CURRICULUM VITAE

Name

Kalyani Sakthiavageeswaran

Experience

6+ years

Last role

Project Lead in Tata Consultancy Services Ltd

Current Location

New Albany,Ohio

Contact number

715-***-****

Email

ac456u@r.postjobfree.com

Visa

H4 EAD

Professional summary:

6+ years of experience in Quality Assurance,that includes testing Web based,Client/Server business applications.

Extensive work experience with different SDLC methodologies –Agile(SAFE), and waterfall method.

Proficient in Functional, System,Integration,Regression,Web services(API) and end to end testing.

Expertise in Test management/automation tools like HP ALM,JIRA,SOAP UI,HPE UFT

Moderate testing Experience with Mainframe (green screen) and Unix Systems.

Good Knowledge in developing SQL queries with Oracle SQL developer for data analysis.

Extensively used HP ALM (QC) for status reporting using charts and graphs.

Extensive work experience in Banking and Telecom domain - Peoplesoft, Siebel CRM,Enhanced Banking System(EBS).

Proficient in requirement gathering, developing test strategies,test estimation, test planning,team management,defect management, status reporting/tracking.

Experience in direct interaction with clients at onsite and active involvement in readiness testing(dress rehearsal),Go-live and post production activities.

Handled a team of 8 members and played a role of appraiser during performance appraisal.

Active involvement in Process improvement and training activities.

Excellent communication, leadership, organizing, team building and motivation skills

Excellent analytical knowledge and troubleshooting skills

Technical skill set:

●HP ALM(QC)

●Soap UI

●PL/SQL

●Oracle SQL developer

●Visual Source safe

●Peoplesoft CRM

●Siebel CRM

●JIRA

●WinScp

●Unix

●HPE UFT

Client Projects:

Project Name : Turnpike

Duration (Offshore) : March 2012 – September 2012

Role : Project Lead

Client : Comcast

Organization : Tata consultancy services, Chennai

Description: Turnpike is the code name for the project where the Comcast must build the POS functionality to enable Verizon Wireless agents to purchase Comcast products. It aims to maintain the business continuity by processing this service request to Comcast directly by building an UI integrated with Comcast Point-of-Sale (CPOS) application to enable the authorized and authenticated Verizon store sale agents to capture leads and process as Comcast service orders

Project Name : Prepay Pricing

Duration (Offshore) : August 2011 – March 2012

Role : Project Lead

Client : Vodafone Hutchison, Australia

Organization : Tata consultancy services, Chennai

Description: Prepay pricing covers major functional areas like Pre-provisioning, Activation, Recharges, Usages, Self-services, customer notification, and customer care for Prepaid accounts. Vodafone introduce several plans and offer, bonus as a marketing strategy to attract customer. Testing involves the verification of the changes done as part of every Release in all downstream application.

Project Name : Paperless In-store

Duration (Offshore) : May 2011 – July 2011

Role : Project Lead

Client : Vodafone Hutchison, Australia

Organization : Tata consultancy services, Chennai

Description: This project aims to replace paper contracts/confirmation letters and ID photocopying from the current Vodafone connection and upgrade processes with a digital solution including electronic signature pads, online documents, scanners and storage to reduce cost and time to connect

Project Name : Bobby-Bonus Bank

Module : Campaign and reward, Auto Opt in, Customer Messages

Duration (Offshore) : January 2011 - April 2011

Role : Project Lead

Client : Vodafone Hutchison, Australia

Organization : Tata consultancy services, Chennai

Description: Bonus Bank Phase3 project aims to provide the Vodafone Prepay voice customers to auto opt in to ‘Bonus Bank’ once the first recharge is done, providing differentiated rewards based on campaigns and allowing the customers to recharge or top up their prepay account using the bonus money.

