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Barathkumar Karunanidhi
Freelance Product Manager
Chennai
Summary
Enthusiastic Product guy with a total of 10+ years of experience as Product Manager & Business Analyst in various industries, willing to take up challenging roles to create innovative products / services and impact lives positively.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
4
4
Languages
Work History
Associate Product Manager
National Life & General Insurance
Chennai
09.2020 - 06.2021
- Successfully released NLGIC Mobile app & Web Portal (one common app for all 3 locations - Oman, UAE and Kuwait) by handling cross-functional teams in-house & Vendor management
- Impacted the lives of 5k+ insureds by enabling a seamless online claim settlement process that made their lives stress free for claims during medical situations or emergencies
- Biggest challenge was saying No and reducing the team pressure and coordination with stakeholders and put the team together on the actual path of releasing the product successfully
Product Manager
OreOPS Framework (P) Limited
Erode, Tamil Nadu
12.2019 - 08.2020
- Successfully released the OreOPS Beta version, Low code platform for mobile & web app creation, managed clients & vendor interactions for product purchases & integrations
- Finalized & Implemented the Product Management process for the startup
- Analyzed and defined product metrics using Mixpanel to measure product performance
Business Analyst / Project Manager
KARYA Technologies
Chennai
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Successfully completed multiple projects on Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Power BI and SharePoint (few major clients were Dermalogica, Community Solutions, DRB Capital, LockeLord LLP)
- Positive impact on the clients with clear, fast and successful delivery of projects within the stipulated time frame
- Challenge was to liaison with various teams, CXOs and the clients to make sure that the scope and direction of each project is on schedule and delivered successfully
Analyst, Freelancer, Blogger
Sumangala Steels (P) Ltd | Konsälidön
11.2016 - 12.2018
- Successfully crafted and developed Business plan, training materials, marketing collaterals for the US project ($ 128 Mn) - National Steel of America Inc.,
- Prepared project documentation, presentations and reports on various analysis on US State tax, Electricity rates and Logistics, US Rebar pricing
- Meet up with clients for requirements gathering and prepare Project Plan & onsite coordination
- Handling lead generation, email marketing campaigns & schedule demos with prospects
Product Owner
eGrabber Inc.
Chennai, India
05.2012 - 07.2016
- Successfully handled the end to end development (SDLC) of the LeadGrabber Pro, LeadResearcher Pro, ResumeGrabber, eMail Prospector and eMail Personalizer & released multiple versions, worked on both Agile (Scrum) and Waterfall models
- Impacted around 1000+ businesses with our products for generating leads and to find Decision Makers contact details
- Regular discussions with stakeholders for requirements gathering and brainstorm with the team to prioritize the requirements, prepare the BRDs, Wireframes / mockups for UI design and write User stories, Acceptance criteria and perform UAT prior to release
- Training Marketing, Sales & Support team on the new product releases & features, Responsible for B2B lead gen, content marketing, webinar demand creation, webinar planning & marketing and moderate webinars
- Involved in business planning including setting of strategies, budgets, forecasts & competitor analysis, uncover new markets & opportunities to diversify into other market segments
Intern
IDBI Federal LIC Ltd
Chennai, India
04.2011 - 06.2011
- Received “Best Performer” Award [Chennai] - highest sales of “Incomesurance” product
- Generated revenue of 1.3 Lakhs from 9 sales during the Internship period
Process Associate
Tata Consultancy Services
Bangalore, India
09.2008 - 10.2009
- Successfully handled the Support tickets and Received ”Pat on the Back” Award”
- Worked on Relationship management - Funds team for a prestigious German bank
- Challenges were to handle onsite client interactions and learnings on the finance domain
Education
MBA - Finance & HR
VIT Business School, VIT University
Vellore 06.2010 - 06.2012
B.Tech - Information Technology
Prince SVP Engineering College
Chennai 09.2004 - 05.2008
XII - Computer Science
Ideal Higher Secondary School
Anthiyur 06.2003 - 03.2004
X - General
SSM Lakshmi Ammal Matric Higher Secondary School
Komarapalayam 06.2001 - 04.2002
Skills
Product Design & development
Team Management
Market Analysis
Research and trend analysis
Campaign management
Accomplishments
- Got the "Pat On the Back” Award in the month of Nov 2008 for sheer hardwork & dedication - for successfully handling client requests & tickets and running the Funds team double handedly in absence of the Team Lead due to Medical Emergency for over a month
- Received the "Best Performer" & "Best Intern" Award for the highest sales and revenue generated in Chennai during the Internship period April - June 2011
Certification
Certified ScrumMaster® - Scrum Alliance, License 00059762
Interests
Pranic Healing
Coaching and Self Development
Timeline
Associate Product Manager
National Life & General Insurance
09.2020 - 06.2021
Product Manager
OreOPS Framework (P) Limited
12.2019 - 08.2020
Business Analyst / Project Manager
KARYA Technologies
01.2019 - 12.2019
Certified ScrumMaster® - Scrum Alliance, License 00059762
12-2016
Analyst, Freelancer, Blogger
Sumangala Steels (P) Ltd | Konsälidön
11.2016 - 12.2018
Product Owner
eGrabber Inc.
05.2012 - 07.2016
Intern
IDBI Federal LIC Ltd
04.2011 - 06.2011
MBA - Finance & HR
VIT Business School, VIT University
06.2010 - 06.2012
Process Associate
Tata Consultancy Services
09.2008 - 10.2009
B.Tech - Information Technology
Prince SVP Engineering College
09.2004 - 05.2008
XII - Computer Science
Ideal Higher Secondary School
06.2003 - 03.2004
X - General
SSM Lakshmi Ammal Matric Higher Secondary School
06.2001 - 04.2002