With a lifelong dedication to understanding and solving complex challenges, Avi is driven to make a meaningful impact on the world. He brings extensive experience in Business Consulting, Innovation Support Solutions, IT Solutions, Water Drinking Initiatives, and Manufacturing. Avi is strongly committed to ethics and profoundly respects individuals, animals, and the environment. Avi wants to connect with those who wish to explore strategies, tools, and techniques for effectively addressing complex problems. Avi’s unique upbringing in a privileged environment in India, coupled with his early exposure to widespread social challenges and poverty, has profoundly shaped his worldview. This contrast instilled in him a deep commitment to creating positive global change, fueling his dedication to using his skills and resources to tackle these issues. After earning his Chartered Accountant certification, Avi began his career in his family’s container manufacturing business. He later served as Works Manager at India’s only combine harvester manufacturing facility, where he achieved ambitious production targets and established a robust local supply chain. Subsequently, he founded The Idea Machine in New Delhi, a business transformation consultancy specializing in advanced problem-solving software, dynamic manufacturing optimization, and decision trees for cause-and-effect analysis. Avi relocated to the U.S. and joined Hewlett Packard, where he focused on SAP ERP software. His expertise in Financial Consolidation, Forecasting, and Planning drove impactful business transformation and enterprise optimization. He has worked Globally with some of the largest and most diverse organizations for over two decades. Avi has been developing IdeaGens for several years, a comprehensive platform to tackle complex challenges. Scheduled to launch in November 2024, IdeaGens reflects Avi’s commitment to leveraging creativity and technology for global problem-solving and inspires optimism for the future. Avi also understands that while Generative AI can address global challenges, local issues often require Expert System AI. He founded GuruPlus.AI to meet this need, focusing on deploying Expert System AI for localized problem-solving. Skill Set: Activity Based Costing (ABC), Creative Problem Solving, Decision Analysis, Discrete Event Simulation, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Financial Modeling, Strategic Analysis