Krishnan Somaskandan +91-99627 77487

Product Owner krishnan3029@gmail.com

PROFILE
● Progressive and hands-on knowledge in design and delivery of software solutions and services
● Team player with end-to-end product lifecycle management experience
● Skilled communicator with excellent working relationship with internal and external stakeholders
● Experienced in handling complex projects and delivering quality solutions in USA, EMEA and APAC
regions

SKILLS
Product Lifecycle Management Agile /Scrum Framework Use-Case Development
Solution Demonstration Product Documentation User Journey Design

INTERESTS
Product Engineering Program Management Systems Thinking
Product Implementation User Experience Design Market Research

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ideas2IT Technology Services Limited, Chennai Feb 2022 – Present
Ideas2IT Technology Services Limited, headquartered in Chennai, India, is a custom software development
company that crafts innovative products and services using emerging technologies.

Designation Product Owner

Role Product Owner for Clinical Care Oncology solution

Agilysys Technologies India Private Limited, Chennai Aug 2019 – Jan 2022
Agilysys Inc., headquartered in Alpharetta, USA, is a developer and marketer of proprietary enterprise
software and other products for the hospitality industry. The company specializes in point of sale, property
management, inventory and procurement, document management, workforce management, and mobile and
wireless products.

Designation Senior Business Analyst

Role Business Analyst for Point-of-Sale and Ordering solution

Zifo RnD Solutions, Chennai Mar 2016 – May 2019

Zifo RnD Solutions, headquartered in Chennai, India, is a Specialized Research Data Management service
provider established in 2007. Zifo has expertise in Clinical Data Solutions, Discovery & Lab Informatics,
Computer System Validation and Consulting Services for the regulated environments.

Designation Senior Programmer Analyst

Role Product Owner for Laboratory Operations Management solution
RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Analysis
● Analyzed business requirements and created user stories for enterprise-level products
● Developed wireframes for product features and performed design walkthroughs
● Documented user and functional requirements for sign-off from stakeholders
● Developed process model, flow diagram, and data dictionaries
● Collected prototype and finished product feedback for functionality, usability and performance
aspects

Project Management
● Involved in project planning and release management
● Developed customer journeys and identified pain points from business
● Involved in creation/review of release/handover documents- release notes and user manual
● Coordinated user acceptance testing for deliverables and collected feedback from focus groups
● Reviewed all project collaterals from ideation to release stage

Customer Engagement
● Front-ended critical customer engagements and facilitated product implementation
● Led discussions with business groups for gathering and prioritization of business needs
● Conducted one-on-one interviews, requirements workshops and surveys with business users
● Participated in product showcase and feedback collection on prospective business opportunities
● Documented VoC and created feedback channels for funneling into product development

Scrum Management

● Developed SAFe agile implementation strategy for new product development

● Outlined business priorities and developed sprint plans for features/ bugs and enhancements
● Handled scrum events such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-up, Retrospective
● Liaison with internal and external stakeholders to discuss removal of progress impediments
● Collect sprint feedback from stakeholder and work on corrective and preventive action

TOOLS

Slack JIRA Trello

Canva Figma Zeplin
MS Visio MS Project Mindmeister

ACADEMIC PROFILE

Course Institution Mode Score Year

Post Graduate Program in Great Lakes Institute of Part-Time 3.76/4 2019-’22

Management Management, Chennai
Bachelor of Technology in AC College of Technology, Chennai Full-Time 9.50/10 2011 - ‘15
Chemical Engineering