Quality Assurance Software Development

VEDA S. RAI

an experienced, accomplished TEST ARCHITECT

Lake Worth, Florida 561-***-**** **********@*****.***

executive summary

Highly motivated, dedicated and result oriented leader with over 25 years of deep and hands-on experience in software development and quality assurance using waterfall and agile (Scrum and Kanban) methodologies. Have excellent written, communication and analytical skills. Well versed in tools, concepts and methodologies of quality management.

Successful track record in Software Quality Management and Control across various applications and clients. My expertise includes developing and implementing test strategies, planning and estimating tests, designing test cases, managing test execution, tracking defects, preparing test metrics, and managing both on-shore and off-shore teams and client management.

Strong programming skills and a proven ability to quickly learn new technologies and experience in testing iOS and Android applications, including automation using Appium. Experience with automation tools such as Selenium and WebDriverIO, as well as frameworks like the Page Object Model, Robot, and Cypress.

summary of qualifications

Robust background in team leading, software development, test planning, and test execution and reporting.

Automation testing using selenium,cypress io and webdriverio.

core competencies

Quality Assurance Solution Development Team Building and Leading Test Planning & Execution

professional experience

Office Depot, Boca Raton, FL

Worked on multiple Office Depot projects as part of the automation team. Conducted proof-of-concepts (POCs) for various automation tools to evaluate their potential adoption by the company. Designed and developed test plans for automation scripts utilized by project team members. Assisted the team in creating SQL scripts to extract data from DB2 and PostgreSQL databases.

Selected Accomplishments and Initiatives:

Designed and developed automation test scripts for various Office Depot web sites.

Contributed to the Varis, Inc. project by utilizing the TestProject tool to develop test scripts.

Collaborated with cross-functional team for the Veyer project to design the test automation strategy by using the in-house developed framework (TZIKI) based on nodejs and having gherkin-like test scripts.

Collaborated with the automation architecture team to develop a robust testing framework by identifying and addressing defects.

Developed reusable components that significantly reduced script development time that resulted in cost saving, approx. $50K.

Experienced in Web, REST API and Mobile Automation Testing.

Designed and developed End-To-End Test scripts for Order capture to Shipping that require validation in multiple systems.

Led the automation team, providing guidance and fostering the development of team members.

Developed comprehensive test plans for enhancements and releases

Coordinated and planned test activities for the offshore team, with daily progress tracking to ensure timely and accurate execution.

Actively engaged in recruitment efforts to attract and hire new QA staff.

Additional Experience: (Apr 94-Mar2020)

Previously held various positions with firms: Programmer (ASI Custom Software, Cosmos Software, Iris Software – india), Test Architect (NIIT Ltd - 1997 -2020)

education, certifications, training, and development

Bachelor of Science, North Bengal University, India

Post-Graduate Diploma in Information Systems Management, NIIT Ltd., India

honors and awards

Excellence Award, NIIT

technical proficiency

RDBMS: Oracle, PostGre SQL, mySQL, DB2

Programming Languages: PL/SQL, Java, JavaScript, Typescript

Automation Tools/Frameworks: Selenium, Webdriver IO, Playwright, Test Project

Cloud Technologies: Jenkins, Kafka,

Front-End Tools/Utilities: Postman, dBeaver, Mocha

Other Tools: qTest, JIRA, SharePoint

Version Control Tools: Git

Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Waterfall

Soft Skills: Problem solving, Attention to detail, Communication, Team collaboration.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sampang/

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