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Product Management
RESUMES
EDUCATION
R. T. SINGH
555 7th Ave • Minneapolis, MN 55555 • 612-555-1107 • rts@umn.edu
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis, MN Carlson School of Management
Candidate for Master of Business Administration
ANNA UNIVERSITY, Chennai, India
Madras Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication
EXPERIENCE
MICRON TECHNOLOGIES, Boise, ID
Technical Program Manager Intern, Crucial
May 2019 April 2011 May 2018 – Aug 2018
• Formulated product development strategy by integrating market research to develop product requirements, risk assessment and mitigation plans; enabling $2M monthly to company profits
• Developed a business model and provided strategic recommendations for introducing a new channel of sales by analyzing financial data, pricing and raw material availability; potential revenue growth of 80% over 4 years
• Established a strategic partnership program with third party vendor through negotiation of contracts and development of performance management metrics for key product development
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FELLOWS, Minneapolis, MN
Lead Consultant, ChRi Laboratories Feb 2018 – May 2018
• Led 5-member team of MBA and PhD students to gather and prioritized voice of customers and partner firms and
synthesized them into a clear and justifiable set of requirements to enhance ChRi laboratories’ product solutions
Student Consultant – Donaldson Feb 2018– May 2018 • Conducted market research on emerging best practices in capturing VOC, building buyer personas, and purchase drivers
to improve customer experience and enhance its sales and product development
Student Consultant – DeYoung Consultants Feb 2018 – May 2018 • Presented business case to executive leadership and created a growth model for new product offerings to current
customers by synthesizing and analyzing financial data
SANDISK, Bangalore, India
Senior Engineer, Product Management Jan 2016 - Jul 2017
• Managed projects on new growth segments implementing new business model and driving competitive advantage of the
USB drive product line; contributed $250M to company revenue
• Developed product implementation roadmap by partnering with engineering and marketing teams to determine and
prioritize product features; contributed $18M in revenue and 100% on-time delivery
• Conducted usability study to conceptualize and innovate engineering process flow to develop first in-house USB3.0 flash
drive to target emerging global markets; generated savings of $120M in the production stage
• Led cross functional core team for development of products targeted to B2B clients, managed development phases
including definition, feasibility, design, verification, NPI and sustaining products to EOL
System Design Engineer II, Product Management Aug 2014 - Jan 2016
• Delivered technical and product development status to executive management with regard to feature development,
delivery of plan of record features, and schedule; achieving 90% feature functionality after 3 months of launch
• Improved productivity by 30% by providing technical and business critical support for partner organizations, delivering
45 product SKUs in span of 3 months
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate core and emerging technologies to conceive ideas and develop
world’s first 256GB USB drive; product revenue gains of 10% year over year
• Reduced cost by 5% by streamlining process in production activities and resolution of quality issues for new product
portfolios in emerging markets
System Design Engineer I, Product Management May 2011 - Aug 2014 • Initiated and designed innovative new-hire ramp-up program, reducing project on-boarding time by 50%
• Developed automated platform providing 500+ digitized project test specifications, mitigating risks prior to release
period and resulting in 78% decrease in turnaround time
• Analyzed market trends and conducted competitor assessment to provide analytical data, leading to development of 4
new product features
SKILLS
• Data Analytics and Programming Skills: R, Python, SQL, C, C++, Tableau, Excel
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