Ashneel Kumar

“I just wanted to say a great big thank you to you, Ashneel. Without your help and support as I am learning about my new team, the technology and the releases, I would probably be feeling very stressed by now. You are extremely proactive and take control of situations and tasks and nothing seems to be too much trouble for you. I don't know where I would be without you. Thank you again!!”

— Bev - Delivery Lead, Mercury NZ

“Ashneel has stepped up to often be the contact point of a critical DEX customer onboarding flow (credit check) and in addition to showing great SME knowledge and a supporting attitude, he has also proactively updated and enhanced the documentation to assist others in the future showing leadership and a 'no silos' attitude - Great work Ash!”

— Samantha - Principal Software Engineer Mercury NZ

“Ashneel shows leadership in all his actions. He consistently steps in where there is a gap to fill. Thank you Ash, you make it a great place to work. MVP!”

— Ashlee - Product Owner, Mercury NZ

“You are an amazing FE developer - you have such great knowledge and it really helps us to deliver quickly. This is specially important due to our team always having so much work piling up behind in hte backlog. Your effort on Save for Later was huge and you almost single handedly delivered this complex and frustrating feature. Thank you for this.”

“You are such a pleasure to have in the team! Great sense of humour and team spirit! Ashlee and I rely on you a lot due to your amazing business knowledge and attitude. You are always there when we need your support. Thank you.”

— Bev - Delivery Lead, Mercury NZ

“I think any given problem the team has, Ashneel is willing to step up and contribute or take on the challenge. A recent example of this is with google analytics. His can-do positive attitude is a huge asset to the team and I truly admire it. Keep it up!”

— Ashlee - Product Owner, Mercury NZ

“Ashneel is a competent and capable person who has grown into his role and place in the wider team, recently he has stepped up to the diverse leadership program and I would fully endorse him for future senior and leadership roles”

— Samantha - Principal Software Engineer, Mercury NZ

“TP Prod Sitecore release. - [External] had agreed to manage a prod deployment of an issue. On deployment day [external] did not respond to messages and did not do the release. I was super impressed with Ashneel in picking up the release and getting it done with minimal fuss and zero issues.”

“Always putting hand up to manage a project deployment, outside of core hours. - very adaptable and keen to help which makes the life of a delivery lead easy :)

taking the lead on code branching discussions to ensure the wider development team are across the process and merging code as required for project releases.

very approachable and happy to help with advise etc. for the newbies. building on this - keep doing what you're doing - being flexible, adaptable, approachable and wiling to help, and taking the lead on chunky pieces of work. ”

— Brian - Delivery Lead, Mercury NZ

“You've proven to be a great resource on this project with your deep knowledge and leadership on the dev-ops side of things as well as branching strategies. The effort you put in, stepping up to build out wiki articles and ensuring we are all on track doesn't go unnoticed!”

“I've really appreciated the support with my on-boarding onto this project as well - You're one of the trusted veterans that I reach out to on the regular.

In terms of team culture, I've noticed that you play a vital role in getting folks together including organizing the social aspects of BRP even though I wasn't there.

From a developer perspective, I can see that you are very competent and produce high quality work. Build on this, learn every day, keep that thirst for knowledge and you'll only get better!”

— Ruben - Senior Software Engineer, Mercury NZ

“proactive mindset - things like seeking feedback, taking on feedback e.g around being a coach vs a hero, summer of tech, becoming slack champion, taking on tech debt discussions”

— Anita - Delivery Lead, Mercury NZ

“Thanks for all your help on the Discounted Rates work Ash! You are always so helpful and responsive (even jumping online quickly to help on your day off!!). Thanks for always communicating well and keeping us in the loop - you are fantastic to work with :)”

— Laura - Customer Applications Specialist, Mercury NZ

“I have not had the chance to work directly with you on any coding projects, but from the first Codemaina event I went to with you to which you were quite quite at to the ability to now do speed interviews for graduates looking for specific skills that can help Mercury in the future you have improved massivily in confidance in your own skills and comunication in general, taking on more of this and manageing the contractors in the Sitecore area is another step in the right direction for improving your skills. keep challangeing yourself as it all helps.”

— Wayne - Software Engineering Lead, Mercury NZ

“Ashneel is always inquisitive and loves sharing what he finds out. He loves a good problem and contribute constantly during our standups, refinements and planning sessions. He is super engaged and a pleasure to work with!”

"Ashneel is a great asset to any team! An introverted-extroverted Developer - I love his approach to life and work! Always contributing, optimistic, proactive and adaptive”

— Stephnie - Business Analyst, Mercury NZ