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AMIT ATHALYE, PMP Scrum Master, ISTQB
: +91-9822354024 ||: as_athalye@rediffmail.com
Testing & Quality Management Professional
Technicallyinclined professional,contributesbest-in-classtesting&quality managementskillstomaintain highlyinnovative, consumer-facing
applications
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ISTQB (Foundation & Advanced Level - Functional Testing), Scrum Master, Project Management Professional (PMP) & NCFM Certified
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Domain Expertise: Investment Banking and Building Automation
10+ years of experience in:
Test Management | Product Development | QualityManagement | Project Management| UserDocumentation | Requirement Gathering |
System Testing | Process Optimization | Quality Audits | Risk Management | Team Management | Defect Management & Reporting |
Manpower Planning and Management | Supporting UAT
 Excellent adaptability inworkingonSTLC and testing principles & practices, functional specifications analysis with an ability to
accurately craft well-rounded test plans, scenarios and execute test cases; strong exposure in developing, consulting, assessing,
improving & tailoring test strategies and approaches
 Demonstrated effective & efficient testingcontrol,restructured & managed QA& testingprocessesforcontinuousimprovementin
test management activities & product quality
 Gained knowledgeofworking on Agile ScrumMethodology; representing project teams in ISO-CMMqualityauditsand served as an
internal auditor for other projects
 Highly knowledgeable in successful implementation & delivery of quality initiatives while providing inputs for product
improvements leading to improvement in business efficiency & productivity
 Demonstratedsuccessin mentoring cross-functional teamsin multi-facilityenvironmentsin orderto maximizelevelsof productivity
Technical Forte
Testing GUI, Functional, Compatibility, Regression, Integration & System Testing
Operating Systems Windows 95/ 2000/ XP/ 7/ Server2003/ Server2008 / 8.1/ Server2012 R2
Testing Tools QTP, HP Quality Center 11.00
CM Tools CVS, Rational Clearcase
Database MS Access, SQL Server 2005/2008/2014
Defect Management Tools Sourceforge, Jira, PVCS Tracker & Rational ClearQuest
Career Review
Consultant ►Siemens Technology & Services Pvt. Ltd.,Pune Since Oct 2008
Joined as Assistant Consultant (Oct 2008 – Dec 2010) and rose to the post of Consultant (Since Jan 2o11)
Software Tester ►KPITCummins Infosystems Ltd., Pune Sep 2006 – Oct 2008
Software Test Engineer ►Reorient Solutions,Pune Jul 2005 – Sep 2006
Software Test Engineer ►Nexus Infosys, Kolhapur Jan 2005 – Jun 2005
Key deliverables across the tenure
 STLC Management:Spearheading thecompleteSoftwareTesting LifeCycleincluding developing, executing & reporting test cases
and test scenarios for testing functionality; managing implementation of testing concepts on the application under test.
 Test Management:Establishingtesting practices,team sizerequirements,etc.;designing & executing test plans, scenarios, tracking
testing by test scenarios, test cases & test steps; developing & managing standards, methods or procedures to determine product
quality or product release readiness.

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 Test Planning: Developing testing strategies that address critical areas including database impacts, software scenarios, regression
testing, negative testing, error or bug retests or usability. Planning test schedules or strategies in accordance with project scope or
delivery dates; providing feedback & recommendations to developers on software usability & functionality, analyzing basic
requirements of the project and reviewing all project proposals; mapping requirements of manpower/materials resources; ensuring
cost effective availability as per schedule.
 Project Tracking: Monitoring project progress and outstanding issues; guiding teams and ensuring quality & timeliness of
deliverables; reporting on project’s progress and resolving the escalated issues.
 Client RelationshipManagement: Collaborating with stakeholders/ product ownersfor analyzing & prioritizing user stories/ defects
for thesprint.Formorethan 2 years, as a Scrum Master,liaising with Product Owneron artifactslikeproduct backlog,spring backlog,
sprint burndown & release burndown and helped him to come up with user stories & necessary information for estimation &
development
 Quality Management: Evaluating quality of the processes & product by participating in review of user story documents, unit test
cases, integration test cases, user documentation, etc. Maintaining requirement traceability matrix & updated it every iteration;
compiled test metrics for every iteration for the quality team.
 Documentation & Control: Preparing final test report at the end of testing activities for facilitating top management decision –
making. Creating & submitting test reports & test sign off documentation as appropriate to top management & process.
 Post-ImplementationSupport:Providing post-production validation & enhancementsupport for any minor releases with regards to
product/software applications.
Accomplishments:
 Served as a Single Point of Contact to resolve field support issues leading to reduction in resolution time
 Contributed in reusing old test cases to reduce test cases writing effort by 25%
 Played a key role in thoroughlyreviewing and delivering clear& comprehensiveuser documentation asexpected bytheusers
Academic Credentials
1999 BE (Electronics) ►Shivaji University
Projects Handled
Title: InfoCenter, Siemens Building Technologies, USA || Duration: Oct 2008 – May 2010 – Since Oct 2013
Description: It is a building automation product, widely used by pharmaceutical companies providing means for archiving, managing,
processing & retrieving large amount of historical data to convert into useful information like reports & charts.
Title: Design Tool, Siemens Building Technologies, USA || Duration: Jun 2010 – Sep 2013
Description:Itisused to design mechanicalsystems,select devices, order material and produce a submittal package for customers. With this
submittal, user can quickly & efficiently complete their jobs needed for building automation..
Title: GED Docs & Reporting, A Leading Investment Bank || Duration: Sep 2006 – Oct 2008
Description: It included entire trade workflow of OTC, Equity Swaps, MIS and Securitized Product Transactions of bank’s clients &
counterparties;generation of confirmations for derivatives trades. It deals with trades for clients registered with DTCC (Depository Trust and
Clearing Corporation) and Swaps Wire Organizations.
Title: Magnus, A UPS Manufacturing Company || Duration: Apr 2006 – Sep 2006
Description: It was application developed for UPS Manufacturing Company, designed to effectively take care company’s activities like
purchase, sales, inventory and customer support. This monitored Customer Support Engineers network across India.
Title: Texmis || Duration: Jul 2005 – Mar 2006
Description:Texmisisan ERPSystemhandling inventory, accounting, purchase, sales & excise activities. The System had different modules
with defined access to data using central database & application server.
Title: Hospital Management System (HMS) || Duration: Jan 2005 – Jun 2005
Description:HMSincluded IPD&OPDpatient’sinformation / history,doctorinformation,availability,variouspathologyand clinical tests and
their diagnosis, surgical and other inventory management, billing and employee payroll and attendance management.
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