If you are a people leader, you learn every day, from your team members. I was fortunate to have Kalil who I have learned a lot from, and I have a lot more to learn from. Professional World is full of challenges, and it takes some very strong set of values to stay motivated and energized in this world. Watching Kalil every day demonstrating these behaviors was a pleasure. Kalil is an inquisitive leader, a learner, a motivator, and a bundle of positive energy in every team he is a part of. Absolute pleasure to have worked with Kalil!!!

Kalilur is one the best professionals in the industry I have come across. He strikes a fine balance between managerial and technical approach. His knowledge of software engineering process, tools and their applications is exemplary. I have always benefited from his simple yet powerful narratives on complex technical topics. Above all he has the ability to pick up any new topic with ease at the right level of abstraction.

Based on my interactions with Kalil, I admire his learning agility, team spirit, experience in testing center of excellence and willingness to contribute beyond his defined role.

I worked and reported to Kalilur in Accenture for Vodafone UK Program where he led DU of 200 Resources for multiple releases Generally a supervisor is Highly Technical or a People person but Kalilur has mix of both the good worlds. He is a People person along with Deep Technical Skills of IT and Telecom Industry. He has a passion to be master of new trends of IT and it's very evident from the amazing and useful blogs he writes; he protects his team and comes up with innovative and motivating ideas during crisis times to ensure win-win situation... Overall a Great Leader and a great Human Being

Kalil and I have worked together in ADM programmes for a US Telco and a Business Process Consultancy project for another major Telco in Canada. The depth of Telecom Business knowledge Kalil exhibits is exceptional and he has been an asset to colleagues who needs guidance and more importantly clients. Another remarkable attribute which keeps him in a unique position is that he exhibits enormous initiative to learn new trends in industry and implement in this work consistently. He has been a pleasure to work with and I wish him for attaining greater heights in his career.

Over the past 7 years, I have known Kalilur Rahman as a results-driven, technically savvy, customer focused senior test management professional for communications industry companies. We were part of complex test transformation programmes for two major Communication service providers in the UK. Kalilur helped deliver transformation of testing operations for our clients' Test Centre of Excellence (TCoE) and he also held the role of programme test manager for a large scale retail logistics transformation programme, where he delivered all aspects of testing for a Consumer post-pay release for a complex ORACLE RODOD implementation. In addition, he helped establish a Captive test centre for a Global Communication service provider by assisting the industrialisation of test frameworks, processes, productivity improvement delivery, and the upskilling of the team's capabilities. I would strongly recommend Kalilur for large, complex roles in the testing area. He has demonstrated deep expertise and skills in testing outsourcing and testing of transformational IT project deliveries. He is extremely dependable, very bright, and he is able to manage multiple streams of work concurrently. If I had any problem or issue, Kalilur was always one of the first people I would call upon for help. He has demonstrated that he can move into new areas and quickly establish his credibility due to the speed of which he is able to pick up the relevant knowledge required to deliver.

If you need a heavy hitter in E2E Testing for complex larger scale Telco programmes, look no further Kalilur is your man. I had the pleasure of working with Kalilur on a massive CRM implementation for one of Europe's largest telcos. Kalilur demonstrated exceptional leadership, technology domain knowledge and the sharpest mind and attention to deal I have ever experienced. brilliant combination of executive presence and hands on practical expectation. One of the best I have worked in and highly recommended.

Kalilur led the development and integration of the Implementing Contracts on NGN OSS (ICON) catalyst project, sponsored by France Telecom. This series of catalyst projects showcased the practical use of NGOSS contracts, ETSI TISPAN Generic User Profile and integration of COTS packages using the TM Forum’s SID framework to demonstrate next generation services involving service creation, product management, order capture, service fulfillment, and service execution of services in both the communications and content domains. In addition to leading the integration team, Kalilur was the key presenter of the technical demonstrations conducted at the Nice, France and Dallas Management World conferences. Kalilur’s technical competency and personable managerial skills were a true success factor for this series of catalyst projects. I welcome the opportunity to work with Kalilur again on any project.

Kalil is has very strong technical orientation as well as background and is quick learner. he has delivered several complex engagements and provided solutions and architecture blue print. Very dedicated, self motivated with very good work ethic.

Kalil is a great guy to work with. I worked with him for a very large business opportunity, where he had to step in at the last moment. He was a great managerial asset to the team allowing us to put up a great show during entire sales cycle. He proved to be highly resourceful, SME on Telecom outsourcing industry and a great Project Manager.

I have worked with Kalil as part of the business development team at Cognizant Technology Solutions. Kalil's knowledge and understanding of the competition is phenomenal and an asset to any business development team. Add to this, his work enthusiasm and go-get attitude are contagious. It is certainly a pleasure to work with him.

I have worked with Kalil in the Telecom group of projects in TCS for around 7-8 years. Kalil was known for his reputation to get into the details of the problem he was involved in. His technical expertise brought a lot of problem solving capacity to the table. Kalil has also spearheaded Architecture initiatives at an Organizational level within TCS. He was the architect behind one of the common platforms rolled across North America for TCS employees. During the later stages of our work contact in TCS, Kalil clearly emerged as a thoughtful leader, with technical, telecom and architectural expertise. These combined with his practical knowledge would help him into a leadership role in any organization which he choses to be with. Best Wishes

I have worked with Kalilur during my engagement with BT. Kalilur is a very innovative and assidous manager, with exceptional people management skills. Kalilur has proven astonishing drive and skills to drive the offshore delivery teams and has established very good client & stakeholder relationship management.

I have known Kalil since his early professional days - worked together in TCS as well as Accenture in the telecom domain. Kalil is highly respected for his domain and technology expertise. He has been in the telecom industry for several years and has in depth knowledge in the OSS/BSS space. He has written several white papers. He keeps track of the trends in the industry and shares his knowledge with his peers. For this specific reason, he was given the task of building the industry practice within the group and he made significant contributions in this area. Later on he moved on as a functional test manager for a key client. He has been handling multiple releases in an agile framework involving multiple vendors with ease. He has won several accolades from the client. He has been highly proactive and has matured into a strong release manager. Overall, it has been a pleasure having Kalil as part of the team.

Kalilur is a very intelligent senior manager and it has been a real pleasure working with him. He has a very 'can do' attitude to getting the job done and adds realism and pragmatism to any difficult decisions. I would happily recommend him for any senior management role

Kalilur is very knowledgeable in all areas of the Software Delivery Lifecycle, testing in particular. His friendly and pragmatic attitude makes him a very effective communicator who is able to get stakeholders and colleagues on board with ease. He shows great commitment to his profession and is always looking to apply quality solutions but also remaining focussed on project goals and timelines. It was a pleasure to work with Kalilur and I would recommend him without any hesitation.

I had an opportunity to work with Kalilur in TCS for a leading Telecom Service provider in USA during 2006. Kalilur is very friendly and impressed with know how on any domain and Technical nuances that you want to engage with him. He could get into any depth (Even at Architecture level) on any topics which is unique for him. I wish that this strength carries him to greater heights in his career.

I got chance working with Kalilur for a couple of years and that was an amazing learning journey working with him. He is very practical, approachable and crystal clear about the goal. I am highly impressed with his skills to keep updated with latest trends and technologies in IT industry. He is very active and committed towards achieving the goals. Possess excellent management skills.