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Suresh Thanamala 925-***-****

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

Software Quality Assurance (QA) Manager

Summary: -

Over 15+ years of increasing QA/development responsibility in Banking, Finance, Insurance, Telecom, Multimedia, Network and E-commerce applications.

Excellent Leader experienced in building and managing on-site and offshore teams.

Experienced in end-to-end management of QA tasks in different SDLC (Agile, Iterative, and Waterfall) and concurrent enterprise level system development.

Capable in developing test strategy based on customer requirements, project constraints and risk analysis and delivering high quality products.

Hands-on developing new and improving existing Automation Frameworks using Selenium and Java.

Experience with full system development lifecycle including designing, developing and implementing test plans, test cases and test processes

Proficient in working with testing tools, automated testing and carrying out black box, grey box, and white box testing for client/Server, web-based applications and web portal applications.

Excellent Managing test teams (off shore and on site)

Expertise working with project management, product management and release management teams.

Strong organizational, influencing and inter-communication skills.

Good analytical skills, presentation skills with strong communication skills

Ability to quickly learn applications with minimal documentation and constantly maintaining high levels of accuracy.

Diligent worker, self-starter and consistent performer.

SYNOPSIS OF TECHNICAL SKILLS:

O/S : UNIX (AIX, Solaris, Linux), Windows XP/NT/2000/98/95, Mac OS, Android.

Language : SQL, shell, Java, J2EE, PERL5.8, HTML, XML, Ruby 1.7.

Database/Tools : Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, DB2, CVS, PVCS, Clear Quest, Clear Case, BugZilla, Eclipse, WSAD, Ant, Maven, Jenkins, Selenium RC & Selenium web driver,Appium 1.0.0.

Server : IIS 5.0, Apache, Web logic, Web sphere.

Testing Tools : soapUI3.4, selenium/web driver 2.0, Test Director, Mercury Quality Center 9.0, Junit, Jira, Testing, Test Link, and Rally, Robotium

Middle ware : Web services, SOAP, REST

Documentation Tools : MS Office, Test manager, Express one, Confluence, Drop box, Test Flight.

Scripting Tools/ Language : SQL * Plus, TOAD, Oracle Developer.

ERP : SAP FICO (GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets)

Methodologies : Water fall, Agile (Scrum)

Networking : HTTP, TCP/IP, SNMP, SSL, SOAP, REST, MMS, RTMP, RTSP, SIP.

Education:-

Bachelor of engineering in Electronics and communication

Nagarjuna University, India

EXPERIENCE:

Google Inc., Mountain view, CA

June’11–till date

Google TV, Mobile App & Mobile Web

Sr QA Manager

Google TV is a Smart TV platform from Google and Google TV is a new experience that combines TV, the entire web, and Android apps, Spotlight apps as well as a way to search across them all.

Responsibilities:

Coordinated QA activities of geographically dispersed technical teams.

Lead a QA team of 20+ persons, including mentoring, managing workload priorities, measuring staff performance and promoting professional development.

Developed, collected and analyzed quality metrics about products and projects. Ensured that teams followed processes through SDLC and provided reports to managers. Provided input for the process improvements.

Contributed QA part of the consolidated project plans. Conducted daily meetings with QA team to track QA task progress, mitigated risks, took corrective actions, resolved issues with parties involved and escalated as needed. Provided the project status report to management on regular basis.

Developed and implemented Test Plans adjusting test strategy to the requirements of the particular product release. Maintained Traceability matrix and manual tests in Test Bugnizer. Interacted with BA for gathering requirements.

Coordinated execution of GUI, functional, integration, system, usability, installation, upgrade, documentation, stress, load, performance, recovery, end-to-end, UAT, and regression tests.

Implemented test automation using tools (Selenium and Bugnizer). Developed, debugged scripts and libraries of the reusable components using Java .

Lead automation framework development with unattended testing mode, including product deployment, test execution and reporting.

Tested video and audio streaming (YouTube, spotlight, Netflix, games etc.) on Adobe Flash Media Streaming Server 4.5, Microsoft's streaming server.

Tested Buy, Rent and Subscription of the produce.

Participated in testing mobile devices and all financial web applications our trading team uses on a day to day basis. Devices under test are Android, IPhone, windows and IPAD.

Use Device Anywhere to remotely test mobile devices. Solid knowledge of iOS, Android, Windows 7 Platforms.

Manage cross-functional teams within the overall program, representing the QA effort and advising on project issues, risks and scheduling matters.

Implemented framework for automation testing using Selenium Web driver with TestNg, Xpath, Subversion and Jenkins.

Environment: Oracle Database, Android, IOS, TestNG, Bugnizer, Java, Selenium, Eclipse, Win CVS, TestNg, Oracle SQL developer, Adobe Flash Media Streaming Server 4.5, Microsoft's streaming server, UNIX, Appium 1.0.0.

CISCO systems Inc., San Jose, CA

June’08 – May’2011

Smart Call Home(SCH)

Sr QA Manager

The Smart Call Home System was designed to automate problem reporting between a customer’s Call-home capable network device and Cisco’s Technical Support Systems, to provide faster failure resolution using consistent analysis from a rules engine, and to improve the reporting of these issues with a web interface.

Responsibilities:

Lead manual and automation QA teams.

QA point of contact for the company leadership and cross-functional teams.

Own test plans and documentation that communicates the standards and procedures of QA teams.

Chair scrum/defect review meetings with project team stakeholders to discuss issue found during testing and their current statuses.

Lead automation activities within the automation framework using Java.

