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Katyayani ThippReddy

Katyayani ThippReddy

Bangalore

Summary

An enthusiastic and high-energy driven professional, targeting managerial assignments in QA Engineering & Software Testing with an organization of repute Qualified Test Engineer proven to implement and maintain cost-effective methods of system testing and troubleshooting to reduce operating costs. Technically-savvy and skilled at quickly learning new concepts, software and equipment. Collaborative team player with excellent communication and interpersonal talents.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
5
5
Languages

Work History

Principal Test Engineer /Test Lead

Philips-Signify
06.2021 - Current

Project: Interact Pro Foundation/Advanced and PRE

Team Size: 21

Description:

Signify is the world's leading lighting company.

Interact Pro - Foundation/Advanced , Enterprise is designed to install, setup and manage a lighting system in buildings of the following types with the major goal towards “Energy Saving” concept with its connected lighting offerings bring light and the data they collect to devices, places and people - redefining what light can do and how people use it

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Leading a team of 12 members and managing entire gamut of operations for software testing lifecycle from requirement analysis, test design, test execution, defect management and test reporting
  • Optimized regression testing efforts through continuous improvement of test cases and methodologies.
  • Work closely with Quality Assurance team, business analysts and developers on new requirements and change requests.
  • Responsible to ensure software testing, verification, and validation deliverables to meet expectations with respect to quality, worked closely with the development team to ensure all the scenarios are covered for verification and validation.
  • Experience in complying with policies and processes and ensure they are communicated, understood, implemented and maintained at all levels of the organization.
  • Develop and Execute Integration and validation protocols. Identified significant defects/issues, communicated and monitored resolution.
  • Work on UI Testing for different components and write Integration and Verification and Validation Protocols.
  • Participate in Full Life cycle for multiple tasks as mentioned below:
  • Data project analysis, design, documentation, development and testing
  • Create Requirement Documents, Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test cases, Test Scripts, Traceability matrices according to Business and Functional Requirements.
  • Work as business analyst and gather, developers and manager to develop test plans, produce detailed test scenarios and repeatable test cases/scripts through
  • Created entire software setup on windows standalone machines
  • Developed High level test scenarios for all impacting application and review
  • Create/Executing Data Driven Testing using parameterization using Selenium to test the application with different sets of data.
  • Involve in Designing Automation Framework
  • Well versed in using Checkpoints & User Defined Check points.
  • Functional decomposition was achieved using Actions & Function library.
  • Created scripts that involve Parameterization.
  • Created test scripts in Java & played the scripts in Selenium JUnit
  • Participated & Contributed in Sprint Review meetings
  • Conducted End to End testing with the Interface systems
  • Participate in the identification, understanding, and documentation of business requirements, keeping in mind the need for the application based on the project Scope and SDLC methodology.
  • Work with development managers to translate the business requirements into functional requirements (FRD) and nonfunctional requirements.
  • Responsible for documenting and managing the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM).
  • Generate Weekly status report to management providing details on test execution , # of defects Identified , percentage of progress on planned vs. actual.
  • Setup TDD approach in all 3 phases at Product Test level along with developers

Sr.QA Lead

Value Soft Solutions
12.2020 - 06.2021

Client: Siemens Industry

Project: CC240-SIWAREX / GW- SIMATIC Devices

Team Size: 20

Description:

SIMATIC IOT Devices – The intelligent gateway to connect the field level to the IT level/cloud Collecting and concentrating relevant production data of several sources. Protocol conversion/customer programmed control Secure transfer to connected company IT systems or cloud applications. Production monitoring, analysis, and optimization

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Evaluated potential risks associated with new software releases by performing extensive regression testing as needed.
  • Championed a culture of continuous improvement within the QA team through ongoing training and development opportunities.
  • Streamlined communication channels between QA analysts and developers, expediting issue resolution times significantly.
  • Identified areas for improvement in the QA process, leading to increased efficiency and reduced turnaround time for bug fixes.
  • Conducted root cause analysis on recurring issues, leading to long-term solutions and improved software stability.
  • Established performance metrics for the QA team members to measure success against objectives consistently over time.
  • Enhanced team performance by providing guidance and mentorship to junior QA engineers.
  • Coached and motivated QA team to develop competencies.
  • Used SQL to validate test results and recommend corrective actions.
  • Established and updated QA processes and metrics in line with industry best practices and project goals.
  • Performed internal audits to maintain operating procedure and regulatory standards compliance.

