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Supriya Panickar

Sydney,NSW

Summary

Results-driven, committed, capable, detail-oriented, and self-motivated Agile QA Lead and Developer with over 16 years of IT industry experience, including 6 years as a QA Lead in various sectors such as VFX, Telecommunications, Insurance, Public Sector, and Media. Seeking to re-enter the workforce after a career break. Prioritizes staying up to date with industry trends through online courses and professional development activities. Ready to leverage testing skills and experience to make a meaningful contribution to a dynamic team. Eager to apply expertise, work ethic, and adaptability in a new role while continuing to grow professionally. Dynamic leadership abilities and excellent problem-solving and management skills excel at fostering strong team collaboration to achieve shared goals.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Quality Test Engineer

Creative Cupids
05.2020 - 10.2023
  • Company Overview: Creative Cupids is a Visual Effects Company in Australia engaged in delivering high quality VFX products to clients. This was co-owned with my husband that I worked for during the COVID period and after.
  • Ensure that the digital assets are created and exported to the correct specifications.
  • Check for any defects or issues in VFX shots, rendering errors, compositing issues document, track and resolve them before the final approval.
  • Communicate with the team to provide feedback on potential issues or necessary improvements.
  • Work closely with other departments, including artists, animators, and technical teams, to ensure that the final product meets the intended creative and technical vision.
  • Testing new tools and software that are included in the pipeline.
  • Conduct a final quality check before delivering the completed VFX shots to the client or the next stage of production.
  • Help maintain the quality, consistency, and technical accuracy of visual effects projects in a VFX studio, ultimately ensuring that the final product meets the high standards expected by clients and audiences.
  • Troubleshoot Technical issues.
  • Creative Cupids is a Visual Effects Company in Australia engaged in delivering high quality VFX products to clients. This was co-owned with my husband that I worked for during the COVID period and after.
  • Successfully delivered the project during the crucial COVID lockdown period with high end Visual Effects Work.

QA Lead

Telstra
06.2013 - 08.2016
  • Recruited to lead Quality Assurance team for the strategic development of the Mobile Service Platform (MSP) program, now known as My Telstra, driving enhanced self-service capabilities through world-class mobile apps.
  • Participated in the Release discovery sessions for the Product feature, provide overall estimations to the user stories from Testing perspective and review the QA estimations provided.
  • I actively participated in Sprint Planning, Daily scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospective meetings.
  • Prepared test environments for the release.
  • Responsible for creating test environment preparation, test data preparation, and execution of the test cases planned for all stages of testing (Mock, SQ&I, UAT/CAT & PVT).
  • Involved in End-to-End testing in the UAT, aliasing with the different external systems to ensure smooth end to end testing with real time data.
  • Performed Mobile Web services (API) Testing using SOAP UI/POSTMAN.
  • Performed cross platform testing between Web based and Mobile applications.
  • Ensured the Automation scripts are up and working and verifying the Test Results.
  • Management and Collaboration of the offshore and onshore testing team and provided them with the required support to ensure no blockers and testing is completed on time.
  • Led the Regression Testing prior to every Release on different Mobile platforms and assignment of tasks to the teams for quality results and release of a defect free product.
  • Conducted a Defect Triage and escalated any issues/blockers to Test Manager, Scrum Master and Project Manager on regular basis and ensured its timely resolution based on Severity/Priority.
  • Showcased the Product/feature to the Product Owners/Stakeholders after Testing was completed and obtained a signoff from them by submitting a Test Report.
  • Providing feedback on the business requirements to meet the project testing scope.
  • Attended internal training for Mobile Apps Automation using Appium, Java and Selenium.
  • Received recognition through Telstra’s Reward and Recognition program (ZING) for the stand-out commitment shown in various projects with respect to testing delivery ahead of schedule and finding missing requirements to improve the product quality early phases of the project, etc.

Senior Consultant / Developer / Designer/Module Lead

Capgemini
03.2006 - 01.2013
  • Project 2: Farmers Insurance to upgrade from its legacy Systems to Siebel CRM and to incorporate new functionalities as per the business demands. I worked in the design of the Technical Design document from the Functional Specifications and design, validate, develop and test Business Rules.
  • Project 1: Worked as a Developer for Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) to customize Siebel Media and Siebel e-Customer for their organizational needs.

Siebel Solution Packaging Consultant

IBM
04.2009 - 05.2010
  • Project 1: The aim of the project was to deliver the schedule management system for New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) Eligibility Unit (ATAD) that handles public housing requirements. I worked extensively on appointment scheduling feature that helps vulnerable applicants to apply for affordable public housing with NYCHA.
  • Responsibilities: Design, develop, and configure Siebel applications, including workflows, business components, and UI modifications to meet business requirements.
  • Work closely with business users, developers, and testers to streamline processes, improve Siebel performance, and deliver high-quality solutions.
  • Track and resolve issues in Siebel applications, collaborating with testers to ensure smooth system functionality.
  • Involved in end-to-end testing of Siebel applications, including functional, integration, and regression testing to ensure system stability and performance.
  • Successfully upgraded and delivered the first Pilot Go Live after the upgrade and subsequent releases after that.
  • Awarded the Project Star certificate.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Pune University

Skills

  • Requirement Analysis
  • Test Coverage
  • Test Strategy
  • Test Planning
  • Team Leadership
  • Mentorship
  • Defect Management
  • Risk Assessment
  • Automation
  • Process Optimization
  • Communication
  • Reporting
  • Performance Testing
  • Security Testing
  • Test Environment Management
  • Data Management
  • Requirements Gathering
  • Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Technical Skills
  • Vendor Management
  • Change Management
  • End-to-end Test Management
  • Mobile Apps Testing
  • Leadership
  • Effective Communication
  • Problem-solving
  • Decision-making
  • Quality Assurance
  • Quality Control
  • Data Analysis
  • API Testing
  • Coding
  • SQL
  • Mobile Automation
  • Web Application Automation

Voluntary Experience

  • Worked as a Scripture teacher teaching scripture lessons to children in public schools and at our local church.
  • Organized and led group discussions at youth meetings.
  • Developed lesson plans and activities to engage students of various age groups.

Education Training Certification

  • Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science), Pune University, India
  • Oracle Siebel Certified Consultant
  • Software Testing at iPeoples Solution India for 3 months and worked as a trainer for duration of 1 month.
  • Automation, Selenium, Appium, Career Essentials in Business Analysis by Microsoft and LinkedIn
  • Career Essentials in Business Analysis by Microsoft and LinkedIn
  • Career Essentials in Generative AI by Microsoft and LinkedIn

Personal Information

Title: Test Lead/Developer

Area Of Expertise

  • End-to-end Test Management (Agile, Scrum & Waterfall)
  • Mobile Apps Native/Hybrid testing in iOS, Android, Blackberry and Windows OS.
  • Leadership
  • Effective Communication
  • Problem-solving and Decision-making
  • Quality Assurance and Control
  • Change Management
  • Data Analysis
  • API Testing
  • Coding (C, Java, eScripting)
  • SQL
  • Good knowledge of Mobile and Web Application Automation.

Timeline

Quality Test Engineer

Creative Cupids
05.2020 - 10.2023

QA Lead

Telstra
06.2013 - 08.2016

Siebel Solution Packaging Consultant

IBM
04.2009 - 05.2010

Senior Consultant / Developer / Designer/Module Lead

Capgemini
03.2006 - 01.2013

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Pune University

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