Avinash PULUGURTHA

Tech first global debate ecosystem live across 5 countries and serving 3000+ debaters. (Neusocratic pvt ltd.)

• Turned passion project into a scalable business through extensive research to understand needs & rapidly prototyping, launched an online global debate platform & AI Adjudicator to democratize high-quality, actionable feedback
• Trained over 2000 students through in-person bootcamps and mentored 20 student debate teams leading to notable victories in national and international debate tournaments
• Led a team of 5 to accomplish 30% monthly active user growth across 3 countries by designing the GTM Strategy, drove strategic B2B partnerships with schools and universities to drive end-user acquisitions

Multinational consulting and professional services firm with over 150 global locations and $64.9 billion in revenue

• Optimized enterprise operations via digital transformation and change management for clients in the life sciences, healthcare & cybersecurity sectors, streamlining processes across Finance, Supply Chain, Project Management, and Order-to-Delivery modules
• Developed 13 mission-critical software programs in Oracle Integration Cloud and Oracle Fusion, automating enterprise operations with 5 key automations that ensured 24/7 uptime; led 4 change management initiatives to drive organizational adoption
• Reduced new resource onboarding time for the team project by 70% by collaborating with leadership to design and implement a smart onboarding companion and a streamlined documentation pipeline

Lead an early-stage venture incubator and think tank, 40 employees

• Spearheaded a 57-member team, orchestrating 30+ events and 20 workshops to promote research, design thinking and innovation, impacting 3000+ students, leading to a Record-breaking 8 student ventures and 6 innovation patents
• Managed a USD 12,000 budget, organized 11 strategic partnership and networking events with VCs and angel investors to support early-stage student ventures; secured partnerships with accelerators, VCs and industry experts
• Boosted CII NIT-W's national ranking by 2.5 points by improving performance of incubator, achieved a 4x increase in research-to-product conversions and doubled outreach in one year, positioning incubator as a national leader

Increased grassroots innovation conversions by 30% by designing and launching NeoAthena, an AI-powered knowledge platform (www.neoathena.com)

Developed a strategic product offering aimed at acquiring Gen Z users for DBS. Awarded as winner out of 200+ MBA and MIM student teams from leading global business schools