# DARSH SHAH
San Francisco, CA | +1 (224) 706-4188 | darsh.shah@kellogg.northwestern.edu | [LinkedIn URL]

## Professional Summary
[2-4 lines tailored to target role]

Examples of themes to emphasize depending on role:
- Product / PM: 0-to-1 launches, monetization, user research, experimentation, cross-functional execution
- Chief of Staff / Strategy: CEO support, strategic planning, pricing, operating cadence, decision support
- Finance / BizOps: forecasting, modeling, GTM analytics, investment decisions, KPI dashboards

## Key Skills
**Product / Strategy:** [Roadmapping], [PRDs], [GTM], [Pricing], [User Research], [Experimentation]

**Analytics / Technical:** Python, SQL, MySQL, BigQuery, Tableau, PowerBI, Retool, [Add tools]

**Execution / Leadership:** Cross-functional leadership, Stakeholder management, Program execution, Change management

## Professional Experience

### [Target-Relevant Headline Role]
**[Company] | [Location] | [Dates]**
**[Title / Reframed title if truthful]**
- [Achievement bullet with metric and business impact]
- [Ownership / scope bullet]
- [Cross-functional execution bullet]
- [Customer/user/research/insight bullet]

### PASS+ (Vertical B2B SaaS) | Los Angeles, CA | Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
**Chief of Staff to CEO (MBA Summer Intern)**
- [Pricing strategy / EBITDA impact bullet]
- [User research / reverse-trial / subscription revenue bullet]

### SHARECHAT | Bengaluru, India | 2021 - 2022
**Manager, Special Projects (CEO's Office) & Strategic Finance**
- [CRM / internal platform / adoption bullet]
- [Fundraise / financial model / diligence bullet]
- [Forecasting / dashboard / planning bullet]
- [Promotion / top performer bullet]

**Product Manager, Live Social Audio** (optional if targeting product roles)
- [Monetization / retention / streamed minutes bullet]
- [Roadmap / PRD / P&L / engagement bullet]
- [Support ops / SLA / complaints reduction bullet]

### RAINSHINE ENTERTAINMENT | Mumbai, India | 2017 - 2021
**Manager, Corporate Development & Finance**
- [Investment / market opportunity bullet]
- [New venture launch / strategy / budget allocation bullet]
- [Modeling / success metrics / investment decision bullet]
- [Post-merger integration / profit impact bullet]

**Assistant Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis**
- [Performance marketing optimization / profit growth bullet]
- [Python automation / data lake / org-wide analytics enablement bullet]

### [Optional Additional Experience]
**COVID Fighters India (Side Project) | Remote | [Dates]**
- [Community scale, platform/tooling, social impact]

## Education
**Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University** | Evanston, IL
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Jun 2024
- Major/Concentrations: Market & Management Science / Strategy / Finance / Managing Organizations
- GMAT: 770 | [Dean's List / leadership items if relevant]

**Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai University** | Mumbai, India
Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)
- CGPA: 6.62/7.00
- [Relevant leadership / entrepreneurship / apprenticeship]

## Additional
- **Technical:** Python, MySQL, BigQuery, Tableau, Retool, JIRA, Figma, HTML/CSS
- **Certifications:** Chartered Accountancy exams cleared in first attempt (top 1%)
- **Leadership / Community:** [Discord community / UN-recognized COVID initiative]
- **Mentorship:** [Teach for India / mentoring work]
- **Interests (optional):** [Coding], [Music production], [Gaming]

## Tailoring Checklist (Delete before finalizing)
- Replace all bracketed placeholders
- Reorder roles so most relevant experience appears first
- Keep 4-6 bullets for most relevant roles; trim low-relevance bullets
- Use metrics in most bullets (% / $ / scale)
- Mirror JD terminology where truthful
- Keep to 1 page or 2 pages based on target role seniority