# Vrain Ahuja > Forward Deployed Software Engineer at LightDoc Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/vrain Building Something New Who I am, and how I think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9vcTe8uu-A ## Work Experience ### Forward Deployed Engineer @ LightDoc Jan 2024 – Present ### Entrepreneur in Residence @ Antler Jan 2024 – Present ### Product @ Neu Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area ### Co-Founder @ Gulp Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 ### Software Engineer @ Credence ID Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Product Manager @ Checkbook Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area •Reduced onboarding time from 30 minutes to 5 minutes by solving UI/UX roadblocks in onboarding flow[analyzed user sessions, implemented ticketing software] •Led strategic integration with Sage Intact, opening our sales funnel up to upstream market segment •Digitized our paper check product leading to a ~5% increase in product profit margin and saving 7.5 hours of human time a week •Designed an operations flow to keep a consistent SLA while we saw a 2x increase in support tickets. •Independently closed $45k in ARR as part time sales member and assisted in closing additional ~$45k in ARR by aiding in technical implementation of our API ### Product Manager @ AARP - The Tech Nest Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area • Identified a gap in the silver economy by researching and leading custom discovery to produce a VR brain health app that educates and entertains the user on easy ways to form healthy habits • Led a team of 2 (engineering and design) to ship product, which is now being implemented in the AARP VR Oculus application • Conducted user testing to collect user feedback, established success metrics for future of product • Led a 6-person design thinking project to keep “the elderly socially active and physically mobile” by using IDEO training to translate ideation into a prototype ### Product Manager @ iVenture Accelerator Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area • Brought on as the first hire for a startup company. Defined product and evaluated feasibility in a preliminary virtual reality market • Worked independently to define business strategy by conducting interviews with experts in the empathy and corporate field. Continued to reassess the viability of service/product jointly with CEO and made key decisions in future of the service • Ran a prototype of the product that I oversaw to gain insights on customer insights and established success metrics for future product lines The iVenture Accelerator enables student-led startups to create economic and social value by supporting student entrepreneurs with knowledge, funding, and access to world-class University of Illinois resources and alumni.Student startup teams spend the summer on campus with the time and support they need to determine product-market fit, build prototypes, pilot programs, establish key partnerships, and scale ### Management Consultant @ Illinois Business Consulting Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area • Led dialogue amongst 8 consultants to advise a regional nursing college to expand their course offerings in nursing and occupational therapy within central Illinois region • Drove wide spread market research to gain insight on trends in nursing and occupational therapy • Projected growth rates in employment for nursing and occupational therapy to measure feasibility of program Illinois Business Consulting (IBC) is the largest professionally-managed, student-run university consulting organization in the country. Housed in the College of Business at the University of Illinois, IBC provides students with real-world project opportunities while helping clients solve challenges and identify opportunities. IBC conducts more than 70 projects every year with Fortune 100, mid-sized and startup companies and nonprofit organizations. ### Sales @ CA Ventures, LLC Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area •Leading salesman amongst 6, increased company revenue by 10% in 3 months ## Education ### Bachelor's degree in Physics University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/vrain-ahuja-75955197 --- Source: https://flows.cv/vrain JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/vrain/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05