery of pre-Covid MAU (monthly active users) level, through retention/ reactivation campaigns, improved reach-ability and customer segmentation for targeted communication - Collaborated with Product & Analytics to build road-map for advanced features reducing customer churn - Launched Bounce's loyalty membership- Bounce Club and managed significant cohort improvement within 4 weeks from launch 2. Launch operations: Built capability for launch in Tier-2/3 cities within 3 weeks from go-ahead to “fleet booking readiness”, by streamlining supply chain, IoT assembly and launch activities. Managed the launch in Vijayawada & Mysore 3. Insights for Biz-Ops: - Guided service pricing decisions based on customer ride behavior, price elasticity and dominant use-cases - Build live analysis tools for early identification of product bugs in pricing & vehicle data based on ride pattern and billing analysis Show less



Ather Energy

• India
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strategy Manager

  • May 2017 - Aug 2019

  Bengaluru Area, India 1. Strategic Sourcing: - Managed supply ecosystem development for critical EV technology components (drivetrain, battery, thermal management chemicals) during NPI (New Product Introduction) phase of premium electric 2W products - Enabled global suppliers undertake localisation projects aligned with policy imperatives- critical to achieving commercial viability of EV products in India - Exhaustive market research and developed cost models for Li-ion battery cells & drive unit to… Show more 1. Strategic Sourcing: - Managed supply ecosystem development for critical EV technology components (drivetrain, battery, thermal management chemicals) during NPI (New Product Introduction) phase of premium electric 2W products - Enabled global suppliers undertake localisation projects aligned with policy imperatives- critical to achieving commercial viability of EV products in India - Exhaustive market research and developed cost models for Li-ion battery cells & drive unit to estimate impact of key drivers (policy, technology, raw materials, direct/ indirect overheads) 2. Strategy & Fund-raise: - Supported fund raise efforts- Managed data room and development of investment pitch decks, investment bank selection and on-boarding, and evaluation of potential investors - Developed initial five-year financial models and advised founders on fund raise requirements - Devised talent utilization improvement program by enabling cross-team resource utilization based on common functional skills/ fit 3. Finance: - Set up budgeting system and helped onboard teams through their first resource planning cycle at Ather - Set up MIS reporting and data reconciliation system to map actual spends from G/L against individual budget items - Initiated firm-level cash flow forecasting through product development and market entry phase- Achieved 95%+ accuracy over first 12 months Show less



Praj Industries

• India
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Manager- Corporate Planning

  • Apr 2014 - Aug 2015

  Pune Area, India - Assisted the CEO synthesise, implement and track implementation of corporate strategy and initiatives - Conceptualised and implemented zero-based budgeting across organisation, developed activity based costing framework business-wise - Enabled project margin visibility at bidding stage- Built project overhead allocation tool to capture fully built-up cost structure - Program management on the firm's largest business transformation program - Helped Tier-1 management… Show more - Assisted the CEO synthesise, implement and track implementation of corporate strategy and initiatives - Conceptualised and implemented zero-based budgeting across organisation, developed activity based costing framework business-wise - Enabled project margin visibility at bidding stage- Built project overhead allocation tool to capture fully built-up cost structure - Program management on the firm's largest business transformation program - Helped Tier-1 management consulting firm onboard and perform initial diagnostics - Managed financial accrual tracking for individual work-streams - Improved revenue forecasting process on accuracy and turnaround time

• Business Analyst

  • Apr 2013 - Mar 2014

  Pune Area, India - Regularly prepared business and operational performance insight reports for Board/ CXO/ Business head level decision-making - Performed business viability studies to help select technology partner for commercial development of industry path-breaking technologies ; recommendations adopted for further due diligence

• Senior Engineer

  • Jul 2012 - Mar 2013

  Pune Area, India - Proposal and cost engineering of process block for green-field bio-fuel plant installations in India and South-east Asia - Plant commissioning exposure for multiple feed-stock bio-ethanol plants - Basic engineering innovative schemes under development (minimal utility, effluent discharge)



Indian Institute of Petroleum

• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intern

  • Jul 2011 - Dec 2011

  Dehradun - Heat Exchange Network enabled energy optimization for two public sector refineries units (Solvent Recovery unit and Crude Preheat train) - Comparative Life Cycle Analysis and Impact Assessment (LCIA) tool for multiple feed-stock Indian bio-fuels- Completed the DBT (Dept. of Biotech, India) project within 3 months down from 18 planned, besides preparing tool for commercial sale



Honeywell

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • May 2011 - Jun 2011

  Gurgaon, India Process design and overall mapping (production and distribution network) of refinery utilities for 3 upcoming refineries in the Middle-East