Nihar Sahoo

Client: Google Inc USA

Project: Fitbit Wearables

Products: Fitbit Mobile App, Fitbit App on Device, Device Management App

Mobile Platforms: iOS & Android

Device Platforms: Google Wear OS (Pixel Watch)

• Managing the QA program for the Fitbit Wearables projects.
• Collaborating with several stakeholders (Eng, TPMs, Testing team, Product & UX teams) who are based across multiple regions (India, USA & Romania) to ensure efficient and effective Apps/Product releases.
• Coordinated with other departments effectively, integrating technical requirements into broader organizational goals seamlessly.
• Managed implementation of new technological improvements in the area of Apps Automation which resulted in increased efficiency.
• Overseeing potential risks and come up with corrective mitigation plans which helped in effective cost management.
• Spearheaded process improvement initiatives, identifying inefficiencies and implementing solutions to optimize operations.
• Built trusted relationships with stakeholders through clear communication and collaborative problem-solving efforts.
• Always being customer focused, understanding the expectations and deliver accordingly, managed several escalations efficiently with corrective actions.
• Managed budgets and resources effectively, optimizing resource allocation to maximize project outcomes.
• Championed continuous learning initiatives within the team, encouraging skill development and staying current on industry trends.
• Optimized team performance by establishing clear roles, responsibilities, expectations in accordance with best practices.
• Managing a team of around 80 highly skilled professionals who are distributed across several sub teams.

Client: Google Inc USA

Project: Google Nest and GHx

Products: Camera, Thermostat, Security, Smoke Detectors, Lock, Smart Speakers & Displays, Chromecast

Applications: Google Home App & Nest App

Platforms: iOS, Android and Web

• Managed Home Apps QA program from BLR for several NPIs and new application features.
• Oversaw entire product lifecycle and managed the incremental QA activities.
• Contributed in test strategy and test plan preparation and reviews by collaborating with Eng, PM, Product and UX teams.
• Responsible for the E2E QA cycles for GHA and Nest App releases.
• Performed regular Test Optimizations to update test suites based on latest requirements and Priority.
• Possesses a very good understanding of the Device and Application environments, service backend etc.
• Successfully managed multiple high-stakes projects concurrently while adhering to strict timelines and budget constraints.
• Participated in the regular bug triage meetings and contributed in bug burndown which helped in meeting the product quality bar.
• Identified possible risks (People/HW/Technical), took corrective actions to overcome the risks.
• Managed a team of over 40 highly skilled testers who are distributed across multiple workstreams.
• Managed the HCL billing cycles.
• Managed the hiring process and built extremely talented teams.

Client: Google Inc

Project: Google Nest App and Home App

Products: Cameras, Nest Secure, Lock

Applications: Nest App and GHA

Platforms: iOS, Android and Web

• Led the E2E test activities for multiple Camera NPI products, Nest Security and Lock features.
• Managed activities of preparation of Test Strategy and Plan, Test execution, Bug reporting/tracking and delivery.
• Resolved several techinical challenges by collaborating with Eng, TPMs and UX teams.
• Implemented process improvements to catch the bugs early in the testing phase.
• Implemented Exploratory Testing and Bug Bash sessions in the team which resulted in increased bug count.
• Helped the Eng team in bug repro, demos etc with effective communication between Eng and QA teams.
• Managed the testing resources distribution (Devices/Test phones etc) within team during the COVID pandemic WFH.

Client: Google Inc

Project: Google Nest App

Products: Camera, Nest Secure

Application: Nest App

Platforms: iOS, Android and Web

• Handled and delivered several features testing for Cameras, Security.
• Test efforts include Functional Testing, Smoke Testing, Regression Testing etc.
• Taken the ownership of Test planning, Review, Execution, Bug reporting and final delivery.
• Reported a very good number of quality bugs and gained appreciation from the Eng and Product leads.
• Drove customer satisfaction by prioritizing feature requests based on detailed analysis of requirement and priority.
• Maintained close communication with clients throughout project life cycles for accurate progress reporting and prompt issue resolution.

Client: TP Vision India Pvt Ltd

Project: Philips TV Remote

Applications: PTA

Platforms: iOS and Android

• Performing Sanity, New Features Testing & Regression testing for the Philips TV Remote application (PTA) on iOS and Android devices.
• Study the requirements, create Test plans & develop Test cases when a new feature is added to PTA.
• Installing PTA on different Android and IOS devices, flashing new TV release builds on Phillips TVs before validation was a daily job.
• Involved in Test Execution, Debugging, Bug reporting
  & tracking.
• Sending release reports, updating Test Tool.

Client: Intel Corporation

Role: Senior Test Engineer - Platform validation with Android

• Intel’s X86 based platform validation with Android OS.
• Tested native applications like Connectivity, Audio, Video, Display, Power Cycling, Storage, Camera, HDMI, WIDI and Sensors etc.
• Tested different display modes with HDMI and WIDI with different resolutions.
• Tested Audio/Video streaming on WIDI for long duration, ran different performance benchmarks (3d Mark, Fish Tank, Sys mark), high resolution Game play.
• Involved in Monkey Testing and Log Analysis.
• Involved in debugging using ADB tool.
• Involved in OGL 2.0/3.0 performance tests.

Client: AMD India Pvt Ltd

Role: Test Engineer - Graphics Driver Validation

• Performed Windows and Linux graphics driver testing, Video, audio codec testing, DirectX/OpenGL 3D games testing, Webcam testing, and Applications testing.
• Tested customise middle single large surface (SLS) resolution in all SLS modes and projector overlap functionality.
• Involved in testing of latest ISV Applications and Benchmarks like Autodesk, Siemens, PTC etc to validate the DirectX and Open-GL component in GPU driver software.
• Involved in Performance Testing of Graphics Driver using different stress/load tests ex. HP Stress Tests, Autodesk applications etc.
• Worked on different Desktops/notebooks/touch screen Displays/touch screen tablets projects from OEM’s like Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Asus, MSI, and Sony.

Client: EA Games India Pvt Ltd

Role: Test Engineer - Mobile Games Testing

• Games Tested: The Sims 3 Supernatural, EA Sports FIFA 13, Bejeweled 3, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Tetris Jackpot, EA Sports Madden NFL 12, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, NFS Hot Pursuit
• Worked on different mobile platforms like J2ME, RIM, BREW and Android.
• Worked for several carriers like Generic (INTL), ATT (US), Sprint (US), US Cellular (US), Verizon (US), and T-Mobile.
• Performed the requirements analysis from the GDD and identify Test Scenarios.
• Involved in test design and execution.
• Worked on different OEMs like Nokia, Samsung, LG, Pantech, Blackberry etc.