George D.

I am an expert Software Manual Tester

Kochi , India

Experience: 11 Years

George

Kochi , India

I am an expert Software Manual Tester

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11 Years

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I have over 11 years of experience in testing. I have experience in leading the testing efforts. 2 years of experience in automation testing. I will be abe to complete the tasks in quick time and with quality. I also have experience in documentati...

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QA Tester

Scrum Masters

Portfolio Projects

Description

Worked on one of the Biggest Data Migration Project as Lead Tester. Responsibility included running Data import time to time for Schema changes, System Configuration, Verifying static data & Dynamic data (transactional data) against Legacy system. Participated in UAT testing as well as Production testing.
Provide Inputs in developing Test Plans and designed Test Cases for System, Integration and functional testing and Regression testing using business requirements, Use Cases and change requests (PCR) as input
Participated & Coordinated UAT testing.
Determined defects and reported to the Project Lead.
Developed and maintained the traceability matrix between requirements and test cases.
Set the severity and priority of the defects & prepared defect reports
Working closely with Business Analysts, Development Team and Management team.
Execute Functional, regression, integration, System tests for web based and windows applications
Develop and maintain test cases in a test case management system using business requirements, Use Cases and change requests (PCR) as input
Update, modify and query Oracle databases for testing scenarios and to create test data
Identify, investigate, report and track defects to closure
Provided feedback and recommendations to developers on Software usability and functionality.
Record log files for System related issues using PUTTY.
Involved in tracking defects and assigned Severity & Priority.
Participated in the team meetings to discuss the issues arising out of testing.
Provided inputs in preparation of Test plan & Test reports.
Audited Business & functional necessity artifacts and recognized test scenarios.
Provided Inputs in developing Test Plans.
Developed and Maintained Test Scripts, analyzed bugs and interacted with development team members in fixing the defects.
Managed the reporting and tracking of bugs and presented progress updates.
Participated in UAT testing used Mask data to test end to end Scenarios for end user
Worked as a Lead QA in one of the project.
Mentored and managed team of five employees by assigning daily tasks and reviewed work done on a weekly basis.

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Leading the testing efforts by estimating the user stories and showcasing the user stories with clients,
Lead daily stand-ups and scrum ceremonies for two scrum teams. Work with product owners to groom the backlog and plan sprints.
Track, escalate and remove impediments. Report at daily Scrum of Scrum meetings.
Track burn down, issues and progress in VSTS. Work with component teams to resolve issues.
Improved team velocity by incorporating capacity planning into sprint planning sessions.
Implemented Issues Tracking in VSTS to effectively track impediments against user stories.
Resolved a complex infrastructure issue by creating and utilizing a professional network of Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Technical Leads within Hybris project.
Worked with customers and product manager to prioritize and validate requirements
Coordinated the work efforts of 8 person team for various projects. Helped team complete tasks successfully and on-time and resolved obstacles encountered by team members.
Coordinated and participated in weekly estimation meetings to provide high-level estimates (Story Points) for backlog items.
Facilitated Sprint Demo and Retrospective Meeting
Serving as the Test Lead, overseeing quality-assurance testing (Automation and Manual) teams for Hubbell. Performed system, unit and data interface testing.
Provided developer teams with detailed reports on quality metrics, identified bugs/flaws and recommended fixes.

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Lead daily stand-ups and scrum ceremonies for two scrum teams. Work with product owners to groom the backlog and plan sprints.
Track, escalate and remove impediments. Report at daily Scrum of Scrum meetings.
Track burn down, issues and progress in Version One. Work with component teams to resolve issues.
Improved team velocity by incorporating capacity planning into sprint planning sessions.
Implemented Issues Tracking in Version One to effectively track impediments against user stories.
Quickly became the recognized Version One expert within Finestra project.
Resolved a complex infrastructure issue by creating and utilizing a professional network of Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Technical Leads within Finestra project.
Worked with customers and product manager to prioritize and validate requirements
Coordinated the work efforts of 8 person team for various projects. Helped team complete tasks successfully and on-time and resolved obstacles encountered by team members.
Coordinated and participated in weekly estimation meetings to provide high-level estimates (Story Points) for backlog items.
Facilitated Sprint Demo and Retrospective Meeting
Serving as the Senior Lead QA tester, overseeing quality-assurance testing (Automation and Manual) teams for Servelec HSC. Performed system, unit and data interface testing.
Provided developer teams with detailed reports on quality metrics, identified bugs/flaws and recommended fixes.
Created company’s first comprehensive database of documented test defects and procedures to enable accurate replication and ensure compliance with standards.
Designed and implemented software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, error/bug retests and usability by implementing the Behaviour Driven Design through IntelliJ
Documented software defects using bug tracking system and reported defects involving program functionality, output, online screen and content to software developers.
Delivered thorough QA testing reports that determined product quality and release readiness.

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Description

Lead daily stand-ups and scrum ceremonies for two scrum teams. Work with product owners to groom the backlog and plan sprints.
Track, escalate and remove impediments. Report at daily Scrum of Scrum meetings.
Track burn down, issues and progress in Version One. Work with component teams to resolve issues.
Improved team velocity by incorporating capacity planning into sprint planning sessions.
Implemented Issues Tracking in Version One to effectively track impediments against user stories.
Quickly became the recognized Version One expert within EmPact project.
Resolved a complex infrastructure issue by creating and utilizing a professional network of Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Technical Leads within EmPact project.
Worked with customers and product manager to prioritize and validate requirements
Coordinated the work efforts of 8 person team for various projects. Helped team complete tasks successfully and on-time and resolved obstacles encountered by team members.
Coordinated and participated in weekly estimation meetings to provide high-level estimates (Story Points) for backlog items.
Facilitated Sprint Demo and Retrospective Meeting
Serving as the lead QA tester, overseeing quality-assurance testing and teams for Emirates Airlines, Payment Module. Performed system, unit and data interface testing. Provided developer teams with detailed reports on quality metrics, identified bugs/flaws and recommended fixes.
Created company’s first comprehensive database of documented test defects and procedures to enable accurate replication and ensure compliance with standards.
Designed and implemented software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, error/bug retests and usability by implementing the Behaviour Driven Design through IntelliJ
Documented software defects using bug tracking system and reported defects involving program functionality, output, online screen and content to software developers.
Delivered thorough QA testing reports that determined product quality and release readiness.

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Conducted the Requirement Analysis with the Onsite POC.
Creation of Test plans and Test scenarios as per the BSD, FSD and the BRD.
Charting the Test exit criteria and the Test acceptance plan.
Working with the Onsite managers, developer and business Analysts.
Taking the Knowledge Transfer and sharing it with the Team to help understand the functionalities in both Desktop & Handheld Devices.
Complete data setup and testing the functionality from the scratch.
Executing of the Test cases in ALM for both Web & Mobile and generating the test reports for the management.
Perform Database testing using the ETL tool like Informatica.
Perform Functional/Regression/Sanity Testing/ Compatibility Testing on handheld devices using physical devices or Perfecto tool .
Perform Web Service Testing using Fiddler for Handheld devices and Soap UI for Desktop.
Perform Web testing using BrowserStack in handheld devices.
Perform Cross Browser Testing to verify major functionalities of the application in Desktop.
Taking full responsibility of the project management and the life cycle of the project.
Managing the defects and the defect life cycle and closing the defects with appropriate resolution.
Coordinated with the Business and helped identify critical business oriented scenarios.
Working on enhancements and change requests on priority.
Involved in peer reviews and preparation of traceability matrix.
Lead the offshore testing team to a successful and on-time delivery of the project.