Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Career Sketch
Key Projects Handled
Significant Professional Achievements
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Veena Aitha

Hyderabad

Summary

Accomplished SR. QA Engineer & Program Manager with a proven track record at Advanced Micro Devices, adept in leading software product validation and strategizing test plans. Expert in Python scripting and mentoring, I've significantly enhanced product quality and team performance, demonstrating a strong blend of technical proficiency and leadership.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

SR. QA Engineer & Program Manager

Advanced Micro Devices
Hyderabad
04.2016 - Current
  • Leading Software product validation for the DGPU NPI products
  • Coordinating with test teams, program managers, business units, and the development team on the successful execution of a product validation and alignment to the product milestones.
  • Involved in Jama requirement analysis from the product exit phase in analyzing the new software requirements.
  • Create VTPs providing the test strategy, test plans, and deploying the test plans to execution engineers, and monitoring the defects filed for their quality.
  • Part of defect reviews involves providing inputs on the resolution of the defects and the necessary support from QA. Categorizing the defects and aligning them to a specific timeline.
  • Creating and sending timely reports to the stakeholders, providing the status of the project.
  • Coordinating on the press and launch activities of the product.
  • Providing detailed readouts to the executives on a weekly basis, and also organizing a stakeholder review before the release of the product.
  • Mentoring newly-joined engineers.

Senior QA and Team Lead

NVIDIA Graphics PVT LTD
01.2011 - 11.2013
  • Project management
  • Execution, monitoring and control of project deliverables for ensuring timely completion
  • Strategic utilization & deployment of available resources to achieve organizational objectives
  • Getting updated on a timely fashion on the technological front to help better the process and quality of the products
  • Project: Workstation NVS
  • Duration: Feb 2011-Nov 2013
  • Roles: Team Lead and Senior QA
  • Offshore / onsite: Offshore
  • Skills: Devtest, System testing, SRS execution, bug triaging, Bug analysis, Release handling, Team coordination

Project Engineer

Wipro Technologies Ltd
12.2007 - 01.2011
  • Project management
  • Execution, monitoring and control of project deliverables for ensuring timely completion
  • Strategic utilization & deployment of available resources to achieve organizational objectives
  • Getting updated on a timely fashion on the technological front to help better the process and quality of the products
  • Project: Windows Vista Device Drivers
  • Duration: Aug ’08 – Feb ‘10
  • Roles: Test Engineer
  • Offshore / onsite: Offshore
  • Skills: Windows Testing Technologies, Product Studio, Windbg, Driver Automation Framework, C++
  • Project: EPR and Aveksa
  • Duration: Feb ‘10 – Jan 2011
  • Roles: QA
  • Offshore / onsite: Offshore
  • Skills: Quality Center, Test Case Preparation

Education

BE -

MVSR College of Engineering
AP

State Board Of Intermediate Education -

AP

Secondary School of Education -

AP

Skills

  • Software development lifecycle
  • Test case creation
  • Bug reporting
  • Defect tracking
  • Performance testing
  • Driver Automation Framework
  • JIRA proficiency
  • Windows Test Technologies
  • Product Studio
  • Regression testing
  • Continuous integration
  • Python scripting
  • Test strategy development

Career Sketch

  • NVIDIA Graphics PVT LTD, Senior QA and Team Lead, 01/01/11, 11/30/13, Project management, Execution, monitoring and control of project deliverables for ensuring timely completion., Strategic utilization & deployment of available resources to achieve organizational objectives., Getting updated on a timely fashion on the technological front to help better the process and quality of the products., Workstation NVS, 02/01/11, 11/30/13, Team Lead and Senior QA, Offshore, Devtest, System testing, SRS execution, bug triaging, Bug analysis, Release handling, Team coordination
  • Wipro Technologies Ltd, Project Engineer, 12/01/07, 01/31/11, Project management, Execution, monitoring and control of project deliverables for ensuring timely completion., Strategic utilization & deployment of available resources to achieve organizational objectives., Getting updated on a timely fashion on the technological front to help better the process and quality of the products., Windows Vista Device Drivers, 08/01/08, 02/28/10, Test Engineer, Offshore, Windows Testing Technologies, Product Studio, Windbg, Driver Automation Framework, C++, EPR and Aveksa, 02/01/10, 01/31/11, QA, Offshore, Quality Center, Test Case Preparation

