Ashwini Babugouda Patil

Ashwini Babugouda Patil +1 (437)- |-| Mississauga, ON HIGHLIGHTS ● QA professional with 14 years of experience in manual testing. ● Streamlined QA processes, and developed and implemented QA strategies, standards, and best practices to ensure product quality. ● Communicated effectively with stakeholders to align on quality goals, project requirements, and expectations. ● Certified Scrum Master with expertise in facilitating scrum ceremonies including daily standups, Product backlog refinement, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review & Sprint Retrospective meetings. ● Proficient in defining QA Methodology and creating various Test artefacts like – Test plans/Strategies, Test cases, Defect reports and tracking, Traceability Matrices for Functionality, Integration, Regression, Exploratory testing and UAT of Web and Mobile applications ● Managed and led a team of QA professionals, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the delivery of high-quality software products. ● Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, business analysts, and project managers, to understand requirements and resolve issues. SKILLS: ● Testing: Software Testing, Manual Testing, Regression Testing, Test Cases, Test Planning, Functional testing, and User acceptance testing. ● Project Management: Agile Methodologies (Scrum), Project Initiation, Planning and Scheduling, Project Delivery (Prioritization, execution, task management and reporting), Risk Management, and Documentation. ● Tools: HP ALM, JIRA, Confluence. ● Soft Skills: Teamwork, Research, Communication, Leadership and Coaching. CERTIFICATIONS ● Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM), 2017 Scrum Alliance ● License number:- ® Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), 2017 Scrum Alliance License number:- WORK EXPERIENCE VENDASTA QA Engineer – Toronto | Oct 2021 – Aug 2022 ● Continued working with the CalendarHero team as part of the Vendasta acquisition CALENDARHERO.COM – (FORMERLY ZOOM.AI, TORONTO) QA Engineer – Toronto| Sept 2018 – Oct 2021 ● Develop comprehensive test plans and test cases based on project requirements. ● Coordinate with other teams, such as development and product management, to ensure smooth QA processes. ● Develop and implement QA strategies, policies, and procedures ● Ensure adherence to quality standards throughout the development lifecycle. ● Establish defect-tracking processes and tools. ● Monitor and manage defects throughout the defect lifecycle. ● Collaborate with development teams to prioritize and resolve defects promptly. ● Facilitate scrum ceremonies like sprint planning, sprint reviews, daily scrums, and retrospectives. ● Design, develop, execute, and maintain test plans to ensure stability and efficiency, enabling a seamless customer experience. ● Define key quality metrics and establish mechanisms to track them. ● Generate regular reports on QA activities, test results, and quality metrics. ● Work closely with the Product Owner in backlog management and continuous delivery of features ● Working with engineers and architects on breaking down, scoping and estimating tasks ● Provide regular updates on QA progress, issues, and risks. SONIM TECHNOLOGIES Senior QA Engineer | Bangalore, India | Mar 2013 – Mar 2018 ● Testing mobile devices and mobile applications. Designing test cases for each acceptance criterion aligned with business requirements ● Performed different types of testing including Sanity, System testing, regression, negative testing, UI and compatibility testing. ● Documenting and tracking software defects using a bug-tracking system. Providing logs to help the development team resolve defects efficiently ● Delivering thorough reports to management on testing activities and the overall health of the product. ● Training new team members, quickly gaining their respect and becoming a valued, “go-to” team member in challenging situations ● Facilitating Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, and Retrospective meeting. ● Removing team impediments daily to allow the team to deliver the sprint goals and deliverables. ● Collaborated with Product, Business and Engineering Team members to develop and maintain Product Backlog. SASKEN TECHNOLOGIES LTD SOFTWARE ENGINEER | Bangalore, India | July 2008 – Mar 2013 ● Testing Bluetooth enabled device’s interoperability for various Bluetooth profiles such as PABP, A2DP, FTP and HFP. ● Testing audio/video quality of Symbian mobile devices ● Performing system and user acceptance testing. ● Worked with customers and product managers to prioritize and validate requirements. ● Performed different types of testing including Sanity, System testing, regression, negative testing, UI, and compatibility testing. ● Documenting and tracking software defects using a bug-tracking system. Providing logs to help the development team resolve defects efficiently ● Following Scrum, Coordinating and participating in Scrum ceremonies. EDUCATION Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science & Engineering), 2004 - 2008 BLDEA’s College of Engineering, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Karnataka, India ● Professional Engineering undergraduate degree awarded after completion of 4 years of engineering study and research ● An academic program that combines computer science and computer engineering programs.