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Cupertino, California, Us

Act as a key partner in investigating user pain points and translating insights into test cases and test new features before feature complete milestone.- Collaborated with designers and developers to turn ambiguous specifications into actionable test plans- Analyzed customer feedback to proactively update testing strategy and eliminate redundant investigations- Self triaged problems discovered during testing and prioritized testing effort- Executed test plans, which included validation of new and existing features, through integration and regression testing cycles

Redmond, Washington, Us

Played a key role across project lifecycle — establishing best practices for engineering teams, collaborating with engineering managers for sprint planning, reviewing and testing code for quality assurance, authoring automation, and analyzing analytics- Implemented new processes and solutions to efficiently test PowerPoint- Managed release of high quality builds of PowerPoint on a monthly cadence- Delivered reliable automation libraries and scripts- Turned ambiguous specifications into test plansSoftware QA Project Manager (2015 – 2018)A key partner between PowerPoint and cross-functional teams to identify code changes and risks to drive high-quality monthly releases.- Created testing plans for weekly bug bashes to catch regressions and ensure quality- Lead a team of engineers to carry out weekly bug bashes- Delegated, tracked, and prioritized engineering tasks and testing deliverables of contractors- Reported testing progress, incoming issues, burn rate of tasks, and risks to management and team- Coached and mentored a team of contractors on intricacies of PowerPoint to help them be effective testers- Responsible for prioritization and communication of critical bug fixes to working team and leadership- Estimated resources for quality assurance during sprint planning- Lead cross-functional team effort to reduce crashes and hangs to 0.03%- Organized feature demonstrations to educate team on feature’s functionality, scope, and its impact on teams within PowerPointSoftware Developer Engineer in Test II- Implemented new test libraries to improve productivity of the team when authoring new scripts- Authored test cases using a proprietary framework such as Selenium and were re-used in PowerPoint for Android- Evaluated existing automation gaps and formulated plans to fill those gaps- Added analytics to features for an added layer of validation for automation and helped identify customer usage of a feature

New York, Ny, Us

Developed Travel and Attendance System, a web based intranet application that features tracking, approval, and submission of employees’ vacation period and offsite work schedules.• Gathered and analyzed user requirements and examined implementation styles• Designed, created, and enhanced database using concepts of ERD, normalization, referential integrity • Wrote stored procedures to encapsulate data manipulation logic • Developed Perl Modules to encapsulate core functionality of the system• Wrote Unit Tests for testing Perl modules• Developed test cases and performed Black Box testing• Coordinated work flow with team members

Executive Mba

Master Of Science - Software Engineering

Bachelor Of Computer Information Science