About
Hey there, I'm Sabhya Sanchi, a final year student pursuing a dual major - B. Tech. focused in Chemical Engineering and MBA in Operations Management from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. I love connecting with new people, exploring new things, taking on challenges, and gaining different knowledge; my hobbies include trekking(completed 15+ nearby Mumbai), music, reading(non-academics xD) and I'm always being open to new experiences.
I'm skilled in Product, Operations & Supply Chain Management with additional expertise in Web Development, Business Analytics, Graphic Designing, Problem Solving, Team Management and Leadership roles.
Chemical Engineer, Product Management & Explorer
- Major: B. Tech (Chemical Eng.)
- College: I.I.T. Bombay
- Phone: +91 9973872124
- Mail Id: sabhya.iitb@gmail.com
sabhyasanchi@iitb.ac.in
- 2nd Major: M.B.A.(Ops Mgt.)
- Age: 22
- City: Mumbai, Maharastra
- Home Town: Gaya, Bihar
Skills & Qualities
Courses
- Management : Marketing, Product, Operations, HR, Project management | Supply chain optimization | Accounting and Finance | Behavioral operations management | Warehouse operations & strategy | Strategic & B2B marketing etc.
- Miscellaneous : Computer programming | Statistics | Technology Design | Innovation in Design | Economics | Psychology | Entrepreneurship | Marketing for Entrepreneurs | Quantum Physics | Calculus and Linear algebra | Optimization etc.
- Chemical Eng. : Thermodynamics | Heat, Fluid and Mass transfer | Chemical reaction engineering | Chemical processes and control | Process equipment selection, design and economics | Data & material analysis | Computational lab | Numerical analysis etc.
Technical Skills
- Management & Analytics : Google Analytics & Data Studio, MS Excel, SQL, Mixpanel, Hotjar and Jira
- Programming languages : C++, Matlab, Python, HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap & Django
- Designing & Simulation : Figma, Adobe’s XD, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, SolidWorks & DWSIM
Professional Experience
I have done internships in the domain of Digital processes, Strategy, product management, marketing & sales analytics at Dr reddy's, Proshort Ai, GoComet, Gupshup and MaxedS and projects under professor of IITB, SJM SOM and IIMA related to product, Chemical eng and SEO & Maketing. Here is the quick summary of my accomplishments
Digital and Process excellence (DPEx) intern, Dr Reddy's Lab
Indian multinational pharmaceutical company based in Hyderabad
- Discovered 11+ pain points, redefined and built logic for increasing the efficiency of recommendation system from 5% to 18%
- Discovered 11+ pain points, redefined and built logic for increasing the efficiency of recommendation system from 5% to 18%
- Strategised the automation of 4-step task creation process using decision tree model based on 7 parameters slashing time by 40%
- Collaborated with 4 teams to build logic & wireframe for bulk auto recommendation rejection filter based on 9 input parameters
Marketing & Product Strategy Intern, Proshort Ai
Proshor Ai is a tech startup aiming to transform the way workgroups connect and collaborate using the magic of short videos.
- Conceptualised initial pricing strategy, rule-based logic for 1st version of t2v offering & benchmarked among 12+ competitors
- Implemented SEO optimization using keywords, strategized Google Ads, CRM & Email marketing plan for enterprise solution
- Developed 10+ wireframes; defined website contents, product positioning, and use cases; implemented using HTML, CSS & JS
Product Management Intern, GoComet
GoComet is a SaaS company that provides AI-powered multi-modal logistics platforms to simplify end-to-end logistics.
- Led standup meetings, ideated strategy for 15+ bugs & features using analytics and did sprint planning for 18 members using Jira
- Spearheaded 10+ QA testings for various offering and bugs and explored 8+ companies for potential collaborations
- Automated various recurrent analytical tasks through use of Ms Excel, slashing the time required by users by over 95%
- Created concept plan and implemented auto-onboarding feature using Ustiful to reduce the friction on website by new clients
Product managemnet Intern, Gupshup
Gupshup enables better customer engagement through conversational messaging across marketing, sales and support.
- Formulated the standard procedure to streamline the functioning of the WhatsApp self-serve’s product and dev teams
- Created a product & offerings documentation to reduce the time taken significantly while onboarding new employees
- Collaborated with team of 30+ members from marketing, dev and support team to eliminate bugs and prioritize features
Marketing Analyst Intern, MaxedS, USA
US-based startup that assists in accelerating growth for B2B tech startups.
- Work in a team of 40+ to manage database, ideate & execute email campaigns using Apollo.io, Lusha, LinkedIn
- Developed Website, Setup DKIM & DMARC record to provide encryption & digital signature for email verification
- Examined various clients, identified their products, problems, market segment, competitors & value chain analysis
- Got increase of 9.51 % in click-through rate, opening rate of 32.7 %, 11 % higher than average through A/B testing
Product Management Intern, Adolescent Health Champions, California, USA
Received letter of recommendation from the Co-founder for exemplary contribution to the project
- Analysed and improved on an existing mobile application for aiding changes in health behaviours among adolescents
- Identified product gaps, engagement, analytics and feedback using Google Analytics and Google Data Studio
- Guided pilot testing while collecting customer needs and feedback through intense research and group discussions
Graphic Design Intern, Pranyash Development Foundation
An NGO functional in different cities of India.
