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LAKSHMI PRAVEENA KOMPELLA

Senior Software Test Engineer
Melbourne

Summary

Well-versed in writing, executing and maintaining test plans for module and regression tests. Familiar with supporting developers with reproducing bugs, testing fixes and validating code. Highly analytical and organized with good multitasking skills.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Software Test Engineer

Cigniti Technologies
8 2016 - 03.2017
  • Maintained clear documentation of test cases, results analysis reports enabling easy reference during troubleshooting or enhancement phases.
  • Championed best practices in testing, promoting knowledge sharing and continuous learning within the QA team.
  • Improved end-user experience by conducting extensive usability testing on web-based applications.
  • Collaborated with development teams to diagnose issues, leading to faster resolution and improved overall performance.
  • Optimized team performance with regular status updates, meetings, and process improvements that kept everyone focused on project goals.
  • Strengthened customer trust in the product by ensuring its compliance with industry standards and regulations through rigorous QA processes execution.
  • Supported agile development methodologies by participating in daily stand-ups, sprint planning sessions, and code reviews for better process alignment.
  • Minimized production issues with detailed pre-release validation of software functionality against business requirements.
  • Streamlined communication between QA and development teams, fostering an environment of continuous improvement and collaboration.
  • Contributed to successful software releases with diligent testing that ensured adherence to requirements specifications.
  • Enhanced software quality by designing and executing comprehensive test plans.
  • Elevated deliverable quality with rigorous functional, performance, security, and cross-browser compatibility testing methods implementation.
  • Bridge the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders via simplified issue reporting methods that facilitated quick understanding of complex problems.
  • Boosted efficiency by automating regression tests using industry-standard tools and frameworks.
  • Provided technical support using knowledge of complex technology to solve problems and support new projects.
  • Delivered high-quality products on time through a combination of manual testing and automated test scripts execution.
  • Enabled seamless integration of new features by thoroughly testing system components for compatibility.
  • Advanced personal expertise by keeping abreast of industry trends, tools, and methodologies to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving field.
  • Increased product reliability through meticulous bug tracking, identification, documentation, and reporting.
  • Reduced product defects by performing thorough testing on various software applications.
  • Decreased time-to-market with effective risk-based testing strategies prioritizing critical functionalities for maximum impact.

Software Test Engineer

IBM India Pvt Ltd
07.2010 - 07.2016
  • Identified critical bugs and worked closely with developers to ensure timely resolution, resulting in a more stable product.
  • Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
  • Enhanced product reliability through thorough functional, regression, and performance testing.
  • Improved software quality by designing and executing comprehensive test plans and cases.
  • Designed testing scenarios for usability testing.
  • Conducted regression testing and submitted observations to development team.
  • Increased team efficiency with continuous integration and delivery practices, reducing overall testing time.
  • Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
  • Managed defect tracking systems, ensuring accurate documentation of issues for efficient resolution.
  • Conducted regression testing, analyzed results, and submitted observations to development team.
  • Assisted in troubleshooting technical issues encountered during the deployment of new software releases.
  • Mentored junior testers on best practices, enhancing overall team knowledge and capabilities.
  • Coordinated regression test automation activities across supported applications.
  • Optimized test coverage with risk-based analysis techniques, focusing on high-impact areas of the application.

Education

B.TECH - ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS -

Skills

    Good knowledge in writing DB2 SQL queries

    Worked on configuration management tool RTC(Rational Team Concert) and test/defect management tool RQM(Rational Quality Management), Quality Center and ALM

    Apart from developing manual test scripts, Developed automation scripts (P Comm Macros) for few functionality in Mainframe application

    Regression Testing

    Test case design

    Writing test cases

    Mobile Testing

Accomplishments

  • Excellence & Eminence SPARK Award
  • Excellence & Eminence Orion Award
  • BEST COMMITED TESTER Award

Roles And Responsibilities

  • Taken Responsibility of OAOCC application and acted as Point of contact from offshore team.
  • Involved in Requirement analysis and design documentation.
  • Preparation of Test Plan.
  • Preparation of Test scenarios deriving from the requirement document.
  • Attended calls on Clarifications on requirements from BA.
  • Involved in preparation of Requirement Traceability Matrix.
  • Uploading Test cases into ALM.
  • Ensure Test Environment readiness.
  • Performed Smoke , System Integration and Regression Testing.
  • Manage own deliverables to be released on time and within quality standards
  • Execution of test cases
  • Raising quality defects in QC during execution.
  • Preparation of Daily, Weekly and Monthly Status reports.
  • Prepared Metrics sheet for the project.
  • Preparation of Test Summary Report as part of closure activities.

