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Pankti Visakh

QA / Process Excellence Manager
Bengaluru

Summary

As a QA and Process Excellence Manager with a decade of experience, including 3.5 years as a developer and 1 year in sales, I offer a unique blend of technical, quality management, and business-oriented skills. My diverse background enables me to bridge the gap between development, quality assurance, and customer-focused strategies, driving efficiency and innovation in every project. I have a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams, implementing data-driven strategies, and ensuring software quality that exceeds expectations. Let’s work together to elevate quality standards and achieve operational excellence.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
4022
4022
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
5
5
Languages

Work History

QA / Process Excellence Manager

Simplify3X Software Private Limited
Bengaluru
10.2019 - Current

Project 1: GxP-Compliant Project Management (Apr 2024 – Present)

  • Led validation of a mission-critical web and mobile application for clinical trial label printing, ensuring full compliance with GAMP 5 and 21 CFR Part 11.
  • Completed Operational Qualification (OQ) and Performance Qualification (PQ) within 82 days, despite evolving requirements, lean team size, and tight timelines.
  • Derived and executed 500+ OQ/PQ test scenarios, achieving 100% test coverage mapped to functional specifications.
  • Identified and resolved 66 critical defects, ensuring defect-free delivery and long-term system reliability.
  • Developed a traceability matrix mapping FS to test cases, serving as a central validation artifact for audits and compliance reviews.
  • Achieved 30–50% reduction in validation cycle time, 80–90% reduction in defect leakage costs, and delivered releases 2–4 weeks faster.
  • Successfully managed client audits, providing robust documentation and evidence of compliance.
  • Leveraged SimplifyQA platform to automate test execution, traceability, reporting, and compliance tracking, resulting in 40–60% manual effort reduction and 60–75% license cost savings.

Project 2: UAT Leadership – SimplifyQA ALM Tool

  • Led a UAT team of 10 for the in-house ALM tool SimplifyQA, validating functionalities to ensure business alignment and compliance.
  • Coordinated with stakeholders to define UAT scenarios, prioritize requirements, and align testing with business goals.
  • Directed issue identification, documentation, and resolution, enhancing end-user experience and enabling successful product delivery.
  • Established standardized testing guidelines, driving consistency and efficiency across multiple service projects.
  • Conducted quarterly audits to evaluate process adherence, identify improvements, and uphold high quality and compliance standards.
  • Fostered a culture of QA excellence, streamlining workflows and improving cross-functional collaboration.

Process Improvement & Operational Excellence

  • Established and enforced quality control measures, reducing errors and rework significantly.
  • Applied Lean Six Sigma methodologies to eliminate waste, enhance productivity, and improve overall performance.
  • Championed change management initiatives, achieving successful adoption of new processes across teams.
  • Led cross-functional process improvement projects, optimizing workflows and boosting operational efficiency.
  • Managed complex, multi-stakeholder projects, consistently meeting timelines, budgets, and quality expectations.

SimplifyQA – Marketing & Training Initiatives

  • Designed and deployed marketing collateral (brochures, campaigns, product videos), increasing product visibility and user engagement.
  • Authored training tutorials and onboarding materials, accelerating adoption and improving knowledge retention.
  • Created structured user assessment questionnaires, enabling alignment of product features with client needs.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure marketing and training initiatives effectively communicated SimplifyQA’s value proposition.
  • Advocated a user-centric approach in design and communication, driving successful product positioning and adoption.

Sales Manager & Technical Writer

Simplify3X Software Pvt. Ltd.
Bengaluru
10.2019 - 09.2020

Content Strategist / Technical Writer / Marketing Specialist

  • Composed, curated, and maintained the company website content, driving a 25% increase in site traffic and improving lead conversion by 15% through engaging, SEO-friendly content.
  • Introduced structured product documentation for the flagship SaaS solution, reducing client and subcontractor inquiries by 40%, thereby lowering support overhead.
  • Authored 30+ articles on company achievements, founder stories, and product innovations, enhancing brand visibility and thought leadership in the industry.
  • Collaborated with designers to create 20+ brochures, posters, videos, and infographics, boosting campaign engagement rates by 35%.
  • Developed internal guides, whitepapers, FAQs, and instructional materials, improving onboarding efficiency by 30% and reducing training time for new hires.
  • Produced user manuals, feature guides, release notes, and installation guides for multiple software releases, ensuring 100% compliance with documentation standards.
  • Scripted and authored feature walkthrough videos, teasers, and launch content, contributing to a 20% increase in product adoption post-launch.
  • Created and managed LinkedIn articles, posts, and ads, resulting in a 50% rise in social media engagement and stronger global brand presence.
  • Partnered with sales and marketing teams to craft winning RFP responses, securing 3+ new enterprise clients and increasing revenue through international product sales.
  • Analyzed market trends and shared insights with product and delivery teams, enabling data-driven decision-making that supported 10% faster go-to-market strategies.
  • Built and nurtured client relationships, achieving 90% client satisfaction and contributing to repeat business growth.

