Deashen Reddy Email & Phone Number

South Africa

• Ensure overall quality within the project and product to be delivered • Ensure reporting is provided on progress of project quality• Mentorship and coaching of QA’s at Entelect• Building and maintaining automated test solutions • Provide guidance to QA’s on quality processes in project • Provide guidance to QA’s on automated solutions• Perform peer review of quality processes and approaches • Create test plans, approaches and/or strategies for projects and/or engagements with clients • Perform training for Entelectuals for QA related topics and discussion• Interview potential new hires to join the QA Practice • Drive QA Practice Initiatives to ensure company culture within the craft

South Africa

• Works on multiple phases of a project and/or multiple small projects of moderate scope and sometimes complex assignments.• Selects appropriate standards, methods, tools and applications for project use.• Applies data analysis and data modelling techniques to modify or maintain a data structure and its associated components (entity descriptions, relationship descriptions, attribute definitions).• Creates and executes basic non-functional test scripts following a given set of guidelines and sets up test environments, data and monitors.• Designs, codes, tests and documents simple programs or scripts and assist in the implementation of software which forms part of a properly engineered system.• Co-ordinates the information gathering and reporting process, conducting research to define problems and preparing responses to anticipated questions. Accurately identifies project risks and reports effectively to relevant stakeholders. • Manages issues, risks, actions, dependencies, and defects to the success of the project.• Creates traceability records, from test cases back to requirements. • Can report on system quality and collects metrics on test cases.• Produces test scripts, materials and regression test packs to test new and amended software or services.• Maintains the status of project and provides guidance to the work of junior team members, works across teams to achieve group goals.

Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

• Participate in unit testing throughout the development process of software applications.• Conduct quality assurance tests and regression testing of applications and software.• Conduct and supervise group testing of complete applications and software.• Communicating with departments to identify work shortfalls and areas where the development team can assist in improving work processes.• Assist and advise the developers and software architects on how an application should work, what needs are to be met and dictate the flow and user interface to determine what the users must see by providing them with Business Requirement Documents.• Identifying and eliminating the factors within the applications that may pose a risk to the business.• Market research and product development.• New business ideas and improving current business work practices.• Improving the functionality of our end user services such as web, mobi and feature phone applications.• Involvement in making user manuals for system applications• Provide Support to Internal and external clients.

Durban Area, South Africa

Creation and execution of automation test scripts using Selenium WebdriverModify existing automated scripts to adjust for different deployment environmentsPerform regression testing on existing automation scripts/suitesInvestigation of regression run results and creation of reports. Use of Jira for user story/defect/issue management Use of BitBucket as a code repository for automation project Creation and merging of branches with GITReviewing branches of peers before merging Perform manual testing of functionalityCreation and execution of SQL QueriesProvide technical feedback for continuous improvement on project automation code and repository. Demoing of Automated scriptsPerform exploratory testing of functionalityCreation of knowledge transfer documents

Durban, South Africa

Creation and execution of automation test scripts using Selenium WebdriverModify existing automated scripts to adjust for different deployment environmentsPerform regression testing on existing automation scripts/suitesInvestigation of regression run results and creation of reports. Use of Jira for user story/defect/issue management Use of BitBucket as a code repository for automation project Creation and merging of branches with GITReviewing branches of peers before merging Perform manual testing of functionalityCreation and execution of SQL QueriesProvide technical feedback for continuous improvement on project automation code and repository. Demoing of Automated scriptsPerform exploratory testing of functionalityCreation of knowledge transfer documents

Durban Area, South Africa

1. Facilitation of lecturing (theoretical and practical)2. Ensuring student growth and monitoring progress3. Scheduling of deadlines for exercises and examinations4. Ensuring student satisfaction with events and social activities.5. Marking of Examinations (theoretical and practical) and project assessments6. Maintaining of student files for attendance, progress and tutorial work7. Supervising and training of tutors to provide extra student support8. Chairman of social committee, organizing campus events and activities. 9. Provide aid to business development department with sales events

Durban Area, South Africa

1. Facilitation of lecturing (theoretical and practical)2. Scheduling of deadlines for exercises and examinations3. Maintaining of student files for attendance, progress and tutorial work4. Custodian for setting of Examination (Main and Supplementary examinations)5. Custodian for setting of Controlled Tests (Main and Sick tests)

Durban Area, South Africa

I tutor 3rd year students in the Internet programing 2. My responsibility was to ensure students attending my tutorials had full understanding of all concepts related to the course that included html, php and MYSQL

Durban Area, South Africa

The creation and maintenance of websites and other services developed and provided for SMMEs. Consulting with clients to gather their preferences and requirements was also a responsibility I was given.

Bachelor Of Technology (Btech), Information Technology

Certification, Advanced Java, Post Graduate Course

I was given a scholarship to improve my software development skills and provide industry experience by attending a course in Advanced Java.

National Diploma, Information Technology