Certificationscompleted

  • ISTQB - International Software Testing Qualifications Board (Foundation Level)
  • DB2 - 730 ( IBM Certified Database Associate DB2 9 Fundamentals )
  • DB2 - 733 ( IBM Certified Application Developer DB2 9 )

Projects

PROJECT #1 : SYNOVUS – Single Bank OAOCC                                   Nov 2016 – FEB 2017

Client                     : SYNOVUS

Role                        : Sr Test Engineer

Team Size             : 10

Environments       : ALM , IPhone 6 , IPhone 6 plus , IPad Mini , MacBook , IE10 , IE11 , Chrome

Description :

Single Bank project is to prepare the existing Bank #165 to accommodate the Single Bank Requirements and start using most of the changes.

Single Bank is to merge the all of the Holding Company into Bank 165.  The merger process will take place in small groups. With the Single Bank project, there continues to be a need to set interest rates in deposits differently by product.  In the current environment, it is not an issue since Synovus Divisions are separately processed banks at FIS.  As banks merge into 165, Synovus will be one processed bank; therefore all accounts will be using the same interest plan and rates for each product.

OAOCC is Online Account Origination Credit Card application where the users can enroll and  apply for a credit card online.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

  • Taken Responsibility of OAOCC application and acted as Point of contact from offshore team.
  • Involved in Requirement analysis and design documentation.
  • Preparation of Test Plan.
  • Preparation of Test scenarios deriving from the requirement document.
  • Attended calls on Clarifications on requirements from BA.
  • Involved in preparation of Requirement Traceability Matrix.
  • Uploading Test cases into ALM.
  • Ensure Test Environment readiness.
  • Performed Smoke , System Integration and Regression Testing.
  • Manage own deliverables to be released on time and within quality standards
  • Execution of test cases
  • Raising quality defects in QC during execution.
  • Preparation of Daily, Weekly and Monthly Status reports.
  • Prepared Metrics sheet for the project.
  • Preparation of Test Summary Report as part of closure activities.


PROJECT #2: SYNOVUS - Genesis BPM Commercial Loans                Aug 2016 – Oct 2016

Client                    : SYNOVUS

Role      : Sr Test Engineer

Team Size             : 3

Environments        : ALM , share point , BPMS Genesis Portal

Description :

Synovus Financial Corporation is a financial services company with approximately $27 billion in assets based in Columbus, Georgia. Synovus divisions provide commercial and retail banking, investment, and mortgage services to customers through 29 locally branded divisions, 280 offices, and more than 400 ATMS in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee

The commercial workflow project is the replacement of the Service Now implementation with an AMX BPM solution that manages the end-to-end lifecycle of Commercial loan origination and on-boarding process performed at Synovus.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

  • Preparation of Test scenarios deriving from the requirement document.
  • Involved in preparation of Requirement Traceability Matrix.
  • Uploading Test cases into ALM.
  • Ensure Test Environment readiness.
  • Performed Smoke , System Integration Regression and UAT Testing.
  • Manage own deliverables to be released on time and within quality standards
  • Execution of test cases.
  • Raising quality defects in QC during execution.
  • Preparation of Daily, Weekly and Monthly Status reports.
  • Prepared and presented Service Delivery Review monthly basis.


PROJECT #3: STANDARD LIFE MTS – BPMS Nov 2015 – Jul 2016

Client                     : STANDARD LIFE

Role                        : Sr Tester

Team Size           : 3

Environments       : QC , DB Visualizer , SPICE , BS Tester , share point , BPMS Portal

Description :

Currently Standard Life has a tightly coupled and outdated AWD organizational design which has significant customization and is integrated with other SL business systems. Such outdated and tightly coupled system limited Standard Life’s ability to modify AWD to reflect changes in organizational structure.

