SHELFIE
Koliyat Vinuraj has a diverse work experience in the technology industry. Koliyat started their career at Tratum Technologies Inc in 2000, where they served as a Software Engineer and later became a Senior Software Engineer. Koliyat then took on the role of Senior Project Manager and eventually became the Head of Offshore Development. In 2008, they joined ipSCAPE as the Manager of Product Development and Support and later became the Head of Software Innovation/Product Manager. In 2013, they became the General Manager of Product at ipSCAPE. In 2017, they joined Shelfie as the General Manager and Chief Technology Officer, where they helped transform retail operations through their visual analytics platform. In the same year, they also became the Chief Technology Officer at Lakeba Group. Most recently, in 2021, they joined BRICKLET as their Chief Technology Officer, where they work on a blockchain-based platform that offers instant property settlement to fractional owners and helps struggling buyers with financial support.
Koliyat Vinuraj completed a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Software Engineering from Government Engineering College, Thrissur, from 1996 to 2000. In 1990, they also completed high school at Kendriya Vidyalaya.
Later, Koliyat pursued a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with a focus on New Product Management, New Venture Creation, Performance Management, and Project Management from the Australian Institute of Business between 2015 and 2017.
Furthermore, Koliyat Vinuraj attended the MIT Sloan School of Management, where they studied Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy, although specific dates are not provided.
In terms of additional certifications, Koliyat obtained an Agile Certified Product Manager certification from AIPMM - The Association of International Product Marketing and Management in November 2014. Koliyat also acquired various certifications from Amazon Web Services (AWS), including AWS Business Professional, AWS Solutions Training for Partners: Amazon Connect (Business), AWS Solutions Training: Amazon Connect (Technical), and AWS Technical Professional. Additionally, Koliyat holds a certification as a Certified Blockchain Expert from the Blockchain Council. Unfortunately, the specific dates for when these certifications were obtained are not provided.
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SHELFIE
Shelfie is a Retail Shelf Analytics Platform which automates in-store tasks such as gaps monitoring and shelves restocking with an AI based system consistent across all stores. It delivers automatic out-of-stock alerts at store level and consolidated reports and analysis at head-office level. Shelfie is an exception based system thatunderstands the “Perfect Shelf” and identifies anything that is not as it should be. The Shelfie Index is transforming retail operations by helping to identify stock gaps, alerting staff to pricing and planogram discrepancies within the store and proving a new KPI that is all about the physical appearance of a store The Shelfie Robot is an autonomous robot that navigates itself around the store taking images for analysis by the Shelfie platform. The Shelfie fixed camera is a small device that can be placed anywhere in the store to fed data to the Shelfie platform. Multiple fixed cameras can be installed within a store and are ideal for those areas of the store that are difficult for the robot to reach. The Shelfie handheld eye can be implemented on any iOS or Android device with sufficient camera resolution. It gives ultimate flexibility to the Shelfie solution and creates a completely mobile eye for the platform. Shelfie Air is a drone version of the Shelfie Eye. With its much higher reach and broader range, Shelfie Air is designed to tackle operational challenges in the warehouse environment. The Shelfie Index provides a means of comparing current shelf stock, planogram and pricing compliance with the ideal of “perfect” shelf. It provides both staff and management a metric by which they can measure and compare re-stocking performance. The Shelfie platform was created in response to major operational pain points identified in the retail industry. Validated in the global market with Microsoft showcasing Shelfie in New York at the biggest global retail technology show. From that point Shelfie has quickly moved from concept to production. The Shelfie platform has been tested in many retail environments now and the underlying platform is proving to be very valuable to the store operations.