Project Quality Assurance

Curriculum Vitae

Neha Kulkarni

Address: ***, ***** ****, *** *****, IL-60523

Quality Assurance Analyst/Test Lead (Exp: 8 years)

Project Experiences

Project 1 @ Deloitte

Client US Cellular

Role UAT Test Lead

Project TOPS billing system- Release 4.0 implementation

Duration June 2014 - Till Date

Description

. The Release 4.0 for US Cellular billing system(TOPS)aims at enhancing

their existing system features based on the Change Requests submitted

by the business users

Role /Responsibilities:

. Analysis of Requirement specifications and interacting with the client

(SMEs, Business) to resolve queries.

. Test Planning and Estimations

. Test case creation, reviews and managing business signoffs on

artifacts

. Execution of test cases and defect management using Quality Center

9.2.

. As a UAT Test lead; coordinating with the business users to help them

define and complete UAT for the Release

. Reporting status, risks, issues to management

. Conducting the Defect Review Board meetings with the client and vendor

. Implementing quality processes across different threads for

standardizing the project deliverables

. Resource Management and conducting performance appraisals for the team

. Helping the Deloitte leadership team in framing the contents for their

upcoming RFP(Response for Proposal for Release 5)

. Presenting Project status updates, key achievements & issues along

with Senior Management during Deloitte client visits

Project 2 @ Deloitte

Client Northshore Group of Hospitals

Role Onsite- Offshore Test Coordinator

Project Northshore LIJ

Duration Dec.2013 - May 2014

Description

. The purpose of the project was to help the Northshore Group of

hospitals upgrade their applications to support ICD-10(International

Code of Diseases) move.

Role /Responsibilities:

. Analysis of Requirement specifications and interacting with the client

(SMEs, Business) to resolve queries.

. Test Planning and Estimations

. Test case creation, reviews and managing business signoffs on

artifacts

. Execution of test cases and defect mangement using Quality Center 9.2.

. As a test coordinator; performing work asssignment within the onsite

and offshore team, monitoring the tasks,tracking them to closure

. Reporting status, risks, issues to management

. Conducting the Defect Review Board meetings with the client and vendor

. Implementing quality processes across different threads for

standardizing the project deliverables

. Resource Management and conducting performance appraisals for the team

. Presenting Project status updates, key achievements & issues along

with Senior Management during Deloitte client visits

Project 3 @ Deloitte

Client VISA

Role Application Test Lead

Project CyberSource DCM

Duration Aug 2013 - Dec 201

Description

. This project aimed at migrating the as-is CRM applications from

CyberSource's Data Center facilities onto new infrastructure residing

in Visa's Data Center facilities

Role /Responsibilities:

. Analysis of Requirement specifications and interacting with the client

(SMEs, Business) to resolve queries.

. Test Planning and Estimations

. Test case creation and reviews

. Execution of test cases and defect mangement using Quality Center 9.2.

. As an application test lead; performing work asssignment within the

team, monitoring the tasks,tracking them to closure

. Reporting status, risks, issues to management

. Participating and conducting the Defect Review Board meetings

. Implementing quality processes across different threads for

standardizing the project deliverables

. Resource Management and conducting performance appraisals for the team

. Presenting Project status updates, key achievements & issues along

with Senior Management during Deloitte client visits

Project 3 @ Deloitte

Client Novo Nordisk

Role Test Lead

Project Novo Northstar

Duration June 2012 - July 2013

Description

. The purpose of the project was to upgrade the Model N Revenue

Management and Government Pricing Reporting solution which is

implemented at many of the Top 20 global pharmaceutical companies

Role /Responsibilities:

. Analysis of Requirement specifications and interacting with the client

(BA's, QA Lead, and QA Manager) to resolve queries.

. Test case creation and test case reviews

. Execution of test cases and defect mangement using Quality Center 9.2.

. Project Planning and Estimation

. As a test lead; performing work asssignment within the team,

monitoring the tasks,tracking them to closure

. Reporting status, risks, issues to management

. Participating and conducting the Defect Review Board meetings

. Resource Management and conducting performance appraisals for the team

. Implementing quality processes across different threads for

standardizing the project deliverables

. Presenting Project status updates, key achievements & issues along

with Senior Management during Deloitte client visits

Project 4 @ Deloitte

Client Global Office of Information management

Role Test Lead

Project Deloitte Conflict Checking system (DCCS)

Duration July 2009 - Till Date

Description

. The purpose of the DCCS project is to protect the Deloitte brand from

getting into any conflict of interest while accepting to be part of

any engagement:

. This application forms part of the engagement acceptance process to

check for potential "conflicts of interest" that would preclude

Deloitte taking on the engagement.

