Bhawna Thapliyal currently serves as Director at Nagarro since July 2023, bringing extensive experience in research and development management. Prior roles include R&D Manager at Stryker from January 2021 to July 2023, Manager - R&D at Manhattan Associates from January 2019 to December 2020, and Lead - Software Quality at Visto from May 2015 to June 2018. Additional experience includes serving as Sr Technical Lead - Quality at TechJini Inc. and as a Senior Software Engineer at Stryker global technology. Bhawna began a career as a Software Engineer at GrapeCity. Educational background includes attendance at New Yashoda Public School and NYPS, Hisar. Skills encompass resource allocation, task estimation, client engagement, deliverable management, software development life cycle (SDLC), peer reviews, and mentoring.