Project Manager
Resume:
Objective
To work in a stimulating and challenging environment in testing that would facilitate the maximum utilization and application of my broad technical as well as managerial skills in the entire league software test activities.
Executive Summary
16+ Yrs. of total Experience in Information Technology with Manual and Automation Testing
Information Technology professional with over 9 + yrs. of proven management experience establishing, leading, staffing, managing, improving and growing QA and testing departments and infrastructure.
Enterprising Automation QA Lead/ Manager with a robust knowledge of automation processes who routinely motivates staff to reach daily production goals. Adept at allocating internal resources to boost efficiency and revenue. Specialize in maintaining optimal quality of products.
Have experience in handling 40+ team members with mix of Test engineers & SDETs.
Involved in developing effective test framework for manual and automated testing which reduces cost to client.
Good Experience with Automation using Selenium & Web Services Automation (SOAPUI), BDD Cucumber and Service Virtulization.Cognizant Certified Professional in SOAP UI Pro, Perfecto Mobile & Selenium Web driver.
Good experience in working with Waterfall and Agile model projects.
Rich experience performing Black Box, Ad-Hoc, Integration, Functional, User Acceptance Testing, System, Exploratory testing, Cross browser testing, Database testing, Smoke, UAT and Regression Testing.
Rich Experience with BDD Testing using Cucumber & Java, Service Virtualization using CA DevTest
Expertise with Mobile testing on iPhone and Android.
Experience in Mobile Automation tools like Appium & Perfecto Mobile.
Experience in Backend Testing using SQL queries on Oracle and SQL developer.
Have good expertise in Mobile Platforms,Utility Energy and Banking Domains
Successfully developed & implemented QA, testing, release and maintenance strategies and
processes with client. Led the completion of QA and testing initiatives efficiently on time and within budget.
Strong people management skills, with a proven ability to hire and grow talented programmatic and user-level personnel.
Involved in setting up and managing the Testing center of excellence team for the Mobile Testing.
Experience in Internet and wireless protocols, Mobile Core Platform, web application testing.
Knowledge of Microservices and testing the microservices
Industries/Domain
Mobile/Telecom Domain
Utility Energy Domain
Banking Domain
Technical Skills
Software Methodologies: Waterfall, V-Model & Agile
Scripting Languages : Shell, Awk
Mobile Platforms : Android, IOS, Windows
Mobile Domain : GSM, GPRS, UMTS, CDMA, EDGE,DRM, VVM, Email-ActiveSync, MMS, SMS OMA CP, OMA DM, FOTA, LAWMO, SCOMO
Mobile Tools : Robotium .Perfecto Mobile, Device Anywhere, APPIUM
Web Services Tool : IBM Rational Service Tester, SOAP UI Pro, CA DevTest
Test Management Tools: HP Quality Center, Rational ALM, Clear Case/Quest, MS Project/Visio
Languages : Java
Databases: Oracle, DB2, MS Access, Mainframe CICS
Automation Tool : Selenium Web driver with TestNG Framework, BDD Testing using Cucumber
Version Control : GitHub
Service Virtulization : CA DevTest Workstation.
Build Tools : Maven & Jenkins
Experience Highlights:
As a Quality Engineering Lead/Manager (Automation) for the below projects in Cognizant Technology Solutions for the Client, Wells Fargo Bank, SFO from Jan-2015 to till date
Automation Test Development & Execution (Mar 2016 – till date)
Platform: Android, IOS, Windows Platform
Specific Tools Used: Selenium Web Driver, TestNG Framework, Clear Quest, CA DevTest, Perfecto Mobile, GitHub, Cucumber
Testing Methodology: Agile & Waterfall
Involved in Preparing of Automation Test Strategy, Test Plan & Environment Setup for the same.
Virtualization of all dependent web services using CA DevTest Tool in Regression Environment and developed automation scripts for Login Application using Selenium Test Framework for all browser type.
Involved in defining the cloud testing strategy for the application which migrated to PCF(Pivotal Cloud Factory)
Developed smoke suite for Login Application(using Selenium+TestNG framework with Maven) which runs on PCF could environment
Hands on experience in Automation of Wells Fargo banking application using Selenium Test Framework for desktop browser and using Appium & Perfecto Mobile for Mobile devices.
Implemented BDD Framework Using Cucumber & JAVA
Involved in Service Virtualization using CA DevTest
Involved in design and development of Automation framework
Development, Execution, Analyze of Automation Test suite for all Weekly Releases in SIT & QA Environment.
