Functional Skills

Benchmarking
Communications
Customer Analytics
Cybersecurity
Go-to-market Strategy
Innovation Management
Market Intelligence
Market Research
Project Management
Quality Control
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
Vendor Management
Growth Strategy
Competitive Landscaping
Strategy Development

Software Skills

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
PowerBI
Microsoft PowerPoint

Sector Experience

Aerospace & Defense
Automotive
Business Services
Energy
Technology

Languages

English
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GTM strategy and location analysis for a financial services player
Business Services Business Process Outsourcing

Notable Clients

Air Liquide
Akamai Technologies
Aviva
Linde
Palo Alto Networks

Experience

Strategy&Blue Management Consulting
Founding Director/ Partner
5/2018 - Present
Designation: Founding Director/ Partner Sector Coverage: We work with both established players and startups. However, has a stronger focus on startups in the disruptive technology and technology space. Responsibilities:
• Is responsible for starting the bootstrapped boutique consulting firm from scratch – including hiring team members, client acquisition, growing the company and bring it to profit over the time. Work Highlights and Responsibilities:
• Client engagement, client communications and client management
• Work allocation, people management, project management and project workflow
• Assisting and guiding in market research, including TAM, SAM and SOM analysis, trend analysis, competitive intelligence studies among others
• Taking a greater role in complex studies such as location analysis, market gap and opportunity assessment, market entry and go-to-market studies, etc. Achievements:
• Has successfully created a list of repeat clients for whom Strategy&Blue has become t

Freelance Research
Freelance consultant
5/2016 - 8/2018
Sector Coverage: Technology and its sub-verticals, renewable energy, manufacturing Work Highlights:
• Advising on go-to-market strategy, opportunity analysis and other complex assignments such as location analysis, gap analysis, etc.
• Competitive and account intelligence based on various metrics, benchmarking, SWOT analysis, company and competitor strategy analysis, competitor profiling.
• Report writing: Preparing creating client ready high quality reports (presentations, Word reports, thought leaderships pieces, competitive assessments).
• Syndicated report of 100+ pages – both business/market oriented and technology oriented, including market sizing, competitive intelligence and opportunity assessment. Achievements and Highlights:
• Client satisfaction score of more than 90% on Upwork.
• Client retention rate of ~87%, including start-ups as well as established players.
● • List of repeat clients include product companies such as Palo Alto Networks and Enchanted Rocks, as wel

PA Consulting Group Management Consulting
Lead Analyst
12/2011 - 5/2016
Sector Coverage: IT Security, High-growth technology, Outsourcing Responsibilities:
• End-to-end client and project management: Engage with PA consultants, scoping, manage communication flow throughout project lifecycle
• Team management: Bandwidth utilisation, conflict resolution, providing guidance to peers, fitment analysis and work allocation, review and feedback, and performance evaluation Work Highlights:
• Market/Industry research: Market sizing, trends analysis, PESTEL and Porter's Five Forces analysis, market entry strategy, market opportunity assessment, competitive intelligence
• Location analysis: Preparing interactive location analysis models, identifying technology hubs
• Preparing creating client ready high quality reports (presentations, Word reports/proposals, thought leaderships pieces, competitive assessments) Achievements:
• Promoted from Research Analyst to Lead Analyst in a year's time of joining PA Consulting Group
• Developed a location analysis model (in

Infiniti Research Ltd. Research
Research Analyst
5/2010 - 11/2011
Team: TechNavio Designation: Research Analyst (1st Jan 2011 – 28th Nov 2011) Sector Coverage: IT Security, High-growth technology verticals, Automotive Responsibilities:
• Team management, end-to-end project management, and client management
• Vendor management: Provide vendor support by clarifying the requirements and objectives, developing proposals, cost estimates, research design consultation, involve in quality control
• Part of the bi-annual research coverage planning and market sizing model preparation teams Work Highlights:
• Detailed market research, competitive intelligence and industry research (syndicated reports of 100+ pages)
• Presentations: Taking part in client presentations and analyst briefing calls Achievements:
• Awarded TechNavio Best Employee in 1st quarter of 2011 (team of 14 members)
• Promoted to research analyst from senior associate in a span of six months
• Promoted as reviewer and team lead of IT Security team within six months of joining TechNavio

Cians Analytics Pvt. Ltd. Research
Associate
1/2010 - 4/2010
Designation: Associate Work Highlights:
• Business research: Extracting condensed information, analysis, preparing presentations
• Company profiles and Competitor analysis, one page profiles and detailed competitor profiling
• Industry analysis: Analysis of specific sectors using various databases, SWOT analysis

Copal Research India Private Limited Research
Senior Analyst
3/2007 - 12/2009
Designation: Senior Analyst Work Highlights:
• Comparable company analysis, based on EV multiples – EV/Sales, EV/EBIT, and EV/EBITDA