Tasked with overall responsibilities for multi-site, multi stakeholder program management of the Pinnacle product line. As a startup the company lacked formal processes. Initiated expansion of existing Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) framework and evangelized agile methodologies. Established a new requirement gathering process and prioritization process, leading to valuable collaboration with product development and rapid delivery of product to market. Responsible for internal and… Show more Tasked with overall responsibilities for multi-site, multi stakeholder program management of the Pinnacle product line. As a startup the company lacked formal processes. Initiated expansion of existing Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) framework and evangelized agile methodologies. Established a new requirement gathering process and prioritization process, leading to valuable collaboration with product development and rapid delivery of product to market. Responsible for internal and external program management including planning, managing discrepancies, identifying bottlenecks, clarifying requirements, and aligning internal development with changing external stakeholder requirements. Show less

Strong project management ability to ensure components & stakeholders successfully collaborate as one system. Managed a complex, high risk product development program comprising of hardware, client software, embedded software and server with secure key management. Guided the program from ideation to pilot in 30 months and subsequently launched the mature product. As an early hire, worked closely with the founder to capture the vision and plan for excellence. Assisted the founding team in… Show more Strong project management ability to ensure components & stakeholders successfully collaborate as one system. Managed a complex, high risk product development program comprising of hardware, client software, embedded software and server with secure key management. Guided the program from ideation to pilot in 30 months and subsequently launched the mature product. As an early hire, worked closely with the founder to capture the vision and plan for excellence. Assisted the founding team in identification of resource gaps and talent acquisition. Trained and obtained certification on Scrum methodology and secured management buy-in to adopt Scrum approach within the organization. • Enabling cross-functional and cross-location (within India & US) teams to work as one cohesive unit to deliver to program objectives. Keeping cross functional teams informed of trends by creating effective communication plan.• Ensuring timely product delivery by meticulous sprint planning and sharp focus on output with engineering• Managing Risks/Issues/Dependencies and create mitigation plan• Collaborate with engineering towards timely delivery & all aspects of product and program life-cycle. Monitoring progress of different projects, providing timely feedback, and driving a culture of agility and learning. Identifying opportunities for bringing efficiency and improving control and visibility within various departments• Execution of stand-ups, planning, grooming, retro, pre-planning. Sharing Sprint updates and biweekly updates to stakeholders to keep them informed of progress. Organize demos ahead of releases and ensure relevant sign-offs are obtained before the deliverable goes live.• Designing and delivering intuitive and consultative dashboards and reports providing meaningful analytics and actionable insights on the performance of business unit stakeholders. Identifying opportunities for bringing efficiency and improving control and visibility within various departments Show less

Program Manager for an accelerated learning program with an e-learning company. • Lead a team of content professionals for preparing innovative accelerated learning content for schools in the area of science and maths• Direct interaction with business users and helping client team develop and leverage business and improve workflows • Handled end-to-end responsibility of assimilating the innovative ideas in learning, assessment and coordinating with the technical team to make an… Show more Program Manager for an accelerated learning program with an e-learning company. • Lead a team of content professionals for preparing innovative accelerated learning content for schools in the area of science and maths• Direct interaction with business users and helping client team develop and leverage business and improve workflows • Handled end-to-end responsibility of assimilating the innovative ideas in learning, assessment and coordinating with the technical team to make an e- learning product. Contributed to the business strategy by helping the management identify, prioritize and build organizational capabilities, behaviours, structures and processes• The core work involved planning and strategizing the content creation based on creative people’s insight and the marketing teams feedback and managing the final product Show less

Started with a vision of creating an environment for imparting affordable and quality education to semi-urban and rural kids. Created a new business model involving digital learning with emphasis on reading. Drove strategic initiatives and financial planning, team selection training and ground stage implementation. As founding partner, involved in day-to-day operational aspects of the business. • Made the low cost rural education model self-sustaining in the third year of… Show more Started with a vision of creating an environment for imparting affordable and quality education to semi-urban and rural kids. Created a new business model involving digital learning with emphasis on reading. Drove strategic initiatives and financial planning, team selection training and ground stage implementation. As founding partner, involved in day-to-day operational aspects of the business. • Made the low cost rural education model self-sustaining in the third year of operation by using innovative ideas and introducing learning through smart classes • Grew from 10 students to 490 students in 3 years• Hands on operation management with key focus on productivity, bottom line profitability by ensuring optimal utilization of resources Show less

Founder of coaching institute to help aspiring students get accepted into top tier educational institutions in India. As opposed to a one size fits all curriculum, we first build a strong understanding of the students’ abilities, aptitude and interests. We then assisted them in selecting the best suited educational institutes and guided them through their journey of success through directed coaching.• Single handedly took the project from ideation to launch.• Started with 12… Show more Founder of coaching institute to help aspiring students get accepted into top tier educational institutions in India. As opposed to a one size fits all curriculum, we first build a strong understanding of the students’ abilities, aptitude and interests. We then assisted them in selecting the best suited educational institutes and guided them through their journey of success through directed coaching.• Single handedly took the project from ideation to launch.• Started with 12 students in the first batch. With special focus on delivering quality education there was a success rate of 33% (4 out of 12 students) in IIT screening and 16% (2 out of 12 students) in IIT mains while the others landed into different engineering colleges based on their capabilities.• Executed on an aggressive business plan and reached breakeven in the second year of its operation and a profitability of around 3.2 million INR in the fourth year of operation Show less