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AKASH SHARMA

@akash_sharma

Senior IT Project Manager at Apple

Bangalore, India

https://www.linkedin.com/in/akash1104

AppleChhattishgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Scaler

Master of Science

Artificial Intelligence

Licenses & Certifications

PMP Certified

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OCJP Certified

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ITIL Certified

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Skills

Scrum
Product Development
SQL
Tableau
SDLC
JIRA
Python
AI
Machine Learning
Timeline
MS Project
Agile
Milestone
Waterfall
Project Planning