Arpit Srivastava

Result-driven Product leader with a passion for user-centric digital solutions, skilled at leading complex products from 0 to 1 in fast-paced agile environment, adept at analytical insights with AI/ML expertise, user empathy and stakeholder management.

Work Experience

Live Project | Mirae Asset 

  • Working with Mirae Asset to develop a machine learning model for sentiment analysis of securities using NLP methods on SEC company filings. This analysis, aimed at enhancing traditional Quant models , will be validated against in-house models and expert analyses. 
  • Developing Asia-Pacific (APJ) growth strategy for Software intelligence tool of CAST Software, targeting System Integrators and Big Four advisories. Focused on assessing sales potential, identifying growth opportunities, designing sales coverage, and determining investments needed in the APJ region. 

 

Assistant Director, IT | Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship(MSDE) | New Delhi

Product Development 

  • Led end-to-product development of planning tool to identify infrastructural gaps in Government skilling initiatives, appreciated by Government and demonstrated to G20 Leaders, UNICEF Officials, Foreign Minister’s delegation 
  • Conducted user research and focus group to simplify UI/UX of PM Vishwakarma Portal launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister, reducing user support tickets by 23%  
  • Spearheaded development of comprehensive payment ecosystem for government fund disbursement and invoice generation under PM Vishwakarma Scheme, processing payment to 125K students, managing fund flow of ~45 million USD within 3 months 
  • Spearheaded end-to-end development of Face recognition-based attendance app using Google ML Kit and Android studio for 700+ field staff deployed across nation and reducing time theft by 25%. 
  • Improved training center allocation strategy by using python and Google geocoding API, optimizing skilling mapping to ~1 million citizens and reducing average travel distance by 37% 
  • Managed stakeholders of five government ministries to achieve Single Sign On (SSO) API integrations of multiple government portals, providing one-click registration and seamless navigation on multiple government digital products.  
  • Researched and evaluated advancements in AI/ML/Cloud to offer next-gen solutions, such as course recommendation system, sentiment analysis using NLP, face-recognition based attendance 
  • Collaborate with a cross-functional team of ML Engineers, Data Engineers to identify suitable machine learning (ML) algorithms and building ML pipeline for the implementation in Government Portals 
  • Carried out product demonstrations of product functionality and value preposition, developing strategic partnership with 10+ organizations for Skill India Digital Portal, online skill development platform developed by government. 
  • Drafted Data Governance Framework for the ministry, documented good data management practices of the organization, and worked with multiple divisions of the ministry which led to an improvement in NITI Aayog’s Data Governance Quality Index (DGQI) by 51.9 %.  
  • Facilitated Data-Driven Decision-making in policy formulation and implementation through development of unified real time BI dashboards, enabling real-time tracking of 20+ key performance indicators (KPIs) by enterprise-wide stakeholders 
  • Drafted two Request for Proposals (RFPs) for procurement of IT/software services, selection of qualified consulting companies and served on bid evaluation committees, contributing to the procurement worth 20 million INR. 
  • Authored product requirement document, created user journeys, and designed wireframes for the development of a web portal facilitating nomination of skill trainers for National teacher’s Award 
  • Led Pan India level initiative for geotagging and recording meta data of infrastructural assets of the ministry such as Training Centers, Administrative offices, Extension Centers etc, compiling data for 20000+ physical assets.

 

Cyber Security 

  • Prepared draft Cyber Crisis Management Plan for the organizations, identifying critical database and applications, coordinated VAPT and Cyber Security Audit.  
  • Lead installation of security tools such as UEM and UDRs in 200+ desktops of MSDE Officials 
  • Organized workshops on Cyber Security awareness/Cyber Hygiene, attended by 500+ officials virtually. 

