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Work

Programmes, processes, and the seams between them

Three sectors, one habit: find where the work stalls and rebuild it so it doesn’t.

Track record

Where and when

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Work
Study
Ventures
Sport
Awards

2015 — 2016

Best NCC Cadet of Gujarat

Across Army, Navy and Air Force wings. Led and trained cadets across camps.

2018 — 2019

Best NSS Volunteer

SVIT. Plus two state-level awards in photography and poetry.

2018 — present

Cycle N’ Chai

Founded a pan-India cycling community. Rides, races and bikepacking.

2019 — 2023

BE, Instrumentation & Control

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology. Graduated with distinction.

2020 — present

The WeDesi Festival

Founded a music festival in Gujarat. Five editions, 700+ attendees, still running.

2022

India Automation Games

Represented Vadodara City at the Asia-Pacific event.

2023

TopNotch Foods

Quality control and production planning on a live manufacturing floor.

2023 — present

Ultra-distance racing

A 1000 km unsupported ride, 2nd at the 646 km Deccan Cliffhanger, and triathlon.

2023 — present

Trail running & ultras

Ultra-distance on foot, off-road, many times over.

2024 — 2026

MBA, International Business

MIT World Peace University, Pune.

2024 — present

Saucony — Key Opinion Leader

Brand ambassador; organised the Vadodara Saucony Run.

2025

Godrej & Boyce

Procurement, strategic sourcing and global market research in heavy engineering.

2025

1st Runner-up, Business Idea Hackathon

MIT World Peace University.

2026 — present

TMA Drive

Programme management and strategy support at a power quality solutions startup.

Method

How I approach a problem

The same four moves, whether it’s a Procure-to-Pay cycle or getting four hundred people fed at a festival.

  1. 01

    Map it

    Every step, every owner, every wait. Most of a process is invisible until it is drawn.

  2. 02

    Find the constraint

    One thing sets the pace. Improving anything else is motion, not progress.

  3. 03

    Rebuild the handoff

    Delay lives between steps, not inside them. Fix the seam and the whole line speeds up.

  4. 04

    Make it hold

    Design for the tired version of the team. A process that needs everyone alert is a hope.

Experience

Roles

  1. Jul 2026 — Present

    TMA Drive

    Management Trainee — Program Management & Strategy Support

    Programme management and strategy support at a new-age startup manufacturing power quality solutions — the delivery side of hardware, where the schedule is only as good as the coordination behind it.

  2. Jun 2025 — Aug 2025

    Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.

    Intern — Business Operations & Supply Chain

    Procurement, strategic sourcing and global market research inside the process equipment business — the part of heavy engineering where a single delayed steel order stalls an entire fabrication line.

    • Improvement in Project Flow Process Leading to Purchase Order
    • Global Market Study for Penetration in New Countries
  3. Feb 2023 — May 2023

    TopNotch Foods LLP

    Quality Control & Production Planning Intern

    Ran the floor for ice cream cone manufacturing — raw material intake through to finished, sleeved product — with daily output and quality targets that did not move.

Capabilities

What I bring

Process & Systems Thinking

  • Process Mapping & Redesign
  • Bottleneck Analysis
  • Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Optimisation
  • Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt)
  • Workflow Documentation
  • Continuous Improvement

Business Models & Strategy

  • Business Model Analysis
  • Unit Economics
  • Market Assessment & Sizing
  • International Market Entry
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Business Development
  • Market Research

Supply Chain & Procurement

  • Supply Chain Management
  • Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
  • Supplier Development
  • Cost Negotiation
  • Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Optimisation

Operations & Manufacturing

  • Manufacturing Operations
  • Production Planning
  • Quality Control
  • Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt)
  • Process Improvement

Project & Programme Management

  • Project Management
  • Programme Delivery
  • Strategic Planning
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration

Leadership & Communication

  • Leadership
  • Public Speaking
  • Storytelling
  • Team Building & Recruitment
  • Mentorship

Certifications

Formal training

  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

    KPMG

  • Designing and Modelling of IoT, AI & ML Systems

    AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy

  • Communication Masterclass — Public Speaking & Storytelling

    The Think School

  • Project Finance Fundamentals — Infrastructure & Energy

    Meta Brains

  • Fundamentals of Quantitative Modelling

    University of Pennsylvania

  • FLY Scholar Leadership Program

    The Competitiveness Mindset Institute (CMI), USA