SUMMARY

• Since last 10 + years in managing Software Quality Assurance, process improvements in US.
• Possess proven Communication, management & leadership skills.
• Extensive experience in leading and managing multiple testing teams working in Onsite - Offshore model.
• People management wif 20+ resources along wif Vendor Management
• Managed multiple projects located across distributed geographical Locations.
• Ability to work against extremely tight deadlines.
• Well organized, self-motivated, proactive, process and result oriented.
• Self-starter who can work independently or wif a variety of IT partners.
• Extensive experience in driving of Automation frameworks, resource allocation, test strategies, Test plan.
• Strong testing exposure to web based application testing.
• GUI testing, functional, integration, regression and end to end testing.
• Vigorously worked on forecast deadlines and budgets for future projects.
• Good knowledge of MS Project and MS Office.
• Extensive exposure to CMM Levels and ISO Quality Processes.
• Rich experience on Automation frameworks wif different applications having different platforms
• Extensively worked on Testing of ERP (4+yrs), Healthcare (1+yr) & Financial products. (5+yrs)
• Extensive knowledge in applications of Financial Markets, Core Banking, Capital Markets, Equity Research.
• Act as Subject matter expert for underlying business functionality.
• Work wif product design teams to provide input on product design
• Attend and represent project track status meetings, host QA meetings
• Identify project risks and work wif PMO to document, evaluate, assess, and respond to teh identified issues.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Dev Platform: Java, .Net, C++, VC++, Oracle Forms, Pega, Informatica

Scripting Languages: TSL, SQA Basic, Java Script, Python and VB Script

Operating Systems: Unix / Linux / HPUX, Windows 98 / NT / 2000 / XP, Citrix

RDBMS: Oracle 7/8/8i,9, DB2, SQL Server and MS-Access

Application Servers: Web logic 6.0, Web Sphere Server, Tomcat and IIS

Testing Tools: WinRunner, Load Runner, QTP.

Defect Tracking Tool: Rational Clear Quest, PVCS Tracker, Bugzilla, QC

Configuration Tools: Rational Clear Case LT, VSS

Tools: IBM Web Sphere, Toad, DBArtisan, Truesite, MS Office.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, White Plains, NY

QA Lead/ Manager

Responsibilities:

• Was managing 2 teams 1 at offshore and 1 at onshore.
• Escalate issues to higher management.
• Worked closely wif System Admin, Architect, DBA and Network Admin.
• Manage, plan and administer QA activities.
• Build and deliver QA project status reports and metrics.
• RCA of defects - Coding, communication, miss interpretation.
• Created project schedules considering associated dependencies and constraints.
• Involved in risk identification, impact analysis and mitigation/ contingency planning.
• Key strategist for all aspects of QA (Test Plan, QA Sign-offs and UAT).
• Successfully delivered weekly, monthly & quarterly releases.
• Resource Management - Negotiations regarding team ramp up, ramp down.
• Monitored and reviewed defect management and defect lifecycle using Rally.
• Decide scope of testing, entry & exit criteria.
• Decide & monitor teh project estimation.

Environment: Rally, AppliTool, InetPDF-C, Oracle, Java.

Confidential, Lincoln, RI

QA Lead/Manager

Responsibilities:

• Initiated Data Validation Practices at Amica.
• Did some presentation to client how we are going to implement Data Validation practices at Amica.
• Was managing a team of 8 testers.
• Was managing various phases of Migration such as initiation, planning, execution, and closure.
• Single point of contact for Data Validation at Amica.
• Successfully created macros for automating teh data validation.
• Review of offshore deliverables - DSR, WSR, Test Plan, TSR.
• Understand T2S documents.
• Prioritize testing efforts looking at teh time and resource constrain so dat deadlines are met
• Host/coordinate QA meetings, triage meetings, Prepare mitigation plan.
• Ensures proper test coverage exists based on requirements and design specifications.
• Identify and communicate project risks, if required escalate issues to higher management.
• Worked closely wif various teams Offshore, Development, Network Admin, and DBA.

Environment: HP ALM 12.50, IBM - CQ 8.0.1.7, Windows, Teradata 15.00, QMF, SQL Server 2014.

Confidential, Warren, NJ

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Was managing a team of 8 testers.
• Was managing various phases of UAT such as initiation, planning, execution, and closure.
• Single point of contact between Confidential and Confidential ’s internal Clients.
• Review of offshore deliverables - Test execution report, DSR, WSR, Test Plan, TSR,
• Host/coordinate QA meetings, triage meetings, Prepare mitigation plan.
• Ensures proper test coverage exists based on requirements and design specifications.
• Prioritize individual and team tasks and projects so dat deadlines are met.
• Identify and communicate project risks, if required escalate issues to higher management.
• Worked closely wif various teams Offshore, Development, Network Admin, and DBA.

Environment: Quality Center, Windows, Java, Sitescope, SQL Developer, Toad

Confidential, Bridgewater, NJ

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Was managing various phases of projects such as initiation, planning, execution, and closure.
• Developing test strategy, Project scope, Project estimates.
• Resource Management - Negotiations regarding team ramp up, ramp down, SOW, etc.
• Single point of contact between Cognizant and Client.
• Review of offshore deliverables - Test execution report, DSR, WSR, Test Plan, TSR,
• Interface wif business and technology teams to understand requirements.
• Host/coordinate QA meetings, triage meetings, Prepare mitigation plan.
• Co-Ordinate among different teams.
• Prioritize individual and team tasks and projects so dat deadlines are met.
• Worked closely wif various teams - Offshore, Development, Network Admin, and DBA.
• Was involved in interviewing and hiring QA staff.
• Provide cross-project information, resourcing requests and release scheduling input
• Worked on Metadata (Informatica) in Johnson and Johnson (JnJ). Worked as a BA/QA in JnJ.

Environment: Quality Center (ALM), Jira, Oracle, Windows, Informatica, Pega

Confidential, Richmond, VA

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Project initiation; keep track of progress of teh project, Co-Ordinate among different teams.
• Escalate issues to higher management.
• Worked closely wif System Admin, Architect, DBA and Network Admin.
• Testing in a controlled environment before teh code migration (Cycle Release) and repeat after every code migration to monitor performance between releases.
• Manage, plan and administer QA activities during all test-related project phases.
• Build and deliver QA project status reports and metrics.
• Created project schedules while identifying associated dependencies and constraints.
• Involved in risk identification, impact analysis and mitigation/ contingency planning.

Environment: Windows, Mainframe DB2, Loadrunner.

Confidential, NYC, NY

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Prepare weekly status report & metrics.
• Key strategist for all aspects of QA (Test Plan, QA Sign-offs and UAT).
• Successfully delivered monthly & quarterly releases.
• Resource Management - Negotiations regarding team ramp up, ramp down, etc.
• Established all benchmarking/ Performance measurement for web applications.
• Monitored and reviewed defect management and defect lifecycle
• Decide scope of testing, entry & exit criteria.
• Decide & monitor teh project estimation, project schedule.

Environment: Python, SQL Developer, Java, UNIX, QC.