About

Pratik Bhuwalka is a dynamic and accomplished professional with a strong background in computer science and engineering. He has successfully transitioned his career from software development to management consulting and is currently a Decision Analytics Associate at ZS Associates. Pratik has worked with some of the leading companies across the globe and aspires to help clients improve their business processes through his analytical skills and discuss and solve complex problems through his interpersonal and communication skills. Pratik is fascinated by various business strategies and enjoys learning about the markets. He actively works towards contributing to the UN 2030 SDG goals and is a voracious reader and an avid traveler. Pratik has a strong track record of delivering results and has worked on multiple tools such as Advanced MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, R, Power BI, and Python for data analysis and visualization. He has leveraged various machine learning tools such as XGBoost to predict the potential of current and prospect accounts to help clients set up realistic goals based on overall market potential. In his current role at ZS Associates, Pratik has worked with clients from multiple industries to help them re-allocate their existing sales force team to maximize their ROI by targeting more profitable accounts and providing more value proposition to such accounts. He has conducted sizing exercises for clients to upsize their sales force team, identified key areas where the sales team needed better support and services from the company to increase productivity, and implemented pricing strategies for clients with a subscription-based model to reduce their customer attrition rate and help capture renewal potential. Pratik has also developed a goal setting model for a hotel client for the post-COVID goals of the sales force, which helped them adapt to the new demand post-COVID. Prior to joining ZS Associates, Pratik worked as a Software Engineer and Software Engineer Intern at Hewlett Packard. He completed and tested various functionalities of Multi-domain authentication and implemented the code base on Network Analytics Engine (NAE) from scratch. Pratik has a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from VIT and is a CFA L2 Candidate. With 2.86 years of relevant experience, Pratik is a highly motivated and results-driven professional who is committed to delivering value to his clients.