SUMMARY

Profile: 11 years experience in IT Software Testing and Development covering various Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC). Experienced in System/Integration Testing, Performance testing, User Acceptance Testing and Automation testing. Experienced in testing application/products involving in Java, J2EE, Oracle, CRM, VB and SQL Servers.

• Currently performing a role of an overall onsite coordinator for one of the project in Xerox. Coordination includes Testing, Development and Production Support.
• Leading the development and testing team for Xerox XGS Clarity Project.
• CLARITY functional expert.
• Initiated the testing activity with XGS project. Did a gap analysis on their existing testing activities and accordingly provided the solution.
• Setting up a complete test process and testing team.
• Successfully implemented Quality Center for Xerox XGS project.
• Responsible for analyzing project requirements, creating test strategy, test plan, test design, test execution and test reports.
• Experienced in testing tools such as Mercury Quality Center and Rational Suite.
• Responsible for managing and escalating project issues between onsite and offshore.
• Experienced in leading test team of size up to 12 members and handling 6 applications.
• Generating Test Metrics and Defect tracking and Root Cause Analysis.
• Versed with Verification/Validation methodologies, processes per CMMi standards.
• Ensuring test coverage through traceability matrix.
• Possess excellent communication skills.
• Coordinating with the offshore team for providing project details, performing reviews, resource allocation and providing support to the team during the testing activities.
• Worked for clients in USA (Motorola IT, Xerox) and UK (Capita).

Computer Hardware/Software/Tools experience:

Operating Systems:

Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0-2000

Development Tools:

Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0/6.0, Microsoft Visual Interdev 6.0, Microsoft FrontPage 2000,
Seagate Crystal Report,

Databases:

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, Microsoft Access 2000, Oracle 8

Project Management Tools:

Microsoft Project Plan

Configuration Management Tool:

Rational Clear Case, Visual Source Safe(VSS)

Testing Tools:

Mercury Quality Centre (Test Director), Rational Clear Quest

Position: Project Lead

Since: May 2010

Since: May 2010

Client: Xerox.

Role

Project Lead.

Projects which were executed are all related to a tool called Clarity. At present I am working with XGS group with in Xerox. My initial role was to initiate the testing activities within this group. I started with the gap analysis on their existing testing activities and accordingly provide the solution to implement testing process. I have successfully implemented Quality Center for this project. At present I am working as a lead for testing as well as development team for all the projects done under for Clarity.

Clarity:
Clarity is a Portfolio Management tool. This is an external vendor application, but we are supporting it for the customization of it. This tool is basically used for Invoicing, Timesheet logging, maintaining resource profiles, Customer details and Contract details.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• As a lead for development and testing. I have to look in to all the activities pertaining to the deliverables.
• Planning the development and testing activities (scheduling).
• As an onsite resource understanding the requirements and then training the team.
• Providing estimates for the development and testing activities.
• Planning reviews for all the deliverables.
• Initializing the testing activities.
• Coordinating between the customer and the team.
• Ensured on time development and test deliverables as per schedule.
• Managing Resources.
• System test plan preparation.
• Reviewing test cases and test procedures
• Monitoring and Tracking development and Testing Activities.
• Interacting with team members and solving their issues.
• Implementing and setting up common test process for multiple teams in Mercury Quality Center with in Xerox.
• Testing for the projects which are executed at client location.

Position: Project Lead

Since: Jan 2006 - – April 2010

Since: Jan 2008

Client: Confidential,

Role

Currently playing a role as Overall Onsite Coordinator and Leading Development and Testing Team.

Projects which were executed are all related to a tool called Clarity. At present I am working with XGS group with in Xerox. My initial role was to initiate the testing activities within this group. I started with the gap analysis on their existing testing activities and accordingly provide the solution to implement testing process. I have successfully implemented Quality Center for this project. At present I am working as a lead for testing as well as development team for all the projects done under for Clarity.

Clarity:
Clarity is a Portfolio Management tool. This is an external vendor application, but we are supporting it for the customization of it. This tool is basically used for Invoicing, Timesheet logging, maintaining resource profiles, Customer details and Contract details.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Onsite

• As a lead for development and testing I have to look in to all the activities pertaining to the deliverables.
• Planning the development and testing activities (scheduling).
• As an onsite resource understanding the requirements and then training the team.
• Providing estimates for the development and testing activities.
• Planning reviews for all the deliverables.
• Initializing the testing activities.
• Coordinating between the customer and the team.
• Ensured on time development and test deliverables as per schedule.
• Managing Resources.
• System test plan preparation.
• Reviewing test cases and test procedures
• Monitoring and Tracking development and Testing Activities.
• Interacting with team members and solving their issues.
• Implementing and setting up common test process for multiple teams in Mercury Quality Center with in Xerox.
• Testing for the projects which are executed at onsite.

