TARUN RAVICHANDRAN

857-***-**** adh7wb@r.postjobfree.com Boston, MA LinkedIn Profile Portfolio Link Aspiring product manager experienced in field of Product Growth, Analytics, and Business Intelligence. Enthusiastic about the intersection of data, user research, design, and product management. EDUCATION

Northeastern University, College of Engineering, Boston, MA Sep 2019 – Expected Aug 2021 Master of Science in Engineering Management GPA: 3.627 Key Competencies: Product Development for Engineers, Lean Concepts and Applications, Data Visualization, Project Management Vellore Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore, India Jul 2014 – Apr 2018 Bachelor of Technology in Automotive Engineering GPA 3.75 TECHNICAL SKILLS

Business Intelligence Tools: SQL (Oracle SQL Developer, MySQL) Tableau Power BI Flourish Qlik Salesforce R Python Microsoft Office Suite: MS Excel (Pivot Tables, Macros, VLOOKUP) Project Visio Access Power Platform SharePoint Process Improvement: Kaizen Lean Engineering Value Stream Mapping Six Sigma JIT Agile Methodologies 5S EXPERIENCE

BYJU’S – The Learning App, Chennai, India Jan 2019 – Jul 2019 Product Marketing Specialist [Salesforce, MySQL, Google Analytics, Tableau]

• Collaborated with internal stakeholders to facilitate new product development process using market/product specification documents and data-driven decision making

• Analyzed sales trends from CRM and developed tactical dashboards involving strategic KPIs to optimize customer analysis

• Managed entire product lifecycle of a seasonal push marketing campaign; achieved a 15 % revenue increase

• Developed and executed pricing and go-to-market strategy for untapped market segments; increased sales conversion rate by 8%

• Increased B2C customer retention rate by 20% using customer feedback strategy and market specification for several product lines The Ramco Cements Limited, Chennai, India May 2018 – Dec 2018 Supply Chain Engineer [ERP, Microsoft Power BI, Excel, Project, Visio]

• Built new product launch forecasts using MS Excel and submitted 12-month accurate demand projections for a premium product

• Synchronized logistics and warehouse to resolve last-mile connectivity issues; reducing warehouse cost by $650,000

• Strategized an optimized cost model for two-way freight using truck and warehouse datasets to improve fleet efficiency by 4%

• Implemented continuous improvement to increase supply chain visibility between company and 3rd party logistics by performing data benchmarking, which helped to identify performance gap, increased operational efficiency by 36% PROJECTS

Project Management - Driver Care Program (Mobile App) [MySQL, Microsoft Project, Power Apps] May 2020 – Sep 2020

• Demonstrated solutions using Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), IDEF0, RACI, SWOT analysis, and PERT techniques in MS Project

• Formulated the MVP, KPIs & OKRs for a health care application through user/market research and customer interviews

• Designed product requirements, UI/UX, user story and streamlined the product roadmap for accelerated adoption Data Visualization – U.S. Unemployment Trends Centric to Economic Crisis [Tableau, Flourish, R ggplot2] Apr 2020 – Jun 2020

• Performed data wrangling in Tableau Prep & R to clean data acquired from U.S Labor database to make interactive visualizations

• Created action filters, parameters, and sets for an interactive dashboard with respect to timeline and geography using Tableau

• Forecasted unemployment rate amid COVID-19 and presented analytical insights during all U.S economic crisis via storytelling SQL – Smart Music Engagement Tool [Oracle SQL Developer, Microsoft Visio, Power BI] Jan 2020 – Apr 2020

• Designed an Entity-Relationship model using MS Visio and reduced data redundancy through normalization of database schema

• Optimized data collection using trigger functions and retrieved comprehensive information through stored procedures in SQL

• Created dashboards in Power BI providing insights based on demography to aid artists and record labels in predictive analysis Product Management (Hardware) – Design and Fabrication of All-Terrain Vehicle [SolidWorks, AutoCAD] Dec 2015 – Apr 2018

• Developed test plans to validate, benchmark the sustainability of custom-built parts & vehicle dynamics characteristics

• Fabricated an efficient production plan synchronizing the design, manufacturing, and testing phase of various departments

• Increased vehicle endurance and efficiency by 50% through empathic designing and prototyping of “Adjustable Engine Mount” LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE & EXTRACURRICULAR

• NU – Sanskriti (Cultural Secretary): Initiated fundraisers and organized cultural events to aid students during the pandemic

• Team Jaabaz (Product Manager): Headed a team of 25 engineers, handled finance, design iteration, and material management

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