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Technology Sales Engineer · IBM · CIS @ UT Dallas · Austin, TX
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Jay Basu

Hi, I'm Jay. I love to build things.

I like building useful things, talking to the people who need them, and figuring out how to bring them to market.

Technology Sales Engineer @IBM
Leading Product@Dallas, UT Dallas's product management community
Studying Computer Information Sciences @UTDallas
Building tools that connect technology with real needs, from workflow automation to investment research
Say hi at Jay.basu@utdallas.edu or find me on LinkedIn
Work Experience ⬇ Résumé
IBM May – Aug 2026
Technology Sales Engineer Current
  • Architected agentic AI solutions leveraging LLMs, owning the technical validation across enterprise client evaluations
  • Led discovery workshops across 80+ accounts, translating complex AI requirements into prioritized product roadmap features
  • Engineered an autonomous IBM agent using AI APIs, increasing outreach efficiency 15% while tracking success
Balfour Beatty Investments · Richardson, TX Aug – Dec 2025
Product & Marketing Coordinator
  • Improved lead-to-lease conversion by 25% through data-driven pricing strategy
  • Developed Entrata CRM workflows, reducing application time by 30%
  • Worked across teams on client experience initiatives, improving satisfaction by 20%
Sell Side Group · Chicago, IL May – Sep 2025
M&A Business Development Consulting Intern
  • Researched and evaluated 200+ acquisition targets across B2B SaaS and industrial sectors
  • Contributed to $120M in active deal flow; produced 10+ CIMs and pitch decks to communicate the investment case
  • Managed a CRM pipeline of 500+ prospects, refining outreach and messaging to increase conversion by 23%
City of Austin, District 9 · Hybrid Jun – Aug 2025
IT Financial & Data Systems Analyst
  • Built Power BI / Tableau dashboards analyzing $8.03B IT budget, cutting reporting time 40%
  • Flagged $2M+ in optimization opportunities; adopted citywide by IT leadership
  • Automated $200M+ expense tracking workflows, accelerating response time 50%
Featured case studies

Both prototypes use responsive HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with semantic structure, keyboard navigation, visible focus states, reduced-motion support, and interactive flows.

Other projects & competitions
Autonomous Prediction Market Bot
Python · Live Data Pipelines · Automation
Independent Project
Built an autonomous trading tool from concept through execution. Connected LLM-powered data ingestion with NLP signal scoring and quantitative strategies to identify mispriced positions and execute live trades with 79% accuracy.
BudgetCents 1st Place
Excel · Product Strategy · Data Visualization
24-hr Fintech Hackathon · Nov 2024 · 100+ Teams
Won first place among 100+ teams. Designed Excel-based product models automating financial forecasts, cutting manual reporting 60% for 100+ AKPsi members. Owned end-to-end product strategy and final pitch.
SQLense
SQL · Oracle APEX · Forecasting
Database Analysis Project · Dec 2024
Analyzed 1,000+ office supply orders to uncover seasonal trends and guide product prioritization. Delivered insights from $120K+ in sales data; reduced peak-season delays 25% through targeted forecasting interventions.
CVS Health Veteran Chatbot
IBM WatsonX · ERP · UX Research
CVS Health · Oct – Nov 2024
Conducted research with veteran users to define scope and prioritize features. Designed and deployed AI chatbot with ERP backend integration, cutting internal response lags 40% and new user onboarding time 35%.
Green Gauge
Python · Financial APIs · Data Visualization
Independent Project · In Progress
An investment research app for comparing ESG scores across publicly traded stocks, breaking down Environmental, Social, and Governance ratings at the individual metric level. Designed to help investors evaluate non-financial risk and build portfolios that reflect both returns and values, with scoring breakdowns that go beyond a single composite number.
Leadership & Community
Product@Dallas · UTD Jan 2026 – Present
President
Leading UTD's premier product management organization, 200+ members, executive operations, and curriculum. Organizing mentorship with leaders from Google and Amazon. Facilitating networking events with Fortune 500 PMs for 150+ student participants.
Alpha Kappa Psi · Mu Rho Chapter Nov 2025 – Present
Rush Recruitment Head
Spearheaded all recruitment cycles, managing logistics for 150+ participants, increasing turnout 35%. Developed multi-week recruitment strategy and marketing plan. Facilitated 50+ interviews to select new members.
Threads of Unity · Austin, TX May 2023 – Present
Co-Founder
Nonprofit supporting children affected by domestic violence. Organized 5+ weekly donation drives, collecting 800+ items valued at $6,500. Achieved 501(c)(3) status and secured fiscal sponsorship from Hack+, alongside Google, Microsoft, Amazon, MIT, Stanford, and UC Berkeley.
Outside work

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01 Supra
02 Coast, Spain
03 Koenigsegg Jesko
04 Sete Cidades
05 Manhattan Bridge
06 Azores
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