aakaankshaa .
Group Products Leader- Waycool Labs at WayCool Foods
rice mba ( stem ) co'23 | forte ' fellow | experienced product manager | digital transformation | consulting | mba admission ambassador | enactus ( sife ) alum
first year rice mba'23 candidate 6 year experience focused towards product project management saas-based solution . feel immense passion building disruptive yet profitable next-generation phy-gital supply chain technology . prior rice , worked product management marketing role fastest-growing startup india . group product leader waycool ( india 's highest revenue-generating agri-tech startup ) , built highly intelligent distribution management system could keep eagle-eye view entire business , besides managing last mile distribution . approach product management driven futuristic thinking , alignment firm 's vision , best utilization technology . please feel free reach aa159 @ rice.edu product management | business strategy development | product development strategy | business analytics | go-to-market strategy | customer adoption | marketing research | erp | saas | jira | agile development | supply chain management system |
WayCool Foods
https://www.linkedin.com/company/waycoolfoods
Group Products Leader of Phy-Gital Portfolio (Distribution Management System)

Conceptualized, designed, and spearheaded a highly intelligent Distribution Management System(DMS), starting from mapping the demand across the market geography to ensuring the seamless process of order taking and associated distribution related tasks like collections, order fulfillment, delivery and more

Led an expanded team of 25 cross-functional team members of designers, engineers, and quality assurance folks to ensure the seamless implementation of the latest industry practices in DMS

Executed the product roadmap within two months of development time – 3 times faster than the industry average. Set sprint goals to enable design and development teams to work in parallel, resolving prioritization conflicts

Built strong relationships with multiple internal and external customers by engaging in pilot launches, and thereby receiving valuable feedback to improve final product delivery
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Group Products Leader- Waycool Labs
WayCool Foods
https://www.linkedin.com/company/waycoolfoods
Owned the entire product life cycle from inception, requirement gathering, priority planning, delivery to live launch, training & adoption for in-house B2B  Receivables Management application

Led a seven-membered cross-functional team and ensured the timely delivery of project releases through proper planning, scheduling, and execution

Creating product specifications documents and conducting product specification reviews with key stakeholders

Created product specifications documents and conducted product specification reviews with key stakeholders

Analyzed product metrics regularly and use the learning for product innovations and improvements
Bengaluru Area, India
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Product Manager- Business Excellence
galleri5
https://www.linkedin.com/company/galleri5
Conceptualized, owned, and managed 40+ Influencer Marketing Campaigns for renowned global fashion & lifestyle brands 

Collaborated with the team to pioneer a one tech platform for managing the entire creator stack

Led a 4-membered team to drive series of Social Commerce campaigns for TikTok & Jockey

Negotiated deliverables, terms, and budget with multiple internal and external stakeholders

Leveraged relationships with key clients and stakeholders to ensure alignment with their strategies and objectives for achieving business goals
Bengaluru Area, India
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Growth Manager-Product & Ops
Eduwiser Publishing Group
https://www.linkedin.com/company/eduwiser-publishing-group
Administered the product marketing across educational institutions in my assigned zones, through dedicated student workshops and educational stalls

Strategized the re-launch of the product digital editions which increased customer retention by ~40%

Spearheaded the market surveys through focused group discussions on the target groups and by 
proposing potential ideas to the content development team
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Product Marketing Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cognizant
Gathered requirements from World No.1 Fortune 500 client, on features to be implemented, and converted that into a functional specification document

Conducted Requirements Feasibility Analysis liaising with the cross-functional development teams

Designed end to end test scenarios and test cases and performed test case execution, system 
integration testing, and  defect testing

Developed an end-to-end understanding of Software Testing Life cycle for Agile and Waterfall models
Kolkata Area, India
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Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cognizant
Performed Migration of Software products from Windows 2003 server to Windows 2012 server for a Fortune 500 Retail giant

