Professional Projects

CareerLab

Team Size: 5 Members

Challenge:

Master’s students often lacked structure in GMAT/GRE prep and rarely had chances to practice consulting-style interviews. We built an AI platform with chatbots, study tools, and mock interviews to give them structure, confidence, and results.

Timeline: 3 Months

Tools: Excel, LucidChart, PMP Tool, Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Agile Project Lifecycle Management

Execution:

• Managed client communication through one-on-one check-ins, keeping feedback loops open and building trust.

• Scheduled and budgeted tasks so resources stayed aligned and deadlines realistic, helping the team stay focused.

• Kept stakeholders updated and informed so decisions were quick and approvals didn’t slow us down.

• Ran daily scrums and coordinated task flow, making progress visible and accountability clear.

• Researched and sourced AI tools when challenges came up, keeping the project moving.

• Anticipated client needs and suggested value-add features, such as optimized flow, customizable quiz, and data-based reporting page, which impressed stakeholders and elevated the final product.

Outcomes & Impacts:

• Delivered on time while cutting costs by 20%, giving the client budget room for future initiatives.

• Launched the company’s first AI tool, setting a new standard and positioning our team as innovators.

• Led a 5-person team to deliver a first-to-market AI solution, proving we could take on complex projects.

• Turned a one-off build into a long-term client partnership by securing follow-on phases and additional SOWs for new voice interview features.

• Introduced structured software development practices that made teamwork faster and smoother.

• Earned 100% client satisfaction, a credibility win for both me and the company.

Client Feedback:

“Abirami genuinely cared about the project’s success. All my concerns and feedback were immediately addressed, and she added thoughtful touches I hadn’t even considered. The application was beyond expectations.”

Marketing Campaign

Team Size: 5 Members

Challenge:

The company’s marketing was scattered and inconsistent, making it hard to build a clear brand or stand out in the market. I was tasked to lead a unified, data-driven campaign that boosted engagement and drove conversions.

Timeline: 6 Months

Tools: Microsoft Excel, Adobe, Canva, LinkedIn

Execution:

• Tracked data across 10 projects and turned insights into weekly social media strategies that kept the team focused and effective.

• Led a 15-person cross-functional team to produce videos, brochures, and weekly content, ensuring collaboration stayed strong.

• Built a style guide with colors, fonts, and templates, so every piece of content reinforced the brand.

• Reviewed and approved all visuals and messaging to keep the quality and tone consistent.

• Communicated regularly with stakeholders, sharing updates and gathering feedback so momentum stayed high.

Outcomes & Impacts:

• Boosted brand recognition and engagement by 300%, helping the company stand out in a crowded market.

• Increased conversions by 30%, showing how a consistent brand message turns visibility into growth.

• Built a central content library so future campaigns could launch quicker and stay on-brand.

Manager Feedback:

“Abirami has a rare ability to turn raw data into clear strategies. She kept the team on track with her project management skills while making the campaign feel creative and fun.”

Academic Projects

These projects shaped the foundation of how I work. From turning research into practical solutions to collaborating with peers under tight deadlines. Each one taught me how to simplify complexity, stay resilient, and deliver results that earned recognition beyond the classroom.

Emergency Drone Visual System

Team Size: 5 Members

Challenge:

In an emergency, seconds matter, but autonomous drones need to combine multiple sensors to be effective. For our academic project, the team built a simulation of the full hardware and software project management models required to build such a drone. My focus was on the software side, where I created the project plan to integrate camera, infrared, and LiDAR data into a reliable system that works flawlessly under extreme conditions.

Timeline: 3 Months

Tools: Excel, LucidChart, Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Project Lifecycle Management Principles

Execution:

• Broke down project tasks, assigned deadlines, and gave the team structure so nothing slipped through the cracks.

• Planned the full software lifecycle for the drone’s vision system, mapping schedules, risks, and costs to keep development on track.

• Built a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Gantt chart in Excel, which gave visibility into the drone system tasks, milestones, and critical deadlines.

• Maintained accuracy and consistency across project documentation, preventing miscommunication and data silos.

