EDUCATION

Indian School of Business Apr 2013 - present

Post-Graduate Programme in Management GMAT 770/800; CGPA: 3.66/4.0
Advising a US based Ayurvedic pharmaceuticals firm on increasing bottom line of its Indian business by 50% in 1 year
o Identified process inefficiencies and recommended industry best practices through detailed factory audit
o Addressed organizational dynamics of a family-run business; appreciated by client for honest feedback
o Conducted 100+ interviews to identify customer acquisition factors and develop a go-to-market strategy
Among top 5 teams in the campus round of ACE case study competition organized by Cairn India
National finalist (6 out of 250 teams) in the strategic sourcing case competition organized by GEP
Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow Aug 2006 - May 2010
Bachelor of Technology (Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering) Rank 1/90, 80.67% overall
Received University merit scholarship for entire course duration for being consistent top performer
Secured all India Rank 53/16000 (99.67 %ile) in GATE 2010 conducted by IITs
Other achievements
Awarded Vigyan Chhatra Samman and merit scholarship (given to top 0.1% of candidates across all boards) by
Science & Technology Department, UP govt. for exemplary performance in CBSE XII

WORK EXPERIENCE
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Gujarat Refinery, Vadodara Dec 2010 - April 2013
Instrumentation Maintenance Engineer
Responsible for maintenance of field instruments and control systems in 1.2 lacs MTPA capacity petrochemical plant
Operations and Maintenance
Led a team of 6 engineer assistants to ensure conflict-free operations, despite being the only female officer in
charge of a unionized and highly experienced male staff; consistently ranked among top 5% performers
Achieved a saving of INR 6 crores by identifying an opportunity and leading a team to design a solution for the revival
of flame scanner assembly that was recommended to be replaced by the OEM
Reduced furnace fuel consumption by 6% (saving INR 50 lacs/month) by redesigning combustion control system
Reduced breakdown time loss by 60% by developing new schedule for preventive maintenance based on
breakdown rate of equipments and availability of specialized technicians
Achieved a saving of INR 2 crores in production loss by reducing the time required for reactor overhaul during plant
shutdown by 40%, through efficient inter-departmental coordination and job-planning
Planning and Procurement
Reduced inventory requirement by 30% through standardization of instruments to allow interchangeability
Ensured 100% availability of critical spares (up from 62%) through timely material procurement
Reduced overtime hours by 20% through efficient job-planning and proactive maintenance job scheduling
Prevented 3 day plant shutdown (revenue loss of INR 3 crores/day) by implementing on-line PLC upgradation
Increased office productivity by implementing various office Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) initiatives
Compro Technologies Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi July 2010 - Nov 2010
Associate Software Engineer
Completed training in 3.5 months (against planned 6) to become the first trainee to be put on a live project
Worked on .NET platform in software development for an educational software and QA testing on an e-book website

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Publicity Coordinator for the Global Social Venture Competition organized by Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
for promoting the event in the Asia-Africa region
Initiated monthly collection and donation of used clothes to child welfare organization Sahaj Shishu Milap in
Vadodara, reaching out to 300 children by leading a team of 6 to cover over 400 township residents
Positions of Responsibility
Led a team of 10 volunteers as Placement Coordinator in IET, Lucknow to manage placement activities for 350
students, and brought 4 new leading MNCs (28 job offers) to campus for recruitment in 2009
Spearheaded the coordinating team of cultural fest ENCORE-2009 in IET Lucknow, drew sponsorship of INR 18 lacs
(increased by 30%) and improved participation by 35% through aggressive promotion activities
Reduced expenses of student operated mess by 18% through efficient billing techniques while working as General
Secretary, Girls resident Hostel, IET Lucknow