Headline

Strategy&Consulting Manager, Accenture | AI Transformation | Aerospace & Defense | Ex-ISRO Scientist · Aerospace Systems(Rockets) | IIM Bangalore MBA

About

I build strategies at the intersection of AI, operations, and organizational transformation - helping global clients close the gap between AI ambition and AI execution. Eight years as an Aerospace Scientist at ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre gave me something no classroom does: I designed and stress-tested systems where failure isn't a learning moment - it's a national setback. I led structural and propulsion work on solid rocket motors for India's human spaceflight program, published and presented work at 7 National/International conferences, and managed multi-disciplinary engineering teams under hard deadlines. That background hardwired me to frame problems precisely, pressure-test assumptions, and communicate high-stakes decisions to senior stakeholders. Today, I bring that engineering rigor into Strategy & Consulting engagements at Accenture Global Networks, working with global clients on AI strategy, technology-led transformation, and process innovation in complex, regulated industries. I move comfortably from first-principles analysis to boardroom narrative - which is where the real leverage in consulting sits. My edge: Eight years of building high-stakes systems before entering consulting changes how you read a client problem. I find that's usually where the useful tension in an engagement comes from. What I work on: AI strategy · Operational transformation · Process innovation · Technology-led org design · Change enablement

Location

India

AI stack

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gemini

openai

ChatGPT

Work experience

Manager - Strategy and Consulting at Accenture Strategy & Consulting, Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos, Global Network

Scientist 'SD' at ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization, Jul 2020 - Mar 2024 · 3 y 8 mo, Thiruvananthapuram, Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (Thumba) • Designed systems for various national missions - full cycle from concept to flight-readiness. • Designed propulsion systems for India's human spaceflight mission; conceptualized launch vehicle engines now in active operational use. • Improved payload capability by 28% through a high-efficiency solid rocket motor - awarded 'Brilliant Scientist', Top 1% at ISRO. • Built a real-time flight risk monitoring system for India's human spaceflight mission, achieving 99%+ reliability; led post-failure root cause analysis that mitigated a $2.1M asset loss. • Published 7 peer-reviewed papers; represented ISRO at defense R&D and academic forums at various National/International conferences.

Scientist 'SC' at ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization, 2016 - Jun 2020 · 4 yrs 6 mos, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (Thumba)

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Business Administration and Management, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management

B.Tech, Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology