Yemisi Ikhalo

Experience

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  Ecobank Transnational Incorporated

  Mar 2012 - Aug 2023

  • Used a mix of waterfall and Agile methodologies to aid team delivery of effective, quality software solutions thereby improving time to market by 80%. • Wrote detailed test scenarios and cases, accurately logging errors and defects in comprehensive test reports with the use of Jira. • Carried out test management and test execution thereby ensuring requirement coverage of over 90%. • Prioritized bugs through focused data collection and risk based analysis with the business team. • Coordinated exploratory testing to proactively assess viability of the software. • Developed UAT test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on business requirements and user stories for new software products, considering use and negative testing to assess vulnerabilities. • Performed smoke tests including production verification tests to assess validity of code changes and system improvements. • Presented test reports and analysis to management including recommended software fixes. • Documented, triaged and managed defects in software and worked with developers to facilitate timely resolutions. • Wrote and updated manual test cases, maintaining optimal organization for team productivity while identifying repetitive tasks for automation. • Created database queries in SQL language for Database testing which helps to identify and resolve about 50% of defects found. • Established objectives for quality assurance teams and monitored progress against goals achieving about 90% of set goals.• Coordinated quality assurance processes throughout development lifecycle. • Coordinated UAT sessions with stakeholders and ensure sign-off from stakeholders, collect feedback and work to ensure testing is done for each iteration following an agile approach and sprint management. • Complete handover of all test artefacts and support documents to the support team and also serve as third level support of applications. Show less • Gather requirements from businesses to identify the AS-IS process and create a TO-BE using process flow.• Utilized cutting-edge Excel modelling and data analysis techniques to transform transactional source data into 140+ financial reports for senior leadership presentations.• Cooperated with project partners to develop system analysis and new system design based on client specifications thereby improving processes by 50% • Diminished project gaps and reduced task duplication to manage smooth workflow which cut downturn around time by 40% • Delivered clear, actionable observations and offered targeted recommendations for business improvement. • Boosted company efficiency and customer satisfaction by eliminating inefficient processes by 60% • Leveraged client data and available insights to improve alignment of business priorities and utilization of resources. • Presented advanced business cases, ROI models and change management programmes to senior stakeholders to inform decision-making and help brainstorm future strategies. • Collected, tracked and evaluated current business and data to stay abreast with market trends. • Identified patterns and communicated outcomes to customers to synthesize business requirements. • Liaised between operational and engineering teams to coordinate successful business improvement projects. Show less

  • Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

    Sept 2013 - Aug 2023

  • Business Process Analyst

    Mar 2012 - Aug 2013
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  Gallup

  Sept 2023 - now

  Software Quality Analyst