Asiri Gunarathna

ASIRI GUNARATHNA - Rathnapura, Sri Lanka-linkedin.com/in/asirigunarathna - │-│ Pg. 2 ASIRI GUNARATHNA BIT, MBCS, MBA-IB QUALITY ASSURANCE AND PRODUCT MANAGER “Specialized in tester expertise in mobility, performance testing, functional test automation, security testing, and RnD.” Passionate leader, efficiently managing departments with 10+ years’ experience within Quality Assurance (QA) developing, troubleshooting, and implementing numerous, renowned local and international technology projects. Proven success contributing to ground-breaking advancements in local and international (cross-border) information communication technology industry through scientific research, scalable designs, proof of concept and end-user collaboration. Spearheads cutting-edge software and mobile application, and embedded systems development, supporting innovative, customized solutions for clients. ACHIEVEMENTS & SKILL Performance Engineering Functional Test Automation Enterprise & Mobile Application Testing Quality Assurance & Architecture Practices ISO 9001:2015 Implementation Deriving Test Strategy Implementation Failure Mode Analysis Product line Lifecycle Management Project Management Deriving Quality and Project Metrices Continuous Delivery & Continuous Integration (CD CI) Data-Driven Decision-making Web Service Security Testing Mobile HIG validation Reverse Engineering Research & Development Dynamic Leadership Team Development TECHNICAL & LANGUAGE PROFICIENCIES Java, JS, AspectJ, Ant, Maven, Test NG │ GorillaLogic MonkeyTalk │ Cypress │ Katalon Studio │ Selenium | Smartbear Testcomplete VB Script │ Neotys NeoLoad | HP Performance Center│ AT&T ARO │ JIRA | Quality Center │ Microsoft Office | HP QTP PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE QA Architect/ Product Manager │ CENANGO PVT. LTD 08/2019-Present | 11/ 2019-Present • Managing the product line lifecycle from strategic planning to tactical activities for Requirement, Stakeholder, Quality and Process Management. • Manages QA processes and practices to support quality system designing and implementation in compliance with government regulations, company policy and industry best practices bodies such as International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Improved the productivity • Gathers and reports on project metrics to streamline processes to the desired level and efficiency within teams of quality in the products by remaining as a hands-on manager in the by eliminating non-value implementation of process improvement. tasks by aligning the people, • Provided opportunity for company to expand into new markets by delegating process, tools, techniques, projects efficiently, reducing production issues by remaining proactive to risks, and and technology with the intimely completion of projects, increasing customer satisfaction. house corporate culture. • Communicates consistency of the requirements throughout projects integration by mapping quality concepts to test scenarios and test cases, while managing a team of 10 test engineers. • Defines, executes, and maintains the in-house testing process through blending V model, Scrum, CI/CD methodologies, and Blackbox /Greybox approaches for manual, automation, and performance testing activities. • Introduces, implements, and manages the Software Quality Assurance Process and Practices by merging testing lifecycle into the firm's Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), enhancing the level of quality of the software product. BILEETA PVT.LTD 07/2018-08/2019 Associate QA Architect (11/2018-08/2019) • Coordinated efforts in conjunction with project managers and development architects to define enhanced coding standards, metrics and thereby test instrumentation and interfaces. • Deciphered the support team’s end-user metrics on bugs reports, improving the overall accuracy of project output. • Trained, mentored, and role-modeled best practices concerning the software quality within the audit team. • Raised procedural issues to management, offering solutions for innovative training and technology to advance product quality and services. • Conducted monthly assessments on architecture, recurring issues, and high-risk client themes distributing findings throughout management for strategic decision-making, reducing productions bugs by 90% in 3 months. ASIRI GUNARATHNA • • - │-│ Pg. 2 Plan, design, execute, and analyze performance engineering with goals of enhancing the product portfolio of the company. Participate in Information Technology Governance activities, leading initiatives that enhance the system’s overall protection and security. Held an additional advanced role at Bileeta as a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer. Senior QA Engineer │ Q2 SOFT PVT LTD 05/2014-10/2014 • Developed and managed the reusable automation test framework for the organization’s sophisticated web-based Microsoft .Net Human Resources product. • Traced and maintained automated scripts in Smart Bear Test Complete and executed scripts in two critical test environments: Connx45 and Connx50. VIRTUSA PVT LTD 07/2010-05/2014 QA Engineer (02/2013-05/2014) • Drove team objectives and targets, managing timelines to generate products and services for efficient delivery to the client. ACCOUNTS • Reviewed product design concepts and relevant documents to ensure the quality towards the client’s requirements. Aetna • Contributed to drafting an appealing Proof of Concepts as per client requests; Imprima prescribed effective methodologies that are both innovative as well as functional and in par with the Non-Functional Requirements performance testing. Martin Dawes Systems • Collaborated with the Product development team to assess and evaluate system McDonalds interfaces, operational requirements, Key Performance Indicators (KPI), and ICTA Service Level Agreements (SLA) and benchmarks to industry standards. People’s Bank • Empowered the Pre-sales team, disseminating pertinent information focused on Sri Lankan Airlines Independent Software Quality Non-Functional Requirements testing strategies, United Technology Corporation effort-estimates, proof of concepts, and notes on the recent upgrades and system updates for client demos. • Initiated the concept, executing design and development for VPAMD (Virtusa Performance Analysis and Monitoring Dashboard) in 2014; a robust architecture for implementing performance testing solutions. • Co-founder of Andromednas, Sri Lankan Google Android Testing Community, a free and open-source software mobile special interest group (2012 - 2014). • Developed RnD innovation of V Agent in 2013 enabling binary APK’s build using Applanator Titanium, PhoneGap, Varivo, HTML5, and Android supporting any framework to automated with MonkeyTalk. • Won the PEP (Personal Excellence Process) Award for Engineering Excellency at Virtusa Corporation in 2013, earning a Top Talent designation within the company. • Introduced a data-driven Selenium Framework for Virtusa Corporation in 2011. • Tested automation framework for SugarLabs OLPC in 2010 (One Laptop per Child) laptop supporting a global free and open-source software test community. • Awarded 4th place at the ‘Test Fest -whitepaper competition’ in the year 2011. Additional roles at VIRTUSA includes Associate-QA and Apprentice-QA. ADDITIONAL PAST ROLES INCLUDE SME Entrepreneur │ SRI LANKAN GEM AND JEWELLERY INDUSTRY 07/2014-08/2018 Conceptualized a feasible infrastructure within the industry; focused on building a lucrative market environment. Managed a variety of stakeholders within the industry who are local elites, including foreign deputies’ negotiations and committee meetings. Engineer-Specialist │ COMPUTER HOME PVT. LTD 03/2007-06/2010 Offered hardware and system solutions to clientele completing projects, including operating systems installation and configuration, personal computer hardware assembly and troubleshooting, Network/router configuration, server structure with Linux, Microsoft windows server environments. EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO - Sri Lanka Master of Business Administration, International Business (Projected Graduation November 2020) Bachelor of Information Technology Certificate Advanced Java Application Development with J2EE from the University of Colombo School of Computing. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Professional Member of the British Computer Society │ Partner of Neotys NeoLoad Independent Testing