Entrepreneurship Experience
SG Bus Buddy
Founder- Developed Android and iOS apps for real-time bus arrival timings in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Madrid. Manage $1500 monthly marketing/advertising budget and a team of 3 external resources.
- Achieved 500,000+ downloads with a 4.6/5.0 rating. Generated substantial annual revenue via AdMob and premium purchases.
- Secured exclusive access to LTA's restricted APIs. Developed middleware using Express serving 250,000+ queries/day, hosted on GCP Cloud Run.
- Consistently ranked top 5 in Maps & Navigation category on Google Play Store and App Store.
Splizzy - Expense Splitter
Creator- Developed a seamless expense splitting application enabling users to split bills quickly and easily.
- Designed with privacy and convenience in mind: No transaction limits and no signup required.
Professional Experience
Shopee
Senior Engineer, Android Infra / Engineer, Apps & RN Aug 2020 – Present | Singapore- Led the development of App Release Platform (ARP) to reduce app deployment time from 2 hours to 2 minutes.
- Delivered Shopee Lite app, achieving 50% lower download size compared to the main app by prudently removing heavy features.
- Spearheaded dynamic feature framework that reduced initial download size by 34%, increasing user acquisition rate by 20%.
- Mentored 3 full-time hires and interns, facilitating smooth onboarding to Shopee's frameworks and systems.
Lemnis Technologies
Software Developer Intern May 2018 – July 2018 | Singapore- Created mobile services for varifocal lenses in mixed reality headsets with high visual fidelity aimed at reducing eye stress.
Education
NUS Business School
Master of Business Administration Aug 2024 – Expected Nov 2026 | Singapore- Completed short exchange program focused on Entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business.
- Specialization in Strategy and Organization.
- Coursework: Corporate Strategy, Entrepreneurial Management, Negotiations, M&A.
National Institute of Technology, Trichy
B.Tech in EEE | Minor in CSE Jul 2016 – Jun 2020 | India- Presented an IEEE research paper at National Power Electronics Conference 2019.
- Head of Class Placement Committee for Software and EEE department.
- Head of Web Operations, Electrical and Electronics Association.
Awards & Achievements
Sports
Won medal in Table Tennis (doubles) at MBA Olympics 2025 hosted by Nanyang Business School (NTU).
Interests
Scuba Schools International (SSI) certified SCUBA diver; Ultimate Frisbee (Lead for Shopee's interest group).
Volunteering
Active volunteer at the National Library Board (NLB) contributing over 50 hours on weekends.
Open Source
Contributed open source library, Scikit learn, on GitHub.
Meet Milo
My Best Friend
When I'm not coding or thinking about new business ideas, I'm spending time with my lovely dog, Milo. He's the true mastermind behind all my successful ventures!