QA Lead/Analyst

Shaily Das

North Bethesda, MD

Phone: 703-***-****, Email:

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

Legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without

requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship

SYNOPSIS: Experienced IT professional, with over 8 years of experience in

Requirement Analysis, Test Strategy, Test Plan Creation, Defect Lifecycle

Management, Estimation, Designing Quality Metrics, Reporting, Triaging and

Team Management. Well versed with Agile Methodologies and other Quality

Process Implementation. Rich work experience in multiple geographies (USA,

UK & India). Pragmatic, with proven managerial acumen and abilities to

withstand work pressures, deliver assignments within specified time frame

without compromising on quality benchmarks.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

. 8 years of experience in the field of Information Technology, with focus

in software testing/QA in Boston, London and India

. Executed projects in various roles as Test Lead, QA Analyst, Requirement

Manager, Business Analyst, Onsite coordinator

. Broad experience across the STLC and SDLC

. In depth understanding and knowledge of the software testing. Knowledge

of Agile Testing Methodology

. Experience in Effort Estimation, QA Test Plan, Preparation of Requirement

Traceability Matrix (RTM), Software Metrics Report, Defect Reports,

Weekly Status Reports, Test case creation & execution, review of various

test artifacts, Defect Management and other test support activities,

using SQL for backend testing

. Good communication skills with all levels of the business

. Extensive experience in creating, tracking and retesting defects using

Bug tracking tools

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

. Translating Business needs into clear and accurate functional

requirements

. Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke and Sanity testing using

Jira, Mercury Test Director/Quality Center, Bugzilla, Mantis, Requisite

Pro and knowledge of HP ALM

. Back end testing using SQL queries, Testing for Mobile Apps- Android and

iOS

. 508 compliance testing

. Domains worked on - Investment Banking and Financial Domain,

eLearning,Publications, Medical Insurance, Peoplesoft HRMS

. Configuration Management tools- CVS, VSS, SharePoint

. Others: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, MS Project, Visio, Tableau

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Company Period Designation

From To

Arete Consultants Pvt Ltd Oct 2013 Now QA Consultant

Maternity break Jan 2013 Sep 2013

Cengage Learning, Boston Jan 2012 Jan 2013 QA Lead

Employer- QA Infotech

iGATE Computer Systems, Noida June 2006 Dec 2011 Test Lead

formerly known as Patni

Computers Systems Ltd.

Magic Software, Noida, India March 2006 May 2006 QA Associate

SumTotal Systems, Hyderabad, Sep 2004 Dec 2005 Software Test Engineer

India

Client: Creative Solutions

Project: interactive Website

Duration: Oct 2013 - Now

About Project:

The project involved functional testing of interactive Website for client

Creative Thinking. My responsibility involved Functional Testing of the

website and leading the test team, preparation of test report and

coordinating with development team and project Manager

Responsibilities:

QA Project planning, tracking and status reporting

. Functional Testing of the interactive website

. Defect Management

. Reviewing and managing the Regression pack

. Motivating and mentoring team members to understand the requirements

and user stories

. Creation of Effort Estimation doc, RTM (Requirement Traceability

Matrix)

. Task Allocation and Task Monitoring

. Reporting

Client: Cengage Learning

Project: National Geographic Dashboard

Location: Boston- Jan 2012 to Jan 2013

About Project:

MyNGConnect is a one stop portal for online Courses and Assessments

for students and Teachers of US Schools. This project involved test

management of National Geographic eLearning software made by Cengage.

The application consisted of 3 National Geographic modules for

Teachers, Students and Admin customized according to user's

requirement. I was at the client side in Boston location and was

leading an offshore QA team and coordinating the activities from

client location. Application Technology: Java Spring, MySQL, HTML5

The project included testing for 508 compliance testing of the Latest

Dashboard Courses.

Tools used: Jira, SharePoint

Responsibilities:

QA Project planning, tracking and status reporting

. Functional Testing of the complete application and 508 compliance

testing of the Latest Dashboard Courses

. Reviewing and managing the Regression pack

. Motivating and mentoring team members to understand the requirements

and user stories

. Participating in test process / methodology definitions, enhancements,

requirements review, building Body of Knowledge etc.

