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Previous Employers
Milestones Achievements
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SAI KUMAR VADAPALLI

Lead Consultant QA
Sunnyvale,CA

Summary

  • A competent professional with over 16+ Years of experience in Software Testing.
  • Team player & effective communicator with good analytical abilities.
  • Worked at client location Google Client as QA Test Engineer.
  • QA experience on both Mobile(Android & iOS) and TV platforms.
  • QA experience on product testing Web and Standalone platforms.
  • Lead cross functional team meetings, carried coordination between integrated teams.
  • Talk through QA team responsibilities, Dashboards for work flows like feature signoff, regressions/blockers bug tracking.
  • Handled complex release schedules and critical milestones with steady focus, ensuring rapid progress.
  • Experience in performing Functional, Regression, System Integration Testing (SIT), UAT.
  • Extensive experience in Defect logging and Tracking tools like Buganizer, Codeweavers, Test Scribe.
  • Involved in developing, executing and maintaining Test Plan,
  • Test Cases based on baseline requirements.
  • Well acquainted with Software Development(SDLC) and Software Testing Life cycle (STLC).
  • Knowledge on Selenium automation.
  • An Extrovert who is capable of directing all means towards the achievement of the entrusted tasks.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification

Work History

Lead Consultant QA

eTouch a Virtusa Company
Sunnyvale, CA
01.2016 - Current
  • Worked as Lead Consultant QA for eTouch a Virtusa Company
  • Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
  • Provided professional services and support in a dynamic work environment.
  • Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
  • Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.

Sr Test Engineer

eTouch Systems
Hyderabad, Telangana - India
02.2012 - 01.2016
  • Worked as Sr Test Engineer for eTouch Systems (Thane)
  • Trained junior testers in company standards, testing protocols and testing software.
  • Managed multiple projects concurrently, maintaining strict deadlines while not sacrificing attention to detail or quality control measures.
  • Assisted in the transition from manual to automated testing processes, streamlining workflow and increasing productivity levels within the team.
  • Developed customized testing strategies tailored to each project''s unique requirements, ensuring thorough evaluation of product functionality.

QA Engineer

Symbiosys Technologies
Hyderabad, Telangana-INDIA
11.2007 - 01.2012
  • Worked as a QA Engineer in Symbiosys Technologies (Visakhapatnam)
  • Monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes, and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.
  • Ensured optimal user experience by conducting thorough usability testing on multiple platforms.
  • Optimized test coverage by maintaining a well-organized, up-to-date library of test cases corresponding to application requirements changes over time.
  • Completed in-depth usability testing on Windows, Android and iOS mobile devices.
  • Advanced departmental knowledge-sharing by training new QA Engineers on company-specific testing methodologies and tools.

Education

M.Sc - Computer Science

Andhra University
01.2006

B.Sc - Computer Science

Andhra University
01.2004

Skills

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Jenkins CI , CD
  • Linux
  • JAVA
  • Python
  • Oracle 10g
  • HTML

Previous Employers

  • ETouch Systems (Thane), Sr Test Engineer, 2012-02-01, 2016-01-01
  • Symbiosys Technologies (Visakhapatnam), QA Engineer, 2007-11-01, 2012-01-01

Milestones Achievements

  • Responsible for Picasa Linux Desktop application Beta releases
  • Responsible for Picasa features automation code maintenance
  • Awarded for outstanding contribution to the team in Project#1 for 2011-Q1
  • Responsible for Major G+ Desktop and Android releases

Current Employer

eTouch a Virtusa Company, Lead Consultant QA, 2016-01-01

Certification

ISTQB

Intro to Scrum Master(Coursera)

Python (Coursera)

API Test Automation Framework Using Rest Assured (Coursera)

Projects

  • Google TV / Play Movies & TV (May 2016 – Dec 2023)
  • Google Plus (G+) (September 2013 – May 2016)
  • Gmail (January 2012 – Sept 2013)
  • (CSO)Content Sourcing Operations (July 2010 – December 2011)
  • Picasa Desktop and Web Application (July 2010 – December 2011)


Recent role & responsibilities:

Daily Core sanity is for owned features and sign-offs for internal releases.

● Creating test data setup for daily regression testing and sharing with fellow members. 

● Maintain consistent work progress and timely deliverables for client.

● On Duty calls for daily regressions and build release escalations.

● Well acquainted and can easily adopt the Android and iOS release process.

● Easily get acquainted with process improvements and keep them in practice. 

● Daily Signoffs of respective components for Desktop/Mobile (Both iOS and Android). 

● Installation and uninstallation of GTVm app with eye on ground-level behavior of the Android GTVm app

● Touch base and be proactive with developers to maintain high-quality

● Features ownership and responsibility for feature-related bug triage.

● Good track record of mentoring new mates and providing test details until they totally ramped up.

● Acted as On-Duty on a rotation basis and handled work allocation to fellow members. ● Preparing Daily Status Report and Weekly Status Reports.

● Defect management (Tracking and Reporting)

● Active participant in Scrum meetings, reviews and developed Test Scenarios.


Timeline

Lead Consultant QA

eTouch a Virtusa Company
01.2016 - Current

Sr Test Engineer

eTouch Systems
02.2012 - 01.2016

QA Engineer

Symbiosys Technologies
11.2007 - 01.2012

M.Sc - Computer Science

Andhra University

B.Sc - Computer Science

Andhra University
SAI KUMAR VADAPALLILead Consultant QA