Overview

Over ** years of experience in Quality Assurance and Testing which includes experience as a QA Lead, Tester and Software Engineer. Well equipped with test strategy & planning, scheduling, and coordination in addition to team building and coordinating.

Proficiency Forte

Managerial

Providing consultancy on Project Planning, Execution and Management in tune with the core business objectives (including risk management, effort / time / cost estimation, and contingency planning)

Experience in Agile environment managing teams in Onsite and Offshore locations

Monitoring project progress and taking necessary steps to ensure completion within defined parameters

Managing timely delivery of scheduled activities/ technical deliverables as per quality standards

Managing and allocating work, time and resources; adhering to QA Processes

Functional

Providing scope, resource and time estimates for projects presented to QA for testing and analysis

Coordinating the implementation and availability of the QA test environments, and ensure compatibility of testing

Providing QA test status and progress reports as appropriate to top management

Working with business analysis function to ensure QA testing requirements are appropriately identified and included in the requirements

Creating quality assurance documents like Traceability matrix, Defect trend charts and metric reports

Ensuring that the product deliverables are met as per the SDLC of the project

Software Testing

Performed integration, regression, sanity and smoke testing

Experience with Mobile app testing, Desktop and Printer testing

Maintaining compliance with client specifications as well as internal quality standards

Test Management and QA Designing

Understanding the technical and functional specifications

Creating test estimations, review and monitor test approach, test plan & strategy

Customer interaction and status reporting (Internal & External)

Trainings & Certifications

●CSTE (Certified Software Test Engineer) from QAI

Qualifications

●Bachelors in computer science from Sri Venkateswara University, India

●Masters in Computer Applications from Sri Venkateswara University, India

Tools & Technologies Experience

Tools & Utilities

Test Tracker, Buganizer, PLX script, Dashboards, SURF, JIRA, Selenium IDE and Web Driver, Eclipse, Flex tool 5.3, QTP, Winrunner, Test Director 7.6, Lotus Notes, Xpeditor

Web scripting tools

Java, HTML, Java Script, ASP, ASP.Map, JSP and Web Services, JDK, ColdFusion

Languages

C, C++, VB, SQL, XML, COBOL, PL/1

Cloud Technologies

Salesforce Admin

CASE Tools

RUMBA

Databases

Oracle 8i/9i/10g, MS-SQL and MySQL 4.0/5.0.1

Mainframe

DB2, CICS, JCL, TSO, ISPF

Project Summary

Title : CNExT software

Client : C/NET Solutions of Public Health Institute

Work Location : Berkeley, CA

Role : Project Manager

Duration : Apr 2021 – Current

Team Size : 6

Environment : Sharepoint, Delphi 7, SQL Server, FixNotes, MS Access

Project Desc : CNEXT Solutions is a complete cancer data management system that provides services to maintain and manage Cancer Data Registry for different hospitals in US

Role:

●Creating long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines

●Making effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress with the project

●Develop a testing strategy to improvise the existing testing process

●Revisit test cases, analyse and update test plans accordingly

●Choose appropriate automation testing tool

●Report project activities to Division Director including progress, issues, risks, mitigations, resolutions, successes, and lessons learned during weekly meetings

●Delegating tasks on the project to employees best positioned to complete them

●Serving as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergy

●Communicating with executives or the board to keep the project aligned with their goals

●Performing quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected

●Adjusting schedules and targets on the project as per needs or financing for the project change

Title : Google Search App

Client : Google

Work Location : Mountainview, CA

Role : QA Lead/Tester for mobile testing team

Duration : May 2017 – Feb 2020

Team Size : 8

Environment : Android devices (Mobiles, Mini, Tablets) on AGSA, Test Tracker, Buganizer, PLX script, Dashboards, SURF automation tool

Project Desc : Google Search App on all Android devices, Google Go App on all Go devices, Discover Feed on all Android devices in multiple languages

Role:

●Develop test plans, test cases in an Agile environment.