- Designed 80+vectors and posters for events, games and social awareness usingAdobe Illustrator and Photoshop
- Created posters for HOPE initiative to help bring in donations for children’s free education across the country
Projects
I worked of various projects ranging from product management, web development and finance to data science, here is overview to few of them
Entrepreneurial journey
Optigri : Bandhu Agritech
Agritech startup project aiming to optimise profit & revolutionise traditional cropping decision making process by utilising Ai, geograpical and supply-demand data
- Built logic & interface to assist in identifying best crop composition based on demand and supply analysis aiming maximum profit
- Won grant of 2 lakh from DSSE and earned 1st runner-up position among 45+ teams for incubation competition at SINE IITB
Non-Technical Projects
SEO Optimization strategy for Auction Bazaar
May'22 - Jul'22
Summer Project, Prof. Arvind Sahay, IIM Ahmedabad
- Worked under the guidance of prof. A. Sahay on a site’s SEO, increasing its organic traffic by 37%, with 2X increase in DA, PA
- Collaborated with multiple stakeholders to ideate & design wireframes and flow charts and analyse data using Google Analytics
Improving Dietary Diversity Among Children
June'21 - Aug'21
Summer UG Research Project, Prof. Sarthak Gaurav, SOM-IITB
- Contributed to development of aGIS based web platformto bring Nutrition social & behavior changes in children
- Studied research papers onrandomization, UI & UX toconduct surveys, discussions and pilot testing in future
- Collaborated with various stakeholders to smoothly implement ideas and feedback received from different users
- Conducted focused discussions with stakeholders to analyze the problems faced bynutri-gardens and microgreens
Analysis of Inter-IIT Tech Meet
Ma2'21 - Apr'21
Project Management, Prof. G.K. Adil, SOM-IITB
- Conceptualized and staged a mock management assignment in a team of 4 on a hypothetical project endeavor
- Formulatedcharter,budget,work breakdown structureandRACI matrixfor a SMART criteria project
- Developed comprehensiveGantt chartsandnetwork diagramsusing a project management visualisation software
Corporate Finance
Jun'21 - Jul'21
Maths and Physics Club, IIT Bombay
- Studied macro and microeconomic principles, quantitative concepts and their role in national and international trade
- Learned technical and fundamental indicators,SWOT analysisto understand investment and risk managemen
- Gained conceptual understanding of finance and trading, including enactment of futures, securities and derivatives
Technical Projects
C2-C3 Recovery by distillation, GAIL Vijaipur
Nov'21 - Feb'22
SLP-IDP, IIT Bombay
- Working in a team of 4 members to solve the probelm of rapid rising instability of the reflux drum in demethanizer column
- Simulated the Demathanizer column using DWSIM and Aspen Plus to get 98% accurate outcome with compared to actual operating data
OverTake Assist for Cars
Jun'20 - Aug'20
Institute Technical Summer Project, IITB
- AwardedSpecial Mentionfor completing a summer Project that assists driver in 3-car, 2-lane overtaking maneuvers
- Utilised creative techniques based onlength-width ratios,vehicle specificationsand intense research of commondriver behavior using various research papers, to make the algorithm work with minimal pre-requisite data
- Worked in a team of4members to develop aweb appthat demonstrated the working of the algorithm in real time
Immersion Cooling
Jan'21 - Apr'21
Prof. Venkat Gundabala, Chemical Engineering Department, IIT Bombay
- Worked in a team of 8 to optimise heat dissipation system using the2-phase immersion coolingsystem in AUVs
- Conceptualized various ideas, identified and evaluated existing solutions and validated newer solution with the team
- Designed3D modelof cooling mechanism & solved analytically using heat transfer equations in Solidwork & Matlab
Movie Recommendation System
Dec'20 - Jan'21
Self Project
- Engineered a recommendation system, that makes personalised movie suggestions to users based on rating history
- Implemented KNN algorithm as a part of item-based collaborative filtering to predict movie ratings
Resume
Position of Responsibilities
Apart from Academics, I like to invest my time in activities that help me develop my personality and skills. In my previous capacity, I have served as the convener of an aeromodelling club, Business Subdivision head at AUV IITB, Tech team of 50+ members, Web manager of Azeotropy, the Chemical Engineering Symposium of IIT Bombay. Currently, I am serving as ISMP mentor and core team member of PR team of SJMSOM IIT Bombay
Core Team Member : Public relation and media team, SJMSOM IIT Bombay
Resposible to managing Social media presence, publicity strategies, campaigns and official merchendise for SJMSOM
Student Mentor : Student mentorship Program, IIT Bombay
Selected as ISMP mentor (1/143 out of 386 applicants, 3-step selection process) and mentored 12 freshman students
Business Head
AUV-IITB
- Supervised and coordinated with 40+ students for website and video creation of Team AUV-IITB for RoboSub
- Led a team of 10 students responsible for handling the website, social media outreach, design and marketing of AUV
- Conducted interviews, assisted in selection process and managed work distribution of 3 tier business Subdivision
- Marketed the AUVs in RnD and Tech expos involving corporations in order to fetch support and funding
Web Manager
AZeotrpy IITB
- Designed a user-friendly portal for registration of 300+ Campus Ambassadorsfrom colleges all over India
- Revamped the AZeotropy website and significantly improving design, user experience, web performance and speed
- Used HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrapfor the front-end and Djangofor implementing back-end of the portal
- Worked with a team of 15 members to ideate new events and improve outreach by conducting new online activities on the AZeotropy's online platforms
Convener
Aeromodelling Club
- Conceptualized and executed 20+ events and competitions to cater to 10,000+ aeromodelling enthusiasts
- Gained hands-on experience in Aeromodelling by completing courses, fabricating RC plane and aeromodelling projects throughout the year
- Designed web pages, posters, videos and other publicity content for social media pages of the Aeromodelling club
- Managed logistics and financial aspects of the club by keeping track of equipment and investments of the club