Resume
Work Experience
Clients
Jan 2024 - July 2024
Chicago USA
Fanisko - Technology Solutions Consultant
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Led an 8-member team to develop AI, AR & VR solutions for clients like Asics, Jio, and ICC; overseeing solution design, project architecture, resource management & delivery planning.
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Achieved a 20% reduction in audit time by leading the development of an AI-powered financial tax assistant product, leveraging LLMs like OpenAI & AWS Bedrock to build a RAG ( Retrieval Augmented Generation ) application.
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Attracted 100k+ concurrent viewers within 3 weeks of launching a customized AR fan engagement app for the Cricket World Cup 2024, generating significant real-time audience engagement and ad impressions.
Tech Stacks :
LLM - Open AI, AWS Bedrock
XR :Unity , Unreal , Web XR, Reality Composer Pro, Snap AR, GeneeAR, Three Js
Jan 2019 - Feb 2024
Chennai India
Buzzark Simulations Pvt Ltd - Founder
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Scaled AR VR tech consulting startup from 0 to $500k revenue, leading a 10-member cross-functional team & delivering 40+ Immersive projects with marquee clients like Aditya Birla and PAC Worldwide.
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Onboarded 30+ enterprise clients by leading end-to-end sales cycle; developing digital marketing, user acquisition strategies and expanding market reach across US, AU & MEA regions through strategic channel partnerships.
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Boosted learner retention by 20% among resident surgeons by leading the design of a VR surgery training app in collaboration with MGH Boston, leveraging user studies to identify and address key needs & performance metrics.
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Increased cart conversion rate by 15% for an e-commerce fashion store by implementing AR virtual try-ons and enhancing user experience using 3D digital twins & WebAR.
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Reduced safety incidents by 24% across 15 NTPC power plants by deploying a custom VR safety training app, leveraging user behavior insights to drive UX design, PRD creation and VR app implementation in Unity3D.
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Launched a No-Code SaaS product, achieving $25K revenue within 12 months in the B2B market by identifying market gaps, shaping the product vision & leveraging user feedback from 25 target companies to craft a go-to-market strategy.
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Optimized user flows in No-Code product, reducing task completion time by 30%, through feature prioritization based on customer feedback from a pilot study with 3 customers & adopting A/B testing to improve UX.
Express 3D SaaS Product
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Express 3D is a no code XR platform which runs from the web allowing users to create interactive 3d manuals and product demos that can be viewed in AR VR 3D web
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Users can share their content as web links and QR code hosted on Express3D Cloud
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Built Express 3D product and currently there are 4 subscribers on the platform , major use cases are product demos , education and documentation
May2017 - Dec 2018
Chennai India
Skillveri - Product Manager
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Built VR enabled Hard skills training simulators by working with Industrial experts in welding and spray painting in India
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Transformed the traditional touch screen simulators to adopt VR in 2017 using HTC Vive and Oculus Rift V1
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Lead a Team of 5 Unity developers building the first 3 versions of the product in 9 months
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Worked with sales and marketing teams in conducting product demos , understanding user needs and finding out value proposition of the product
May 2016 - May 2017
Chennai India
Adani Ports - Senior Engineer
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Was part of the maintenance team at Ennore and Kattupali ports of Adani in Chennai.
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Ensured 98% availability of 15 RTG Cranes and 4 Shore cranes with our engineering team
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Worked as Quality Inspector for Kattupali port commissioning working with ZPMC engineers
Education
2024 - 2026
MBA & MS Digital Technology
Boston University
Questrom School of Business
2012 - 2016
Mechanical Engineer
College of Engineering Guindy
Anna University
Skills & Expertise
Product Lifecycle Management
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New Product development - At Buzzark XR, Skillveri and ExpressVR I lead the efforts in developing product specification to meet the customer pain points by conducting customer discovery calls with target segment audience
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Lean Project Management - At ExpressVR we built quick prototypes with core feature of the product with 6 member team to validate concept first, then built MVP and then launched product with repeated iteration.
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Product Roadmap development - Have engaged with customers regularly as part of Skillveri, Buzzark and ExpressVR to understand pain points and adjust product roadmap
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Product deployment and customer support - Have deployed around 30+ projects with customers
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Sales and Lead generation - At Buzzark XR and ExpressVR as the founder I was responsible for the sales of the solutions and products we offered.
Tech Expertise
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XR tech Stack - Unity3D , Unreal , Web XR, Cloud based 3D XR - Three Js, Babylon Js
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AR kit , AR Core, AR Foundation
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XR devices - Meta , HTC , Pico , HoloLens
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Understanding of 3D pipelines - Blender , Maya, Photoshop , Substance Painter , CAD software's
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Cloud architecture - AWS , Firebase