Data-Driven Product Engineer with MBA Candidate

Nachiket Mairal

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SUMMARY

MBA candidate (STEM designated) and former Division I athlete with 4 years of technical experience in data engineering and product development. Deep passion for leveraging technology to solve business problems, with proven success collaborating with global engineering teams to deliver data-driven products. Seeking summer internships to apply expertise in Agile delivery, user-centric design, and strategic innovation. EDUCATION

University of Pittsburgh, School of Business, Pittsburgh, PA Master of Business Administration & Business Analytics (STEM Designation) April 2027 Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, India

(Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics Design Technology) May 2022

CGPA of 3.7/4.0.

EXPERIENCE

Innovation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Sep 2025 - Present I-Corps Outreach Coordinator

Leading customer discovery initiatives for early-stage university technologies, engaging 100+ stakeholders (students, faculty) to validate market needs and define value propositions

Collaborating with research teams to translate complex technical concepts into viable Minimum Viable Product (MVP) definitions and commercialization strategies.

Optimizing the outreach "product funnel" by building scalable engagement frameworks in partnership with the Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

LTIMindtree, Pune, India June 2022 - June 2025

Data Engineer

Served as Technical Product Lead for a new predictive maintenance dashboard; defined user requirements from key metrics and collaborated with engineering to deliver a solution that preemptively resolved 30+ critical system failures.

Managed the product roadmap for financial reporting data models, bridging the gap between business stakeholders and development teams to prioritize features that increased data pipeline efficiency by 15%.

Partnered with global, cross-functional teams (Cloud, Production Support, Development) to define acceptance criteria and manage dependencies, increasing project delivery efficiency by 10%. CuriousNSmart, Nagpur, India Dec 2021 - May 2022

Business Analyst Intern

Executed user research (50+ students, 15+ counselors) to identify pain points and define the feature roadmap for a comprehensive career guidance platform

Acted as Scrum Master for a cross-functional team, utilizing Agile methodologies to manage sprint velocity and achieve 100% on-time milestone delivery.

LEADERSHIP & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Live Event Producer & Performer (2020 – 2025): Managed the end-to-end product lifecycle for 100+ live shows, from concept and stakeholder management to go-to-market execution; utilized live audience feedback and data to iterate on formats and improve engagement.

Sports Secretary (Shri Ramdeobaba College): Directed cross-functional teams to organize 14 annual events, increasing participation by 20%.

SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS

Product & Agile: Product Road mapping, User Story Creation, Agile/Scrum, Jira, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning.

Data & Technology: SQL, Python, Tableau, Power BI, AWS, ETL, Teradata, Ab Initio. Certifications: AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS AI Practitioner.

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