CAREER SUMMARY

10+ years of experience in accident/incident-free military service at Indian Air Force & prior corporate roles as R&D Engineer at Synopsys & Tech Team Lead at a Tech startup, adept at leading a 180+ professional high performance team with a focus on problem solving, project planning & program management. Collaborated with top leadership, civilian authorities & international teams for seamless operations. Also, as Co-Founder, contributed to the growth of a QSR brand Wich Please.

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EDUCATION

• B. Tech ECE, IIIT-H 

  • I am a graduate in Electronics & Communications Engineering from International Institute of Information Technology - Hyderabad. I was deeply fascinated by robots and the underlying technologies therefore I pursued my undergraduate research at Robotics Research Center, IIIT-H​​. ​​​

  • My research focused on developing Intelligent Machines and Assistive Systems, Augmented Reality robot-computer vision. I explored how to make appropriate extensions to abilities of handicapped people through technology, and to develop more personalized augmentative and intelligent automated systems. I worked with Dr. K Madhava Krishna Assistant Professor and Head of Robotics Research Center on my major project Autonomous Wheel Chair.
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• PG D Aeronautical Engineering, VTU

  • Complete​d 1 year master's course in Aeronautical Engineering as an integral part of Officer's Training at Air Force Technical College, Bengaluru.

 

EXPERIENCE

• Indian Air Force | Senior Program Manager | Jul'14 - Oct'19

  • Project Management & Timely Delivery

    • ​Procurement & asset tracking of 6 HAWK MK-132 Fighter Jet worth Rs 1400 Cr from HAL 

    • Engineered & installed smoke pods on HAWK Mk-132 Fighter Jet, saving Rs 96 Cr

    • Revamped Hawk flight simulator software, saving Rs 90 Cr of annual royalty fees

    • Developed & implemented real time flight line status as live feed to all verticals of IAF via IT integration, improving visibility and operational efficiency by 25%

    • Product development of a SaaS project (e-MMS) worth Rs 900 Cr with Wipro

  • Operations Management & Risk Mitigation

    • ​Improved operational efficiency by 63% of Hawks in IAF & Navy by automating HUMS

    • Resurrected the only Aerobatic Fighter Jet Squadron of IAF – Suryakirans & incorporated operational role, raising total operational squadron strength of IAF by 1

    • Operationalized Yamuna Expressway for interceptor role | Hawks | 2 front war scenario

    • Enhanced flight safety by 15% via disciplined strategy planning, compliance audits, quality assurance processes

  • Team Leadership, Stakeholder Management & Communication

    • ​Trained 180+ people, oversaw grievances, performance, counselling, conflict resolution

    • Cross functional team management to troubleshoot & RCA, increased efficiency by 20%

    • Collaborated with MoCA, MoD, HAL, BAE to scale squadron assets from 2 to 16 jets

    • Led a multi-disciplinary scrum, implemented e-Office & e-HRM, reduced paperwork by 80% • Provisioning, budgeting, liaising Rs 200 Cr to procure & install assets leveraging expense optimization & vendor contract management skills​
       

• Wich Please | QSR | Co-Founder | Dec'13 - Jul'14 | Dec'19 - Present

  • Entrepreneurship, Team Building & Business Development
    • Achieved Rs 30 lacs annual sales with 2 outlets across Hyderabad via cost optimization
    • Bootstrapped business for profitability in 6 months, recruiting 20+ member team
    • Developed a business strategy for a low investment franchise model & increased customer repurchase rate by 12% (month on month) via customer loyalty program

  • Operations Management & Business Process Improvement
    • Owned client relationship management, supply chain management & vendor management, delivered improved sales by 100% via platform project management
    • Reduced overhead costs by 25% & labor costs by 20% via centralized kitchen model
    • Fulfilled bulk order of 2500+ sandwiches worth Rs 2 lacs in a day by proactive planning
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• Synopsys | Research & Development Engineer | Jun'13 - Jul'14

  • Engaged in the development, validation & verification of a novel line of energy-efficient Design Ware ARC processors utilizing the extensible ARCv2 Instruction Set Architecture which involved:

    •  Memory sub-systems Verification for AHB and APB protocols for the load stores units across ARC700 and ARC EM cores.

    •  Random Instruction generator development for ARC Cores.

    •  Linting of EM microprocessor and automated the flow on the Jenkins Server
       

• Ducere Technologies | Tech Team Lead | Jun'12 - May'13

  • Spearheaded an insole-based I/O system for gait + pose estimation & haptic feedback.

  •  Managed transformation of core platform into commercially viable products used for:

    • Navigation for Visually challenged | US Patent | LeChal

    • Haptic fall prevention in elderly & gait tracking | GaitReady

      • ​​​Please refer to Projects/Research for more details