• Built a detailed cost breakdown for infrastructure, materials, and labour, giving the team a solid base for financial planning.

• Conducted risk analysis, especially regarding the environmental factors that affect the software functionality, and prepared recovery plans with respect to cost and schedule.

• Integrated software and hardware schedules into one critical path, showing where bottlenecks could appear.

Outcomes & Impacts:

• Built the full software project plan for the drone’s vision system, giving the team a clear roadmap.

• Walked classmates through the kickoff presentation, showing how the software integrated with the overall vision model.

• Helped the team meet every deadline on the software side, proving structured PM methods work even in academic settings.

• Created a reusable framework (WBS, Gantt, risk tools) that future students could adapt for their own projects.

Team Feedback:

“Abi kept the software side of our project running smoothly. Her project plan and clear deadlines made it easy for the rest of us to stay aligned, and she pushed us to keep the quality high.”

Mood Based Music Recommendation System

Team Size: 4 Members

Challenge:

Most music apps ignore how you actually feel in the moment. Our academic project developed an AI-driven system that detects emotions from facial, audio, and lyrical cues, with a retail use case of enhancing customer satisfaction in malls by influencing shopper mood through music.

Timeline: 6 Months

Tools: SQL Lite, HTML, CSS, Java, Visual Studio Code, React, Object Oreiented Analysis and Design

Execution:

• Researched emotion-recognition methods to guide technical decisions, helping the team innovate in a new area.

• Designed and built the front end, moving from wireframes to integration with the backend.

• Created and managed the database so the system could connect smoothly from the frontend to the backend.

• Pulled together the technical documentation that qualified us for the international conference and represented everyone’s work clearly.

• Presented the project at the conference and kept the team organised during delivery.

Outcomes & Impacts:

• Won Best Paper at an international conference, proving the project’s innovation and technical strength.

• Published findings in international proceedings, giving our work visibility beyond the classroom.

• Finished research and documentation two weeks early, giving us time to polish before presenting.

Team Feedback:

“Abi made the project feel easy to handle. She kept the team on track, her clear documentation saved us a lot of time, and by the time we presented at the international conference, everything was already in place and stress-free.”

Personal Projects

These projects reflect my curiosity outside the classroom and workplace, where I experiment, build, and learn through hands-on experiences. They’ve pushed me to be resourceful, adapt quickly, and find creative solutions that deliver real impact for the people around me.

Cloud Kitchen

Team Size: 3 Participants

Challenge:

Many homemakers were great cooks but lacked the digital skills to run a business. I created a simple WhatsApp-based ordering system that helped them reach customers, earn income, and gain confidence as independent entrepreneurs.

Timeline: 6 Months

Tools: Excel, Canva, Google Workspace, WhatsApp

Execution:

• Set up a WhatsApp business account to handle menus, orders, and payments in a simple way.

• Built an Excel tracker for recipes, ingredient sourcing, and costs, giving participants a clear view of expenses and margins.

• Designed menu templates and trained participants to update them, helping them run the process themselves.

• Created an Excel tool to generate daily menus automatically, keeping offerings fresh and saving time.

• Developed pre-written responses for FAQs and built surveys to gather customer feedback.

• Created a post-it system to track orders and customers, quick to use and reliable even in a busy kitchen.

• Designed flyers and social posts, promoting through social media and community groups to help participants grow their customer base.

• Taught Excel and English communication skills, building participants’ confidence and independence.

Outcomes & Impacts:

• Helped homemakers turn their cooking skills into a source of income, giving them financial independence and confidence.

• Supported participants in reaching ~200 customers and ~10 daily orders, proving the model worked.

• Taught Excel and English skills that participants could keep using even after the project ends.

• Built a simple, low-cost model for micro-entrepreneurship that others in the community could replicate.

• Contributed pro bono as a community initiative, showing how structured PM can drive social impact.

Team Feedback:

“Abi believed in us more than we believed in ourselves. She patiently taught us all the digital and business skills, and for the first time, I felt independent and capable.”

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