KAMALAKAR CHATAPARTHI

adhosz@r.postjobfree.com

480-***-****

Objective: Seeking an ample opportunity that is exciting in its own way posing challenge at every step

Professional Summary:

Having experience in Information Technology on enterprise applications, systems, services and solutions

Expertise in process implementation, methodologies, Project Management, Business Analysis, Quality Assurance, standards and procedures.

Solved complex technical problems and implemented best practices.

Emphasis on developing client relationships and customer satisfaction.

Involved in project planning, scheduling and requirements analysis.

Performed blackbox and whitebox testing on various operational environments like web applications, Windows based applications and Mobile applications.

Technical Skills:

Operating Systems: Windows, Unix, Linux

Languages & Technologies: Java, .Net, Cloud, IoT, VMware, ITSM, CMDB

Tools: ALM, Quality Center, JIRA, MS Project, SlikTest, Selenium, MS Visio, Lucidcharts

Databases: Oracle, PostgreSQL, MS SQL

Trainings: Six Sigma, Scrum Master, ITIL

Certifications: Business Analyst from COEPD

Education: Bachelor of Engineering from SJM Institute of Technology, India

Professional Experience:

Wells Fargo, Chandler, AZ Jan 2020- Jun 2020

Position: Quality Assurance Analyst

Worked on Enterprise Allegation Platform for Employee Relations, Sales Conduct, Internal Investigation and Standard Workflow modules.

Prepared system documentation and created process flow and data flow diagrams

Created test plans and test cases for routing cases to different Allegation Management Groups

Prepared user stories, Business requirements and functional requirements documents and reviewed with project stakeholders

Planned and executed projects in agile development (Scrum) environment

Used Application Life Cycle Management for all Quality Assurance activities

Scheduled and performed sanity, functional and regression testing on the modules

Used WAF framework and Eclipse for automation testing

Prepared test scripts using Java and Selenium WebDriver and executed

Used SQL for database testing and used JIRA for tracking issues

Performed testing in SIT and UAT environments

Prepared various daily and weekly status reports on completed test procedures

Assisted with UAT planning, write and review of test scripts

Prometheus Capital, Fairfax, VA Oct 2018 – Nov 2019

Position: IT Analyst

Analysed financial data by collecting, monitoring and creating financial models for decision support.

Improved financial status by analysing results, monitoring variances, identifying trends, recommending actions to management.

Compiled a daily status Excel spreadsheet used to analyze and report current workflow levels within the Retirement department.

Developed Project plans, user stories, test strategies, test plans, and test cases for software development efforts and SQA strategies using agile methodology.

Applied Requirements elicitation practices include interviews, questionnaires, user observation, workshops, brainstorming, use cases and performed cost-benefit analyses.

Prepared user stories, Business and functional requirement documents and reviewed with project stakeholders.

Planned and executed projects in agile development (Scrum) environment

Used Application Lifecycle Management for release and QA operations.

Worked closely with development teams, QA teams, and project management teams and contributed to the overall success of the project.

Used Lucidchart templates for dataflow diagrams and flowcharts preparation

Tracked initiatives around the development and continuous improvement of the IT operational models including utilization of Kanban and Lean Six Sigma.

Assisted with UAT planning, write and review of test scripts, managed UAT testers; managed the defect resolution process and participated in testing at times

Performed system, unit, user acceptance, regression, load and functional/performance testing on applications using both automated and manual testing methods.

Identified, documented and reported bugs, errors, interoperability flaws and other issues within proprietary software applications developed for global user base

Recorded and tracked defects in JIRA

Tested the application on various generations of Android and I phone

Encora, Bengaluru, India Aug 2010 - Sep 2018

Position: Quality Assurance Analyst Lead

Demonstrated skills in interviewing business and technical leaders to gather and clarify business requirements of Zynx Healthcare projects.

