AI PRODUCT STRATEGY · EDTECH01
Pathwise
Making the risks hidden in a degree plan understandable and actionable.
Product strategy, experience design & technical development
PRODUCT THINKING. TECHNICAL CURIOSITY.UT DALLAS ↗
Rico Shukla.
Human problems.
Thoughtful products.
I build at the intersection of AI, technology, and human problems. Currently a Product Management Intern at Watts Water Technologies and a UT Dallas student.
THE WAY I WORK ↗
Start with
people.
01 Discover02 Decide03 Build04 Learn↘people.
Understand the problem.
Make a deliberate choice.
Build, measure, reconsider.
01 / SELECTED WORKFour problems.
Four problems.
Four product perspectives.
From discovery to delivery.
The decisions behind the work.
AI DISCOVERY · STUDENT ENGAGEMENT02
CampusConnect
Turning relevant campus discoveries into confident, real-world participation.
Product discovery, experience design & platform development
0 → 1 PRODUCT · CAREER DISCOVERY03
ApplyFlow
Turning transferable experience into a broader set of career possibilities.
Problem discovery, product direction & React/TypeScript MVP
AI PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT · FINTECH04
FinPilot
Exploring financial AI that proposes actions and earns permission to execute.
Product requirements, workflow design & technical implementation
02 / A LITTLE CONTEXT
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLASB.S. Computer Information
Systems Technology
Systems Technology
Business Analytics & AI concentration
Minor in Finance · Expected Dec 2027
Fluent in the problem.
Curious about
what’s possible.
I’m drawn to the work between a customer’s frustration and a product team’s next decision. At Watts, that means translating stakeholder conversations into prioritized requirements and working with Engineering to make the scope clear.
In my own projects, it means questioning an application-tracker concept, making academic uncertainty visible, and building approval boundaries into financial AI. I want to understand what should be built—and enough of the technology to help build it well.
Research before assumptions Clarity before complexity Evidence before claims
03 / IN PRACTICE
Product work, in the real world.
WATTS®WATER TECHNOLOGIES
Product Management Intern
Current experienceTurning stakeholder needs into a clearer product direction for a lower-cost commercial water heater controller.
50+
Stakeholder interviews to understand needs and constraints.
~40
Product requirements developed and prioritized.
Presented MVP priorities and roadmap recommendations to leadership.
Partnered with Engineering through Jira stories, acceptance criteria, and backlog refinement.
Developed an internal AI Product Intelligence Platform pilot with feedback and evaluation workflows.
04 / MY TOOLKIT
Different tools. One product mindset.
Find the right problem
Customer discovery · Stakeholder research · Product strategy · Prioritization · Roadmaps
Make it tangible
React · TypeScript · Python · FastAPI · LLMs · RAG · LangGraph
Learn from the evidence
SQL · Pandas · Power BI · Tableau · Experimentation · Usability evaluation
Bring people with you
Figma · Jira · Azure DevOps · PRDs · User stories · Agile/Scrum
OPEN TO INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Good products start
with a conversation.
Exploring Product Management, AI Product,
Technical PM, and APM internships.