Ishita Rastogi

Ishita Rastogi

Technology and consulting professional with 7.3 years of experience across software engineering, solution design, and strategic sales. Supported 120+ global engagements, influenced $100M ARR, and led initiatives that enhanced efficiency, scalability, and client outcomes.

Work Experience:

7.3 Years

Industry:

Consulting | Technology

Function:

Consulting & Strategy | Marketing | Procurement

Work Experience

GEP Worldwide (US-based procurement and supply chain solutions provider) | Mumbai

Senior Associate, Solution Design,Sales and Marketing

  • Supported 120+ global engagements over 3 years (USA, Europe, Asia) by designing tailored SaaS-based Source-to-Pay and Procure-to-Pay solutions, enabling enterprise digital transformation initiatives.
  • Contributed to $100M ARR over 3 years, influencing ~32% of the total deal wins through strategic proposals, consultative selling, and high-impact demos.
  • Influenced product roadmap by partnering with Product and Engineering teams, bringing client market intelligence to shape platform enhancements.
  • Built a reusable demo repository adopted by 80% of global teams, cutting turnaround time from 1.5 to 0.5 days (~67%) and improving efficiency.
  • Built an AI agent for RFP/RFI automation, cutting turnaround time by ~40% (5 → 3 days).
  • Delivered high-impact demos, PoCs, and sandbox environments across global time zones,emphasizing value-based storytelling and business outcome messaging for client transformation initiatives.
  • Mentored 12 senior and junior teammates; redesigned onboarding, reducing ramp-up time by ~35%.

HCL Technologies (Technology company delivering digital and AI solutions) | Noida

Senior Management Trainee, Presales, Hybrid Cloud Division

  • Supported solution architects on RFI/RFP pursuits for European clients, participated in client interactions, solution presentations, Q&A sessions, and proposal evaluations.
  • Assisted in developing end-to-end solution documentation (HLD, scope, risks, assumptions, dependencies, RACI, BOM, costing) and in preparing RFP responses including sizing and pricing.
  • Facilitated requirement-gathering workshops and analysed vendor BOMs (Dell, HP) to right-size server/storage configurations, delivering ~5% cost savings for Nordic clients.

Zensar Technologies (RPG Group's technology consulting and services company) | Pune

Software Engineer, UI-UX Center of Excellence - Zensar Technologies

  • Built the UI (mobile & desktop) for key apps including Service Edge (reduced ticket delays ~20%),Agile Maturity Assessment Tool (enabled 100+ consultants to capture feedback & auto-generate reports), ZenTS (used by 1,500+ employees, improved HR efficiency), and ZenOE (improved staffing visibility for 200+ managers).
  • Delivered 11 internal projects and built an in-house loader/progress bar replacing a licensed plugin, saving ~$2.1K annually.
  • Recognized by project leads for front-end expertise, proactive delivery, and reusable UI components that improved usability and consistency across business functions.
Accomplishments
  • ⁠ Awarded Catalyst Award at GEP (2025) for breaking down organizational silos, driving cross-functional collaboration, and contributing beyond core responsibilities.
  • ⁠ Awarded Change Agent Award at GEP (2023, 2024 & 2025) for demonstrating collaboration, adaptability, team engagement, and fostering a positive work culture.
  • ⁠ Awarded Spot Award at GEP (2023) for going above and beyond day-to-day responsibilities and delivering exceptional effort.
Education
  • ⁠ ⁠PGDM(Marketing and International Business), FORE School of Management New Delhi, India
  • ⁠ ⁠BTECH(Computer Engineering),Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University College of Engineering Pune, India
Certification
  • ⁠ ⁠Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), Microsoft
Extra-curricular
  • ⁠ ⁠Awarded 1st Prize at the Intellego Research Competition (2020), Tata Institute of Social Sciences, for conducting primary research and statistical analysis to evaluate the therapeutic effects of music on stress, mood, memory, and overall well-being.
  • ⁠ ⁠Awarded 1st Prize at the Technoslides Innovation Challenge (2020), FORE School of Management, for developing a growth strategy and prototype wireframes enabling an auto-rickshaw aggregator to generate additional revenue through hyperlocal delivery services during COVID-19.
  • ⁠ ⁠Awarded Best Comic Strip at Picasso Animation College (2009) for excellence in visual storytelling during a five-week animation camp; achievement featured in The Times of India (12 June 2009).
  • ⁠ ⁠Volunteered at CovidIndia.org (Apr 2020 – Jun 2020), building frontend features and curating real-time COVID-19 data, helping provide information access to 1M+ users across 25+ Indian cities.
  • ⁠ ⁠Served as Editor, Opine Magazine, Department of Computer Engineering (ACES), BVDUCOE (Apr 2012 – May 2013), coordinating content development, editing, and publication for the Department of Computer Engineering's student magazine.