Assistant Director, Media Cell 

  • Created promotion strategy for Government’s social media handles by identifying target audiences, developing content strategy and collaboration, improving organic traffic and engagement; 144.3% in Facebook reach, 62.7% increase in Instagram engagement rate and 42% increase in YouTube subscribers. 
  • Collaborated with stakeholders for identifying 300+ case studies (stories, testimonials, corporate partnerships, events) to strengthen Skill India Branding. 
  • Crafted and Implemented National Level Campaign for building awareness of Skilling Initiatives of Government with outlay of (~13+ Cr). 
  • Tracked content performance using Google Analytics and platform-specific key metrics to adjust the strategy according to audience behaviour. 
  • Carried out outdoor branding at Delhi Metro, Vande Bharat Express, Hoardings at prominent 42 railway stations and 372 bus stands, top 10 leading national newspapers. 
  • Strategically planned and managed digital marketing campaigns at leading platforms such as IRCTC app & website (13.22 crore impressions) and YouTube (2.3 crore impressions).  
  • Collaborated with stakeholders for identifying 300+ case studies (stories, testimonials, corporate partnerships, events) to strengthen Skill India Branding. 
  • Created content sourcing strategy for six Skill India TV Channel and collaborated internal organisations, sourced 1100+hrs of content to be broadcasted to TV Channels 
  • Evaluated TVF’s ‘Panchayat’ Web series proposal for collaboration with the government for promotion of Skill India initiatives, estimating 5 million views 
  • Evaluated proposals for extending financial & non-financial logo support for sponsoring national events such as FICCI Frames, India Digital Summit. 
  • Acted as Organisation level nodal officer to handle Unlawful content/information/activities in Cyber Space such as Social media platforms, Websites, Mobile Apps, e-commerce websites, various online aggregators, Internet Service providers, webhosting platforms. 

Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) | Forest Department, Madhya Pradesh Government | Rewa 

  • Underwent training program at Central Forest Academy, conducted case studies, PAN India study tours on forest management and livelihood, Survival and Combat Training led by Tamil Nadu Police, Natural Resource Management etc.

 Assistant Manager, Operations | NTPC Ltd | Madhya Pradesh 

  • Pioneered the establishment of the Professional Circle, "Parivartan," dedicated to enhancing workplace safety and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Contributed in Human resource development, mentored and trained six workers regarding safety, preventive maintenance, and overhauling.
  • Orchestrated cost savings of ~ 5 crores by promptly acting on power plant emergencies and avoiding a shutdown of power plant units, rewarded five times for demonstrating exceptional crisis management skills in power plant emergencies.
Accomplishments
  • Batch Topper/Gold Medalist in Engineering : Received Gold Medal for Electrical Engineering 2010-14 and awarded the BC Miglani Memorial Award for Academic Excellence.
  • Secured top ranks in prestigious competitive examination : Secured AIR 7 (99.99 percentile) & perfect score 1000/1000 in GATE 2014, AIR 11 in MP  PSC Forest Service Examinations 2017, and AIR 37 in UPSC Engineering Services Examination 2018
  • Entry Scholarship by IIM Ahmedabad : Received 25% Fee Waiver as Entry Scholarship in PGPX Course 2024-25 at IIM Ahmedabad
  • Special Abilities Certificate by NTPC Ltd : Received Special Abilities certificate on the occasion of Republic Day 2016 by Executive Director, SSTPP for Exceptional performance in 2015
  • National Award for e-Governance 2022 (Silver) to Bharat Skills (as team member) : Received National Award for e-Governance 2022 (Silver) to Bharat Skills for excellence in providing citizen-centric delivery (as part of team member)
  • Granted Honorarium Award for dedication and sincerity : Received Cash award and ‘Letter of Appreciation’ from Joint Secretary to MSDE, Govt of India for contributing to Digital Transformation of the organization in 2024
  • Semifinalist position in Business Case Competition Achieved semi-finalist position in a Infosys case competition, ranking within the top 300 of 11,428 teams. 

 

Education

B.E, Electrical Engg. ,  Madhav Institute of Technology and Science

Certificates
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) by Scrum Alliance
  • AI Product Management by Duke University (Coursera)
  • Python for Data Science, AI & Development by IBM(Coursera)
  • Google Analytics Certification by Google Digital Academy (Skillshop),  
  • Certificate in Project Management (CIPM) by IIPM 
Co/Extra-curricular
  • Supported GNDC Trust, a social organization by designing and developing its website (https://gndctrust.org), integrated payment gateway and, crafted Digital Marketing Strategy, increased individuals inquiring about trust’s  activities by 15% in two months
  • Launched a self-help based podcast; ‘Rational Chidiya (https://rationalchidiya.com/), developed its CMS website, and a progressive web app, adopted multichannel distribution through Spotify, JioSaavn, & Youtube, achieving  50,000+ listens to podcasts. 
  • Developed a marketplace app: Sorted Vibe (www.sortedvibe.com) :  an app to provide anonymous emotional support
  • Developed a no-code digital ledger app for small businesses using ‘Google sheet’ as a database and “AppSheet’ for frontend UI and workflows, assisting family business to manage 50+ vendors and their payment transactions
  • Developed a self-learning portal – ‘Meri ITI’ (www.meriiti.com) using WordPress, providing 5000+ topicwise MCQ questions to ITI students, carried out SEO and tracked performance metrics, mobilized ~3000 users through the telegram channel.

