Sagar Karankal
@sagarkarankal
Software QA Lead at Digitas, where I reduced production defect leakage by ~35% across web and mobile releases.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
At Digitas, I define test strategy and manage testing across concurrent web, mobile, CMS, chatbot and enterprise projects for brands including HP, PepsiCo, Nestle, Nissan, Unilever, Jeep and AO Smith, CERA. I reduced production defect leakage by ~35% with risk-based regression suites and pre-release sanity gates, and cut regression execution time by ~40% through reusable test cases and AI-assisted test design.
As a founding core member of the QA Center of Excellence, I helped standardize QA methods, templates and release criteria, and I lead a six-member QA team. My work includes API validation with Postman, defect lifecycle management in JIRA, and UAT and release validation; earlier, I tested internal web applications and portals at Indian Dental Association (IDA).
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Lead QA (Software QA Lead)
Digitas
May 2021 - Present (5 years 5 months)
Defined test strategy and plans, executed functional and regression testing across 10+ concurrent projects, and led a 6-member QA team. Reduced production defect leakage by ~35% and cut regression execution time by ~40%.
Software Test Engineer
Indian Dental Association (IDA)
Feb 2013 - Nov 2015 (2 years 9 months)
Executed manual functional, regression and UI test cases for internal web applications and portals. Prepared test cases, logged and tracked bugs to closure, and supported release validation.
QA Executive
Nilon's Food Pvt. Ltd.
Aug 2011 - Jun 2012 (10 months)
Worked as QA Executive in a non-IT role, focusing on quality assurance processes.
Medical Sales Representative
Colinz Lab
Mar 2010 - Jun 2011 (1 year 3 months)
Worked as a Medical Sales Representative in a non-IT role, focusing on sales and client engagement.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Simplilearn
Agile Scrum Foundation, Agile Scrum
2023 - 2023
Agile Scrum Foundation certification from Simplilearn in 2023.
LinkedIn Learning
Software Testing Foundations: Test Management, Software Testing
2021 - 2021
Software Testing Foundations: Test Management course from LinkedIn Learning in 2021.
SQTL, Pune
Diploma, Software Testing
Diploma in Software Testing from SQTL, Pune.
Udemy
Scrum Master + Agile Scrum Training, Scrum
2018 - 2018
Scrum Master + Agile Scrum Training from Udemy in 2018.
North Maharashtra University
Bachelor of Science, Science
Bachelor of Science degree from North Maharashtra University.
Udemy
GenAI & AI Agents for QA Test Automation, AI in QA
2026 - 2026
GenAI & AI Agents for QA Test Automation | Copilot & Claude course from Udemy in 2026.
Udemy
Microsoft Copilot for Project Managers, Project Management
2026 - 2026
Microsoft Copilot for Project Managers course from Udemy in 2026.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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