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Daksha Kantaria

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AVP, Quality Assurance at Selective Insurance
📍 South Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States

Daksha is an accomplished IT executive with over 33 years of experience, specializing in Quality Assurance. As AVP of Quality Engineering at Selective Insurance, she leverages her expertise in process improvement, project management, and budgeting. People who have worked with her describe her as task-oriented, conscientious, and a skilled technician.

Outside of her technology career, Daksha is the founder of the Swara Dance Academy and has taught Indian classical dance since 1985. She is an active member of the Indian-American community in Connecticut, a volunteer for non-profit institutions, and has shared her personal journey at events to motivate others.

At the age of 14, she was honored by the Gujarat State Government in India for her accomplishments in dance.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
AVP, Quality Assurance
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
South Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States
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Quality Assurance
Her entire career is dedicated to QA, and she has served as the president of the Connecticut chapter of the Quality Assurance Institute.
Indian Classical Dance
A lifelong passion, she is the founder of a dance academy and has been teaching Bharata Natyam, an Indian classical dance form, since 1985.
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Career

Work history

4-2014
AVP, Quality Assurance
Selective Insurance
11-2009 - 4-2014
Sr. IT Director
Travelers
11-2009
Testing Manager - Asst.Director
CIGNA
PVS Testing Manager/Engagement Lead
CIGNA
Test Execution Lead, ADS
CIGNA
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Media appearances

Selective Insurance Group Announces Officer Appointments. Featured in PR Newswire
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Education
2004 - 2007
MBA
Jones International University
1989 - 1991
AS
Hartford College
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