QA Lead / Business System Analyst

Siri Infosolutions
12.2014 - 03.2019

Client: ETS

Project: Interactive Component

Team Size: 21

Description:

Education Testing Service (ETS), founded in 1947, is the world's largest private non-profit educational testing and assessment organization.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Develop and Execute Integration and validation protocols. Identified significant defects/issues, communicated and monitored resolution.
  • Work on UI Testing for different components and write Integration and Verification and Validation Protocols.
  • Participate in Full Life cycle for multiple tasks as mentioned below:
  • Data project analysis, design, documentation ,development and testing
  • Create Requirement Documents, Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test cases, Test Scripts, Traceability matrices according to Business and Functional Requirements.
  • Work as business analyst and gather , developers and manager to develop test plans, produce detailed test scenarios and repeatable test cases/scripts through
  • Created entire software setup on windows standalone machines
  • Developed High level test scenarios for all impacting application and Reviewed.
  • Create/Executing Data Driven Testing using parameterization using Selenium to test the application with different sets of data.
  • Involve in Designing Automation Framework
  • Well versed in using Checkpoints & User Defined Check points.
  • Functional decomposition was achieved using Actions & Function library.
  • Created scripts that involve Parameterization.
  • Created test scripts in Java & played the scripts in Selenium Junit
  • Offered input for complex documents to support client-ready final versions.
  • Oversaw document development across project workstreams to create internal control statements per compliance and regulatory standards.

Sr. QA & CSV Analyst

Siri Infosolutions
02.2014 - 08.2016

Client: Abbott Healthcare

Project: Abbott Point of Care

Team Size: 15

Description:

Abbott Point of Care Inc. produces point-of-care testing and diagnostic technology products for hospitals, including portable blood analyzers, handheld and test cartridge systems, and I-STAT 1 Wireless. They also offer single-use I-STAT cartridges for clinical tests. Info HQ Manager is a web-based data-management software for managing and sharing results from diagnostic testing devices

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Created and executed the integration and validation protocols; identified significant defects/issues, communicated and monitored resolution
  • creating Computer System Validation documents such as URS, FRS, and SDS, Validation Plan, Training Plan, Issues Log, and Validation report
  • Analysed the front-end testing for compliance with FDA’s 21 CFR 11
  • Responsible for reviewing Integration protocols, validation documentation and signing off procedures
  • Conducted verification, validation and transformation on the input data (Text files, XML files) before loading into target database.
  • Work on writing and executing Verification and Validation protocols
  • Led the DIR Labelling and Artwork creations and contributed in the process till approvals in the Master Control  Trained new team member about the application functionalities and the CSV methods adapted.
  • Maintained close coordinated with i-STAT1 and I-STAT Alinity devices by performing and sending patient test results and Quality Check test results
  • prepare and execute qualification protocols mentioned below as per the client requirements.
  • o Design Qualification o Installation Qualification o Operational Qualification o Performance Qualification o Maintenance Qualification
  • Experience in regulatory-inspections.
  • Closely coordinated with HL7 messages, segments, fields, components and data types such as ADT, ORUR30, ORUR31 and various HL7 acknowledgement types
  • Gained knowledge and experience with HL7 message validation tools 7Edit, Schuylab
  • Managed POCT1A messages, objects, properties, and data types such as OBS, OPL, PTL, RGL and various invoke and terminate topics
  • Spearheaded the Agile culture of testing, testing often and early by working in a closely integrated fashion with software developers as well as incrementally building up the verification test protocols that get informally executed along the progression of the project but formally documented at the end
  • Developed & executed the Integration Protocols for Device Management, HL7 Messages, Operator Competency Management, Patient Tests, QC Tests and Impact Assessment after Upgrade
  • Reported defects in TFS and communicated the status to the QA and Project Managers

Senior Associate Consultant

Siemens Healthcare
03.2012 - 07.2013

Project: Point Of Care - RAPIDComm

Team Size: 8

Description:

RAPIDComm is a diagnostic product in order to diagnose Blood Gas, Diabetes and Urinalysis.

The RAPIDComm launch is an opportunity to meet objectives like Reliability, Security, Maintenance, ease to use in HIS.

Roles and Resonsibilities:

  • Developed the Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Scripts, Traceability Matrices according to Business and Functional Requirements
  • Created high level test scenarios for all impacting application and reviewed
  • Analysed the front-end testing for compliance with FDA’s 21 CFR 11.10(d) (Limited Access), FDA, 21 CFR Part 11, Electronic Signature Rules, FDA, Good Clinical Practice VICH GL9
  • Managed the Agile/Scrum process;

Sr. Automation & Test Engineer

Siemens SBT, Siemens A&D, SINEMA M
06.2009 - 07.2009

Project: Step7-Plus

Team Size: 38

Description:

Siemens Technical Education Program prepares distributors for energy and automation products. STEP7PLUS is TIA software for Step7 series PLCs, while STEP 7 plus creates user programs for S7 PLCs. Both programs aim to improve sales efficiency.

