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Frisco, Tx, Us

Plano, Tx, Us

🔹 Strategic Vision and Leadership- Defined and refined the strategic vision for the Vehicle Data Platform, aligning with corporate objectives and market demands, resulting in a 15% increase in stakeholder alignment scores.- Led cross-functional teams of over 50 members to ensure high standards of data integrity and reliability, achieving a 99.8% uptime and a 30% increase in real-time data availability.- Played a key role in transforming the vehicle supply chain, resulting in a 20% improvement in data processing efficiency and supporting the development of 10+ innovative supply chain products, which contributed to a 25% increase in operational efficiency.🔹 Product Roadmap Development and Execution- Developed and executed a dynamic product roadmap that balances immediate wins with long-term strategic goals, achieving a 40% increase in platform feature deployments year-over-year.- Focused on high-value functionalities, leading to a 35% increase in user adoption and a 20% reduction in feature request backlog.- Ensured 95% of planned features were delivered on time and within budget through effective collaboration with engineering, data science, and design teams, resulting in a 30% decrease in time-to-market for new features.🔹 Stakeholder Engagement and Requirements Gathering- Engaged with internal and external stakeholders through 100+ meetings and workshops to understand and translate their needs into actionable platform features.🔹 Data Ops, Governance, and Quality Assurance- Established and enforced rigorous data governance frameworks, significantly improving data accuracy and timeliness, achieving a 40% reduction in data discrepancies.- Implemented automated data operations (Data Ops) processes, reducing data processing time by 30% and enhancing overall system efficiency.- Led continuous testing and feedback loops, enhancing platform reliability and reducing data-related issues by over 50%, which increased user trust and system dependability.

Detroit, Mi, Us

Provide mentorship to computer science undergrad students

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

As a Product Manager, I spearheaded the development of a connected smart link to provide connectivity to 2M vehicles, enabling users to command and control vehicles while receiving critical health alerts and other vehicle data collection for monetization. Collaborating with 7-8 product managers overseeing connected features, I prioritized requirements, coordinated with device suppliers, and ensured seamless firmware and cloud delivery.Additionally, I owned the device and cloud delivery roadmap, providing regular progress reports to stakeholders and leadership. Furthermore, I led an engineering team, ensuring thorough software testing and validation on the cloud platform and vehicles, guaranteeing optimal performance and customer satisfaction.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

As Product Manager - Mobility Platform and Products Strategy, I partnered with Mobility portfolios ($300M+) and studied their business values, products, and dependencies; identified silos across Ford mobility portfolios and helped in setting up end-to-end alignment for better visibility & planning.Furthermore, I played a key role in providing timely visibility of work done by different teams across Mobility Org to Leadership and Integration Managers; setting up the scoping process to define business value and vision, and building Demand Management Model to provide a single complete actionable view of mobility.

Plano, Tx, Us

As Technical Product Manager, I led the delivery of Toyota’s Vehicle Lease Management Transformation Project to address Toyota HQ's move to Plano, Texas ($5M). Accomplished savings of $1M through design & development of common vehicle configurator ($1.5M) to give better end-user experience and reduced redundancies across portfolios as well as $100K annual savings of human and system effort through the implementation of a few use cases using Robotic Process Automation (RPA).I shouldered the onus of delivering the Application Modernization Project to new technology stack ($1.2 M); co-leading the implementation of Identity Access Management during Toyota North America reorganization & restructure; and driving several process improvements and automation in vehicle order management.I was acknowledged with the Toyota People’s Choice Award for presenting the prototype of ‘iPARK – Smart Parking’ Mobile App for Toyota’s new HQ in Plano at Toyota Innovation Fair’15; Most Valuable Player twice; and On The Spot Award twice.

Cupertino, California, Us

I started my career working with the Apple Retail engineering team and architected an application framework for web application modernization, implemented SOA based Pre & Post-launch Reservation applications, designed and developed single-page application, integrated application with Amazon NoSQL to address peak hours rush, and developed solutions to address the hacking of prelaunch reservations in China region. Below are some of my achievements: 1. Led the design and development of Apple’s product reservation platform for pre-launch product reservations, utilizing Apple’s proprietary frameworks such as WebObjects and Gianduia. This platform successfully handled millions of users during high-demand product launches. 2. Modernized and revamped the tech stack of the reservation platform by migrating to open-source frameworks like Spring and jQuery. Implemented a modular architecture through REST APIs, which increased platform scalability by 40% and improved developer efficiency.3. Enhanced the reservation platform by integrating post-launch "Notify Me" flows and real-time inventory updates across Apple Stores globally, ensuring seamless availability for users in the US and international markets.4. Engineered a single-page reservation flow for pre-launch events using Amazon NoSQL, capable of supporting high transaction volumes. Leveraged third-party customer profiling tools to implement user restrictions, reducing fraudulent reservations by 30%.

Business Administration, Management And Operations, Core

Post Graduate Program, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Intelligence And Data Analytics

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, It & Marketing Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Information Technology

High School, Maths