Experienced technology leader with over 11 years of software expertise.
Contributed to the development and launch of the new cabinet 'TITAN' for the US market.
Committed to continuous learning and achieving high career growth in alignment with organizational objectives.
Skilled in leading and directing workgroups, providing training, setting goals, and gathering team feedback.
Exceptional interpersonal and communication abilities, with a focus on effectively communicating goals and vision for success. Adept problem solver, networker, and consensus builder.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
2009
2009
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Team Lead
Aristocrat Technologies India Pvt. Ltd
07.2024 - Current
Company Overview: Aristocrat is the largest gambling machine manufacturer in Australia, and is one of the largest manufacturers of slot machines catering to around 200+ jurisdictions around the worldPromoted a positive work environment by fostering teamwork, open communication, and employee recognition initiatives.
Managed team of 8 personnel focused on implementing resolutions and updates.
Enhanced overall team performance by providing regular coaching, feedback, and skill development opportunities.
Established clear performance metrics for the team which helped in tracking progress towards set targets effectively.
Coached team members in techniques necessary to complete job tasks.
Collaborated with other department leads to streamline workflows, improve interdepartmental coordination, and achieve business goals collectively.
Increased customer satisfaction by ensuring timely completion of projects and adherence to high-quality standards.
Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training, and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
Led cross-functional teams for successful project execution while maintaining strong collaboration among team members.
Managed risks and mitigated potential issues through proactive planning, monitoring, and timely decisionmaking.
Sr. Technical Lead
Aristocrat Technologies India Pvt. Ltd
08.2017 - 06.2024
The work area spans from designing a game from scratch to its development, testing (functional as well as compliance) and delivery all of them synchronized through a very detailed Agile environment
Understanding Requirements through wire frames and story boards, thereby transforming them into test cases and mapping them with RTM
Analysis of business and technical requirements for a game as per specific market/jurisdiction
Studying and analyzing market standards and framing test scenarios accordingly
Creating test strategies, impact analysis due to code changes, code rigging to execute specific scenarios containing random test data
Executing test cases, logging, and tracking defects in JIRA
Aristocrat is the largest gambling machine manufacturer in Australia, and is one of the largest manufacturers of slot machines catering to around 200+ jurisdictions around the world
The work area spans from designing a game from scratch to its development, testing (functional as well as compliance) and delivery all of them synchronized through a very detailed Agile environment
Mentored junior developers for improved coding skills and understanding of best practices, leading to increased overall code quality within the team.
Lead, Quality Engineering
QA InfoTech Pvt. Ltd
11.2010 - 08.2017
Company Overview: Chemical & Engineering News is a weekly magazine published by the American Chemical Society
C&EN editors and reporters based in Europe, the U.S., and Asia cover science and technology, business and industry, government and policy, education, and employment aspects of the chemistry field
Leading a team of 4 members and responsible for providing the project deliverables
Creating and reviewing test cases for newly implemented business rules
Direct interaction with client over daily Status calls, conducting Bug Triage meetings
Responsible for daily QA status reporting to the client
Actively involved in creating and maintaining project related CMMI documents
Chemical & Engineering News is a weekly magazine published by the American Chemical Society
C&EN editors and reporters based in Europe, the U.S., and Asia cover science and technology, business and industry, government and policy, education, and employment aspects of the chemistry field
Sr. Software Testing Engineer
Adobe Systems
11.2010 - 08.2017
Company Overview: Adobe Acrobat is a family of application software and web services developed by Adobe Systems to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format (PDF)
The family comprises Reader (formerly Acrobat Reader), Acrobat (formerly Acrobat Exchange) and Acrobat.com
Execution of functional test cases by verifying the proper functioning of application
Daily tracking of the task allocation and execution of work assigned to team members
Validation and regression of the defects in WATSON
Compatibility testing of product on different OS combinations prescribed by the client
Validating the newly added functionalities in the product
Adobe Acrobat is a family of application software and web services developed by Adobe Systems to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format (PDF)
The family comprises Reader (formerly Acrobat Reader), Acrobat (formerly Acrobat Exchange) and Acrobat.com
Sr. Software Testing Engineer
Times Internet Ltd
11.2010 - 08.2017
Company Overview: TimesCity is India's premier city destination and a comprehensive guide on Food, Nightlife, Movies and Event options in 11 cities across India
Worked on the client location as an independent QA resource
Worked in tandem with the development team during each sprint
Actively involved in daily scrum and bug triage meetings
Performed Functional Testing, Regression, Compatibility and Smoke Testing effectively
Responsible for daily QA status reporting to the Dev and QA Manager
TimesCity is India's premier city destination and a comprehensive guide on Food, Nightlife, Movies and Event options in 11 cities across India
Software Testing Engineer
CENGAGE Learning
11.2010 - 08.2017
Company Overview: Ed2go is a part of 'Cengage Learning Group' and is the industry leader in online learning for adults
Manual testing, Bug review, logging tickets, defect reporting and monitoring through Gemini
Mentoring and training of new team members in the team
Handle Client calls during each iteration
Performed Functional Testing, Regression, Compatibility and Smoke Testing efficiently
Responsible for daily QA status reporting to the client
Ed2go is a part of 'Cengage Learning Group' and is the industry leader in online learning for adults
Data Associate Services
Binary Semantics Ltd
02.2010 - 11.2010
Align and moderate business listings to Street view imagery by using specially designed tool, thereby improving the business search results
Interact with developers and leads to make sure quality of data is acquired as per the specifications
To prepare status updates for Team Lead, Operation Manager and Project Manager’s review
To forward to Central Operations the completed data verification internal data checks, in the same format as received
Defect reporting and monitoring through Mantis
Education
B.Tech - Computer Science
Uttar Pradesh Technical University
06-2009
Skills
Operations management
Performance monitoring
Process improvement
Coaching and mentoring
Bug Tracking Tools: Gemini /Bugzilla/JIRA/Watson
Test Management Tools: Aptest Manager/Zephyr for JIRA/Test Studio
Software Test Life Cycle (STLC)
Operating Systems: Windows XP,Windows Vista, Windows 7/8,Macintosh/Linux/Ipad
Awards And Activities
Best Employee Award, For exemplary performance in Google India Pvt. Ltd. For the Quarter April-June 2010.
QCFLTE Certification, Cleared the QCFLTE (QA InfoTech Certified Foundation Level Test Engineer) exam in first attempt securing 77% marks and securing 2nd position in the batch.
ISTQB Foundation Level Certified Test Engineer, ITB-CTFL – 0091888
ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst Certified Test Engineer, ITB-CTAL-TA-0001866
Certified Scrum Master, 1358678
Participation in Presentations, Actively participated in the presentations held at QA InfoTech.
Cricket Tournaments, Participated in Cricket tournaments organized within Aristocrat Technologies.
Passport Number
M3458896
Industry Experience - Current Position
Aristocrat Technologies Ltd., Sr. Technical Lead, 08/01/17, Present, 11 years, Having 11 years of hands-on experience in QA and Testing.
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 09/02/87
Gender: Male
Nationality: Indian
Marital Status: Married
Accomplishments
“Best Employee Award” for exemplary performance in Google India Pvt. Ltd. For the Quarter April-June 2010’.
Cleared the QCFLTE (QA InfoTech Certified Foundation Level Test Engineer) exam in first attempt securing 77% marks and securing 2nd position in the batch.
Actively participated in the presentations held at QA InfoTech.
Participated in Cricket tournaments organized within Aristocrat Technologies.