Career
Seven roles, one trajectory.
From designing steering wheels for race cars to building AI assistants for HR analytics — every role taught me something that made the next one possible.
May 2025 – Present
Senior Data & Analytics Engineer
FrieslandCampina · Amersfoort
Leading AI initiatives within Global HR People Analytics, focusing on practical and secure enterprise applications of generative AI
Developing a Databricks Genie-based HR analytics assistant that enables natural language querying of HR data (70% accuracy in testing)
Exploring privacy-conscious AI solutions with locally-hosted open-source models for sensitive HR use cases like anonymisation
Led migration of HR DataMarts to Azure and improved Databricks environment usability
Rebuilt fragile automations and developed high-performance Python-based ETL workflows to overcome scalability limitations
Databricks
Genie
Azure
Python
LLMs
June 2022 – May 2025
Corporate Data Engineer
RoyalHaskoningDHV · Amersfoort
Developed and optimised Alteryx workflows for ETL processes, integrating data from SQL tables, Excel files, and APIs into Power BI data models
Designed and developed visually compelling Power BI dashboards in collaboration with stakeholders across the organisation
Led critical data transition: migrated corporate data to Parquet format, reducing Azure Data Lake storage costs by nearly 90% and significantly enhancing processing speed
Integrated stakeholder feedback, managed change requests, and provided ad-hoc data analysis to support decision-making
Participated in weekly sprints, defining and communicating goals, user stories, and tasks in Azure DevOps
Alteryx
Power BI
Azure
Parquet
SQL
June 2020 – May 2022
Data Scientist (via TU/e PDEng)
Woonbedrijf · Eindhoven
Designed a stated preference survey to collect data on tenant preferences regarding future energy renovations of their dwellings
Applied discrete choice models in R to gain insights into tenant preferences on energy renovations
Built a web application in R Shiny that allows decision makers to visually evaluate energy renovation packages as a function of tenant preference
Project featured on TU/e's website and contributed to a greener future in social housing
R
R Shiny
Choice Modelling
Survey Design
October 2019 – December 2019
Marketing Associate
ReadyMart · Sheffield, UK
Organised marketing events and prepared marketing merchandise for a student-focused retail startup
Generated social media content and wrote blogs to drive engagement and brand awareness
Marketing
Content Writing
Social Media
December 2017 – May 2018
Internship Trainee — Digital Marketing
Shoptimize India · Pune
Worked on search engine optimisation for top e-commerce brands in India including Luminous India and Schoolkart
Carried out On-Page optimisations (titles, body text, hyperlinks, URLs) to attract more traffic and increase revenue
Carried out Off-Page optimisations (backlinks generation, blog posting, social networking, video submissions)
SEO
Content Strategy
Analytics
July 2016 – December 2016
Supply Chain Intern
MAHLE · Chakan, India
Worked in the supply chain department on projects relating to optimisation of the overseas supply chain
Conducted meetings with freight forwarders to discuss and negotiate freight terms and rates
Designed milk routes to help bring down logistics costs, reducing freight and transportation costs by about 15%
Carried out feasibility analysis for a new EGR line in Noida, India, working in a team with interns from BITS Pilani
Supply Chain
Optimisation
Data Analysis
June 2015 – February 2016
Junior Engineer — Steering
Team Octane Racing Electric · Pune
Designed the steering wheel for the 2016 Formula Student India car from scratch
Carried out force analysis and oversaw fabrication and installation
Demonstrated problem-solving ability, technical skills, time management, and teamwork under pressure
Our car achieved overall 5th position out of 45 teams at the national level Formula Student India 2016 event
CAD / Design
Fabrication
Team Leadership
Education
Three degrees, three countries.
A foundation in mechanical engineering, a specialisation in data-driven decision making, and a design-thinking methodology — each earned in a different part of the world.
Postgraduate
Professional Doctorate in Engineering (PDEng)
Smart Buildings & Cities program. Two-year, full-time design programme focused on data-driven decision support for the built environment. Graduated June 2022.
Master's
MSc Mechanical Engineering & Industrial Management
Advanced mechanical engineering with research emphasis on computational methods and systems analysis. Graduated January 2020.
Bachelor's
BTech Production Engineering
Foundation in manufacturing, operations, and industrial engineering from one of India's premier engineering institutions. Graduated June 2018.