Archana Tula
Pottstown,PA
Summary
Result-driven Project Manager offering 18 years of experience. Successful when leading high-performing teams to sustain product vision, roadmap and business goals. Exceptional technical expertise, leadership and talent for driving stellar, on-target results. Recognized for leadership in QA testing, with a proven track record in designing and executing comprehensive test plans to minimize post-release issues.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Project Manager/Technical Test Lead
Audacious Inquiry/PointClickCare
06.2021 - 12.2023
- Lead resource for QA testing for releases for ENS, PROMPT and PULSE applications.
- Developed and maintained test cases in CodeceptJS with Playwright.
- Responsible for scope, schedule, and effective execution, including prioritizing work, resources, and deliverables of given project.
- Led project teams in development and implementation of KPIs and SLAs to monitor and measure project performance, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and client expectations.
- Worked independently on large-sized projects with moderate to high degrees of complexity.
- Responsible for enabling and facilitating cross-functional collaboration for project deliverables.
- Escalated concerns to project team, stakeholders, and senior management when appropriate.
- Ensured project documentation meets standards.
- Streamlined project processes by implementing agile methodologies, resulting in increased efficiency and faster completion times.
- Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
- Managed parallel work threads as part of project.
- Analyzed, evaluated, and overcame project risks, and escalated concerns to project team, stakeholders, and senior management when appropriate.
- Responsible for “on schedule” completion of personal and project deliverables.
- Played pivotal role in leading planning activities throughout transition of Audacious Inq Delivery Team.
- Served as liaison between Technical Account Managers (TAMs) and developers, facilitating clear understanding of requirements and effectively communicated client request timelines.
- Effectively managed AWS Cost Optimization initiatives through decommissioning of Single Tenant systems, resulting in successful project outcomes.
- As key resource, led SWARM root cause analysis process, instrumental in swiftly addressing and resolving issues within one day.
- Effectively documented, trained, migrated, and delivered within specified timelines for change management process transitioning from Audacious Inq to PCC (CCB-CAB).
- Extensive experience in managing programs, projects, and teams within cloud technologies and digital realms.
Sr. SDET
Vanguard
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Successfully handled both manual and automation roles.
- Managed creation and execution of test plans, test cases, and test scripts for both manual and automated testing.
- Defined and tracked test results, defect counts and performance discrepancies.
- Worked closely with Product Owners and Business Analysts to understand requirements.
- Identified delivery risks for ongoing projects, developing strategies to avoid delays.
SDET Lead
AmerisourceBergen
04.2019 - 12.2020
- Effectively led and managed a Quality Assurance team through all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Successfully introduced and implemented the Shift Left testing concept within team.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams including development, product management, and support to ensure alignment on quality objectives.
- Managed the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) process, overseeing interactions between business and IT personnel.
- Introduced and provided training for Data-Driven Testing methodologies.
- Competent in utilizing Extent reports for comprehensive reporting purposes.
- Operated within an agile environment, adeptly managing frequently changing requirements and feature sets.
- Conducted regular Regression testing for each release, maintaining and updating the Regression suite as needed.
Sr. SDET
Vanguard
02.2016 - 03.2019
- Managed and provided training to a global team, ensuring their proficiency and alignment with objectives.
- Proficiently managed both manual and automation roles.
- Led team consisting of both onsite and offshore resources.
- Performed thorough code reviews of colleagues' work to ensure quality and adherence to coding standards.
- Significantly enhanced efficiency by coaching manual testers in automation methodologies.
- Elevated effectiveness of regression testing by automating a majority of manual test cases
- Developed over 200 Selenium WebDriver and JUnit test cases for extensive automation in regression and integration testing.
- Skillfully communicated critical bugs to entire Project/Product team, efficiently overseeing bug lifecycle process.
- Collaborated closely with Product Owner to extract, analyze, and prioritize user stories based on valuable input from business stakeholders.
- Worked in tandem with Business Analysts and stakeholders to clarify requirements and ensure seamless testing across all environments.
Front End Developer
Fidelity National Information Services (FIS)
10.2010 - 01.2016
- Successfully balanced dual roles as Java Developer and Selenium automation tester.
- Increased efficiency by training members of automation team to use industry best practices for Java coding and helping them write correct JUnit test cases.
- Conducted meticulous reviews of peers' code to uphold quality standards and ensure adherence to coding guidelines.
