ANKIT KAKKIRALA | CE14B072 PR Number: 22/CE/19/072

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

EDUCATION & SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Program Institution %/CGPA Completion
Dual Degree in Civil Engineering (Infrastructure) 9.29/10
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 2019
(Minor: Economics) Dept. Rank : 2
XII (AP Board of Intermediate Education) FIITJEE Junior College, Vishakhapatnam 96% 2014
X (CBSE) Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1, Vizag 10/10 2012
 Awarded Erasmus+ Scholarship grant worth EUR5000 (Among 8 across India) for a Semester (2017)
Scholastic Exchange program to Denmark Technical University; sponsored by the European Union
Achievements  Awarded with an option for Branch Change (offered to top 30) for displaying academic excellence (2014)
 Scored 99/100 in Financial Markets module conducted and certified by National Stock Exchange (2016)
Software Android Studio MS Office Package MS Visual Studio Eclipse
Skills
Languages C/C++ R JAVA PHP/SQL
RELEVANT COURSES
Infrastructure  Infrastructure Planning  Construction Management  Infrastructure Finance
Economics/Finance  International Trade & Finance  Decision Modelling  Financial Economics
NCFM  Financial Markets (Beginner Module)  Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ENTREPRENEURIAL INITIATIVES
 A smart Home Security Solution with intuitive functions and controls on a portable wrist geared product
Arista Smart-locks
 Filed a Provisional Patent (IDF 1572) of idea & Incubated in Nirmaan (the Pre-Incubation cell of IITM)
Co-Founder
 Secured initial funding of ₹6 Lakhs for product development under guidance of Dr. Ashwin Mahalingam
(Ongoing)
 Spearheaded a team of 6 & established the Business plan with strategies for business growth & expansion
 Offered an off-campus Pre Placement Interview opportunity on the recommendation of VP Conversions
OYO Rooms
 Generated profit of ₹1 Crore by developing and automating an ML based Recommender Engine for photos
Business Analyst
 Saved over ₹25 Lakhs by optimizing expenditure on TV ads & forecasting the estimated impact on revenue
(May ‘17-July’17)
 Prevented loss of ~₹50 Lakhs from uninstalls by devising a Churn Management System on user behavior
Amadasoft  Worked with the technology partner of the Japanese firm Amada to develop software for heavy machinery
Software Developer  Boosted computation speed by ~85% for verifying 2D collision of objects using Intel’s Intrinsic function
(May ‘16-July’16)  Reduced implementation time by 75% by developing algorithm for direct deployment on Intrinsic functions
PROJECTS
Master’s Thesis Analyzed the inefficiencies in PSU’s for project delays in $7.5 Trillion power industries under Indian Ecosystem
Dr. Thillai Rajan A  Cataloged 700+ projects comprehensively to develop a Central Database of Power projects across India
(Ongoing)  Applied Analytical & Econometric Models on data for quantifying the trends in project implementations
Case Study Worked on live industry challenges being faced by the Scandinavian healthcare company - Worklife Barometer
Dr. Chistine Ipsen  Applied Star model and SWOT analysis to recommend strategic solutions while eliminating market risks
(Jan ‘18-May’18)  Proposed the pathway for company to expand Internationally and potentially increase revenue to ~180%
Term Paper Evaluated the financial impact of Reliance Jio’s entry on Bharti Airtel in the Indian telecom market shares
Dr. Umakant Dash  Observed & projected the price of Airtel stocks by estimating the effect of Jio entering the telecom market
(Jan ‘17-May’17)  Assessed the reason for falling stock prices to possible dominance from the merger of Idea & Vodafone
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Super-Coordinator  Spearheaded the team of 10 coordinators in organizing First International Exhibition Series of Shaastra
Shows & Exhibitions  Augmented footfall by 30% from 12 National & International Exhibits with series of live demonstrations
Shaastra 2017  Organized the Professional Show of Shaastra-“Formula Drone” budgeted at ₹15Lakhs with 3000+ footfall
Core  Routed revenue of over ₹1.2Million for the fest through Public Relations & Partner deals from EBay India
Mobile Operations  Headed team of 5 to develop a smart & intuitive UI; Extended the reach of fest, supplementing 30% footfall
CEA 2017  Developed the First Android Application for the Civil Engineering Association’s Fest with rating of 4.9/5
Coordinator  Instrumental in cracking deals worth ₹1 Lakh with corporates for sponsorship & branding across Shaastra
QMS  Attempted entry in Limca Book of Records for making largest number of bookmarks by children in 2 hours
Shaastra 2016  Part of 7 member team which formulated PR strategies, Increasing Shaastra’s FB page following by 65%
EXTRA & CO-CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS
Member of Pledge-a-Book campaign, an initiative connecting NGOs & donors via on-ground networks (2015)
Social  Associated with 20 NGOs; garnered patronages from Raghuram Rajan, Dalai Lama & UNESCO
 Appreciated by leading media outlets like NDTV (live-Coverage), Times of India etc. (30articles)
 One among 7 Finalists (across India) for the Product innovation competition by Fullerton India (2017)
B-Plan case
 Finalist for B-Plan competition Udaan, by SIBM Pune, received commendation as Innovative idea (2017)
Competitions
 Finalist for Business Case Study challenge by IMA; Amongst top 8 teams shortlisted across India (2017)
Travel &  Skydived from height of 4000m(14000ft) in Prague & Trekked across Esjan mountains, Iceland (2018)
Adventure  Travelled to over 25 cities across 14 countries over a period of 4 months across Schengen region (2018)