Himanshu Kumar

Evaluator
DISC Type : Dsc

Senior Test Lead at HCLTech

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Himanshu is a Senior Test Lead and Automation Architect with over 10 years of experience at major tech firms like Oracle and HCLTech. He specializes in building AI-augmented quality frameworks and holds an M. Tech in AI/ML from BITS Pilani. Colleagues consistently describe him as driven, innovative, and thorough.

Outside of his core professional work, Himanshu is passionate about continuous learning and staying updated with the latest technologies. He actively pursues and shares certifications and courses related to DevOps and programming to broaden his technical expertise and mentor junior engineers.

He successfully migrated approximately 80, 000 test cases from Selenium RC to Selenium WebDriver while at Oracle, modernizing the companys automation framework.

Personality Overview

Fast But Analytical

Quality Focused

Thorough Evaluator

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service  They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Topics They Care About

AI-Driven Quality
His M. Tech in AI/ML and professional focus on building GenAI and LLM-driven test frameworks highlight his passion for intelligent automation.
Pragmatic Automation
He believes the "perfect" automation framework is a myth, advocating instead for a practical balance between speed, stability, and maintainability.
DevOps Integration
As a Red Hat Certified professional, he focuses on seamlessly integrating quality and testing into CI/CD workflows using Docker and Kubernetes.

Media Appearances

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Work History

9-2025
Senior Test Lead at HCLTech
4-2024 - 10-2025
Senior Member of Technical Staff at Oracle
7-2022 - 4-2024
QA Specialist at Micro Focus
11-2021 - 7-2022
SDET II at Ivanti
3-2020 - 10-2021
Senior Software Engineer at Micro Focus

Education

2010 - 2014
Bachelor of Engineering - BE from Dayananda Sagar Institutions
Science and math from Tender Heart

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Insights For Selling To Himanshu

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘the ROI of this’, ‘X% more’ etc.
  • Showcase your competitive superiority clearly when possible or address it at the minimum
  • Be prepared for comments or questions that are critical of your product or your claims

DONT's

  • Avoid making strong statements, instead invite them to agree with you by asking them questions
  • Avoid too much small talk, just a few formal pleasantries should be fine
  • Don’t nudge them to do something by using the logic that others have done the same

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Himanshu is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Himanshu

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Himanshu move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Himanshu take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

You And Himanshu

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