About Me

Engineering leader / learner with progressive hands-on roles in Program, Release, QA & Test Management of end to end solutions and New Product Initiatives. Good experience in Agile, XP and other SDLC methodologies. Successfully managed TDD transforma...ives. Good experience in Agile, XP and other SDLC methodologies. Successfully managed TDD transformation alongwith DevOps initiation and formulated Change Management strategies. It includes ~11 years in Fortune 50 & Big 4 firms enabling program management of newly setup solution center, managing transformation including automation strategies & EOL sustenance / migration programs with global teams. International work experience, with stints in London-UK and Los Angeles- USA. Key Competencies include: NPI Program Management & Risk Oversight Managing Complex Program Validation Establish Center of Excellence Accomplishments Owned release plans and managed successful timely major releases resolving conflicts over two year program cycle Led distributed agile teams to achieve quality product releases and managed transition during acquisition Established QA Center of Excellence from scratch aligning to all product verticals in the group Streamlined operational process, lean adaptation and enabled teams to achieve CMMI L5 and ISO 9001 compliance