LEKHANA BALUSU
WestLafayette,Indiana
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Project Lead
Datamine
West Lafayette, IN
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Spearheaded development of a digital twin model of the avionics network to perform security analysis and understand potential threats
- Collaborated with 3 teams from various departments in the Purdue University to build intrusion detection system and defense mechanism using VM’s
- Scheduled and followed up on project tasks in MS planner, Asana and functioned as a liaison between students and the Boeing team
- Communicated and resolved the team dependencies and road blockers that improved team efficiency by 27
Product Manager
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Gathered and Mapped product requirements strategizing launching of gaming product as a learning tool in business schools, collaborated with stakeholders to established long-term product vision
- Conducted A/B testing and gap analysis for game features improving game interface learnability by 43%
- Improved UX by conducting user research interviewing 10+ users decreasing Average Time on Task by 75
Associate Project Manager
IQVIA Bengaluru
, KA
07.2021 - 12.2021
- Supported the Pharma clients in delivering, coordinated the change management process with cross functional teams
- Organized Scrum calls, documented business requirements, planned 10 sprints based on the items in product backlog and tracked the team progress through JIRA tickets
- Achieved an increment of 30% in drug sales by delivering market, sales and consumer trend analysis that impacted on long and short-term strategies for pharma clients
Business Analyst
Quantiphi
Bengaluru, KA
05.2019 - 06.2021
- Client - American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate
- Designed and developed ML-recommendation engine for enhancing customer purchase experience
- Led multi-disciplinary 7-person team to design, develop and launch, prioritized and resolved 30+ new features and bug fixes
- Updated data storage platform and improved system performance 25% by completing more than 75 SQL queries
- Defined key KPI’s to track effectiveness and measure of new features and evaluating them using A/B testing strategy which increased the overall user growth and engagement by 9%
- Facilitated agile ceremonies based on availability including daily stand-ups and maintained communications between product, development and testing stakeholders, collecting feedback increasing team productivity by 10% on JIRA tickets
Education
M.S - Engineering Management, Project Management
Purdue University
01.2022 - 12.2023
B.Tech - Electronics Engineering, Management & Business
National Institute of Technology
08.2015 - 07.2019
Skills
SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONSProgram Management toolsJIRA, MS Project, Asana, Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, Power BiProgramming Languages: Python, SQL, Microsoft SQL Server
Accomplishments
- Managed projects and developed project plans by facilitating the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables by soliciting input from cross functional teams ranging from Client Services to Product Development in Cybersecurity, Healthcare, and IT
Certification
Proficient in Scrum, Project Scheduling, Strategic Planning & Analysis, Risk Management
Timeline
Project Lead
Datamine
05.2022 - 08.2022
Product Manager
Purdue University
01.2022 - 05.2022
M.S - Engineering Management, Project Management
Purdue University
01.2022 - 12.2023
Associate Project Manager
IQVIA Bengaluru
07.2021 - 12.2021
Business Analyst
Quantiphi
05.2019 - 06.2021
B.Tech - Electronics Engineering, Management & Business
National Institute of Technology
08.2015 - 07.2019