Validation of DB tables with SQL Queries using Joins in SQL Developer
Manage & Lead a team of around 8 members
Managing day-to-day operations/supervising and coordinating all activities with team
Actively Involved in preparing proposal for any new Automation projects
Web Services Automation & Testing (Jan 2016 – till date)
Specific Tools Used: IBM RST, SOAP UI Pro, Clear Quest,
Testing Methodology: Iterative & Agile
Major Roles and Responsibilities:
Manage/Lead a team of around 5 members including different vendor and Onsite/Offshore teams
Involved in Automation of Web Services Test cases using IBM RST Tool & SOAP UI for each iteration/Sprint
Development, Execution, Analyze of Automation Test suite for all Weekly Releases in SIT & QA Environment
Managing day-to-day operations/supervising and coordinating all activities with team
Hiring and training the new members in the team.
Actively Involved in preparing proposal for any new projects
Performs all Project Management related activities.
Develop implementation plans that include analyses such as cost-benefit or return on investment (ROI)
Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
Closure of projects successfully within time and budget
Responsible for all UAT Test Coordination for the project. Involved in handling the UAT TRIGE meeting coordination.
Monitor the performance of project team members, providing and documenting performance feedback
Mobile Banking Application Testing (Jan 2015 to Till Date)
Responsible for final delivery of all the projects to customer with excellent quality.
Involved in Preparing of Test Strategy, Test Plan & Execution of assigned projects( 8-10 Projects in each release) for all Major releases from Jan 2015 to till date
Managing & Leading a team of 8 Members for the projects execution
Managing day-to-day operations/supervising and coordinating all activities with team
Hiring and training the new members in the team.
Actively Involved in preparing proposal for any new projects
Performs all Project Management related activities.
Develop implementation plans that include analyses such as cost-benefit or return on investment (ROI)
Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
Closure of projects successfully within time and budget
Responsible for all UAT Test Coordination for the project. Involved in handling the UAT TRIGE meeting coordination.
Monitor the performance of project team members, providing and documenting performance feedback
As a Technical QA Lead/Manager for the below projects in Cognizant Technology Solutions for the Client, Southern California Edison (SCE), Irwindale from July-2011 to Dec 2014
SCE Mobile Application Testing for SCE(Southern California Edison)
Mobile Web Services Testing Using IBM RST Tool & SOAP UI
Summer Discount Plan
Web Chat
Click Schedule & Mobile ( Field Work Order Scheduling & Completion Software)
Platform: Android, IOS Platform
Specific Tools Used: IBM RST, SOAP UI, HPQC, Mainframe CICS, Advanced Query Tool, Perfecto Mobile, HPQC
Major Roles and Responsibilities:
Manage/Lead a team of around 12 including different vendor and Onsite/Offshore teams
Involved in all phases of testing starting from Test Planning Phase, Test Design Phase, Test Execution Phase and Closure Phase.
Hands on experience in automation of Web Services Test cases using IBM RST Tool.
Grow the existing account base by establishing client relationships
Managing day-to-day operations/supervising and coordinating all activities with team
Leverage Testing best practices from Best Practice checklist, existing scripts and Automation feasibility
Quality center related test management activities training and QC knowledge share for project team
Involved in Test Environment / Test Bed Setup with for front end Testing. Have Used Mainframe CICS environment & ORACLE DB as backend.
Involved in preparing proposal for any new projects
Weekly / Monthly / Quarterly QA Status / review meeting with Client and with Business involves presentation / metrics
Assess current or future customer needs and priorities through communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods.
Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
Closure of projects successfully within time and budget
Responsible for all UAT Test Coordination for the project. Involved in handling the UAT TRIGE meeting coordination.
Monitor the performance of project team members, providing and documenting performance feedback
As a Senior leader-Testing for the below projects in Worklink, USA( (Deemag InfoTech Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India) for the client, Samsung Telecommunication, New Jersey from Apr-2010 to June-2011
Visual Voice Mail (VVM),
Power Profiling,
Mobile Care Web Automation,
OMA DM,FOTA
Email-Active Sync,
Backup Assistant.
Platform: Android(Froyo & Gingerbread)
Specific Tools Used: SAHI,Robotium.
Major Roles and Responsibilities:
Participate in the full lifecycle for multiple projects: analysis, design, documentation, Test development and test execution
Responsible for final delivery(TA Acceptance) of Automation Scripts for mobile care & Power Profiling
Conducting daily meeting with customer for status update, issue clarification & other reports.
Responsible for Supporting the above module after release to market(POST RELEASE SUPPORT- Dev & Test)
Involved in Test defect leak analysis and Test analysis and Design.
Involved in Automation Test Scripting and Execution.
Organizing for a presentation in front of top management for presenting the implemented projects by the team
Responsible for people management and leadership, Team building, sustaining recruiting, training and performance evaluation of reporting employees.
