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Sampath Krishna

Mumbai

Summary

Motivated manager with over a decade of expertise in the Software industry. Offers an in-depth understanding of project life cycles and product development methodologies. Successful at directing change management initiatives requiring fast-paced execution and excellent delivery.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Director- Software QA

JioSaavn
07.2023 - Current

JioSaavn is South Asia’s leading music streaming service with over 22 million active

million users. We blend digital technology, data analysis (which we have affectionately coined

Music Science), and a strong, fearless business acumen to reach all corners of the

globe. Through partnerships with Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter

  • Managed Cross-Functional Teams: Successfully led multiple large-scale projects, ensuring timely completion within budget constraints.
  • Load and Performance Testing Infrastructure: Built and optimized testing infrastructure for JioSaavn platform, enhancing system reliability and performance.
  • Data-Driven Decision Making: Implemented strategies for data-driven decision-making, resulting in more informed business choices and positive outcomes.
  • Automation and Functional Testing: Optimized and maintained testing efforts, achieving over a 50% improvement in efficiency.
  • Mentorship and Team Development: Personally mentored and developed engineers, promoting their growth to senior levels.

Associate Director- QA

Lead School
12.2020 - 07.2023
  • Recruited, hired and trained new employees, including monitoring and review of individual performance.
  • Leading a Team of 40 Test Engineers
  • Architected and Built a System that reports errors on the system
  • Architected a load testing project for double and 5X traffic readiness along with Engineering managers
  • Collaborated with staff to maximize customer satisfaction, streamline procedures and improve delivery
  • Worked closely with consultants for On-time delivery.
  • Mitigated large number of risks and optimized the release process by 50%

QA Manager

Www.toppr.com
06.2018 - 12.2020

Toppr.com is an online preparation platform for entrance exams in India. It has changed how students prepare for competitive exams in India. Toppr has a user base of 12 million

Brought the leakages and defect ratios significantly.

  • Assured consistent quality of production by implementing and enforcing automated practice systems
  • Monitored staff organization and suggested improvements to daily functionality
  • Handled sprints with multiple projects on multiple platforms
  • Implemented new quality assurance and customer service standards
  • Leaded a team of 13 QA engineers on best practices and work culture, in both manual and automation
  • Appraised customers' requirements and worked to maintain high satisfaction

Achievements:

Won "The Emerging Leader" award in Dec 2018 at Toppr Nights.

QA Manager

Sureify Labs, Inc.
01.2017 - 06.2018

Sureify is a US based life insurance platform that is leading the way in the state-of-the-art life insurance and UX design. Sureify is basing its platform on a new term life product that focuses on customer acquisition and engagement through wearable's and mobile devices.

Facilitation of inter-team communication across many agile projects within an organisation

Presenting an aggregate view of testing utilization to high level management

Personal support, mentoring, and professional development for testers

Budgeting or forecasting for testing as a service dependent on organisational process

Ensuring the teams (Scrum Teams) implement and follow best practices to prevent defects

Providing technical expertise, e.g. proper use of test techniques in appropriate cases

Project Manager

www.CustomFurnish.com
06.2016 - 12.2016
  • Directed planning, budgeting, vendor selection and quality assurance efforts
  • Supervised the work of 10team members, offering constructive feedback on their work performance
  • Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated them to other team members
  • Implemented a set of comprehensive tracking processes to monitor "Kitchen Project"performance

QA Lead

www.CustomFurnish.com
09.2014 - 12.2016

CustomFurnish is a furniture e-commerce platform that helps users to designtheir required furniture, place an order and get it delivered at thedoor-step.Roles included Delivering excellent customer satisfaction product Coordinate closely with the team, split works accordingly, maintain perfect timelines. Understanding business requirements.

Updating Framework functions when needed

develop the Automation Test Scripts

Execution of test scripts using Selenium.

Reviewing the Test Reports and Preparing Test Summary Report.

Performed functional, compatibility and regression testing, sanity testing.

Participated in identifying the Test scenarios and designing the Test cases.

Prepared and Executed Test Cases as per System Requirements.

Customer Success Manager

WWW.CloudGust.com
06.2013 - 07.2014

Education

PGDPM(Distance) - Diploma in Project Mangement

Hyderabad Central University
2017

B.tech - Information Technology

GITAM University
2013

Skills

    Adept at overseeing all facets of project lifecycle, including initiation and planning; change, risk, and issue management; and guiding QA teamsOutstanding communication skills Able to successfully build strong working relationships with coworkers and clientele, while ensuring cooperation among company departmentsExcellent multitasker; able to efficiently plan and prioritize projectsStrong technical and business management skills

  • Team building
  • Lean Software design,development and delivery
  • Analytical
  • Personable
  • Fluent public speaker
  • New product introductions strategies
  • Employee relations
  • Startups and turnarounds background
  • Advanced problem solving
  • Dedicated team player

Timeline

Associate Director- Software QA

JioSaavn
07.2023 - Current

Associate Director- QA

Lead School
12.2020 - 07.2023

QA Manager

Www.toppr.com
06.2018 - 12.2020

QA Manager

Sureify Labs, Inc.
01.2017 - 06.2018

Project Manager

www.CustomFurnish.com
06.2016 - 12.2016

QA Lead

www.CustomFurnish.com
09.2014 - 12.2016

Customer Success Manager

WWW.CloudGust.com
06.2013 - 07.2014

PGDPM(Distance) - Diploma in Project Mangement

Hyderabad Central University

B.tech - Information Technology

GITAM University
Sampath Krishna