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Saravanan Chandran

Chennai,TN

Summary

As a Operation manager, make sure goods and services are produced safely, cost-effectively and on time and that they meet the required quality standards.

  • 16 years of experience in Software Testing, currently working as a Operation manager for Swirepay .
  • Experienced in managing QA team for complex agile projects
  • Proficient in strategizing/implementing Java based test automation frameworks in web application and API.
  • Experienced in CICD implementation using Jenkins and Mavenised build in Github/SVN versioning systems
  • Proficient in SOA testing and worked on risk model service testing which are based on complex algorithms
  • Worked in test automation using Selenium in a data driven framework to automate regression pack test cases
  • Possess good knowledge in SQL queries
  • Experienced in Microsoft Project for test planning activity
  • Proficient in Test Management Tools - HP ALM, Radar and Jira.
  • Excellent experience in handling multiple projects, estimation, forecasting, metrics collection and Team Management
  • Proficient in testing Web applications, Cards & Payments,Data Testing, Capital Markets, HRMS, Web Services, CRM products
  • Currently involved in suggesting the improvements to the QA group and brought in significant value addition by use of productivity tools development, test automation, processes and methodologies and make end to end project managers to look at QA as their extended arms to release defect/free products
  • Exceptional communication, collaboration & team building skills with proficiency at grasping new applications and testing concepts quickly and utilize the same in a productive manner
  • Excellent experience in designing/reviewing Project Estimation/Sizing, Test Plan, WBS, RBT, Test Strategy, Testing Road Map, Issue List, Daily Status Report, Weekly Status Report, Test Summary Report, Traceability Matrix, Test Condition, Test Script and preparation of Test Data manually
  • Proficient in test environment creation and single/two/three box deployment of product
  • Ability to understand business problems/situations, map them to technology solutions and add value to the final deliverables
  • Achieved customer satisfaction goals by implementing and training team members on software testing and quality standards
  • Have an ability to interact with customers with ease and professionalism

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Head of Operation

Swirepay
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
02.2020 - Current

Payment Gateway

Description: A payment gateway is an online payments’ service that, when integrated with the e-commerce platform, is devised as the channel to make and receive payments.

The procedure to receive payments includes the customer requiring to fill in some details, like credit/debit card number, expiry date, and CVV.

Post this, the customer proceeds to make a payment, which then, gets transferred from the buyer’s account to the seller’s (merchant’s) account.

Responsibilities

  • Provide inspired leadership for the organization.
  • Make important policy, planning, and strategy decisions.
  • Develop, implement, and review operational policies and procedures.
  • Assist HR with recruiting when necessary.
  • Help promote a company culture that encourages top performance and high morale.
  • Oversee budgeting, reporting, planning, and auditing.
  • Work with senior stakeholders.
  • Ensure all legal and regulatory documents are filed and monitor compliance with laws and regulations.
  • Work with the board of directors to determine values and mission, and plan for short and long-term goals.
  • Identify and address problems and opportunities for the company.
  • Build alliances and partnerships with other organizations.
  • Support worker communication with the management team.

Product Manager

Saggezza India Pvt LTD
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
01.2019 - 12.2019

LSC Communications - Logistics (Jan 2019 -Dec 2019 )- Chennai

Description: Distribution warehouses is strategically situated to serve customers throughout the US and internationally. We provide value to clients by consolidating freight and leveraging scale to significantly reduce costs. LSCL offers logistics solutions by evaluating clients' supply chain and offering alternatives to reduce cost and improve delivery cycle time.
Responsibilities:

  • Test Automation - Selenium with C++
  • Defines the product vision, strategy, and roadmap.
  • Gathers, manages, and prioritizes market/customer requirements.
  • Acts as the customer advocate articulating the user’s and/or buyer’s needs.
  • Works closely with engineering, sales, marketing, and support to ensure business case and customer satisfaction goals are met.

QA Manager

EXILANT Technologies Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
01.2018 - 12.2019

Apple -Real Estate (Feb 2018 - Dec 2018) - Bangalore
Description: Users can automate test cases using any runner like Selenium, JMeter, SOAPUI, Squish, Raft to
name a few. Plus have ability to do custom HTTP and other protocol requests using server and client side
agents. The framework will be extendable to add new runners to be added without changing the core.
We have designed the dashboard to pull and published the data in UI dashboard.
Responsibilities:
 Own the delivery responsibilities.
 Design the PokeIT Dashboard.
 Created table and normalised DB design.
 Design UI dashboard design.
 Creatd UI sevices
 Standaised the Testing process.
 Interacted with Client manger.

QE Manager

OmegaITR
Chennai
07.2017 - 01.2018

Pay Portal - Zetamatrics (Jul 2017 - Jan 2018) - Chennai

Description: Salesforce and Pay Portal is a web application to be used by the Lead Lander teams to create
invoice and payment management for Lead Lander products invoices and payments.

Responsibilities:

  • Own automation delivery.
  • Assign, Monitor and track the progress against timeline.
  • Guide and solve teams technical, function issues.
  • Involved in Developing test scripts using framework components.
  • Involved in Review of test scripts and incorporated review comments.
  • Involved in modification of existing test scripts.
  • Coordination with development team.
  • Involved in daily status calls and weekly review meetings.

