Amit Kumar

Experience

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  Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

  Sept 2013 - Dec 2014

  Product Associate

  ➢ Assisted the team in designing & developing a novel product prototype for a funded project for a medical company➢ Coordinated with departments to ensure proper project execution includes test specification & consulting with specialists➢ Provide quality and cost control during the design and fabrication process of the proposed medical devices➢ Experienced in designing and fabricating Lab-on-a-chip devices using photolithography and soft-lithography techniques➢ Conducted collaborative research into application of industrial concepts and outsourced quality products to clients ➢ Prepared and developed CAD models with AutoCAD/SolidWorks software; monitored & responded to all CAD service requests➢ Filed a patent on a healthcare chip device; procured by a leading medical start-up company ‘Embryyo Technologies’, India Show less

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  University of Alberta

  Jan 2015 - May 2017

  Product Development Engineer

  ➢ Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to design & fabricate healthcare electronic devices for real time health-monitoring ➢ Leveraged & organized cross-departmental teams of engineers for devt. of new applications or other related project initiatives ➢ Develop & qualify tools, tests & calibrations need in manufacturing to validate functionality of printed components & sensors ➢ Assured Quality & client’s teams to develop relevant quality products to meet client’s expectations using different 3D printers ➢ 5 years of experience in CAD/ Solidworks to create, design, & manipulate solid models, assemblies, layouts, & detail drawings➢ Fabricated several innovative devices such as stretchable antenna & heater for Smart windows using 3D Printing technology➢ Supervised & coordinated 6 Co-op students in their project completion; co-author of 7 reputed journals articles &1 patent Show less

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  Westridge Cabinets Ltd

  Nov 2017 - Jan 2019

  Product Engineer

  ➢ Business operations - defining business requirements and analyzing operating performance in manufacturing, supply chain, and inventory management processes. ➢ Industrial engineering - creating and implementing standard work, lean manufacturing, SMED, debottlenecking , process improvements, and cost reductions . ➢ Product development - defining business needs for products and project management of a new product development life cycle ➢ Manufacturing & production - shop floor execution, performance measurement, visual management, plant operations, equipment strategy and maintenance planning➢ Quality management - defining quality standards, root cause problem solving and implementing quality systems Show less

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  Sherwin-Williams

  Apr 2019 - Oct 2019

  Product Marketing Manager

  - Build on product messaging that sets new products apart from others to give a unique selling point- Communicate the vision & value of new products to sales team & develop tools that initiate the selling process- Plan & participate in the launch of new services & products which involve engineering & management team

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  Frezzinga

  Nov 2019 - Jun 2020

  Co-Founder

  - Own start up ; created some innovative juice recipes- Handled all aspects of business development from- market research & finance to operations & marketing- Promoted the company on all social media platforms- Build a customer base of around 300-400 customers

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  WoWExp Technologies

  Jul 2020 - May 2021

  Product Manager

  - Define the product strategy and roadmap in AR-AI space- Run beta & pilot programs with early-stage products- Led a team of 10 employees including 3D artists, AR/AI & developers & UI/UX designers to deliver quality products- Conduct surveys to get feedback on products upgradation

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  Unifyed

  Jun 2021 - Oct 2022

  Product Manager

   Independently drive design, development and launch of products in coordination with various functions of the business. Continually refined and evolved agile processes for predictable and rapid product delivery resulting in hitting 95% of project deadlines. Implemented agile methodologies using a Scrum framework throughout from executives to software to marketing across 50 team members. Led all sprint planning, sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives and daily scrums with the development team resulting in client-desired product features. Scoped out features, created basic wireframes and built the product roadmap for Ed-tech Industry Plan and define requirements, BRD, development plan, testing, launch and measure against the targets Have an in-depth business and analytical approach to identify, develop and implement market and customer winning products. Working with Engineering Managers to ensure a healthy product backlog - Facilitate refinements of Stories and maintaining the product backlog. Show less