Kahana

Tired of squinting to find tabs and spending more time looking for pieces of information than actually doing work? Kahana is a cloud-based collaboration and knowledge management platform that streamlines the way teams curate, share, and consume information.

Co-Founder & CEO

College Apps Clarified

College Apps Clarified aims to simplify the college admissions process by making expert advice accessible to everybody and providing free digital tools for students.

Co-Founder

Deloitte

Consultant

Key member of the US Corporate Strategy team, where I regularly worked with C-suite and VP-level executives to support their decision-making process. Quickly became team’s “Excel expert” and go-to for quantitative analysis. Conducted analysis on client spend and market opportunity in Excel to drive Deloitte’s go-to-market strategy for serving small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Collected and leveraged data to create Excel model to determine the US market size for SMBs. Built Excel model to rank acquisition opportunity areas based on potential monetary value to the firm. Researched the cybersecurity market to identify key trends and assess competitor strategies to provide guidance for senior stakeholders in determining the firm’s future direction in the industry. Developed a structured, data-driven pricing strategy for two business lines of an oil and gas firm. Spearheaded competitive intelligence research on blockchain and cloud ERP.

Analyst

Duke University

Served as an aid to the professor of a MATLAB-based class by assisting students in understanding
how to use MATLAB, holding weekly office hours, and grading students’ lab reports and exams.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Constructed Excel model to analyze and track competitor investment and M&A activity. Led research to identify competitor trends and determine disruptive threats to professional services.

Summer Scholar, US Strategy

CollegeVine (formerly Admissions Hero)

Designed new practice problems and study materials to supplement students’ SAT preparation. Tutored high school students for the Math section of the SAT.

Curriculum Developer/SAT Math Tutor

Neuro Kinetics, Inc.

Performed statistical analysis with SPSS to identify how concussions impact athletic performance. Collaborated with the CTO to synthesize and present research study’s findings to physicians. Reviewed and managed patient data of oculomotor, optokinetic, and vestibular tests.

Data Analysis Intern

NeuroRecovery Technologies, Inc

Participated in research to help people who have suffered a spinal cord injury recover neuromotor and sensory function of the brain and spinal cord. Responsibilities included observing the recovery progress of paralyzed rats subjected to different treatments and creating excel sheets to record the recovery process.

Research Intern

Killing creator piracy | CEO @ Kahana

Imagine how much better your life would be if you didn't have to waste it:
- Squinting to find tabs
- Sending zip files back and forth and opening files & links one by one
- Spending more time looking for pieces of information than... actually doing work.

It's 2024: why is the experience of working with and consuming information so archaic and messy?

That's why we built Kahana: an elegant platform that transforms the way we curate, share, and consume information. 

Less hunched over your computer and pulling your hair out trying to find that window, more Tony Stark working with Jarvis. 

Our patented "hub" technology is a unique delivery mechanism that enables you to curate ALL the different materials you're working with on any given project or topic - docs, sheets, links, PDFs, videos, your choice - all in a single tab. 

And our collaborative features make it easy for groups of people to work together within hubs, all sharing the same exact view of all relevant materials. 

→ Sound like something that could help? Chat with us here: https://kahana.co/enterprise

Jonathan Gans

The Duracell Company

Technical Product Manager

Product Strategy Manager Intern

• Formulated a go-to-market strategy and potential paths to market based on the customer research and industry sponsor input. 
•Working with a Fortune 500 industry client to help them diversify their revenue stream by uncovering opportunities in the market.
•Devised business strategy and developed business models. Identified target market segments and 
 •Moderated multiple rounds of user interview and formulated customer journey through consumer research.
•Leveraged marketing analytics & developed customer engagement strategy to enhance user acceptance 
•Created a storyboard to map out the different pain-points, and challenges of the customers and provided them a viable solution using a business model creation.

Product Manager (Student Consultant)

Graduate Teaching Assistant - Engineering Design & Innovation

Duke Sustainability Club

Project Lead and Cabinet Member

Product Manager 

Graduate Teaching Assistant - Competitive Strategies

Designed & orchestrated marketing, PR for leadership and communication events for Duke undergrads. Accelerated outreach using digital marketing and advertisements platforms with 10k+ followers.

 Graduate Assistant (Marketing) at Student Leadership (Division of Student Affairs)

Apple

Apple Women in Science and Engineering Mentorship Mentee

Solar Unsoiled

Partnership with Duke DACC

•Conducted market research and identified over 50 potential customers with an annual turnover of 2 billion dollars.
•Performed landscape and competitive analysis of 30 competitors and created business model for customer segments, go-to-market strategy, feature proposals and product positioning to increase market share
•Identified gaps in design and recommended UI/UX features and enhancements to improve client conversion rates to 25%.