Roles and Responsibilities:

I Gained knowledge on Release Management processes, analyzed build and deploy tools, developed release plans, provided post-release support, and reproduced field issues. They designed and implemented customer acceptance test cases, synchronized with project QA teams, and designed end-to-end test infrastructure. They also developed test scripts, designed data-driven frameworks, and managed a team of 8 with server details.

Test Engineer

Siemens Information Systems Ltd.
06.2007 - 06.2009

Project: Siemens SBT

Team Size: 20

Description:

Building Technologies is the world market leader for safe, energy efficient and environmental-friendly buildings and infrastructure. As a technology partner, consultant, service provider, system integrator and product supplier, Building Technologies offers fire safety, security, building automation, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) as well as energy management products and services.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for building the long-term strategic architecture roadmap for automation and related services with necessary planning.

• Developed test scripts to automate process of testing in QTP

• Designed Hybrid (i.e. keyword+ data driven Framework) using C# . Prepared Test Environment Setup.

• Created and executed SQL queries in ORACLE and SQL server for validating data.

• Performed high-end data analysis using my strong database skills and SQL

• Involved in Smoke, Functional, Regression, System, Integration and Security testing during all phases  Performed Performance test case design, automation and execution.

• Performed Load and stress Testing and was responsible to come up with performance Test Reports.  Interacted with developers for resolving the defects and setting the priorities  Prepared traceability matrix based on User stories.

• Performed all phases of testing which includes Black box testing, Functionality testing, Regression Testing, GUI testing, negative testing, and system testing of the application  Worked as a Scrum Master

• Responsible for Team projects by providing architecture design for various projects.

• Responsible in mentoring and coaching new hires.

• Responsible for task allocation and tracking on user stories bases on resource availability.

• Work with various Scrum Masters/Managers to solve Team issues.

• Work with different management teams on new projects along with planning and implementation.  Responsible in breaking my Yearly goals to Team individual goals and achieving them.

Education

M.S. (Medical Software) -

Manipal Centre of Information Science, MAHE University

B.E. (Computer Science) -

Vijayanagar Engineering College, Bellary, Gulbarga University

Skills

  • System Testing

  • Stress Testing

  • Load Testing

  • Reliability Testing

  • Functionality Testing

  • Performance Testing

  • Java Scripting

  • C# Scripting

  • Java

  • Functionality Testing

  • Performance Testing

  • C# Scripting

  • Quality Assurance & Control

  • Software Testing Lifecycle

  • QA Plan & Strategy

  • Project Execution & Management

  • Requirement Gathering & Analysis

  • Scripts & Test Cases Development

  • Client & Stakeholder Management

  • Defect Management/ Bug Reporting

  • Team Building & Leadership

Knowledge Purview

  • FDA regulations like validated and verified in Abbott and Siemens Healthcare projects like Medical Device Safety, Alerts & Notices, Recalls, Report a Problem; Emergency Situations
  • Clinical Products like Bedside Patient Monitor System, POC, RaridCom, iSTAT Alinity
  • Clinical Artifacts like False Alarms, unintentional recording of inaccurate information in automated record keeping systems
  • Software Setup, on Windows PC Environment on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Millennium, Windows Vista and on Virtual Machines VMWare Client Station and ESXi Server
  • Siemens Building Technology, Industry and Automation, Health Care with clients like Siemens SBT, Siemens Diagnostics
  • Knowledge of software SDLC process (V Model, Waterfall, RUP / Iterative model / Agile methodology (Scrum)
  • IoT lighting fixtures embedded with wireless connectivity chips and sensors
  • Wireless protocols like Bluetooth, Zigbee, WiFi

Timeline

Principal Test Engineer /Test Lead

Philips-Signify
06.2021 - Current

Sr.QA Lead

Value Soft Solutions
12.2020 - 06.2021

QA Lead / Business System Analyst

Siri Infosolutions
12.2014 - 03.2019

Sr. QA & CSV Analyst

Siri Infosolutions
02.2014 - 08.2016

Senior Associate Consultant

Siemens Healthcare
03.2012 - 07.2013

Sr. Automation & Test Engineer

Siemens SBT, Siemens A&D, SINEMA M
06.2009 - 07.2009

Test Engineer

Siemens Information Systems Ltd.
06.2007 - 06.2009

M.S. (Medical Software) -

Manipal Centre of Information Science, MAHE University

B.E. (Computer Science) -

Vijayanagar Engineering College, Bellary, Gulbarga University
Katyayani ThippReddy