Bhaskar R.n

Experience

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  D+H

  Apr 2007 - Mar 2008

  Software Quality Assurance Analyst

  ◦ Involved in requirements collection, testing, integration. ◦ Attend project meetings and prepare work plan as per project schedules. ◦ Review software documents and conduct system testing against test cases as planned. ◦ Documentation using VSS. Prepare Time sheet / in PWA. ◦ Log errors and defects into TFS respectively. ◦ Regularly report to the SQA Manager and escalate issues if any. ◦ Was involved in design, development, testing, reviews and UAT support.

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  D+H

  Mar 2010 - May 2017

  ◦ Handle team management for multiple accounts in IT Services. ◦ Mentoring, recruitment and training of human resources. ◦ Plan and co-ordinate trainings in project. ◦ Focus on domain building exercises and automation initiatives ◦ Setup and build production support, deployment and monitoring team – tier 3 support. ◦ Managing Agile teams constituting Developers, Testers, Product Analyst and BA. ◦ Do project assessment and do-ability, estimation and scheduling. ◦ Establish test approach, test strategy and test plan for releases. ◦ Work closely with test team, development team, BA and management to see progress against planned tasks and timelines. ◦ Do defect management (track defects to closure in a timely manner) to ensure timely release. ◦ Identify Technical gaps for the team of resources and facilitate the trainings ◦ Involved in setting KRA for all resources. ◦ Tools initiatives and shift management across board. ◦ Implemented Testing Center Of Excellence (TCOE) in the Trivandrum office. ◦ Monitor the attrition and control it. ◦ Manage and control the project budgets and team budgets. ◦ Manage and control the defect escape and containment numbers. ◦ Preparing / tracking the utilization & productivity of the resources and maintaining it at 85% level. Show less • Project Tracking & Leading 85 member Testing team. • Identify Technical gaps for the team of resources and facilitate the trainings • Build the test team and trained them on test methodologies and tools. • Traveled to Canada for setting up of new product testing teams in Trivandrum site.• Conduct and be part of Audits, trainings and meetings. • Drive test automation, innovation & certification initiatives in team. • Tools initiatives and shift management across board. • Work with multiple teams to agree on test schedules. • Track Project Status and Bug Status for 30 projects. • Coordinate the Sprint activities, deliveries, timelines. • Tracking Complexity and Defect Matrix. • Present Status report for Senior Management and US counterparts. • Transition of 15 people in multiple applications and projects. • Building Test Organization for various product lines by Conduct trainings, support recruitments, help in conducting events etc. • Plan, conduct and coordinate related training programs. Show less • Lead & Manage the 17-member Testing team. • Travelled to Portland, Washington, Mequon in USA for setting up different product teams in TRV. • Improve the testing process and train and impart the same in team. • Co-ordinate with onsite testing team and make sure the onsite / offshore combined testing is taking place as scheduled. • Be part of Testing Functional Area Representative. • Do metrics analysis of effort, schedule and defects. • Escalate issues to management and do risk analysis. • Present regular progress and metrics reports to senior management. • Leading and scheduling the testing activities of all applications. • Prepare test plans, test cases, do testing and create test certificates. • Work with Quality Department to maintain TFS and implement testing process (conduct audit, give training etc). • Conduct weekly meetings and follow up actions in testing team and Project Leaders to get update on status of projects. Escalate issues to management. • Give training and utilize fresh blood in testing and quality. • Record bugs into TFS bug reporting system and make sure all the bugs are closed. Consistently monitor and improve the performance of team members through metrics such as bugs / effort and defect detection efficiency. Show less

  • Senior Manager / Group Leader, Product Management

    May 2016 - May 2017

  • Manager / Leader QA

    Mar 2014 - Nov 2016

  • Sr. QA Analyst

    Mar 2010 - Mar 2014
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  Finastra

  Dec 2015 - Jul 2017

  Senior Manager / Group Leader , Product Development

  As a senior manager for Product development, managing the delivery process for cross functional global teams of development and testing. Project Tracking & Leading 110 member team including Managers, QAs, Developers & BAs. • Identify Technical gaps for the team of resources and facilitate the trainings • Build the test team and trained them on test methodologies and tools. • Traveled to Canada for setting up of new product testing teams in Trivandrum site.• Conduct and be part of Audits, trainings and meetings. • Drive test automation, innovation & certification initiatives in team. Work closely with Product management, Professional services, Architecture, and Sales to align IT with Business strategies including but not limited to implementing Cloud deployment for flagship product. Collaborate across the organization with leaders to drive improvements to existing solutions. Foster an environment that embraces feedback both external and internal. Manage, mentor , coach, and align scrum teams for quality and timely release. Work closely with HR to lead hiring initiatives and performance appraisal for teams.Generate reporting metrics and KPI's for software releases. Show less

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  Dr.Unni's Agastyaa Heritage

  Aug 2017 - Sept 2020

  Project Delivery Manager

  • Spearhead a team of 65 members in initializing the job description for the team following SAFe Agile Practice. Oversee in preparing Business Requirement Document (BRD) for customer sign off• Coordinate with Applications Development team during Software Development and provide required support/ clarification on the requirements• Monitor User Acceptance Testing to validate Work- product produced by Team meets business requirements• Create Product Metrics and Initiative Tracking, create and publish Key Performance Indicators to drive product performance. Perform overall impact analysis of the requirements on the existing system• Assist in enforcement of project deadlines and schedules. Work with stakeholders of the organization• Mentor, recruitment, and training of human resources. Performance management, conducting appraisals, performing skill gap analysis of associates, formulating and tracking individual competency development plans, Attitude coaching and mentoring• Present metrics data & findings. Track the progress of strategic initiatives to highlight results and opportunities Show less

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  NetObjex

  Nov 2020 - now

  ● Heading a team in initializing the SAFe Agile Practice. Oversee in preparing Business Requirement Document (BRD) for customer sign off.● Oversee, Plan, Test, Release and Coordinate for new projects related to the IOT, AI, BlockChain.● Provided UAT, PROD support and communicate to stakeholders and clients, ensuring seamless productadoption, prioritization and team capacity, ensuring timely delivery.● Train new team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.● Close monitoring of the Release versions and cycle changes. Monitor the Release process of the Software life cycle from initiation to go-live production working with Devops,Product Owners, Technical Leads, Software Architects & BAs.● Coordinate with the Applications Development team during Software Development and provide required support/ clarification on the requirements.● Monitor User Acceptance Testing to validate Work- product produced by Team meets business requirements● Create Product Metrics and Initiative Tracking, create and publish Key Performance Indicators to drive product performance. Perform overall impact analysis of the requirements on the existing system● Assist in enforcement of project deadlines and schedules. Work with stakeholders of the organization● Mentor, recruitment, and training of human resources. Performance management, conducting appraisals, performing skill gap analysis of associates, formulating and tracking individual competency development plans, Attitude coaching and mentoring● Present metrics data & findings. Track the progress of strategic initiatives to highlight results and opportunities.● Release the Application to Production after sign off.● Create Product Metrics and Initiative Tracking, create and publish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to drive product performance. Show less

  • Head - QA & Release

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Manager - QA & Release

    Nov 2020 - Oct 2023