Product Strategy Manager

Bosch Global Software Technologies

•Spearheaded 3 customer-facing Electric Power Steering (EPS) projects comprising 30+ automotive software releases. Translated business needs to tech requirements, optimizing backlogs and project roadmap for 30% faster release cycles.
•Optimized workflow by incorporating Agile methodologies, creating 80+ epics using JIRA and adopting KPI and OKR performance metrics to improve team efficiency by 30%. 
•Reduced product delivery timeline by 25% for 30+ software releases, leveraging parallel and continuous integration methods.
•Optimized workflows with Agile methods, achieving a 30% boost in team efficiency by managing critical Electric Vehicle (EV) segment software releases through 80+ JIRA epics and defining essential KPI and OKR metrics.
•Single handedly coordinated customer queries and impact analysis to mitigate risks, ensuring 99% on-time delivery.

Senior Software Engineer:

•Delivered 65+ product bundles across 10 projects for EPS automotive software used by over 5 million customers worldwide.
•Structured processes across all phases of product development life cycle (PDLC) for 10 safety critical projects resulting in 60% error reduction and savings of 30 work hours per week.
•Single handedly coordinated customer queries and problem jobs for 2 projects eliminating software bugs by 50%.
•Conceptualized and implemented a comprehensive Integration Plan to resolve dependencies during software development and optimized release cycles by 30%.

Senior Software Engineer (Associate PM)

•Developed automotive software and delivered 65+ software bundles across 10 projects, for major OEMs across the globe.
•Structured processes across all phases of Product Development Life Cycle (PDLC) for 10 safety critical Electric Power Steering projects resulting in 60% error reduction and 50% reduction in software bugs.
•Saved 30 work hours weekly by implementing ECU bench test automation using Canoe validation tool and CAPL scripting.
•Development, Testing & Requirement analysis of Safety critical Software for Automotive Industry.
▸ Problem Investigation and Resolution of Highly Critical Issues reported by OEM & Production Plant.
▸ Detailed Impact Analysis of Change Requests, for early Identification and Elimination of the Impact 
▸ Requirement Analysis, Design, Development and Testing 
▸ Performance Tuning & Calibration

Key Competencies: 
• Automotive Related - CAN communication, Error handler, Secure diagnostics
• Programming Languages - C, Embedded C & CAPL
• Verification & Validation - MISRA, Polyspace, Naming, Unit Testing, Dspace, Jenkins
• Product Development - SDLC V-Model Software Development, ISO 26262 Functional Safety (ASIL based SW Development)
• Process Tools: IBM Rational - Doors, ClearCase & ClearQuest
• Tools - CANalyzer, CANoe, Candela studio, INCA, HexView

Software Engineer

Bosch USA

•Liaised between application, functional, hardware and design teams facilitating 7 Level3 and 3 Level4 software releases.
•Improved workflow efficiency by 30% by refining product integration processes to establish effective handshake between cross-regional project teams consisting of developers, testers and architects across North America, Asia, and Europe.
•Accomplished effort savings of 40 work hours per week, by seamlessly integrating CICD tools like JENKINS and vCDM to current project infrastructure, adhering to a systematically designed roadmap.
•Reduced weekly workload by 40 hours through Continuous integration and development, CICD tool integration (JENKINS and vCDM) and AUTOSAR software component modeling using dSPACE SystemDesk simulation tool.
•Trained a 6-member engineering team, achieving 800+ annual vehicle tuning deliveries, analyzing large volumes of drive data patterns, and implemented test automations that reduced product delivery timelines by 25%.

Lead Product Integrator

Rabitech Technologies

* Designing , programming , testing and debugging in embedded systems.
* Technical and creative content writing.

Intern

I am passionate about developing innovative and human-centric products that meet the needs of customers. With a background in software engineering and project management, I bring a unique perspective to product management that combines technical expertise, business acumen, and a deep understanding of customer needs.

As a product manager, I believe in taking a data-driven approach to product development, using customer feedback, market research, and other key metrics to guide product decisions. I am skilled in identifying key opportunities and translating them into actionable plans that drive growth and success.

Above all, I am committed to fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment that celebrates knowledge, creativity, and innovation. I believe that the key to success as a product manager lies in thinking big, being consistent, and possessing the ability to empathize with customers in order to make an impact.

I am excited about the opportunity to leverage my skills and experience to drive product innovation and growth as a product manager and drive the voice of the customer. Let's connect and explore how we can work together to build products that change the world.

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