ZS Associates (US-based Management Consulting firm with offices worldwide) | Pune

• Decision Analytics Associate Consultant
  • Offshore lead 10+ member team across 4 concurrent projects (>$700K revenue), ensuring on-time delivery, client satisfaction, and stakeholder alignment.
  • Mentored 10+ associates, reducing onboarding time by 30% through structured training, personalized guidance, and scalable learning tools.
  • Spearheaded a novel marketing mix methodology tailored to CAR-T therapies (>$600M brand), enabling more precise ROI attribution and unlocking $250K+ in incremental SOWs.
  • Led GTM and adoption analysis for a launch brand, influencing a $50M+ TV campaign pivot and increasing market share from 4% to 9.3%.
  • Conducted 25+ knowledge transfer sessions to help establish the client’s Global Capability Center, supporting a $120K consulting engagement.
     
• Decision Analytics Associate
  • Optimized a $450M promotional budget for an $8B oncology brand, leading a team of 3 to enhance investment efficiency across touchpoints.
  • Spearheaded $1.5B+ in marketing spend decisions for a Fortune 500 US pharma client using advanced analytics, presenting synthesized insights to the CXO suite.
  • Pioneered organization-wide use of classification models to analyse launch brand drivers, generating $250K+ in follow-on project SOWs.
  • Improved team effectiveness by ~30% through a custom-built R-Shiny web app that automated exploratory data analysis and Marketing Mix Modelling.
  • Generated $200K+ incremental topline by collaborating with 7+ cross-functional teams on analytics-led enhancement and process optimization initiatives.
     

Kalyani TechnoForge Ltd. (Manufacturing partner for renowned brands in the auto and non-auto sector), Pune

Graduate Engineer Trainee

• Enabled JIPM certification by aligning operations with TPM standards, showcasing quality excellence and audit-readiness to key stakeholders
• Reduced cycle time by 20% and rejection rates by 40% through workflow optimization and Poka Yoke implementation
• Improved equipment uptime by 25% by introducing predictive maintenance using OEE data to pre-empt breakdowns and plan resources better
• Awarded Employee of the Month twice in 6 months for leading impactful quality and efficiency initiatives on the shop floor

• Ranked in top 15% of peers across tenure at ZS, showcasing sustained high performance and strong problem-solving ability in high-stakes client environments
• Awarded ‘Be My Star – Game Changer’ twice during a high-attrition phase for ensuring project continuity, team stability, and client confidence
• Fast-tracked to Associate Consultant in 24 months by securing top-tier performance ratings across all cycles, demonstrating consistent strategic impact

• B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) - Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai

• Project Management – IIT Kanpur
• Performance & Reward Management – IIT Kharagpur

• Elected Sports Secretary (PGPX), leading all athletic initiatives for the Student Activity Council at IIM Ahmedabad
• Named Player of the Tournament among 78 teams at the SSN State-Level Intercollege Tournament; led team to championship victory
• Awarded Best Promising Athlete in first year of college, selected from a batch of over 2,500 students for all-round sports excellence