Dhanashri Adsul
Lead Quality Assurance
Mumbai
Summary
Diligent and detail-oriented Quality Manager with 14 years of experience ensuring products and services meet rigorous internal and external standards. I bring a strong foundation in market research, project management, and statistical analysis, paired with a passion for continuous improvement and data-driven decision-making. I specialize in a range of quality assurance practices, including regression testing, GUI testing, and agile testing, with a solid grasp of agile methodologies. My technical background—supported by a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics—allows me to bridge the gap between development and quality, ensuring seamless collaboration across teams. Known for being organized, analytical, and an effective communicator, I thrive in fast-paced environments where quality and efficiency are critical. I'm always open to new challenges and opportunities to contribute to teams that value excellence and innovation.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Lead QA
Cactus Communication Pvt ltd
03.2011 - Current
- Lead and mentor QA team members, managing workload priorities, tracking performance metrics, and encouraging professional development.
- Conduct daily stand-up meetings to monitor testing progress, identify roadblocks, and coordinate mitigation strategies.
- Develop and implement resource backup strategies to ensure project continuity and risk management.
- Contributed to consolidated project planning and provided regular status updates to stakeholders and senior management.
- Collaborated with developers, business analysts, and product owners throughout the SDLC to ensure alignment on project goals and quality benchmarks.
- Facilitated seamless communication between QA and development teams for defect resolution and feature verification.
- Executed end-to-end QA activities, including requirement analysis, test planning, test strategy creation, test case/scenario design, execution, defect logging, and tracking using tools like Quality Center, JIRA, Bugzilla, and Mantis.
- Delivered robust regression, GUI, mobile, API, and behavior-driven testing (BDD), MySQL, and Jenkins.
- Ensured adherence to industry standards and company policies through rigorous quality checks on inbound and outbound deliverables.
Team lead Software QA
Cactus Communication Pvt ltd
03.2011 - Current
- Spearheaded the QA function, overseeing the full testing lifecycle—from test planning and case design to execution, defect management, and reporting.
- Mentored and led QA teams, managed resource allocation, prioritized workload, and promoted skill development and high team performance.
- Delivered regular QA status reports and risk assessments to project stakeholders and senior management.
- Led test planning and estimation based on project scope, timelines, and resource availability.
- Designed and executed test scenarios for Functional, Regression, Integration, UI, Mobile, and API testing.
- Conducted formal testing to validate that all functional requirements were met, including detailed root cause analysis of bugs and impact assessment.
- Managed test artifacts and ensured traceability using tools such as Quality Center, JIRA, Bugzilla, and Mantis.
- Enhanced QA processes to improve efficiency and defect detection rate, ensuring consistent compliance with industry standards and client expectations.
- Ensured proper documentation of defects, test results, and QA metrics to support continuous improvement efforts.
- Acted as a QA consultant to clients—translating business needs into robust testing strategies and advising on UAT execution and success criteria.
- Actively participated in requirement analysis, test strategy meetings, and sprint planning sessions in Agile/Scrum environments.
Software Tester
IWeb Technology Solutions Pvt ltd
04.2009 - 04.2010
- Analyzed functional and system requirements to estimate the scope and volume of test cases.
- Designed and developed detailed test cases and associated data based on requirement specifications.
- Performed functional, integration, usability, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT) aligned with business objectives.
- Executed back-end/database testing using MySQL to validate transactions and data integrity.
- Led the modification, execution, and peer review of test cases, ensuring accuracy and alignment with functional specifications.
- Identified bugs in new and existing code, performed root cause analysis, and collaborated on issue resolution.
- Tracked and reported defects using tools like Mantis (v1.0.8), JIRA, and Quality Center, ensuring timely resolution and transparent reporting.
Education
BE - Electronics Engineering
RIT Institute of Engineering College
Bachelor of Engineering - BE - undefined
Suvidya Institute of Technology
Diploma of Software testing - undefined
Seed Infotech
Skills
Manual Testing
Automation Testing
API Testing
Performance Testing
Mobile Testing
Database Testing
CI/CD Tools
Bug Tracking Tools
Agile
Scrum
Kanban
Test Planning
Requirement Analysis
Risk-Based Testing
Defect Lifecycle Management
Test Metrics
Quality Assurance Audits
Leadership
Team Management
Mentoring
Stakeholder Communication
Cross-functional Collaboration
Conflict Resolution
Time Management
Resource Management
Training
Onboarding
Process Improvement
Certification
Agile Scrum Product Owner, GSDC, 04/01/22
Leadership And Soft Skills
- Team Management & Mentoring
- Stakeholder Communication
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Conflict Resolution
- Time & Resource Management
- Training & Onboarding
- Process Improvement Initiatives
Process And Methodologies
- Agile / Scrum / Kanban
- Test Planning & Strategy
- Requirement Analysis
- Risk-Based Testing
- Defect Lifecycle Management
- Test Metrics & Reporting
- Quality Assurance Audits
Timeline
Lead QA
Cactus Communication Pvt ltd
03.2011 - Current
Team lead Software QA
Cactus Communication Pvt ltd
03.2011 - Current
Software Tester
IWeb Technology Solutions Pvt ltd
04.2009 - 04.2010
Bachelor of Engineering - BE - undefined
Suvidya Institute of Technology
Diploma of Software testing - undefined
Seed Infotech
BE - Electronics Engineering
RIT Institute of Engineering College