Nilanjana Samadder
Bengaluru
Summary
Quality Assurance Analyst with 4 years of experience at Landmark (Halliburton), specializing in manual testing, defect resolution, and agile software development. Adept in reservoir modeling for CO₂ storage and Basin & Petroleum Systems Modeling workflows. Proven ability to translate complex geoscientific concepts into clear, engaging video content, boosting user adoption, and cross-functional collaboration. Passionate about delivering high-quality software solutions that support innovation in the oil and gas, and CCUS sectors.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Assurance Analyst
Landmark Halliburton
06.2022 - Current
- Run reservoir simulation workflows for Permedia Basin Petroleum Systems Modeling, and Permed CO2 Storage tools.
- Developed technical video content explaining complex geological concepts and CO₂ storage modeling techniques using the Permedia software, enhancing user engagement.
- Simplified scientific principles into accessible formats for industry professionals, researchers, and trainees.
- Conducted manual testing, including unit, end-to-end, smoke, regression, and integration testing.
- Collaborated with the development team to ensure product quality and functionality
- Participated in agile ceremonies, contributing to team discussions and planning.
- Executed test plans and identify software defects, ensuring their resolution before deployment
Quality Assurance Analyst
Landmark Halliburton
06.2021 - 05.2022
- Focused on manual testing of Diskos website, ensuring performance, security, and overall user experience
- Developed and executed test cases, test suites, analyzed test results, and worked on defect resolution.
- Collaborated with developers and other stakeholders in resolving issues discovered during the QA process.
- Deployed applications onto different environments such as staging, QA and production.
Education
Master of Science - Geology
Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur05.2021
Bachelor of Science - Geological Sciences
Jadavpur University
05.2019
Skills
- Manual Testing
- End-to-End Testing
- Smoke Testing
- Regression Testing
- Integration Testing
- Test script writing
- Agile Methodologies
- ADO Functionalities
- Video Creation in Camtasia
- CCUS workflows
- Oil & Gas Industry Practices
- Java
- C
- C
- Matlab
- Erdas Imagine
- ENVI
- GeoFryPlots
Certification
- ISTQB Foundation Level (Udemy)
- Climate Change: Carbon Capture and Storage (EdX, University of Edinburgh)
- Multiple Udemy Training Courses relating to Agile and Software Testing
Projects and Fieldwork
- Dissertation on 'The influence of temperature and confining pressure on crack initiation stress of rock materials for nuclear waste repositories,' focusing on engineering geology, published papers, and theories
- Conducted 5 field surveys across diverse regions of India, focusing on foundational geological principles, including structural geology, sedimentology with paleontology, and geophysical investigations
Internships
- Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL), Dishergarh, 2019
Summer internship program focusing on basic coal geology and mining
techniques.
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Dehradun- 06/2020
Online summer internship program on using remote sensing to detect
microseepage of hydrocarbons.
- Geological Survey of India (GSI)-07/2020
Online summer training focused on airborne and aero-geophysical
exploration techniques.
Awards and Achievements
- Released a playlist of technical Go-To-Market videos on Permedia CO2
- Won the 'Pillar of the year 2024' award from Halliburton's women employee resource group- WSE India.
- Secured all India rank 18 in the Joint Admission Test for M.Sc (JAM) 2019.
Timeline
Quality Assurance Analyst
Landmark Halliburton
06.2022 - Current
Quality Assurance Analyst
Landmark Halliburton
06.2021 - 05.2022
Master of Science - Geology
Indian Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science - Geological Sciences
Jadavpur University
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