Sathish Ananth R

Specialties Delivery Management Team Management and Development Program Management Strategic Planning and Execution Process Improvement and Optimization Test Plan and Strategy design Implementation and Post Production Pre Sales Support Career Summary Have overall IT experience of 19 years. Proficient in IST Switch (ATMs, Switching, Authorization), Credit Cards, Compliance and Acquiring/Back Office settlement domains. Managing different projects through Agile Methodologies to deliver high caliber solutions with expertise in IST Switch, ATMs, HSM, Payments, Cards and Compliance Managed multiple engagements and programs successfully. Delivery Management: Proficient in managing projects/program with pre-defined budgets and timelines. Have 3 years of onsite experience (US, Thailand, Srilanka, Nepal) for various engagements. Well versed with Onsite-Offshore project model Driven and improved release management process and Sound experience in Test and Defect management tools Excels at communicating with stakeholders to provide accurate reporting and information regarding the ongoing projects, risks and initiatives. Good experience in Requirements gathering and review, Test Effort estimation, Test Planning, Risk Assessment, Risk mitigation, Team formation based on skill set, Task allocation, resourcing and milestone tracking, Project progress monitoring, resource productivity tracking and review, review calls and meetings, status reporting, escalation of issues on time. Expertise in test automation framework implementation, agile & scrum methodology, configuration management, release management by implementing methods and tools. Process Consulting: Adequate knowledge in Testing Process Assessments and Test Process improvement Experience in implementing CMMI process initiatives, process adherence and process tailoring. TCoE: Expertise in Setting up Testing CoE and complete END to END testing delivery and test processes, practices, operations for testing engagements. Experience in Pre-Sales activities, preparation of Test Approach and Proposals for testing projects Enthusiastic, detail oriented, self-motivated individual with good interpersonal & leadership skills, effective communication, passionate in initiating and implementing best practices in workplace. Resource Management: Good in building, growing & managing teams. Strong people management skills including managing conflicts, Performance appraisal & evaluation, Performance feedback for testing resources and driving the team for good results.

• Awards , Achieved Service Excellence Award at CSC/PayPal Pvt Ltd Won the Best Team Award for the successful delivery at CSC India Pvt Ltd Won several Star Performer award for successful completion of projects at FIS Strengths Quick learner Absolute ownership in the role assigned.
• Milestones Successfully implemented Rupay Acquiring and Issuing Switch migration for NPCI network. Implemented IMPS solution for NPCI. Successfully implemented ITMX which is a complex flagship payment network in Bangkok, Thailand integrating 22 member banks that uses a different messaging standards. Successfully implemented SCT which is a local payment network of Nepal integrating all local Nepal banks. Successfully replaced HSM which is responsible for security, authorization, pin validation for one of Srilanka’s Premiere Bank HNB