First principles over precedent. Signal over noise.

Four stints alongside the degree, across neural networks, equity research, applied machine learning and corporate finance.

1. May 2021 - Sep 2021

   

   Shadowed Consulting Haus Director

   • Shadowed the Director of Corporate Finance Strategy, evaluating Islamic financial instruments for an NBFC.
   • Benchmarked 200+ NBFCs and banks across the GCC, covering both corporate and retail customers.

2. Jul 2020 - Sep 2020

   Equity Research Analyst, Fincrux Technologies

   • Invested INR 2L at an average return of 21.25% across BSE-listed companies, on a real-time trade simulator.
   • Used fundamental and technical analysis to evaluate company performance against the market.

3. 2019

   

   Data Science Intern, Alpha AI

   • Built a recommendation algorithm for solo and group travel handling 1M+ users, delivered three weeks ahead of schedule.
   • Led a team of 4 interns and 2 psychologists to fold personality traits into the recommendations.
   • Combined collaborative and content-based filtering, improving the system's efficacy by 60%.
   • Generated deep fakes to automate content production for edtech practitioners, cutting man-hours by 40%.
   • Applied GAN-based generative modelling to improve video content generation.

4. Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

   

   Neural Networks Intern, UNESP, São Paulo

   • Built a neural network in the MATLAB NN toolbox that took GDP, exports, imports, inflation and interest rates across 20 years to predict the value of the Indian rupee, accurate to 96%.

Four posts across three years: local operations, then quality, then the national committee, plus a global task force.

1. 2019 - 2020

   Local Committee Task Force Leader, elected

   • Elected to transform LC networks globally, working with counterparts across 4+ countries including Turkey, Brazil, Poland and Germany.
   • Built strategies for the internal functioning of APAC countries, strengthening and streamlining their systems and processes.
   • Advised the global IAESTE IT team.

2. 2019 - 2020

   National Secretary, National Committee IAESTE India

   • Represented India at the 2020 Annual General Conference in Slovakia.
   • Increased National Committee savings by 68% and launched 2 new revenue streams.
   • Exchanged the 2nd-highest number of offers globally, up 16% year-over-year.
   • Designed an app to digitise the global offer-exchange process, cutting processing time, eliminating ~15k sheets of paper and improving analytical insights; adopted by the IAESTE A.s.b.l. Board.

3. 2018 - 2019

   Total Quality Manager, LC Manipal

   • Implemented internal department-wide efficiency audits.
   • Managed IAESTE LC Manipal's support system.

4. 2017 - 2018

   Local Committee Member, LC Manipal

   • Handled the operational work of LC Manipal.
   • As Summer Reception Officer, managed the incoming of 80+ foreign nationals across 30+ countries.
   • FRRO in-charge, handling police verification for select countries.

An electric scooter built at the Manipal Incubation Center: old scooters headed for scrap, converted rather than replaced.

• Handled the electronic components and their wiring into the BMS: indicators, headlights and horn.
• Worked on the chassis assembly for the battery and BMS.
• Secured an initial grant of INR 50,000.
• The first prototype ran up to 60km on two hours of charging, at a build cost of around INR 45,000.
• The team applied for a patent, with motorbikes lined up next.