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
