Summary
Pallavi Sharma is a multifaceted founder and technologist with two decades of experience bridging test automation, open-source contributions, publishing and education. As the founder of 5 Elements Learning and Mosaic Words, she blends hands-on Selenium committer work, technical authorship (five technical books and two fiction titles), and large-scale training and conference leadership to advance testing and conservation literacy. She has built training programs that have upskilled thousands, designed certification efforts for the testing community, and helped institutionalize Selenium’s community media presence through consultancy with the Software Freedom Conservancy. Known for pragmatic, tool-agnostic automation practices across languages and platforms, she pairs deep technical chops with entrepreneurial storytelling—publishing green literature to raise environmental awareness. Based in Delhi, she brings an uncommon mix of bioinformatics research roots, IP and process experience, and a community-first ethos captured by her #BeKind guiding principle.
6 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, A, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, A at Virginia Tech
PGDMB, MBA Marketing, A, PGDMB, MBA Marketing, A at Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
Diploma, Digital Marketing, A, Diploma, Digital Marketing, A at Digital Vidya
Certificate Course in Book Publishing, Publishing, A+, Certificate Course in Book Publishing, Publishing, A+ at National Book Trust, India
Post Graduate, Hospital Administration, A, Post Graduate, Hospital Administration, A at Apollo Institute of Hospital Administration
Postgraduate Degree, Bioinformatics, A, Postgraduate Degree, Bioinformatics, A at Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB)
PGDAC, Information Technology, A, PGDAC, Information Technology, A at C - DAC, NOIDA
Certification, Basic Course in Ornithology, Certification, Basic Course in Ornithology at National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information Technology, A, Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information Technology, A at Vellore Institute of Technology
Bengali, Punjabi, Hindi, English