Jishna Pulluru

• Directly reported to COO & managed cross functional matrix teams of up to 22 FTE. • Advised the management & supervisory board (incl. PE investors) on data-driven decision-making, strategic planning & forecasting, AI/ML and customer analytics topics. • Led operational optimisation & innovation projects creating >30 Mio. € p.a. in cost savings and > 120 Mio. p.a. additional revenues. • Wore multiple hats of product owner, management consultant, data scientist & people leader in a online retail setting.

• Managed the scientific content of the Water Supply Chain Management working package within the REWARD project (Danish-German-Dutch collaboration). • Developed resource-efficient data-driven production planning methods using mathematical optimization and predictive ML • Presented research findings at international conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals.

• Advised on water reuse and operational efficiency topics creating cost savings of ~0.5 Mio. € p.a. • Spent time in cheese production plants all over Denmark, no matter the snow and ice.

• Developed scalable processes for synthesising polymer membranes for bioethanol purification, nanofiltration & membrane bioreactors. • Collaborated with other researchers to co-author scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals. • Somewhat of a Science mercenary getting things done while solving some engineering problems.

• Designed experiments to study the behaviour of nanoparticles and thin films near solid interfaces, particularly when subjected to electrodynamic forces and heat. • Got to play with lasers and used cool sci-fi phenomena like light scattering & surface plasmons.

• Designed experiments to study the behaviour of nanoparticles and thin films near solid interfaces, particularly when subjected to electrodynamic forces and heat. • Got to play with lasers and used cool sci-fi phenomena like light scattering & surface plasmons.

Operations and Supply Chain Management