G. PAVAN KUMAR

Professional Summary

MBA Technology Management student and early-stage founder with 3 months of hands-on Product Management internship experience. Skilled in customer discovery, PRDs, user stories, MVP scoping, competitor analysis and cross-functional coordination with founders and developers. Built and shipped an AI voice agent end to end. Seeking a hybrid Product Management Intern role at a fast-moving startup.

Internships

• Product Management InternAug 2026 – Nov 2026
  Problem Solving and Co.
  • Led market analysis and benchmarked 4–6 competing and adjacent brands for RoleStory, a merchandise brand for working professionals; identified the top 10 interested professional roles for each of 5 product categories and the white-space opportunities that shaped product direction.
  • Interviewed 25 working professionals for customer discovery and concept validation; turned their feedback into refinements of merchandise designs and product categories.
  • Defined website requirements, UI/UX expectations and MVP feature priorities, shared them with developers, and tested the implemented website functionality before release.
  • Structured the product catalogue and SKU plan across 5 product types (t-shirts, hoodies, tote bags, fridge magnets, coffee mugs) and analyzed pricing and margin trade-offs; partnered with founders and cross-functional stakeholders on launch and marketing planning.
• Embedded Systems InternJun – Jul 2024
  L&T Edutech
• Telecom InternJun – Jul 2023
  BSNL, Visakhapatnam

Projects & Startup Experience

• QlickShoot – Founder & Product LeadInnovation Lab, IPL · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Wrote PRDs and user stories for a 3-tier on-demand creator booking platform; mapped end-to-end user flows for both customer and creator sides.
  • Conducted 20+ customer interviews and synthesized recurring pain points into product requirements and a 70/30 creator-first revenue model.
  • Pitched to Product Managers at Google and Amazon; selected Top 3 out of 36 startup ideas at the IPL Innovation Lab.
• AI Voice Agent for Hospital Appointment SchedulingIndependent Project · 2026
  • Designed and built a conversational voice agent using Vapi AI that lets patients book appointments and get doctor details (specialization, availability, consultation info), removing the need for manual front-desk calls.
  • Integrated Google Calendar for real-time slot booking and WhatsApp for automated confirmations and reminders, creating an end-to-end flow from voice call to confirmed booking.
• E-Commerce UX & Competitor AnalysisIPL Coursework · 2025
  • Analyzed checkout flows, product discovery and engagement strategies across Amazon, Myntra and Flipkart; identified high-impact UX gaps and recommended conversion improvements.
  • Applied findings to a Myntra case study that surfaced a structural profitability risk: advertising revenue was masking an underlying net loss in FY25.

Education

• Institute of Product Leadership, Bangalore2025 – 2027
  MBA – Technology Management
• Dr. Lankapalli Bullayya College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam2022 – 2025
  B.Tech – Electronics & Communication Engineering · CGPA: 8.2
• Dhanekula Institute of Engineering & Technology, Vijayawada2019 – 2022
  Diploma – Electronics & Communication Engineering · 85%

Skills

Certifications & Achievements

• · Product Management Fundamentals — Institute of Product Leadership
• · Value Proposition Design — Institute of Product Leadership
• · Get started with Microsoft Data Analytics (Sep 2026) — Microsoft Learn
• · Get started building with Power BI (Sep 2026) — Microsoft Learn
• · Elements of AI — University of Helsinki
• · Communication Skills & Presentation — TCS iON
• · IEEE Student Member · Technical Project Expo Participant — Dr. Lankapalli Bullayya College