Project Manager

Wipro Ltd
Ireland, London, South Africa, USA
08.2005 - 05.2017

1. Apple -Sales and Marketing - Engage, MySales, SEA, iSell (Sep 2012 to Apr 2017) - USA

Description: Engage, MySales, iSell and SEA is a Retail B2B application. To have the process of total Sales, invoices discount,Approval and IVR for the end users. Since it is a retail domain project and we are working for our US based client. This web based project provides a POS and Mobile application to our client to have the all track of their transaction. It is being used by Sales Personals.

Responsibilities:

  • To manage Product Backlog
  • To plan Release and Sprint
  • To create Test Plan for sprints
  • Test Automation - Selenium(Java)
  • To review requirements
  • To write, review and execute test case
  • To send test summary report
  • To report defects using Radar tool and get it resolved and close the same
  • Involved in Identifying reusable methods and executing them.
  • Involved in Creation of generic library and verifying execution report and raise defect.
  • Involved in modification of existing test scripts.
  • Provide KT to team members.
  • Coordination with development team.
  • Involved in daily status calls and weekly review meetings

2. CVS - RxClaim - CVS (Apr 2011 to Aug 2012) - Chennai

Description: The Rx CLAIM is an electronic healthcare processing claim system that provides real time adjudication capabilities as well as speed and accuracy in processing claims. The system is designed to work both online and offline. The Rx CLAIM is the first of its kind successfully rolled out real-time health insurance claim.

Responsibilities:

  • To manage Product Backlog
  • To plan Release and Sprint
  • To create Test Plan for sprints
  • To review requirements
  • To write, review and execute test case
  • To send test summary report
  • To report defects using HP ALM tool and get it resolved and close the same
  • Involved in Identifying reusable methods and executing them.
  • Involved in Creation of generic library and verifying execution report and raise defect.
  • Involved in modification of existing test scripts.
  • Provide KT to team members.
  • Coordination with development team.
  • Involved in daily status calls and weekly review meetings

3. BT - Engineering Workforce Management (June 2009 to Feb 2011) - London(UK)

Description:. Engineering Workforce Management Platform is the entire collection of systems within the EWM component of the Matrix Architecture, strategic, tactical and legacy. These systems deliver the following functions: Work Management, which covers the receipt, scheduling, distribution and closure of field tasks.

Responsibilities:

  • To manage Product Backlog
  • To plan Release and Sprint
  • To create Test Plan for sprints
  • To review requirements
  • To write, review and execute test case
  • To send test summary report
  • To report defects using HP ALM tool and get it resolved and close the same
  • Involved in Identifying reusable methods and executing them.
  • Involved in Creation of generic library and verifying execution report and raise defect.
  • Involved in modification of existing test scripts.
  • Provide KT to team members.
  • Coordination with development team.

4. SBSA -Contact Center (May 2008 to May 2009) - South Africa

Description In South Africa Bank , System Integration Testing (SIT), Covers Call process ,IVR, ACD Call flow, Agent status in AVAYA and Genesys product aspects of verifying the Functionality implemented for a feature activity and also Covers Integration Testing, Feature Integration, Product Integration for to verify integration with other component and Regression testing. This involves preparing test plans, test cases, and test execution, defect logging and reporting. There are also additional responsibilities in managing offshore team members for various testing activities and interaction with onsite team and client.
Responsibilities:

  • Prepared and analyzed IVR test scripts
  • Designed test plans and test cased according to IVR documents.
  • Assisted in development of automated test scripts for IVR.
  • Analyzing all the Change Requests and associated Business Requirements
  • Test Execution using collected Test Data Installation testing in English,
    French, Japanese, Chinese Defect Reporting and Tracking during Test
    Execution.
  • Interaction with multiple business groups in analyzing and
    co-coordinating to identify defect source Identified the challenges and
    best practices and shared the learned lessons with team members.

5. Nortel - Communication Control Toolkit -IVR (Aug 2005 to Sep 2008 )- Ireland

Description: CCT is a Communication Control Toolkit uses client/Server architecture, with functionality distributed among various components. The Communication Control Toolkit

introduces new components at the client for simple integration, the transport for firewall friendliness, Citrix support, and at the server for open switch connectivity. It also leverages existing components of TAPI and IPML and offer co residency. Communication Control Toolkit is a communication Control Application programming interface (API). The Communication Control Toolkit API is object oriented, and is implemented as a set of .NET type and interfaces. The Communication Control Toolkit API allows a range of contact center, self-service, and knowledge worker applications to be developed.

Responsibilities:

  • Prepared and analyzed IVR test scripts
  • Designed test plans and test cased according to IVR documents.
  • Assisted in development of automated test scripts for IVR.
  • Analyzing all the Change Requests and associated Business Requirements

Education

Data Science
Stanford USA

Master of Business Administration -

Nanyang Technological University
Singapore

Master of Computer Applications -

Alagappa University
Karaikudi

Bachelor of Engineering Technology -

Anna University
Alagappa Engineering College Karaikudi

Skills

    Program/Operation/Product Management

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Timeline

Head of Operation

Swirepay
02.2020 - Current

Product Manager

Saggezza India Pvt LTD
01.2019 - 12.2019

QA Manager

EXILANT Technologies Pvt Ltd
01.2018 - 12.2019

QE Manager

OmegaITR
07.2017 - 01.2018

Project Manager

Wipro Ltd
08.2005 - 05.2017

Bachelor of Engineering Technology -

Anna University

Master of Computer Applications -

Alagappa University

Master of Business Administration -

Nanyang Technological University

Data Science
Saravanan Chandran