Mrudul Nekkanti

Who am I?

I am Mrudul Nekkanti. I am an organised, detail-oriented conscientious self-starter, able to strategize and prioritize effectively to accomplish multiple tasks and stay calm under pressure. Always up for new challenges and eager to learn new things and gain experience. I strive to optimize tasks and improve effectiveness by brainstorming ideas and exploring alternate methods for achieving the same, if not better, results. Every breakthrough is created by an unconventional thinker. Having prior work experience in the domain of product management and product analytics, I believe in “listening” to every “word” data shouts out.

I hold a Bachelor’s degree (Honors) in Manufacturing Engineering from BITS, Pilani. one of the most coveted engineering colleges in India. Currently upskilling myself at the Carl H. Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati (Class of ’22) through MS in Business Analytics program with a graduate certificate in Data Science and ready to work in a setting that appreciates free thinking analytical people. My focus is on expanding knowledge of machine learning techniques, predictive modelling, and advanced algorithms to help business leaders solve their most critical problems using data and analytical thinking.

This is me!

Hakuna Matata!

Academic Background

• Master of Science in Business Analytics
  • University of Cincinnati, Carl H. Lindner college of Business, Cincinnati
• Bachelor of Engineering (Honors) in Manufacturing Engineering
  • BITS Pilani, India

Professional Background

• Associate Product Manager, Cisco, India

  • Communicated business requirements to clients, developers, designers, sales & marketing teams, and senior management
  • Established and constantly refined product management, client support and operations processes to support rapid growth and adoption of the product
  • Analyzed product gaps, performed extensive user and market research, and implemented action items
  • Demonstrated product capabilities, prepared marketing collateral, and facilitated lead generation campaigns
  • Coordinated with developers, designers, sales & marketing teams, clients, customer support and senior management to identify and prioritize user stories and drive these to execution and delivery
  • Constantly sought feedback from multiple stakeholders on ideas to validate assumptions and help fulfil consumer goals
  • Took ownership of BI and analytics to track key metrics to analyze usage and performance
  • Define and track quantifiable metrics to monitor usage and performance
  • Evaluated potential commercial and technical partnership opportunities

• Co-Founder/Research Analyst, Market Data Forecast, India

  • Conducted research using both systematic and intuitive secondary research techniques; analyzed the research findings, drew inferences and conclusions
  • Responsible for quality assurance of content produced by the research team
  • Proactively explored and identified new business areas in response to evolving market conditions
  • Ensured cross-functional coordination; worked across departments to maximize efficiency and pinpoint process improvement areas
  • Managed multiple, concurrent processes, and where necessary, strategically prioritized to ensure that all deadlines were met

• Co-op, JPMorgan Chase & Co., India

  • Tracked and incorporated changes, consolidated data and enabled tools for reporting in Qlikview to provide value-added analytics
  • Coordinated with global finance/business management partners
  • Automated various processes using Excel VBA

Experience with R

The programming language is designed by statisticians for statisticians which makes it the de facto language to learn statistics, modelling, analysis and visualization. However, the plots that R Studio produces are notoriously ugly.

Experience with other analytics softwares

• Programming Languages: SQL, Python, R, C, VBA

• Database: MySQL, MongoDB