Experience
Having worked in consulting, technology, marketing, and career services, I have gained a wide range of experience.
Hatfield, United Kingdom(January 2024 - Present)
Student Careers Coach (Part-time)
During my postgraduate course, I took a part time role in the Careers & Employment team, supporting students in developing essential employability skills and navigating job and placement opportunities. With a focus on personalised guidance and proactive outreach, I have facilitated events that have significantly increased student interaction with the Career Services team. My experience here has completely transformed my skills in career advising, event facilitation, and stakeholder engagement.
Student Consultations and Guidance
Led over 250 one-on-one career drop-in sessions, assisting undergraduate and postgraduate students with CV and cover letter development, job search strategies, and interview preparation. Consistently received excellent feedback, with an extremely high satisfaction rate among students.
Workshop Facilitation and Event Support
Organised and supported workshops on LinkedIn optimisation, employability, and job fair preparation, resulting in a 100% increase in student attendance year-over-year. Played a key role in promoting these events across multiple channels (including cheesy tiktoks), enhancing overall student engagement.
Hyderabad, India(January 2020 - August 2023)
Full Stack Developer (Consultant)
At Deloitte, I advanced from an intern to a consultant, where I took ownership of a suite of web applications for a major US government client in the healthcare sector. My role involved end-to-end development, team management, and continuous interaction with management and cross-functional teams (Design, QA, DevOps).
Problem solver
Recognised as the go-to developer for complex challenges, delivered several critical features, multi-page forms, patient panel screens, graphs, and admin interfaces. Owing to these usability improvements, 100% of healthcare providers in the state chose to be onboarded on to the solution.
Automation and Code Quality Improvement
Implemented automation scripts for unit testing and proactively developed a chrome plugin to auto fill forms, reducing unit testing time by 10%. Established peer code reviews and enforces best practices using ESLint, significantly enhancing code quality and achieving zero production defects across several release cycles.
Stakeholder Engagement and Solution design
Led discussions between technical and functional teams, conducting regular meetings to communicate project updates, receive feedback, and adjust project scopes accordingly. Developed strong stakeholder management skills, ensuring clear communication and alignment with client goals.
Going above and beyond
Developed proof-of-concepts for projects that were proposed to clients and generated additional revenue for the firm. One such project was the integration of Azure AI Optical Recognition engine, combined with an interactive web app to enforce validation rules. Another was an analytics project, for which, learnt new technologies like Tableau and SSIS.
Mentorship and Team Development
Mentored 12 junior developers, providing training on full-stack technologies and coding best practices. Reduced onboarding time by 25% through structured mentorship and ongoing support, resulting in a highly capable team able to independently manage project tasks.
Award winning performance
Recognised for excellence in delivery and collaboration with four awards, including two applause awards for exceptional innovative solutions
Bhubaneswar, India(May 2019 - January 2020)
Marketing Intern
As a Marketing Intern in my placement year at HighRadius, I supported strategic marketing initiatives that improved client outreach and engagement for this financial technology firm. My role included conducting market research, contributing to content creation, and assisting with multifaceted campaigns, which deepened my understanding of stakeholder engagement and honed my research and presentation skills.
Market Research and Analysis
Conducted comprehensive research to identify key trends and competitor positioning in the fintech sector. Developed reports that informed marketing strategies, contributing to a 15% improvement in targeting accuracy for new client campaigns.
Campaign Coordination and Execution
Assisted in launching digital marketing campaigns on LinkedIn and other social media platforms, driving an increase in brand visibility and client engagement. Supported email marketing efforts, using HubSpot to execute campaigns that contributed to a 20% uptick in prospective client interest.
Studying computer science engineering and obtaining a master's degree in business administration has given me a distinct knowledge base in both technical and business areas.
Hatfield, United Kingdom(September 2023 - September 2024)
Master of Business Administration with a major in Data Analytics (Achieved Distinction with a score of 80%)
Through this course, I refined my strategic thinking and analytical abilities, complementing my technical background with comprehensive business and management knowledge.
Business Analytics and Strategic Management Research modules
From these modules, I gained a deeper understanding of data-driven decision-making and using advanced analytics to drive impactful business outcomes
Three weeks virtual internship
Interned at Practera Consulting Academy during February 2024, leading a team of 4 students to deliver an industry report for a real-world healthcare client. Using strategic analysis and comprehensive secondary research, delivered actionable recommendations to the client, addressing their unique challenges.
Bhubaneswar, India(May 2016 - April 2020)
Bachelor of Technology with a major in Computer Science (Achieved first class with a GPA of 3.53 out of 4)
Through this course, I developed critical problem-solving and analytical skills and learnt development, machine learning and system architecture from key modules like Data Structures, Computer Networks and Operating Systems.
Machine learning project
Developed a machine learning project, using a regression model to conduct sentiment analysis on a dataset of 1.6 million tweets, revealing insightful patterns in social media discourse.
Extra-curricular activities
Hosted several events and attended Model United Nations conferences, cultivating effective communication and leadership abilities.