Prakash
Kalapala

• Delivered high-quality customer service in a fast-paced, customer-facing role
• Managed cash transactions and financial reconciliations with accuracy
• Handled inventory management and maintained safety and hygiene compliance

Led company through COVID, restructuring operations and streamlining product offerings during one of the most challenging business climates in recent history.

• Commissioned and led a team of 14 for extensive market research on solar power industry
• Mapped 40% of India's cumulative installed solar capacity in coordination with 7 state governments — capturing GPS location, owner, capacity, and contact data
• Contributed to a new business vertical and oversaw its complete R&D implementation
• Rebuilt company's brand identity and digital presence using UI/UX expertise

Built and scaled a hostel discovery platform from ground up to become Gujarat's market leader — bridging the gap between hostels and students or working professionals.

• Scaled operations to 8 prominent cities across 1,300+ sq. miles of Gujarat
• Onboarded 350+ hostel partners catering to students from 100+ universities
• Raised ₹1.3 Million in funding from an angel investor at a ₹13 Million valuation
• Recruited, managed, and nurtured a 17-person team across operations
• Led engineering team to ship the Web and Android apps; built all UI/UX prototypes
• Designed brand identity and all promotional content from scratch

• Researched and identified new market opportunities to diversify company's top-line revenue
• Created marketing and demo materials that improved client meeting efficiency
• Collaborated with product development team to identify and report product bugs

• Bridged National HQ with 8 Local Committees across 7 cities as regional coordinator
• Led Information Management to improve team productivity and operational growth
• Served as Organizing Committee President for a national-level event