Priyash Shukla
Gurgaon
Summary
Associate Project Manager with 3+ years of experience in the market research industry, specializing in end-to-end project execution, quantitative fieldwork management, vendor coordination, and data quality assurance. Experienced in managing timelines, sample delivery, operational KPIs, and client-ready datasets for large-scale research studies. Strong collaborator with client service, data processing, and analytics teams to ensure on-time, high-quality project delivery.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Project Manager
Toluna India Pvt Ltd
Gurgaon, India
10.2023 - Current
- Managed end-to-end execution of quantitative market research projects, from project setup to final data delivery.
- Acted as single point of contact (SPOC) for internal teams and vendors to ensure smooth project execution.
- Coordinated with panel partners and field vendors to achieve sample targets while maintaining quality and feasibility.
- Monitored and controlled project timelines, sample completion rates, and turnaround time (TAT).
- Worked closely with data processing teams on survey validation, logic checks, and final dataset readiness.
- Ensured data quality and compliance with client specifications before delivery.
- Defined and tracked operational KPIs to measure project performance and identify risks early.
- Identified process gaps and implemented improvements that reduced fieldwork issues and rework.
- Supported client teams with status updates, feasibility inputs, and delivery timelines.
- Trained in Quantum for survey data processing, including data cleaning, recoding, and tabulation support.
- Reviewed processed data outputs to ensure accuracy, consistency, and client-ready delivery.
Sales Operations Executive (MIS)
AEROPLAST LIMITED
Noida, India
10.2022 - 10.2023
- Managed and maintained sales and operations MIS data, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely availability for reporting.
- Managed sales and operations MIS reporting to support project costing, revenue tracking, and management decision-making.
- Prepared periodic MIS reports for sales and management teams to support operational and business decisions.
- Conducted cost analysis and profit & loss tracking for new, ongoing, and completed projects.
- Created and maintained structured datasets related to orders, clients, invoices, and billing cycles.
- Supported sales teams with data-backed inputs for client retention, forecasting, and performance monitoring.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams (sales, accounts, operations) to ensure data alignment and reporting accuracy.
- Automated recurring MIS reports, cost sheets, and invoice formats, reducing manual effort and errors.
Project Engineer
PyroGreen Gas Technology Pvt Ltd
09.2021 - 10.2022
- Coordinated engineering project execution, tracking project timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
- Performed root cause analysis (RCA) to identify and resolve process and execution issues.
- Managed team of 5 members for the “Hydrogen Project” of TATA, Kalinga Nagar, Odisha.
Project Co-ordinator
Systemic Electric Pvt Ltd
01.2021 - 09.2021
- Coordinated project execution and stakeholder communication.
- Analyzed RFQs, SLAs, and supported operational planning.
Education
BE - Mechanical Engineering
IPS College of Technology And Management
Gwalior04-2016
Skills
- Quantum (Survey Data Processing, Data Cleaning, Tabulation Support)
- SPSS
- SQL (Joins, Aggregations, CTEs, Window Functions)
- Excel (Pivot Tables, Lookups, Data Cleaning)
- Power BI (Reports & Dashboards)
- Python
Timeline
Associate Project Manager
Toluna India Pvt Ltd
10.2023 - Current
Sales Operations Executive (MIS)
AEROPLAST LIMITED
10.2022 - 10.2023
Project Engineer
PyroGreen Gas Technology Pvt Ltd
09.2021 - 10.2022
Project Co-ordinator
Systemic Electric Pvt Ltd
01.2021 - 09.2021
BE - Mechanical Engineering
IPS College of Technology And Management
Project
Toluna India Pvt Ltd
1. Process Automation Project
- Designed and developed an internal Python-based automation tool to streamline Final ID segregation for quantitative market research projects.
- Automated extraction and processing of Survey Respondent Results from DSS, eliminating manual VLOOKUP-based workflows.
- Enabled PMs and Field Management teams to fetch final respondent IDs within seconds, significantly reducing turnaround time.
- Standardized ID segregation across single-market and multi-partner studies, improving accuracy and consistency.
- Reduced manual effort, dependency on Excel, and human error, allowing PMs to focus on client and delivery-critical tasks.
- Improved overall operational efficiency and resource utilization across the Field Management team.
- Tool designed considering multi-project, multi-partner execution environments typical to large-scale MR studies.
2. Sampling & Feasibility Planning – Quantitative Research Studies
- Developed sampling plans and quota structures for quantitative market research studies based on client specifications and target audiences.
- Ensured alignment between sampling strategy, questionnaire logic, and field execution.
AEROPLAST Limited
Cost Sheet Automation
- Successfully implemented automation for cost sheets and proforma invoices, improving reporting efficiency and reducing manual effort.