Gourav Soni

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Male

gsoni.iitb@gmail.com | +919967309330 DOB: 21/08/1994
Examination University Institute Year CPI / %
Graduation IIT Bombay IIT Bombay 2017 8.08
SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS
 Recipient of DST Inspire Research Scholarship worth 0.5 million, awarded by Government of India to top 1% science scholars
 Selected as Teaching Assistant (5/150) of CH105 (institute freshmen course) pertaining to excellent academic record ‘16
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PRODUCT MANAGER | DIGITAL STRATEGY TEAM | IIFL SECURITIES LIMITED (INDIA INFOLINE GROUP) May ’18-present
Driving new feature enhancement, app downloads, and usage for IIFL Markets App across Android, iOS and iPAD platforms
 Spearheading end-to-end app version releases for IIFL Markets mobile app having 2 Million downloads and rated 4.4/5
 Coordinating coherently with frontend, backend, design team for implementing new features in mobile for new version releases
 Wire framing, analyzing user journeys for UI/UX enhancements, market research and preparing Business Requirements Documents
BUSINESS ASSOCIATE | INSTAREM PRIVATE LIMITED Sept. ‘17-April ‘18
Singapore head-quartered FinTech Company making money transfers across borders cost-effective and quick
 Lead the global partnerships & strategic alliances in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia to increase the user base
 Associated with Rakuten Marketing, best worldwide network to onboard several affiliates through a unified platform
 Established affiliate relationships with 20+ firms across the globe; 30% MoM increase; CPL 7 times smaller than other channels
 Monitored the affiliate performance via tools like Google Analytics, Clevertap, SQL on day-to-day basis
PRODUCT MANAGER | INSTAREM PRIVATE. LIMITED June – Sept. ‘17
 Developed Artificial Intelligence based chatbot for making customer support quick, cost-effective, 24*7 available
 Designed a product roadmap of 3 months for developing the chatbot named ‘IRA’ analyzing the technical and market needs
 Conceptualized the technology & features of Chatbot; studied 7000+ use cases; designed 5 flows for UI implementation and testing
FOREIGN INTERNSHIPS
SYSMEX CORPORATION, KOBE-SHI, JAPAN | CHEMICAL AND BIO INFORMATICS TEAM, CENTRAL RESEARCH LABORATORY May - Jul ‘16
Validated NBD derived probes in labeling cancer causing EGFR protein via imaging | Received 30 hours of Japanese Language training
 Performed spectroscopy, analyzed experimental data & identified C8 as effective EGFR protein labeling and cancer inhibiting tool
JFE STEEL CORPORATION, FUKUYAMA-SHI, JAPAN | COATED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT May - Jul ‘15
1 of 12 students selected globally to work along with scientists in 3 State-of-the-art R&D facilities
 Simulated corrosion environment & examined corrosion mechanism via Electrochemical Methods on Zn-Ni steel used in appliances
Received Letter of Recommendation from General Manager in recognition for exemplary work
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
OVERALL COORDINATOR | ABHYUDAY - SOCIAL ACTIVITIES BODY, IIT BOMBAY Apr’15 - Mar’16
Led an independent Gymkhana body with a 3 tier team of 15 managers, 17 club conveners and 200+ volunteers
 Associated with UNESCO to organize REVA, India’s largest festival for marginalized kids; 250+ kids from 6 NGOs participated
 Established working relationship with 30 NGOs offering internship to students and planned 8 institute-wide projects
Instituted Abhyuday – IITB’s annual Social Festival on ‘Financial Inclusion’ attracting 5000+ participants from 80+ colleges across India
 Organized interactive sessions with Shradha Kapoor (brand ambassador of LYV App) and Sonam Kapoor (portraying as Neerja)
CO-FOUNDER | MEDIA AND MARKETING MANAGER | ABHYUDAY - SOCIAL ACTIVITIES BODY, IIT BOMBAY Apr ’14 - Mar ‘15
Headed a 2-tier team of 90+ volunteers to raise sponsorship for IITB’s annual Social Festival
 Raised 5 lakh rupees for Socio-Tech Conference organized in association with Harvard US India Initiative and MHRD
 Enabled enduring sponsorship relations raising INR 6 lakhs (200% y-o-y increase), INR 2 lakhs for SAARC Student Summit
 Procured media coverage in national and international dailies including PIB, TOI, The Asian Age, HT increasing reach by 6 folds
GENERAL SECRETARY | DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, IIT BOMBAY April ‘16-Mar ‘17
Led a council of 10 members; Elected representative of 400+ students from 5 different programs
 Readdressed student queries & pioneered academic and non-academic policies in Department Undergraduate General Committee
 Instituted first ever Dept. Cricket League & Dept. Convocation which saw participation by 20+ professors and 100+ students
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES – CAMPAIGN LEADER
LEND YOUR VOICE | TECHNOLOGY FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED Apr’15 - Mar’16
Developed Lend Your Voice Android App with a vision to crowd source vernacular audio content for 15 million visually impaired Indians
 Created a digital audio-library of 1300 files (100+ hours of content) in 3 Indian languages with the help of 150+ volunteers
CAREER COUNSELLING CAMPAIGN | CAREER GUIDANCE TO MARGINALIZED STUDENTS Apr’15 - Mar’16
 Conducted 25+ workshops in municipal schools impacting 5000+ students; pitched and procured funding worth INR 1 lakh
KEY PROJECTS
SUMMER INTERNSHIP, IIM INDORE | ANALYTICAL OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | CONTAINER TERMINALS OPERATIONS IN INDIA May - Jun ‘14
 Identified loopholes in operations of Indian ports by analyzing data of the movement of cargos and workflow of imports and exports
MASTER’S THESIS, IITB | SIMULATING STABILIZATION OF DENATURED PROTEIN Jul ’16 – May ‘17
 Developed bioremediation methods to cure conformational diseases by formulating strategies to refold the denatured BSA protein
MISCELLANEOUS
AWARDS  Secured 1st position in Inter School Chess Tournament by CPM Gujarati Samaj Indore ‘07
 Founding member, EnPOWER | Research Promotion Body of IITB; organized 12 events attended by 2k+ ‘13
OTHERS
 Summited Kedarnath and Mt. Fuji, highest mountain in Japan, with an elevation of 3776 meters ‘15