SUMMARY

• ISTQB Certified Test Lead, Agile Extension Certified and Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master with over 9 years of testing and test management experience in a fast paced and team - based environment.
• 9+ years of experience as a Test Lead handling multiple projects, testing Web Based and Client Server Applications.
• Experience managing/guiding 10 to 15 software QA associates on daily Testing activities to ensure standard quality practices/processes are followed.
• Experience building and managing onshore/offshore teams including administration of hiring, on-boarding, mentoring and performance management.
• Experience Planning and Organizing training programs for QA team on Testing Concepts, Test Management tools and Automation Frameworks.
• Experience in Managing testing using Agile and SDLC methodologies and resolve any escalations brought forward by different business units.
• Experience in leading onshore/offshore QA teams in static, Build Acceptance, Systems/Functional, Regression Testing, UAT Support & Production Deployment validations
• Experienced in creating Test scenarios, Test cases and script preparation, Peer Review, Traceability Matrix, Defect Reporting & Analysis.
• Participated in post-implementation reviews and documented testing process lessons learned after major releases

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Excellent Test Management skills
• Excellent Scrum Master abilities
• Excellent Manual and Database Testing skills
• Excellent Analytical abilities
• Excellent problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills
• Proactive, Dedicated Quick leaner easily to adapting to new environments

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing & Project Tools: HP ALM 12.53, HP QC 10, JIRA, Team Track, Share point, MS Project 2003, MS VISIO Crystal Ball 6.0.

RDBMS: My SQL, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2012, TOAD, Oracle 11i & 12.

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/NT /2000/XP

Source Safe Tool s: CSV

Automation Tools: ODIN Axe Framework, Selenium

Application: Oracle Apps 11 & 12 Discreet and Process Manufacturing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

System Analyst (Scrum Master/Software QA Lead)

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Evangelized & helped team demonstrate Agile Methodologies & Practices to Product Management team
• Assisted Product Owner in refining Product Backlog for the Release
• Facilitated Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Retrospection Meetings
• Helped Team achieve the Sprint goals by removing impediments faced by team and protecting team from any distractions from business team
• Organized Sprint Demo to review the product increment with Product Owner and Business stakeholders to obtain early feedback

Software QA Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Proactively led and managed QA activities in an SDLC/Agile hybrid development environment
• Prepare project Test estimates, QA Test plan, Test Schedules, QA resource estimations.
• Manage onshore/off-shore testing activities often leading multiple projects.
• Create and maintain QA Test Plan, Test Risk Catalog, Test Estimations, Test Closure Reports for the projects.
• As a QA Lead conduct walk-through for the evaluation of test plan with Development and Business Team.
• Determine if software build were testable by evaluating smoke test results.
• Maintain standards for testing software including identifying testing resources as well as scheduled and planned testing activities.
• Participate in Requirement Elicitation session with Business Analyst & Executive sponsors.
• Lead the development and execution of test plans and scripts for project-based, new software roll out and maintenance roll out testing to include application testing, integration testing, feature functionality testing, validation testing and regression testing.
• Design and develop front end and Back end test scenarios and Test cases.
• Review/approve Test Cases/Execution completed by Team to ensure testing efficiency.
• Assist business users in defining UAT test cases and plans; Maintain test cases and test data.
• Perform production deployment and the Business verification testing.
• Conduct QA team Meetings, presented QA Test status in project stand up meetings and prepare Weekly Status Reports.
• Managed the release testing effort, enforced adherence to testing schedules, ensured defects were logged and communicated clearly to the development teams and fully retested.
• Conduct Defect Triage Meetings with Business Stakeholders & Project Team acting as Liaison between the Testing team, Development team, Business users and Project Management, prioritizing issues and determining the impact on product quality and release timelines.
• Perform Build Acceptance/Smoke Tests, prepare project QA Signoff.
• Participate in post-implementation reviews and document testing process lessons learned after major releases

System Analyst (Offshore QA Lead / Sr. Test Analyst)

