Karthik Subramanian

QE practice leader directing QA vision, strategy, methodology, process, tools and delivery across SDLC and agile projects with an overall experience of 28+ years. As a thought leader in quality engineering, working closely with enterprise clients through their quality transformation journeys by helping them realize the business value with right strategy, methodology and technology partnership. solution partnerships at Google, Boeing, HHS.Gov, Exelon Nuclear, Merck and Hershey's among other top tier clients. Extensive on the ground experience in conducting Test assessments and CMM readiness evaluations and prescribe customized QE org rollouts. Hands on experience delivering quality and transformations entailing management of 1- to-300-member test organizations. Recognized for building high performing teams, delivering business value and achieving transformative outcomes in challenging situations. Successfully collaborated with very large to midscale client organizations and delivered quality through Quality Engineering organizations and testing towers. Keen knowledge of local differences in quality, people, processes, and culture. Key driver in building strategic business and QA partnership with client-side executive and senior leadership coupled with focus on long term success. Self-motivated and effective leader with excellent communication skills. Well versed in developing business case and identifying value creation aligned with Quality Engineering portfolio, roadmap, and strategies. Proven track record in delivering on key objectives to support client and QA vision. Earned the trust of client partners and actively fostered collaboration. Sustained QA organization's credibility with business and external partners. Demonstrated QA stewardship with strong belief in earning QA a seat at the table. Strategic IT partner and Influencer of client partners. Well versed in managing onshore and offshore QA delivery for Healthcare, Finance, Technology, Chemical, Finance and Product Industries. Managing automation, mobile and performance testing teams across mainframes, client/server, web, and CRM solutions. Proven experience managing and leading manual and automated testing teams across financial services, financial publication, health, insurance and communication sectors.