Manager Engineer

Rajesh Gupta

Concord, New Hampshire

Phone: - +1-617-***-****, Mail ID: - *************@*****.***

My prime focus is on leveraging Account and Project Management expertise, in delivering maximum

business value and profitability across Up-Stream (Scoping, RFI/RFP, Estimation, TCoE through

innovation in Tools and technologies), and Down-Stream (Program / Project Advisory/Delivery

Excellence). Leveraging industry best practices and my experience to provide best business and

testing solutions to the customer. This in turn helps the customer to get a QUALITY product /

application and a shorter TIME to reach the market as compared to the competitors and ensuring a

low COST overhead of the engagement using innovative tools and processes.

Executive Summary:

Working as Senior Program Manager (Software Testing) in Tech Mahindra

A goal oriented professional with around 18+ years of experience in Managing Accounts, Programs,

Projects, Application Design & Development, Solution Management and Practice Building; Setting up

of CoEs, Providing testing services and solutions for domains like ERP, BFSI, Retail,

Pharmaceuticals, Telecom, Healthcare, Aviation, Energy & Utility, Public Services and Automobile.

Career Highlights:

Delivery Excellence

Project Management – Handled multiple testing projects and done account mining

People Management – Handled 150+ resource

Industrialization of Projects - Setting up TCoE, Test Factory for new business

Setting up testing competency – building testing competency and service offerings

Frameworks Development - Instrumental in developing test frameworks on open source

(Selenium, Test Link, Mantis, JMeter) and proprietary tools for enhancing existing business

Implementing New Testing Trends - using new trends like TAAS, SFDC, mobile testing,

service virtualization and model based testing for business growth

Recruitment – Hiring from topmost engineering colleges, business schools and competitors.

Sales Support

Sales Enablement – Sales Enablement Head for Americas (TME, Gaming, Healthcare, E&U,

BFSI ), marketing strategy, analyst presentation, presentation of testing capabilities to CXOs

FY 13-14 - New logo worth USD 2 M, New business from existing accounts for Telecom

(USD 2.5 M), Embedded Testing for Energy (USD 1 M per year for a 5 year contract and

one for USD 1.25 M for a 5 year contract), Public Services (USD 1.5 M / Years for 3 years)

Re-opened GE Testing account (TechM lost it to competitors during vendor consolidation )

Test Solution Architect – Responded to multi-million RFIs / RFPs and proposal defence

Setting up new testing trends – Instrumental for new testing tool alliances and creating

GTM and innovation for HP, Microfocus, CA – iTKO, Microsoft, ConformIQ, and Open Source

Accelerators – Created multiple differentiated delivery approach, reusable artefacts and

jump start kits

Consulting Approach

Test Consulting - Conducting gap analysis, Due Diligence / POCs, preparing master test

plan, test planning, strategy and estimation for setting up road map for testing lifecycle

Fulfilling Business Demand – Providing customers a customised solutions and provide

transition and transformation roadmap for TCoE / Test Factory

Business Value Enhancement - Conducted market and competitor analysis for preparing

testing business enhancement and growth roadmap

Achievements

STAR Performer - STAR performer for continuous 8 times including 5 annual awards in

recognition to yearly outstanding performance. Awarded with consistent star performer

award.

New Testing Logo - Responsible for getting new logo for Tech Mahindra in Software Testing

space, for BFSI, Healthcare, Telecom, Public Services domains

Start to Finish – W orked on projects starting from RFP response, Proposal defence and then

executing the project, account mining for BFSI, Healthcare domain

In House Development - Designed web based “Test Estimation Tool”, Integrated Framework

using Open Source tools for taking care of business demand

IMPORTANT ROLES / PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN

TechMahindra (formerly Satyam Computer Services Ltd), Hyderabad (Working since 13th

Sep 2006)

Career Growth Path

2011- Till date - Senior Program Manager – Business Development for Software Testing

2010- 2011- Test Manager (Senior Test Manager Role)

2009-2010- Project Lead (Test Manager Role)

2006-2009- Test Lead (Test Manager Role)

Singularity Software India (Private) Ltd, Hyderabad (15th May 2006 to 8th Sep 2006) 4 months

W orked as a Senior Quality Analyst and managed a test team of 4 resources for correspondence

tracking system for Europe Telecom major.

Responsibility under taken: Team management, test scenario identification, writing and execution of

test cases. Preparation of project related testing reports to c apture project activities.

Cognizant Technology Solutions, Kolkata - (11th March 2004 to 12th May 2006) 2.2 years

Profile - Project Lead (BFSI Domain) - Initiated the Investment Banking project from offshore and

helped in growing up to 50 member team. Worked as an onsite coordinator and helped team

understanding the business more accurately in order to provide a desirer application. Taken initiative

for reporting mechanism to capture project spikes and regress review.

Profile - Team Lead (Retail, Airline and Hospitality Domain)

BenXL Technologies, New Delhi – (November 2003 to February 2004) 4 months – Closed

Profile – Test Lead – Banking application testing

PGMSI.COM Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi – (May 2001 to November 2003) 2.6 years

Profile – Test Team Lead (Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Domain) - Team management, test strategy

& planning, test scenario identification, writing & execution of test cases, test reporting.

Ramtech Corporation Ltd., New Delhi – (August 2000 to April 2001) 8 months

Profile - Software Support / Test Engineer - Customer acceptance testing, installing the product in

client network and training to related stake holders

Unicorn International, New Delhi (April 1998 to July 2000) 2.3 years – Moved to Computerized

Embroidery and designing work for export materials

Profile – Software Support Engineer - Done data recovery from crashed hard drive and floppy drives

Massif Systems, New Delhi (October 1996 to March 1998) 1.5 years - Closed

Profile - Software developer and after sale support engineer

Personal Details

SPMP in 2010 from Tech Mahindra School of Leadership

Solution Selling in 2009 from Tech Mahindra School of Leadership

Executive Presence in 2009 from Tech Mahindra School of Leadership

Negotiation Skills in 2009, which was a Joint program provided by MSLW, Harvard Business School

and Consensus

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) in August 1996 from Kuvempu University

Visa Details

H1B Visa till 2017, B1 visa valid till 2021

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