Rahul Powar

Rahul Powar is the founder and CEO of Red Sift, and a serial entrepreneur, technologist and leader. Prior to Red Sift, he founded Apsmart which was acquired by Thomson Reuters Corporation in 2012. At TR he served as the Head of Advanced Products & Innovation. In a previous life he was part of the founding team and principal technical architect of Shazam. Before the launch of the iTunes AppStore, he envisioned and created the first Shazam iPhone App.

Rahul Powar states on his LinkedIn Profile:

Passionate and experienced software professional & avid team player with over 15 years of hands-on experience in software test engineering. Excellent articulation, interpersonal and collaboration skills. Excellent analytical, problem solving, decision making and presentation skills with ability to manage activities in a fast-paced team environment.

Merited honors include prestigious Done! award at DoubleClick – Google Inc. for individual’s contribution towards team and product stabilization and ACE award for individual’s outstanding contribution measured under Accountability and Ownership category.

Strengths
> Passionate and seasoned Software Test Engineering Professional
> Accountability and Ownership
> Project planning, estimation, and resource management. Release and risk management.
> Test planning & test automation
> Hiring, training and mentoring Test Engineering professionals
> Proactive, active listener, strong verbal and written communication skills