Yash Vora

github.com/yashv0ra|linkedin.com/in/yashvora06

About

My name is Yash Vora and I am a senior at Purdue University. My strengths lie in my ability to tackle open-ended issues, both with my ability to lead and self-start as well as my prior technical expertise. I'm best positioned in roles where I can quickly learn, iterate, and drive results.

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Experience Timeline

Most recent first

Apple

Engineering Program Manager Intern

May 2025 – Aug 2025

Built a solution to optimize Apple's internal feature development cycle, minimizing conflicts across teams. Iterated through feedback and improvements with 20+ programs to improve throughput by 72% across SWE Programs.
Orchestrated project timelines and managed execution for 3 feature sets involving internal UX improvement initiatives.
Developed a RAG-based AI system to analyze developer inputs and recommend cross-impacted teams.
Tracked issues and blockers across 180+ personnel, analyzing data using SQL dashboards to optimize resources.

Hyphen

Hardware Engineering Intern

Jun 2024 – Aug 2024

Designed and hand-built a proprietary motor testing protocol utilizing Arduino NFC, CAN protocol, Solidworks, and Python: estimated to save 1080+ engineer hours / year and ~$120k / year in damages.
Optimized the sales funnel with an automated protocol through Excel and Salesforce generating ~15 new leads / month.
Wrote a customer case study to bolster the first-ever launch of a Chipotle production use case in Aug 2024.

Kwality Foods

Operations Intern

May 2023 – July 2023

Personally closed a deal for a new franchise location in Carmel, IN — projected to make >$200k/yr in revenue.
Employed a variety of marketing techniques to garner a ~47% increase in website traffic. Main techniques included SEO, enhancing social media presence, redesigning the website, and specifically targeting a younger demographic.

Leadership and Involvement

180 Degrees Consulting Purdue

Lead Project Manager

Aug 2025 – Present

Led a team of 6 consultants to integrate Tableau visualizations and Excel improvements for a local food bank.
Set and managed deadlines, resolved conflicts, and coordinated client and club relationships while training and mentoring PMs and planning club events.

National Society of Sales Engineers @ Purdue

Co-Founder

Feb 2023 – Dec 2024

Created a new professional community at Purdue for interest in sales engineering, currently 70+ active members.
Organized a case competition with Endress+Hauser where 50+ teams competed for $2k; featured to a total audience of over 300k through Purdue campus advertisements and homepages of Purdue Business and Endress+Hauser.
Received $1k+ in funding and iterated with Endress+Hauser, Salesforce, Wabash, ServiceNow, and Siemens.

Smash Ultimate Club

Treasurer, Team Captain, Tournament Organizer

Aug 2019 – Present

Directed weekly tournaments pulling $10k/year in revenue, currently at 1098 concurrent members.
Created the first-ever Purdue Varsity team, leading the team to score 2nd at a Big Ten Esports Championship.
Organized over 64 tournaments within Purdue and NorCal since 2019, with a steady audience of over 100 members.
Individually ranked #4 IN, #21 CA, and #710 in the world. Results such as 1st/71, 2nd/90, & 49th/507 at tournaments.

Education

Purdue University

May 2026

B.S. in Integrated Business & Engineering, Concentration: Product Management

3.5 GPA

Relevant Coursework: Object-Oriented Programming, Managerial Accounting, Engineering Economics, Physics

Awards: Dean's List, Semester Honors, Esports Scholarship

Larsen Leaders Academy: High-achieving business students — the Top 20% of Daniels Business School
IBE Student Council: Small group of students managing >$1M of funding, liaison between students & faculty