CaRPM | Gurgaon

• Product Manager
  • Developed custom automotive diagnostic solutions for enterprise clients, enhancing their operational capabilities by simplifying processes and consolidating multiple standalone tools into single, cost-effective solutions resulting in higher operational efficiency and adoption across tier 2 and 3 service outlets.
  • Lead R&D efforts to build a product for Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HCVs). Delivered successfully on the company’s vision of building a one-stop diagnostic solution for all vehicle segments (cars, bikes and trucks) resulting in a 10% increase in revenue.
  • Managed life cycle of the product through the ideation, launch and growth phase.
  • Circumvented challenges to deliver a high-quality product despite heavy constraints on resources.
     
• Automotive Research Analyst
  • Lead R&D efforts to build a diagnostic tool for motorcycles, allowing the company to successfully enter and dominate the previously untapped motorcycle segment resulting in a 30% increase in revenue.
  • Developed systems and SOP’s for testing features, tracking KPIs and collecting customer feedback to incrementally improve the product leading to a 4.4-star Google Play-Store rating.
  • Identified, onboarded, and managed third-party suppliers to manufacture bespoke hardware components essential to the performance of the tool.
  • Conducted competitor research to ensure competitiveness and maximize value for our target customer segment.
     
• Intern - Automotive Research
  • Developed deep subject matter expertise in Automotive OBD independently, with minimal guidance or formal training.
  • Conducted market and capability analysis to identify gaps and propose innovative product and feature ideas.
  • Conceptualized and scoped a feasible motorcycle diagnostic tool by leveraging existing knowledge assets, advancing the company’s goal of building a one-stop vehicle diagnostics solution.

• Earned an entry scholarship of 25% at IIM Ahmedabad.
• Won a gold and silver medal in Discus Throw and Shot Put at the state level respectively. Represented Maharashtra at national level.

• BSc Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida

• Introduction to Product Management, Udemy
• Mechanical Design Associate certification, Dassault Systems
• Introduction to GD&T, Udemy
• Introduction to Stock Trading, Udemy

• Automotive restoration and content creation: I restore classic cars and motorcycles -- check out my page @fixpaana on YouTube and Instagram.