Pavan Kumpatla

Background

About Pavan Kumpatla

With over 17 years experience in various technical roles, Project Management spanning Software Support, Maintenance and Quality Assurance, across multiple industries, I am an organised and proactive team player, with excellent written and verbal communication skills, extensive people management and leadership qualities. I have a passion for software quality, possessing detailed knowledge of manual and automated testing best-practices and well versed in the requirements for developing and managing remote and virtual teams across range of testing assignments, from the simple and high volume, to large and technically complex, spanning multiple languages, locales and time zones Exposure to a range of industries, including Accounting, Retail and Hospitality systems, e-Learning and Assessment, Educational Gaming, Knowledge Management, HR Management, Payroll & Personnel, Document Management and Purchasing Experience across multiple product types, from desktop based client/server applications, multi-tier enterprise platforms, web based content and multimedia,mobile applications Specialties: Software quality professional with experience in setting up and managing multiple remote / dispersed teams People management, recruitment, training, coaching, talent management, objective setting, reviews and performance Process, strategy and methodology definition, implementation and management Multi-vendor management, selection, cost negotiation and relationship building Strong exposure to formal development methodologies like V-Model, Iterative, Agile and Waterfall BOTTOM LINE: Any process or methodology that is being practiced regularly and repeatedly should evolve, with each iteration. If it isn't, there are blind spots that need to be removed. Sometimes it takes forward, strategic thinking, with innovative, outside the box approach to find and remove such obstacles