Prepared business requirements and technical specification documents and reviewed with project stakeholders

Discussed requirements with technical and business teams and prepared acceptance criteria

Authored detailed project /deployment plans and schedules.

Planned and executed projects in agile development (Scrum) environment

Used MS Project for project management planning, tracking and execution for various projects across functional teams.

Prepared flowcharts and diagrams using Lucidcharts and Visio for all use cases.

Created Projects in Quality Center, added user stories, and assigned user permission based on their roles.

Created Test Plans and test cases in Test plan module and executed test cases in Test Lab.

Interpreted and adhered to established cataloguing and metadata standards.

Worked on Excel to provide data cleansing support and validation of data for use in presentations, metrics, and reporting of information.

Prepared Requirements Traceability Matrix for tracking the status of all requirements and test strategies.

Performed user acceptance testing and trained users on new functionality.

BMC Software, Herndon, VA Feb 2008 – Apr 2010

Position: Quality Assurance Lead

Formed and lead quality assurance team in network automation division under Service Automation business unit.

Utilized ITIL processes and Remedy ITSM suite and CMDB for Change, Incident, Task and Asset management process implementation for end -to -end service automation of Enterprise Management services.

Deployed and verified self -service network and server provisioning.

Performed network operations and system administration of lab devices and databases, Virtual Machines, PostgreSQL, Oracle for operational data store and data warehouse.

Performed device adapter testing on various routers and switches.

Worked on troubleshooting and resolving access management and provisioning workflow errors.

Executed SQL statements for storing, retrieving, manipulating data in relational database.

Pitney Bowes, Lanham, MD Oct 2006 – Dec 2007

Position: Quality Assurance Analyst

Engaged in Customer Data Quality and Data Integration division of Pitney Bowes software on a variety of exciting projects on mailing efficiency, data quality & integration and location intelligence.

Planned and executed projects in agile development (Scrum) environment.

Created test plans and complex business intelligent data-flows.

Developed efficient automated test harness for execution of numerous address data quality scenarios on different flavours of windows, UNIX and Linux platforms on storage area network (SAN).

Performed unit, functional, regression, integration, installation, stress, license and media testing.

Exostar, Herndon, VA Jun 2005 – Sept 2006

Position: SQA Consultant

Worked with different QA teams on SupplyChain and eCollaboration projects developed at Exostar for aerospace and defense (A&D) industry where solutions and services developed with WebMethods and WindchillProjectLink frameworks.

Developed test scenarios to verify the complete functionality of the applications.

Tracked test activities and defects in Quality Center.

Generated reports for traceability of requirements, test cases and defects.

Supported functional, acceptance and Go Live testing.

Etrade, Arlington, VA Oct 2004 – Jun 2005

Position: Quality Assurance Analyst

While working at Etrade Financial, acquired in depth domain knowledge in Trading, Investing, Banking and Lending.

Organized bank QA team and prepared automation test plans for a highly visible on line applications. Acted as a point of contact for major projects (i.e., ET Complete, Banking, Credit Cards and CMA Smart Alerts) testing.

Assisted QA management in making solid "go/no-go" decisions for launch of each application.

PriceWaterhouseCoopers, McLean, VA Jan 2004 – Oct 2004

Position: Quality Assurance Analyst

Consultant through Paradigm InfoTech at PWC delivering world class business to business and business to client solutions and services to many companies.

Responsibilities included preparing test plan, test cases and coordinating test execution activities.

Assisted in on going process improvement efforts to ensure test planning, execution, and reporting is effective, efficient, standardized, and integrated.

Hughes Network Systems, Gaithersburg, MD Jun 2000 Dec 2003

Position: QA Engineer

Through TalentTree worked on XM Radio, TO, DirecTV, and VHS, Cable transmitter and receivers.

Tested both software and hardware along with Firmware configuration, Mounting and preparation of test bed and configuration of HyperTerminal infrastructure. Both analog and digital RF wave verification

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