Experience

Softura

• United States
• Software Development
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Development Manager

  • Jun 2019 - Jul 2020

  Chennai Area, India



Apps and Beans Techno Labs

• Founder, CEO

  • Nov 2015 - Jun 2019

  Bengaluru Area, India For any corporate consumer app like Big Basket, BookMyShow, MakeMyTrip, etc., LTV (Life time value) of their existing user base is a critical success factor. We have also learnt that they generate around 70% of their revenue from this existing users. You would agree that the available choices to reach those critical app users are limited with couple of passive options like email, sms etc. We believe this gap could be seamlessly addressed by our corporate suite - Create your… Show more For any corporate consumer app like Big Basket, BookMyShow, MakeMyTrip, etc., LTV (Life time value) of their existing user base is a critical success factor. We have also learnt that they generate around 70% of their revenue from this existing users. You would agree that the available choices to reach those critical app users are limited with couple of passive options like email, sms etc. We believe this gap could be seamlessly addressed by our corporate suite - Create your own ad platform in 10 min flat & connect with your user base daily - Deliver your exclusive promos and offers as impressions to your app user base along with their incoming calls (please refer attached screen shot). - You can broadcast your campaign targeting even hyper-local users. - This will also be your powerful avenue for Branding. Our corporate suite also addresses the pains like abandon calls, picked & rejected calls, attrition etc., of telemarketing industry directly. Our plugin also create additional revenue opportunity for any mobile developers relying on ad revenue, without disrupting their existing revenue. We at Apps and Beans, developed this patented mobile advertisement platform with sincere care for User experience. We have secured retail giants like Walmart's attention. ACCOLADE This concept was fully designed & implemented as a peer-to-peer mobile app called CallplusMe. It was featured in Google App Expo 2015 (India). It was also accepted by Facebook under its Bootstrapping program. TEAM We are an outstanding four of IT Experts(45 years of total IT expertise) founded this technology company. No need to say that this project is our passion. Along with our own investment, we are also supported by 3 HNI friends with the seed fund to shape this product. Show less



YANDOI Technologies

• Founder, CEO

  • Jul 2012 - Mar 2014

  Bengaluru Area, India Private funded start-up Company focused in e-Commerce, with the vision of consolidating the native & traditional products from every corner of India and selling it online. Fully responsible for the product to sell, revenue management & P/L, vendor management and talent management, Quality Assurance & ideation. Fully responsible for setting up the office premises for Portal Management team and spotting the right Packaging & Forwarding Location point in every state… Show more Private funded start-up Company focused in e-Commerce, with the vision of consolidating the native & traditional products from every corner of India and selling it online. Fully responsible for the product to sell, revenue management & P/L, vendor management and talent management, Quality Assurance & ideation. Fully responsible for setting up the office premises for Portal Management team and spotting the right Packaging & Forwarding Location point in every state capital Hiring the HR, Sales, Administration, Finance, System administrator, Designer, Packaging & Forwarding Manager and BPO talents Vendor Management – Identify and sign up with the right vendor for SEO, Still Photography, Package designing, Packaging and Couriering and Advertising Supplier Management – Identify the hidden/popular products and signing up with its respective vendors, pricing and perfecting the payment terms & delivery model Budgeting, planning and execution Final approver in the mode of promotion and its respective budget Spearheaded the Facebook campaign Proper interaction with the Taxation authorities Analyzing the Analytics on Site traffic and decide on the promotional means and the product to focus Analyzing the metrics from BPO on customer interaction & feedback Procurement and Supply chain Management Designing the optimal User Acceptance Testing Show less



