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Santhosh V Salimath

Senior Quality Analyst — SaaS Support Operations, SLA & Process Excellence, PMP

19+ years turning support chaos into measurable SLA discipline across cloud backup and SaaS support operations. PMP and Six Sigma Black Belt certified. Open to senior leadership roles and advisory engagements.

24h → <1h
Response SLA transformed
20%
Escalation backlog cut
30+
Member team coached
98%
SLA compliance sustained
Santhosh V Salimath
Track Record

Resolution Log

A few of the escalations closed over 19 years — logged the way a support organization would log them.

TCK-2023-114RESOLVED
● P1 — CRITICAL

Response SLA breached at 24 hours, escalations mounting

Applied Lean Six Sigma DMAIC to map delays, rebuild ownership, and increase ticket visibility across the support organization.

24h → <1h response SLA · 20% backlog reduction
TCK-2023-089RESOLVED
● P1 — CRITICAL

30+ member team, inconsistent quality and ownership

Designed a structured coaching and quality-calibration model with clear feedback loops for the support organization.

+18% engagement · -10% attrition
TCK-2022-231RESOLVED
● P2 — HIGH

New change-control process facing team resistance

Led hands-on workshops to surface concerns directly and build ownership of the new process.

70% adoption · -25% critical incidents
TCK-2018-057RESOLVED
● P1 — CRITICAL

E2 & Cloud-to-Cloud backlog eroding customer trust

Rebuilt follow-up discipline and coordinated BPO and cross-functional partners to restructure escalation ownership.

Backlog cleared · confidence restored
Value

What Teams Gain

Four areas where this experience translates directly into results, whether as a full-time hire or an advisory engagement.

01

Quality Governance

Structured QA frameworks, RCA programs, and escalation governance that reduce recurring failures at the root.

02

SLA & Process Excellence

Lean Six Sigma DMAIC applied to real ticket flow — turning multi-hour SLAs into sub-hour response times.

03

Team Development

Coaching models and quality calibration that lift consistency, ownership, and engagement across support orgs.

04

Support Analytics

Power BI dashboards and QA scorecards that give leadership real-time visibility into quality and SLA trends.

Career

Timeline

Progressive growth within one organization, plus early foundation in technical support.

IDrive Software India Pvt. Ltd.
Senior Quality Analyst
Feb 2023 – Apr 2026
Quality Analyst
Nov 2017 – Feb 2023
Backup Specialist
Feb 2013 – Oct 2017
Team Lead
Jan 2010 – Jan 2013
Tarang Software Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Technical Support Engineer — L1/L2, Intel products
Dec 2007 – Dec 2009
Credentials

Certifications & Education

  • PMP Project Management Professional
  • Six Sigma Black Belt IMC — CPD Certified, London
  • Executive MBA, IT Management Karnataka State Open University · 2014–2015
  • Bachelor of Computer Applications ISME · 2008–2011
  • Diploma, Electronics & Communication Engineering Sanjay Gandhi Polytechnic · 2001–2004
Current Focus

Open for the Right Conversation

Currently exploring senior quality and support-operations leadership roles, alongside short-term advisory work in SLA transformation and quality governance. Based in Bengaluru — open to relocation.

santhosh.v.salimath@gmail.com · +91 73737 39246 · Bengaluru, India