Profile Summary

• Hands-on Senior QA Lead/Mobile Apps QA Specialist/Scrum Master with 9 years of experience in Information technology in Software testing, test management.
• HP certified accredited integration specialist in HP Quality center 10 and QTP.
• Experienced in Mobile Testing includes Device, Tablet and App Testing.
• Well versed in iPod, iPhone 4 and iPad1 & iPad2 device testing and Apple App Testing.
• Hands on experience on Mobile App Testing (iOS, Android and Web OS)
• Expertise hands-on testing Web, Mobile application running on Cloud.
• Test automation tools used Quick Test Pro 9.5, Win runner 7.5, WATIR, XCode and UI automation
• Test Management tools used Quality Center 10 and Radar.
• Experience in implementing Agile Scrum in Small & large level projects.
• Good experience in working with Direct Clients, Project teams, Senior Management and Managing Onsite-Offshore model.
• Worked with fortune 500 ecommerce customers for last 6 years.
• Experience in leading teams sized 10-25.
• Increased the team size from 4 members to 45 members with in a year timeframe.
• Requirement gathering and creating high-level estimation plan.
• Resource planning and onboarding on time with required Skill set.
• Experienced in working PCI Compliance, CVV Security projects.
• Worked in agile testing and Exploratory testing, well versed with Waterfall Model.
• Represented QA team for requirement reviews, brain-storming sessions and have captured requirement defects.
• Present RAG Report with metrics to customer/higher management.
• Delivered well-documented Software Test Plans, designed Test Cases based on User Requirements Specification, Use case documents and production defects.
• Hands on experience on Production Defect validation.
• Well versed in all phase of SDLC for Quality Assurance.
• Extensive experience in Using Quality center for entering requirements, Planning's tests, Running tests, tracking defects, requirements traceability and generating KPI metric reports.
• Experienced in testing Client server and web-based application.
• Characteristics: Self-starter, Team player, Goal oriented, Eye to detail, quick learner, Innovative.

Education

• Masters in Computer Applications(MCA)

Awards & Recognitions

• Domain Export and SME Award.
• Best Team award from Wipro Technologies.
• Best Performer Award 2011 and 2010 from Wipro Technologies.

Projects

Project Name: Confidential, Volly
Role: Scrum Master /QA Manager
Duration: Feb 2012 to till date.
Environment: Windows XP, SAP 6.5, Agile Scrum.
Client: Confidential, Connecticut

Responsibilities:

• Gathering Epic, user stories and create Test Strategy and high-level Test plan.
• Analyze the user stories and assigned to the sprints.
• Analyzing the sprint with current flow with Product owners.
• Working closing with product owner for Sprint planning, Review and Backlog refinements.
• Prepared Sprint Burn down chart and shared to the entire team.
• Creating and communicating the Sprint impediments to the team.
• Contacted KT session for entire team about new changes and business impacts.
• Working closely with Product owner for Automation Tool identification.
• Prepared a Chart and Report on current Scrum status.
• Resource planning and identify the Manual and automation scope.
• Engaging the team members for the project with required skill set.
• Allocate the task to the Manual and automation team.
• Closely working with offshore manual and automation team.
• Plan, monitor and track test execution progress on a day-to-day basis.
• Prepared Test Release Note and publishing to the Management team.

Project Name: Apple Online Store, Linux Migration, Apple Mobile App, One-to-One Online Renewal, K2 Compare.
Role: Senior QA Lead
Duration: Dec 2009 to Jan 2012.
Environment: MAC, Radar, iWork, Watir, Selenium, Squish, iOS Simulator and Devices.
Client: Confidential, Cupertino.

Responsibilities:

• Requirement Gathering and Produce Test Plan and high level Test Scenarios.
• Resource planning and identify the Manual and automation scope.
• Engaging the team members for the project with required skill set.
• Work closely with RM Team and Management to schedule planning.
• Allocate the task to the Manual and automation team.
• Closely working with offshore manual and automation team.
• Identifying and preparing test data for Manual and Mobile Testing.
• Plan, monitor and track test execution progress on a day-to-day basis.
• Request code and database deployment.
• Defect reporting and tracking on day-to-day basis.
• Test metrics gathering and analysis the functional differences.
• Test Effectiveness Metris and Gap analysis on the Production and QA Issues.
• Using the available information to improve the process.
• Performing daily defect triage meeting and priorities the defects with Project team.
• Consistently made efforts to streamline the testing process and increase the productivity.
• Constantly endeavored to keep the morale and enthusiasm of the team high during periods of stress and pressure.
• Review test results and identify any dependencies, which may result in risk.
• Automating the functionalities based on the frequent changes.
• Functional and Regression testing on Mobile App testing.
• Globalization and localization testing on Mobile Apple Store.
• App Store Location based testing and iOS simulator testing.
• Monitoring the manual and automation team on the release cutover time.
• Implemented Orthogonal Array on the Mobile and Web Regression Testing.
• Cross platform and Mobile app testing.
• Closely working with SOA Testing team to increase the test effectiveness.
• Document Lesson Learned and develop preventive actions
• Prepare Test Release Note and publishing to the Management team.
• Working with production support team to ensure the quality of the delivery.

