Jaywant has 25+ years of IT experience. In his present role, he primarily manages e-Zest Delivery Operations & Innovations.

After having started his career with National Stock Exchange, India, Jaywant then moved into IT consulting after joining Wipro Technologies. A visionary with a distinct clarity of mind, he decided to gather much experience as he chose to work in the UK for 10 years as an Architect and a Design Authority for various organizations such as Friends Provident, Legal and General, Barclaycard, and National Grid.

Jaywant, as Chief Operating Officer of e-Zest, drives and oversees the continuous renewal of key innovations, processes, and systems across the company in client relationship management, delivery excellence, quality, talent management, and leadership development.

Jaywant has an outstanding track record in leading, developing, and delivering large and strategic IT outsourcing services across application and infrastructure. He has demonstrated strong leadership in driving transformational initiatives across multiple industries and establishing successful businesses where he had end-to-end accountability.

Zealous about technology and harnessing it for competitive advantage and enterprise, Jaywant with a distinctive technical bent of mind has a keen interest in software design and enterprise architecture.

Apart from his busy schedule, he loves to play Chess and Tennis.

Satyajit is a result-oriented leader with deep experience in R&D, Product Engineering Lifecycle, and IT services. He possesses the capacity to create and expand sizable, creative, international IT organizations with the highest levels of client satisfaction and profitability.

Prior to joining Accion, Satyajit held leadership positions at Edkal, Ness Digital Engineering, HP-Verifone, Wipro, iGate, and Tata Steel. He was instrumental in the establishment of multiple innovation labs and EDCs for enterprise and ISV customers in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Eastern Europe.

Satyajit has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering to his name.

Dr. Prasad has over 25 years of broad and progressive experience in HR. She is a highly collaborative and inclusive leader with a passion for building high-performing structures and leading transformational programs. She has worked in large corporations like Infosys and Tech Mahindra in HR leadership roles. Prior to joining Accion, she was at Tech Mahindra, where she was Global Head HR for Network Services and Region Head for Americas.

Dr. Prasad has a Ph.D. in Psychology, specializing in Organizational Behavior. She has excellent program management, analytical, ideation, and interpersonal skills, coupled with a track record of successfully managing and driving change in a growth-oriented global organization. She also Pays It Forward as a Board Member of non-profit organizations. Currently, she is on the board of ScholarShot, which helps at-risk students exit poverty by completing career-ready vocational, associate, or bachelor degrees. Prior to ScholarShot, she served on the board of Wings for Growth, which helps women achieve their leadership potential through rigorous training and mentoring.

Delivery specialist & people manager with 16+ years experience in software industry. Background includes Global Delivery, Service Management, Project Management, Quality Assurance,  Account Management and People Management.

Education
Masters Degree in Computer Applications (MCA)

Certification
Scrum Master certified
Certified Internal auditor for ISO 9001 & ISO 27001

Delivery Management
Complete ownership of end to end delivery of projects.
Defined project objectives and statistically monitored project processes
Ensure appropriate review and approval of all project outputs from the client
Lead implementation of best practices, monitor & maintain agreed SLA’s
Managed customer relationship and ensured client’s success and a good CSAT.
Ramped up big teams within available budgets and deadlines
Ensured smooth execution of the engagement, consisting of multiple projects by combining business, technology and project management capabilities with the focus on addressing critical business challenges

Project Management
Project scoping, estimation , planning, tracking & risk management
Team mentoring,  appraisal and performance management
Effectively managed changes in the project (esp. in fixed bid projects)
Implemented effective Project Communication plan to achieve better stakeholder satisfaction
Delivered quality outcomes under time pressures
Effectively prioritized and executed tasks in a high pressure environment
Managed all project dependencies and critical paths
Defined and maintained onsite-offshore communication plan

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Interacted with client users during system study, requirements gathering, implementation, testing and rollout of the system.
Involved in architectural decision making in various projects.
Participated in end to end project activities, starting from conceptualization, Design, Build and maintenance of the project.
Account Management / Business Development
Built relationships and ensured continuous communication and coordination  with clients & stakeholders
Oversee day-to-day relationship with the client by providing thoughtful and pragmatic leadership
SPOC for client and delivery teams, managing the flow and quality of the work
Managed onsite logistics and coordination

Experienced consultant in Technology strategy and performance with vast experience across the Financial, Healthcare, Aviation and Technology sector to deliver IT operations and project management support services. Coming from a solid technical background in IT operations and telecommunications enables me to understand the client’s complex requirements and challenges better.

Mihaela has over 26 years of HR experience, working in IT&C, Consulting, and Financial Services industries, with 9 years as Finance and HR Manager in Compaq Computer, 10 years of Country Leading roles for Executive Search and HR Consulting organizations like Stanton Chase International and Spengler Fox International. She holds numerous professional certifications in leading HR international profiling tools: Saville Wave, Hogan International, Belbin team profiler, Thomas International, Consulting Tools-Facet5, and A&DC competency-based assessment methodology.

Mihaela is an NLP Practitioner Coach with the Austrian Training Center for NLP & NLPt in Vienna. She is also a Certified Global Career Facilitator with the US National Board of Career Counselors and a European Union Certified Trainer. She has a BA Degree in Commerce, from the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest and is a graduate of the Business Consultant program at Washington State University in the USA and the Academy of Economic Studies in Romania.

During his time at TA, Aditya have been involved in the following TA investments: • Accion Labs (Technology – Digital IT Services) • Atria Convergence Technologies (ACT) (Telecom/Media – Retail Broadband) • Dr Lal PathLabs (Healthcare - Diagnostics) • IndiaIdeas.com (BillDesk) (Technology - Payments) • Prudent Corporate Advisory Services (Technology - Wealth Management) • Shilpa Medicare (Healthcare - Pharmaceuticals) • TCNS Clothing Co. (Consumer - W for Women, apparel brands) • Tega Industries (Business Services/Industrials)

16 years of rich experience in Quality Engineering & Assurance within Insurance and Banking domains across India, USA and Canada. Currently leading North American Sales and Canadian Branch QE Portfolio and accountable for entire QE delivery and Transformation. Played QA Program Manager and Test Manager roles over the last 5 years and leading a team of 40+ members in strategic projects and complex programs

Managing multi-million $ engagement with cross LOBs and multi-vendor environment. Vast experience in leading and implementing Enterprise testing transformation (Delivery, Process and Operational) through different KPIs and measuring in different maturity levels towards Best in Class (BIC). Experience in Resource planning, Capacity planning and utilization, Risk and impact tracking and effective communication to the stakeholders

Spearheaded multiple successful Agile Transformations and worked as an Agile Champion. Hands-on experience in Estimation, Requirement analysis, Shift-Left, Test Design, Test execution, Defect tracking, Daily Defect triage, Test Status Summary Reports Strong working experience in Waterfall, Agile and Scrum methodologies. Working experience in JIRA Consulting, JIRA Integration with Test management tools (ALM, TFS), JIRA configuration changes and SWOT analysis.