SUMMARY:

• Result oriented seasoned IT Professional with over 25 years of extensive experience in all aspects of SDLC focused on innovative solutions.
• Driving & instituting best practices and facilitating continuous improvement. Proven track record in organizational management across various functional areas delivering Quality Systems & Services.
• Demonstrated leadership in building high performance cross - functional international teams to establish vision, achieve results and delivering business value.
• Well versed in multiple delivery methodologies like Agile, Waterfall and Iterative. Leading organizations through Agile transformations.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Software/Tools: Microsoft Test Manager, Visual Studio 2010, TFS, Seapine test tools, PowerBuilder, MS-SQL Enterprise Manager, SoapUI, Ready API, Apache Web Server, Testlink & Bugzilla, Jira, Version 1, Eclipse for Java, HP ALM (QC), UFT, LeanFT, Selenium (Webdriver & IDE), Java, Toad for Oracle, Oracle Client, Microsoft Sharepoint, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Test Manager

Databases: SQL Server 7.0 2000/2005/2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, DTS/SSIS, SSRS, ORACLE, DB2, MS Access, MySQL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Define the vision, strategy, roadmap and supporting metrics required to deliver quality products to ensure enhanced customer experience.
• Define Quality Assurance policies, procedures, best practices
• Provide day-to-day leadership and hands-on management to digital team while supporting the mission and core values of the company.
• Define strategy for bring in Test Automation and work with the Automation Team to design and develop an Automation Framework
• Champion with other leaders in the organization with transition from traditional SDLC (Waterfall) to Agile

Confidential

QA Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day leadership and hands-on management to digital team while supporting the mission and core values of the company.
• Define strategy for bring in Test Automation and work with the Automation Team to design and develop an Automation Framework using Java / Selenium
• Define vision, strategy, roadmap and supporting metrics required to deliver quality products to ensure enhanced customer experience.
• Established, Managed and Mentored a team of QA Professionals both On-shore & Offshore
• Achieved cost savings of over 10% by re-negotiating contracts with vendors
• Institute standard toolset for Test Case and Defect Management and providing visibility and transparency.
• Managed Planning & integration across the organization for Oracle RMS Rollout.
• Exposure to Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development and Tools such as GEB, Twist
• Mentored teams through transition into testing in a Behavior Driven and Test Driven Development

Confidential

QA Manager

Responsibilities:

• Partnered with executive leadership and business management, vendor partners and customers to understand business goals and strategies that contributed towards
• Development, modification and attainment of strategic and tactical plans.
• Develop, drive and achieve functional goals of the team.
• Manage on-shore and off-shore teams (captive and vendor)
• Implemented process improvements resulting in reduction of internal issues, improved customer satisfaction and metrics.
• Instituted standard toolset for test, defect, automation and performance management increasing traceability, defect containment and transparency.
• Developed Data Refresh Strategy for creating Predictable data-sets Participated in Audits (Basel II, SAS-70 & Sox)
• Developed Environment Strategy for creating isolated Test Environments using VMWare and Hyper-V, Service Virtualization and Stubbing & Mocking Frameworks.
• Presented QA results including Risk Assessment and Recommendations for Go-No-Go decisions to C-Level Executives, Cross-Functional Teams & Steering committees
• Mentored team through transition from Waterfall to Agile Delivery Model
• Established, Managed and Mentored a team of QA Professionals
• Developed and Implemented Test Strategy, Test Plans, Traceability Matrix, Performed Gap analysis based on Business Requirements

Confidential

Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Providing technical services as a Business Analyst, Solution Architect, Project Management and Quality Assurance Lead
• Established QA Practice, tools & Techniques
• Managed projects and ensured quality delivery on-time and within budget
• As a Business/Systems Analyst conducted JAD Sessions to capture Business Requirements and followed thru to development and implementation
• Team lead Mentoring other resources on-site

Confidential

Sr. Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Providing technical services as an Analyst and developer
• Clients worked at were in Banking and Manufacturing sectors
• Worked on projects related to Finance & Accounting and Investment Banking

Confidential

Sr. Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Providing technical services as an Analyst and developer
• Clients worked at were predominantly in the Banking sectors
• Worked on projects related to Investment Banking

Confidential

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a programmer developing custom applications for clients in Banking & Manufacturing sector

Advanced Digital Software Private Limited

Customer Service Representative & Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• started as a Trainee Programmer and learned programming in COBOL and Dbase III and Clipper.
• Later for a short period of time worked as a customer service representative and then became a full-time programmer developing and fixing issues on custom package at client sites related to Finance, Accounting & Manufacturing.