Business Analyst Product Manager

KEERTHANA SHEKAR CHANDRASHEKAR

+1-704-***-**** ********@*********.*** Charlotte, NC - 28262

www.linkedin.com/in/keerthana-shekar-chandrashekar SUMMARY

Results-driven Associate Product Manager & Business Analyst with 4+ years of experience in project management, Agile methodologies, and data-driven decision-making. Proven ability to define project scope, manage cross-functional teams, and optimize processes to enhance efficiency and business outcomes. Adept at requirement analysis, stakeholder communication, and data visualization using SQL, Power BI, and Tableau. Experienced in Scrum Master responsibilities, leading Agile ceremonies, tracking project progress, and mitigating risks to drive successful project execution. EDUCATION

University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Master of Science in Engineering Management. Aug 2024 – May 2026 Vidyavardhaka College Of Engineering Mysuru, Karnataka Bachelors in Computer Science and Engineering 2015 - 2019 SKILLS AND LANGUAGES

• Programming Languages & Databases: Python, R, SQL, JAVA, C++.

• Tools: Tableau, MySQL Workbench, Microsoft Power BI, MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint, Outlook, Lean, Six Sigma

• Scrum agile application: Jira

CORE COMPETENCIES: Product Management, Project Management, Customer, Business and Data Analytics, Google Analytics, Data manipulation, Data management, Data classification, Data cleaning and extraction, Data Visualization, Statistical modeling, Clustering, Risk Management, Software Development, Data Analytics, Forecasting, Agile(Scrum), Jira, LLM APIs, Tableau, Problem Solving, Root Cause Analysis, Negotiation, Business Intuition, Communication and Time Management, Decision Making, Teamwork, Learning Agility, Strong quantitative, critical thinking, analytical skillset. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Accenture November 2019-June 2024

Associate Product Manager Sept 2021-June 2024

• Assisted in defining project scope, developing schedules, and allocating resources, ensuring project plans aligned with strategic business objectives.

• Facilitated collaboration and effective communication among cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment on project goals and seamless coordination of deliverables.

• Monitored project milestones and identified potential risks, maintaining comprehensive project documentation that led to a 20% improvement in on-time task completion.

• Supported budget analysis and expense tracking, identifying cost optimization opportunities while maintaining quality standards across project phases.

• Prepared detailed project status reports and executive dashboards, empowering senior management with actionable insights for proactive decision-making.

Business Analyst: Nov 2019-Aug 2021

• Extracted, validated, and visualized data using SQL, Power BI, and Tableau to support business insights.

• Bridged communication between stakeholders and development teams, ensuring alignment on requirements and deliverables.

• Applied statistical modeling and predictive analytics for strategic forecasting and decision-making.

• Collaborated with stakeholders to translate business needs into well-defined user stories and acceptance criteria in JIRA

• Identified bottlenecks and devised platform solutions during the migration of the defined project scopes from Salesforce Classic to Lightning Experience

• Led daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to ensure smooth sprint execution. Excelsoft Technologies Pvt Ltd

ML/ Business Analyst intern July 2018-Aug 2018

• Conducted data analysis on Yelp business reviews and financial attributes to identify key factors influencing loan approvals, leveraging SQL, Python (Pandas, NumPy), and data visualization tools (Power BI).

• Collaborated with data scientists to develop a machine learning model that integrated sentiment analysis and business performance metrics from Yelp, improving loan prediction accuracy using Random Forest and Logistic Regression. CERTIFICATIONS AND PAPER PUBLICATIONS:

• Project Management Professional (PMP)

• Achieved a certificate in python programming, Coursera

• Undergoing a certification in Power BI

• Review Rating Prediction Using Yelp Dataset International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology(IJISRT)

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