Classroom/Virtual Training, Assessment, and Project Coursework
- C, C++, C#, SQL, .NET Framework, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, HTML, CSS
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Programmer Analyst Trainee
Master in Business Administration- General
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Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of Business
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Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)
Electronics and Electrical Engineering
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Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar
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Asian Development Research Institute
Appreciation award for Volunteering
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Winner of Inter Projects Ladies Badminton(Singles) Championship
Qualified for the Teach for India Youth Fellowship Program and participated in the final interview rounds for the batch 2014-2016.
Teach for India
Finalist at the Teach for India- Youth Fellowship Program
Odisha Debating Society
Commendable Speaker Title  at the National Model United Nations by Odisha Debating Society
Social Services
RiseAgain
Supporting women across India, who lost their family members to COVID 19, head back to mainstream life by providing them grief counseling sessions and suitable employment opportunities.
Campaign Volunteer
Economic Empowerment
Enactus KIIT University
https://www.linkedin.com/company/enactus-kiit
Front lined the strategic planning and successful implementation of three community empowerment projects aimed to provide economic empowerment of the tribals and the downtrodden class of Odisha.
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Project Executive
Social Services
National Service Scheme
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- Organised weekend workshops and taught Mathematics and Chemistry to the High School Students to the tribal students of the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences(KISS)- World's largest Tribal School
- Participated in the plantation of hundred mahogany trees across the University campus in the grand plantation week celebration during the World Environment Day
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Student Volunteer
Environment
KiiT University
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Successfully implemented the Best out of the Waste project on my University Campus.
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Chief Students Coordinator, Social Responsibility Cell
LinkedIn
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Design Thinking: Customer Experience
http://www.linkedin.com/learning/design-thinking-customer-experience
DataCamp
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5773335
Introduction to R Course
https://www.datacamp.com/statement-of-accomplishment/course/128e661811bd3031772757cd9d25f790fbecaf4e
Microsoft
E852-2047
Microsoft Technology Associate:Software Development Fundamentals
Udemy
Udemy Certified: Become a Product Manager| Learn the Skills
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajat-tawargeri
Houston, TX
Rajat Tawargeri
Rice Jones School Of Business (STEM MBA) Candidate, Class of 2023 | Software Development Engineer at Onlinesales.ai
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohan-prashant-vaidya
United States
Rohan Vaidya
Master of Business Administration - MBA (STEM) Co' 23 at Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of Business | Experienced Project Manager | Entrepreneur | Experienced Inside Sales
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paloma-das-53b3a088
Houston, TX
Paloma Das
Rice MBA ‘23| Incoming Investment Banking Summer Associate at Evercore
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankita-haridwaj
Austin, TX
Ankita Haridwaj
MBA'23 at McCombs School of Business UT Austin | FinTech | Digital Product Management | Strategy & Innovation | Go-to-Market Strategist
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christashaj
Knoxville, TN
Christasha J.
MBA - Organizational Development Candidate
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaushik-immadisetty
Houston, TX
Kaushik Immadisetty
Rice MBA '23 |  Christ BBA '19 | Entrepreneurship | VC | Social Media Marketing
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rakshit-n-h
Boston, MA
Rakshit NH Reddy
Babson MBA (STEM) Co'23 | Dean's Scholar | Founding Team Member - Waycool Foods | Leadership | MIT Manipal
https://www.linkedin.com/in/seyisholanke
Dallas, TX
Seyi Sholanke
MBA Candidate at UT Dallas
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayushi95
Houston, TX
AYUSHI BANSAL
Rice MBA'23 | Forte Fellow | Ex-Citi | Consulting | Technology | IIT(BHU) | CFA Level 2 Candidate
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandre-de-sousa-cruz-454692204
Frisco, TX
Alexandre De Sousa Cruz
Associate Banker at J.P. Morgan
https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuella-n-douba-4597aa15a
Lubbock, TX
Emmanuella N'DOUBA
Foundation (Production) Engineer at Hess Coorporation | STEM MBA | BS Petroleum Engineering
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jai-u
New York, NY
Jai Upadhyaya
Business & IT Consulting| IT Risk Advisory| Project Manager
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drsgonzalez
Lincoln, NE
Sergio Gonzalez
Procurement and Materials Manager at Cleaver-Brooks
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sesan-ojelade
Murfreesboro, TN
Sesan Ojelade, MBA
Program Manager at Microsoft
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarveshkaushik24
Chicago, IL
Sarvesh Kaushik
IT Applications Analyst Co-op at Cummins | Java, SQL, Python, Excel, Tableau, PowerBI
https://www.linkedin.com/in/urvashi-dani-2519aa85
McLean, VA
Urvashi Dani
MBA in Business Intelligence & Data Analytics (Class of 2022)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/price-bailey
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Bailey Price
Associate - Systems Engineer
https://in.linkedin.com/in/saisupreeth
Greater Hyderabad Area
Sai Supreeth
Uber | Ex-Google | IIM Calcutta | Operations & Program Management | Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB) | Trust & Safety | Digital Marketing | Social Media Marketing |
https://in.linkedin.com/in/bageshree-suryawanshi
Mumbai
Bageshree Suryawanshi
Growth @Fraazo | IIM Calcutta | Ex-Uber
https://in.linkedin.com/in/pratipal-upadhyay-07843737
Nagpur
Pratipal Upadhyay
Officer (LPO)
Erika Medrado
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        It was a pleasure to coach Aakaanshaa on emotional intelligence, cultural adaptability and emerging leadership competencies. Aakaanshaa is a high achiever, independent thinker with very high potential. I believe she is a strong asset to any organization seeking strong leadership talent with an international background. Rakshit NH Reddy
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        Aakaanshaa is one of the most creative, skilled and exuberant tech professionals I've ever had the pleasure of working with! She is brimming not only with creative ideas, but with actionable and sales-driving ideas which sets her apart from another person I have worked with. 

I met Aakaanshaa when she joined Waycool and worked on multiple customer-facing projects, she brought a sincere ability to wear multiple hats, be extremely adaptive, and brainstorm creative solutions. I appreciate Aakaanshaa eye for detail, willingness to listen and ability to drive projects forward on her own. It is a joy to work with her and she is the outstanding asset to the building blocks of the tech team. 

I wish her immense success for her journey.

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KIIT University
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