Nikhil Pathak Email & Phone Number

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Currently playing role of QA Manager & handling Functional & Automation QA teamsManaging QA deliveries for QA horizontal by leading offshore/onshore, 3rd Party & Vendor teams Developed & Implemented Test(Functional & Automation) Strategy at Program level in Transformation program under development using Scaled Agile(SAFe) framework to align all the teams with single set of practices and processes. Performed Test Optimization, identified the Key Business Transactions, defined, implemented and delivered the Test Pipeline automation feature in collaboration with different teams and achieved Continuous Integration & Continuous Testing DevOps concept.Handling 20+ members with ensuring the QA processes are followed and all the risks encountered are negated by sharing the project health reports with stake holders and providing GO-No GO decisions.Led 5+ POCs in automation testing areas for increasing the automation footprint, reducing the manual efforts like test data generation for ETL jobs and negating the pain areas of the Operations team

Pune Area, India

Led & managed the QA activities for the 4 products of Entrata product portfolio and managed 10 team members directly. Implemented process for the Quality Assurance for the products by identifying the Risk areas. Managed multiple crucial projects for products and delivered with superior quality. Improved organization wide QA matrices by improving product quality.Saved cost by implementing the automation practices within team. Implemented different matrices and processes to make the team processes more efficient.Groomed the team by actively communicating the vision, motivating the team by constructive feedback and frequent connects.

Pune Area, India

Responsible for maintaining and delivering the product suite for Windchill PLM dealing with Medical device Manufacturing and PDMLink. Worked on integration of Windchill product suites including PLM Offering, Risk & Reliability and ThingWorx (IOT Platform)Delivered Navigate Apps for PTC IOT Solutions for PLM & Risk & Reliability offeringsWorked on implementing multiple objects and installation tests for Windchill PLM. Well versed with Upgrade/Update methodologies of Windchill PLM including WinDU & WinRU.Responsible to maintaining & enhancing the Automation Suite for Windchill QMS.Delivered high quality projects/features to the global customer base for Windchill.Primary responsibilities includes:Preparation of Test Plan for RequirementsRequirement Analysis and identifying Risk Areas and Requirement gapDefect Reporting & Management using PTC IntegrityGeneration of Test ReportsIntegration Testing with different solutions offering by PTCRegression Testing using Hybrid Automation framework using Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, JenkinsTest Data preparation for Automation execution.Failure Analysis and test scripts creation with Selenium Webdriver using JAVA, TestNGExecution of Automation runs using JenkinsClient & PO Communication and conducting brainstorming sessions to get exact requirementsPerforming Root Cause Analysis, Peer reviews of different Test Artifacts such as Test Cases, Test Scenarios, RTM, etc.Providing inputs for process improvements

Pune Area, India

Responsible for the release and maintenance of Avalara offering for Intuit QuickBooks.Worked with direct customers for the implementation and issue resolution for the problems faced by the customers. • Created Test Plan for requirement• Creation of Test Scenarios and Test cases• Executing Test cases, Database testing• Conducting standup meetings• Integration, System and Regression Testing as per the new changes and defect fix• Verification of Workflows• Client reporting & Defect Management using JIRA• Session Management, Globalization Testing• Conducting Sprint Review Meetings• Mentored a team of 2 persons

Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Indore Area, India

• Studying and understanding the requirements • Preparation and review of test cases for the application• Executing Test Cases and Defect reporting • Risk based Testing for the built due to shorter go-live schedule• Verification of Workflows• Integration, System and Regression Testing as per the new changes and defect fix• Performed GUI testing maintaining Client Standards• Multiple Browser UI testing

Bengaluru Area, India

• Created Test Plan for requirement• Creation of Test Scenarios and Test cases• Executing Test cases, Database testing• Automating test scripts for project using VB Scripting• Integration, System and Regression Testing as per the new changes and defect fix• Verification of Workflows• Client reporting & Defect Management using JIRA• Session Management, Globalization Testing• Matrix Collection• Mentored a team of 2 persons

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