●Execute test cases and contributes as a Tester and as a Lead for new Android OS release testing along with Regression, Sanity and New Feature testing, Integration testing, Accessibility testing and Language testing.

●Creates bug filing process templates in the internal tool to maintain consistency when filing/updating bugs.

●Conduct defect tracking, and assist with and coordinate user acceptance testing, performance testing, and vulnerability testing activities.

●Work with Triage team and Eng team for faster bug fixes especially blocking bugs.

●Work with Partner teams for optimum test coverage and establish schedules and estimates.

●Conduct daily sync ups with onsite and offshore teams.

●Worked with SCRUM teams to meet needs.

●Technical Program Managers along with peer QA leads.

●Understand project timelines and priorities and perform revisit Testing Strategy and device coverage to optimize efforts on a quarterly basis.

●Create and update various reports to derive different metrics using Plx Scripts and Dashboard

●Work closely with TPM and TE to improvise testing without any quality compromise.

●Works in parallel with Automation team and analyse automation failure reports.

Title : Clover POS Software & Devices

Client : Clover Network Inc.,

Work Location : Sunnyvale, CA

Role : Software Test Engineer

Duration : October ‘16 – April`17

Team Size : 5

Environment : Android & iOS on Web & POS devices (Mobile, Mini, Station, CloverGo and Flex), ADB, Selenium IDE and Web Driver, Eclipse, JIRA

Project Desc : Clover POS Apps (Android & iOS) on Web & POS devices (Mobile, Mini, Station, CloverGo and Flex), Cloud based POS software, Payments processing, Platform API’s for third party developers & around 220 apps on Clover Eco system

Role:

●Support end to end testing and integration testing for every release.

●Prepared and executed test cases and test scripts for unit testing, interface testing using Selenium IDE and Web Driver, and Eclipse

●Involved in test case management, defect tracking management.

●Prepared test cases for branch coverage and decision coverage testing.

●Logged defects with appropriate severity and priority of the bugs using JIRA.

●Interacted with development and Eng. team on bug fixes.

●Used ADB commands for installing and analysing logs.

●Participation in weekly and monthly conference calls for status updates

Title : General Electric Appliances HR

Client : GE-Haier

Work Location : Louisville, KY

Role : Software Test Engineer

Duration : Aug ’15 - October’16

Team Size : 13

Environment : SharePoint Designer 2013, JQuery, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, JIRA

Project Desc : GE-HR system provides easy communication between the employees and managers regarding timesheets, leaves, request approvals etc.

Role:

●Test planning, Effort Estimation, Task identification, Scheduling, Tracking & Reporting.

●Coordinating with various Vendor partners and solution providers

●Support end to end testing and integration testing for every release

●Responsible for Test Strategy and Test Plan and Test Execution Plan

●Prepared test cases for unit testing, interface testing and executed them

●Test Case management, Defect tracking management

●Written and done testing for Verification and Validation

●Performed black box testing

●Prepared test cases for testing branch coverage and decision coverage

●Create and validate issues in the common directory

●Performed tests for retesting

●Logged defects with appropriate severity and priority of the bugs using JIRA

●Participation in weekly and monthly Conference calls and status updates

Title : Imaging and Printing Group

Client : Hewlett-Packard technologies

Work Location : Bangalore, India

Role : QA Tester

Duration : Dec ’05– Jan ’07

Team Size : 5

Environment : Java, C#, Oracle, Flex tool, VB Script

Project Desc :

The main purpose is to perform testing on the print engine firmware (product testing). The release test constitutes different series of tests to quickly identify the firmware defects as a part of weekly firmware release process. Testing must be done on different types of printers.

Role:

●Perform testing on weekly and CR builds

●Perform IDS testing on weekly builds

●Update test report in the common repository

●Create and validate issues in the common repository

●Developed scripts to maximize reusability and ease of maintenance.

●Log defects into Defect Log

●Participation in weekly and monthly Conference calls

●Test planning, Effort Estimation, Task identification, Scheduling, Tracking & Reporting.

