Riya Nawani

About Riya Nawani

As a highly creative project manager with over five years of experience as a founder, I\'m passionate about customer engagement, success, and growth. I thrive as a detail-oriented self-starter with strong analytical and time management skills, always eager to tackle new challenges.My MBA from the University of San Francisco provided me with a robust foundation in business administration, where I focused on market strategy and customer success. I gained hands-on experience by consulting for Siemens, AfroHealth and LEJ. As the VP of Marketing & Communication for the AI in Business Club, I built relationships with industry specialists which helped my explore my interest in AI. I marketed networking events through various channels and helped organize several events successfully. As a business partner at The Design Compound, I grew a design business, overseeing a team of employees and securing 22 projects that contributed to 80% of client acquisition and 30% year-over-year growth in project value. I\'m adept at optimizing project management, enhancing operational efficiency, delivering project pitches and maintaining strong customer relationships. I am currently pursuing a PMP Certification, and recently completed CCSM Level 1 & 2 Certifications in Customer Success Coaching. I\'ve also earned a Google Ads Certification and a Data Analytics for Marketing Certification from the Data Institute in 2025. My background has equipped me with a unique blend of business development, customer empathy and a results-driven approach to growth, all of which I bring to every endeavor. Driven by curiosity to identify areas of investigation and deliver impactful results, I bring energy to any role. If my passion for customer growth aligns with your team I would love to chat!

Experience

1. Business Development Consultant

   Mumba Technologies, Inc.

   Aug 2025 — Present · Saratoga, CA, US

   Client Relationship Management: Proactively cultivated relationships with & re-engaged clients to uncover new hiring needs oropportunities for collaboration. Served as a liaison between department heads and hiring managers to deeply understand their technicalrequirements for new headcount - especially in domains like Oracle, Salesforce, full-stack development and AI/ML.

Education

• University of Cincinnati

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Interior Design

  2011 — 2016

• University of San Francisco

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

Skills

• Interior Design
• Space Planning
• Sketchup
• Revit
• Autocad
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• Microsoft Office
• Rendering
• Rhino 3d
• Ff&E Specifications
• Model Making
• Design Research
• Sketching