Seasoned Practice Head/Delivery Head-Testing with over 22 years of experience.
Strategic leadership and oversight of testing delivery across Business Unit; recognized for improving testing efficiency and developing strong stakeholder relationships.
Experience
Seasoned Practice Head/Delivery Head-Testing with over 22 years of experience.
Strategic leadership and oversight of testing delivery across Business Unit; recognized for improving testing efficiency and developing strong stakeholder relationships.
Demonstrated strong leadership by swiftly instituting a digital testing practice (TCoE) and assembling a 65-member team within 8 months.
Implemented test strategies aligning with organizational goals and industry standards, engaging clients, and senior management effectively.
Supervised teams, driving USD $5 million in revenue, and managing a USD $2.2 million R&D budget for product enhancements.
Proficient in nurturing collaborative team environments, emphasizing mentorship and professional development.
Skilled in pre-sales activities and adept at managing vendor relationships to facilitate business expansion.
Showcased entrepreneurial acumen in P&L management, ensuring project profitability.
Led projects utilizing Agile Development Life Cycle, Waterfall Model, and Testing Methodology.
Implemented effective project management techniques to ensure timely and budget-conscious delivery.
Competent in fostering cross-functional collaborative team environments and prioritizing mentorship for professional growth.
Designed career paths and led teams to success, fostering collaboration.
Counseled team members on agile practices and provided coaching for distributed scrum teams, ensuring project success.
Actively contributed to the POSH panel, collaborating closely with the ethics office on investigations.
Expertise in guiding end-to-end delivery of test automation, performance testing, and security testing using tools such as Selenium, Rational Performance Tester, and HCL AppScan.
Specialized in designing and maintaining standard automation frameworks, supporting CI/CD for continuous automation and deployment processes.
Achieved excellence at the technical, process, and functional levels by establishing and enforcing standard test processes and deliverables, including defect management and quality metric reporting.
Experienced in delivering software products/applications across diverse domains such as Airline Cargo, Child Welfare, Public and Health Services, Logistics, ITSM, Capital Markets, Financial Markets & Trading, Real Estate Networking, Energy & Utilities, Oil & Gas Trading, Industrial Automation, and Rail Asset management, Fleet Management.
Education
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering with 66%
