Quality Assurance Project Manager

BRIJESH KUKREJA

**** ****** **** **, *********, IL 60102

Phone 847-***-**** (Home) 847-***-**** (Mobile) Email abnntl@r.postjobfree.com

Hands on IT Quality Assurance Manager with 12+ years of extensive System /Quality Assurance Testing

experience including eight years of proven technical/managerial project leadership in software systems

implementation, testing, verification, onshore/offshore project management and support. Able to effectively

mentor/lead highly efficient cross-functional teams and launch of leading-edge solutions within Time-to-Market

putting emphasis on reducing cost, increasing productivity and delivery goals.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Quality Assurance Standards Project Scope Management Process Improvements

Requirements Gathering Defect Prevention & Control Automation Framework

Quality Assurance Governence Asset/Portfolio Management Change Management

Budget /Resource Planning Enterprise Data conversion Vendor/offshore liaison

Citizenship: US Citizen

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Barclays Capital Inc. (formerly Lehman Brothers Inc), Chicago IL 2007-Present

Quality Assurance Manager /Offshore QA Liaison Ambassador – Web Financial Multi-tier application

Software: MQC, Quick Test, Selenium, XML, Tibco RV, JIRA, Oracle, FIX Simulator, MS Project, Confluence.

OS: UNIX, Windows XP, Vista, VMware. Process: Agile-Scrum Methodology.

Applications: Multi-broker, FX, EQ, Conv Bonds, Derivatives Web Trading application, Algorithmic/Robo Trading.

Team Management & Dynamics: 8 onshore/6 personnel offshore team

• Gathered Requirements (RTM) and led development/execution of Test Plan, Test Strategy, Test Cases,

scope creep/change request.

• Implemented automation tools/led efforts in writing smoke tests, regression tests, back end tests, end-to end

testing which resulted in 30% ROI in cost savings and reduction in cycle time.

• Performed gap analysis and prioritized testing to eliminate any customer/production issues

• Provided regular status updates to Release Management via test metrics on overall health of QA.

• Managed budgets to reduce overheads by 25% through virtualization, personnel planning/training.

• Defined coverage, acceptance criteria, and defect triage/milestone criteria resulting in 35% defect prevention.

• Conducted UAT testing mock sessions with team/customers and earned a 100% customer satisfaction.

• Stabilized Test environments for new functionality testing, UAT for successful build deployments.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago IL 2006-2007

Quality Assurance Project Manager – Options, Futures Exchange Markets

Software: QA Run, QA Load, Oracle SQL, .NET, XML, Java, Tibco RV, FIX, MS Project, Clearcase, Clearquest.

OS: Linux, Windows XP, Vista. Process: Rational Unified Process (RUP).

Application: Exchange Derivatives Web application. Team Management & Dynamics: 7 personnel onshore team

• Played a key role in 30% Risk reduction by identifying Requirements issues early in the SDLC cycle.

• Coordinated/led test efforts by writing test plan/cases, participating in hands on manual/automated testing.

• Implemented Requirements Traceability for effective tracking to test coverage metrics, test deliverables.

• Improved customer satisfaction in quick turnaround for production defects resulting in 25% defect elimination.

• Orchestrated/led tools selection using best practices for optimum tool usage and 25% cost reduction basis.

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• Spearheaded automation efforts using QA Run, QA Load for functional testing, performance testing producing

a reduction in 40% test cycle time in regression and 35% improvement in application performance.

• Increased 25% coverage in reliability, smoke tests efforts to reduce failures in deployment and build process.

Citadel Investments Inc, Chicago IL 2004-2006

Sr. Quality Assurance/Offshore Manager– Front Office Credit Desk Trading OTC Derivatives- FX, CDS, Swaps

Software: Test Director, Winrunner, Perl, NET, C++, Linux shell, Tibco RV, Sybase, FIX, MS Project, MS Excel.

OS: Sun, Windows XP, Bloomberg Terminals. Process: Rational Unified Process (RUP).

Application: Exchange Trading Web application for Futures and Options

Team Management & Dynamics: 3 personnel offshore team

• Implemented QA Standards/Process for Credit Desk/Business using CMM/Best Practices resulting in 25%

defect prevention rate during Requirements Reviews

• Spearheaded and led automation efforts using QTP for functional and regression testing, performance, fail

over. Effort resulted in 35% additional coverage and 40% reduction in cycle time.

• Implemented Metrics for major/minor releases and improved defect scrub efficiency by 15% in testing.

