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I'm Suhas Kumar.

Product Manager

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Agile Certified Practitioner: PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
Certified Product Manager: IIBA® Becoming a Product Manager

  • Name: Suhas Kumar
  • Email: suhaskumar273@gmail.com
  • Contact: (515)-497-0393

Skills

Product Management:
Figma, Agile (Scrum), Project Management (JIRA, Rally), Datadog, Splunk, Tableau

Programming Languages:
Java, JavaScript, C#

Web Technologies:
React, .NET, Node

Cloud:
Firebase, AWS (EC2, S3)

Database:
SQL, PL/SQL

Dev Tools:
GitHub, Bitbucket, GIT, Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes.GitHub, Bitbucket, GIT, Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes

More of my credentials.

Work Experience

UnitedHealth Group

August 2021 - August 2024

Software Engineer

Revamped MyUHC as a Product Manager and Engineer, driving technical innovation and product success for 39.7 million members.

• Discovered accessibility gaps, managed 10-person team to 100% compliance, reduced related defects by 95%.
• Led SSO initiatives, increased member retention by 23% and facilitated comprehensive healthcare access through targeted partnerships.
• Defined metrics for Canary Readiness, including traffic distribution, and analyzed Datadog dashboards to ensure 99.99% uptime and minimal customer disruption.
• Identified process inefficiencies, optimized development workflow, elevated team velocity by 17%, reduced dependencies.
• Detected collaboration needs, launched wiki MVP, saved 4-7 hours/week per employee, boosted productivity.
• Analyzed customer journey, launched deeplink MVPs, strengthened conversion rate by 35% for targeted member segments.
• Designed and integrated APIs for in-house payment system for healthcare SaaS platform serving 39.7 million members, to provide a secure, efficient, and user-friendly payment experience.
• Promoted effective stakeholder collaboration, bridging business needs, design, and development to drive efficient project management and on-time feature releases.

Pearson

July 2018 - July 2021

Software Developer

As a Product Owner and Developer, drove TestNav's assessment product, impacting the learning outcomes of over 50 million students.

• Studied user feedback and guided implementation of cross-platform keyboard shortcuts, increased engagement by 40%.
• Uncovered score inaccuracies via data analysis, championed "soft parentheses" feature, improved user satisfaction and score accuracy by 95%.
• Recognized proctor needs, led TestNav Connect feature that supports 50+ concurrent users.
• Discovered delivery delays adopted AWS prototype for stakeholder input, accelerated product launches by 70%.

University of Iowa

May 2017 - July 2017

Software Developer Intern

As a Full-Stack Developer, I accelerated application development by designing and building payment system. Leveraged Angular, Java Spring, and SQL to optimize performance, enhance scalability, and implement robust features. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

• Optimized search functionality with Angular Pipe API, resulting in a 10% improvement in performance.
• Developed RESTful APIs for the payment system, significantly improving system performance and scalability.
• Optimized data access and analysis by developing complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and database objects.
• Wrote comprehensive unit tests, ensuring code quality and reducing defects by 35%.

University of Iowa

January 2017 - May 2018

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Conducted regular one-on-one sessions with 450+ students, identifying 70% of pain points and providing tailored solutions, resulting in 15% increase in student success in their test scores.
• Facilitated Tableau workshops for 100+ students, empowering them with data analysis and visualization skills, leading to 50% increase in informed decision-making.
• Established an iterative feedback loop through regular office hours, resolving all (100%) student issues, resulting in 80% increase in student satisfaction.
• Developed effective grading system, provided timely feedback, and improved student outcomes.

Wipro

November 2014 - July 2016

Software Engineer

Developed scalable application, using C# and .NET, gained expertise in SDLC.

• Promptly addressed critical bugs, delivered RCAs, reduced issues by 30%, achieved highest satisfaction rate.
• Streamlined manual processes, collaborated with the development team to write efficient SQL scripts, minimize daily employee effort by 11% across the company.
• Mastered software development life cycle (SDLC) using C# and .NET technologies, enhancing overall development capabilities.
• Designed and implemented relational databases, schemas, and stored procedures using SQL and PL/SQL, improving data management efficiency.
• Mentored team members as a subject matter expert (SME), fostering knowledge sharing and team growth.

Education

Masters Degree

July 2021 - December 2022

University of the Cumberlands

Information Technology | GPA: 3.89

Masters Degree

August 2016 - May 2018

University of Iowa

Computer Science | GPA: 3.61


Bachelor Degree

August 2010 - June 2014

S J B Institute of Technology

Computer Science | Percentage: 74.20

Extra Curricular Activities
• Attended 2nd edition of “SAP Techniversity 2013 Conference”, India's largest technology conference on 28 Sep 2013.
• Participated in "Microsoft India App Fest 2013” at SJBIT.
• Attended “LI2- ANDROID” two-day Workshop in May 2012 at SJBIT.
• Organized intra collegiate gaming contest for our department technical fest ‘Elysia’.
• Have presented technical papers in 3 International and 2 National conferences.
Services

What Can I Do For You?

> Apart from the listed projects, I have also worked on several other applications. I like to apply new ideas and develop new products.

15

Products Built

5

Years

As Product Manager

8

Years

Coding From

259857

Lines of Code

5889

Coffee Cups

27665

Hours spent on coding
Portfolio

Check Out Some of My Works.

Contact

I'd Love To Hear From You.

Where to find me

Austin, Texas

Email Me At

suhaskumar273@gmail.com

Call Me At

(515) 497-0393