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Mehak Kathuria

Jersey City,NJ

Summary

  • A competent professional with 7+ years of experience in Software testing (Web application, Mobile App (Android/Smartphones) and Accessibility Testing).
  • Skilled in working on SDLC projects, adopt Agile & waterfall model while testing and validation.
  • Certified Test Engineer with expertise in functional and non-functional testing processes for implementation and managing and troubleshooting systems.
  • Proficient in Test documentation and Test case execution, Experience in writing test cases, defining Test Scenarios, analyzing bugs, interacting with Team members and track the bugs till closure.
  • Strong knowledge of WCAG2.0/2.1, WAI-ARIA and Section 508.
  • Profound working knowledge of various Assistive technologies and automated testing tools: JAWS, NVDA, Voiceover, Talkback, Color Contrast Analyzer, aXe Chrome Extension.
  • Handling the Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-up, Review and Retrospective.
  • Supervised a team of 5-10 professionals on multiple projects, creating a collaborative environment that values accessibility in every project.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Consultant

MAGIC SOFTWARE PVT LTD
07.2016 - 01.2020
  • Realize Platform Accessibility- Retain Team (2 Team Members)

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Conducted thorough platform audits against WCAG guidelines, identifying and remediating accessibility barriers.
  • Implemented testing methodologies to ensure alignment with WCAG standards and compliance with accessibility regulations.
  • Successfully achieved and maintained WCAG compliance, enhancing the overall accessibility of the Realize platform.
  • Collaborated with development teams to implement accessible design patterns and code practices following WCAG guidelines.
  • Generated detailed reports on WCAG audit findings, outlining actionable steps for continuous accessibility improvement.


  • Pearson Higher ED: Pearson Higher Education is a project which consists of different course materials in the form of e-learning platforms, PowerPoint presentation, PDF documents and Videos, that are to be QA’Ed for accessibility compliance as per WCAG 2.0 standards. Also, VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Test) and ACC reports are being prepared.

Platform used: Windows, iOS, Android, Mac OSx12

Tools used: Jira for Bug Log & Tracking

Role & Responsibilities:

  • Worked on Accessibility Testing on different content and Platforms.
  • Analyzing and understanding the inputs, estimates and environment coverage.
  • Actively participated in Daily Stand-ups.
  • Managing JIRA tickets that come for additional or detailed recommendations.
  • Provide estimations for different component types.
  • Involved in preparing VPAT and ACC reports for the project.
  • Give training to the new team members on accessibility testing and ensuring they are onboarded.


  • K12 Inc. Accessibility Audit

Technology: Polymer JS, JavaScript, HTML 5, CSS

Role & Responsibilities:

  • Test Case Design, Test Scenario Preparation, Test Case Execution.
  • Perform UI Testing, Compatibility Testing, Functional Testing, Regression testing, Accessibility Testing.
  • Executing test case on different platforms like mobile, Windows etc., involves Bug Reporting and Bug tracking.
  • Responsible for sending Daily and Weekly Status Reports to Client.
  • Daily Sync-up calls with Onsite coordinators


  • PSOC Pearson System of course: The Pearson System of Courses is a vertically and horizontally aligned system that supports student learning, motivation, and engagement by integrating. A coherent curriculum in Mathematics K-11 and ELA K-12, with course objectives and outcomes that closely mirror the vertical progression of the Common Core State Standards. It also includes Accessibility testing for ELA. Subject.

Team size: 12

Platform used: iOS, Chromebook, Win Surface Pro

Tools used: Jira for Bug Log & Tracking

Role & Responsibilities:

  • Analyzing and understanding the requirements using Test data and approach docs.
  • Creation, execution and reviewing of Test Scenarios and Test Cases.
  • Involved in UAT Testing and compatibility Testing.
  • Owned the responsibility of ELA (English Language Arts) files of the project.
  • Defect tracking using defect management tool JIRA.
  • Sharing Daily Status report with Client.

Test Engineer

SAMSUNG INDIA ELECTRONICS PVT LTD
07.2012 - 05.2016
  • Testing mobile applications on different mobile platforms and various chipset manufacturers
  • Preparation of test cases, test scenarios and execution of test cases
  • Experience in testing at every phase of the development process like Sanity testing, Functional testing, Regression testing, Exploratory testing and Automation testing
  • Well-acquainted with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Tracking and logging bugs using Bug tracking tools like JIRA
  • Analyze defect on the basis of logs provided in Android based Smartphones
  • Verification and validation of defects identified during the testing phase on the mobile devices
  • Flashing mobile devices and taking dumps, traces and logs for defects identified using different types of flashing and logger tools
  • Coordinating with the development team for binary releases.
  • Increased product reliability, conducting rigorous stress testing on new features/app before release.
  • Collaborated with development teams to identify, reproduce, and resolve software issues promptly.
  • Optimized regression testing efforts through continuous improvement of test cases and methodologies.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) - Information Technology

IITM (Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University)
India
2012

Skills

  • Technical Skills : Accessibility Testing, Mobile App testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, WCAG20/21 Guidelines, WAI-ARIA
  • Software Quality Assurance
  • Creating/Executing Test Cases
  • Sprint Planning
  • Cost Estimates
  • Defect Tracking Tool: JIRA
  • Language: Proficient in HTML5, Java Script, SQL

Accomplishments

Achieved Excellence award for the year 2017-2018.

Timeline

Senior Consultant

MAGIC SOFTWARE PVT LTD
07.2016 - 01.2020

Test Engineer

SAMSUNG INDIA ELECTRONICS PVT LTD
07.2012 - 05.2016

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) - Information Technology

IITM (Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University)
Mehak Kathuria