Quick Look

  • Work Experience: 9.2 Years
  • Previous Roles

    Assistant Director, IT , Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE)

    Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) , Forest Department, Madhya Pradesh Government, Rewa 

  • Function : General Management
    Product Management/Development
    Project/Program Management
    Strategy
  • Industry/Sector: Energy & Utilities
    Government/PSUs
Work Experience

Live Project | Mirae Asset 

  • Working with Mirae Asset to develop a machine learning model for sentiment analysis of securities using NLP methods on SEC company filings. This analysis, aimed at enhancing traditional Quant models , will be validated against in-house models and expert analyses. 
  • Developing Asia-Pacific (APJ) growth strategy for Software intelligence tool of CAST Software, targeting System Integrators and Big Four advisories. Focused on assessing sales potential, identifying growth opportunities, designing sales coverage, and determining investments needed in the APJ region. 

 

Assistant Director, IT | Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship(MSDE) | New Delhi

Product Development 

  • Led end-to-product development of planning tool to identify infrastructural gaps in Government skilling initiatives, appreciated by Government and demonstrated to G20 Leaders, UNICEF Officials, Foreign Minister’s delegation 
  • Conducted user research and focus group to simplify UI/UX of PM Vishwakarma Portal launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister, reducing user support tickets by 23%  
  • Spearheaded development of comprehensive payment ecosystem for government fund disbursement and invoice generation under PM Vishwakarma Scheme, processing payment to 125K students, managing fund flow of ~45 million USD within 3 months 
  • Spearheaded end-to-end development of Face recognition-based attendance app using Google ML Kit and Android studio for 700+ field staff deployed across nation and reducing time theft by 25%. 
  • Improved training center allocation strategy by using python and Google geocoding API, optimizing skilling mapping to ~1 million citizens and reducing average travel distance by 37% 
  • Managed stakeholders of five government ministries to achieve Single Sign On (SSO) API integrations of multiple government portals, providing one-click registration and seamless navigation on multiple government digital products.  
  • Researched and evaluated advancements in AI/ML/Cloud to offer next-gen solutions, such as course recommendation system, sentiment analysis using NLP, face-recognition based attendance 
  • Collaborate with a cross-functional team of ML Engineers, Data Engineers to identify suitable machine learning (ML) algorithms and building ML pipeline for the implementation in Government Portals 
  • Carried out product demonstrations of product functionality and value preposition, developing strategic partnership with 10+ organizations for Skill India Digital Portal, online skill development platform developed by government. 
  • Drafted Data Governance Framework for the ministry, documented good data management practices of the organization, and worked with multiple divisions of the ministry which led to an improvement in NITI Aayog’s Data Governance Quality Index (DGQI) by 51.9 %.  
  • Facilitated Data-Driven Decision-making in policy formulation and implementation through development of unified real time BI dashboards, enabling real-time tracking of 20+ key performance indicators (KPIs) by enterprise-wide stakeholders 
  • Drafted two Request for Proposals (RFPs) for procurement of IT/software services, selection of qualified consulting companies and served on bid evaluation committees, contributing to the procurement worth 20 million INR. 
  • Authored product requirement document, created user journeys, and designed wireframes for the development of a web portal facilitating nomination of skill trainers for National teacher’s Award 
  • Led Pan India level initiative for geotagging and recording meta data of infrastructural assets of the ministry such as Training Centers, Administrative offices, Extension Centers etc, compiling data for 20000+ physical assets.

 

Cyber Security 

  • Prepared draft Cyber Crisis Management Plan for the organizations, identifying critical database and applications, coordinated VAPT and Cyber Security Audit.  
  • Lead installation of security tools such as UEM and UDRs in 200+ desktops of MSDE Officials 
  • Organized workshops on Cyber Security awareness/Cyber Hygiene, attended by 500+ officials virtually. 

