👋 Hi, I'm Akhil.

eng // design // strategy hybrid

I currently work on growth and commercialization at Cruise, helping to bring autonomous vehicles to the public.

Experience

Senior Analyst, Ridehail

Feb 2023 - Present

Helping bring the world's most advanced autonomous vehicles to the public.

Senior Associate Consultant

Oct 2020 - Feb 2023

GTM, product strategy, and digital transformation work for Fortune 500 companies across the software, Enterprise IT, and semiconductor industries.

Software Engineer Intern (iOS)

Summer 2018

Worked on shared iOS components used across Square's suite of Point of Sale apps.

Engineering Intern (iOS)

Summer 2017

Owned several features for the launch of WaPo's white-label iOS news app, used by newsrooms including The Global & Mail, The Boston Globe, and the LA Times.

Publications

Ofek, Elie, and Akhil Waghmare. “Autonomous Vehicles: Smooth or Bumpy Ride Ahead?” HBS No. 520008. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2019.

Waghmare, A. and Seshaiyer, P. (2017). “ICCM2016: Implementation of the Parareal algorithm to optimize nanoparticle transport in Porous Media Simulations.” International Journal of Computational Methods, 16(05), 1840001.

Waghmare, A. and Seshaiyer, P. (2015). “Enhancing Groundwater Quality through Computational Modeling and Simulation to Optimize Transport and Interaction Parameters in Porous Media.” Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 7, 398-409.