Hsbc Global Technologies Private Limited

• Delivery Head - Shared Services

  • May 2009 - May 2011

  Pune & Hyderabad I headed the 950+ Shared Services BU (testing, production support, documentation & business analysis) which was distributed across India, China, Brazil and UK I directly led the 650+ member of Product Testing and qualification effort for a 3 Billion USD digital transformation initiative 'One HSBC'. I have done a flawless 'follow the sun' test execution delivery successfully Being an high visibility engagement, concentration de-risking and business continuity planning… Show more I headed the 950+ Shared Services BU (testing, production support, documentation & business analysis) which was distributed across India, China, Brazil and UK I directly led the 650+ member of Product Testing and qualification effort for a 3 Billion USD digital transformation initiative 'One HSBC'. I have done a flawless 'follow the sun' test execution delivery successfully Being an high visibility engagement, concentration de-risking and business continuity planning were having the highest emphasis. I was instrumental in building the leadership team and talent pool across UK, Brazil, China & India and ensuring a flawless delivery liaising with Business leaders globally 60% of the talent pool in the project were from vendors. Hence I gained hands-on expertise in few key strategic and business management areas like meticulous talent planning and management, capex planning, leadership grooming, effective appraisal process and budget management I was owning the project health indicators like coverage, quality, effort utilization metrics, post production deployment feedback from customers, retrospective meetings and few out of box initiatives for a sustained delivery as per the product roadmap Communicate a clear vision and strategy for the group that inspires and empowers the team. Promote the culture of innovation, encourage employee engagement and self-empowerment Help the Business stake holders with group efficiency metrics and product health metrics for their strategic planning I was part of the Product Advisory Council of Engineering leaders, Product Leaders, Business Analysis and Business owners Spearhead initiatives focused on improving Productivity and fine tuning Methodologies Develop programs for Test leadership team to strengthen their technical capabilities and hence enable them to provide hands on and strategic guidance to their technical associates Spearheaded innovative solutions and techniques to achieve optimal utilization of resources Show less



YAHOO!

• Group Manager - Quality Engineering

  • May 2006 - Apr 2009

  Bengaluru, India @ YAHOO!, I lead a 110 member Quality Engineering effort of Social Platform. It involved White Box, Black Box & API Testing & Regression through Automation. I pioneered the Agile Test Methodology in Yahoo! Achieved 90% of automation in YAHOO! Promoted the culture of innovation, employee engagement and self-empowerment. Strictly adhered to quality processes and metrics. Spearheaded initiatives focused on improving Productivity and fine tuning Methodologies. Advocated the technical… Show more @ YAHOO!, I lead a 110 member Quality Engineering effort of Social Platform. It involved White Box, Black Box & API Testing & Regression through Automation. I pioneered the Agile Test Methodology in Yahoo! Achieved 90% of automation in YAHOO! Promoted the culture of innovation, employee engagement and self-empowerment. Strictly adhered to quality processes and metrics. Spearheaded initiatives focused on improving Productivity and fine tuning Methodologies. Advocated the technical team to adopt new & appropriate test tools and methodologies I spearheaded a group initiative called GREYCELLS for instigating innovation within Testing group, This had produced 14 fantastic Ideas from the Testing group and 7 for patents filing In Yahoo! IDC, I played a crucial role in driving the QA Group to win 1st Prize in SHOWCASE Day ( a Technology forum to demonstrate the technological achievement throughout the year). Show less



Cognizant Technology Solutions

• Testing Head - Technology

  • Dec 2003 - May 2006

  Bengaluru, India I was one among the first 4 managers driven the setup of Testing Services Practice in CTS. I was the designated POC for Technology vertical. I was instrumental in defining the Product Test Methodology, Metrics definition, Automation skill development, the pre-sales assets creation & Goals for the group I was directly leading the Test, Automation and Automation migration effort for ADP, SAP LABS, E*TRADE, eBAY, PAYPAL, INTUIT and ORBITZ Built and drove high performing team of… Show more I was one among the first 4 managers driven the setup of Testing Services Practice in CTS. I was the designated POC for Technology vertical. I was instrumental in defining the Product Test Methodology, Metrics definition, Automation skill development, the pre-sales assets creation & Goals for the group I was directly leading the Test, Automation and Automation migration effort for ADP, SAP LABS, E*TRADE, eBAY, PAYPAL, INTUIT and ORBITZ Built and drove high performing team of quality focused leaders, experts and ICs. Communicated a clear vision and strategy for the group that inspires and empowers the team Identified the potential Business Opportunity, groomed it and converted it into Business. Drove RFP & responses, delivered presentation during Customer visits and managed commercials Spearheaded the group to achieve operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews I was responsible for Vendor Management, Hiring & Utilization and Talent Management, Annual Budgeting, Capex Management and Business Continuity Planning, Concentration de-risking were my other areas of focus. Developed programs for Test leadership team to strengthen their technical capabilities and hence enable them to provide hands on and strategic guidance to their technical associates. Defined or overseen the overall high level test strategies across programs. Advocated the technical team to adopt new & appropriate test tools and methodologies Spearheaded innovative solutions and techniques to achieve optimal utilization of resources. Show less