Ashok Karkera

To manage complex processes involving high customer expectations. To hone my technical and adaptive skills coupled with my ability to influence people to achieve management objectives.

Team Capacity Management
Estimating capacity required for current quarter and proposing the plan to manager & client
US Federal KCO & KCFR testing
KCO & KCFR testing of US Government contracts
Heatmap reporting to North America CFO
An analysis of KCO and KCFR samples testing will presented to CFO every quarter.
MSAC(Management Self Assessment of Controls) reporting
We will be collecting the data regarding cleared samples, violations and defect samples in quarterly SOX testing. An analysis report will be sent to Sector Focal, Business Control focal and CFO
Master testplan discussion and update
Any change in compliance policy should be communicated and discussed with overseas partners. The update in incorporated in Master testplan. We are also responsible to maintain the version control of the testplan with respective changes made to it
Testing status of team members
The completion percentage will discussed with oversea partner and agreed in the quarter beginning. We are supposed to meet the set expectation in the agreed timeline. Any observations, defects, Follow-ups with Project manager or Partners should be communicated to our partners
Handling team escalation and mail support
Every quarter escalation matrix will discussed with oversea partner to be followed during the quarter and I am responsible to analyze escalation received and to provide the support in any mail to be sent Project managers or Partners
Helping the team member in process issue
Any process related queries and issue will be discussed with team members and an appropriate solution will be given to team member
Validation of World Wide Business Control Integrated Tool
Every tested samples will be displayed here, I am responsible to validate the accuracy and completeness of displayed results
Quality analysis of the samples tested in the month
Hosting the team call with team and onshore partners
The testing status will be discussed with overseas partners every week. Where in we will be sharing the percentage completed for the period with comparison to agreed percentage, any observations, Any defects, any follow-ups and any other update to process will be discussed.
Performance review of team members
I will be providing the achievements of the team member with reference to his goals for the year

2002 Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College, Manipal
Bachelor of Commerce
Passed with 65%
1999 Government college for boys, Udupi
P.U.C
Passed with 63%
1997 St. Josephs college , Mysore
S.S.L.C
Passed with 73.53%
1999 Government college for boys, Udupi
Diploma in Computer Technique
Passed with 85%

• GEM(Going Extra Miles) award for exceeding the performance during the Quarter 3Q 2011
• Ovation Award for the best performance in 2Q 2012
• Bronze Award for “Process improvement for Italy Entity”
• Performance Award for the month of July ‘06
• Performance Award for the month of Aug ‘07
• Spot award “Supporting the Italian team in YEC work” for the month Oct ‘06
• YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE for clearing backlog of Nestle team by Sanjay Singh, Director of India Business centers, HP.
• Kaizen Award for successfully implementing the best Kaizen of the month, resulting in increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the process by Center head- HP Prime.
• Value Award for the appreciation by team members from Manager.
• Customer Appreciation Certificate for good response for their queries
• Appreciation from manager(“You Inspire”) for securing 98% in Sales Audit assessment