Title : Auto Retail DCX Vehicle Application Suite

Client : Tech Mahindra / Daimler Chrysler Corporation, USA

Work Location : Bangalore, India

Role : Software Tester

Duration : Jul ’05– Nov ’05

Team Size : 8

Project Desc : Daimler Chrysler’s web application using JDK1.4.1, struts, JSP, Flash UI, XML, FTP, and Web sphere 5.01, Application Server, HTTP Servers, Web Server, DB2 7.8, Manual Testing

Role:

●Analysis of user specifications (Solution Outline)

●Generated and executed manual test cases

●Reviewed test case scenarios

●Created and validated issues.

●Performed adhoc testing, exploratory testing

●Logged and maintained bugs in Lotus Notes

●Tested .html, flash pages of various Daimler-Chrysler websites

●Test case and defect management maintained through Lotus Notes

Title : Optus Bigfoot Release 1

Client : Tech Mahindra Technologies / SingTel Optus PTY Ltd, Australia

Work Location : Bangalore, India

Role : Software Tester

Duration : Mar ’05– Jun ’05

Team Size : 5

Environment : Siebel Financial 7.3/8.1, SharePoint, MS Project 2003, Oracle 10g

Project des : The Bigfoot program is part of an overall strategy to transform the economics of Off Net Telephony and Resale Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) and change the competitive landscape for

CMM by selectively building out a local telephony and DSL network, thereby converting the resale

customer base into a more profitable “HFC like” business.

Role:

●Analysis of user specification documents

●Involved in framing Test Scenarios.

●Involved in writing P2P, Cluster, E2E test cases for SIT using Test Director 7.6.

●Preparing test cases based on user requirements.

●Coordinating with the Business Clients in setting up expectations and facilitating Acceptance testing coordination.

●Test & Defect reporting using Test Director.

Title : Sales and Assignment Management System

Client : Tech Mahindra Technologies/ StateFarm Insurance, IL, USA

Work Location : Bangalore, India

Role : Software Developer / Software Tester

Duration : Feb ’04– Feb ’05

Team Size : 17

Environment : PL/I, COBOL, JCL, IMS-DB, DB2, Xpeditor, Lotus Notes, MVS

Project Desc : This project specifies the SAMS-UI interface between user and the system.

Role:

●Analysis of the specifications provided by the clients

●Developing high-level design to implement the business requirements of client.

●Developing the detailed design by mapping high level design to the operations to be performed on tables in database

●Coding as per the design

●Generating and executing unit test cases

Was into Test Design team for 6 months in the same project

●Project management, Test Plans & Test Strategies

●Created Test Scenarios

●Test case design

●Prepared test data

●Reviewed test cases

●Issue validation facilitation

●Monitored all test related activities for their completion, Update on activities to Onsite and Offshore managers

●Weekly Status reports sent to manager

●Participated in Review/Inspection meetings on bi-weekly basis

●Defect tracking and monitoring using Lotus Notes

●Participate in Project plan meetings for all releases and forward planning

●Coordinate with Integration line of business team for proper fixes to be in place

Title : E-facilitation of Hospital

Client : Proficio Solutions

Work Location : Bangalore, India

Role : Software Engineer

Duration : Apr ’03– Jan ’04

Team Size : 5

Environment : ASP, ASP.Map, Java Script, MS Access

Project desc : The main objective is to ease the location and availability of various facilities in a hospital to staff, doctors and patients through maps.

Role:

●Analysis of the business requirements and software requirement specifications provided by the client.

●Developed the detailed design by mapping High Level Design to the operations to be performed

●Designed and developed front view components using ASP.Map, HTML

●Used JavaScript for field validations

●Version control management using Subversion

●Developed high-level design

●Developed code

●Generated and executed test cases for unit testing, integration testing.

●Project management, Test Plans & Test Strategies

●Makes recommendations on increasing test coverage and/or shortening execution time.

●Coordinate with Integration line of business team for proper fixes to be in place.

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