Surya Adavi

Dream. Believe. Do.

I am a Data Analytics professional with over a decade experience in entrepreneurship, application development and project delivery. My experience spans serving several fortune 500 companies across United States, Europe & Asia.

I am a detail-oriented individual with strong analytical, user experience design & management skills. I zealously help organisations make robust business decisions driven by Data, guided by strong management principles.

I am also a Marathoner, a Toastmaster, a Bio-Hacker motivated to Hactivate Life, and a Sustainability Enthusiast. I love coaching students, and have recently published my book 'You'niversity that helps students propel their early-career growth.

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Experience

Work

May 2017 - Present

Business Consultant

Connecticut Centre of Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- Identified business opportunities, channel partners, demand & growth platforms.
- Developed user acquisition, engagement, and monetization strategies.
- Performed market research, aiding businesses in branding, messaging, identifying & solving complex business problems.
- Built marketing campaigns, digital marketing strategies and go-to-market maps.
June 2010 - December 2016

Founder

Graymatter8 Media
- Built a team of 12 developers & designers, developing e-commerce & web applications, digital transformation & innovation methodologies for 100+ clients.
- Led Technology, UI, UX & Agile Product Architecture teams for clients across India, Japan, China, US, UK & Australia.
- Launched 2 autonomous technology networking products – YoGrad and Youthopia.

November 2014 - December 2016

Co-founder & Chief Product Officer

YoGrad Technologies
- Developed and scaled the platform www.yograd.com to acquire 16,000+ registered users within 9 months.
- Won a seed fund of $15,000 at TiE Smashup Hyderabad, as one of India’s fastest growing networking portals.
- YoGrad is listed as one of the Top 5 websites to find Internships in India. (Top 5 websites to find internships)
June 2012 - May 2014

Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer

Youthopia
- Built a network of 1800+ student contributors, one of the largest such initiatives in India.
- Conducted and facilitated more than 50 soft-skills training workshops.
- Established and spread Youthopia’s presence across 6 cities of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan & Bhutan. Increased our readership to 60,000 monthly readers.

Education

January 2017 - December 2017

University of Connecticut School of Business

Masters in Business Analytics & Project Management
Curriculum:
Data Mining & Business Intelligence, Visual Analytics, Predictive Modelling, Negotiation Strategies, Business Process Modeling & Data Management, Project Risk & Cost, Introduction to Project Management, Statistics in Business Analytics, Technical Communication in Business Analytics
August 2006 - May 2010

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Bachelor of Technology

Computer Science & Information Technology
Completed graduation from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University with the major of Computer Science & Information Technology. Achieved the Distinguished Student Award with Distinction.
April 2012 - March 2013

Dayalbagh Educational Institute

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism & Mass Communications

Completed Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism & Mass Communications from Dayalbagh Educational Institute(Deemed Unniversity).

Recognitions

Toastmasters Club

President, UConn School of Business Toastmasters

June 2017 - December 2017
TEDxBITSHyderabad

Guest Speaker

December 2013
Startup Leadership Program

Fellow

2012 - 2013
Entrepreneur of the Year - YiCoF

Young Entrepreneur of the Year

2011
Pankhudi Foundation

Head - Public Relations & Resource Cell

2008-2011
TATA Jagriti Yatra 2008

Young Entrepreneur

December 2008 - January 2009