Assistant Director, Media Cell 

  • Created promotion strategy for Government’s social media handles by identifying target audiences, developing content strategy and collaboration, improving organic traffic and engagement; 144.3% in Facebook reach, 62.7% increase in Instagram engagement rate and 42% increase in YouTube subscribers. 
  • Collaborated with stakeholders for identifying 300+ case studies (stories, testimonials, corporate partnerships, events) to strengthen Skill India Branding. 
  • Crafted and Implemented National Level Campaign for building awareness of Skilling Initiatives of Government with outlay of (~13+ Cr). 
  • Tracked content performance using Google Analytics and platform-specific key metrics to adjust the strategy according to audience behaviour. 
  • Carried out outdoor branding at Delhi Metro, Vande Bharat Express, Hoardings at prominent 42 railway stations and 372 bus stands, top 10 leading national newspapers. 
  • Strategically planned and managed digital marketing campaigns at leading platforms such as IRCTC app & website (13.22 crore impressions) and YouTube (2.3 crore impressions).  
  • Collaborated with stakeholders for identifying 300+ case studies (stories, testimonials, corporate partnerships, events) to strengthen Skill India Branding. 
  • Created content sourcing strategy for six Skill India TV Channel and collaborated internal organisations, sourced 1100+hrs of content to be broadcasted to TV Channels 
  • Evaluated TVF’s ‘Panchayat’ Web series proposal for collaboration with the government for promotion of Skill India initiatives, estimating 5 million views 
  • Evaluated proposals for extending financial & non-financial logo support for sponsoring national events such as FICCI Frames, India Digital Summit. 
  • Acted as Organisation level nodal officer to handle Unlawful content/information/activities in Cyber Space such as Social media platforms, Websites, Mobile Apps, e-commerce websites, various online aggregators, Internet Service providers, webhosting platforms. 

Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) | Forest Department, Madhya Pradesh Government | Rewa 

  • Underwent training program at Central Forest Academy, conducted case studies, PAN India study tours on forest management and livelihood, Survival and Combat Training led by Tamil Nadu Police, Natural Resource Management etc.

 Assistant Manager, Operations | NTPC Ltd | Madhya Pradesh 

  • Pioneered the establishment of the Professional Circle, "Parivartan," dedicated to enhancing workplace safety and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Contributed in Human resource development, mentored and trained six workers regarding safety, preventive maintenance, and overhauling.
  • Orchestrated cost savings of ~ 5 crores by promptly acting on power plant emergencies and avoiding a shutdown of power plant units, rewarded five times for demonstrating exceptional crisis management skills in power plant emergencies.
Accomplishments
  • Batch Topper/Gold Medalist in Engineering : Received Gold Medal for Electrical Engineering 2010-14 and awarded the BC Miglani Memorial Award for Academic Excellence.
  • Secured top ranks in prestigious competitive examination : Secured AIR 7 (99.99 percentile) & perfect score 1000/1000 in GATE 2014, AIR 11 in MP  PSC Forest Service Examinations 2017, and AIR 37 in UPSC Engineering Services Examination 2018
  • Entry Scholarship by IIM Ahmedabad : Received 25% Fee Waiver as Entry Scholarship in PGPX Course 2024-25 at IIM Ahmedabad
  • Special Abilities Certificate by NTPC Ltd : Received Special Abilities certificate on the occasion of Republic Day 2016 by Executive Director, SSTPP for Exceptional performance in 2015
  • National Award for e-Governance 2022 (Silver) to Bharat Skills (as team member) : Received National Award for e-Governance 2022 (Silver) to Bharat Skills for excellence in providing citizen-centric delivery (as part of team member)
  • Granted Honorarium Award for dedication and sincerity : Received Cash award and ‘Letter of Appreciation’ from Joint Secretary to MSDE, Govt of India for contributing to Digital Transformation of the organization in 2024
  • Semifinalist position in Business Case Competition Achieved semi-finalist position in a Infosys case competition, ranking within the top 300 of 11,428 teams. 

 

Education

B.E, Electrical Engg. ,  Madhav Institute of Technology and Science

Certificates
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) by Scrum Alliance
  • AI Product Management by Duke University (Coursera)
  • Python for Data Science, AI & Development by IBM(Coursera)
  • Google Analytics Certification by Google Digital Academy (Skillshop),  
  • Certificate in Project Management (CIPM) by IIPM 
Co/Extra-curricular
  • Supported GNDC Trust, a social organization by designing and developing its website (https://gndctrust.org), integrated payment gateway and, crafted Digital Marketing Strategy, increased individuals inquiring about trust’s  activities by 15% in two months
  • Launched a self-help based podcast; ‘Rational Chidiya (https://rationalchidiya.com/), developed its CMS website, and a progressive web app, adopted multichannel distribution through Spotify, JioSaavn, & Youtube, achieving  50,000+ listens to podcasts. 
  • Developed a marketplace app: Sorted Vibe (www.sortedvibe.com) :  an app to provide anonymous emotional support
  • Developed a no-code digital ledger app for small businesses using ‘Google sheet’ as a database and “AppSheet’ for frontend UI and workflows, assisting family business to manage 50+ vendors and their payment transactions
  • Developed a self-learning portal – ‘Meri ITI’ (www.meriiti.com) using WordPress, providing 5000+ topicwise MCQ questions to ITI students, carried out SEO and tracked performance metrics, mobilized ~3000 users through the telegram channel.