• Improved Requirements coverage by 20% in identifying ahead for bottlenecks, ambiguous requirements.

• Improved efficiency by 30% via design defects with suggestions to the development and front office staff.

JP Morgan Chase Inc, Chicago IL 2003-2004

Business Analyst/Quality Assurance Lead – Credit Risk Information Commercial Collateral Risk

Software Tools: Test director, Winrunner, ET Abinitio, SQL, Business Objects, Star, Clearcase, Clearquest.

OS: Unix, AS/400, Windows. Process: CMM Level 3.

Application: Database Warehousing Project – Assessing Commercial Credit risks.

Team Management & Dynamics: 3-person onshore team.

• Gathered up-to-date requirements from customers and formulated in business requirements.

• Performed Functional, Regression and UAT based on derived/non derived mappings of Source /ODS.

• Reported product deficiencies against requirements that resulted in 30% cost savings before ship date.

• Executed ODS reports using business object for 100% accurate credit risk information to the project sponsor.

Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago, IL 2003-2003

Lead Quality Assurance Analyst (Consultant) – Financial Deliveries/Clearing, PeopleSoft ERP Financials

Software Tools: QA Run, Tibco RV, MS SQL, FIX, MS Project, PeopleSoft Financials

OS: UNIX, Windows XP, Vista. Process: Rational Unified Process (RUP).

Application: Exchange Trading Web application for Commodities & Agriculture products.

Team Management & Dynamics: 2-person onshore team.

• Spearheaded Test Strategy, Test Plan outlining Project Scope, Resources and tasks.

• Increased coverage of automated tests by 10% for Olympic Deliveries GUI (web enabled) using QA Run.

• Provided artifacts/suggestions in defect management meetings that lead to 25% improvement in software.

• Performed all levels of testing: Functional, System Integration, Regression, Fail-over and UAT testing.

Motorola Inc, Urbana, Schaumburg, IL 1999-2003

Lead Test Engineer/Software Staff Engineer- Personal Communications Handset testing and 2 way Radio.

Software Tools: Winrunner, Loadrunner, SQL, MS Project, Primavera, Clearcase, Clearquest.

OS: UNIX, Windows. Telecom/Wireless Protocols: GSM, TDMA, CDMA, 3G, UMTS, WAP, Bluetooth.

Process: CMM Level 4. Application: PCS Handset communication, 2-way Radios, Nextel connect.

Team Management & Dynamics: 7-person onshore team.

• Planned/Executed functional, regression, compatibility, data, load/stress, use case/end to end testing.

• Enhanced risk management tools that resulted in 20% mitigation/contingency plans ahead of time.

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• Increased test coverage by 30% over previous year using UNIX shell/C++ and use case scenarios.

• Participated in Six Sigma meetings for process improvement in achieving CMM Level 4 assessment.

• Increased automated test coverage by 20% over previous year that resulted in reduced cycle time.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree (B.E) in Computer Engineering, Pune, India.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

Finance/Trading Risk Mgmt Derivatives and Options Rational Unified Process Agile-Scrum

Test Director/Quick Test Pro C++/Java API Programming WinRunner/LoadRunner QA Run/Load

Quality/Risk Management Digital Six Sigma Project Management Oracle/SQL

TECHNICAL SKILLS

FINANCIAL/BANKING: Derivatives, Order Management, Risk Management, Data Warehousing

OPERATING SYSTEMS: VMware, MS Windows/NT, Sun, HP-UX UNIX, Linux, Mac OS, AS/400

TEST MGMT TOOLS: MQC, Test Director, WinRunner, QTP, LoadRunner, QA Run, FIX -Aegis

DATABASE: MS Access, SQL, Oracle DB2, Peoplesoft, ETL Ab Initio, Business Objects

PROGRAMMING: C/C++, JAVA, Perl, UNIX Shell, XML, HTML, Apache, Selenium, .NET

SOFTWARE: MS Office, Clear Quest, Clear Case TIBCO RV, JIRA, Confluence

PROJECT MANAGEMENT: MS Project, Team Play Primavera, Team Play Project Manager

NETWORKS: X.25, ISDN, AIN, SS7, GSM, TDMA, CDMA, 3G, WAP, Blue tooth

AWARDS

Quality Contribution Award – Motorola, 2002 Significant Contribution Award – Motorola, 2001

Commercial Banking Award – Bank One, 2003 Quality Contribution Award – Citadel, 2004

Outstanding Achievement Award – Nortel, 1997 Cash Award Contribution – Nortel, 1996

REFERENCES

Available upon request

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