Aakash Vakil

Aakash Vakil

Aakash Vakil
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Username: 
AakashV
Location: 
Mumbai, India
Industry: 
Computer Services (Web Hosting, VAR, Integrator)
Member For: 
21 years 7 months
Interests: 
Cloud
Mobile
Performance Testing
Process Improvement
Test Automation
Testing
Personal Bio: 

A strategic, customer-focused leader with 12 years of technical experience in consulting and client service delivery for large testing / QA engagements. An effective communicator and strong decision maker who can handle ambiguity and changing project dynamics in large cross-cultural teams. 

Specialties:
- Leadership of technical / functional teams
- Client engagement at all stages of life-cycle
- Helping clients make decisions / talk them out of bad decisions
- Leading scoping sessions and workshops for client teams
- Mediating between client and vendor teams for scope, risk, and defect resolutions
- Onsite-offshore delivery management
- Determining staffing mix, leverage, roles and responsibilities
- Testing PMO, Test Strategy, Test Planning
- Setting up / configuration of testing tools like HP Quality Center, Microsoft TFS, SAP TAO, and HP QTP 
- Test Process selection / recommendation based on CMMi Level 5 standards
- Executive Level Communication
- Pre-sales support (RFPs and RFIs)
- Developing engaging sales presentation and marketing material for partners and directors