Karan Usgaonkar
About Me
Sales Engineering Lead at Uptake ($2B IoT & AI leader in heavy industrials) w/ experience in Engineering, Consulting, I-Banking, & running Startups I've founded
Location
San Francisco, CA
Education
U
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
August 2013 - December 2017
degree
Bachelor's
major
Computer Engineering
coursework
artificial intelligence
distributed systems
parallel programming
electrical power systems
materials engineering
biomaterials
medical technology
U
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton Business School
June 2015 - December 2017
Work Experience
W
Whistler Dog Playtime
founder & CEO
Chicago, IL, United States of America
August 2019 - present
company
Whistler Dog Playtime
title
founder & CEO
overview
• Fledgling Self-funded Subscription-Based Startup& Side-Business
• Created the MVP and hired 15+ part-time employees in Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Operations, and HR
• Grew the company to $30K+ in Annual Recurring Revenue in under 3 months of commercial activity
U
Uptake
Product Solutions Manager
Chicago, IL, United States of America
March 2018 - present
U
Uptake
SENIOR SALES ENGINEER
Chicago, IL, United States of America
March 2018 - present
R
Rise for Nepal, Education for All
Board President, Director & Founder
October 2012 - present
I
Illinois Investment Banking Academy
Student
March 2016 - December 2017
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Fun Fact
Built the MVP of a company, hired 15 people part-time, and grew the business to $30K+ in Annual Recurring Revenue in just a few months! Also started and have run a global non-profit for 7+ years focused on relief and rehabilitation of rural communities that have experienced natural disasters.
Skills
Languages
ArabicEnglishFrenchHindiMarathi
Technical skills
c++javajavascriptsql
Skills
AnalysisBankingConsultingData Scienceelectrical engineering researchManagementOperations ManagementProduct ManagementProject ManagementQlikViewSalesStrategyTableauworking with a Start-up