Hi, I'm Aditya

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AI Product Manager | CSPO | Google Certified GenAI Leader

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About Me

Aditya Appana

Product Manager with 3+ years of experience owning end-to-end product strategy, roadmap development, and feature delivery for B2B SaaS platforms in retail technology.

Proven track record of shipping revenue-generating features, improving operational metrics, and leading cross-functional teams through complex integrations. Combines deep technical foundation (MS in Artificial Intelligence) with hands-on product execution skills.

AI-Augmented Builder

I use AI-powered development tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Antigravity) to build production-ready applications in hours, not months. I've shipped 3 apps and build a lot of cool prototypes in my free time.

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Core Competencies

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Product Management

  • Product Strategy
  • Roadmap Development
  • Feature Prioritization
  • PRDs & User Stories
  • Agile/Scrum

AI-Augmented Dev

  • Claude Code & Cursor
  • Magic Path
  • Gemini & GPT APIs
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Full-Stack Development

Generative AI & ML

  • LLMs & RAG
  • Prompt Engineering
  • LLM Evaluation
  • AI Guardrails
  • Agentic Workflows
  • Google Gemini API

Data & Analytics

  • KPI Design
  • Funnel Analysis
  • A/B Testing
  • Product Analytics
  • SQL & Python

Portfolio

Apps Built with AI-Augmented Development

AI-Powered
Multilingual Store Command Interface

Multilingual Store Command Interface

AI-powered conversational interface that translates natural language commands (in any language) into store operations for convenience retail.

LLM NLP Retail Tech
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Built in 1 Day
RoastToast iOS App

RoastToast iOS App

Entertainment app leveraging Google Gemini APIs for multimodal AI. Captures photos or chat input and generates contextual roasts with adjustable intensity levels.

iOS Gemini API Multimodal AI
TestFlight Beta
Built in 1 Hour
CStoreiQ Website

CStoreiQ Company Website

Comprehensive company website showcasing full suite of retail technology solutions. Built in just 1 hour using AI coding tools.

Web Dev AI Tools Rapid Build
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Previous Technical Projects

Sensorium XR

Sensorium - MIT Reality Hack

AR multiplayer game using Arctop Brain Controller Interface and Magic Leap Headset. Semi-finalist at MIT Reality Hack 2022.

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Image Colorization

Image Colorization using CNNs

Convolutional Autoencoder-based image colorization with 20% accuracy improvement over baseline.

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Virtual Mouse using MediaPipe

Virtual Mouse with hand-tracking using computer vision and deep learning frameworks.

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Experience

CStoreiQ

Huntsville, AL
June 2023 - Present
Product Manager
  • Lead product strategy for POS and Backoffice products in convenience retail
  • Shipped 15+ features generating $700K in new revenue
  • Achieved 2x increase in onboarding capacity
  • Reduced support escalations by 30%
  • Reduced production bugs by ~40% through comprehensive PRDs
  • Led multi-vendor integrations (Verifone Commander, Gilbarco Passport, NCR RPOS)
  • Built 2 production features using AI coding tools in a single weekend
Agile PRDs B2B SaaS Retail Tech

Viziverse

Boston, MA
June 2022 - Dec 2022
CV/ML Engineer Intern
  • Built real-time interaction system for immersive AR/VR experiences
  • Reduced end-to-end latency in video processing pipeline
  • Developed patent-pending method for metaverse experiences using Pose Estimation
Computer Vision AR/VR Pose Estimation

Wipro Technologies

Bengaluru, India
July 2018 - Dec 2020
Software Engineer
  • Built autonomous vehicle simulation platform using CARLA and Unreal Engine 4
  • Developed 50+ simulation scenarios for diverse driving conditions
  • Delivered customer demos that secured additional program funding
CARLA Unreal Engine Autonomous Vehicles

Education & Certifications

Education

MS in Artificial Intelligence

Khoury College, Northeastern University, Boston

GPA: 3.83/4.0

BTech in Electronics & Communication

Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal University, India

Certifications

Certified Scrum Product Owner

CSPO - Scrum Alliance

Google
Google Certified

Generative AI Leader

Get In Touch

Let's discuss how I can help with your product

Location

Huntsville, AL

Email

aadityasp@gmail.com

Phone

(256) 520-6671