Kirankumar Kesavan
Chennai
Summary
Dynamic consultant with extensive experience in knowledge management and information governance. Proven track record in developing robust taxonomies and enhancing data organization. Adept at data analysis and fostering collaboration across teams, ensuring compliance and optimal search functionality. Skilled in leveraging digital asset management to drive strategic business outcomes.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant
GlobalLogic Technologies Private Limited
Hyderabad
11.2022 - Current
- Leading the design and development of taxonomy for issues faced by customers related to electronic hardware products.
- Liaising and communicating with multiple stakeholders to take inputs and come up with relevant Taxonomy structure.
- Helping to develop and deliver taxonomy and content governance plans.
- Helping and training the labeling team to understand the taxonomy, and classify accordingly.
- Providing descriptions and examples of the various categories in the taxonomy.
- Reviewing existing taxonomies and metadata schemas to suggest changes, as well as incorporate new taxonomy.
- Leading the development of enterprise knowledge taxonomy consulting deliverables.
- Curating for machine learning.
- Creating an information architecture of taxonomies for optimal business value.
Principal Consultant
Aligned Automation Services Private Limited
Pune
03.2022 - 11.2022
- Developed taxonomies based on business requirements for customer web journeys.
- Collaborated with graph databases and Ontologies to enhance data organization.
- Researched and documented requirements while enforcing standards and agreements.
Sr. Taxonomist
Codifyd India Private Limited
Mumbai
03.2020 - 03.2022
- Led the team in constructing taxonomies through analysis and organization of large data sets.
- Conducted product data analysis within eCommerce applications to inform strategic decisions.
- Developed product taxonomies, hierarchies, and schemas according to client specifications.
- Manipulated SKUs and classified products within taxonomy frameworks.
- Normalized SKU data and metadata in compliance with client requirements.
- Executed competitive research aligned with industry standards (ANSI, NISO) and product specifications.
- Ensured project deadlines were met consistently throughout the development process.
- Performed quality analysis on provided data to uphold accuracy and reliability.
Enterprise Taxonomy Lead
Trelleborg India Private Limited
Bengaluru
09.2018 - 11.2019
- Developed and managed taxonomies for complex projects with cross-functional teams under tight deadlines to support the internal web platform (SharePoint 2016 and Office 365).
- Identified user requirements through comprehensive research and analysis of content consumption patterns.
- Planned Information Architecture, creating data models and designing navigation using iViews tool.
- Analyzed term usage to recommend enhancements based on semantic platform and user reports.
- Contributed to communication strategies and training sessions for effective adoption of new tools.
- Guided best practices in content management throughout the editorial process.
- Educated stakeholders continuously on Trelleborg taxonomy workflows and implementation frameworks.
- Collaborated with various business areas to unify Information Architecture into a cohesive model.
Taxonomy Lead
AstraZeneca India Private Limited
Chennai
02.2017 - 09.2018
- Implemented and maintained data policies to ensure global consistency across AstraZeneca, using Schema Logic and Smart Logic tools.
- Managed taxonomy implementation and ensured accurate, up-to-date metadata tags, and vocabularies defined by AstraZeneca.
- Conducted regular tracking of keyword augmentation lists for enhanced searchability.
- Analyzed search parameters in Content Centre and Learning platforms to improve user experience.
- Defined new asset types and evaluated their impact on system requirements.
- Collaborated with local users and library services to validate content relevance and compliance.
- Coordinated with legal teams to execute policy changes through asset management tools.
- Resolved technical issues by collaborating with support teams to implement necessary platform changes.
Global Knowledge Consultant
Melstar Information Technologies - Client IBM
Chennai
10.2007 - 01.2017
- Spearheaded knowledge sharing initiatives for Automotive, Electronics, and Aerospace & Defense sectors.
- Coordinated harvesting of strategic sales assets and reusable content across teams.
- Collaborated with global industry leaders and Account partners to identify key client engagements.
- Delivered weekly and monthly metrics on harvested, tagged, and archived assets.
- Packaged new content for optimal retrieval in designated knowledge areas.
- Safeguarded content from unauthorized distribution, ensuring compliance with standards.
- Monitored team adherence to qualitative and quantitative parameters defined in Service Level Agreements (SLA).
- Implemented corrective actions in response to negative trends within team performance.
Taxonomy Specialist (Knowledge Management)
Melstar Information Technologies (Client IBM)
Chennai
10.2007 - 01.2017
- Managed IBM GBS and Learning & Knowledge Taxonomies for Your Learning and Knowledge Services.
- Aligned business objectives with various taxonomy vocabularies through information classification.
- Mapped terminologies across multiple repositories to ensure consistency.
- Facilitated integration of diverse systems within the organization.
- Supported auto-classification of keywords and tags to enhance data management.
- Collaborated with Enterprise/w3 search team to improve search functionality.
- Adapted Agile methodologies within Knowledge Management practices.
- Utilized JIRA for tracking taxonomy issues and updates efficiently.
Quality Executive
Scope e-Knowledge Center Private Limited
Chennai
12.2004 - 10.2007
- Performed rigorous quality verification of data analyzed from web by production team analysts based on client guidelines and industry standards (NISO and ISO), issuing Quality pass documents to client.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communication
Thangavelu Engineering College
Chennai, Madras University05.2003
Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering -
Sriram Polytechnic
Chennai05.1999
Skills
- Knowledge management and information governance
- Digital asset management
- Content and community management
- Data analysis and taxonomy
- Enterprise search strategies
- ecommerce Taxonomy
Languages
English
First Language
Tamil
Advanced (C1)
C1
Telugu
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Timeline
Consultant
GlobalLogic Technologies Private Limited
11.2022 - Current
Principal Consultant
Aligned Automation Services Private Limited
03.2022 - 11.2022
Sr. Taxonomist
Codifyd India Private Limited
03.2020 - 03.2022
Enterprise Taxonomy Lead
Trelleborg India Private Limited
09.2018 - 11.2019
Taxonomy Lead
AstraZeneca India Private Limited
02.2017 - 09.2018
Global Knowledge Consultant
Melstar Information Technologies - Client IBM
10.2007 - 01.2017
Taxonomy Specialist (Knowledge Management)
Melstar Information Technologies (Client IBM)
10.2007 - 01.2017
Quality Executive
Scope e-Knowledge Center Private Limited
12.2004 - 10.2007
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communication
Thangavelu Engineering College
Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering -
Sriram Polytechnic
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