Project Name: Nike iD, Nike Store, PCI Compliance, Confidential
Role: QA LEAD
Duration: Feb 2008 to Nov 2009.
Environment: Windows, Quality Center, QTP, and OA Tool.
Client: Confidential, Beaverton, OR

Responsibilities:

• Prepared a Quality Plan, get reviewed and approved by Project team.
• Creating Test Strategies and Test Cases.
• Executing the Test Cases in Quality Center.
• Working closely with offshore team on the daily tasks.
• Publishing the Daily status report and Defect triage meeting with Project team.
• Reviewing the Test Results for the applications tested at offshore.
• Communicating the test results to the Client.
• Prioritizing the defects found in testing using Defect Triage Meeting
• Coordinating the entire project related activities.
• Prepared the Risk Assessment and Risk Register and communicate the status.
• Reviewed and Modified the Test cases as per Functional Spec.
• Executed the test cases and log the defects in QC.
• Closely worked with Credit card security team on the PCI compliance task.
• Prepared metrics report on test execution and bug status.
• Tracking the defects and following up to the closure in Quality Center.
• Prepared the Daily status report, Weekly, Monthly and summary reports.
• Prepared Traceability Matrix for Functional Coverage.
• Worked on the Nike iD mobile app testing.
• Analyzed the store for automation process.
• Prepared the Project sign off Document as Deliverables.
• Identified the Complex Test cases and prepared the Business & Build Verification Testing.
• Implemented OA Technique for Test case Optimization.
• Prepared Quality Assessment and Sign off reports.

Project Name: Target Promotion Plan.
Role: QA LEAD
Duration: April 2007 to Jan 2008.
Environment: Windows, Quality Center, Oracle, Win runner.
Client: Confidential, MN

Responsibilities:

• Created the Test Planning.
• In team of 10 people, assigning task on Daily basis.
• Participated in System Requirement review and help in identifying the Gaps in the requirement.
• Created Test Conditions and Test Scripts.
• Participated in Project meetings, reviews and walkthroughs.
• Participated in Test Script reviews and provide necessary inputs.
• Provided the Knowledge Transfer to entire team.
• Preparation of Daily Status report.
• Execution of the Scripts and logging the defects in the Bug Tracking Tool.
• Developed the Manual scripts for Testing.
• Interacting with the development team for Issue Clarification.
• Create Test Scripts for Master File release requirement.
• Working closely with entire team and improve the productivity.
• Escalated the issues on time.
• Prepared the test summary report.

Project Name: Confidential, WTN, UOC UAT, TPF Online Gift List, Confidential
Role: Senior Test Engineer
Duration: Aug 2005 to Mar 2007.
Environment: Windows, Quality Center and Oracle.
Client: Confidential, NY

Responsibilities:

• Test case creation based on the Customer plan.
• Execution of Test Cases and logging defects in Quality center.
• Writing test cases for new business scenarios and uploading the same in Quality Center.
• Performed Functional, Regression testing.
• Reviewed team members test cases.
• Mapping of Business scenarios to Test Cases.
• Communication with development team and business teams for System Testing.
• Test Reporting and Issue resolution.
• Interacting with the development team for Issue Clarification.
• Prepared the Daily status report and shared to QA Lead.

Project Name: Banking Aggregation, Hospital Information Suite, and Confidential
Role: Test Engineer
Duration: Apr 2003 to Jul 2005.
Environment: Windows, Test Director, and Oracle.

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Writing Test cases as per the Functional specifications.
• Involved in Smoke, Functional, Database and Usability Testing.
• Involved in Regression Testing.
• Developed and Executed automated test scripts.
• Tracking the test and reporting the bugs through Test Director.