Shounak Ray

Shounak Ray

Product-oriented software professional with 4+ years of experience building and launching scalable technology products across healthcare, media, and agri-tech. Experienced in full-stack development, client-facing delivery, cross-functional coordination, and team leadership, with a strong engineering foundation and a growing focus on product management, go-to-market execution, and technology strategy.

Work Experience:

4.2 Years

Industry:

Pharmaceutical & Healthcare | Technology | Telecom

Function:

IT & Systems Management | Product Management | Software Engineering

Work Experience

Antares Tech (Technology startup building custom software solutions globally)

Designer

  • Served as project delegate for 3 strategic international clients for facilitating communication and coordinating product development across all stakeholders.
  • Launched and deployed 2 new web applications, and supported enhancements on existing software; contributed to full stack product development through UI design, frontend interfaces, backend services, workflow design, deployment support, and feature enhancements
  • Led a 4-member team to pioneer a $250k+ Unified Controller Dashboard as a single access point for 100+ complex Hoof Bath IoT systems, reducing operational dependence on field visits to remote deployments
  • Led 3 developers and collaborated with 4 client personnel to develop and launch Libsyn Connect, a specialized podcast creation and monetization ecosystem; supported 1,200 creators/year through product enhancements, marketing alignment and customer feedback.
  • Collaborated on developing a $3Mn telehealth platform with video conferencing and medical workflow capabilities, supporting Visionflex’s existing medical hardware portfolio with a reported 60% gross profit margin.
Accomplishments
  • - Student Leadership: Served as President, Vice President, Webmaster and Philanthropy Chair of Chi Sigma Tau National Fraternity.
  • - Academic Distinction: Recognized as Dean's List at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
  • - Academic Excellence: Received 7 (2009-15) consecutive Outstanding Academic Excellence awards at FAIPS, Kuwait.
  • - Music Certification: Completed Grade 4 & 5 Acoustic Guitar certification from London College of Music with Distinction.
Education
  • - Master of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | United States
  • - Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | United States
Certification
  • - Acoustic Guitar Grade 5 Certification: London College of Music; Passed with Distinction, 2013.
  • - Acoustic Guitar Grade 4 Certification: London College of Music; Passed with Distinction, 2012.
Extra-curricular
  • Internship: Intern at Caterpillar Inc. (CAT Digital) in Champaign, Illinois, USA (May 2019-May 2020)
  • Coordinator for International Immersion Programme for PGPX Cohort.
  • President, Vice President, Webmaster and Philanthropy Chair, Chi Sigma Tau National Fraternity Inc., UIUC
  • Represented FAIPS School, Kuwait at Harvard Model United Nations in 2013 and 2014.
  • Served as Head Boy, Student Council, FAIPS School, Kuwait (Apr. 2013 - Mar. 2014).
  • Ranked #1 in two inter-school and one intra-school quiz contests; organized intra-school Social Science Quiz contest.
  • Guitarist, School Band; ranked #1 in intra-school talent hunt solo performance and #2 in inter-school Battle of Bands.
  • Languages: English (Fluent), Bengali (Fluent), Hindi (Fluent), French (Beginner).