ASHOK KUMAR BABU
Chennai
Summary
Seasoned Project and Test Management professional with over 20 years' experience in software development, quality assurance, and project planning. Expertise spans housing mortgage, securities trading, healthcare, and remittance processing domains. Developed Generative AI capabilities for test automation and created Excel Macros for efficiency improvements.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager / Test Manager
Wipro Ltd.
Chennai
08.2010 - Current
- Led project and test management for NetOxygen, Wipro's loan-origination and loan-lifecycle product, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Managed 24-member team, coordinating estimation, planning, delivery tracking, stakeholder engagement, and quality assurance activities.
- Oversaw system and integration testing with automation using Selenium (Java) and Page Object Model (POM) to enhance testing efficiency.
- Provide subject-matter expertise across retail and consumer lending workflows.
Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Chennai
12.2009 - 08.2010
- Executed module-level system testing and prepared test suites for Code Runner, a healthcare insurance solution, ensuring robust functionality and reliability.
Quality Engineer
iSoft Pvt. Ltd.
Chennai
10.2007 - 12.2009
- Conducted system and integration testing for Lorenzo, an NHS healthcare solution, ensuring thorough test documentation and effective module leadership.
Consultant
Polaris Software Lab
Chennai
02.2007 - 10.2007
- Executed system and integration testing for Bankers Trust's margin-lending solution to ensure functionality and reliability.
Quality Analyst
J&B Software (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Chennai
02.2005 - 02.2007
- Tested remittance-processing workflows at JPMC; prepared test scenarios and scripts, executed tests, and tracked defects to ensure quality and compliance.
Education
M.Sc. - Computer Science
Jaya College Of Arts & Science
01-2004
B.Sc. - Computer Science
Jaya College Of Arts & Science
01-2002
Skills
- Project & test management
- Delivery tracking
- Customer / stakeholder management
- Test strategy
- Issue management
- AI test automation
- AI test scenarios
- Defect analysis
- Quality reporting
- Generative AI tools
- AI coding assistance
- Offshore team leadership & governance
SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
NetOxygen | Wipro | Apr 2014 – Present
Loan origination and life cycle platform covering retail, consumer, commercial and correspondent lending; Managing a 24-member team; Project Management, Test Manager and Scrum Master; AI adaptability to automate test automation using Selenium (Java), POM.
QMR | Mastercard(Wipro) | Oct 2013 – Mar 2014
Quarterly member transaction reporting; led 15 offshore team members; project planning, customer coordination, status and deliverables reporting.
StreetSmart | Charles Schwab(Wipro) | Aug 2010 – Oct 2013
Trading platform; led 11 offshore team members; system, integration and UAT; regression automation using QTP.
Code Runner | Cigna(Cognizant) | Dec 2009 – Aug 2010
Healthcare insurance preventive-measures suite; module lead; system testing and test-suite preparation.
Lorenzo | NHS(Isoft) | Oct 2007 – Dec 2009
Hospital and patient-administration solution; module leadership; system/integration testing and test documentation.
BT | Bankers Trust(Polaris) | Feb 2007 – Oct 2007
BT mainly targeted to automate the margin lending process by integrating with core banking sytem; Test Preparation
Remittance Processing | JPMC(JB Software) | Feb 2005 – Feb 2007
Remittance-processing solutions; test scenarios, scripts, traceability, execution, defect tracking, regression and performance testing.
TARGET ROLES
- Senior Test Manager
- Project / Test Manager
- Scrum Master
- QA Delivery Manager
- Quality Engineering Manager
- AI-Enabled Test Delivery Lead
Timeline
Project Manager / Test Manager
Wipro Ltd.
08.2010 - Current
Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions
12.2009 - 08.2010
Quality Engineer
iSoft Pvt. Ltd.
10.2007 - 12.2009
Consultant
Polaris Software Lab
02.2007 - 10.2007
Quality Analyst
J&B Software (India) Pvt. Ltd.
02.2005 - 02.2007
M.Sc. - Computer Science
Jaya College Of Arts & Science
B.Sc. - Computer Science
Jaya College Of Arts & Science