Since: January 2006 – Jan 2008

Client: Confidential,

Role

Test Lead

Projects which were executed are mTRAC, Support Applications, MOTOConfig, iPDR, International Repair Tool. These are some of the critical projects which were successfully executed during my tenure with Motorola project.

mTRAC:
This application is basically use for tracking the assets or prototypes which are used by Motorola employees for testing purpose.

MOTOConfig:
MOTOConfig application was developed to create and maintain the configuration files of a cell phone. The application generates these files and then these files are uploaded in the phones.

Support CRM Applications:
Support CRM Applications are actually set of 44 Service Programs. These applications are used by people to log service request incase of issues found the mobile handsets. Request which are submitted through web applications get loaded in Oracle CRM.

iPDR:
iPDR is actually a reporting application. This application is used only by the management people to find out the statuses of all the projects.

Roles and Responsibilities:
Offshore

• Leading a team of 12 members
• Managing Resources Allocation.
• Testing Schedule Preparation
• Understanding requirements and break them into test cases.
• System test plan preparation.
• Reviewing test cases and test procedures as per Motorola process.
• Ensuring process compliance.
• Monitoring and Tracking Testing Activities.
• Preparing reports (Daily Execution, Roll-up Report, Weekly Report.
• Interacting with team members and solving their issues.
• Helping the team in Design & implementation of automation test strategy.

Onsite

• Coordinating testing efforts between offshore & onsite.
• Coordinating and leading multiple testing teams.
• Ensured on time test deliverables as per schedule.
• Managing Resources.
• Testing Schedule Preparation
• Understanding requirements and break them into test cases.
• System test plan preparation.
• Reviewing test cases and test procedures as per Motorola process.
• Monitoring and Tracking Testing Activities.
• Interacting with team members and solving their issues.
• Testing for the projects which are executed at onsite.
• Ensuring process compliance.
• Helping the team in Design & implementation of automation test strategy.

Since : December 2003 – January 2006

Client : Confidential,

Position

Senior Test Engineer

Mastek is one of the top 20 software companies in India. Mastek is a CMM level 5 company.
Project Description:
The objective of the project is to develop a whole solution catering towards the needs of Further and Higher Education business market. This comprises of modules like Admissions, Enrollments, Attendance, personal development plans and so on.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Onsite
• Direct interaction with the client.
• Planning and estimating testing activities.
• Highlighting major issues to the client.
• Handling and investigating issues during the candidate and production release.
• Performing sanity check of all database scripts needed to build the entire database before each candidate and production release.
• Building Database
• Responsible for taking a signoff on all the Product change requests.
• Offshore (Senior Tester)
• Review, Tracking and Reporting.
• Scheduling and Planning.
• Resource grooming.
• Data collection and Analysis.
• Responsible for reviewing, monitoring and maintaining COQ (Cost of Quality) for the project.
• Performing a health check on executables/builds to be delivered before the final shipment.
• Keeping a check on defect logging effectiveness across the entire team.
• Defect reporting, tracking and analysis.
• Involved in writing, reviewing, executing test scripts.

Platform

MS Visual Basic 6.0, VB .net, MS SQL Server 7.0, Oracle 8.

Since January 2001- November 2003

Clients

Confidential,Mumbai

Type

Client Server

Role

Solution Architect, Test Analyst.

Project Description (Confidential,)
Invoicing and payment details. This software was developed for maintaining sales and payment records and printing invoice and other related reports.

Project Description (Confidential,)
Back Office solution including Client payment details, Inventory, Accounts. This also included SIM activation transactions and customer and payment details.
Role and Responsibilities:

• Interacting with the clients for requirements gathering.
• Implementing the whole system.
• Estimating and Scheduling
• Designing the system
• Was involved in reviewing, executing System and Integration test scripts.
• Performing a health check on executables/builds to be delivered before the final shipment.

Platform

MS Visual Basic 6.0, MS SQL Server 7.0

January 2000 - January 2001

Role: Software Developer

Client

Confidential,

Type

Client Server

Role

Software Developer, Software Testing

Natsoft was a software company which used to develop back office applications for Stock Brokers.
Role and Responsibilities:

• Designing the database.
• Coding and designing reports
• Gathering the information from the client

Platform
MS Visual Basic 6.0, Crystal Report 7.0, MS Access 2000, MS SQL Server 7.0.

January 1999 – January 2000

Role: Software Developer

Client

Confidential,

Type

Client Server

Role

Software Developer, Software Testing

The software was for the security department. It was developed to maintain the I-card records issued by BSE to people entering the building.
Role and Responsibilities:

• Designing the database.
• Coding and designing reports
• Gathering the information from the client
• Implementing the whole application

Platform
MS Visual Basic 6.0, MS Access 1997, Crystal Report 7.0