Professional Experience:
Professional with 16+ years of experience spanning livelihoods development, heritage management, education, and business consulting. Holds an MBA in Information Technology & Systems Thinking and a Master’s in Heritage Management. Experienced in leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects, building operational systems, delivering training, and enabling organizational growth.
Business Consulting
Founder & Lead Consultant at Clarity90, a consulting framework helping service-based businesses move from founder-dependent operations to scalable systems. Designed and delivered the RevOps Systems Playbook, integrating CRM tools, automation workflows, and follow-up rhythms. Restructured sales pipelines for better lead flow and conversion. Delivered productivity and accountability coaching to align team roles and reduce duplication. Built outbound and inbound lead systems combining LinkedIn Sales Navigator, CRM automation, and content-led nurturing, with measurable impact across technology, education, creative, and professional service sectors.
Project Lead – Sahapedia for Tata Technologies
Led the Pune Cultural Mapping Project, managing a 70–80 member team and 180+ collaborators. Oversaw planning, partner coordination, and reporting. Directed content creation, data collection, translations, and archival database development. Drafted MoUs, monitored deliverables, and ensured methodological alignment. Co-curated outreach campaigns, talks, and cultural events, and executed media plans to boost engagement.
VP, Strategy & Business Transformation – Practical EduSkills
Drove digital transformation using AI, data analytics, and immersive learning platforms to enhance delivery and efficiency. Designed cost-saving strategies via automation and workflow optimization. Established best practices for customer experience, process improvement, and risk management.
Built Environment & Heritage
Contributed to UNESCO World Heritage Site Management Plan for Ellora Caves. Redesigned interpretation for a biography museum in Pune. Curated the Pune Heritage Festival, managing branding, partnerships, fundraising, and digital integration. Led content and outreach for Pune Cultural Mapping, coordinating documentation, translations, and engagement activities.
Education & Training
Core Faculty at a College of Architecture in Pune for three years; Visiting Faculty/Guest Lecturer for another three. Designed settlement study tours linking theory to practice and created credit-based cultural immersion programs for international students.
Livelihoods Development
Conducted ethnographic research on agricultural livelihoods in Raigad, Maharashtra for IIT Delhi. Managed a youth livelihoods program in Pune with PMC and CSR partners, delivering skills training and securing placements. Led rural tourism development in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra, including feasibility studies, community mobilization, SOP creation, policy documentation, and market linkage development.