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Work Background
Business Development Consultant
QuitCarbonBusiness Development Consultant
Mar. 2024Led non-dilutive fundraising efforts by applying to Equitable & Affordable Solutions to Electrification Prize (EAS-E)
Producer
Women in Cleantech and SustainabilityProducer
Sep. 2018- Chair of WCS Talks Committee to host annual fundraiser - WCS Talks. A TEDx Talk style event to bring climate committed folks together and foster a network of driven individuals to promote the green economy. - Volunteer for Annual Pitch Competition. Organizing an annual pitch event for 10+ women led cleantech or sustainability startups to pitch to a panel of judges for a prize pool.
Product Management Consultant
Vivify.aiProduct Management Consultant
Apr. 2023 - Dec. 2023Leveraging genAI solutions for social impact - Consultant for product strategy that includes roadmap, A/B testing, consumer surveys - Review & optimize pitch decks for fundraising - Non-dilutive fundraising in the form of grants, awards etc
Product Manager, SaaS
VerizonProduct Manager, SaaS
Jan. 2021 - Apr. 2023Sunnyvale, California, United States- Launched a CSR initiative 'Verizon Small Business Digital Ready', a free, personalized learning platform to help SMBs grow and thrive in their business. This platform recommends curriculum, coaching, networking opportunities and relevant incentives based on an SMB's business profile and needs.
Board Of Directors
Women in Cleantech and SustainabilityBoard Of Directors
Nov. 2015 - Dec. 2022Cupertino, CA- Brought in >$80K in sponsorship between 2018-2023 annual fundraiser event - WCS Talks - Co-chair of Finance Committee: developed & monitored the annual WCS budget - Standardized the invoice tracking system as sponsorship lead of the organization
Product Manager, SaaS
YahooProduct Manager, SaaS
Aug. 2018 - Dec. 2020- Launched ‘Business Maker’, an all-in-one solution for SMBs to start and grow their business on a platform comprised of in-house Yahoo products plus 3P integrations like Paypal, LegalInc etc. ---- Owned & launched a fraud mitigation solution to save $0.5M in cost to Yahoo ---- Built a personalized & guided experience for SMBs to onboard them onto Business Maker ---- Received the Verizon Spotlight Award - Owned and launched an iOS & Android analytics app for SMBs to measure their website performance. Publicly available as YSB Insights in app stores. - Owned and launched a voice-assisted analytics web app in partnership with one of the biggest e-commerce companies. - Work cross functionally across design, engineering, marketing, legal, support and sales to ship out products in an efficient and timely manner. - Led a product EOL/sunsetting initiative to plug the drain on revenue.
Product & Operations Lead
SylvatexProduct & Operations Lead
Jan. 2016 - Jun. 2018San Francisco• Owned and led due diligence processes to successfully forge 10+ key global alliances resulting in a 30% growth in strategic partnerships. • Spearheaded the non-dilutive fundraise and successfully raised >$1M through grants & angel investors. Supervised the diligence for private equity and family office funds to support executive team in fundraising. • Successfully led a cross functional team to execute a product demonstration with a Fortune 50 company for technology validation. Resulted in industry wide recognition of technology platform and over 10 published articles. • Built and centralized standard operating procedures for companywide processes that enhanced productivity and quality of work by >50%. • Developed and implemented a strategy for building the end customer base for Sylvatex’s products. • Led projects for validating product compliance with State and Federal regulatory agencies. • Developed project proposals with global strategic partners for technology expansion and international market adoption.
Business Development Associate
SylvatexBusiness Development Associate
Jan. 2015 - Dec. 2016• Developed comprehensive partnership analysis, including M&A diligence & potential exit strategies, to support product roadmap and company funding goals. • Analyzed factors for global technology expansion of product platform and recommended a pipeline of strategics. • Monitored non-dilutive funding strategy & investor diligence for company’s fundraising and raised >$50K. • Assisted the executive team in drafting the business plan for Sylvatex to grow investor interest by 40%. • Analyzed competitor landscape and outlined best market entry strategy to expand market size by $2M.
Application Engineer
SUSS MicroTecApplication Engineer
Jan. 2013 - Dec. 2014Munich Area, Germany• Developed the project scope to test the nanoimprint lithography system in the R&D department. • Evaluated material and polymer science properties of 3 different imprint technologies including UV-NIL, SMILE & SCIL. • Analyzed, tuned and beta tested the imprint processes developed in-house based on customer specifications. • Strategized to solve customer issues as part of a cross-functional team.
Visiting Research Scientist
Purdue UniversityVisiting Research Scientist
Dec. 2012 - Jun. 2013United States• Successfully fabricated double layer nanoantennas using a novel nanoimprint lithography technique for observing enhanced optical properties due to plasmonic resonance. Trained other grad students of the department on this novel nanoimprinting technique.
Research Scientist
Technische Universität MünchenResearch Scientist
Dec. 2009 - Dec. 2012Munich Area, GermanyPhD thesis title, "Nanoimprinting Techniques for Polymeric Electronic Devices". • Successfully designed and fabricated metallic grating structures for observing plasmonic interference pattern. • Proved the possibility of patterning the Anode/conducting layer of PEDOT:PSS in an OPD by NIL. • Successfully fabricated and characterized magnetic nanostructures and proved coupling for magnetic applications. • Improved homogeneity control over large area, ordered growth of Indium Gallium Arsenide nanowires on nanoimprinted silicon dioxide wafers by Molecular Beam Epitaxy.
Spring school
UnternehmerTUM Center for Innovation and Business CreationSpring school
Feb. 2011 - Feb. 2011Munich Area, GermanyTopic: Entrepreneurship through prototyping and business planning • Presented a business plan to the German company ECKART GmbH for business expansion of their technology platform. • Developed a business model, built a prototype and validated with market/competitor surveys. Project was selected by ECKART to pursue further research and development.
Research Assistant
Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenResearch Assistant
Nov. 2008 - Oct. 2009Munich Area, Germany• Successfully fabricated organic FETs operable at low voltages in liquid media suitable for biosensing applications. Results led to noted publications. • Tested radiation effects on cell growth for biopolymer electronics under complex media as part of cancer research.
Intern
Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenIntern
Aug. 2008 - Oct. 2008Munich Area, GermanyTopic: Atomic Force Microscopy measurement of fixed and living cells. • Prepared and characterized cell and tissue culture, X-ray irradiation and staining of cells while assisting a doctoral candidate in her research. Results led to a publication.
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