About
- Major: Business Economics & Data Science
- School: University of California, San Diego
- Graduation Date: December 2024
- Age: 21
- City: San Diego, CA
- Email: nikita.chepuri@gmail.com
Accomplished Professional with over 2.5 years of experience and a proven track record of driving product development and delivering innovative solutions that meet customer needs. Adept at translating business objectives into actionable product strategies and roadmaps while collaborating seamlessly with cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution. Experienced in Agile methodologies and skilled in prioritizing features, managing backlogs, and optimizing product performance. Strong communicator and problem solver, dedicated to delivering high-quality products on time and within budget. Committed to continuous improvement and staying at the forefront of industry trends to maximize product success and customer satisfaction.
By the numbers
Job Positions
Organizations
Relevant Courses
Years of Experience
Skills
Hard skills
Soft skills
Education
Here's a structured list of my academic background and institutions attended.
University
University of California, San Diego
Bachelor's in Business Economics & Data Science
Sept 2021 - Dec 2024
Relevant courses taken:
- Data Science in Practice [COGS 108]
- Data Structures and Algorithms [DSC 30]
- Programming and Basic Data Structures for Data Science [DSC 20]
- Theoretical Foundations of Data Science I [DSC 40A]
- Personal Ethics at Work [MGT 16]
- Customer Analytics [MGT 100]
- Product Marketing and Management [MGT 103]
- Experiments in Firms [MGT 160]
- Negotiations [MGT 162]
- Business and Organizational Leadership [MGT 164]
- Business Project Management [MGT 172]
- Econometrics [ECON 120A]
- Microeconomics [ECON 100A]
- Data Analytics for the Social Sciences [ECON 5]
- Data Ethics [PHIL 174]
Organizations: Data Science Society, Speech & Debate, Women In Business, Women In Product, GirlUp
High School
Tahoma High School
High School Diploma
2017 - 2021
Notable accomplishments:
- AP Scholar [12 AP courses taken]
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Speech and Debate [Team Captian]
- Spebate Academy [Founder]
- Girls Who Code [Chapter Founder]
Awards:
- Top Debater Award
- Presidental Volunteer Service Award
- 3rd Place in Expository Speaking in Washington State
- 1st Place North South Foundation Washington Chapter (2 years in a row)
Experience
Here's a detailed collection of my industry experience as well as my involvement in extracurricular activities.
Professional
Technical Product Manager Intern
Microsoft
June 2024 - Present
- Apart of the Azure Storage Team
- Led testing and feedback sessions with stakeholders to integrate their product requirements and align on prioritization at semester planning.
- Designed and implemented SQL queries to extract and manipulate data, enhancing Power BI dashboards for actionable business insights and decision-making support that resulted in a 20% increase in operational efficiency.
Product Owner
Trimble
September 2023 - December 2023
- A part of Trimble’s GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) Technology Team. This technology is used for precise positioning and navigation in autonomous vehicles.
- Streamlined communication between product, development, and customer success teams, resulting in 60% reduction in communication-related reworks and delays by accurately capturing customer demands and writing precise acceptance criteria.
- Revamped our agile development team’s Jira initiative by assigning and writing 500+ user stories into a system of epics and features, resulting in reduced errors and cross-team dependencies seen in our 30% decrease in mid-sprint roadblocks.
Product Management Intern
Trimble
June 2023 - September 2023
- Assisted in maintaining and prioritizing the product backlog to ensure that the backlog was up-to-date and reflects the current priorities of the development team.
- Tested new features and improvements to ensure everything was correct before deploying to production.
- Created new engagements in Gainsight to identifying at-risk customers, creating systematic processes to mitigate concerns and to identify ways to improve customer retention.
- Worked with T-Mobile for Business to generate insightful ML models based on customer data.
Operations Manager
T-Mobile Inc.
September 2021 - June 2023
- Owned the planning and scheduling of two-week sprints and articulated product vision to engineering, resulting in hitting 98% of product goals defined at the beginning of the year 2022.
- Used KPI’s to measure success and increased user retention rate by 25%.
- Created and implemented new features that reached over 10,000+ customers. Mentored over 100+ interns through 1 on 1 conversation to share experiences and improve their internship.
Business Development Intern
T-Mobile Inc.
Jue 2021 - September 2021
- Used tools such as Apptentive to track customer metrics and pain points to see what new features or improvements need to be made.
- Assisted in the development of new product features to improve user experience.
- Created immersive and interactive visualization in Power BI that helped teams make accurate business decisions.
Founder
Spebate Academy
June 2020 - June 2022
- Founded a start-up that focuses on providing students with skills to become strong public speakers and participated in all aspects of business development to ensure the company’s vision was followed.
Extracurricular
Assistant Center Director
Mathnasium
June 2020 - June 2021
- Handling all the marketing, including handling and managing socials, acquiring new customers, while also tutoring students with learning disabilities.
Committee Member
VT SEVA
September 2017 - September 2021
- Worked with underprivilaged students in rural parts of India to teach them English.
- Sponsored and built a library with books in English and Hindi for underprivilaged students in India.
Committee Member
IAWW
July 2017 - May 2019
- Worked with younger kids to organize events and get them involved in the Indian community.
Certifications
AI Product Management Specialization
Built a foundational understanding of how machine learning works and when and how it can be applied to solve problems. As well as building skills in applying the data science process and industry best practices to lead machine learning projects. My learning focus on the intuition behind these technologies, and merge theory with practical information including best practices from industry
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Learned the Scrum framework and gained an understanding of team accountabilities, events, and artifacts as well as how to guide to apply Scrum on the job.
Data Analytics Specialization
Learned key analytical skills (data cleaning, analysis, & visualization) and tools (spreadsheets, SQL, R programming, Tableau) and learned how to visualize and present data findings in dashboards, presentations and commonly used visualization platforms.
SQL for Data Science
Assessed and created datasets to solve your business questions and problems using SQL.
Google Project Management
Learned the foundations of Agile project management, practiced strategic communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management through real-world scenarios and learned how to create effective project documentation and artifacts throughout the various phases of a project.
AI Product Management
Gained a foundational understanding of how machine learning works and when and how it can be applied to solve problems. Built skills in applying the data science process and industry best practices to lead machine learning projects, and develop competency in designing human-centered AI products which ensure privacy and ethical standards.
Projects
Data Visulization
Utilized Power BI in conjunction with DAX to proficiently craft data visualizations, incorporating a dynamic dark and light mode switch. This feature has been seamlessly integrated across the majority of T-Mobile's Power BI dashboards, enhancing both functionality and user experience.