Outgoing Lead Consultant with 15 years of experience introducing partners to strategies effective beyond all expectation. Leads consulting team through development and implementation of all aspects testing cycle. Helping businesses blossom to highest potential.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Consultant
ThoughtWorks
11.2021 - 07.2024
Implemented automation for both UI and micro-services using Protractor with TypeScript and Cucumber, as well as Rest Assured
Responsible for leading testing activities for mobile apps (iOS, Android) and the website, focusing on cart and pay-at-pump functionality for a large retail client
Coordinated closely with stakeholders to facilitate simultaneous testing and development, resulting in faster and more stable releases
Utilized automation tools such as Appium and XCUITest for test automation
Optimized team performance through effective communication, training, and leadership techniques.
Employed MounteBank as a mocking tool to enhance the stability of the test suite
Responsible for coming up with delivery plan /release cycle for new features
Collaborated closely with stakeholders to initiate testing at the onset of the agile cycle
Apart from playing QA strategist, I was playing stretch role of Product Manager.Worked with clients to get future requirements and refine them, converting into stories for the dev team
Senior Consultant
ThoughtWorks
12.2015 - 12.2017
Spearheaded the testing efforts for the Client platform, a critical component utilized by their partners
Devised a comprehensive strategy for the seamless migration of the entire platform, collaborating with multiple teams throughout all phases of testing
Automated and refined the complete regression suite, leveraging Calabash with Cucumber and Ruby to enhance testing efficiency
Successfully introduced Visual Regression testing for the AIR4 platform, utilizing the Ruby gem named Nakal.
Headed the personalized saving centre project, overseeing the integration with multiple APIs and conducting thorough testing to ensure a personalized experience for diverse users
Led the search engine project, which entailed rigorous testing of backend services responsible for product retrieval
Managed the responsive testing team, verifying the backward compatibility of the website for both desktops and various devices
Implemented automated responsive design testing using PhantomJS
Served as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the mail-order pharmacy project, assuming responsibility for testing strategies across co-located teams
Automated all these projects using Selenium with Java.
Consultant
09.2011 - 08.2012
Played an integral role in the comprehensive testing of APIs, actively participating in various stages using tools such as HTTP client and Postman
Automated web services effectively using Rest Assured, streamlining testing processes
Demonstrated adeptness in handling intricate analysis during the integration of third-party systems into the production environment
Regularly communicated development progress to clients and delivered valuable feedback to developers
Achieved successful integration testing and end-to-end production testing, with zero production defects.
Program Analyst
Cognizant Technologies Solutions
09.2011 - 07.2012
Designed and developed a generic automation framework in QTP for the Guidewire claims application
Automated the entire application with as many reusable functions which were reused most of the time in a shorter span of time
Analyzing the test cases and strategically planning them so that new functionality can be added to the framework with ease
Helped management with new project proposals by conducting automation feasibility of an application
Helped manual testing members to execute the automated test cases and maintain the test suite on their own.