Kalidasan Selvam
Functional Consultant
Mumbai
Summary
Versatile professional with 6+ years of experience in MES consulting and EdTech business analysis. Skilled in MES-SCADA-ERP integration (SAP SIGMA, AGILE), SIT testing using Postman, and agile delivery with JIRA. Adept at stakeholder engagement, functional documentation, and user training. Previously served as a Business Analyst in the EdTech domain for 4 years, driving product enhancements, managing cross-functional teams, and delivering business insights that improved user engagement and platform performance.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Functional Consultant
Saint Gobain INDEC
02.2024 - Current
- Planned and coordinated MES implementation projects by leading cross-functional kick-off workshops, aligning stakeholders on business goals, scope, and timelines—contributing to successful rollouts across pilot plant sites in key international locations as part of the Industry 4.0 initiative.
- Enabled process automation by integrating SCADA and ERP systems with the MES application across 7–8 plants, improving system performance, and reducing manual intervention through real-time data flow and production visibility.
- Performed System Integration Testing (SIT) using Postman with MES web services to validate integration flows between MES, SCADA, and ERP systems, ensuring accurate data exchange and system reliability.
- Partnered with project key stakeholders to analyze production workflow gaps, gather system requirements, and define IT-MES integration strategies that aligned with business KPIs and industry compliance standards.
- Facilitated user story workshops and scope finalization sessions with stakeholders for MES applications, ensuring accurate functional requirements, and enabling agile delivery aligned with Industry 4.0 goals.
- Prepared functional specification documents, training manuals, and SOPs for MES modules, driving effective knowledge transfer to key users and supporting seamless adoption by plant operators and shift supervisors.
- Conducted end-user training, led UAT cycles, and organized sprint review sessions, validating MES functionalities against operational needs—resulting in improved system usability, reduced support queries, and increased customer satisfaction.
- Maintained cross-functional alignment across IT, QA, and operations by facilitating consistent communication and proactive issue resolution.
Business Analyst
LearningMate Solutions Pvt. Ltd
12.2019 - 02.2024
- Drove requirements elicitation meetings with stakeholders to document business artifacts.
- Worked with senior management to develop proposals and statement of work (SOW) for new business opportunities.
- Successfully handled operations tasks for multiple projects (handling/owning multiple projects) actively following Agile based framework.
- Worked closely with the scrum team to derive effort estimations, ensuring timely delivery of planned deliverables.
- Ensured all finalized business requirements were properly translated into user stories, prior being taken into the execution phase.
- Collaborated with customers in sprint demo sessions, ensuring solicited demo feedback is tracked and delivered as per committed timeline.
- Actively participated in the UX design process by ensuring a customer-centric design approach was incorporated.
- Undertaken responsibility for signing off on critical business deliverables through execution of UAT test cases.
- Held accountability for keeping transparency with customers with all necessary information covered in software release notes prior go-live release.
- Managed product backlog, prioritizing business requirements through active collaboration with stakeholders in release planning sessions.
- Conducted several grooming sessions to ensure business requirements are effectively communicated to the scrum team.
- Served as a subject matter expert providing functional support guidance/assistance to diversified team members.
Market Research Intern
Lumiere Business Solutions
03.2019 - 08.2019
- Conducted data-driven market and competitor analysis across FMCG, apparel, and education sectors (e.g., Vadilal, Dove, Liva), delivering actionable insights to support strategic decisions.
- Presented findings on brand positioning and market trends, contributing to client growth and engagement strategies.
- Facilitated focus group discussions to gather qualitative data and identify consumer behaviour patterns.
- Supported the creation of research proposals, enhancing client understanding of industry dynamics.
- Maintained organized documentation and assisted with project coordination for cross-functional teams.
Education
MBA - IT & Analytics
ITM Business School
Mumbai, Maharashtra 05.2018 - 03.2020
Bachelor in Management Studies - undefined
Mahatma Gandhi Mission Institute of Management Studies
Mumbai, Maharashtra 08.2014 - 06.2017
12th Secondary Education - undefined
Pillai's Mahatma Education Society Junior College
Mumbai, Maharashtra 06.2012 - 08.2014
10th Secondary Education - undefined
The Asian School
Bahrain, UAE 04.2011 - 03.2012
Skills
Business Artifacts/Specifications Documentation
Cloud and SAAS Software System Proficiency
Agile Practitioner
Requirement Gathering
User Acceptance Testing
Interpersonal Skills
Certification
ScrumAlliance - CSPO - Certification in Agile Scrum Product Owner
Interests
Reading Novels (Fictional, Biography)
Video/Photo-editing
Content Writing
Traveling
Photography
Accomplishments
Project Delivery Award (SAP RISE Implementation) - Migration Support - Enabled successful MES-SAP integration by leading SIT and stakeholder alignment, resulting in reduced defects and faster issue resolution.
Project Delivery Excellence Award 2020 (Content)
Additional Information
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
VIDYA Integrated Development for Youth and Adults, Mumbai-Maharashtra - NGO Internship
SEPTEMBER 2019 (1 MONTH)
● Taught primary students which involved classroom activities to build an interactive session with the students.
● Handled administration work such as translation and assorting important documents.
● Inculcated values and morals in lower primary students by conducting classroom activities.
● Conducted several doubt-clearing sessions for making concepts clearer to primary class students.
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
Reading Novels (Fictional, Biography), Video/Photo-editing, Content Writing, Traveling, Photography
Software
JIRA
Power BI
Microsoft Office
SQL
MES
Azure
Confluence
LCMS
LMS
Miro
Python
Timeline
Functional Consultant
Saint Gobain INDEC
02.2024 - Current
Business Analyst
LearningMate Solutions Pvt. Ltd
12.2019 - 02.2024
Market Research Intern
Lumiere Business Solutions
03.2019 - 08.2019
MBA - IT & Analytics
ITM Business School
05.2018 - 03.2020
Bachelor in Management Studies - undefined
Mahatma Gandhi Mission Institute of Management Studies
08.2014 - 06.2017
12th Secondary Education - undefined
Pillai's Mahatma Education Society Junior College
06.2012 - 08.2014
10th Secondary Education - undefined
The Asian School
04.2011 - 03.2012
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