AKASH SHARMA
@akash_sharma
Senior IT Project Manager at Apple
Bangalore, India
Akash is a result-oriented project team leader with 9.6 years of experience in project and product management. He specializes in developing and implementing complex infrastructures for fast-growing startups. He brings technical leadership to direct multi-functional teams in full system development, possessing expertise in Agile methodologies and project management tools.
Experience
Senior IT Project Manager
Apple
Accelerated outbound sales cycle by 330% by designing and implementing customer acquisition platform for training and managing technical and IT teams. Documented all processes involved in implementing IT projects according to industry standards. Developed project plans that included timelines and deliverables, identified resources needed, and estimated costs for each project. Collaborated closely with other departments in order to ensure timely resolution of any conflicts or problems encountered during the course of the project. Communicated regularly with stakeholders about project objectives, scope changes, timeline updates, resource allocation adjustments. Applied extensive expertise in System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies and Agile project management techniques to manage multiple project teams.
Project Manager
PwC
Lead a team of developers to build a proprietary CRM system for enterprise and its strategic partners, optimizing sales process and increasing sales revenue by 24%. Curated a $2M business implementation project that saves $3.5M on operational inefficiencies between sales and development departments.
Customer Success, Product Support
Verizon
Researched user behavior and led strategic product roadmap discussion across multi-functional teams. Integrated Tableau reporting system into BI sales workflow, which led to 23% increase in post-meeting inquiries for technical sales department. Streamlined post-sales support to increase customer retention rate among enterprise clients by 27%.
Project Coordinator
Tata Steel Europe
Acted as liaison between 3 country offices. Maintained and documented inventory of over 4,000 items. Led a team of 15 as a project manager, creating a trusting, respectful team in the process. Consistently ranked in the department's top 3 for completed tasks. Trained over 270 temporary remote workers.
Education
Chhattishgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai
Bachelor of Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Scaler
Master of Science
Artificial Intelligence
Licenses & Certifications
PMP Certified
OCJP Certified
ITIL Certified