Prajwal V Sangam

Dynamic professional with a proven track record at Orangewood Labs, excelling in strategic product vision and user insights analysis. Spearheaded the development of advanced robotic solutions, achieving an eightfold speed improvement. Adept at collaborative team engagement and metrics-driven growth models, driving impactful product initiatives that enhance customer experiences.

Cleared JEE-Advanced with an All India Rank of 4501, district 2nd rank, secured 98th out of 2 lakh in KCET 2018, Karnataka State Level Entrance Examination, captured 4th and 5th place in successive years at the Inter-IIT Sports Meet Chess, and 1st place at the State-Level Interschool Team Championship, KLE Centenary Cup

• Product case study, Spotify: conducted a root cause analysis on user dissatisfaction with Spotify's song recommendations, proposed new product directions like moments made by music, post-listening reflection, and learning from active listeners to improve recommendation relevance, and product thinking frameworks: Jobs-To-Be-Done, AARRR, and emotional/functional value mapping
• Robotic exoskeleton, DRDO sponsored the development of a wearable assistive robotic exoskeleton for the lower limbs of people with spinal injuries, playing a central role across multiple domains, including the design of electronics, UI/UX, and software, delivering impactful results, advancing progress from approximately 10% to approximately 85% completion within 6 months, recognized for exceptional contribution and project management, and was awarded 15k, coordinating junior team recruitment and training, and successfully securing funding (10+ lakh) from DRDO
• Warehouse automation: led a diverse team of 10 (3 EC, 2 ME, 3 EE, 2 CS) to achieve a top 46 ranking out of 9,549 teams, advancing to the semi-finals in the Flipkart Grid 3.0 Automation Challenge, managed team operations during the pandemic remotely, and delivered a cost-effective (₹1.5k per robot), reducing robot dimensions by 50%