Background

2019-2024

PhD, Department of Design, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

2012-2016

B.Tech, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

2017

Executive General Management Programme, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Duration: 1 month

2014

Semester Exchange, École Centrale Paris

Duration: 4 months

2019: Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) to pursue Doctor of Philosophy in IIT Delhi

2016: Deeksha Memorial Award for highest CGPA in Kailash hostel, IIT Delhi among the B.Tech graduating class

2012-2016: IIT Delhi Merit Certificate (x5) for semester academic performance in top 7% of the class during B.Tech

2014: Charpak Scholarship by the Embassy of France to pursue semester exchange in École Centrale, Paris

Prior to pursuing a PhD in Design, I worked in the private sector for 2.5 years. This experience combined elements of management and engineering.

2018-2019

Manager, Oravel Stays Pvt. Ltd. (OYO)

In OYO, which is a hospitality chain, I managed the Transformation vertical pan-India. This vertical was responsible for transforming leased homes into vacation homestays according to internal hospitality standards. In this role, I also got the opportunity to work on a policy project: to provide suggestions on a draft bill of a homestay policy by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.

2016-2018

Manager, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)

In HUL, which is a consumer goods company, I worked as a Management Trainee and then as a Manager in Supply Chain. In these roles, I undertook several large scale projects in core business functions in various parts of India and a short stint in Bulgaria. These included projects in manufacturing units (detergent, cosmetics), warehousing & distribution, supply & demand management, and sales. These projects were primarily related to manufacturing process optimization, packaging efficiency, energy optimization in manufacturing units, and optimization of distribution networks.

2014

Summer Intern, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)

During this two-month internship at HUL, I worked in a tea factory in Kolkata, India, where I undertook a project to optimize tea packaging efficiency. For this, I redesigned the tea input hopper feeding into the packaging machine using solid flow theory, improving packaging efficiency from 57% to 64%.