Prakaash Khaire

Business Analyst and Product Owner with 17+ years of experience delivering digital transformation, ERP, and EHS solutions across regulated and safety-critical environments. Proven expertise in translating Occupational Health & Safety (EHS), incident management, audit, inspection, compliance, and risk management requirements into functional specifications, business rules, validation logic, domain data models, and scalable digital products. Experienced in collaborating with business stakeholders, product managers, architects, and engineering teams to define workflows, user stories, acceptance criteria, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for Agile product delivery.

Delivered business analysis and enterprise solutions for clients across Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Steel, and Green Energy sectors, supporting HSE (UK), OSHA (US), EU Directives, CAPA, Permit to Work, and regulatory compliance initiatives while driving operational efficiency, audit readiness, continuous improvement, and business value.

Product Owner & Business Analyst (Consultant) - ASK E-Square Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd. - Norwich, UK (Remote)

(2021-04)

• Lead business analysis for ERP, EHS, and digital transformation programmes across Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Steel, and Green Energy sectors by translating operational and regulatory requirements into scalable digital solutions that improve de
• Elicit and document business requirements through workshops and process analysis, producing user stories, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria that improve delivery readiness and development efficiency.
• Design configurable workflows, business rules, and validation logic for Permit to Work, incident, audit, inspection, compliance, and risk management modules supporting enterprise-wide digital transformation.
• Prioritise product backlogs and manage Agile delivery using Azure DevOps, aligning sprint objectives with business priorities to improve release predictability and delivery performance by 20%.
• Define API integration requirements, business data models, and cross-system dependencies with architects and developers, ensuring seamless interoperability across ERP, EHS, and enterprise operational platforms.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops and As-Is/To-Be process mapping sessions, identifying operational improvements that streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and strengthen business process governance.
• Lead User Acceptance Testing by defining test scenarios, validating acceptance criteria, coordinating defect resolution, and supporting business sign-off to improve solution quality and production stability.
• Deliver business analysis for DNV-RP-F107 digital risk solutions by translating safety, compliance, and ALARP requirements into traceable product features supporting enterprise EHS platforms.

BER Officer - Ingram Micro - Norwich, UK

(2023-12)

• Perform structured inspection and quality assessment of returned electronic products using standard operating procedures, ensuring compliance with operational standards and maintaining high inspection accuracy.
• Analyse defect trends and recurring quality issues with operational teams, implementing corrective improvements that reduce repeat defects and strengthen overall product quality performance.
• Maintain audit-ready inspection records and complete product traceability documentation, ensuring compliance with quality standards while supporting regulatory and customer audit requirements.
• Collaborate with warehouse, operations, and quality teams to optimise inspection workflows, improve process consistency, and consistently achieve demanding operational service level targets.

Freelance Web Solutions Consultant - Self-Employed - Norwich, UK (Remote)

(2012-05 - 2021-04)

• Delivered business analysis and digital transformation consulting by eliciting client requirements and translating them into functional specifications, user stories, and scalable technology solutions that improved operational efficiency.
• Analysed business processes and designed workflow automation solutions through As-Is/To-Be process mapping, reducing manual effort and enabling measurable operational improvements across multiple client engagements.
• Facilitated stakeholder workshops and documented business processes, wireframes, functional requirements, acceptance criteria, and solution specifications, improving collaboration between business users and development teams.
• Developed reporting dashboards and business intelligence solutions by analysing operational data and user requirements, enabling data-driven decision-making and supporting continuous business improvement.

Head of Department - The Mandvi Education Society Institute of Computer Studies - Mandvi

(2012-05 - 2021-04)

• Directed departmental operations and strategic initiatives by collaborating with faculty and management, improving operational efficiency while delivering measurable service improvements across academic programmes.
• Managed more than 15 cross-functional initiatives impacting over 1,200 stakeholders through structured planning, performance monitoring, and stakeholder collaboration, ensuring successful delivery of organisational objectives.
• Improved academic and administrative processes through workflow optimisation, governance enhancements, and continuous improvement initiatives, strengthening operational effectiveness and stakeholder engagement.

Business Analyst - Raksh Infotech - Surat

(2008-08 - 2012-05)

• Gathered and analysed business requirements through stakeholder workshops and process analysis, producing functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria that improved solution quality and delivery accuracy.
• Performed business process modelling, workflow optimisation, and gap analysis while supporting solution design, system integration, testing, and deployment to improve operational efficiency.
• Developed reporting dashboards and analytical solutions by transforming business data into actionable insights, increasing reporting efficiency by 25% and supporting informed business decision-making.

Master of Computer Application - Computer Application - Shrimad Rajchandra Institute of Management & Computer Application (2008)

Bachelor of Computer Application - Computer Application - Shri K P R Darjee Indo-American Institute of Computer Science (2004)