ANKITH Dandina

Overall experience of 11 years in the field of Testing and People Management.

Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning, and organizational skills built during successful career. Smoothly equip employees to independently handle daily functions and meet customer needs. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach.

Results-driven management professional with proven ability to lead teams to success. Strong focus on team collaboration, operational efficiency, and achieving measurable outcomes. Adept at strategic planning, process improvement, and fostering culture of accountability and excellence. Known for adaptability and consistently meeting changing organizational needs.

• Capgemini, 10/01/22, Present, 300, JIRA, ALM-QC, Manager, Handled 180+ QA members and made sure that there won’t be any impact on deliverables, Increased the revenue by maintaining CM percentage of the account., Active participation in Hiring and took initiatives in cross module training on different applications, Conducted Daily/Weekly/Monthly connects with customer and stakeholders to discuss project status, Make sure that the QA process is set for all projects and it is followed, Manual testing efforts has been reduced and made sure that quality is not compromised during automation execution., Got appreciation from (VP and CTO) from customer side for seamless delivery., Managed the pyramid on project, proposed and organized proactive job rotation and gave regular feedback by connecting with people manager and contributed towards attrition on project., Demonstrated strong communication skills, effectively sharing information and actively listening to the team members., Actively handled bigger engagements and got appreciation from customer executive leaders for the good deliverables., Handled conflicts with maturity, promoting collaboration and finding solutions that strengthen team cohesion., Actively supports the growth and development of team members, providing constructive feedback and opportunities for professional advancement, Guiding the team towards innovative solutions and involved in Visionary thinking., Setting a strong example for the team and encouraging a culture of accountability, also committed towards growth and success of team
• NTT Data Services, 04/01/20, 10/31/22, 25, JIRA, ALM-QC, Testing Engineering Specialist, Understanding the flow and functionality of the application from BA’s, Interacting with Business analysts and Dev Leads in case of any requirement clarification, Well Versed in Test case preparation and always made sure it covers all positive and negative scenarios, Writing and executing of Test Cases for different modules of the application according to Business Requirements of clients, Identifying scenarios for functional and integration test cases of the application, Executing different types of testing and finding bugs in the modules, Excellence in Logging defect using JIRA tool, Involved in different types of testing like functional testing, integration testing, regression testing and Adhoc-testing of application, Active participation in daily Standup meetings, Scrum calls and Retrospect meetings, Involved in Sprint Planning and giving Demo’s to client during the sprint closure, Involved in Web application testing and Mobile app testing
• Ness Technologies, 08/01/19, 04/30/20, 50, JIRA, Postman, Senior QA Engineer, Understanding the flow and functionality of the application from BA’s, Interacting with Business analysts and Dev Leads in case of any requirement clarification, Well Versed in Test case preparation and always made sure it covers all positive and negative scenarios, Writing and executing of Test Cases for different modules of the application according to Business Requirements of clients, Identifying scenarios for functional and integration test cases of the application, Executing different types of testing and finding bugs in the modules, Excellence in Logging defect using JIRA tool, Involved in different types of testing like functional testing, integration testing, regression testing and Adhoc-testing of application, Active participation in daily Standup meetings, Scrum calls and Retrospect meetings, Involved in Sprint Planning and giving Demo’s to client during the sprint closure, Involved in Web application testing and Mobile app testing
• Tavant Technologies, 10/01/16, 08/31/19, 120, SOAP UI, Senior Quality Engineer, Understanding the flow and functionality of the application from BA’s, Interacting with Business analysts and Dev Leads in case of any requirement clarification, Well Versed in Test case preparation and always made sure it covers all positive and negative scenarios, Writing and executing of Test Cases for different modules of the application according to Business Requirements of Clients, Identifying scenarios for functional and integration test cases of the application., Executing different types of testing and finding bugs in the modules, Excellence in Logging defects using TFS and JIRA tool, Involved in different types of testing like functional testing, integration testing, regression testing and Adhoc-testing of application, Active participation in daily Standup meetings, Sending daily status report to leads and managers, Involved in Preparation of Test Plan and effort estimation, Very good in test case execution and completion on time, Schedule Preparation, Module Allocation, Reviews on Test Process, Client Interaction, Verify Status Reports, Always follow test case design techniques during test case execution and made sure that module is tested thoroughly, Escalating issues if it is blocking our Test case Execution., Took Initiative in Collate and Update on daily progress and status of the team members and sending it to respective leads/managers, Expertise in Escalating issues and risks to leads at appropriate times.
• Paybooks, 05/01/15, 10/31/16, 40, Software Test Engineer, Understanding the flow and functionality of the product, Writing test cases for different modules, Handling Biometric Attendance Sync module., Communicating with clients, Executing different types of testing and finding bugs in the modules, Preparing defect report and passing it to developers, Sharing comments using the JIRA and TFS Test Management tool
• Binarys Data Source (I) Pvt. Ltd., 09/01/14, 04/30/15, 22, Software Test Engineer, Understanding the flow and functionality of the product, Writing test cases and executing different types of testing for different modules, Mobile App testing

Received ' THE LEADER'S CHOICE AWARD' for going Above and Beyond the defined role to enable teams, drive client relevancy and growth objectives.