Manual Testing, JIRA, HP ALM
Resume:
Chinmay Dhala
**** ******** ******, #*** ***** Commons, Quincy, MA – 02169.
Email: ************@*****.***
Cell Phone: +1-617-***-****
Professional Summary
Software Quality Assurance Engineer II with 9+ years of expertise in Manual Testing across domains like Life Sciences, Healthcare, Banking, Financial Services and Insurance.
Proven professional track record of quality work delivered shown via the multiple performance rewards and recognitions received.
Backed by strong credentials including a Baccalaureate degree in Computer Engineering and an ISTQB Foundation Level certification.
Skills Highlights
Functional and Regression Testing
Planning, Scheduling and Estimation
Agile/Scrum/Waterfall
Defect Lifecycle
Test Documentation and Reporting
Process Improvements
Configuration Management
Test Management
Root Cause Analysis
Leadership, Training and Mentoring
HP ALM/Quality Center
JIRA and Confluence
Rational Clear Quest
Share point Server
Microsoft Office Tools
Microsoft Test Manager
Team Foundation Server
PL/SQL
QTP 9.1 (3 Months)
Selenium 2.0 (Hands-on Practice)
Work Experience
Software Quality Assurance Engineer II/Release Lead
QUINTILES INC., CAMBRIDGE, MA, US.
6th Oct 2014 – Till Date
Lead project releases to delivery from an SQA standpoint by performing an end-to-end STLC (Software Testing Life Cycle) on the same.
Maintain quality standards by following SQA processes and preparing all necessary SQA validation documentation.
Estimate, schedule and prioritize work resulting in on-time project releases.
Perform Root Cause Analysis of LIVE issues and act upon the action items to avoid future occurrences.
Train and mentor new joiners to help bring them up to pace with the domain and process knowledge.
Software Test Engineer II
SNL FINANCIALS INDIA PVT. LTD., AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, INDIA.
22nd Jul 2013 – 29th Sep 2014
Lead, manage and mentor a team of 3 software testers and resolve issues, concerns and obstacles.
Timely deliver quarterly user story releases by performing an end-to-end STLC on internal and external applications across multiple sprints.
Follow Agile/Scrum methodology and actively contribute towards Sprint Planning, Story Pointing, User Story Grooming and Release Retrospective meetings.
Handle Investor Relations releases on a daily basis by proactively taking up release requests.
Create and execute regression and release day test plans, perform daily production tasks, execute roll-out test cases and participate in Session Based Testing hence contributing to the overall success of the product quality.
Principal Validation and Testing Engineer/Team Lead
QUINTILES TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PVT. LTD., BANGALORE, KARNATAKA, INDIA.
21st Mar 2012 – 5th Jul 2013
Lead, manage and mentor a team of 8 software testers and resolve issues, concerns and obstacles.
Handle project releases to delivery from an SQA standpoint by performing an end to end STLC on the same.
Maintain quality standards by following SQA processes and preparing all necessary SQA validation documentation.
Estimate, schedule and prioritize work resulting in on-time project releases.
Train and mentor new joiners to help bring them up to pace with the domain and process knowledge.
Interview candidates as an active participant in the hiring process helping ramp up the team size.
Conduct basic performance testing using Record Playback feature of iMacros and provide candid improvements.
Senior Testing Engineer/Acting Team Lead
UNITEDHEALTHGROUP INFORMATION SERVICES PVT. LTD., HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA.
22nd Mar 2010 – 6th Feb 2012
Lead, manage and mentor a team of 6 software testers and resolve issues, concerns and obstacles.
Perform end-to-end STLC for all projects (SPRFs) following V-model/Iterative model delivery high quality solutions.
Provide internal and external walkthroughs to the team and end clients on test cases created thus receiving feedback and implementing corrections to improvise end quality of test cases and the overall application.
Participated in the Automation initiative using QTP 9.1 to automate and reuse regression test cases improving efficiency of the test suite.
Engineer Testing, Business Analyst, Associate Application Developer
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION INDIA PVT. LTD., HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA.
16th Jul 2007 – 19th Mar 2010
Design and execute test scenarios, test cases and use case diagrams and handle bug lifecycle improvising the end product quality.
Provide trainings on modules owned on the application and hence share application knowledge.
Code minor functionalities and unit test the same independently with minimal supervision.
Rewards & Recognitions
Quintiles US – Work Worth Doing Award and Thank Q Award for great performance and contribution to the team.
UHG India – 3 SPOT Awards back-to-back for best performance in the team, BTOY-2010 Best Team of the Year 2010.
CSC India – Accolades Award for the best performance in the team.
Educational Background
Bachelor of Computer Engineering, Graduated in 2007 – First Class (65.39%) from Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Gujarat, India.
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