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  • Timeline

    May 2008 - Mar 2009

    Business Analyst

    Infosys Technologies Ltd
    Apr 2009 - Feb 2013

    Business Analyst

    Apple
    Bhubaneshwar Area, India
    Mar 2013 - Feb 2018

    Business Analyst

    Cisco
    San Francisco Bay Area
    Feb 2018 - now

    Project Manager

    Apple
    Sunnyvale, California, United States
    Current Company
    May 2021 - now

    Business Intelligence Project Manager

    Wipro
  • About me

    Demystifying Data | Empowering Businesses with Analytical Excellence

  • Education

    • National institute of industrial engineering

      2006 - 2008
      Pgdim systems and it
    • Dr. a.p.j. abdul kalam technical university (aktu), lucknow

      2002 - 2006
      B.tech electronics & communication
  • Experience

    • Infosys technologies ltd

      May 2008 - Mar 2009
      Business analyst

      - Joined the Data Quality Center of Excellence in Infosys. The primary focus was on analyzing the heath of customer data for different projects in the manufacturing domain. Based on the data health, data cleansing solutions were provided.- Was involved in solution designing, business development and consulting for data intensive projects.- Created reusable workflows and jobs in DataFlux.- Worked and contributed for pursuits that revolved around data analysis and cleaning for various clients of Infosys. Show less

    • Apple

      Apr 2009 - Feb 2013

      - Worked on development of Sales Force Automation web application for Apple (via Infosys). This application will assist the Sales personals working in the field to keep an accurate track of the prospective customers as well as latest quotes, order status, product availability, etc. The project also aimed at providing a better visibility to the Apple Sales Managers into the data of Sales Representatives and also equip them with a better pipeline management and accurate forecasting- Played the dual role of a business analyst cum team lead.- Worked with the business stakeholders to elicit the requirements and document the same in BRD.- Studied the As-Is process flows, developed the To-Be process flows and did the gap analysis.- As a team lead I was involved in preparing project estimates, timelines for go-live and calling out any foreseeable risks. I was also the POC for sending weekly status reports and giving any presentations to the client.- Prepared the application training guide for end users. Conducted workshops for provide a walk through of the same. Show less - Worked in developing a dashboard application for Apple (via Infosys). Data files belonging to different Supply Chain processes were uploaded via the dashboard, parsed and the processed data/report was sent to the target teams. Customization was available for users to have specific parsing rules in accordance with their data sheets. - Worked directly with the business users to elicit requirements.- Worked with cross functional teams to set up interfaces. Also monitored the integration testing till successful sign off.- Involved in created test cases and test scripts.- Innovated and automated the process set up functionality. This led to a reduction in setting up a process from 4 hours to 15 minutes. Show less - Worked in the Master Data Management program for Apple (via Infosys). Did the data analysis and mapping for the customer data. This involved using various data quality tools (Dataflux, Trillium) and suggested business rules for data correction.- Instrumental in developing the POC for the project. It primarily aimed at showcasing the health of the client data, understanding the attribute relationships and identification of potential match rules for de-duplication- Documented the Functional Specification Document for all modules.- Interacted with cross functional teams (Dun & Bradstreet) to set up the inbound/outbound interfaces.- Created test cases for all modules and executed them.- Carried out the UAT, tracked all issues to closure Show less

      • Business Analyst

        Jan 2012 - Feb 2013
      • Business Analyst

        May 2010 - Dec 2011
      • Business Analyst

        Apr 2009 - Apr 2010
    • Cisco

      Mar 2013 - Feb 2018

      - Working on the Subscriptions Billing Platform (SBP) which is the new Annuity platform targeted towards increasing the subscription and recurring revenue business for Cisco.- Involved in the initiative of decoupling the provisioning information from order flow for SaaS products such as Webex and Spark.- Worked on consumption reporting for ELA's- Aligned the flow of Cisco Commerce Ordering Portal to better suit for SaaS orders.- Analyzed new capabilities in the Quote to Order cycle in Cisco Commerce Workspace (CCW). - Did impact assessment on software offer renewals and invoicing capabilities.- Designed the workflow for migrating Webex orders from legacy platform to SBP.- Enabled Cisco Partners to innovate and monetize their product capabilities on cloud marketplace. Also set up the support model for the same. Show less - Helped in the agile transformation of the team for the 2.0 version of Delivery Collaboration Portal (DCP). Aligned the team with SAFe 3.0 framework.- Conducted agile scrum workshops and defined scrum ceremonies for the project.- Contributed towards finalizing the MVP (Minimum Viable Product) for the initial release.- Managed Product Backlog in Rally. Wrote user stories for business requirements. Actively involved in backlog grooming sessions.- Did the testing of all features that were developed by the dev team and accepted them in Rally.- Identified and tracked KPI’s for adoption of DCP 2.0. Designed communication plan for the end users. Show less - Worked on the development of a collaboration portal called DCP (Delivery Collaboration Portal) for Cisco (via Infosys). The portal provides a front-end for various enterprise applications that support the client business processes. Led a team of 4 analysts.- Drove JAD (Joint Application Design) sessions with stakeholders and cross functional teams.- Created various requirement documents (FSD, Traceability Matrix, etc.) and user training materials.- Was the POC for integration of DCP with various other cross functional applications (Oracle Projects, Primavera, Alfresco, Attivio).- Developed and executed test scripts for all modules. Participated in issue/change management and delivered the communications to stakeholders. Show less

      • Business Analyst

        Nov 2016 - Feb 2018
      • Product Owner

        Feb 2015 - Oct 2016
      • Lead IT Analyst

        Mar 2013 - Jan 2015
    • Apple

      Feb 2018 - now

      Working as a Project Manager for revamping a Retail Store facing application. This is a cross functional project where multiple teams are involved namely the Retail Store Business teams, Point of Sale teams and Business Intelligence teams. The aim is to provide a Tableau dashboard to gauge the performance of the revamped app as to how it is helping the end customers in purchasing Apple products Working as Program Manager at Apple (via Quest Global) and on the newest Retail feature for Apple Watch Series 5 - 'Apple Design Studio'. This provides flexibility to the user to customize the band and the gizmo (watch case).The work involved analyzing the impacts to the existing GBI dashboards as well as evaluating the requirements. Co-ordinated with more than 20 cross functional teams and resolved inter-dependency tasks

      • Project Manager

        Feb 2020 - now
      • Program Manager

        Feb 2018 - Feb 2020
    • Wipro

      May 2021 - now
      Business intelligence project manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified product owner

      Scrum alliance
      Sept 2016
    • Certified scrum master

      Scrum alliance
      Jan 2015