Key Projects Handled

  • Workstation NVS MultiDisplay, The project is intended to test NVS cards which is a brand produced by NVIDIA. It mainly deals with verifying the driver developed with NVIDIA NVS cards and check the functionality with multiple displays. Deals with developing test plans for newly added features., Analyse the Business Requirements Document and Solution Requirements Specification Document, Coordinating the activities of the team as a lead in assigning the tasks to the teams, preparation of schedules, preparing bug quality reports, maintaining bug quality and preparing schedules in the team, Handling a team of 6 and ensuring the timely completion of the tasks., Conducting test plan reviews and modifying the test plans as per the new requirements and new boards introduced, Preparation of test design and Test plan, Drafting Test cases in Dev Test, Execution of test scripts in various phases and log bugs, Was also a part of V1 testing and NVWMI
  • Windows Vista Device Drivers, The project is intended to serve Microsoft Windows Quality Process. The Engagement(OLSE) provides support to the Windows Operating System(XP, 2K3, Vista, Longhorn, Win7). We develop applications/products for easing the process of distribution, tracking and management of people and tasks across the engagement., The primary testing objective is to Repro MSRC issues, determine whether critical issues affect the operating systems and test critical security updates before releasing to Customer, Participate in business meetings to understand the client’s requirements, Automation of test scripts using C++ and C# and upload them in WTT(Automation Testing tool), Ensure that none of the fixes are affecting the original functionality, Active interaction with the client and understand the affected areas to prepare a suitable test plan and test matrix, Involved defect logging in product studio(Defect Management tool) and Bug repro once the fix is packaged, Perform Regression testing
  • Aveksa and EPR, Aveksa Compliance Manager is the market leading solution that fully automates the compliance monitoring, reporting, certification, remediation and change validation of user entitlements, making it possible for organizations to easily establish sustainable access compliance. It is an internal application of the client wherein we need to keep track of the entitlements given to a particular user., Analyse the Business Requirements Document and Solution Requirements Specification Document, Preparation of test design and Test plan, Drafting Test cases in Quality Center, Execution of test scripts in various phases and log defects where there is deviation in functionality, Creation of test data to validate the functionality of the application, Attend various sessions to understand the functionality of the application, Log defects in Quality center and track the defect for its closure, Effective peer Review and trace out the missing scenarios

Significant Professional Achievements

  • Appreciated for taking responsibility for completing complex task within the assigned time frame.
  • Presented a THEME DEMO on Disaster Recovery Management at the Business Unit level which won special recognition from the upper management.
  • I won second prize in the BUG Bash conducted by Microsoft across all the vendors who service the Windows Vista/LH SP2.

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Telugu

Hobbies and Interests

  • Music
  • Reading Books

Career Conspectus

  • 6 years of experience in Manual and automation Testing including requirement analysis, testing, release handling, reviews in all phases and user documentation and team coordination as a lead
  • Expertise in preparing test scenarios, drafting test cases, logging defects, bug Triaging and debugging
  • Possess working knowledge in QC and internal tools like Devtest, Windows Test Technologies, Product Studio and Windbg, Debugging tool
  • Proficient in handling of daily operations and accountable for timely completion of the deliverables.
  • Ability to discuss and work cooperatively with cross functional teams to make sure that customers get prompt and quality support and project assistance effectively.
  • An effective communicator with excellent relationship management skills and strong analytical, technically sound especially in software engineering and leadership, decision making, problem solving & organizational abilities.

Personal Information

  • Total Experience: 6 Years
  • Date of Birth: 05/27/85
  • Marital Status: Married

Affiliations

  • Was awarded with Director spot light award and Most Valuable player for being a critical player in execution of the DGPU NPI products
  • Received Director spotlight award for being an active particpant in extra curricular cultural activities

Languages

English
First Language
Hindi
Beginner
A1
Telugu
Proficient (C2)
C2

Timeline

SR. QA Engineer & Program Manager

Advanced Micro Devices
04.2016 - Current

Senior QA and Team Lead

NVIDIA Graphics PVT LTD
01.2011 - 11.2013

Project Engineer

Wipro Technologies Ltd
12.2007 - 01.2011

BE -

MVSR College of Engineering

State Board Of Intermediate Education -

Secondary School of Education -

Veena Aitha