Akshay Patil

Co-Founder

Pune, Maharashtra, India12 yrs 1 mo experience

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Key Highlights

Led product strategy for a successful HRTech SaaS startup.
Co-founded a scalable B2B2C SaaS venture with 350 customers.
Expert in IoT solutions for retail and customer engagement.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and IoT product management expert with a strong entrepreneurial background.

Contact

akshay29patil@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementProduct StrategyProject ManagementProgramming

Other Skills

Business-to-Business (B2B)Cross-functional CoordinationTeam LeadershipMicrosoft PowerPointSoftware as a Service (SaaS)DockerRequirement SpecificationsAgile MethodologiesCloud ComputingOpen Source SoftwareRESTGolangPythonBash scriptingC++

About

I am passionate about creating impactful and holistic solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and aligning with business goals. As a Sr. Product Manager at Innotronix Labs (electronics manufacturing). Our team here is working with a vision to build world-class products from India. Domain IoT. Previously at iMocha, as a Product Consultant at iMocha, a Series-A funded HRTech SaaS startup that aims to be synonymous with skill assessment. I had set the direction for iMocha's coding assessments, which help IT consultancy companies screen job-fit candidates at scale. I also package and promote the product, increasing its adoption and customer satisfaction. Previously, I founded Airstacks Networks(2015-2018), a B2B2C SaaS venture that served 350 paying customers within three years and supported early-stage startups with product innovation. I have diverse interests. New ideas excites me. Also, I like to follow and experiment with new cutting-edge technology. Recently, trying things here and there in AI. I'd call myself a generalist. Connect with me for anything. General | Tech | Business.

Experience

12 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

1 yr 8 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Innotronix labs

2 roles

Senior Product Manager- Software Engineering

Promoted

Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Innotronix Labs is revolutionizing how retail outlets engage with their customers and enhance their visual appeal. With a steadfast commitment to innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction, Innotronix Labs is a trusted and leading Retail outlet lighting and display solutions manufacturer.
I have joined with a vision to accelerate product research & development on new initiatives.

Product ManagementProduct Strategy

Software Consultant

Sep 2023 – Dec 2023 · 3 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Imocha

Product Consultant

Apr 2021 – Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

iMocha aims to be synonymous with Skill assessment. As a product consultant, my responsibility includes setting the direction for our coding (hands-on) assessments. With the ever growing need of IT consultancy companies to screen job-fit people, we make hiring at scale an objective and reliable offering.
Packaging the product, increasing adoption of the product are some of the responsibilities I enjoy here.

Project ManagementProduct StrategyProduct ManagementProgrammingBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Cross-functional Coordination+3

Innotronix labs

Technical Product Manager

Apr 2020 – Mar 2021 · 11 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Designed and developed a WiFi-based rate controlling solution over the captive portal website for fuel station retail outlets operational and live at 1900+ locations.
Gathered requirements & specifications for the CMS portal of digital screens. Developed prototypes for digital out-of-home (DOOH), digital signages and CMS which led to pilot opportunities with Reliance Industries. Conducted demos for public sector enterprises that is to be installed at 2000+ locations.

Project ManagementDockerProduct ManagementProgrammingRequirement Specifications

Tweeny

IT Project Manager

Mar 2019 – Apr 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

As a IT project manager of IT services boutique firm, I made sure we are constantly hiring the right talent, exploring new business avenues with the latest cutting-edge technologies and maintaining a product culture as a team.
I also led business development, requirement gathering, project scoping along with the CTO.
I handled 2 projects to make sure timely projects delivery with regular communication with the customer.

Project ManagementAgile MethodologiesRequirement SpecificationsCloud Computing

Airstacks networks pvt ltd

Co Founder

Sep 2015 – Feb 2019 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Pune

We are building a highly scalable platform for free WiFi at public places at my first venture - Airstacks Networks Pvt. Ltd. We offer a strong & unique value proposition for WiFi users as well as our customers through Airstacks Free WiFi. Airstacks currently operating in Cafes, Restaurants & Lounge.
We are planning to make a stronghold in inter-city as well as intra-city buses with B2B revenue model.

Product StrategyOpen Source SoftwareProduct ManagementProgrammingSoftware as a Service (SaaS)

Alef mobitech pvt. ltd

Software Engineer

Dec 2014 – Sep 2015 · 9 mos · Pune Area, India

Developing highly available and scalable HTTP API services. Have worked with Openstack, Docker containers, HAproxy as a software load-balancer for managing the distributed deployments of software services. Specifically, have worked on caching(Apache mod-cache), CDN hosting and orchestration of highly available services in Golang. Also, formulating deployment strategies and implementing it on distributed server locations has always been part of the job.

RESTDockerGolangPythonBash scriptingProgramming

Gs lab

Software Engineer

Jul 2013 – Oct 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Was instrumental in the processes of software development, bug fixing and Quality assurance on Infrastructure Orchestration product. Also, implemented OpenStack Image OnBoarding tool which is generic to be used for any cloud image to be uploaded, launched and controlled to the Openstacks cloud.
Hold good understanding related to utilization of OpenStack's ReSTful API, and how to develop and design standalone utility around it to implement the Horizon features with programs. Have worked with orchestration of services through RESTful APIs.
Have also touched up on SDN related products which involves distributed Switches, UCS and OpenStack cloud.

C++Core JavaOpenStackPythonBash scriptingProgramming