SUNIT SUSHIL
Product/Project Manager
Santa Clara,CA
Summary
Seasoned Product/Project Manager with 13+ years of experience in IT and 10+ years in Data Science. Proven track record of developing and managing successful products that leverage data science to drive business value. Expertise in all phases of the product lifecycle, from ideation to launch to post-launch support. Currently pursuing MBA with UC Berkeley Haas to further enhance leadership skills and knowledge.
Seeking a challenging role in a fast-paced environment to develop and launch innovative data science products with real business impact.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project/Product Manager
Applied Materials (Contracted From Abzooba)
Santa Clara, India
03.2023 - Current
- Conducted comprehensive assessments of GenAI tools, scrutinizing them from technical, security, and legal perspectives to ensure seamless integration within organization. Successfully orchestrated adoption of three key technologies, taking full ownership of end-to-end architectural review process
- Established robust development (Dev), quality assurance (QA), and production (Prod) environments, complete with meticulously designed MlOps and Data pipeline streamlining rapid development of GenAI Applications
- Demonstrated exceptional stakeholder management skills, maintaining transparent and proactive communication channels with senior leadership team
- Spearheaded development of internal applications, strategically leveraging them for beta testing to assess capabilities before transitioning them to full-scale production
- Seamlessly facilitated cross-functional collaboration between business and engineering teams, bridging communication gaps to ensure that requirements aligned with final deliverables
- Thrived in fast-paced, highly-adept team to develop and prioritize product features and build GenAI roadmap
Project/Product Manager
Abzooba Inc.
Milpitas, CA
02.2018 - Current
- Spearheaded group of 25+ developers across cross functional teams to bring to market the product, an MLOps Platform that manages end to end lifecycle of data science projects
- Trained new sales lead generation and Marketing teams on product and generated marketing and sell documents for support
- Establish new relationships with clients, and brought in three new product deals with current revenue of $200k; converted one project into long-term client with annual subscription of $1 million
- Evaluated, negotiated, and contracted vendors for website development, UX product design, and UI development with budget of $150k
- Executed vital client and stakeholder communications while defining project scope, deliverables, budget, and timeline; served as single point of contact for all information related to product in US
- Oversaw product marketing, go-to market strategy, Cloud Marketplace product launch and conduct sales presentations to effectively pitch products
Principle Quality Assurance Analyst
Abzooba India Pvt Ltd
Pune, Maharasthra
04.2017 - 01.2018
- Hired and trained team of seven QA analysts and completed two end to end projects with 100% delivery
- Introduced testing automation to reduce time to regression by 75% leading to faster product releases
- Performed client calls to determine requirements and scope of projects and then worked with technical team to translate needs into test suites
- Coordinated cross-functional team efforts with R&D to complete initial QA testing and monitored all project bugs in the defect tracking system, ensuring that changes were executed appropriately
- Researched new testing tools and utilized those resources to improve efficiency
- Wrote and maintained detailed internal documentation on developed systems
- Developed reports and materials for key stakeholders related to quality goals, progress and challenges
- Mentored and coached team members on QA topics and strategies
Senior Quality Assurance Analyst
Abzooba India Pvt Ltd.
Kolkata, West Bengal
09.2013 - 03.2017
- Created metric system to test results of Natural Language processing engines that worked on social media reviews, reducing QA cycle time by 50%
- Devised selenium automation testing to assess regression test cases and automate report generation, reducing average test times from one hour to five minutes
- Proposed development and testing improvements to positively impact usability, function and performance, heavily impacting sale to the first customer
- Resolved issues efficiently and built excellent client rapport, which led to enhanced customer satisfaction ratings, showcased by 100% horizontal growth within first 2 years
Quality Assurance Analyst
Accenture India
Bangalore, India
04.2011 - 09.2013
- Promoted to operations team within six months of first project; usually reserved for senior leadership
- Performed testing and certified releases on production environment of a major banking website and mobile app
- Coordinated with network and development team to collect client prerequisites for product releases
- Reviewed public-facing information for accuracy, relevancy and timeliness as desired by leadership
- Supported company in maintaining work environment focused on quality, communication, collaboration, integration, and teamwork
Education
MBA - Evening Weekend Program
Haas School of Business
Berkeley 07.2022 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Belgaum, Karnataka 09.2006 - 04.2010
Skills
Project managementScrum methodologyGo-to-market launch plansTest-driven development
Data analysis
Quality assurance
Strategic planning
Verbal and written communication
Sales and marketing
Business Development
Leadership
Certification
Certified Scrum Product Owner.
Timeline
Project/Product Manager
Applied Materials (Contracted From Abzooba)
03.2023 - Current
MBA - Evening Weekend Program
Haas School of Business
07.2022 - Current
Certified Scrum Product Owner.
11-2020
Project/Product Manager
Abzooba Inc.
02.2018 - Current
Principle Quality Assurance Analyst
Abzooba India Pvt Ltd
04.2017 - 01.2018
Senior Quality Assurance Analyst
Abzooba India Pvt Ltd.
09.2013 - 03.2017
Quality Assurance Analyst
Accenture India
04.2011 - 09.2013
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Visvesvaraya Technological University
09.2006 - 04.2010