- Worked with numerous clients during my time with Fidelity such as Schwab, GE Capital and MetLife to name a few.
- Developed and designed various components such as Account Creation flow, Funds Transfer, Statements for E-Checking and Account Origination flow by using Spring web flow.
- Extensively automated regression and functional test suites by developing over 200 test cases using Selenium WebDriver and JUnit.
QA Test Lead
NAVTEQ/Nokia
11.2009 - 09.2010
- Conducted back-end testing on UNIX using PUTTY, executing Shell scripts to generate snapshots for specific metros.
- Oversaw testing of Middleware system across various servers.
- Managed the testing of traffic data feeds from external sources into the system by calling web services through SOAP at regular intervals.
- In the process of backend testing, responsible for preparing complex SQL queries to Update, Insert, Delete and View the data in Oracle 10g.
Sr. QA Analyst
Magna IT Professionals
02.2009 - 08.2009
- Utilized Win Runner for comprehensive testing including GUI, Functionality, Integration, Security, and Regression testing.
- Conducted Integration and Backend testing to validate seamless data flow between application modules.
- Verified front-end field mapping and ensured accurate data entry through Backend testing
- Executed load and stress testing utilizing Mercury Load Runner.
- Collaborated with developers to address and resolve technical issues as they arose.
Systems Analyst
Siemens Medical Solutions
01.2007 - 01.2009
- Actively participated in daily scrum meetings for assigned modules.
- Performed Sanity, Regression, Integration, Performance, User Acceptance and System testing.
- Used Mercury Quality Center for writing and executing Test Cases.
- Used Rational Clear Quest for logging and tracking defects.
- Wrote SQL queries in SQL Server to retrieve data from database and perform backend testing.
- Experience working with Interface Explorer and OPENLink Utility Tool.
- Setup and maintenance of (Openlink) interfaces for Soarian Financials with Clinicals, Scheduling, Lab, Pharmacy and Radiology in test environments.
- Setup and maintenance of interoperability between various Soarian applications like Financials, Clinicals and Scheduling in test environments.
Systems Consultant
Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova University
08.2005 - 09.2006
- Performed system maintenance including monitoring daily backups and creating scripts to fine tune existing system as required by department.
- Created users, groups and monitor access rights.
- Assessed, developed and implemented strategies for major upgrades to operating system and other software.
- Involved in major troubleshooting and software issues.
- Created and maintained system images for various types of machines using Symantec Ghost Software.
- Maintained and troubleshooted staff and public PCs, laptops, printers, library network.
- Maintained the library web site (http://www.library.villanova.edu) using UNIX, HTML, and NetBeans.
- Executed Shell Scripts and SQL queries in SQL Server 2005 for acquiring data from library database and various FTP servers.
- Created and customized queries and reports for various departments in school library using JDBC programming in Java.
- Developed JUnit test cases for all developed modules.
- Deployed application in Tomcat web server on UNIX machine.
Education
Master of Science in Computer Sciences -
Villanova University
Villanova, PABachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Osmania University
Hyderabad, IndiaSkills
- Trained and led QA engineers in testing software applications
- Technical project planning, risk mitigation, stakeholder communication
- Experienced in Project and Program Management
- Experienced in efficiently navigating timelines and resources to ensure top-notch deliverables are consistently delivered
- Worked and managed multiple projects at a given point of time
- In-depth understanding of both software development life-cycle(SDLC) and software test life-cycle processes (STLC)
- Meticulous attention to detail in all tasks and projects undertaken
References
References provided on request
Timeline
Technical Project Manager/Technical Test Lead
Audacious Inquiry/PointClickCare
06.2021 - 12.2023
Sr. SDET
Vanguard
01.2021 - 05.2021
SDET Lead
AmerisourceBergen
04.2019 - 12.2020
Sr. SDET
Vanguard
02.2016 - 03.2019
Front End Developer
Fidelity National Information Services (FIS)
10.2010 - 01.2016
QA Test Lead
NAVTEQ/Nokia
11.2009 - 09.2010
Sr. QA Analyst
Magna IT Professionals
02.2009 - 08.2009
Systems Analyst
Siemens Medical Solutions
01.2007 - 01.2009
Systems Consultant
Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova University
08.2005 - 09.2006
Master of Science in Computer Sciences -
Villanova University
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Osmania University
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