. Creation of Effort Estimation doc, RTM (Requirement Traceability

Matrix)

. Task Allocation and Task Monitoring

. Review of complex test scenarios and test execution results

. Clarifying business, technical and functional queries for the Test

team by collaborating with Business team and development team

. Monitoring the test team in creating, maintaining, and executing test

cases and documenting defects

. Conducting Test Progress meetings and defect status meetings

. Guiding the Automation(QTP) team and Performance Test(Load Runner)

team

Client: Air Transportation Association of America, WA

Project: eMarketplace

Location: Noida, India- (Feb 10 - Dec 11)

About Project:

Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (ATA) is the US's oldest

and largest airline trade association. The association's fundamental

purpose is to foster a business and regulatory environment that

ensures safe and secure air transportation and enables U.S. airlines

to flourish, stimulating economic growth locally, nationally and

internationally. The project involved development and testing of web

based application 'ATA eMarketplace'. The application is used by ATA

clients (Airline manufacturers/suppliers and consumers) to

upload/download/enquire/manage airline part information. QA team was

involved in functional testing of the system and in automating the

Regression pack using RFT.

Tools used: Quality Center, Rational RequisitePro, WinCVS, Sharepoint

Responsibilities:

. Participated in SCRUM meetings for the Interface team and interacted

with Business & Development to nail down issues in order to meet the

Project deadlines

. Developed the test cases, test strategy and test plan documents

based on the domain knowledge and requirement documents.

. Performed the Quality Center administration tasks for project

customizations

. Participated in the team meetings to discuss the issues during the

various stages of testing.

. Participated in developing standard templates of testing documents

such as Test Plan, Test Strategy, Test Effort Estimation and Test

Status Report

. Knowledge Transfer to team members

. Preparation of Test Execution Reports and Test Evaluation Summary

. Participating in Status Reporting, Project tracking and Assessment

process

. Preparing Business Scenarios and helping the testing team with

complex workflows

Client: ABN Amro Bank/ RBS London, UK

Project: Global Research Systems

Location1: London, UK (June 06 - Dec 07)

Location2: Noida, India (Dec 07- Feb 10)

About Project:

Global Research Systems is a set of more than ten applications used

for Research Note creation and distribution of the Research Notes by

Investment Analysts of the bank's Investment banking department. Most

of the applications under GRS project were Client server applications

and few were web based. The project involves requirement elicitation

from the Business Users, finalizing scope and preparation of Test

Approach /Plan for new functionalities, Testing, Defect Reporting and

rollup to production.

Tools Used: Test Director, Visio, Sharepoint

Responsibilities:

. Interacting with BAs/ and Business users to gather

requirements for testing of new functionalities

. Preparation of Test Strategy and Estimation for different releases /

applications

. Test management through Test Director

. Knowledge Transfer to team members

. Preparation of Test Execution Reports and Test Evaluation Summary

. Participating in Status Reporting, Project tracking and Assessment

process

. Preparing Business Scenarios and helping the testing team with

complex workflows

Client: Magic Software, Noida

Project: Magic eLearning Course 06

Location: Noida, India (March 06 - May 06)

About Project:

The project involved functional testing of e-learning modules used by

Human Soft trainees. The applications were web based and involved

extensive content and workflow testing of training courses. My

responsibility involved leading Test Team, Managing the test process

of the project and preparation of test report and coordinating with

development team and project Manager. Worked as QC Lead and managed

team of four test engineers. I was involved in functional and content

testing of e-learning products.

Tools Used: Jira, Test Director

Client: SumTotal Systems

Project: Aetna-LMS

Location: Hyderabad, India (Sept 04 - Dec 05)

About Project:

SumTotal Systems is the global leader in strategic human capital

management (HCM) solutions that provide organizations with a new level

of visibility to help make more informed business decisions and

accelerate growth. Aetna project involved integration of SumTota

standard LMS product and Aetna's site. It involved functional testing

of customized Aetna LMS and silent sign on from Aetna's site.

Tools Used: Sharepoint, Bugzilla

QUALIFICATION

Degree Period

From To

MBA- IT & 2002 2004

Systems

Bachelor of 2001

Engineering 1997

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