Prasad Navalimath

• Design and implementation of automation framework for restful API, UI, Mobile • Leading the release, deployment, setting up the QA and production environments on Amazon Web Services • Managing the hiring of newly joined engineers with functions like vendor management and work allocation • Planning, managing and execution of release activities

- Understood the core platform and upstream components in Spend Management solution - Worked intensively with Project Managers and Software Engineers, coordinated testing efforts within a highly iterative Agile-type development environment - Reported the testing status and managed expectations to the project stakeholders - Created traceability and requirements coverage matrices to ensure the quality of the features under test - Helped drive automated testing, group testing, cross browser testing...

- Supervised the team of 3-5 members with design and implementation of multiple automation framework using Java, TestNG, JFCUnit, WebDriver, Selenium - Managed software development tasks associated with developing, debugging or designing software applications, operating systems and databases according to provided design specifications - Steered multiple frameworks are based on software testing tools like Selenium (UI browser based), JFCUnit (Swing application based)

- Regulated the QA and support team of nearly 15 members in design/implementation of automation framework - Conducted for the design, development and implementation of the overall testing strategy for enterprise systems - Formulated the methods for supporting innovation and change across the organization, analysed the business operations, maintained reports to share with senior management on program implementation, effectiveness, and performance against metrics...

- Prepared the time estimates of work to be done on a project, developed customer focused test plans and maintained testing environments - Created test cases, maintained associated test records, developed automated test scripts to perform duties - Assisted developers, architects, and support services in researching or solving complex application issues - Designed and implemented Load balanced Test automation framework - Integrated QuickTest Professional (QTP) and Quality Centre (QC)

- Led various modules for the project and maximized the coverage for the feature area - Improved the automation framework design and made its execution faster by 22% - Introduced new testing processes on Dev/QA close interaction and working since the start of project that was widely accepted by other teams, and finally became practice - Collaborated with customers to provide critical feedback on feature areas and to develop test cases thereby improving the specifications and technical designs...

- Proactively prepared a knowledge base and systematic plan to ramp-up new joiners that helped them deliver faster. - Transitioned multiple projects like PrinterNet, Pay-Per-Use, to work in offshore model & received great customer appreciation for smooth execution. - Involved in live production support for the client and providing solutions. - Received many appreciation and e-Awards for customer satisfaction from USA and France.