An experienced industry professional with more than 17 years of experience in directing and improving software programs, improving software products/solutions/value added services. Hands-on manager with proven ability to maximize overall efficiency and productivity. A result oriented Engineering Leader with the ability to inspire, mentor, manage the team and its activities in the geographically dispersed locations. Excellent presentation and communication skills.Area of Expertise:• Team Leadership • Project Management  • Program Management • Process Improvement• Stakeholder management • Project planning • Scope Management • Change Management • Risk management • Project scheduling • Communication Management• System Design • System Integration • Cloud Infrastructure • Large scale Systems• Agile Methodology • Functional and Non functional Testing • Quality Assurance  • Test Management   • Test Automation • Test Methodologies    Core Competencies:• Set Goals, Vision, Mission and quantitative objectives based on Company's Balanced scorecard• Effective communication by planning and executing project plans• Optimize and improve processes by assisting development teams to reduce time to production• Add more value to the engineering teams by focusing on all the software methodologies and automation• Make testing more effective by applying new innovative approaches over traditional methods • Maximize ROI on automation by making the automation more reliable, maintainable and flexible• Make work more fun by assigning new challenges to the team, brainstorming, team building activities• Continuous improvement by adopting a Kaizen approach, set goals, retrospect, and follow-up• Think out of the box by simulating the real-world scenarios and test from the customers perspective