Manage/lead TU Canada development activitiesManage, mentor, hire and lead on/offshore development teamKey stakeholder for technology and product development deliveriesForecast and overlook development budget for onshore/offshore development resources and project deliveryMade sure, delivery is smooth with good quality and secure

What I Do/Did- Hiring and training new Test Developers/Engineers- Oversee all testing practice within Achievers Agile development environment such as Functional, Regression, Sanity, Security, Performance, Integration etc- Continuously look for improved/better way to Test Achievers SaaS platform- Manage off-shore Team- Work with team to bring Test Automation coverage to best possible standard- Involved in different phases from release planning to deployments- Provided input to Management on how to improve software quality by introducing best practices and tools- Introduced Selenium as Test Automation tool to improve test coverage. Also by that, team can better utilize their time by focus on high visibility areas of Achievers Platform- Introduced Zephyr (Jira plug-in) as test management tool- Provided team the environment where they can work with complete independence- Attended/Passed 'Bullet Proof' Management courseWhat Test Team Does/Did:- Within 3 years, from NO Test Automation coverage to over 60% coverage of huge Achievers platform- Team transformed from QA Analyst to Test Developers- Understand their role as gate keeper of any deployment. Every quarter, quality goes high. Measured by post deployment defeats matrix. - Work together towards single goal which is, No Compromise on Quality- Learn and practice best testing tools and methodologies - They always believe in power of Research and Development. Only way to continuously improve skills and software quality - Work as product owner. Knowledge about business and product give everyone the confidence, requires for any release deployment

Lead Quality Assurance and Quality Control objectivesEstablish QA/QC documentation standards across the organizationCommunicate and train cross-functional teams on established QA/QC protocolsDevelop, document and execute best practices and metricsDevelop, document and execute clear test strategies and test plansParticipate in requirements and design review; provide recommendations and estimates for testcyclesThorough testing of all software models at various stages in the project life cycleDocument bugs, track issues and work towards resolutionProvide testing progress reportsImplement test automation tools and technologiesLead and support team members on adherence to QA/QC policies and proceduresMentor QA/QC team members to grow expertiseWork with cross-functional teams to ensure proper QA/QC work is completedMonitor and address development opportunities and/or performance issues related to QA/QC teammembersProactively identify QA/QC challenges and develop solutions for addressing those challenges