Indira Sabnis
Centreville, VA 20120
Email: *********@*****.***
Willing to relocate
Visa Status: USA Citizen
Executive Profile
Summary
Nine plus years of experience in QC/QA domain. I have worked on a variety of assignments in Software
Development focused on Validation & Verification, Automation Test frame work, Testing Process Management,
Implementing Test Strategy based on Agile practice, Test estimation, Mentoring and Training. Expertise in writing
Test scripts using open source Automation Testing tool Selenium IDE/ RC/Web Driver with JAVA and Desktop Test
Automation tool Auto IT.
At present, completed 35 hours of contact class towards Certification program- Project Management Professional
(PMP).
Hands-on Skills:
Test Automation Tools: Selenium IDE/RC/ WebDriver API, Selenium GRID2 and AutoIT
Testing Frame Work: Eclipse IDE-J unit/TestNG, Reporting- Apache ANT & Usage of POI
Config Tools: SVN & Maven
Implementation of TDLC guidelines as per QAI/ISTQB, IEEE standards
Specializing in building Hybrid Frame work for Functional/Regression testing using
Selenium, open source Tool
Other Skills:
Test Management Tools: HP Quality Center (Demo Knowledge), MS Project & Open Source RedMine & Klaros
Bug Management Tools: BugZilla, eSupport and Jira
Other Testing Tools: QTP (Demo Knowledge)
Languages: C, OOPs Concept, Java Script & Core Java for Selenium usage Communication
Level- Designed Case studies, Presentations, White papers, SoW, Test plans, Release
Notes on Deliverables, and Test Reports.
Corporate Training:
OnMobile Global (www.onmobile.com)
2 days training- 16 member Testing team, at client site - Aug. 2012.
OnMobile is one of the largest white-labeled Data and Value Added Services [VAS]
companies for Mobile, Landline and Media Service Providers. OnMobile touches the lives of
over 1 billion mobile users across 55 countries every month.
Nokia (www.nokia.com)
3 days training- 2 Test Leads at OpCord site - June 2012
Cosmonet Tech (www.cosmonetsolutions.com)
3 days training- 10 members (Sr. Developers & Sr. Testers) at client site - Jan 2012
Cosmonet Solutions is a technology outsourcing, and product engineering services co., It's
customer base spans across verticals like Insurance, Healthcare.
Professional Experience:
OpCord Consultancy 04/11-Present
Currently working in the capacity of Test Strategist. Areas of focus are:
Software Test Engineering-Managing and driving projects as documented below &
Corporate Training on Software Testing Methodologies based ISTQB/QAI & Hands-on workshop on
building Automation Test frame work.
In-house Training Program Coordinator and Trainer in Testing/QA domain.
Project 1:
Client: Infolog Solutions
Project Duration: 6 Months
Project Scope: Manual testing for the company's flagship product WMSOFT(r).
Worked in the capacity of Project Manager with responsibility for all deliverables and was the SPOC for the project.
Managed and monitored a 6-member team. Guided and reviewed Test scenarios/cases based on Product operation
flows & business validations.
Other key focus activities- Initiation -Initial Discussion, Test Estimation, Addressing Risk Areas, SoW & SOP;
Plan- Developed Test plan & Scope; Execution & Closing.
Performed Integration testing on AUT where, integrating checkout AUT version from Code repository on SVN.
And integrating checkout jar and POI API files from Maven (Community server) where files get updated
automatically from Selenium Hub.
Project 2:
Client/Product: SCportfolio(r), Product for Managing Computer system configurations By Trilogy
Project Duration: 7 Months
Project Scope:
Team size: 3 manual testers & 2 Automation testers inclusive one Test Lead.
Managed & Monitored Automation of Regression testing, multi-platform testing (MS Windows 7, Vista and XP) for a
Desktop Application along with Manual Testing.
In-charge of deliverables, coordinated with Test Lead in reviewing test cases, scenarios & total test flow & AutoIT
test scripts (Hands-on) & in uploading scripts onto SVN, Testing tool used in AutoIT V3.
Responsible for providing final Test report and case study.
Project 3:
Client/Product: AvonVoices(r) product of Avon Inc.,
Project Duration: 1 Month
Project Scope:
Team size: 4 Testers.