Software Engineer Grade II

Laurus Infosystems
Bengaluru
09.2013 - 06.2017
  • Company Overview: Healthcare software product development and services organization
  • Developed and maintained life sciences products, ensuring compliance with GAMP (Good Automated Manufacturing Practice) guidelines.
  • Successfully met all GxP (Good x Practice) requirements.
  • Worked on the labeling of medicines for clinical trials, ensuring accuracy, regulatory compliance, and alignment with trial protocols.
  • Implemented robust quality systems for product lifecycle management.
  • Built a Proof of Concept for the External Online Label Approval
  • Understand the designing of layouts, Partial Page Rendering and Coding
  • Achieve the Internationalization functionality for several languages
  • The POC was developed over the course of four months, with a lot of self-learning and hard work
  • Created ADF libraries for the ADF skinning, Template, Login and Internationalization modules and deploy them as ADF Shared Libraries
  • Designed layouts for Templates, Pages and Page Fragments
  • Developed reports using the iText Library for PDF generation and presentation via inline frames and bounded task flows
  • Generated the logs using the ADF Logger
  • Implementation of including Manifest information of all Java Classes
  • Oracle WebLogic R2 Server used for Deployment purposes
  • Healthcare software product development and services organization
  • Rewritten the entire Presentation layer of the Radio Frequency Scanner application from the existing UIX implementation to Apache myFaces Trinidad MVC architecture
  • Coded quite a number of functional and technical enhancements
  • Numerous functional and technical issues in the previous UIX code were fixed.
  • Received the honorary SPOT awards.

Test Engineer Grade II

Laurus Infosystems
Bengaluru
11.2011 - 08.2013
  • Quality Assurance Engineer – Healthcare Software (Pharma & Life Sciences domain)
  • Conducted comprehensive validation of life sciences software products, ensuring 100% adherence to GAMP and GxP compliance standards across multiple projects.
  • Performed rigorous label verification for medicines in clinical trials, reducing labeling errors by 30% and ensuring 100% regulatory compliance.
  • Owned and delivered end-to-end testing of the largest product module (~40% of product scope), driving on-time delivery for 5+ major releases.
  • Collaborated with product owners and cross-functional teams to resolve 95% of field-reported issues within SLA, improving customer satisfaction scores.
  • Executed regression testing and optimized test cases, achieving 20% reduction in execution time while maintaining high coverage.
  • Participated in internal and external audits by providing detailed compliance documentation, contributing to zero major non-conformities.
  • Identified, tracked, and documented 300+ software bugs, ensuring timely fixes and improved product stability.
  • Monitored debugging and integration issues, leading to 15% reduction in recurring defects by recommending preventive measures.
  • Applied patches, executed scripts in Show Window environments, and validated fixes, reducing downtime by 25%.
  • Reviewed requirements and design specifications, catching critical defects early in the SDLC, which cut rework effort by 20%.

Education

Master of Computer Application -

Christ University
Bengaluru, Karnataka
05.2012

Bachelor of Computer Application -

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Ernakulam, Kerala
05.2009

Skills

Productivity Improvement

Cost Reduction

Stakeholder Management

Problem-Solving

Time Management

Decision-Making

Organisational Experience

  • Simplify3X Software Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Presales Manager & Technical Writer, 10/01/19, Present
  • Laurus Info system, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Software Engineer Grade II, 09/01/13, 04/30/17
  • Laurus Info system, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Test Engineer Grade II, 11/01/11, 08/31/13

Certification

Sun Certified Java Programmer 1.6 (SCJP)

Timeline

QA / Process Excellence Manager

Simplify3X Software Private Limited
10.2019 - Current

Sales Manager & Technical Writer

Simplify3X Software Pvt. Ltd.
10.2019 - 09.2020

Software Engineer Grade II

Laurus Infosystems
09.2013 - 06.2017

Test Engineer Grade II

Laurus Infosystems
11.2011 - 08.2013

Sun Certified Java Programmer 1.6 (SCJP)

06-2011

Master of Computer Application -

Christ University

Bachelor of Computer Application -

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Pankti VisakhQA / Process Excellence Manager