Test Management

Rajitha Vintha

Clifton Heights, PA 484-***-**** ***********@*****.***

QA Lead Test Manager Test Coordinator Test Supervisor

Results-driven software quality professional with 10 years of experience leading software quality projects, Committed to working creatively with people throughout an organization to get things done on a tight timeline with limited resources. Determined to improve the efficiency of key processes. A common sense style committed to leadership by example. Experienced across a variety of industries including software, banking, auto insurance and health insurance.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Test Planning & Schedule Development Test Management Team Building & Leadership Guidewire Testing Policy Center Billing Center Claim Center Managing Remote & Offshore Resources Test Case Development & Execution Feature Testing Integration Testing Regression Testing User Acceptance Testing Defect Reporting & Tacking Measurement & Metrics QA/QC Change Management Configuration Management Requirements Management Agile & Waterfall Methodologies Continuous Process Improvement Business Acumen

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CATLIN, GA, USA.

2014 2016

QA Lead/Asst. Test Manager

Led scheduling, implementation, and testing activities pertaining to new software requirements and changes in multiple production-like test labs. Requirements focused on Guidewire Implementation Suite i.e. Policy Center, Billing Center and Claim Center along with multiple integration points. Letters generated using Thunderhead Document Generator and supported forms verified in ImageRight Desktop 5.4.

Led Scrum Meetings, Sprint Planning Sessions, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective Sessions.

Built cohesive test team who shared best practices, test responsibilities, and supported reuse of test cases. Increased test coverage and efficiency without increasing test engineer headcount.

Collaborated regularly with colleagues in release management, change management, lab management, deployment services, and QA to test changes, ultimately preventing a significant number of failed changes from reaching real production stores. Most colleagues were local, but some were located in the U.S.

Mitigated the prior reliance on undocumented regression tests to evaluate lab health by developing reusable regression tests and procedures.

Developed and implemented processes to collect and measure change activity and quality over time.

Balanced management activities with hands-on testing activities.

WESTPAC. Sydney, AUSTRALIA.

2011 2014

QA Lead.

Migrated customer information in Oracle as a Universal Customer Master from two different systems Westpac & St. George banks. Mainframes 3270 was the source from where data migrated into Oracle via Informatics to run and monitor batch jobs. Results viewed on Siebel UI.

Worked creatively with project stakeholders in development, release engineering, and documentation to deliver multiple releases.

Managed, mentored, and trained offshore test teams.

Prepared the test strategy, plan, and schedule for each release and led the team through multiple test phases that included: feature/function, integration, regression, install/uninstall/upgrade, and compatibility.

Evaluated releases over time to identify software quality trends, facilitating the prioritization of improvement initiatives.

Developed and implemented basic metrics to track progress and measure test results, facilitating the on-time delivery of projects with valuable insight into release quality.

Created standards and templates for test estimates, test plans, test schedules, and test summaries, ensuring consistency and enabling reuse across software releases.

Adapted and implemented agile testing processes that enabled the identification of defects earlier in the SDLC, where they were typically less expensive to address.

Centralized the maintenance of virtual test environments, reducing maintenance costs and test environment issues.

Developed the automation strategy and drove the effort to automate smoke testing using QTP, resulting in an automated test that was used to ensure each new build met minimum quality requirements.

Effectively balanced management responsibilities with hands-on testing activities.

LANDAUER INC. Glenwood, IL, USA

2009 2011

Senior QA Analyst.

Coordinated with UAT teams on testing resources and timelines, content being tested, ensuring requirements trace back to test scenarios and cases, and ensuring who is responsible for the requirements being tested.

Led multiple and concurrent software testing projects that addressed enterprise change management, requirements management, and tools.

Worked towards Requirement Traceability, Defect Prevention, achieving Milestone & Metrics, Knowledge Management, and Configuration Control.

Led, mentored, and trained test team.

Interviewed and hired new team members.

Formulated the automation strategy and drove the effort to automate regression testing, resulting in greater test coverage, reduced costs, and improved time-to-market.

Spearheaded the endeavor to migrate testing artifacts to a centralized storage repository. Thus enabling the check-in, checkout, and versioning of testing artifacts, thereby improving control.

Created standards and templates for software testing deliverables, ensuring consistency and enabling reuse across software releases.

Balanced management responsibilities with hands-on testing activities.

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP(AIG), NY, USA

2008 2009

QA Analyst

Gathered information, wrote, and obtained sign-offs from Test Manager on the Test Cases and Test Plan for each release.

Met with UAT teams to mitigate any questions or concerns regarding testing, coordinated meetings with technology, and held walkthroughs and reviews for the Test Plan, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, and any other testing related documentation/activities.

Participated in test status meetings and ensure testing status updates, including issues, defects, and any clarification needed, are communicated.

Ensured that test activities are aligned with the Test Plan and ensured timely delivery of testing milestones.

KRV Solutions Private Limited, Hyderabad, INDIA.

2006 2008

Test Engineer.

Involved in requirement analysis

Test scenario preparation

Designing and reviewing of Test cases.

Preparation of Requirement traceability Matrix

Set up QA environment build.

Involved in End to End System testing. Also in Regression testing

Performing Defect Prevention Activity

Involved in defect tracking.

Knowledge management in the project

Configuration control in project

Conducting Defect Prevention activities

EDUCATION

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, Hyderabad, INDIA.

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science Engineering.

ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualification Board), Brussels, BELGIUM.

Foundation level certification in Software testing.

Software Engineer (SE) level-1 certified (Internal Certification of Capgemini).

Awards Received:

Received Certificate of Appreciation from Infosys as well as from the client (Westpac) in recognition of my excellence at work in 2013.

Received ‘Employee Incentive Award’ for best performance at work in 2010 from Keane.

Received ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ for excellent commitment towards work in 2008 from Capgemini.

Technical Summary: Operating Systems: Windows, Windows Servers; Databases and Programming Languages: MS SQL Server, Oracle, DB2; Software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, UML, Project, Outlook, ITSM, Remedy, VMware, Unix box, Control-M, Thunder Head, ImageRight, HP Quality Center, Team Foundation Server(TFS), JIRA, HP ALM, Guidewire Suite, XML, IIS, PL SQL, various browsers such as IE

Client Summary: Catlin, Westpac, Landauer, American International Group (AIG), BlueCross BlueShield LA, Farmers Insurance, Progressive, Discover …

VISA STATUS

Holding Active H4 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) – NO SPONSORSHIP REQUIRED.

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