Roles: Regression and Functional Tester, Test Management, Team Lead

• As a Test Analyst, was able to develop an understanding of the Common Services Middleware applications which is being tested and the applications it interfaces in order to be able to perform integrated systems testing for the application.
• Led a small team composing of 4-members.
• Performed integrated system testing for simple, average and complex projects. This includes participating in requirements, design sessions, test planning, test execution, validation and defect management.
• Reviewed project timelines and estimated risks and impact.
• Provided testing services when contacted by Team on-call or Leadership especially during weekends/holidays.
• Performed defect management for all testing efforts. This included entering defects into appropriate defect management tool, collaborating with development or requirements team to obtain fixes, retesting defect fixes, updating defect status and closing defects.
• Created test data requests.
• Generated High Level Test Scenarios and created detailed Test Cases
• Provided production validation support
• Performed Manual and Automated Regression Test Cases validation and execution
• Involved in creating and supporting daily metrics, weekly/monthly status reporting
• One of the first few members of the team to use Agile Methodology for developing critical applications.

Roles: Team Lead, Functional Tester

• As a functional tester, was involved in testing Web Applications and doing Test Management
• Created Daily and Weekly Test Execution Reports
• Led a 3-member team, assisted in supervising the team for the assigned projects, execution of test cases and creation of test data to meet daily targets.

Role: Team Lead

• Led a 16-member team as QA Lead offshore, managing the team’s tasks.
• Monitored the team’s progress on test planning and test execution. This is being reported through sending daily status reports and attending the daily hand-off call with the QA onshore counterpart. Issues and risks were included as well as the mitigation plans/action items.
• Drove the team to adhere to the processes and checklist implemented by the project
• Created the Post Mortem and RCA document and conducting the discussion every release
• Created Test Plan and Test Closure Document
• Created test estimates
• Helped the team to increase their specialization by engaging them to conduct brown bags to further increase their knowledge on the various application being supported
• Monitored team’s utilization/chargeability

Role: Team Lead

• Led the testing team for 2 Applications consisting of 9 testers (Functional, End to End, Conversion Tests)
• Planned testing activities by creating a work plan. Monitored the team’s progress on test planning and test execution, sent out Test Execution Status.
• Provided Test status updates. Conducted and participated on defect calls
• Responsible for test communications with the development and management team.
• Sending Email communications with UAT every start of UAT execution
• As a start-up Project, devised the Project’s overall Test Approach. Responsible for implementing of test strategy and approach. Responsible for successful delivery of test phase.
• Creation of Test Timeline and provided initial estimates.
• Defined and created the Defect management processes
• Closely monitored QA and UAT logged open defects. Coordinated with teams for the timely defect fixes and retests.
• Documented and conducted Regression and End to End Kick-offs
• Created the Test Closure Memo
• Monitored team’s utilization/chargeability using Microsoft Project