SUMMARY:

• Detail - oriented and technically sophisticated professional with more than 18 years' experience in Information Technology and more than 12 year' in Software testing as a QA.
• Exceptional ability to develop tests to verify application prior to deployment, conduct testing to uncover and isolate errors and failures.
• Demonstrated knowledge of software test Leading/Management in various Quality methodologies. Leverage expertise forging highly effective teams to make measurable contributions to business operations.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Test/Project Management & Co-ordination
• Test Planning, Effort estimations & Maintain test metrics
• Team Leadership & Mentoring
• Write, Review & Execute Test Scenarios/Cases for DIT, SIT & UAT
• Write, Review, Troubleshoot & Execute Test Automation scripts
• Agile-SCRUM, SAFe & Waterfall quality methodologies
• Expertise in Banking, Retail, Manufacturing & E&P domains
• Web, Cloud and Client-Server based Applications
• Technical documentation & Reporting

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating systems: Windows & UNIX

Databases: Oracle, Sybase, MS-SQL Server, MS-Access

Programming languages & Scripts: C, C++, Visual Basic, FoxPro, SQL & PL/SQL

Project/Test Management & Other Tools: MS-Project Planner, Quality Center (ALM), VersionOne, Rally & JIRA TeamTrack & Elementool QTP, QF-Test, QEngine, WinRunner, SoapUI & Fiddler BeyondCompare, WinSCP, TOAD, Putty & SharePoint Eclipse & Jenkins SubVersion & WinCVS etc.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Sr. Technical Consultant

Methodology: Agile-SCRUM, Waterfall

Strategy: System level Testing Functional, Database, Integration Testing & UAT

Tools: QC-ALM and SharePoint

Responsibilities:

• Lead and Manage TCoE & Testing practices setup in Phillips 66
• Onsite & Offshore Coordination
• Prepare Test strategy, Effort estimations & maintain various test metrics
• Represent Testing team in the entire Project/Client meeting (SPoC)
• Coordinate with Business, Development and Technology Team to achieve the strategic goals (Onsite & Offshore model)
• Study and Identify process gaps and recommend best practices
• Facilitate Knowledge Transfer/Training sessions to the new testers
• Prioritize and delegate tasks to Offshore and track for quality delivery
• Identify UAT test scenarios and support business in UAT execution
• Review Test Scenarios, cases & Defects
• HP-Quality Center ALM Administration
• Facilitate and drive Onsite and Offshore calls
• Client meetings
• Publishing status reports

Sr. QA Consultant

Methodology: Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Strategy: Unit testing, Database Testing, Integration Testing, XML Testing & System testing

Tools: QC-ALM, QTP, SoapUI, Oracle Developer, Rally and SharePoint

Responsibilities:

• Manage, Lead and co-ordinate the QA activities in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) in a distributed and collaborative environment
• Coordinate with QA, Business, Development and Technology Team to achieve the strategic goals (Onsite & Offshore model)
• Testing tasks breakdown, planning and Effort estimation
• SQL queries building for Database testing using Oracle Developer
• Build Automation framework for our regression
• Write, Review, Execute Test cases & Scripts
• Triage and track the defects for closure
• Ensure On-time quality deliveries
• Publish periodical test status reports to the stake-holders

Sr. QA Consultant

Methodology: Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Strategy: System testing

Tools: QC-ALM, QTP, Rally and SharePoint

Responsibilities:

• System Integration testing on Web application
• Write, Review & Execute manual Test scenarios and test cases
• Create, Review & Execute QTP based scripts
• Ensure On-time In Full quality deliveries
• Log and Track the defects for closure
• Interactions with Business and Development teams
• Publish periodical test status reports to the stake-holders

Sr. QA Consultant

Strategy : System testing

Tools: JIRA and SharePoint

Responsibilities:

• Test Planning, Effort estimations and maintain various test metrics
• Delegate and Coordinate with QA team
• Facilitate the off-shore teams on any functional clarifications required
• Write, Review & Execute manual Test scenarios and test cases
• Mentor, guide and Train the team members
• Track and monitor the team productivity in-line with the project plan
• Ensure On-time In Full quality deliveries
• Validate, Triage and Track the defects for closure
• Interactions with Business and Development teams
• Publish periodical test status reports to the stake-holders

Senior QA Engineer

Strategy : System testing & UAT execution

Tools: QC-ALM, JIRA, TeamTrack, QTP, BeyondCompare, WinSCP, Putty and SharePoint & Citrix

Responsibilities:

