Raj Aryan

Hello, I'm Raj Aryan.

I build data-driven AI products.

As an AI Product Strategist and Builder, I specialize in transforming complex data into impactful, innovative products that drive business growth and deliver exceptional user experiences.

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My Technical Toolkit

A selection of my preferred tools and technologies for building high-performance AI solutions.

Programming

Python, SQL, JS, C++, Java, APIs, Microservices

AI/ML

TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, NLP

Product Management

Agile, Scrum, Kanban, A/B Testing, Roadmapping

Data & Analytics

Tableau, Power BI, KPI Tracking, Customer Analytics

Cloud & Infra

GCP, AWS, Docker, System Architecture

Business & Strategy

Market Research, GTM, User Research, ROI Analysis

Impactful Case Studies

A curated selection of projects demonstrating strategic product leadership and technical execution.

MSME Yugem Platform
MSME Yugem Platform
Scaled to 15,000+ users, facilitating ₹45+ crore in funding with a 78% success rate.

Key Arguments: Led product strategy for an AI-powered platform connecting MSMEs with government schemes. Architected a scalable microservices backend with 99.8% uptime.

Evidence: Drove 35% MoM growth. Reduced application processing time by 50%. Established partnerships with 15+ nationalized banks, driving 60% of user acquisition.

Product Management
AI
Microservices
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Advanced RAG Pipeline for Scientific Research
Advanced RAG Pipeline for Scientific Research
Built a modular RAG system that improved retrieval precision by 18% over baseline.

Key Arguments: Architected a hybrid retrieval strategy combining sparse (BM25) and dense (FAISS) methods with a Cross-Encoder reranker to enhance answer relevance from complex scientific PDFs.

Evidence: Showcased three distinct architectural approaches, including a full-stack web demo, a Streamlit app, and a research-focused Colab notebook, demonstrating versatility in both research and production contexts.

RAG
LLM
Python
Full-Stack
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Deep Learning for Gas Identification
Deep Learning for Gas Identification
Achieved ~90% classification accuracy for 15 gases, a 3x improvement over baseline.

Key Arguments: Developed an Ensemble Voting Classifier (Random Forest + Gradient Boosting) to identify gases using low-cost IR Quantum Dot Photodetectors.

Evidence: Collected and processed a dataset of ~10 million samples. Engineered new features to distinguish between gases with similar IR signatures. Predicted gas concentrations with a stable R² score of ~0.738.

Deep Learning
TensorFlow
Python
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LocalSpark AI (In Progress)
LocalSpark AI (In Progress)
Designing an AI co-pilot to reduce marketing burden for SMBs by 40%.

Key Arguments: Founded a new venture to address key pain points for non-technical SMB owners, identified from 500+ user interviews. Architecting an AI-driven marketing automation platform.

Evidence: Solution includes GenAI Content Creation, Automated Social Posting, and Transparent ROI Tracking. Projected to improve marketing ROI by 60%.

Entrepreneurship
AI
SaaS
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AI for Health Prediction with XAI
AI for Health Prediction with XAI
Achieved 97.8% accuracy in stroke prediction using a novel ensemble model.

Key Arguments: Built a multi-disease prediction system for 4 chronic illnesses. Compared 66 different models to identify the highest performers for individual, ensemble, and master models.

Evidence: Integrated SHAP and LIME to provide transparent, explainable predictions, bridging the trust gap in clinical AI. Deployed the solution as a user-friendly web application.

Medical AI
XAI
Ensemble Models
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AI in Corporate Finance Analysis
AI in Corporate Finance Analysis
Developed a novel framework to quantify non-financial metrics like director skills.

Key Arguments: Collaborated on a research project with IIM Bangalore to apply analytical models to complex financial challenges, such as identifying inventory writedowns and measuring director competency.

Evidence: Created an analytical approach that broke down market strategies in an intuitive way, making complex financial data more approachable and actionable for strategic decision-making.

Financial Analysis
Data Science
Strategy
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Professional Journey

From research to leadership, my career has been focused on leveraging technology to solve real-world problems.

Growth Consultant

DIGY · Internship | Nov 2025 - Present

Consulting on growth strategies and product-led growth initiatives in a remote capacity.

Product & Growth

MSME Yugem · Freelance | Mar 2024 - Nov 2025

Spearheaded the technical development and strategic growth of a transformative digital platform connecting Indian MSMEs with government funding opportunities. Oversaw the complete product lifecycle, implementing agile frameworks and iterative development based on user feedback. Key achievements include developing an Intelligent Scheme Matching Algorithm, reducing setup time from 45 to 8 minutes, facilitating over ₹45 crore in funding, and scaling to 15,000+ users with 99.8% platform uptime.

