Vedangi Ruikar

I am an MBA graduate with 5 years of experience in technology industry in domains of Product Operations Analysis, Digital Transformation and Technical Communication. My strong suites are data analysis, business requirement gathering and project management and cross functional collaboration. My career goals include working for a technology strategy position to make an impact in organization's growth.

Outside of work, I am an avid reader and indulge in a quiet day near the beach with a book in hand. 

I am a seasoned Business Analysis professional with over 5 years of experience, demonstrating a track record of success across diverse industries.

Professional Summary:

• Business Analyst: Led strategic initiatives at Hailo Data, a Food & Beverage eCommerce Mobile Application, by defining and executing product roadmaps.

Key Achievements:

Automation and Efficiency: Spearheaded the automation of product data into a Relational Database Management System, resulting in an 83% reduction in manual data entry efforts.

Customer Data Incentives: Led the Customer Data Incentives vertical, launching a Store Credits portal that contributed to a 30% increase in order volume.

Pricing Analysis: Conducted pricing analysis of multiple retail suppliers, saving customers 25% on their orders through the introduction of alternative product SKUs.

Market Insights BI Dashboards: Launched BI dashboards using qualitative data analysis on popular Food & Beverage products, accounting for 20% of Customer Retention efforts.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI): Defined and monitored KPIs for product health check, delivering product success reports in monthly board meetings.

Consulting Experience:

• Digital Transformation Consultant: Collaborated with the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, defining functional requirements for member onboarding tasks into Microsoft Dynamics 365, resulting in a 60% reduction in cycle time.

Program Management:

• Program Manager at IBM: Led coordination efforts for Engineering and Technical Writers, translating technical features into user-friendly guides, leading to a 15% decrease in overall ticket generation.

Technical Skills:

• Proficient in JIRA, Agile project management, SDLC, and various BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Qlik.
• Technical expertise includes Java, SQL, and beginner-level Python.

Education:

• MBA from the Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University.
• Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology from the University of Pune, India.

Certifications:

• Project Management, Google Career Certificate
• Marketing Essentials from Harvard Business Publishing.
• Product Marketing Alliance Core from Product Marketing Alliance.

MBA, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada