Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Timeline

Avinash Kumar

Senior Business Analyst/Product Manager
Chennai

Summary

Specialized in optimizing fleet management by data-driven decision-making, process improvement, and managing product life cycles to align with market demand with 8 years as a Business Analyst and 2 years as a Product Owner in ship management, Spearheaded innovative maritime ERP solutions, enhancing operational efficiencies and compliance. Excelled in transforming customer needs into market-leading products, demonstrating exceptional project management and collaborative skills.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Senior Business Analyst/Product Manager

Synergy Maritime
10.2022 - Current

Currently serving as a Senior Business Analyst/Product Manager at Synergy Marine Group, where I am responsible for driving the development and successful delivery of a cutting-edge Ship Management ERP product. My key responsibilities include:

  • Leveraging expertise in product management and deep understanding of maritime industry to enhance operational efficiencies, compliance, and profitability for maritime organizations worldwide.
  • Leading cross-functional teams in translating customer needs into innovative, user-centric solutions that set new standards in maritime technology.
  • Collaborating with stakeholders to comprehensively gather and prioritize product requirements, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer needs.
  • Defining and meticulously maintaining product backlog, guaranteeing clarity and coherence throughout development process.
  • Engaging closely with cross-functional teams to orchestrate seamless coordination and facilitate timely delivery of high-quality products.
  • Actively participating in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning and retrospectives, fostering environment of continuous improvement and adaptive evolution.

PROJECTS:

Synergy Vessel Portal, Synergy Pay, P2P Procurement

  • Managed stakeholder expectations through transparent communication and timely status updates, ensuring alignment between project deliverables and business objectives

Senior Business Analyst

ThinkPalm Technologies
03.2021 - 10.2022

· Eliciting and documenting requirements through interviews and Requirement Workshops.

· Creating Wireframes and Prototype (FIGMA) to represent requirement solution.

· Capturing As Is and To Be workflows to drill down the requirement package to

· Breakdown Epics to Features to User Stories.

· To identify impacts and feature overlaps.

· Facilitating Sprint planning sessions by giving requirement walkthrough to the project implementation Team.

· Conducting Demo and Walkthrough sessions to End Users and supporting UAT for smoother delivery.

· Working closely with Product Owner and maintaining a roadmap with healthy product log.

PROJECTS:

Synergy App Central - A suite of applications to enhancement crew management process at Synergy.

Business Analyst

IDP Education India LLP
05.2019 - 03.2021

· Eliciting, analyzing and documenting business requirements.

· Modelling business processes using flowcharts, data models, agile work processes.

· Conducting Event Storming sessions with squad members.

· Communicate client's business requirements by constructing easy- to-understand data and process models.

· Documenting behavioral models with use cases, user stories using JIRA and Confluence.

· Conducting Daily Stand Up, managing squad, preparing/presenting Sprint showcases for facilitatingdelivery of Work Packages.


PROJECT:

SAP Cloud for Customer (C4C)

SAP Hybris Qualtrics

Business Analyst

KavNiya Technologies Pvt Ltd
05.2016 - 05.2019
  • Modelling business processes using flowcharts and swim-lane diagrams.
  • Generating wireframe and mock up UI, for the proposed system.
  • Writing BRD and SRS to cover the entire functional and non- functional requirement of the system.
  • Review Test cases and support team in SIT, BUAT and PVT phase of the release cycle..
  • Writing API document for Swift – Dot Net integration.


PROJECTS:

Manufacturing Execution System for Panasonic Info Company Asia Pacific

Debt Write Off iPAD CRM App for Debt Busters, Australia


Business Analyst

Net Avenue Technologies
02.2014 - 05.2016

· Identifying options for improving business systems and bridging the needs of the business.

· Using Process flow charts (Lucid Chart & Draw.io) to explain the business processes.

· Creating BRD and Functional and Non-Functional specification

documents with multiple use cases.

· Modelling business processes using flowcharts, data models, agile work processes.

· Understanding the structure, policies, and operations of Cbazaar, and to recommend solutions thatenable the organization to achieve its goals.

· Conducting Proof of concept meetings and Business Walkthrough to the stakeholders on the plan of task list.


PROJECTS:

Cbazaar Ethnic Fashion Portal for Net Avenue Technologies

Education

MBA - Finance And Marketing

College of Engineering Anna University, Chennai, India
08.2011 - 05.2013

Bachelor of Science - Hotel & Hospitality Administration

Institute of Hotel Management, Chennai, India
08.2005 - 05.2008

Skills

Accomplishments

    Received CUSTOMER CENTRIC at IDP Educations India LLP. on November 2020

    Received OUTSTANDING INNOVATOR at IDP Educations India LLP. on October 2019

    Received BEST PERFORMER at KavNiya Technology Solution on April 2018 & Jan 2019

    Received BEST NEW COMER at Net Avenue Technologies on October 2015


Certification

International Certificate in Product Management

Timeline

International Certificate in Product Management

05-2024

Finance Fundamentals for Non Finance Managers

02-2024
Senior Business Analyst/Product Manager - Synergy Maritime
10.2022 - Current

IQBBA Certified Foundation Level Business Analyst (CFLBA)

03-2022
Senior Business Analyst - ThinkPalm Technologies
03.2021 - 10.2022
Business Analyst - IDP Education India LLP
05.2019 - 03.2021
Business Analyst - KavNiya Technologies Pvt Ltd
05.2016 - 05.2019
Business Analyst - Net Avenue Technologies
02.2014 - 05.2016
College of Engineering Anna University - MBA, Finance And Marketing
08.2011 - 05.2013
Institute of Hotel Management - Bachelor of Science, Hotel & Hospitality Administration
08.2005 - 05.2008
Avinash KumarSenior Business Analyst/Product Manager