Akansha S.

Experience

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  Lionbridge Technologies

  Nov 2005 - Dec 2006

  Software Tester

  Project1: Performed testing of the School Administration and Student Information application (SASI-SRC) . It is a management system, which keeps details of the student according to United States district specification.As Test Engineer Analysed the Software Requirement Specification (SRS).Prepared and executed test cases against the functional specifications Reported Defects in Defect Tracking Tool Clear QuestUAT (User Acceptance Testing) was organized and demonstrated to the customers through Web-Ex.Received a Certificate of Excellence for playing a critical role in delivering to the customer’s expectationProject 2: Performed functional testing of NovaNET a LMS system which was a e-learning application and also a downloadable application provided to customers. It provided curriculum-based online courseware to thousands of students simultaneously. As Test Engineer Performed Manual testing of the NovaNet systemPrepared test cases using Microsoft ExcelTested performance of LMS on the MAC PC.Tested installation of the software provided to customers for both Windows and Mac systems.Defects logged in Clear Quest Tool and ensured defects were fixed by tracking the states of the defect and also through coordination with the development team.Performed retesting of the software after the defects were fixed. Show less

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  Mphasis

  Apr 2007 - Nov 2007

  Software Quality Assurance Tester

  Conducted manual testing of NXP media processor.-Integration Testing, Smoke testing and Acceptance testing were performed.-I was involved in preparing Smoke Test Report, Acceptance Test Report- I was extensively involved by Test Architect in preparing the RTM (Requirements Traceability Matrix).-I was working in client location (Philips Semiconductor) and was extensively involved in coordinating with the development team and the upper management - I gained experience in reporting the defects in Defect Tracking Tool called ‘Quality Center’ and using Lotus Notes.-After completing the project at customer location I was involved in QTP Testing for Flight Booking System Show less

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  Bosch India

  Dec 2007 - Aug 2013

  Senior Software Engineer in Testing

  -Coordinated with the onshore team, gathered requirements from them and discussed on the design aspects of the software as well on a daily basis. -Analyzed the captured requirements and structured the test specification from the requirement documents.-Test cases from the test specification were automated, scripted using Perl scripts and then tested on Test Environment- LABCAR (HIL System). Thus made the Final ‘Automation Package’ ready before every Release.-Performed Unit Testing and Integration Testing of the software.-Achieved a good end product (Automation package) for the team by performing ‘peer review’ of the automation package.-The automation package was released using the Configuration Management tools.-Enhanced the performance of the end product by performing Failure Analysis on every release and presenting it to the team.-Responsible for elicitation and analysis of requirements, performed root cause analysis using 3X5 Why analysis technique.-Improved the quality of work product in every release by adapting various internal processes like review performed using the RADAR tool, archived of the work products in the configuration management tool.-Conducted Retrospective Meetings after every release.-Effectively communicated and co-ordinated with the customers and also with the upper management.Successfully handled customer’s escalations.-Worked at, Customer location – Germany (Duration 2 months). Involved in designing the Test Plan for the Test Environment with Customer.-Coached the junior team members on testing related activities. -Experience in Documentation in MS Excel MS Word- Preparing Work Instructions, Test Plan, Test Cases Show less

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  Global Digital Security

  Feb 2023 - Jun 2023

  Intern

  Responsible for maintaining the quality of the training material by performing content analysis and reviewing it against the technical documents.Result of the analysis was developed on Power Point PresentationReviewed and submitted report through ExcelAttended client calls and participated towards business development.

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  Silicon Valley Project Management

  Jan 2024 - Apr 2024

  Developer (Volunteer)

  >SVPM is a professional volunteer community for Agile Practitioners.>As a member of the development team, I collaborate with geographically located team members to design/build parts of the website and the UX using agile values and principles and the Scrum framework.>Successfully completed 40% of Product Backlog Items on Trello Card and achieved 90% completion rate for DnD Team for 1st sprint cycle. >Collaborated with geographically located teams - PO’s and stakeholder using Slack and Trello creating valuable software that aligns with business goals.>Identified risks early during the Backlog Refinement meeting through collaborative estimation technique of Planning Poker. Show less

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  BusyQA

  Apr 2024 - now

  Scrum Master Co-op Agent