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked with Acting QA Lead to Coordinate resource allocations, create work assignments for team, maintain timelines / milestones and ensure compliance with quality standards
• Prepared project QA estimates, test plans/schedules and QA resource estimates.
• Managed/guided off-shore QA Testing activities, Implemented processes and procedures for off-shore System Test team.
• Managed a successful team of 7 system test employees, one on-shore and six off-shore.
• Participated in QA Team Meetings, presented QA Test status in project stand up meetings, prepared Weekly Status Reports.
• Prepared Traceability matrix, Participated in Defect Triage Meetings with Business Stakeholders & Project Team.
• Designed/prepared test cases based on Requirement documents and Reviewed with Business Stakeholders for Approval of Test Scenarios.
• Reviewed/approved Test Cases/Execution completed by Team
• Performed Build Acceptance Tests.
• Transitioned Application Knowledge to new Team members, Trained entry level and senior QA Associates
• Prepared Risk Based / Full Regression suite for Applications in scope.
• Selected to participate in on-site travel to business location to ensure test scenarios and test cases thoroughly tested the business needs, requirements and workflows.

Senior QA Test Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Design/prepare test cases based on Requirement Elicitation sessions with Business Stakeholders Team.
• Carried responsibility for test planning and execution, including Analyzing requirements and use cases to create test cases and execute test cases.
• Performed manual testing on different Modules of the Application by executing the Test Cases
• Performed Build Acceptance Tests and evaluated Build Readiness
• Review Test Cases prepared and execution completed by Team
• Participate in daily status calls, present QA Test status in project stand up meetings, prepare Weekly Status Reports.
• Participate in Defect Triage Meetings with Business Stakeholders & Project Team.
• Developed relationships and worked closely with all stakeholders
• Provided Knowledge Transition, coaching, mentoring and guidance to less experienced analysts and testers
• Established and contributed to the projects knowledge bank of best practices, processes and templates

Quality Assurance Analyst

Confidential, Austin, TX

Responsibilities:

• Prepared project QA estimates, test plans/schedules and QA resource plans.
• Established Test Environment by Setting up IMEC, ZEBRA Printers, Customize CLM Pro Rules Engine, Design/Print Labels.
• Managed/guided off-shore QA resources in daily testing activities to meet project requirements and deadlines.
• Conducted daily status calls, presented QA Test status in project stand up meetings and prepared Weekly Status Reports.
• Prepare Traceability matrix, Participate Defect Triage Meetings with Business Stakeholders & Project Team.
• Design/prepare test cases based on Label Requirement documents and Review with Business Stakeholders for Approval of Test scenarios.
• Review/approve Test Cases/Execution completed by less experienced QA Analysts/Testers
• Perform Build Acceptance Tests and evaluate build readiness

Quality Assurance Test Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Research Oracle R12 features and design System Integration/GUI tests.
• Establish and contribute to the projects knowledge bank documenting Oracle 12 features relevant to features in prior oracle versions
• Analyzed requirements and use cases to create test cases.
• Installed builds/patches in QA environment and performed Build Acceptance Tests.
• Prepared Traceability matrix, Review Test Cases completed by Team.
• Participated in Defect Triage Meetings with Business Stakeholders & Project Team.
• Perform Build Acceptance Tests, GUI/Functional Tests, Integration Tests.
• Provide Knowledge Transition, Participate in daily status calls, present QA Test status in project stand up meetings.
• Support UAT Teams, support during deployment and maintenance 

Quality Assurance Test Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed requirements and use cases to create test cases.
• Installed builds/patches in QA environment and performed Build Acceptance Tests
• Prepared Traceability matrix, Review Test Cases completed by Team
• Participated in Defect Triage Meetings with Business Stakeholders & Project Team.
• Perform Build Acceptance Tests, GUI/Functional Tests, Integration Tests.
• Provide Knowledge Transition, Participate in daily status calls, present QA Test status in project stand up meetings.
• Support UAT Teams, support during deployment and maintenance

Graduate Intern Statistical Analyst

Confidential, Starkville, MS

Responsibilities:

• Analyze 10 years of historical project data
• Categorize projects based on project Types, size, budget and duration
• Run Crystal Ball simulation to obtain trend of Project types to cycle times
• Document Results and submit to Project Director for recommendations