SUMMARY

• 8+ years of experience in Product, Program & Project Management and Business Analysis with exposure to Technology, High - tech, Fin-tech, Consumer product, Education and Healthcare industries
• Expertise in Product Management, software development project management, web/mobile app product development, product marketing and social media with a working knowledge of Agile Product Development Methodology (Scrum)
• Working as a SME and providing System Quality Assurance (SQA) expert advice to support the OCIO Acquisition system development, deployment and migration. My responsibility includes.
• Strong competency in Customer Interaction, Market Research, Competitive Analysis & Product Innovation.
• Proven experience in drafting detailed Product Requirement Documents (PRD), Business Cases, Use Cases, Proposals and Return on Investment (ROI) templates.
• Expertise in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Object Oriented Analysis and Design Methodology.
• Extensive experience in different technology industries
• Experienced in complete AGILE, RUP, SDLC, Client/server architecture providing a well-balanced understanding of business relationships and business requirements
• Experienced in creating Data Flow Diagrams, Use Cases, Use Case Diagrams, Activity diagrams, Entity Relationship Diagrams
• Skilled in determining system requirements and specifications for application development projects with emphasis on User Requirements and Functional Requirements through user interviews.
• Well versed in Process Narratives, Flow charting Techniques using UML and Visio.
• Well versed in project management tools like MS Project for project planning, project scheduling.
• Good understanding of project process and ability to analyze business problems and identify solutions
• Proven ability to work under pressure, prioritize and meet deadlines. Open to dynamic work environment and ability to work collaboratively with business analysts, testers, developers and other team members in the overall enhancement of software product quality
• Excellent time management, decision making, leadership and planning skills with the ability to learn quickly and multitask in a fast paced environment
• Expert in project management methodologies, planning and scheduling methods, managing, mentoring, coaching team members and maintaining positive attitude at the work place
• Strong communication skills when working with developers, project managers, subject-matter experts, stakeholders, system implementers, and application end-users.
• Creative and aggressive self-starter with integrative thinking skills, capable of forming and maintaining positive and productive working relationships in internal, external, independent, and team environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Business Skills: Agile/Scrum; Requirements Gathering; Team Management; Wireframes, Documentation, Business Process Re-Engineering, Product Concept Design, Market Research, Competitive Analysis, Product Planning And Marketing Strategy; Product Life-Cycle Management; Social Media & Digital Marketing Strategy; Business Case & Financial Forecasts; M&A Deal Valuation; Product Marketing; Startup & Business Model Development; Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Programming languages: HTML, SQL, R

Statistics/Analytics Tools: SPSS, SME, R, Google Analytics, MS Access, Data Analysis

Software Tools: MS Office- Excel & PowerPoint (Advanced), MS Project, MS Visio, Google AdWords, SnagIt, Asana, Basecamp, Trello

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Washington, DC

Product Manager & Business Analyst Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Advised management on a multi-million dollar M&A deal with a Fortune 50 for selling an asset of the company
• Worked with technical team & consulted the advisory board members to frame value proposition
• Prepared financial models and valuation reports; prepared slides to be presented during the negotiation
• Developed a commercialization plan for a government-funded technology from research to market launch of products resulting in another government technology commercialization award of $1.5M
• Devised product strategy including wireframes, product vision and competitive analysis for healthcare IT applications for B2B market as well as mobile apps for consumer space
• Leading the project and providing SME support to analyze and design the application that fits with customer requirements.
• Performed market research to support a business decision around a bioinformatics software program
• Develop go-to-market plan and downstream marketing strategy for a wearable medical device before planned product launch for consumer market as well as specialty markets
• Contribute in e-commerce platform development, partnership assessment, digital marketing and sales plan formation which included my competitive analysis and strategic positioning recommendations
• Consult on business development by preparing business presentations for high-stake meetings, new product development, product marketing strategy, partnership evaluation & funding proposals
• Performed market research for a new software package, prepared financial models and valuation reports
• Performed competition research and created marketing collateral such as product one-sheet and sales presentation

Confidential, Washington, DC

Project Manager (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Planned, budgeted and led launch of a new web platform which will leverage technical capabilities & insights generated from using the company’s algorithm and serve as a marketing tool for the company
• Prepared product vision, planning development & identifying corporate partners to launch this web-platform that would potentially engage a community of over 50,000 users
• Presented the business plan to the senior executive team and sought approval to implement it. Successfully implemented the agile release plan for the product ensuring smooth execution
• Interviewed stakeholders, SME’s and clients and coordinated with business functions and technical project teams from Inception through execution
• Worked extensively with the internal and client teams to meet business requirement and analyze workflow.
• Re-engineering the existing business processes to make a shift from client-specific service approach to product deployment approach
• Built Process Flow Charts and Process Narratives for the entire product lifecycle to identify areas of optimization and for quality control

Confidential, Washington, DC

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed execution of web and mobile app development projects for institutional clients
• Directed focus group studies, led product vision, refined requirements, took UI/UX decisions and managed development work & testing to launch products successfully
• Deliverables included a mobile app developed for the largest education system in the US with more than 1 million students as potential users and an app for one of the largest Healthcare IT companies in the US
• Defined product roadmaps & led product strategy from concept to release for consumer apps
• Interviewed customers, conducted focus groups & performed market research to understand market and collect the product requirements and collaborated with development and sales teams to define the product roadmaps
• Responsible for driving product life cycle through conceptualization, design, development, release and monitoring business analytics, data extraction and extrapolating data for business proposition
• Created, launched & ran an online advertising campaign on Google and Facebook
• Created templates & tools that will be used for future project management in the company
• Advised on new product development in order to rapidly grow the company with new revenue-generating product-line
• Researched markets, analyzed business ecosystems, identified new product opportunities, developed product ideas, proposed partners and presented to the company leadership
• Published marketing collateral, product briefs and marketing requirement documents (MRD) to drive sales results

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Product Commercialization Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Performed due-diligence on a patented hospital technology for successful market commercialization
• Consulted the physician inventor, performed primary research with providers, practitioners & senior stakeholders; developed reimbursement strategy
• Prepared a business case and financial forecasts for different market pathways
• Delivered a market-feasibility report recommending a commercialization strategy which was adopted by the client resulting in formation of a new entity to market the product

Confidential, Boston, MA

New Product Development Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Performed market-research design, product development, testing and project management for a new web product at Confidential leading to a successful market launch within six months
• Collaborated with senior staff in product planning for new revenue generating opportunities
• Actively participated and contributed in product and marketing strategy sessions; collaborated with the senior staff in forming and shaping the product offerings; received exposure to different functions and the senior management at the company

Confidential

Product Development Manager

Responsibilities:

• Led development team members for software product development according to business and functional requirements for different markets around the world
• Designed product concepts, prioritize product features, contributed in UI/UX and produced content
• Worked on product innovation which led to introduction of a new product-line for the company
• Performed work-flow review in the department & made recommendations on the request of the company CEO

Confidential

Project Leader

Responsibilities:

• Promoted in 3 months to lead the product development, responsible for work flow throughout the product lifecycle
• Managed cross-functional teams including programmers & designers; trained & mentored new team-members; interacted with sales teams located internationally
• Developed software products for South Africa & Australia markets leading to new business partnerships in these countries
• Contributed in product planning & reported directly to the company leadership
• Designed wireframes and new concepts; Produced e-learning products/ education software
• Introduced new product-lines through research and original creation for global markets