KEERTHANA JAIKUMAR, CSPO®

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Northeastern Research Computing, Boston MA Jul 2022 - July 2023 Assistant Content Developer

● Analyzed large data extracts & study documents with Python, maintained data quality, aided content development & facilitated Spring and Summer training sessions for research scholars

● Authored articles on official page distilling insights derived from interviews with research fellows increasing site traffic by 25%

● Successfully transferred entire database from Notion to Git and brought about a new organization system suggested through a process map resulting in improved scalability and reduced query response time AKOYA, Financial Service API Company, Boston MA Jul 2022 - Dec 2022 Product Manager Co-op

● Streamlined release management process of SDLC & implemented 4 action items leading to 35% increase in efficiency

● Facilitated scrum ceremonies for 2 cross-functional teams and organized backlog management and prioritization in JIRA

● Assembled market research & competitive analysis amongst B2B FinTech & PRD of Tax API feature with FDX compliance

● Co-conceptualized documents on use cases, value propositions and technical requirements consulting with business stakeholders and engaging in client calls with Cap One and Jack Henry

● Designed interactive dashboards for bug-tracking interface that enabled visibility of blockers, application usage and UX incidence

● Conducted thorough API testing in QA phase and provided valuable feedback on improvements in front-end development (Figma) IOTIOT.in, Chennai, India Sep 2020 - Feb 2021

Technical Product Manager Intern

● Spearheaded implementation of training program for 60 interns on Git, SoC & APIs, resulting in 95% submission of valid reports

● Crafted OKRs & KPIs for project idea, achieving maximum intern onboarding & completing MVP 2 months ahead of schedule

● Drove end-to-end product delivery of IOT Cloud Camera device by overseeing system design, user interface & troubleshooting

● Constructed a program-level analytical reporting system to track performance metrics for 26 milestones and launched product The Forest Hub, Chennai, India Aug 2020 - Nov 2020 Business Analyst Intern

● Led team of 5 in business operations, using strategic analysis & data skills to develop competitive product and pricing strategies

● Defined and monitored KPIs & handled client relationships and got information on 5000+ products from 200+ suppliers

● Designed an e-commerce website, implementing changes to increase interaction by 30% through A/B Experiments & feedback PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Samsung x MIT Hackathon Sep 2022

Team Lead

● Collaborated with diverse teams to create new educational tool utilizing projection, augmented reality & embedded software

● Engaged in cross-disciplinary thinking & human-centred design approach developing a prototype and receiving recognition for compelling storytelling for impactful problem evidence from Samsung executives and E&I designers SAP Challenge Oct 2021

Team Lead

● Conducted surveys on 250+ users, visualizing insights into shopping behaviors, user needs and pain points using PowerBI

● Developed solution for MARS, envisioning an “AI-Based Text and Buy” feature to streamline digital promotion management

● Accelerated product milestones by creating product roadmap and designing high-fidelity prototype using Figma Automation of Car with IoT-based Accident Detection System Jan 2021 - Mar 2021 Team Lead

● Designed robust embedded system using computer vision to automatically travel on track using raspiCam, OpenCV & live data integrations from 6 sensors, increasing accuracy & reliability of an accident detection system by 15%

● Developed and tested 3 machine learning models to analyze collected data ultimately selecting the most efficient with an accuracy rate of 93% also categorizing types of accidents into rollover, collision and fall off

● Utilized IBM Cloud and Node-Red to create a user-friendly website for information delivery and Twilio for text alerts EDUCATION

Northeastern University Boston, MA Sep 2021 - May 2023 Master of Science, Engineering Management GPA: 3.73/4.00 Courses: Probability & Statistics, Deterministic Operations Research, Data Mining, Computation & Visualization Vellore Institute of Technology Chennai, India Jun 2017 - Apr 2021 Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and Communication Engineering GPA: 8.45/10.00 Head of Design, Vibrance; Head of Marketing, VITCMUN; Member of Logistics, TechnoVITee PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Project Management Tools – Jira, Confluence, Trello, Miro UX/UI Design Tools – Figma, Webflow Python for Data Analysis – NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn Microsoft Suite - Advanced Excel (Macros/VBA) Programming Languages – R, C++, Embedded C, SQL

AWS/GCP Cloud Technologies Stakeholder Management Agile Scrum Methodology Data Visualization – Tableau, PowerBI