Hitandra Patel Email & Phone Number

Walsall, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Experienced Test Analyst with over 22 years’ experience working on major projects throughout the software life cycle. Background within the Financial, Government and Supply Chain management sectors.

Aston, Birmingham

I worked on this Further Education account for over 5 years and have been involved in Data Collections, AVMS (Apprenticeship Vacancies), Match & Claim, National Careers Service (NCS) and Provider Access. Over the years I have gained a good knowledge of the systems, liaising with Project managers, testers from other projects, UAT, release management and deployment teams. Each release I have liaised with the User Acceptance team and the development team. Raising code deployments and testing new and existing functionality to the systems. I have also mentored new apprentices to the test team, giving them an overview and understanding of testing. - Create test scripts, execute tests and evaluate the results.- Report on problems & ensure that customer requirements are met.- Execute the tests specified in the test plans & check the results.- Report & manage problems.- Liaise with test managers, developers, business analyst, project managers & customers.- Using Clear quest for raising defects and code deployments.- Metrics produced to ensure that the correct data is captured during each phase Information provided on a weekly basis to the test/project managers.- End 2 End testing & regression testing carried out to ensure that the code changes have not impacted existing functionality.- Supporting User Acceptance Testing.

Coventry, United Kingdom

Testing a number of applications, which form the Management Information tool for the retail arm of Barclays Bank.- Testing Barclay’s Management Information system- System Tester for the Ridgian test team based on site of Barclays- Testing web based reports displaying data correctly as required in the specifications.- Executing batch, online and web browser tests.- Maintaining all documentation and work related items using MS Visual Source safe- Testing change requests to tight deadlines and ensuring all new processing and re-processing is carried out to the satisfaction of the business users.- Analysing requirements, preparing test plans, creating test scripts, executing the tests, evaluating the results, reporting problems.- Raising and tracking bugs via Test Director- Querying the database using Microsoft SQL server 7.0.- Estimating and testing change requests and new functionality.- Testing the many new data feeds which are introduced on a frequent basis verifying the data is processed correctly and is picked up by the front end application.- Liaising with customers, developers and business analyst- Identifying errors through the execution of tests & the evaluation of test results. Reporting & managing faults.

Radbroke Hall, Knutsford, Cheshire

- Carrying out detailed testing preparation through the creation of detailed test cases & scenarios- Identifying errors through the execution of tests & the evaluation of test results. Reporting & managing faults.- Reviewing documents & producing test documentation- Testing in a ‘V’ Model environment- Using test management tools including Test Director- Liaising with customers, developers and business analyst- Carrying out functional & non-functional testing including system & regression testing- Estimating and testing change requests

Halesowen, West Midlands

- Carrying out test analysis & Create & maintain test plans- Prepare and maintain test data in support of the test plans- Analysing requirements, preparing test plans, creating test scripts, executing the tests, evaluating the results, reporting problems, ensuring that customer requirements are met.- Experience & Knowledge of Windows 95/98/2000 Professional, NT, XP- Prioritising/Tracking incidents to ensure they are progressed (using ‘Aegis’ incident reporting system)- Liasing with developers/Business analysts to ensure problems are resolved- Planning resources/environment for testing to take place - Liasing with customer UAT team to resolve incidents/specify changes- Reporting of outstanding incidents to customer/project manager- Working on clients site when required – Worked on site at the Wesleyan Assurance for 6 months- Laptop software testing for Royal Liver which entailed web based testing- Testing web based projects- Have working experience and understanding of Oracle, SQL & Unix

Birmingham, United Kingdom

- Responsible for the development of plans for tests, implementation, and acceptance in respect of wide ranging system changes to windows based point of sale systems.- Ensuring tests are executed in a thorough and reliable manner, identifying and reporting faults, ensuring modified software is received and fixes tested, driving the project to a successful conclusion to meet agreed time scales.- Using automated testing tools in order to carry out tests quickly and more effectively – Cyrano & Rational Robot- Communicating effectively both orally and in writing on technical and non-technical issues.- Providing post implementation support ensuring that any initial problems on releases are followed through to a successful resolution.

Polytechnic Graduate Diploma In Computer Systems, Sales & Marketing

Btec Higher National Diploma In Business & Finance

Btec National Diploma In Business & Finance

Btec General Diploma In Business Studies, Btec

General Education