Manager Project

AKSHAY MATHUR

Faridabad, India Mobile: +91-995*******

Mail: ****************@*****.***

CAREER SUMMARY:

> 7+ Years of IT Product Management with proven results in New Product

Development and Project Management.

> MBA from IIM Lucknow and B.Tech from NIT Jalandhar.

> Passion for creating innovative products with compelling user experience

using latest web and mobile technologies.

> Experience in mapping out marketing & consumer insights with product

change.

> Hands-on technologist; able to distill business needs into technology

solutions by understanding all facets of the product life cycle (from

business vision through deployment).

> Practitioner of Agile Methodologies such as Scrum, Extreme Programming

and Test Driven Development.

> Strong domain exposure to Mobile handsets, VAS and Operator apps, Web

applications, Android applications, e-commerce, content management and

analytics.

> Well versed in handling multinational teams diversified globally,

collaborating with cross-functional teams, technical and non-technical

teams (Business / Marketing / UAT teams), onsite and offsite teams, and

multiple third party vendors at the same time.

SKILLS SUMMARY:

New product development Requirement Analysis Agile Methodologies

Stage-gate process Profit and Loss Scrum / Extreme Programming

Responsibility

Market Research Web and Google Analytics Java, VB.NET and Android

Competitive Analysis Microsoft Project SQL / NoSQL

SPSS and R language Microsoft Office suite Javascript / Node.JS

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Director, MYNYNZ PLC (CareIt Inc.)

March'14 till date

> Own multiple responsibilities for the start-up including monitoring

product development, project management, identifying and documenting

product requirements and specifications, enhancing user experience,

managing vendor relationships.

> Key stakeholder for technology adoption decisions builds v/s buy

analysis, co-ordination with 3rd party vendors.

> Improved product experience by including browser based video chat and

personal app store integrating Google and iOS play-stores.

> Envisioned and developed platform for generating community driven content

(rating, feedback and pricing) for various entities of US healthcare

ecosystem. Managed IT and on-ground operations for on-boarding these

entities.

> Designing e-commerce platform for US Healthcare enabling pharmacies and

other facilities to sell OTC products targeting 60 million customers

making annual saving of 102 billion USD.

Product Manager, Tata Teleservices

Sept'13 to Feb'14

> Overall responsibility for "Women Safety" product line from scoping,

building business case, development till launch implementing stage-gate

model and agile project management

> Conducted market research, surveys, and meetings with customers/prospects

to understand market need, competition, etc. in coordination with the

sales team

> Designed and executed Go-to-market strategy for "Track Me" services with

potential revenue of 155 million INR, reaching out to 66 million

customers

> Engaged closely with the Engineering teams to determine the best

technical implementation and reasonable execution schedules

Lead Engineer, Samsung Electronics

Dec'07 to Sept'13

> Held increasingly responsible positions within the mobile phone division

of Samsung Electronics with two promotions in less than four years.

> Worked as Project Lead for last 2 years owning complete responsibility

for delivering operating system upgrades for Galaxy Exhilarate, Galaxy S

II and Galaxy Mini under stringent timelines by planning, constant

monitoring and faster issue resolution. Efficiently co-ordinate between

cross-functional teams scattered across the globe. Our team received

praise from 500K+ Samsung users.

> Managed complete software development life-cycle for selected European

mobile handsets including responsibilities for conducting several

meetings with product owners, developers, UI designers and QA members to

gather and manage product development progress, release firmware,

identification of risks and mitigation plans.

> Lead technical team of eight members to support the head office for

flagship model development (Galaxy SII, SIII, and Note)

. Developed features on Android platform such as S-Pen, Theme Manager,

Launcher, and Settings application, adding functionality and improving

user experience.

. Developed various widgets and native applications on Android platform

for Samsung galaxy smart phones resulting in better user experience.

Robotics Engineer, ErockIT Technologies

Jun'07 to Dec'07

> Conceptualized, developed and implemented a capacitor based battery

management system for hybrid bikes. Achieved reduction of 40% in charging

time and 25% in manufacturing cost.

> Responsible for setting-up infrastructure and business processes.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION:

> Received "Certificate of Appreciation" within 5 months of joining Tata

Teleservices for Best Project Management

> Received "Certificate of Appreciation" for timely launch of "Track Me"

product at Tata Teleservices

> Earned "Employee of the month", Samsung Electronics, Feb'13 for

successful delivery of Android 4.1 (Jellybean) OS upgrades for Galaxy

Exhilarate to AT&T meeting stringent timelines and rigorous testing

criteria

> Earned "Employee of the month", Samsung Electronics, Mar'11 for

significant contribution to Galaxy SII development team

> Bestowed with "Annual Award, 2008", Samsung Electronics, given to top 1%

of total employees for overall yearly performance and contributions

beyond regular responsibilities

> Listed in Marquis Who's who in the world 2010, 27th edition for

contribution to global robotics community

> Full Fee-waiver scholarship at Nanyang Technological University for

summer internship during Apr'06 - Jul'06

> Won 1st prize in Aakash Saxena memorial quiz contest, National Institute

of Technology

EDUCATION

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIML)

CGPA: 6.2/10

Post Graduate Program in Management - WMP, Strategy

Jul'11 - Sept'13

National Institute of Technology Jalandhar (NIT)

CGPA: 7.46/10

Bachelor of Technology, Instrumentation and Control Engineering

Jul'03-May'07

Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU)

Exchange Student

Apr'06-Jul'06

EXTRA CURRICULAR

> Author, Electronics for You (EFY) - South East Asia's famous electronics

magazine (Feb'05-Sept'10)

. Contributed eleven articles on circuit design in EFY based on 8/16 bit

microcontrollers.

. Kits'n'Spares - a subsidiary of EFY magazine, and number one brand in

educational kits, recognized three of my innovative circuit design,

successfully commercialized and achieving sales of 10000 circuits from my

design.

> Head Organizer, Robotics, Zeitgeist - Annual Technical Festival of NIT

Jalandhar

. Led a team of five members and persuaded Honda Motors to sponsorship our

event, and received Rs 120000.

. Initiated and founded Robotics Club at NIT. Developed a robotics lab;

procured components; and set-up a mini library.

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