Krithi Shetty

Experience

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  WEBTECH ( now called Ten Bits)

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Marketing Executive

  Headed the marketing and strategic operations team to build business prototypes, innovative marketing strategies, manage web contents and develop business proposals . Played a crucial role in bringing in innovative client projects for the company.Managed the Medical Requisition Systems deployment: Collaborated with the technical team, to structure and streamline the allocation of navy candidate database based on age, sex, diseases and related parameters and conducted extensive research to target biological variations that could be spotted and examined by the algorithm. Show less

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  Expert Visions Lab Pvt. Ltd.

  Mar 2012 - Aug 2012

  Project Intern

  User Studies, Market Research & Product Innovation- Collaborated with a renowned researcher in the fields of Biological Sciences from the Bombay Veterinary College to develop a product prototyping & validation, quality testing and market research of Biovis CC2000, an automated colony counter and analysis software.I utilized my technical understanding to liaison between the researching team at the Bombay Veterinary College and the engineering team, translating user needs into technical inputs that resulted in a market research proposal and technical modifications of the product that helped the company launch a competitive product into the market. Show less

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  University of Illinois at Chicago

  Sept 2013 - Jun 2015

  Krithi is a Graduate Assistant at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary-Department of Opthalmology and Visual Sciences at University of Illinois at Chicago-currently working on the Conjunctival Blood Flow methodology using image processing. She leads clinical trials & analysis of patient sample videos by analyzing conjunctiva blood flow, using image processing algorithms written in MATLAB to compute various parameters to diagnose various diseases, current research being on sickle cell, stroke and diabetesShe performs data entry, statistical analysis and advanced level compilation of spreadsheets for the various computational & analytical studiesShe is responsible for the QMS, document control of various studies performed in the lab related to Conjunctiva blood flow Show less

  • Research Assistant- Neural Engineering Visions Lab

    Dec 2013 - Jun 2015

  • Teaching Assistant, Cell Biology (BIOS 222)

    Jan 2015 - May 2015

  • Clinical Data Analyst

    Sept 2013 - Jan 2015
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  Bayer Pharmaceuticals

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Validation & Verification Engineer-Intern

  Conducted engineering Verification & Validation (V&V) tasks in new product development and life cycle engineering processes for FDA submissions, ISO 13485 certifications and Global Product Launch. Drove designed and facilitated User Experience and Usability studies to ensure product design met the consumer's requirements. I also supported FDA and CSA audits, internal and external.

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  Innovate@UIC

  Sept 2014 - May 2015

  Product Strategy Consultant

  https://madlab.uic.edu/Early development of device and product concept validation to make abstract ideas tangible with an interdisciplinary team of business professionals, industrial designers and clinicians. I got to utilized my strong understanding of engineering technologies and product validation experience for the development of technical and business viable concepts. I helped bridged the gap between the designers and consumers to provide a holistic approach to concept validation.

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  Bayer Pharmaceuticals

  Jun 2015 - Feb 2019

  Program & Product Management- • Brought in $1.5 M in YoY Revenue by leading multi-departmental task force (12-15 members) across Marketing, Sales, Operations, and Engineering for HealthTech, Informatics, Enterprise Solutions for New Products & Cloud applications • Led product road-mapping (10 yr planning) and managed MR & IT Portfolio to maintain sustaining products and enhance the expansion of products • Led product & operational launch readiness teams mainly through FDA 510 approvals, Supply Chain, Inventory Forecasts, develop launch metrics for launch success• Developed and managed budgets worth $3M (Capital) & $4.3M (Labor) Global Product Launch and Integrated Marketing-• Led successful market launch of PET/CT diagnostic technology in 49 countries that increased market share by 23% Show less

  • Associate Global Program Manager

    Jun 2016 - Feb 2019

  • Verification & Validation Engineer-Lead

    Jun 2015 - Jun 2016
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  Illumina

  Mar 2019 - Feb 2023

  Sr. Technical Program Manager-Global Operations- Technology Transfer

  Technical Product Management, Customer Insights, and User Adoption-• Drove business case development, product roadmap strategy & implementation leading to standardized System Software Infrastructure products across 4 global sites• Led end-to-end design & deployment of data analytics and Information/ Data System Integrations tools & processes• Led Management reviews: reported on KPIs, escalated issues, defined & aligned on roadmap & vision.Alliance/Partnership Management-• Alumni of the Illumina Alliance Associate Program: Collaborated with corporate partners on: Development & execution of Strategic product road-maps for a multi-year, multi-billion dollar partnership contract, thus, strengthening and expanding market positioning Program and Portfolio Management- • Led cross-functional teams. of 8-12 members, across Engineers, Product Owners, Quality, and Marketing. that led to timely delivery of complex large software programs by: - Defining product scope & long-term vision - Identifying dependencies, - Managing Trade-offs (Risk Vs Benefits Analysis) - Risk/Issue Identification, mitigation, and contingency planning • Drove product and release roadmaps, feature prioritization, risk assessment & mitigation• Implemented SCRUM Agile methodology and established scalable business processes resulting in reduced software release cycle time and improved efficiency Show less

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  Walmart Global Tech

  Mar 2023 - now

  As a Product Operations Manager at Walmart, I play a pivotal role in the end-to-end lifecycle of our Buy Online Pick-Up In-Store (BOPIS) (full stack) Fulfillment solution, ensuring operational excellence and seamless execution across technology commercialization. Key Responsibilities:• Oversee the operational execution of Walmart's SaaS solutions, managing cross-functional processes and ensuring that product features are implemented efficiently and meet business and technical requirements.• Drive API-based SaaS integrations into customer’s E-Commerce and Order Management suite, with a focus on improving store fulfillment workflows, including order picking, inventory tracking, and last-mile logistics.• Assess Product-Market fit and technically enable sales opportunities, lead client demos, guide product & technical architectural discussions, and unlock benefits to clients. • Establish and monitor performance metrics, providing regular updates to leadership teams on solution performance, key challenges, and areas for improvement.• Provide thought leadership in identifying opportunities for technical & process efficiency, workflow automation, and cost reduction to business operability & smooth implementations.Key Achievements:• Successfully led Go-To-Market initiatives and seamless customer implementations of Store Fulfillment technology for full-chain grocery and retail (Segments- Fashion, Beauty, Health & Wellness etc) stores in the UK and Europe [Cumulative ~750+ stores], ensuring a smooth transition and minimal disruption during the deployment phase.• Implemented a new customer support and ticketing portal that streamlined client reporting, and tracking, increased the accuracy of data reported, and improved incidence handling by ~25%. • Streamlined and matured customer support and incidence management by collaborating with product and engineering teams to resolve complex technical issues, resulting in a >15% decrease in repeat incidents. Show less

  • Manager, Technical Product Manager- Tech. Commercialization

    May 2024 - now

  • Manager, Product Tech Operations- Tech Commercialization

    Mar 2023 - May 2024