Project Name : Butterfly

Module : Cancellation Waiver, Offers &Discounts, Packs &Passes

Duration (Offshore) : July 2010 - December 2010

Role : Project Lead

Client : Vodafone Hutchison, Australia

Organization : Tata consultancy services, Chennai

Description: The Brand & Customer Migration is a multi-phase strategy that results in VHA achieving cost synergies by only operating the 1 brand. One of the phases of the migration strategy involves VHA offering customers on the 3 brand the opportunity to upgrade on the Vodafone brand as they become eligible for an upgrade. Butterfly is a key enabler to support this phase of VHA’s strategy for Customer Migration from the 3 brand to the Vodafone brand. Customers on the 3 brand will use the Butterfly solution to transition from the 3 brand to the Vodafone brand

Project Name : Enhanced Banking Systems

Module : Financial Consolidation, Marketing Credit

Duration (Offshore) : August 2006 - September 2007, Feb 2008-Jan 2009 & Feb 2010-June 2010

Duration (Onsite) : October 2007 - Jan 2008 & February 2009- Jan 2010

Role : Test Analyst, Onsite coordinator

Client : CITIBANK PRIVATKUNDEN AG. Dusseldorf, Germany

Organization : Hexaware Technologies, Chennai

Description: CITIBANK PRIVATKUNDEN AG, Düsseldorf is one of the largest Consumer banks in Europe. Due to ever volatile German business the Legacy CIP system could no longer be customized. Citibank development team, popularly known as International Technology office scrapped the legal system and replaced the same with EBS (Enhanced Banking Systems) which is a complete integration of Consumer, Retail and Wealth Management solutions to provide the consumer with a total end to end banking solution. The Product was developed by Fidelity systems and customized to German business needs by ITO, Testing is carried out by Hexaware, CSTS and German Business.

Certification

ISTQB Certified Professional (CTFL - Certified Tester Foundation Level)

HP Certified Professional in Quality Center 9.2.(Year-2008)

HP Certified Professional in UFT 9.2(Year-2008)

Work Experience

IT ANALYST July 2010–September 2012

TATA Consultancy Services (www.tcs.com)

Responsibilities include:

●Leading a small testing team(8 members) for projects adopting Waterfall and Agile Methodology

●Extensively involved in User Acceptance, System Integration, Web Services, End to End, User Interface and Regression Testing

●Worked closely with Development in evaluating business requirements & regularly grooming product backlogs

●Mentored offshore teams in Test planning, Test Execution, Reviews and Defect process

●Involved in preparation of Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Summary Report, Execution Reports, Defect statistics,scrum meetings

●Liaise with developers, and other vendors and QA Team during the entire testing process for successful project completion

●Documented Telecom workflows and prepared Generic reusable test cases to reduce the huge effort involved in Test preparation

●Conducted Induction Trainings for new joinees in the project and also organized cross functional trainings within the team to bridge the knowledge gap

●Played role of Appraiser for the team during Performance Appraisal process

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER July 2006 – Jun 2010

Hexaware Technologies Ltd (www.hexaware.com)

Responsibilities include:

●Onsite/Offshore coordinator for a 6 member testing team

●Preparation & Review of RTM, Test Scenarios, Test Cases & Automation Scripts.

●Execution of Manual Test Cases & Automation scripts, analyzing, logging, tracking, and reporting defects.

●Imparted Training to Fresher batch and New Joiners to the Project.

●Worked closely with clients during pre-production and production testing and played role of Incident Manager during Go-Live at Client site(Germany)

●Coordinate and lead daily standup meetings, Client calls and Defect Management calls

●Communicated the expectation of clients and Scope of the project to offshore team and ensured project completion within deadline

Educational Qualification:

Master of Business Administration- Technology Management August, 2010

(GPA Score: 7.5 / 10.00)

ANNA UNIVERSITY, College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai, India

Bachelors in Technology-Information Technology May, 2006

(GPA Score: 8.6 / 10.00)

SRI SAIRAM Engineering College, Chennai, India

Achievements:

Lord of Wings Award for Best Individual Performance by Tata Consultancy Services, Chennai.

Best Team Award for Best Performance as Team by Tata Consultancy Services, Chennai.

ACE Award for Best Performance by Hexaware Technologies, Chennai.

Recognized as a Best Coordinator by Clients (both Onsite and Offshore) for the successful closure of Financial Consolidation module.

If you require any further detail, please drop an email to my email id. I will get back to you as soon as I notice your email.

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