Core Team
Pradeep P Oak, Director & CEO
Pradeep has over 30 years of experience in the IT industry. After doing his M Tech from IIT Kanpur, Pradeep started his professional career with TCS as a software developer, designer and then project leader. Later, at Index Computing (now ANZ-IT) he was responsible for streamlining QC activities as a Quality Controller.
He is among the first twenty Certified Quality Analysts (CQA) of India. He guides other professionals and organisations in interpretation and implementations of standards such as DO178 B/C, IEEE 12207, IEC 61508. With a background in software development and flair for software quality, he has consulted with large global organisations towards their CMM L5 achievement.
Pradeep has been an active teacher delivering lectures on software engineering, software QA, testing and project management at conferences, workshops and seminars in India, China and other countries.
He was a member of the organizing committee for the ‘Software Testing Conference’ under Bangalore Management Association, which attracted over 300 practitioners.
He has authored a book “Software Testing – Effective Methods, Tools and Techniques” published by Tata McGraw Hill (ISBN: 9780070583528) which was reprinted 13 times.
Second edition is published by McGraw Hill in the year 2017. (ISBN: 9789387432673 ; Dec2017)
Pradeep has been instrumental in setting up Centres of Excellence at three engineering colleges to propagate Software QA and V&V among students and academicians. He was also the founding chairman of governing council of Amruta institute of engineering and management sciences in Bengaluru, where he worked to build strong connects between the institute and the industry.
In addition to the professional responsibilities, Pradeep is a Trustee of Adamya Chetana Foundation , a Bangalore based NGO, active in Education, Health and sustainability sectors. The NGO has been providing midday meals to over 2,00,000 children from Govt & aided schools in Bengaluru, Hubballi, Kalaburagi and in Jodhpur (Rajasthan).
Narendranath Pai, GM Technical
Pai holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from UVCE, Bengaluru. He has over 28 Years Experience in software as a Developer, Leader, Quality Analyst. He has expertise in Avionics & Embedded systems, ERP, CRM, E-Commerce, Banking, Office Automation, Testing & QC. Has earlier worked with SAP Labs, ANZ IT, Logix etc. His expertise includes SAP Applications, Siebel Applications, Business Intelligence & Data warehousing (Cognos, Hummingbird BI & DW Tools), Oracle, VB/VC, QTP, LoadRunner, Selenium, Web Technologies, DO178 B/C, IEEE 12207 etc.
Asmita P Oak, Director
Asmita holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from College of Engineering, Pune. She has over 25 years experience in software with focus on QA and process implementation. She has been working on Real-time applications, Avionics & SQA activities.
She is a certified AS9100 RevD and ISO9001:2015 lead auditor.
Seema Oak, COO
With 22+ years of global experience, Seema is a dynamic leader in management and operations, specializing in software test management, customer implementation, support, and quality assurance.
She has been a driving force behind two successful B2B SaaS startups, where she expertly built and scaled cross-functional teams in QA, release management, and customer support. Seema’s strategic vision ensures seamless software delivery, elevates customer experiences, and propels organizational growth. Her unique ability to harmonize technical expertise with business objectives has been key to fostering innovation and achieving operational excellence.
Dr Tejaswini A, Sr. Consultant
Tejaswini has over 23 years of experience in Systems software, Real-time Embedded software, and ISDN software. She was associated in projects for companies like Motorola, DRDO labs, ADA, etc.
Her expertise includes C, Assembly, SDK, pSOS+, iRMX, ISDN, Unix, DOS, OS Internals, Software Quality Assurance and Avionics.
In addition to the professional responsibilities, Tejaswini is the chairperson of Adamya Chetana Foundation, a Bangalore based NGO, active in Education, Health and sustainability sectors. The NGO has been providing midday meals to over 2,00,000 children from Govt & aided schools in Bengaluru, Hubballi, Kalaburagi and in Jodhpur (Rajasthan).
Hanumanth Managoli, Senior Consultant, ESBU
Hanumant has over 28 years of experience in various roles including senior management. Over the past 17 years, he has been working in the Automotive segment and has experience of working with world-wide OEMs and Tier-1s. Experienced in engaging with customers to understand their business and service needs, identifying potential areas of engagement, and finally setting up Offshore Development Centers (ODCs) providing a comprehensive range of offerings. Hanumanth has earlier worked with KPIT-cummins, CG Smith, ABB and ISRO.
Hanumanth is also an active mentor and trainer on embedded systems for engineering students. His expertise includes Embedded, Industrial Electronics, Automotive and Space.
Radhakrishnan Sitaram, Practice Leader, Banking BU
Radhakrishnan has 23 years of IT industry experience specializing in functional requirement, GAP analysis, development, support, testing, training, implementation, project management. He is a banking domain expert with 15 years of experience in retail, corporate and internet banking. He has worked in multiple core banking solution implemented for various banks across the globe. He has delivered Projects in development, support and testing areas including end to end implementation and has performed various roles and led several teams. Technically he understands COBOL, PL/SQL, and Oracle 8i, Client-Server technologies and SDLC life cycle.
He has earlier worked in IBM, Misys and a leading Nationalised Bank.