About Me
Hi, I am Amit Basak, a seasoned finance and revenue management expert with over 15 years of diverse experience. In addition to my extensive tenure in the supply chain industry, where I've excelled in finance, operations, and marketing, I've also ventured into entrepreneurship. I've co-founded two startups, each with groundbreaking technology products with provisional patents.
My professional trajectory reflects a blend of industry expertise and entrepreneurial spirit. Fuelled by creativity, I'm driven by a desire to introduce innovative solutions that make a meaningful impact on a larger scale.
Start-ups (Toronto)
Augmented-reality shipping (Discontinued)
A platform that used Augmented Reality to scan a package from a mobile camera to initiate the shipping process. This process solved the problem of the complicated package booking process and brought the overall booking process from several minutes to around a minute.
Expertise
Logistics
Started as a delivery agent and scaled up to different roles during my 15 years tenure. Amongst other, most notable achievements in logistics operations would be setting up 'next-day morning' shipping services, the first of a kind back in 2009 in India. A unique business model was in place to achieve the results and the team was awarded for the innovation and success.
More information about the project, company, and the product
Blockchain in logistics
Taking a cue from the impact of blockchain on the finance industry, spent 1000+ hours creating a model introducing blockchain in logistics to envision distributed logistics operations. Two important aspects of the model covers
1 - Decentralizing handling and ownership of tangible asset [packages]
2 - Using AI with blockchain to assign ownership of tangible assets and maintain governance
More information ---------> A strategic view
Revenue management
I bring a total of 5+ years of experience leading a team of financial analysts and currently handle a revenue management portfolio of ~$1B which is spread across Canada/US and encompasses 150+ strong sales representatives.
My work directly impacts the health and profitability of the business and therefore I regularly work with senior management & executives of the company to ideate and drive the company's financial goals.
People management
Have led teams in various capacities during my career. Leading a team in India in a project management role was about innovation and execution across functions; whereas handling a team in revenue management in Canada is about discipline, compliance, and results.
Go-To-Market
Successfully created and executed internal and external GTMS in India in 2012-14 when the business took over a local service provider and I led the revenue transition plan for internal and external customers totaling $45M and 5k number of customer