Experience

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  Bartleby Technologies Pvt Ltd

  • India

  • Country Head

    • Aug 2021 - Present
    • India

    (Formerly known as Studymode Technologies Pvt Ltd)

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  StudyMode

  • Bangalore Area, India

  • Head, India Operations

    • May 2015 - Present
    • Bangalore Area, India

    Studymode offers a platform that enables students around the world to communicate, collaborate, and share high quality study materials with one another. With millions of registered users around the globe across our various study-materials and flashcard sites, we are in the business of creating the largest student community. Our tightly integrated cross functional teams in US and India has so far migrated many of our legacy PHP sites into a modern scalable platform on AWS and Google. The teams also works on the latest machine learning technologies, to sift through, classify and grade millions of documents in multiple languages that our systems encounter on a daily basis.

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  JumpStart - Knowledge Adventure, Inc.

  • Bengaluru Area, India

  • Director Program Management

    • Sep 2014 - Mar 2015
    • Bengaluru Area, India

    Heading the Testing and Technical Development teams, Analyzing process gaps across the organization, Identifying and Implementing Best Practices, Aligning all resources towards the company’s goals, Building and implementing new processes across board

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  Mango Learning/ Gameshastra

  • India
  • Computer Games
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Vice President- Services

    • Apr 2012 - Aug 2014

    Handling production and operations with focus on immersive, game-based, mobile learning titles and crafting a proprietary line of unique education products for interactive phones, tablets and smart devices. Comprehensive experience and understanding of the end-to-end process of production and Quality Assurance. Managing a team of 50 members including, Designers, Artists, Programmers and Producers, Working closely with the executive producer to help in project execution • Scheduling production timelines

  • Program Director

    • Aug 2010 - Apr 2012

    Client interaction discussion on business gain and benefits for QA & Arts, Periodic meetings with the QA & Art delivery managers for steering processes and improvements, Steering the governance calls / meetings between Gameshastra and client to resolve escalations if any, Interacting with business partners for plan and execution on business prospects

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  Electronic Arts

  • Development Manager

    • Jul 2009 - Dec 2009

    Overall project management and launch of EA Mobile’s game titles for the European and North American region, working side by side with the European and North American production team, to help create, manage and deploy new projects in order to support market opportunities and growth for the company, responsible for scoping, scheduling, tracking development, ensuring deliverables are met in a timely manner, and reporting project progress, manage deployment of games for mobile phones using both, existing content as well as managing any modifications required to support a new initiative, directing a deployment team comprising of internal resources for initiatives undertaken in Hyderabad, managing multiple projects simultaneously, managing all development resources related to the projects, working with internal artists to create, implement new game art as needed, working with the QA Department and Developers to ensure EA Quality standards are met on all projects produced, giving status reports about projects both under scope and in development to Production, building excellent working relationships with counterparts from all international offices of EA

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  Gameshastra

  • India
  • Computer Games
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • QA Manager

    • Dec 2007 - Jun 2009

    Providing testing time estimates and status as requested, preparing SOWs for QA services, preparing and presenting client presentations, participating in product requirements, design, technical specifications, and code reviews, interacting with Developers/Testers for reporting & resolving issues, planning/Maintaining projects within time boundaries, performing researches and recommending testing best practices and tools, responding to client RFI and RFPs, tracking QA infrastructure and requirements, contributing to QA Competency building

  • Project Lead

    • Nov 2006 - Dec 2007

    Managed a team of 80 members with 3 Leads. Designing Test Plans/Cases for Functionality Testing, Interacting with Developers/Testers for reporting & resolving the bugs, Managing testing teams for Functionality Testing, Guiding and Training Testers for different types of testing, Planning/Maintaining projects within time boundaries, Performing researches and recommending testing best practices and tools, Analyzing and preparing testers performance report, Managing available resources for test teams, Mentoring and/or train new QA engineers as requested, Designing Test Plans/Cases for Functionality Testing, Interacting with Developers/Testers for reporting & resolving the bugs, Managing testing teams for Functionality Testing, Guiding and Training Testers for different types of testing, Planning/Maintaining projects within time boundaries, Performing researches and recommending testing best practices and tools, Analyzing and preparing testers performance report, Managing available resources for test teams, Mentoring and/or train new QA engineers as requested.

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  FX Labs Studios Pvt Ltd

  • Sr QA Lead

    • Jan 2006 - Oct 2006

    Develop test plans and manage system test projects for Game releases, Planning, documenting, reviewing, and executing functional, performance, and regression test cases, Researching and recommending testing best practices and tools, Submitting and tracking bug reports, Testing bug fixes, enhancements, and maintenance patches, Participating in product requirements, design, technical specifications, and code reviews, Providing testing time estimates and status as requested, Mentoring and/or train new QA engineers as requested.

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  Babel Media

  • QA Tester and QA Training Coordinator

    • Apr 2003 - Oct 2005

    Worked closely with the Recruitment function and the Quality Assurance department management team to effectively schedule the induction and training program of all new QA staff, maintained Training standards with the Quality Assurance Department, worked with the Quality Assurance department management team to measure and constantly improve the quality of work, coordinated all training within the Quality Assurance Department, performed interviews and aptitude tests of New Applicants, provided hands on training to new recruits, mentored new recruits while on live work, arranged projects for testers on bench, interacted with clients and handling training of new projects and software’s, prepared and authorized training related documents, planned Training of Test teams up to a level, so that the project is finished within dead line and with proper quality undertook training of Full test teams ranging from 2 to 15 testers, analyzed and prepared Testers’ performance report.