Smita Jirgale

Smita Jirgale is a seasoned professional with over 5 years of experience as the CEO of Hoofit, where she has excelled in roles focused on Quality and Product/Project Management, leading to high customer satisfaction and innovative approaches to Employee Fitness.

Prior to her current role, Smita spent more than 13 years at Persistent Systems Ltd., particularly in Quality Engineering for StrongView Systems (now Selligent), where she managed product releases and eventually transitioned to Engineering Management.

Her expertise spans a wide range of testing aspects such as functional, negative, regression, system integration, acceptance, browser compatibility, security, certification, and load/performance testing, which were instrumental in the development cycles at StrongView.

Smita has also gained valuable experience in the U.S.A., including serving as an on-site coordinator for the GoodMail Certification Program for StrongView's Product Suite.

Key areas of strength for Smita include Fitness Gamification, Engineering Management, SCRUM, Team Building, Operations, Hiring, Mail and Messaging domain, Onboarding Enterprise Customers, Setting up Support and Customer Success processes, Quality Assurance (manual/automation), On-site coordination, Test Bed creation, Load Testing, API Testing, and Continuous Improvement.

Furthermore, Smita has completed professional certification as a Scrum Master after a decade of practicing SCRUM and Agile processes, highlighting her commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

In terms of education, Smita holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from S.P. College and a Master's degree in Computer Management with a specialization in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management from S.P. Mandalis Prin.N.G.Naralkar Institute of Career Development and Research.

Throughout her career, Smita has held various positions such as Quality Assurance Specialist at Plobal Apps, Senior Technical Project Manager at Persistent Systems, Environmental Study Student at Terra.do, CEO at Hoofit, Project Lead (Quality Engineering) at Persistent Systems, and Computer Lab Assistant at Modern College.