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Professional Experience

December 2024 – Present, London, UK

Senior Research Software Engineer, Imperial College London 

  • Developing computational research software that uses heterogeneous computation (CPU and GPU)

  • Developing a data repository with distributed storage for the Department of Aeronautics

  • Training PhD students and Post-Docs on good software engineering practices 

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​April 2024 – November 2024, London, UK

Head of Product, Keiretsu 

  • Formed the Product Management team at Keiretsu 

  • Created the product vision and roadmap for the company's products

  • Conducting market research to understand the competitive landscape, customer needs and market trends 

 

October 2022 – April 2024, Coventry, UK

Operations Manager - MBA Leadership Development Program, Amazon 

  • Accelerated Leadership Development Program for top MBA graduates 

  • Led a team of over 300 associates, 4 managers and a data analyst 

  • Used data and metrics to improve quality in customer fulfilment operations 

 

June 2022 – August 2022, London, UK 

Program Manager (MBA Intern), Wipro 

  • Program Manager for two streams (Industry 4.0 and Metaverse) to ensure Go-to-Market strategies were delivered on time 

  • Shortlisted 5 acquisition targets by identifying gaps in Wipro’s capabilities 

 

January 2016 – September 2021, Brighton, UK 

Senior Software Engineer, Ricardo Software

  • Led a team of 3 engineers to resolve software-related issues faced by a customer whose license fees accounted for 25% of annual revenue; received Ricardo's 'Everyday Heroes' award for customer retention 

  • Trained 10+ application engineers, internal consultants, and external customers through quarterly seminars and workshops on the effective use of software, leading to a 20% reduction in support enquiries 

  • Built combustion modelling roadmap for a new software product after conducting competitor analysis and understanding the latest trends 

  • Secured a £20K grant from a leading customer by developing a software design document to implement an advanced combustion model 

 

January 2014 – January 2016, London, UK 

Consultant, DNV 

  • Led a UK government-funded project to improve the accuracy and efficiency of risk analysis tools used by DNV; improved tools reduced computational time by 50% 

  • Forged a partnership with the University of Warwick, collaborating with two academics to build more accurate tools resulting in a 10% increase in project wins 

  • Initiated transition of the London team's data backup system from a manual system to an automated one, freeing up consultants' time to work on projects and writing bid proposals 

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Educational Background

September 2021 - September 2022, Cambridge, UK

University of Cambridge - MBA

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October 2008 - December 2013, Cambridge, UK

University of Cambridge - PhD in Engineering (Computational Fluid Dynamics)

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October 2004 - June 2008, London, UK

Imperial College London - MEng in Aeronautical Engineering (First Class Honours with 81%)

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