• Test Planning, Effort estimations and maintain various test metrics
• Coordinate with Off-shore team(5 members) and On-site teams
• System level testing on Web application
• Delegate tasks to the Off-shore team
• Facilitate the off-shore teams on any functional clarifications required
• Write, Review & Execute manual Test scenarios and test cases
• Data verification testing using SQL queries
• Mentor, guide and Train the team members
• Log and Track the defects for closure
• Interactions with Business and Development teams
• Publish periodical test status reports to the stake-holders

Senior QA Engineer

Strategy : System testing

Tools: JIRA, Quality Centre 10.0 and QTP with BPT Framework & Citrix

Responsibilities:

• Test Lead/Onsite coordinator for Offshore team (5 members)
• Prepare Test Strategy and Estimates
• Write, Execute, Review Manual and Automation Tests
• Validate, Triage and Track defects for closure
• Publish periodical Test status reports to the stake-holders

Senior QA Engineer

Strategy : System testing (Mobile & Web)

Tools: JIRA, Quality Centre 10.0 and QTP with BPT Framework & Citrix

Responsibilities:

• Test Planning, Effort estimations and maintain various test metrics
• Managed a testing team of 10 members and Delegate tasks to the teams
• Facilitate the teams on any functional & technical clarifications required
• Testing the Mobile & Tablet based application
• Review & Execute manual Test scenarios and test cases
• Log and Track the defects for closure
• Interactions with Business and Development teams
• Publish periodical test status reports to the stake-holders

Senior QA Engineer

Methodology: Agile-SCRUM in a Distributed environment

Strategy: Unit Testing, System testing, Supporting Business Analyst and Help Documentation

Tools: QF Test, JIRA, Jenkins (Hudson), Eclipse & SVN

Responsibilities:

• Agile SCRUM methodology with TDD & BDD approach.
• Second level of Functional Consultant (BA) - Cross functional activity
• Facilitate the teams on any functional & technical clarifications required
• Write, Review & Execute manual Test cases & Automation Test scripts
• Mentor, guide and Train the Testing team members
• Ensure On-time In Full quality deliveries
• Performed Scrum-Master role

Senior QA Engineer

Tools: JIRA, RFT, SharePoint

Responsibilities:

• Study the existing UnaVista application (On-Site)
• Record, Analyze the existing process & Identify process gaps (if any)
• Generate the TCoE road-map and effort estimations and propose recommendations on process
• Write PoC test scenarios and cases
• Identify & recommend the best fit automation tool
• Lead and groom to the offshore testing team
• Create, Review & Execute Test cases & Scripts
• Prepare the Test data and prepare SQL queries (Joins) for Data Reconciliation
• Validate, Triage and Track defects for closure
• Publish periodical Test status reports to the stakeholders

Senior QA Engineer

Methodology: V-Model

Strategy: System testing & UAT

Tools: iPlanner, Orbi-Solve

Responsibilities:

• Test Planning, Effort estimations and maintain various test metrics
• Manage and drive the Functional testing activity
• Lead a testing team of 16 members
• Delegate tasks to the teams
• Facilitate the teams on any functional & technical clarifications required
• Write, Review & Execute manual Test scenarios and test cases
• Mentor, guide and Train the team members
• Track and monitor the team productivity in-line with the project plan
• Publish periodical test status reports to the stake-holders

Senior QA Engineer

Methodology: Iterative & Agile-SCRUM

Strategy: System testing (Manual, Automation & Performance)

Tools: Elementool, QTP, QEngine

Responsibilities:

• Participated in Test Planning & Effort estimations
• System testing (Manual & Automation) on Web application
• Delegation of tasks to the team
• Write, Review, Execute Test Cases & Scripts
• Log, Review & Track Defects
• Publish progress reports

Software Test Engineer

Strategy: System testing (Manual, Automation)

Tools: WinRunner

Responsibilities:

• Participated in Test Planning & Effort estimations
• Web base and Client server application testing
• Write, Review, Execute Test Cases & Scripts
• Log, Review & Track Defects
• Publish progress reports

EDP In-Charge

Responsibilities:

• In-Charge for all IT related matters
• Windows NT Systems Administration
• Sales & Service related application trouble shooting & Maintenance

Confidential

ERP Operations In-charge

Responsibilities:

• Looking after the BPCS (ERP) operations at End-User Level and supervising the Functions of Manufacturing operations of consumer products in 6 facilities and Systems Administration.
• Procurement & Material / Inventory Management, Doable Production, Vendor Schedules, Shop-floor, Stock Transfers, Tentative closing stocks, Transportation and Systems Management/Administration (Installation & Configuration of BPCS and other s/w concerns)