Lead Researcher (RAG Systems)

Personal Research | Oct 2025 – Present

Investigated layout-aware parsing and hierarchical chunking. Benchmarked hybrid retrieval architectures (BM25, FAISS, Cross-Encoders) to achieve an 18% improvement in retrieval precision for scientific documents.

Campus Ambassador

Udyamitsav, IIT Jammu | Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Represented and promoted Udyamitsav's initiatives and events on campus to drive student engagement.

Research Intern

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) | Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

Built an ML-enabled IR gas-identification system achieving 92%+ classification accuracy. Developed 1D CNN and spectral-feature models, and engineered a robust preprocessing pipeline for a dataset of ~100k+ samples. Co-authored two research manuscripts.

Internshala Student Partner (ISP)

Internshala | Aug 2024 - Oct 2025

Acted as a liaison between Internshala and the student community, promoting internship opportunities and career-building resources.

Contributor

GirlScript Summer of Code | May 2024 - Oct 2025

Contributed to open-source projects as part of a team, focusing on software development and collaborative coding.

Contributor

Social Summer of Code, Devfolio | May 2024 - Oct 2025

Participated in a social-good focused coding program, developing solutions for real-world problems.

AI/ML Development Intern

Deepsync Technologies | Jun 2024 - Aug 2024

Developed deep learning models for voice translation and audio syncing, achieving 85%+ accuracy. Optimized TensorFlow inference pipelines, reducing latency by 40% for real-time processing.

Content Writing Volunteer

Earth5R | Apr 2024 - May 2024

Authored content focused on Mathematics, Statistics, and Risk Monitoring for an environmental organization.

Social Media Marketing Intern

Kshitiksha Foundation | Mar 2024 - Apr 2024

Managed and executed social media campaigns to increase brand awareness and engagement for a non-profit foundation.

Fundraising Intern

Muskurahat Foundation | Mar 2024 - Apr 2024

Participated in fundraising initiatives to support the foundation's educational and social programs.

Recruitment Team (TPO)

University Teaching Department | Jun 2023 - Present

Coordinating training and placement activities for students, liaising with companies to facilitate recruitment drives.

Student Volunteer

National Service Scheme | Dec 2022 - Oct 2025

Actively participated in community service and social welfare activities organized by the NSS.

Licenses & Certifications

A showcase of my commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

Machine Learning Specialization
Stanford & DeepLearning.AI
Oct 2024
Google AI for Everyone
DeepLearning.AI (Coursera)
Oct 2024
Advanced Learning Algorithms
DeepLearning.AI (Coursera)
Sep 2024
Generative AI Fundamentals
Google Cloud (Cousera)
Sep 2024
TensorFlow Developer Certificate
TensorFlow (In Progress)
Expected Dec 2024
IBM AI Product Manager Professional Certificate
IBM (Coursera)
In Progress
IIMA Pre-MBA Statistics & Analytics
IIM Ahmedabad
In Progress
Product Management with Lean & Agile
University of Virginia (Coursera)
In Progress
EF SET English Certificate
EF SET
Issued Jun 2025
Foundation of Generative AI
Udacity
Issued Jan 2025
Certificate of Participation in Level 1: E-Commerce
Unstop
Issued Aug 2024
Unsupervised Learning, Recommenders, Reinforcement Learning
DeepLearning.AI
Issued Jul 2024
Certificate of Participation in Hackmatrix: Online Hackathon
Unstop
Issued Jun 2024
Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification
DeepLearning.AI
Issued Apr 2024
Certificate of Participation in CodeHunt (Meraz 4.0)
Unstop
Issued Mar 2024
Certificate of Participation in Codemet
Unstop
Issued Mar 2024
J.P. Morgan - Software Engineering Job Simulation
Forage
Issued Jan 2024
Quantum computing
CDACINDIA
N/A

What My Colleagues Say

"Raj's work on the gas identification project was tremendous. He achieved remarkably high accuracy in both classification and concentration prediction. He is not only technically skilled but also an excellent presenter, with a real talent for developing effective research strategies that yield clear, impactful results."

Dr. Anshu Pandey

Dr. Anshu Pandey

Professor, IISc Bangalore

"Raj's analytical creativity is exceptional. He has a unique ability to deconstruct complex financial challenges—like quantifying director skills or identifying inventory writedowns—and reframe them in a way that is both insightful and highly approachable. His work makes sophisticated market strategies actionable."

Srinivasan Rangan

Srinivasan Rangan

Professor, Finance & Accounting, IIM Bangalore