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README.md

# Hey, I'm Raj

Product-minded technologist building data-driven solutions for real-world problems

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“Cool tech thrills devs; solved problems thrill users. Choose your priority!”

## About

Product-minded technologist and strategist passionate about building data-driven tech that solves real problems.

Focused on user experience, emerging technologies, and the intersection of AI, business, and solving ignored problems.

Building applications of AI to simplify how businesses work for non-tech users.

Goal: Scale benefits of technological growth to untapped markets — non-dev, non-tech businesses and customers.

## Experience

Data Products Consultant at Real Dynamics

Oct 2024 — Present · New York, NY

  • -Leading data schema migration of 900+ artifacts across 41 teams; introduced release management plan and stakeholder SOPs resulting in 60% faster go-lives and fewer escalations
  • -Prototyped LLM workflow to compress requirements & field parsing time from weeks to a weekend build; documented and trained teams for adoption
  • -Shipped automated FP&A dashboards for Finance & Sales tracking $650M+ revenue with 90% reduction in pipeline runtime
  • -Built subscriptions churn-retention metrics for MBRs/QBRs
  • -Delivered Proof of Concept for forecasting model migration to cloud; established governed, auditable access for actuarial models
  • -Coordinated requirements gathering & delivered a data vault modernization design to reduce infrastructure complexity
AI IntegrationAnalyticsBusiness TransformationData EngineeringProject Management

Student Associate at United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative

Mar 2024 — May 2024 · Ithaca, NY

  • -Collaborated to evaluate blended lending policies across 10 major international banks representing the $74 trillion NZBA alliance
  • -Delivered 40-page strategic presentation with policy recommendations after 8-week intensive research
  • -Analyzed climate policies and financed emissions revealing banks' progress towards 2030 coal reduction goals
Blended FinanceLendingPower GenerationResearch

Student Associate at Town of Ithaca, NY — Public Works Department

Jan 2024 — May 2024 · Ithaca, NY

  • -Led team to assess and strategize city's fleet procurement, electrification & scrapping through data-driven analysis
  • -Conducted biweekly meetings with client to identify requirements, procure and process data for ~130 vehicle fleet
  • -Recommended purchasing over leasing for heavy duty trucks, potentially saving $1.62 million
  • -Performed financial analysis for average cost of ownership and presented recommendations to standing committee
AnalyticsConsultingCustomer InterviewMarket Research

Big Data Specialist at Infosys

Jun 2022 — Jun 2023 · Pune, India

  • -Collaborated with UK & European client teams to develop usage monitoring and analytics platform for telecom services
  • -Built end-to-end ETL pipeline from on-premise Mongo servers to C-suite dashboards via GCP and Power BI
  • -Reduced quarterly churn rate by 22% YoY by monitoring Quality of Service and defining relevant KPIs
  • -Cut cloud rental costs 72% through storage optimization & parallel processing
  • -Rolled out enablement sessions + documentation for self-serve continuity post-handoff
AnalyticsBig DataData EngineeringGoogle Cloud PlatformMongoDBSpark

AI Product Management Intern at Pheme Software Ltd

May 2021 — Jun 2021 · Remote

  • -Managed AI product development lifecycle including feature prioritization and roadmap planning
  • -Worked on machine learning product features using Django and Python full stack
AI IntegrationDjangoMachine LearningPythonProduct Management

Founder / Builder at RJ Tech Solutions

Apr 2020 — Mar 2022 · Mumbai, India

  • -Designed and implemented business transformation strategies for 23 small and medium scale businesses through digitizing operations
  • -Revamped supply chain management to improve inventory turns, driving 40% revenue increase and 27% reduction in handling and logistics costs
  • -Drafted toolkits and conducted staff training to ensure sustainable tech adoption
  • -Standardized 5 clients' billing systems for GST compliance
Business TransformationConsultingMarketingSoftware Development

## Featured Projects

Pawket Pet[in progress]

AI-powered B2B SaaS for the pet care industry

Website

LinkedIn Cut-The-Crap

Chrome extension that transforms verbose LinkedIn posts into concise AI-powered summaries

Chrome Web Store

Savor — Cursor for Restaurants

Interactive agentic chat for restaurant discovery built at NYC AI Hackathon at Soma Capital

GitHub

Fake News Detection Agent

Real-time research agent to classify user claims as true/false based on reliable news sources

IEEE Paper | GitHub

Palevate — AI Pal to Elevate Learning

AI learning assistant for neurodivergent students — 2nd place at SC Johnson Hackathon

## Education

Cornell University — SC Johnson College of Business

Master of Business Administration (MBA) — Product Management & Digital Technology

Aug 2023 — May 2025 · Ithaca, NY

  • -Focused on Product Management and Digital Technology
  • -2nd place winner at SC Johnson High Tech Club Hackathon
  • -Finalist at Cornell Animal Health Hackathon

University of Mumbai — NMIMS MPSTME

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) — Computer Science & Engineering

Aug 2018 — May 2022 · Mumbai, India

  • -IBM Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Graduate
  • -Published IEEE research paper on Fake News Detection
  • -Founded RJ Tech Solutions during final year

## Certifications & Awards

  • -Finalist — Cornell Animal Health Hackathon — Cornell University, 2024
  • -Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) — Scrum Alliance, 2023
  • -Associate Cloud Engineer — Google Cloud, 2023
  • -Cloud Digital Leader — Google Cloud, 2023
  • -2nd Place — SC Johnson High Tech Club Hackathon — Cornell University, 2023
  • -Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Graduate — IBM, 2022
  • -Research Paper: Fake News Detection Agent using Machine Learning — IEEE, 2022

## Skills

Languages & Frameworks: Python JavaScript TypeScript SQL React Next.js Django Node.js

AI / Machine Learning: OpenAI GPT Gemini Claude scikit-learn TensorFlow LSTM Autoencoders NLP Prompt Engineering

Data Engineering: PySpark MongoDB PostgreSQL Supabase ETL Pipelines Power BI BigQuery

Cloud & Infrastructure: Google Cloud Platform AWS Vercel Docker

Product & Strategy: Agile / Scrum User Research Roadmap Planning A/B Testing Market Analysis Stakeholder Management

Tools & Platforms: Figma Git N8N Stripe Chrome Extensions

## Interests

  • -Books — Currently reading Radical Candor by Kim Scott (Inferno, The Da Vinci Code, Sherlock Holmes, Chip War, A Tale of Two Cities)
  • -Running — Current target: 5K | Progress: 4.2 km
  • -Movies — Favorites include The Prestige, Dark Knight Rises, Soorari Pottru, Aanand, Harold and Kumar
  • -Hackathons — Love building under pressure (Cornell Animal Health Hackathon 2024, SC Johnson High Tech Club Hackathon 2023, NMIMS Hack-n-Code 2021)
  • -Food — Love exploring cuisines — Ethiopian, Korean, Japanese, Hawaiian (Matcha, Korean, Hawaiian, Indian, Ethiopian)

## Blog — RJ Talks

  • -Appreciating Cute and Cool Tech Around MeAug 12, 2025
  • -Product Experience — Is This the New Distinction for PMF?Aug 3, 2025
  • -Building Savor — Cursor for Restaurants; AI Hackathon @ Soma CapitalJul 27, 2025
  • -The Noodles Dilemma That Sparked an AI Product Idea for Google ReviewsMay 3, 2025
  • -Global Trade in the Trump Era: Tariffs, Trade Wars, and Geo-Political ShiftsApr 8, 2025

## Contact

Always up for a conversation about product, AI, or interesting problems.

rb897@cornell.edu | Coffee Chat | Resume