As a Senior Project Leader- testing for the below projects in Huawei Technologies India Pvt Ltd,Bangalore, India from Jan-2009 to Jan-2010
OMA Device Management & FOTA testing with SCTS,Funambol,Synchronica & Commercial Servers
SCOMA, LAWMO
Multimedia
Platform: Android, Qualcomm BREW, BUIT, UIOne & Android
Specific Tools Used: : QPST, QXDM, QCAT,PST_5.0_General, PUSH, Radiocomm, RTManager, NMIT, TestQuest
Major Roles and Responsibilities:
Involved in functional Testing, Protocol Testing of OMA DM & FOTA,Multimedia applications
Responsible for final delivery(TA Acceptance) of DM/FOTA & Multimedia to the customer(Vodafone-Europe, MetroPCS & Sprint-US, China Unicom-China)
Responsible for QCPT (Quality, Cost, Process, Time) for the project.
Responsible for handling the Development & Test Activities for the project.
Responsible for all Risk Management Plan & Resource Management for the handled projects.
Conducting daily meeting with customer for status update, issue clarification & other reports.
Responsible for Supporting the above module after release to market(POST RELEASE SUPPORT- Dev & Test)
Responsible for achieving the goals in the projects.
Involved in Test defect leak analysis and Test analysis and Design.
Involved in Automation Test Scripting and Execution.
Organizing for a presentation in front of top management for presenting the implemented projects by the team
Responsible for people management and leadership, Team building, sustaining recruiting, training and performance evaluation of reporting employees.
As a QA Lead- testing for the below projects in Huawei Technologies India Pvt Ltd,Bangalore, India from Mar-2005 to Dec-2008
Personal Information Module
Edit Control/Input Control (ECIC), File Viewer/Word Viewer,
OMA DRM Testing,
Calendar & FM application, XML Parser, Theme Editor for handsets
Platform: Android, Qualcomm BREW, BUIT, UIOne & Android
Specific Tools Used: : QPST, QXDM, QCAT,PST_5.0_General, PUSH, Radiocomm, RTManager, NMIT, TestQuest
Major Roles and Responsibilities:
Involved in Pre TR3 activities and Test Execution.
Involved in development of test application for all APIs based projects (ECIC).
Involved in Test case design, Automation Test Scripting & Execution.
To coordinate for successful implementation of Projects / Improvements identified by the teams
Involved in functionality, Interaction, Stress, Performance, Acceptance testing of the handset components.
Responsible for daily tracking and guiding the team members technically.
Involved in Test defect leak analysis and Test analysis and Design.
Responsible for design & developing a automation framework for the modules.
Involved in supporting the above module after release to market(POST RELEASE SUPPORT)
Involved with the development team testing and sharing those experience with the test team.
Coordinating with the team manager for the project planning.
Responsible for Supporting the above module after release to market(POST RELEASE SUPPORT)
Responsible for daily tracking and guiding the team members technically.
As a Test Engineer for the below projects in Infineon Technologies India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India from Sep-2004 to Feb-2005
OMA Digital Rights Management Testing
Major Roles and Responsibilities:
Involved in Test environment setup, Test case design, Automation scripting and Execution.
Tracking of issues(Defects) and taking logs
Raising and Analyzing the CRs.
Optimization of Test Case documents.
Involved in test leak analysis and active member of CCB meeting.
As a Software Engineer- Consultant for the below projects with Motorola India Pvt Ltd from Deccanet & Quasar Innovations Pvt Ltd, Bangalore from Aug-2001 to Aug 2004
MMS application Testing
Major Roles and Responsibilities:
Involved in Test environment setup,Test case design, scripting and Execution
Tracking of issues(Defects) and taking logs
Raising and Analyzing the CRs.
Involved in testing of MMS in accordance to MRS documents
Optimization of Test Case documents.
Involved in test leak analysis and active member of CCB meeting.
OMC-R Maintenance of GSM Networks, Tamilnadu (Trichy, Chennai) & Bangalore
Major Roles and Responsibilities:
Involved in Day to Day Maintenance of BTS and BSC through OMCR Remote login.
Involved in Solving Technical problems Occurred in sites by giving Instructions to BSS Engineers.
Maintaining service affecting parameters like Call Volume, Handover success rate by running daily PM (Performance Management) Statistical report.
Involved in Maintenance of 260 BTS and 7 BSC’s of BSNL Tamilnadu telecom circle through OMCR.
Involved in writing shell scripts for Solaris Administration tasks.
Other Info:
Education& Certifications: Bachelor of Engineering (EEE), India
Language Known (Speak & Write): Tamil & English
Date of Birth: 08 May 1979
Visa Type: H1B with I140 Approved
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