Gyan Prakash

About Gyan Prakash

Gyan is Associate Director with the Digital Quality Assurance practice in India where he assumes a leadership role for Automation Testing practice. He is experienced Technical Program Manager with 14 years in Test Engineering and Software Development Life Cycle. He has proven expertise in Test Automation, Project Management, and Agile Modeling. He is skilled in cloud technologies, CI/CD, release management with a strong foundation in Budgeting, Quality Management, and Stakeholder Engagement. He is adept at driving innovation and solution architecture while ensuring efficient resource management and risk analysis including leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality projects.He has built several solution capabilities including In-House Automation Testing Framework and have got solid expertise in Manual Testing for applications during all phases, from requirement gathering till PAT. He is quite familiar with the life cycle and different phases of requirements in a project.Gyan has extensive delivery experience in Financial Services, Travel and Transportation, Life Sciences and P&C Insurance domain related engagements across variety of clients.As part of his professional engagement, Gyan has acquired deep experience in Financial Services Sector. He has end-to-end experience (read Investment Banking) across the entire value chain, catering to client business needs.

Experience

1. Associate Director

   KPMG India

   Apr 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Established strong relationships with key organization partners, creating mutually beneficial opportunities for growth and collaboration leading to client retention percentage of up to 30% Reduced operational costs by identifying inefficiencies and implementing cost-saving measures in various departments resulting in budget savings of up to 20%. Managed cross-functional teams for multiple large-scale projects, successfully completing each on time and within budget constraints. Improved overall team efficiency by streamlining project management processes and implementing new collaboration tools. Implemented data-driven decision-making strategies, leading to more informed business choices and positive outcomes. Supervised and leading team of 15 personnel, overseeing daily performance, training, and improvement plans. Fostered a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging staff to share innovative ideas and providing resources for professional development. Managing multiple projects concurrently, maintaining strict deadlines while not sacrificing attention to detail or quality control measures.

Education

• Vinayaka Missions University

  Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communication

  2005 — 2009

• Chinmaya Vidyalaya

  Science, English,Physics,Chemistry,Maths,Biology

  2002 — 2003

• MK DAV Public School

  AISSE, Science,Maths,English,Social Studies

  2000 — 2001

Skills

• Deliverables
• Testlink
• Testing
• Performance Testing
• Selenium
• Test Planning
• Test Automation
• Bugzilla
• Java
• Bug Tracking
• Peer Reviews
• Test Management
• Manual Testing
• Black Box Testing
• Selenium Testing
• Quality Assurance
• Defect Tracking
• Test Execution
• Requirements Analysis
• Regression Testing
• Qtp
• Sql
• Test Cases
• Functional Testing