Ayush Varshney
Project Manager
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Toptal Member Since
December 14, 2018
Ayush's success as an Agile project manager can be viewed from the large number of projects that he delivered successfully during his two startups where he handled planning, hiring, mentoring, QA, design, development, and release management. His experience as a developer, project manager, scrum master, and team leader gives him a unique holistic perspective of the product development lifecycle. He's also listed in the Forbes 30 U 30 Asia list 2018.
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Trading Exchange
Trading Exchange contains multiple assets and multiple currencies delivered by a very lean team in a record time of 4 months.
Virtual Reality Jewellery Store
Created the world's first live virtual reality jewelry store using HTC Vive for one of the biggest brands in the country.
Content Discovery Platform App Like Snapchat Stories
Android app was selected by Google for the very first Launchpad Accelerator Program.
Expertise
AndroidBlockchainJiraProduct ManagementProduct StrategyScrumWebiOSEducation
Bachelor's Degree
Indian Institute of Technology
Select Certifications
Work Experience
2018 - PRESENT
Chief Technology Officer
Testbook
- Led the entire technology vertical for one of the fastest-growing edtech startups of India with more than 10 million active users.
- Handled infrastructure scalability, backend architecture, developer hiring, project plan, and Agile delivery.
- Built cutting edge live class technology, in-house video streaming, scalable AI-based assessment platform, and machine learning-driven recommendations.
2016 - 2018
CTO/Co-founder
Nash Ventures
- Selected for the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Finance Segment, Nash Ventures created products in blockchain, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality.
- Successfully developed 10+ projects and delivered to clients having worked as the Agile project manager for them.
- Handled all staffing and team management for the projects.
- Managed project delivery planning, development schedules, and supervised developers.
2012 - 2016
CTO/Co-founder
Bluegape Lifestyle Pvt Ltd
- Started out while in college and created the entire first version of the tech alone.
- Led the development of an eCommerce website, news app, and blogging platform as the project manager and tech lead.
- Led a team of 20+ highly experienced developers and designers across 10+ products on different platforms.
- Created web, Android, and iOS apps, lead all three teams, and handled project management for the entire set.
- Contributed both development and project management for the website, Android app, and iOS app.
Project History
Trading Exchange
Trading Exchange contains multiple assets and multiple currencies delivered by a very lean team in a record time of 4 months.
The exchange had all features for placing buy/sell/market orders, margin trading, and contained a web-based and Android-based portal with very high-security considerations.
Virtual Reality Jewellery Store
Created the world's first live virtual reality jewelry store using HTC Vive for one of the biggest brands in the country.
The project involved people experiencing and shopping jewelry in the virtual reality 3D environment.
Content Discovery Platform App Like Snapchat Stories
https://www.producthunt.com/posts/murmur-appAndroid app was selected by Google for the very first Launchpad Accelerator Program.
The app used to curate content from popular blogs & news sites and serve them in bursts of 10 pieces. The content used to be a blend of photos, videos, GIFs, news, blogs, etc. and was showcased as a headline in a visual layout with links to the source.
Boeing Autonomous Vehicle Project
Led the entire algorithm team for the project.
Designed an autonomous vehicle capable of traversing successfully on rough terrain in an unknown environment, equipped with suitable sensors which can detect the oncoming surface irregularities, able to perform all kinds of mechanical motions, including a frog-like-jump, able to execute the jump over an obstacle of height 1ft or over a crater of diameter 1ft without any functionality issues.
Required the use of devices like inertial measurement unit (IMU) for control feedback, Kinect for 3D mapping, Arduino boards for navigation, and an onboard processor on a Pandaboard.
Required the use of devices like inertial measurement unit (IMU) for control feedback, Kinect for 3D mapping, Arduino boards for navigation, and an onboard processor on a Pandaboard.
Education
2010 - 2014
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology - Kanpur, India
Certifications
APRIL 2018 - PRESENT
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2018
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