Spoorthy Nayak
Bangalore
Summary
Quality Engineering and Project Management professional with 18+ years of experience. Expertise in building high performing teams and providing strong leadership in Retail, Manufacturing, and Banking industries. Demonstrated success in guiding professional development, aligning with project goals, and maintaining Shell standards. Managed a team of ~55 direct reports and a portfolio of ~110 test engineers at Mobility testing.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CC Lead Testing
Shell India Pvt Ltd
03.2017 - Current
- Leading and managing large/multiple portfolios within Mobility.
- Implemented effective methodologies and digital innovative test strategies for quality assurance.
- Strategically led initiatives to automate and optimize testing processes, significantly enhancing both efficiency and quality outcomes, bringing savings to a portfolio of $1M+ YOY.
- Collaborated with senior leadership to set long-term objectives for the company.
- Recruited, trained, supervised, evaluated and mentored staff members.
- Promoted a culture of innovation and encouraged staff to contribute ideas.
- Led and managed a team of approximately 55 direct reports of staff and contracting team members in the current assignment.
Project Manager
Wipro Technologies
01.2006 - 03.2017
- Managed project operations, ensured effective task prioritization and allocation for team members.
- Proven track record of managing project deliverables on time, with quality, and happy customers.
- Introduced value-added measures for process improvement.
- Experience in a wide range of applications, including ERP, Web, .Net, Java, Adobe CQ, and Adobe AEM.
- Expertise in developing comprehensive test strategies.
- Experienced in Functional, Database/Backend testing including SQL batch jobs and stored procedures.
- Gained experience in testing tools like ALM, Quality Center, Rational Robot, Rational Test Manager, and Selenium testing tools.
- Expanded expertise through global assignments in USA (Test Lead) and London, UK as a Test Manager.
Test Engineer
iSmart Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
12.2004 - 12.2005
- Analyzed system requirements to create test cases.
- Collaborated with development teams on fixing bugs and improving existing features.
- Provided technical guidance to junior team members on testing processes and procedures.
- Developed and implemented test cases using manual methods and automated scripts.
- Configured test environments.
- Conducted localization tests on various modules.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Science
VTU Karnataka
06-2003
Skills
- Quality Engineering Leader
- Practitioner of the 'Shift Left' Strategy
- Accelerating Organizational Efficiency
- Test Planning Expertise
- Team Development
- Extensive Knowledge of Quality Assurance Practices
- Driving Operational Excellence
- Project Management
- Collaborative Team Leadership
- Strategic Resource Distribution
Certification
- PMP (Project Management Professional) certified
- PSP (Professional Scrum Master) certified
Timeline
CC Lead Testing
Shell India Pvt Ltd
03.2017 - Current
Project Manager
Wipro Technologies
01.2006 - 03.2017
Test Engineer
iSmart Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
12.2004 - 12.2005
Bachelor of Science - Information Science
VTU Karnataka
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