Curriculum vitae
Pulkit Verma
Technology strategy · Digital transformation · Applied computing
I help organisations connect technology decisions with practical delivery. My work spans digital transformation, operating models, data strategy and user experience, grounded in applied computing and entrepreneurship. I’ve worked across public services, healthcare, banking, mining and rural enterprise. Since January 2026, I’ve led LavishCosmos Technologies, developing applications and games.
Professional experience
Jan 2026 — present
Founder
LavishCosmos Technologies · Adelaide
Design and develop interactive learning studios for mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, language and business, alongside Slate (a digital whiteboard), four browser games, Realism (a 2D physics sandbox) and lavishcosmos.com. Own each product end to end, from product strategy and curriculum to game and interface design, engineering, testing and release.
Nov 2023 — Dec 2025
Consultant, Transformation
Scyne Advisory · Adelaide
Helped establish and run a Digital Transformation Office for a South Australian social insurer, from design through go-live. Provided analysis for a hospital network’s technology strategy and delivered a UX audit and high-fidelity prototypes for a federal education portal. During Scyne’s transition from PwC, worked on its go-to-market strategy, operating model and PMO. Supported business development, including proposals that won multi-million-dollar engagements.
Jan 2023 — Nov 2023
Associate, Technology and Data Strategy
PwC Australia · Adelaide
Worked on digital twin and cloud transformation projects in mining, and on data strategy and governance engagements in banking. Served as Scrum Master for a range of internal initiatives, including a migration from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365. Supported business development, contributing to proposals that won multi-million-dollar engagements.
May 2022 — Jul 2022
Market Research Intern
Leitech Australia · Adelaide
Conducted market research and commercial analysis for an LED lighting business. Prepared a report for directors covering the marketing mix, export opportunities and exit strategy.
Apr 2019 — Dec 2019
Business Development Executive
Dr Johns Lab Pharma · Delhi
Worked on business development across pharmaceuticals and healthcare, including partnership agreements with Sun Pharma, Alembic and Wockhardt.
Jul 2018 — Dec 2021
Business IT Consultant, part-time
Sarvodaya Hospital & Research Centre · Ghaziabad
Developed mobile applications and supported the introduction of content-management and ERP systems for a new hospital building. Trained staff and analysed data across clinical and administrative functions.
May 2018 — Apr 2019
Business Development Manager
FICCI · Project MILAP with Maharashtra's rural livelihoods mission
Supported women-led self-help groups in Maharashtra with market access and commercial planning. Developed partnerships with Phoenix Mills, Godrej & Boyce and Tata Projects. Led a delegation to a smart village conference at Stanford, compiled a national startup policy database and organised a Blockchain Innovation Summit in New Delhi.
Independent ventures
Jun 2020 — present
Founder & Producer
LavishCosmos · Audio, video & games production
Produce electronic music and video work while developing games. Bring composition, sound design, visual production and software development together through an independent creative venture.
Jul 2017 — present
Partner
Pulkaru Enterprises · Ghaziabad
Partner in a retail venture spanning pharmaceuticals, nutrition and consumer goods, established during my final year at university. Experience includes building a team and managing day-to-day operations.
Education
Sep 2020 — Dec 2022
MBA, Entrepreneurship
University of Adelaide
GPA: 6.0/7. Studied innovation, new venture creation, social entrepreneurship and strategic management. Participated in ThincLab and the Electronic Music Society, and completed a marketing audit for Sony PlayStation.
Jan 2016 — Mar 2018
BSc (Hons), Applied Computing with Software Entrepreneurship
University of Buckingham
Studied business intelligence, data mining, cloud computing, software project management and human-computer interaction. Served as Computing Society secretary, Gaming Society treasurer and Student Union vice chair. Developed a sharing-economy app for local service providers as my final project and presented it to Buckingham Angels.
Capabilities
- Technology strategy & transformation
- Enterprise architecture · Operating model design · AI strategy · Cloud transformation · Technology roadmaps · Digital maturity
- Delivery & governance
- Programme governance · Transformation offices · Agile delivery · Scrum · Risk & dependency management · Delivery planning
- Business analysis & advisory
- Stakeholder engagement · Fit-gap assessment · Feasibility analysis · Market research · Business cases · Vendor assessment
- Data, design & experience
- Data strategy · Data governance · Digital twins · UX research · Information architecture · Prototyping · Accessibility
- Engineering
- Applied computing · Data mining · Azure · AWS · Databases · Android · JavaScript · Reinforcement learning
- Music & audio production
- Ableton Live · Synthesis · Sound design · Music production · Guitar
- Tools & platforms
- Microsoft 365 · Dynamics 365 · Power BI · Tableau · Figma · Jira · Confluence · Salesforce · ServiceNow · Miro
Credentials & affiliations
Azure AI Engineer Associate
Microsoft Certified
Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft Certified
Certified Cloud Practitioner
AWS
Certified Scrum Product Owner
Scrum Alliance
Certified ScrumMaster
Scrum Alliance
Committee member
DAMA Australia
Recognition
State winner, PwC x AWS DeepRacer
Developed a reinforcement-learning model for the competition.
Honourable mention, GovHack 2023
A sustainability-focused carbon-tracking solution.