Seasoned product quality leader, played various roles in the software development teams. Deep experience in driving product quality from inception to delivery. Firm believer in being agile embrace "fail early, fail often" mindset.
Sowmya has gathered deep experience in strategising bespoke quality routines for variety of software solutions - SAAS, ERP, Mobile Apps. She has helped various organizations in improving the product quality in regular delivery cycle. Mentoring development teams in achieving 100% ROI for automation has led to achieve faster delivery cycles, arrest resource movement disruptions and reduce the overall delivery cost.
Expertise in handling Software Migrations and Upgrades, with reduced compromise on product quality.
Sowmya is keen on "Inclusive Development", she helps Agile teams by educating, mentoring and guiding about the WCAG accessibility standards.
My Mentoring Topics
- Agile Methodology
- Scrum
- Software testing
- API Test/Automation
- Test Automation
- Web Accessibility
- Leadership
- Team Management
- Branding
- Career Planning
- Netherlands job market (Software testing)
C.
21.November 2022Session with sowmya was very helpful, She suggested me set of actions that I believe definitely help me to shape my career in IT in Canada.
Looking forward to have more session with her in future:)
S.
7.November 2022Sowmya is a passionate mentor. I had an expectation of learning about quality systems but got more than that. She had good exposure to other aspects of development and helped with valuable insights. Glad to be part of this session and wish many others to be guided from her experience.
Thanks a ton.
I.
5.November 2022It was a pleasure to connect with Sowmya! I didn't feel like I connected with her the first time. Thanks to the mentoring club for providing such inspirational and talented leaders through this forum. I could freely discuss with her my queries without hesitation. She has not only shown me current trends in the market but also helped create a roadmap for my career growth. I felt that she has a genuine interest in helping others, not just for the sake of doing so, which is a quality of a splendid leader. In our first meeting itself, I could tell that she is very ambitious and puts her best effort into achieving goals. I hope I can get a spark of that by being her mentee.
I am looking forward to meeting with her in upcoming sessions and would highly recommend her to anyone who is looking for mentorship, even its first time .
A.
10.October 2022Yes it was indeed helpful. The only feedback is keep mentoring folks who need guidance.
S.
14.September 2022It was a great session and very useful, Sowmya is a great leader and i am happy to find her and discuss without any hesitation and get her honest guidance. She is a remarkable mentor and will ask you some questions step by step to figure out your mindset and current situation and based on that she will suggest the right patch/mentorship. I found her session very useful and would defiantly try to be connected in future for ongoing mentorship. Thanks to mentorship club for including such a bright, talented and honest mentor. I would recommend Sowmya's mentorship to my professional network as well who may not know how mentorship can shape the career trajectory. Thanks Sowmya once again and i have truly enjoyed a session with you and salute your honest, confident & candid responses.
T.
13.September 2022Sowmya is an inspirational speaker and gave away lots of perspectives during our conversation. Started from knowing the audience, she established strong rapport and offered tailor-made advice that make totally sense in my world/my development strategy. Highly recommend mentees who look for strategic advisor to strengthen your personal branding within (and outside) the organisation.
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26.August 2022Sowmya gave me insights that really helped me to identify the steps I need to follow to help with my career growth. She is a great listener too. While answering my questions, she gave me really valuable advice that will help in developing my career.
S.
19.August 2022This session was very helpful for me, got right suggestions and advice for my next steps. Looking forward for further more sessions with Sowmya.
A.
19.August 2022Sowmya was very clear in articulating her thoughts, she understood my challenges patiently and shared her inputs. It gave me different perspective and her inputs are going to be super helpful for me. It was wonderful talking to her, highly recommended.
S.
6.June 2022It was helpful for my Career and workplace and waiting for the next session.
Thank you so much for your precious time.
T.
25.May 2022I appreciate from my heart that Sowmya really dedicated woman to helping others for better career roles
really enjoyed her Advice
P.
15.May 2022Session with Sowmya was a great experience. I didn't feel that I was talking to a stranger though it was a first meetup. She connected well with topics I brought up and shared her own experiences.
She is good listener and well communicator. Thank you Sowmya for your time, efforts and sharing of experience.
D.
13.May 2022The session with Sowmya went very smooth. She's an easy going person and understood exactly what I was looking over this session. She gave me some valuable advice and answered to all my questions. Thank you so much, Sowmya.
S.
13.May 2022Definitely helpful.
You are awesome! Thanks for all the tips. I will definitely work on those.
I.
28.April 2022Yes. The session was helpful.
J.
27.April 2022This session help me alot.Almost all of my ambiguities are cleared now. Sowmya Is such a nice lady and very good way of communication.
J.
27.April 2022This session help me alot.Almost all of my ambiguities are cleared now. Sowmya Is such a nice lady and very good way of communication.
M.
20.April 2022Session was useful and let me gain more insights into the topics we conversated about.
J.
19.April 2022Yes
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30.January 2023Sowmya was very supportive and gave bright advice for all of my questions. She understood my challenge very quickly and came up with solutions that fitted me perfectly. A glance from the outside helped me to plan my future steps and see my role in perspective.