Milind Dhakre

Experience

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  GlobalStep

  Jun 2011 - Mar 2012

  Test Engineer

  Projects Worked On> Dark Souls 1 by Namco Bandai (PS3) > F1 2011 by CodeMasters (X360)> ARMORED CORE by Namco Bandai (X360)Responsibilities done • BUG Reporting and Regression.• Testing Console (PS3 & X360) & PC • Creating and executing Manual test cases.• Performed Functional Testing as Smoke, System, Regression, User Acceptance and Non-functional Testing as PC Compatibility, UI. • Was a Part of PC COMPAT TEAM • Performed Sony Compliance tests. Show less

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  Ubisoft India Studios

  Apr 2012 - now

  - Responsible for the establishment of new testing processes and the improvement of the existing ones.- Working with different Stakeholders, determine testing strategies, and improve efficiency by producing relevant metrics.- Multisite test coordination and management, Workedd with Development teams from Montreal, Qubec, Paris, Bucharest, Shanghai studios)- Working together with the development teams in producing fun and high-quality games.- Guiding team members to improve the quality of the testing and their personal growth.- Managing local QC teams - Panel Member of QC recruitment and training for Senior profiles. Show less - Defining quality standards for the project and ensuring highest quality execution- Defining processes for test plan and several phases of the testing cycle- Guide and monitor the execution of test cases and test procedures- In collaboration with the other stakeholders, come up with the test objectives, organizational test policies, and test strategies- Document and facilitate communication and troubleshooting of issues, bugs, and changes- Guidance to project team members in order to maintain the highest level of quality of deliverables.- Active participation in QC recruitment and training for new joiners. Show less Testing Gaming applications on NEXT GEN platforms like PS4, Xbox One and on Windows PCMain responsibilities include but are not limited to:• Issuing validation reports, Team Task Reports, and follow-ups according to certain Project Milestones in accordance with the requirements set by the Project Managers.• Reporting on a scheduled manner or per request the daily or weekly testing passes, status on certain requested checks. • Creating and updating the test plan in a timely manner to maintain the efficiency of a test plan and to keep track of tests done and to ensure the better test coverage of assigned features.• Communication with lead/developers/designer to resolve queries/concerns and passing these details to the team.• Assigning Team task & assuring the QA status, Reporting issues in Jira while reviewing the issues reported by the team.• Training and mentoring the colleagues by helping them in understanding test plans, procedures, and tools used on the project.• Helping teammates to meet their organizational objectives, improvising their skill set and helping them in task progress • Multiple types of tests performed such as Exploratory testing, Smoke testing, Performance tests, UI Tests, SFX, Integration, Functional, Stability, Usability, and Regression.• Responsible for PCR Test and CROSS STUDIO Massive Multiplayer Sessions. • Compliance Testing on NEXT GEN Consoles as per Microsoft/SONY FTC Guidelines.• PC Compliance based on Uplay Digital Guidelines. Show less Responsibilities Handled • Functional and Ad-hoc testing.• Regression, Retesting, and Smoke testing.• Online/LAN Multiplayer testing.• Microsoft/SONY Compliance Testing as per First Party Guidelines.• Designing and documenting Functional Test cases (FTC’s).• Defect Reporting and Tracking.• Decide and allocating Team Task. • Check & change the defect status (JIRA).• Sending end of day report (individual/Team report) to QC lead/prod/dev team with detailed status of tests done, issues encountered and potential risks.• Communication with lead/developers/designer to resolve queries/concerns and passing these details to the team. Show less

  • Quality Control Lead

    Oct 2020 - now

  • Associate QC Lead

    Apr 2017 - Oct 2020

  • Senior QA/QC Engineer

    Apr 2015 - Apr 2017

  • Quality Engineer

    Apr 2012 - Apr 2016