Therefore, there is a need to replace the end of life product (AWD) with BPM,

To ensure that new systems are implemented in a way that provides sufficient flexibility to allow it to better adapt to frequent business change in the future.

To provide a significant opportunities to embed a new system that better reflects the needs of Standard Life in 2014 and 2015.

To introduce ODM Rules in order for an effective operational decision management

To facilitate Full MI suite and real-time visibility in to work in process by end 2014 to enable continuous improvement

To facilitate effective error handling mechanism.

BPM system also provides the facility to view the user attributes through profile screen and demand manager is able to update the additional attributes and assigned competencies through the user attribute competency management screen. Various MI reports are being generated through business monitor.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

  • Requirement analysis and design documentation
  • Involved in System integration testing
  • Working closely with development team to understand the development procedures
  • Writing Test scenarios for new releases and change requests
  • Manage own deliverables to be released on time and within quality standards
  • Execution of test cases
  • Responsible to understand Functional specifications and LLD documents
  • Responsible for developing Test Scenarios and Test cases from Functional documents
  • Performed Peer review of Test cases.
  • Raising quality defects in QC at the time of execution.


PROJECT #4 : STANDARD LIFE – Solvency 2                                       Jan 2013 – Oct 2015

Client                     : Standard Life

Role                        : ETL TESTER

Team Size              : 20

Environments        : SQL Developer, DB Visualizer, QC, UNIX

Description :

Solvency II Programme – The Solvency 2 Directive introduces significantly stronger mandatory EU-wide requirements on capital adequacy and risk management for insurers. The Directive aims to increase consumer confidence and protection for policyholders by reducing the possibility of consumer loss or market disruption within the insurance industry. In order for Standard Life to comply with regulations, it must be able to calculate its group solvency position using the new regulations before the current 1 January 2015 EU-wide Solvency 2 "go live" date.

Solvency 2 provides insurers with a choice in approach to calculating capital requirements; to develop a bespoke Internal Model or to use the prescribed Standard Formula. Standard Life has decided to adopt a Group Partial Internal Model (Internal Model for entities in the EU and Canada and Standard Formula for entities in Asia) as this delivers scope for substantial capital efficiency benefits. In order to adopts a partial internal model, the FSA must approve our application and capital assessment methodology before 1st January 2015

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

  • Requirement analysis and design documentation
  • Involved in System testing and system integration testing
  • Working closely with development team to understand the development procedures
  • Writing Test scenarios for new releases
  • Manage own deliverables to be released on time and within quality standards
  • Execution of plan runs to load the data through UNIX environment.
  • Responsible to understand Functional specifications and LLD documents
  • Responsible for developing Test Scenarios and Test cases from Functional documents
  • Performed Peer review of Test cases.
  • Raising quality defects in QC at the time of execution.
  • Responsible for checking the Test base and test environment is ready

PROJECT #5 : CFPH Internal Project                                                      Sept 2011 – Dec 2012

Client                      : IBM Netherlands Internal Global Account

Role                         : Sr TESTER

Team Size               : 3 MEMBERS

Test Environments: IBM Mainframes, IBM DB2

Description    :

The CF Productivity Hub application provides various set of functions to support daily business operations and to ensure that process execution is in line with IBM Business Control.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Preparation of Test Execution Plan.
  • Reviewing & updating the test cases as per changes in features proposed for release.
  • Performed Functional, Regression testing on web applications.
  • Used lotus notes TRAC as Defect/Issue Management tool and test management tool.
  • Automating the Regression Test cases using RFT.
  • Managing and monitoring test case execution with other team members.
  • Helping the other new team members when they are stuck with any issues.
  • Interaction with the client - clarification of queries.
  • Updating status report on daily basis to the client

Disclaimer

I hereby declare that the above written particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. (LAKSHMI PRAVEENA K)

Languages

English
Full Professional

Certification

[ISTQB], [IBM] - [2011]

English

I am good at English Language- with Professional working level English Language Speaking, reading, Writing skills.

Timeline

[ISTQB], [IBM] - [2011]

02-2011

Software Test Engineer

IBM India Pvt Ltd
07.2010 - 07.2016

Senior Software Test Engineer

Cigniti Technologies
8 2016 - 03.2017

B.TECH - ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS -

LAKSHMI PRAVEENA KOMPELLASenior Software Test Engineer