PSPrasanna Silmala
@prasannasilmala
Project Manager and QA leader specializing in insurance transformations.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I am a Project Manager with 12+ years of experience in insurance transformation programs, combining 7 months in project management with over 11 years in QA. I have led multi-geography teams across APAC, delivered multiple AXA projects onsite in Hong Kong, and driven end-to-end delivery across Life and P&C insurance domains.
My domain expertise spans Life Insurance (6.5+ years) and P&C Insurance (5.5+ years) with practical experience in policy administration, claims, billing, and annuities. I am proficient in Guidewire (PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, BillingCenter), Duck Creek Billing, AS400 RPGLE, SQL/DB2, and test tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, HP ALM/QC, Postman, and SOAP UI.
I excel at test strategy creation, stakeholder management, capacity planning, and ensuring quality across the SDLC. I hold ISTQB Foundation certification and have been recognized with multiple performance awards for driving quality excellence and timely program delivery.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Led end-to-end delivery of insurance transformation programs for AXA APAC, coordinating multi-geography teams of 15+ and delivering four projects in 10 months while ensuring strategic alignment and quality.
Lead - Projects
HTC Global Services
Aug 2021 - Jun 2022 (10 months)
Served as Test Lead/SME for Farm Bureau P&C projects (Guidewire suite), reducing defect leakage to 0% in production through rigorous testing, coordination, and QA governance.
Senior Software Engineer
ValueMomentum
May 2019 - Aug 2021 (2 years 3 months)
Led testing for Duck Creek billing migration for GEICO, achieving 100% coverage for 40+ payment requirements and reducing test cycle time by 20% via reusable artifacts and optimization.
Led a 5-member QA team for Wawanesa personal lines implementation, managed end-to-end testing across Guidewire modules and drove defect triage to ensure timely releases.
Onsite test coordinator and SME for AXA Hong Kong RLS projects, executing SIT/UAT on AS400 RPGLE applications and managing HP ALM configuration and test cycles.
Executed Guidewire ClaimCenter v5→v8 migration testing for CNA, authored test strategy and scenarios, led defect triage, and mentored team members to improve test efficiency.
Provided SME support for AXA RLS releases, planned and executed system integration and regression testing on AS400, and prepared test summaries and process improvements.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology
Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and Communication Engineering
2007 - 2011
Completed a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering, focusing on core ECE subjects and engineering fundamentals.
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