Aksha Karunaagaran
Aksha Karunaagaran
Learner - She / Her
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Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bio

Hey, I’m Aksha!

I’m really interested in product management and love working on projects where I get to solve problems and make things better for people. I’m excited to learn more about how products come together and how teams make it all happen. Looking forward to connecting with others and learning as much as I can!

Portals
Categories
Graphic design Market research Product management UI design UX design

Skills

Application development 2 Business planning 2 Business strategies 2 Competitive analysis 2 Financial planning 2 Growth strategies 2 Managed services 2 Market analysis 2 Marketing planning 2 Service offerings 2

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Achievements

Recent projects

Work experience

Project Manager
Smart & Biggar
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
May 2025 - Current

Current Internship

Product Manager
myAIpathway.org
February 2025 - May 2025

Conducted user interviews and market research to inform product strategy, define target user personas, and shape
the business plan for FRED, an AI-powered platform supporting BIPOC entrepreneurs.
• Collaborated with founders to develop roadmap priorities, monetization strategies, and value propositions, aligning
product features with user needs and early-stage growth goals.

Product Designer
Tech+
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
January 2025 - Current

Designed and prototyped features for the Mentorship Portal using Figma, focusing on improving mentor-mentee
engagement through intuitive workflows and accessible UI.
• Conducted user research and usability testing to identify pain points, translating insights into actionable design
iterations in collaboration with developers and program leads

Product Engineer
DOZR
September 2024 - December 2024

Developed and launched an instant booking feature using JavaScript, increasing booking efficiency 2Ɨ by
analyzing user behavior and streamlining the rental flow.
Optimized NoSQL queries and backend logic to reduce database load times by 86%, improving search performance
for high-traffic inventory pages.
Led backlog grooming and ticket prioritization in ClickUp, ensuring 100% on-time delivery of product features
across cross-functional engineering teams.

Business Systems Analyst
Sun Life Financial
January 2024 - April 2024

• Set a team record by resolving 157+ B2B tickets in 1 month, boosting resolution rate by 70% in ServiceNow.
• Automated file transfer alerts, cutting response time by 40% and reducing major service disruptions.
• Troubleshot complex file transfer issues with teams and vendors, turning technical problems into clear, actionable
fixes.

Small Business Founder
4EverCustomz
October 2020 - Current

• Founded a custom product brand and generated ~$5K in sales by leading all aspects of design, marketing, and
fulfillment operations.
• Increased customer retention by 15% and Instagram engagement by 50% through brand strategy, feedback-
driven iteration, and consistent content creation.

Education

Basc honours systems design engineering, minor in artificial intelligence, Engineering
University of Waterloo
September 2023 - April 2028

Personal projects

My Website!
https://www.aksha.ca