Ravi M

Career Summary Committed, positive approach-oriented person with proven capability to meet the agreed deadlines, training the experienced professionals, training new joiners, counselling the new joiners with opportunities, mentor the managers, and work to defined test methodologies within the structured environment. Focused on any task at hand with optimal utilization of test resources, provide practical solutions and alternatives, applying rich test expertise to provide viable solutions. Work Experience Freelance Consultant (2008 – Present) Various Roles (Director/Test Manager/Test Expert/Training Expert) Developing and maintaining test methodology. Defining test strategies for projects. Following up any outstanding open test risks / issues. Managing the gathering of results. Compiling test metrics for management. Reporting to senior managers on progress and issues. Identify test approaches that optimize the delivery schedule. Planning and estimating. Arranging team meetings and workshops. Advising clients on Testing best practice. Training and mentoring the testing teams Soft skills Training - Effective Business Communication, Email Writing Skills, Workplace Etiquette, Time Management, Customer Orientation, Team Work Coordinating with teams, tracking their performance. Experience working with start up companies. Preparing and Executing Test Cases Verifying the Customer Defects Reporting Defects Experience working with clients and teams across France, Canada, USA, India, Germany, Poland Experience working under different time zones with Flexible Work schedule Software Service Providers (1995 – 2008) Various Roles (AVP/Test Manager/Test Lead/Test Engineer) Developing and maintaining test strategies. Preparation of Test Plan. Preparation and Maintenance of Test Environment. Preparation and Maintenance of Test Data Development and Review of Test Scenarios, Test Cases Execution of Test Cases Maintenance of Test logs. Defect Reporting and Defect Management. Collating the defect Metrics and providing Dashboards Experience working with Top clients (offshore – onsite model) Management of Testing Team List of Domains and Functionalities Rich experience in, Financial Services, Trading Applications, Futures and Options, Life Sciences, Transportation, Ticketing, and Social Media, e-commerce, Payment Gateways, Telecommunication, Collaboration Software, Mobile Applications List of Organizations/Clients Worked for Cognizant, Microsoft, Accenture, Cap Gemini, 8kmiles, Coalesce, VIT, Northern Trust, Crossover, Infopulse, ABN-AMRO, Jive, Redknee, Schering Plough, Manugistics, Sgrouples, SimpleTix, Dashlane, Elementool,Zenvoy,Ajones Academic Qualifications M.Sc., M.Ed., GNIIT Key Skills Test Management Defect Management Data Management Environment Management Web Testing Test Training Exploratory Testing SIT UAT , OAT End-to-End Testing Agile Testing Mobile Testing API Testing Cloud Testing Tools JIRA TestRail Slack Quality Center SOAPUI Selenium Jenkins Bugzilla Trac HockeyApp AWS MS-Office Professional Abilities Expert in multiple types of testing including System Testing, Integration Testing, UAT, OAT, Deployment Testing, Domain Based Testing, End-to-End Testing Experience working on business, technical and functional requirements Knowledge of MS-Office, MS-Project Able to take preventive action when any risks become unacceptable. Understanding of different test approaches and testing techniques. Excellent in implementing the current best practices in testing Hands on Testing with managerial expertise. Making sure all Trainees get benefited out of Training. Experience in Developing MCQ to evaluate learning skills. Experience in developing Training Materials Experience in Recruitment. Making sure all testing activities adheres to company guidelines, standards and regulations Excellent in mentoring the testing teams. Managerial abilities Managing test teams across diversified locations. Having a flexible and positive attitude. Experience of client facing roles Consistently maintaining highest level of accuracy An understanding and appreciation of development life cycle & how testing relates to it. Experience in translating business scenarios into clear, comprehensive test scenarios References: Available on Request Contact Details Ravi M, Chennai M:- email-Skype:mravi1968