. Regulatory authorities can apply heavy fines for breaches of the

"independence" and "conflicts of interest" regulations. This process

and application are therefore a critical step in protecting the firm

from serious financial penalty by avoiding inadvertent breach of the

regulations.

Role /Responsibilities:

. Analysis of Requirement specifications and interacting with the client

(BA's, QA Lead, and QA Manager) to resolve queries.

. Test case creation and reviews

. Execution of test cases and defect management

. Performing web services testing using SOAP UI Pro tool

. Compatibility testing

. Performing defect analysis of Test case review comments, Rejected and

Duplicate defects, CAR(Causal Analysis and Resolution) and tracking

the outcomes till closure

. Project Planning and Estimation

. As a test lead; performing work asssignment within the team,

monitoring the tasks,tracking them to closure

. Reporting status, risks, issues to management

. Conducting the Defect Review Board meetings with the stakeholders

. Resource Management and conducting performance appraisals for the team

. Presenting Project status updates, key achievements & issues along

with Senior Management during Deloitte client visits

Project 5 @ IGATE

Client Leading Investment firm in USA

Role Quality Assurance Analyst

Project Retirement Income Planner/Retirement Quick

Check/Fidelity Retirement Income

Evaluator

Duration Feb2007 - Feb 2009

Description

Retirement Income Planner is a web-based application that allows the

customers to understand what kind of a Retirement plan is best for them.

RIP takes into account the customers profile to decide what kind of a

retirement plan would best suit their needs. The RQC application is

concerned with the savings the user will have to keep to manage a

successful life post-retirement. The application takes into account the

user's current income and present as well as future expenses, to decide how

much needs to be saved for the user to continue his/her current lifestyle.

The FRIE application mainly captures the Intermediatory market wherein the

different Advisors manage the profile of a particular user

Role /Responsibilities:

. Study of the System Design Specifications

. Coordinating with the Business Analysts for query resolution

. Creation of Test Plan and Test Strategy

. Data Mining

. Test case design and review

. Smoke testing, DIT Testing, SIT testing and User Acceptance testing.

. Cross Browser testing

. DA-ALM(Direct Access asset Liability model) testing

. Defect Management

. Production Install and sign off

I declare that the information given in this curriculum vitae is true to

the best of my knowledge and can be supported by relevant testimonials as

and when required.

NEHA S.

KULKARNI

Mobile Number: +1-631-***-**** Email:

*****.*****@*****.***

Certifications & Achievement

> An ISTQB Advanced (Test Analyst) Level Certified Test Engineer.

> Has played the role of a FAR member (Focused Area Representative) in the

SCAMPI assessment for CMMI Level 5 recertification of Deloitte in October

2010. Honored with the "Quality champ" trophy.

> Co-authored a white paper which was selected in the 1st International

TMMI conference held at Seoul, South Korea in October 2011.

> Created a TMMI(Test Maturity Model Integrated) Assessment framework for

the Testing COE of Deloitte

> Trainer for "ISTQB certification coaching" and "Boot camp for campus

hires" initiatives of Deloitte.

> Presented with "Patni pat on the Back" and "Valuable Contribution Star"

awards in the years 2007 and 2008.

Technical Skills

Testing Skills:

> Web Applications Testing

> Siebel Application Testing

> Web services Testing

Exposure in testing tools:

> HP Quality Centre (Test Management tool)

> Clear Quest & Bugzilla (Defect tracking tool).

> SOAP UI PRO 3.5.1 for web services testing (Partially).

> Visual Source Safe(Version control tool)

> Operating System: VISTA, Win XP

Packages: MS Office 2007 & 2010 (MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, MPP).

Summary

. 8 years of professional experience in the IT Industry, as a Software

Quality Assurance Analyst and Test Lead.

. Experience of working on Web Based Applications, Siebel Applications,

Manual Testing tools and web services testing.

. Strong technical skills in all facets of software testing life cycle viz.

Requirement Analysis, Test Estimation, Test Planning, Test case design

and Execution, Defect Management and Status Reporting.

. Possesses good knowledge on software quality processes.

. Engineering Graduate (B.E. Computers) from Mumbai University

Professional Work History

1. Name : Deloitte

Designation : Senior Consultant

Period : 23rd Feb 2009 - Till Date

Role : Test Lead

2. Name : IGATE

Designation : Software Engineer

Period : 27th Nov 2006 - 6th Feb 2009

Role : QA Analyst

Academic Records

1. Name : B.E (Bachelor of Engineering in Computers)

Board/University : SIES Graduate school of technology, Nerul, Navi-

Mumbai.

Year : June-2006

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