In-charge of managing the Test Automation for the web application, AvonVoices using Selenium RC. In-charge of
deliverables, configuring onto SVN Building. Monitoring the Data driven frame work in Selenium RC and reviewing
the scripts(Hands-on). Responsible for writing case study & test report.
Project 4:
Client/Product: Tradestone(r), a software catering to the Fashion design domain.
Project Duration: 1 Month
Project Scope:
Team size: 2 Testers
As per Agile Testing methodology, involved in Test Driven Development. In-charge of developing test cases by
using user story and use cases. Functional testing for particular feature in the web application Tradestone(r). The
feature under Test are basically DLL files that get uploaded from Adobe illustrator once the designers create
illustrations and save.
Independent Consultant 10/09-03/11
Project 5:
Client/Product: MatterSpace ELM(r), a software product catering for corporate legal domain.
Project Duration: 14 Months
Project Scope:
Managed Regression Testing project using Automation tool Selenium IDE/WebDriver for first of its kind eDiscovery
software product, MatterSpace ELM(r) & the Add-on ELM Analytics. Involved in SCRUM Agile Testing practice,
managed sanity, smoke & regression Automation testing for every build at development site for 3 weeks sprint. I
was the SPOC for Development team & Product Director/Scrum Master & Deliverables.
Bug Management through JIRA.
Project 6:
Client/Product: CVCertify(r), a software platform in HR domain.
Project Duration: 4 Months
Project Scope:
Managed Data driven frame work for Regression Testing project using Automation tool Selenium IDE/WebDriver
for HR based SW product CVCertify(r) that manages platform for job seekers & employers.
Full Time Employee at 3 different companies 1997-2008
Worked for 3 different organizations. Key areas of responsibilities included but not limited to:
Involved in Y2K project- Responsible for VB scripting in modifying the in-house developed Error Matrix
System, a tool to analyze the errors occurred at different stages of SDLC of Banking software for year
change feature.
Held internal Auditing and QA related activity in appraising development team.
Responsible for designing, planning & developing School Management & Library ERP (VB/MS Access).
Conducted various trainings on Programming languages like C, and C++.
Managed & coordinated certified hardware trainings like MCSE, MCSA, CCN, CCA etc.
Xybion Corp. Cedar Knolls, NJ 10/95-02/97
Sr. QA Analyst
* Worked in conjunction with the Quality Assurance Manager, under the direction of the Product Services
Director in setting up ISO 9000 auditing procedures in evaluating software life cycle for the in house
developed software product, PathTOx - for clinical pathology Domain
*Designed and implemented test plans & test procedures as for Software Change Report. Evaluated
Commercial Automation Testing tools for testing. Extensive usage of Code Management System, in-house
built Version Control system.
Logical Design Solutions Inc., Murray Hill, NJ 9/93-05/95
QC/QA Analyst
* As a team member, responsible in re designing and modifying a Telephone Tracking Database system
developed for AT&T resulting in a faster more efficient program Environment ForPro2.5 for Windows;
low level File I/O and memory management routines written in Microsoft C linked with FoxPro functions
using the API.
* Responsible for manual testing of the product TELETRAC, a telephone tracking system developed for New
Zealand based Telephone Company. Developed several effective testing procedures, and test plans.
Implemented memory stress testing software. Designed and developed Error Tracking database system
and wrote extensive testing reports. Provided quality assurance feedback to developers.
Malvern Scales Data Systems Inc., Malvern, PA 4/90 - 09/90
Programmer Analyst
* Work involved coding using Microsoft C 6.0 for product MSS 4000, a comprehensive integrated software
package for manifesting parceling/shipping packages.
* Responsible in designing, developing and coding (building queries interfacing with C code) for report
generation in Dbase III+.
EDUCATION:
M.S. in Computer Science, West Chester University, Pennsylvania, USA 12/89
BSc. In Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, Bangalore University 6/83
Graduate Assistant, West Chester University, PA
* Taught Mathematics and programming in C & Pascal for undergraduate students.
(Intern) Brandywine Securities Inc., West Chester, PA
* As an intern involved in analyzing, developing and testing modules used in trading commodities and related
investment interests. Developed in Pascal 7 System writer+ Investment Software Package.
Other Activities:
Bangalore University Chess Tournament Runner up - 1983
References furnished up on request.