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Aditya Shevalkar

@adityashevalkar

Senior Project Manager | QA Manager | Dev Manager | Certified Scrum Master

Indore

VVnT SeQuorDAVV, Indore

Aditya is a results-oriented Senior Project Manager with 18 years of extensive IT experience, including 9+ years in software development and quality assurance project management. He is certified in Scrum Master (CSM) and Lean Six Sigma, with hands-on experience in Python-based test automation frameworks and cloud platforms (OpenShift/Kubernetes). His expertise covers Agile (Scrum), Waterfall, and CMMI Level 5 methodologies, and he has a proven track record of leading high-performing teams to deliver complex projects on time and within budget.

Experience

Senior Project Manager

VVnT SeQuor

Aug 2023 - Nov 2024

Leading PMS Software Testing and Quality Assurance for a 20+ member team. Responsible for test case review, test management, and quality management. Owned Scrum Ceremonies (daily scrum meeting, backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint progress, retrospection meeting, sprint acceptance meeting). Integrated AI Prompt Engineering to streamline test phases, improving test case generation and defect detection accuracy by 25%. Spearheaded end-to-end project management, including resource planning, schedule and quality management, execution, retrospectives, and risk mitigation.

Project Manager

NEC Corporation India Private Ltd.

Apr 2018 - Jul 2023

Delivered high-quality Telco Cloud Platform (RHOCP) NFVI integration solutions supporting Kubernetes-managed 5G applications. Managed Agile ceremonies and project milestones, ensuring timely delivery. Achieved process improvements, reducing client comments by 80% and increasing productivity by 30%. Conducted PQI audit and all quality aspects of the project (RCA, metrics analysis etc.).

Associate Project Manager

NEC Corporation India Private Ltd.

Apr 2015 - Mar 2018

Directed conformance testing and automation for NEC server/storage solutions, ensuring compatibility with diverse hardware/software components for driving market sales. Conducted PQI audit and all quality aspects of the project (RCA, metrics analysis etc.).

Technical Lead

NEC Corporation India Private Ltd.

Jul 2012 - Mar 2015

Led design and development of CLI development and log modules for Hydrastor project. Developed Python-based test automation frameworks compatible with Windows, RHEL, SUSE, and Solaris. Managed project artifacts including SOW, SRS, HLD, LLD development and maintenance.

Senior Member of Technical Staff (Sr. MTS)

NEC Corporation India Private Ltd.

Jul 2008 - Jul 2012

Designed test cases and GUI interfaces for NECJ storage solutions Symantec OST Modules. Conducted technical design, execution and code reviews, ensuring project deliverables met quality standards.

Member of Technical Staff (MTS)

NEC Corporation India Private Ltd.

Jul 2006 - Jun 2008

Conducted requirements analysis for test cases designing and automation of test cases.

Education

DAVV, Indore

M.Sc. in Information Technology

Information Technology

Jan 2006Grade: 9.07 / 86.14%

PMB Gujarati Science College, DAVV, Indore

B.Sc. in Computer Science

Computer Science

Jan 2004Grade: 63.11%

Licenses & Certifications

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

Scrum Alliance, Inc.

Issued: Jan 2021• No expiration

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam

Issued: Jan 2023• No expiration

Agile Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC)

Issued: Jan 2021• No expiration

PMP Training

Issued: Jan 2020• No expiration

NEC Empower Graduation Program – “Managing for Results”

Issued: Jan 2021Expires: Jan 2022

Skills

Python
Shell Scripting
Perl
JIRA
Redmine
MPP
SVN
GIT
Agile/Scrum
SDLC/STLC
Risk Management
OpenShift
Kubernetes
Ansible
Automation Testing
CLI/GUI Design
AI-driven Prompt Engineering