Vikrant Dhawad

Operations Associate

Pune, Maharashtra, India10 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

10+ years in quality control and testing
Expert in game testing and GPU validation
Proven leadership in test strategy and team development

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Quality Control expert in the Gaming and Hardware industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Test Strategy & PlanningQuality AssuranceFunctional TestingHardware TestingQuality Control

Other Skills

Test PlanningTeam ManagementRisk AnalysisBug ReportingHardware & Software IntegrationQuality Metric & ReportingAgile - Scrum MethodologiesProject ManagementQuality EngineeringQuality Analysis

About

Quality Control professional with 10+ years of experience in game and software/hardware testing, including 3+ years in team leadership. Currently Associate QC Lead at Ubisoft India, driving test strategy, risk mitigation, and on-time delivery. Experienced in hands-on game testing, GPU validation (NVIDIA), stakeholder reporting, and mentoring testers. I am skilled in building scalable QC workflows, aligning teams to sprint goals, and improving quality metrics. I am seeking growth into a full-time QC/QA Manager role to lead test transformation, team development, and quality excellence across gaming, software, or adjacent tech domains.

Experience

10 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

6 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Ubisoft india

3 roles

Associate QC Lead

Promoted

Sep 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 8 mos · Hybrid

I currently lead and manage a quality control team for ‘For Honor’ project, ensuring test coverage, risk mitigation, and stable deliveries. I work closely with developers and other stakeholders to define test strategies and QC plans for each release.
▪ Defined end-to-end test strategy, translated business and gameplay requirements into actionable test plans, maintained traceability matrices for full feature validation, and estimated testing efforts to align with sprint goals.
▪ Built and maintained real-time dashboards to track QC progress and share data-driven status updates with stakeholders, enabling informed release decisions.
▪ Led risk assessments per sprint, mitigating critical defects and contributing to consistent, on-schedule, and stable deliveries.
▪ Supported continuous improvement through active participation in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives, driving process optimizations that reduced test cycle time.
▪ Established clear documentation standards and facilitated cross-team alignment between Development and QA/QC to streamline collaboration and delivery.

Test PlanningTeam ManagementTest Strategy & PlanningRisk AnalysisQuality Assurance

Senior Game Tester

Promoted

Jul 2019 – Sep 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Hybrid

I was responsible for executing and coordinating QC testing for multiple AAA game titles. I focused on test planning, execution, and bug reporting, while also mentoring junior testers and improving team workflows.
▪ Led test planning and test case creation based on project requirements, executed daily tests using JIRA and Xray.
▪ Monitored bug trends and coordinated with leads to ensure timely issue resolution, contributing to the least major issue leakage.
▪ Supported performance and hardware validations across multiple platforms to ensure stability and compatibility.
▪ Designed efficient bug triage and reporting workflows, improving consistency and traceability.
▪ Mentored new testers and conducted regular knowledge sharing sessions to strengthen team capability and maturity.

Test PlanningFunctional TestingQuality AssuranceBug Reporting

Game Tester

Jul 2015 – May 2018 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Pune District · On-site

I started my QC journey by performing manual testing on multiple game titles across platforms. Focused on functional, compatibility, and performance testing.
▪ Executed and maintained test cases for gameplay features across multiple platforms, ensuring strong test coverage.
▪ Logged high-quality bug isolation with detailed reports and followed up with the development teams for resolution.
▪ Consistently supported the team in delivering clean, stable builds, earning recognition for reliability and attention to detail.

Quality ControlFunctional TestingQuality Assurance

Nvidia

Hardware Test Engineer

May 2018 – Apr 2019 · 11 mos · Pune District · On-site

I worked as part of NVIDIA’s validation team to test hardware and software components of the first Turing GPU family.
▪ Validated 20XX series GPU hardware across key domains, including display, audio, USB, and mobile, contributing to overall system stability pre-release.
▪ Conducted system-level testing and compatibility tests in hardware/software to ensure a seamless end-user experience.
▪ Identified integration issues early in the cycle, helping to improve GPU performance and reduce post-release defects.
▪ Documented test outcomes and collaborated with engineering teams for timely defect resolution.

Hardware TestingHardware & Software IntegrationQuality Assurance