Ayush Varshney, Project Manager in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Ayush Varshney

Verified Expert  in Project Management

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. Ayush is also listed in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list 2018.

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Project Highlights

Trading Exchange
Led a very lean team in creating a trading exchange that contains multiple assets and multiple currencies in a record time of four 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

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Work Experience

Chief Technology Officer

2018 - PRESENT
Testbook
  • Led the entire technology vertical for one of the fastest-growing edtech startups in India, with more than 10 million active users.
  • Handled infrastructure scalability, back-end 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.

CTO | Co-founder

2016 - 2018
Nash Ventures
  • Selected for the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Finance Segment, Nash Ventures created products in blockchain, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality.
  • Developed 10+ projects and delivered them to clients as the agile project manager.
  • Handled all staffing and team management for the projects.
  • Managed project delivery planning and development schedules and supervised developers.

CTO | Co-founder

2012 - 2016
Bluegape Lifestyle Pvt Ltd
  • Started while in college and created the entire 1st 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, led all three teams, and handled project management for the entire set.
  • Contributed to development and project management for the website, Android, and iOS app.

Trading Exchange

Led a very lean team in creating a trading exchange that contains multiple assets and multiple currencies in a record time of four months.

The exchange had all features for placing buy/sell/market orders and margin trading. It contained a web-based and Android-based portal with very high-security considerations, including financial compliance.

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

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Android 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.
2010 - 2014

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology - Kanpur, India

APRIL 2018 - PRESENT

Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2018

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