E-Commerce M A
Resume:
LAXMAN PULUMATI
*******@*****.***
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laxmanpulumati/
Professional Summary:
I’m a highly motivated and pragmatic Program Test Professional with over 15+ years Test and QA experience, demonstrating excellent stakeholder and vendor management skills. I’ve successfully delivered Transformation programs managing complex relationships with suppliers (including offshore), vendors and customers.
A track record that demonstrates in-depth knowledge of developing, implementing test strategies (functional and non-functional), test methodologies and managing test environments to meet today’s test head requirements. Tailor test strategies, test plans, documentation and reports using the latest structured methodologies and tools. Report to senior management on KPI and scorecards against targets and objectives.
Lead Project Deliverable Governance Forum that guides product quality by milestones. Knowledgeable in Logistics, Manufacturing, Healthcare, eDiscovery, Retail and E-commerce domains. Implemented and set up TCOE (Testing Center of Excellence) in several organizations. Lead 50+ team members delivering ERP, Selenium, Cucumber, Junit, .NET, Python, Java, RCCQ, Datadog and C++ applications.
Professional Experience:
Armada SCS, Pittsburgh PA 2021-To date
Test Manager
Coordinated and owned FUT, SIT, UAT, E2E, Automation & Regression testing cycles.
Implemented a 24/7 repeatable test suites via Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and TDD.
Effective management of the off-shore team members.
Mentor and drive the performance testing COE using NeoLoad.
Owned the performance/volume testing of the whole test program.
Managed several integration testing of Mercury Gate, Web Methods, EDI, TMS, Power BI, WMS.
Ensure all work stream dependencies are tracked with risks escalated and managed.
Provided a complete range of QA and Test management for the upgrade and implementation of the program.
Ensured appropriate approvals of Prod Level ups and Quarterly OS patching plan.
Collaborated an end-to-end BDD framework (Gherkins, Cucumber, SpecFlow) while increasing the test coverage and maintainability.
Coordinate several “Quality Action Team” (QAT)’s such as ‘Defect Closure Time Analysis’, ‘Alternate Forms of Delivery’, ‘Testing evidence and compliance’, ‘Shift LEFT – moving quality earlier in the life cycle’, ‘Project Status Reporting’ and ‘Standards and Documentation’.
IQ Inc (Hitachi Rail), Pittsburgh PA 2018-2021
Principal Leader
Making improvements in achieving testing time schedule and budget for multiple projects/programs.
Good understanding of Git (version control systems)
Establish best practices, influence and evolve formal QA processes across multiple Application Development areas including Markdown language.
Mentor and champion, all phases of quality assurance process, including metrics and post-implementation process improvements are adhered to.
Align with Development, DevOps, Product management teams while prioritizing testing efforts.
Atos Syntel Inc, Detroit MI 2015-2017
Senior Project Manager
Lead efforts to develop, document, and implement applicable QA processes and procedures to provide more effective quality methods within the group in support of providing quality products.
Accountable for close monitoring of Invoice Reconciliation (IR), Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI), and Team Member Point of View (TMPOV).
Initiated and implemented single multi-site bug tracking system, QA portal and an internal test system on an in-house network increasing testing reliability by 180%
Knowledge of ERP/SAP/PeopleSoft HCM modules which includes Core HR, Payroll, Benefits & Admin.
Mentored a ServiceNow implementation including customizations, workflows & integrations.
Oversee and manage the designing and maintenance of test strategy, quality road map sets using various tools i.e., HP ALM, Caliber, Excel, Word.
Ensured all project deliverables and work products meet the necessary quality standards through checkpoints and acceptance criteria.
Directed a team of 45 full-time employees in an evolving environment involving .NET and SQL Server.
Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh PA 2014-2015
Project Manager
Coordinate a variety of stakeholders, including pharmacists, physicians, insurance companies, and patients.
Worked with team to comply with FDA regulations, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) standards, and other healthcare regulations.
Ensure that projects meet stringent quality and safety standards while diligently managing risk management practices specific to the healthcare industry.
FedEx Ground, Pittsburgh, PA 2011 - 2014
Test Manager
Manage and coordinate testing activities across large, complex, integrated projects.
Integrated QA teams in Pittsburgh and Pune into a single cohesive team of 10 analysts.
Assist the technology team to reinforce QA best practices and standards across multiple Application Development areas.
Verified the correctness of API to validate the correctness and efficient return of expected responses.
Provided leadership within a specific technology area or across multiple technology areas, to complete root cause analysis, design solutions, and/or perform QA activities. Mentored senior staff.
Utilized SuccessFactors and leveraged the features and functionality.
Manage test case development, execution, traceability and site administration using HP Quality Center.
Provide valuable feedback and recommendations while acting as a key contributor to ‘Solutions Architecture Team’ (SAT).
FTI Consulting, Pittsburgh PA 2007 - 2011
Test Lead/Test Manager
Executed the testing of development projects, patching and hosting upgrades and coordinate equipment & resources to facilitate testing based on project schedules.
Implement “Peer Reviews” concept to have effective industry standards to identify defects early in the life cycle.
Active role in coordinating with Verisign Consultants in the security testing that reveals security vulnerabilities.
Designed and planned security testing of internal applications using HP Web Inspect that included managing and configuring simultaneous crawl and audit, xss, Sql Injection.
Setup a performance region that mimics Production which is F5 load balanced and Performance testing was conducted.
Engage HP Server Automation to scan the web and database servers and pushing software installs/patches in QA and Disaster Recovery (DR) sites.
Engaged and lead the efforts with HP (for a 50k project value) to provide LoadRunner scripts and mentoring our key modules.
US Steel, Pittsburgh PA 2000 - 2006
Senior QA Analyst
Played lead role in monitoring and managing the integration testing process and coordinated technical leadership across all department projects including eCommerce.
Developed and executed scripts for Performance testing. Response time from the Database, CPU utilization, http connections, and number of threads were monitored as a result of this testing.
Planned and implemented a strategy to use LoadRunner in the evaluation of Precise tool.
Extensively used Test Director for test planning and executing Test Cases. Also involved in System, Regression, smoke, User acceptance and performance testing using Mercury tools.
Handled all ClearCase aspects of this project by assisting the team with VOB/view creation, implementing triggers and policies, delivery and rebase of the code.
Administered ClearQuest users and schema related issues.
Document software defects in the Defect Tracking tool and proactively work with developers to analyze, isolate and correct the problems.
Certifications:
Certification in Scrum Master
CTFL certified professional by ASTQB
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