Headline

20 Yrs Delivery. Zero critical defects. One rare combination — Engineering Manager + 18 Yrs QA + Agentic AI | Delhi NCR

About

Seasoned IT Professional with 20 years of experience bridging the worlds of Project Management and Software Quality Assurance. I bring a rare combination of delivery leadership and deep technical expertise — having spent 18 years mastering software testing lifecycles before transitioning into Project Management, where I now lead complex, high-impact IT initiatives end-to-end. As a Project Manager, I have successfully delivered web and mobile platforms, managing cross-functional teams of 16+ members and budgets up to ₹5 Cr. My testing background gives me a distinct edge — I don't just manage timelines, I understand what's happening under the hood, which helps me govern quality, anticipate risks, and keep delivery on track with confidence. My recent work includes delivering a Cohort Management & Survey Portal with an offline-first mobile application purpose-built for rural data collection - solving real-world connectivity challenges for field teams operating in remote areas. I am also expanding my horizons into the product space, having recently completed a specialized program in Product Management with Agentic AI from BITSoM — equipping me with the knowledge to lead AI-driven product strategies in an increasingly intelligent, autonomous technology landscape. What I bring to the table: ✅ End-to-end IT Project Delivery ✅ Cross-functional Team & Stakeholder Management ✅ Software Quality & Testing Governance ✅ Agile & Waterfall Delivery Frameworks ✅ Budget & Risk Management ✅ AI-first Product Thinking Open to opportunities in Project Management, Program Management, and Product Management roles where I can leverage my diverse experience to drive meaningful outcomes.

Location

Greater Delhi Area

Work experience

Engineering Manager at Happiest Minds Technologies, Jun 2012 - Present · 14 yrs 1 mo, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, Led end-to-end delivery of 2 IT projects, managing a cross-functional team of 16 members across development, QA, DevOps, and business workstreams Managed project budgets of up to ₹5 Cr, ensuring financial control, tracking spends against approved plans, and reporting variances to leadership. Defined project scope, WBS, and milestone plans in collaboration with business analysts, architects, and development leads, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Served as the primary point of contact for business stakeholders, IT teams, and third-party vendors, driving transparent communication and expectation management Maintained RAID log and managed risks, dependencies, and change requests through formal change control, minimizing impact on scope, cost, and schedule Tracked project progress and team deliverables using Jira and Confluence, ensuring real-time visibility and accountability across workstreams Coordinated UAT cycles, go-live cutover planning, rollback strategy, and post-deployment hypercare, ensuring smooth and risk-free production releases Published weekly status reports and governance dashboards for senior leadership and steering committees, maintaining complete project visibility Leveraged 18 years of testing expertise to closely govern QA workstreams, review test strategies, and ensure release quality standards were consistently met

Test Engineer at Motricity, Aug 2011 - Mar 2012 · 8 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, • Validate the XMLs for content from Different CPs and certify them • Check the quality of the ingested content by CPs and time to time audit of that content • Checking the new devices hit on the Portal and configures them in the system to enhance the user experience on the mobile • Test the portal on devices after configuration • Executing test cases and reporting bugs

Quality Assurance Engineer at Affle, Jun 2008 - Aug 2011 · 3 yrs 3 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, • Leading India QA team. • Involved in the Design Phase of the new features getting implemented in the application and final deployment. • Written Automation Test scripts using EggPlant • Involved in writing test cases for User Interface, install, Uninstall, Up-gradation, Functional and Server Interaction testing. • Involved in troubleshooting issues during application server interaction. • Involved in server side protocol testing. • Managing defects raised by teammates • Executing test cases and reporting bugs through Trac.

Sr. Software Engineer - Quality Control at R Systems International Ltd, Feb 2007 - Jun 2008 · 1 yr 5 mos, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, • Involved in writing test cases for User Interface, Install and Functional testing using Quality Center. • Automated the test scripts for Regression and Install testing using QTP • Executing test cases and reporting bugs through Team Tracker.

Testing Engineer at Corizen Solutions, Jul 2005 - Jan 2007 · 1 yr 7 mos, Greater Delhi Area, • Involved in Test data preparation and writing test Cases for functional testing. • Executing test cases and reporting and tracking bugs.

Education

Product Management, Product Management with Agentic AI, BITSoM - BITS School of Management

B-Tech., Electronics and Communication, Kurukshetra university