Strong management and leadership for direct reports with capacity to mentor and coach QA staff.

Implement, gather, and report team and project metrics which demonstrate business value and showing continuous improvement in the environment.

Accountable for the quality of test services during all stages of SDLC.

Manage setup and maintenance of test environments. Support customers in troubleshooting exercises. Developed and executed test plans.

Delegated work on daily basis, reviewed task progress.

Owned weekly status meetings.

Reported test progress and addressed issues to management

Managed verification of software and specification defects in the Change Management System.

Conducted QA audits and provided input for process improvements.

Implemented and executed GUI, functional, integration, system, load, performance, usability, installation, upgrade, end-to-end and regression tests.

Developed automation framework using Java, Test Director.

Environment: Windows, Java, JavaScript, XML, HTML, Oracle,, JIRA, MS Project

AT&T Inc, San Ramon, CA

Dec’05 – May’08

Light Speed Order Management System (www.att.com)

QA Manager

The Order Management System (OMS) is web based application for issuing an order (IPTV, HSIA, VOIP, and Mobile). . It is the front end system for ordering the activities, product definition, order management, tracking, delivery and notification. The entire life cycle is supported by OMS for each order.

LS-OMS presents a workflow process for ordering products, with many activities and steps involved. Most activities are shared across product offers, with attribute values changing on some of the screens based on the selected offer. Product information is added to the basic OMS application and constitutes a set of product offers with choices for selecting different combinations of components. Additionally, OMS has been modified from its basic core functionality (and modifications to Activities and the GUI), to include interface connections to AT&T (legacy & new) applications, to retrieve and distribute data. Light speed manages the ordering and provisioning steps to activate the product/services ordered and also it notifies the billing when the service is activated or changed or disconnected.

Responsibilities:

Managed onsite and offshore QA automation teams.

Led automation project plan, scope, schedule and implementation of tests within the automation framework and its improvements.

Defined automation test objectives, strategies, standards and metrics.

Drove code and process standards across the project.

Analyzed system impact during design reviews with development and business analysts.

Facilitated technical input and growth opportunities for further automation improvement.

Led in the analysis, design, development, and ongoing maintenance of automated tests and automation architecture performed within the established automation development processes using Selenium, QC 10.0 and CVS.

Administrated QC users, projects, reporting and back up.

Directed set up of test environment, automated test execution, bug contribution and reporting for every OMS product release.

Tracked and analyzed test results, team productivity and took corrective action.

Represented Automation team at all levels.

Applied and trained on tool changes and enhancements..

Environment: Mercury Quality Center 9.0, SELENIUM, Oracle 10g, Perl, Web sphere 5.0,SELENIUM RC, SOAP,CRM, SAP,ERP EPIC, Windows XP, Linux, Java, XML, J2EE, Unix, Juint, TOAD.

Sony Electronics, San Diego, CA

Sept’00 – Nov’05

Sony Style Entertainment (www.sonystyle.com)

Sr QA Lead

This is Business to E-Commerce application. The goal of the Sony Style entertainment project is to create the ability to market Electronics items and CD, DVD merchandise as part of the Sony Style store. Create the ability to effectively leverage media content to increase sales of Electronics. Augment current Sony Style.com offerings with a broad range of entertainment products in the music and movies categories, with the aim of offering consumers a total entertainment solution encompassing devices and content. Create and integrate an accessible, organized and appealing online store for Sony Style.com to sell CDs and DVDs. Maintain opportunities for cross-promotion between entertainment and consumer electronic products in future phases.

Responsibilities:

Business Requirements created testing strategies, testing plans and prepared detailed test cases for the Application Under Test (AUT).

Lead manual and automation QA teams.

QA point of contact for the company leadership and cross-functional teams.

Own test plans and documentation that communicates the standards and procedures of QA teams.

Chair scrum/defect review meetings with project team stakeholders to discuss issue found during testing and their current statuses.

Lead automation activities within the automation framework using Selenium Web driver.

Strong management and leadership for direct reports with capacity to mentor and coach QA staff.

Implement, gather, and report team and project metrics which demonstrate business value and showing continuous improvement in an agile environment.

Accountable for the quality of test services during all stages of SDLC.

Manage setup and maintenance of test environments.

Support customers in troubleshooting exercises.

Environment: Oracle Database, Rally, Java, J2EE, Web spheres, Eclipse, Selenium, Win CVS, TestNg, TOAD, UNIX

InfoTech, India, Hyderbad

US Bank

Aug’98 – Aug’00

www.usbank.com

Sr Analyst

Project Description:

Union Bank embarked on a significant program of work to redesign their internet banking application by replacing a large number of outdated customer focused web based banking applications. The project was to replace their current web banking application with a new online system which had to support existing functionality whilst integrating with a number of backend applications including a Siebel CRM module, anti-Fraud system as well as external credit checking systems such as Experian, Equifax, and Transunion.

Responsibilities:

Participate in project planning sessions with business analysts and team members to analyze business IT

Requirements and translate business requirements into working model.

Develop web application using Struts Framework;

Develop user interfaces using JSP, HTML and CSS

Used JavaScript and struts validation framework for performing front end validations.

Develop DAO design pattern for hiding the access to data source objects.

Use Eclipse as IDE tool to develop the application and JIRA for bug and issue tracking

Use CVS for software configuration management and version control

Deploy the application on the WebSphere Application Server.

Environment: Java, Eclipse, JSP, Struts, HTML, CSS, XML, CVS, WebSphere Application Server, JIRA

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