Abhilash Gopalakrishnan Nair

Abhilash Gopalakrishnan Nair Test Manager | Project Manager Pune, Maharashtra |-| - linkedin.com/in/abhilashgn PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY ● Results-driven professional with 16+ years of comprehensive experience spanning STLC, Test Management, SQA, and an extensive 5-year background in Project Management. ● A Certified Scrum Master (CSM), skilled in leading cross-functional Agile teams to deliver highquality software products on time and within budget. ● Proficient in project planning, risk management, quality assurance, client management, and team leadership. Adept at driving process improvements, mitigating risks, and optimizing project execution for enhanced efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction. SKILLS Agile Project Management | Team Leadership and Collaboration | Project Planning and Execution | Risk and Issue Management | Stakeholder Management and Communication | Quality Assurance and Deliverables | Post-Project Evaluation and Improvement | Resource Management | Metrics and Reporting | Problem Solving | Defect & Time Management | Scrum | JIRA | Test Rail | MS Project | TAAS | SAAS | VOIP WORK EXPERIENCE Test Manager ThinkPalm Technologies Pvt Ltd April 2018 – April 2023 ● Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define project requirements, scope, and objectives, resulting in a 30% improvement in project delivery times. ● Organized and facilitated Scrum ceremonies (daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, retrospectives, and sprint reviews. ● Ensured adherence to organizational processes by overseeing goal setting, performance assessments, feedback, and development plans for team members, driving a 15% improvement in overall team performance and maintain quality. ● Tracked project progress through clear and concise status reports and time management reports, proactively identifying potential issues and reducing project delays by 25%. ● Enhanced and maintained detailed project documentation, including project report progress, issue logs, and lessons learned, which improved project transparency and stakeholder satisfaction. ● Identified and mitigated project risks and issues, addressing potential roadblocks and enhancing project success rates by 20%. Test Lead ThinkPalm Technologies Pvt Ltd April 2012 - March 2018 ● Gathered and understood Business Requirement Documents, prepared and maintained project plan, test plans, and strategy documents for multiple client implementation projects. ● Lead the end-to-end quality assurance process, generating comprehensive reports and achieving a 25% reduction in bug resolution time through enhanced defect reproduction techniques and test setup accuracy and also guide the team in achieving project objectives. ● Actively facilitated and engaged in QA team status meetings, reviews, go/no-go decisions, team daily stand-ups, and tasking sessions. ● Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities for the immediate team and across multiple teams. ● Interacted with developers and project managers to determine requirements (test cases, test data, and bug reports), ensuring effective coordination between development and testing teams, which enhanced overall project delivery speed by 30%. Technical Associate August 2008 - March 2012 Tech Mahindra ● Conducted manual and automated testing of various L2/L3 protocols and WEB UI components. ● Prepared, reviewed, and executed test cases, created test setups, tracked, reported, and reproduced defects. ● Engaged in daily and weekly defect management and status update meetings with stakeholders, improving communication and reducing project delays by 15%. Product Verification Engineer November 2006 - August 2008 Ordyn Technologies Pvt Ltd ● Collaborated closely with customers to understand requirements for the testing phase. ● Conducted manual testing of SDH/Sonet products, ensuring high-quality performance and reliability. ● Performed various testing types, including smoke, functional, UI, regression, performance, and interoperability testing. EDUCATION Master of Science in Applied Electronics (M.Sc.) - Bharathiar University Bachelor of Science in Physics (B.Sc.) - Mahatma Gandhi University CERTIFICATIONS Certified Scrum Master (CSM)