Jul 2020 – Dec 2023 · 3 yrs 5 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

• Regulatory Reporting QA Lead: Served as QA owner for the Regulatory Reporting team, overseeing FINRA CAT/MIFID2 Reporting. Managed over 100 compliance standards and technical releases across North America, Europe, and the UK.
• Integration Testing Coordination: Collaborated with upstream trade application teams and downstream data storage/analysis teams. Facilitated integration testing to ensure seamless workflow between internal trade applications and external brokers.
• Automated Testing and Tool Development: Managed automated test checking processes and developed a rapid regression tool for complex MIFID2 compliance reports.
• Production Issue Resolution: Assisted compliance and trade support teams in isolating production issues and devising immediate fixes or workarounds.
• Compliance Testing and Strategy Development: Ensured adherence to CAT/OATS compliance standards and technical specifications for FINRA trade reporting. Created and updated test strategies for new technical specifications enhancements.
• Trade Simulation and Report Testing: Conducted extensive testing of internal decision analysis and external regulatory reports for EU, UK, and Canadian authorities. Utilized Fix Engines, Liquidnet 5, IR Global, AC3, and other trading systems to simulate diverse trade scenarios.

Jan 2015 – Jun 2020 · 5 yrs 5 mos · Greater New York City Area

• Client: Liquidnet, Inc., New York, NY (January 2015 to June 2016, and from April 2018 to June 2020)
• Comprehensive Testing Expertise: Specialized in exploratory, application, and database testing for large alternate trading systems. Ensured data integrity and compliance with FINRA, OATS, FCA, and MIFID2 regulations.
• Managed Automated Regression Suite: Took over a Python based existing regression suite and increased the coverage for new scenarios, enhancing testing efficiency and accuracy for OATS Reporting
• Collaborative Test Strategy and Coordination: Developed and executed test strategies for new technical specifications, coordinating closely with both upstream and downstream application teams for seamless integration testing.
• Client: MIO Partners, Inc., New York, NY (July 2016 to March 2018)
• Test Management: Directed all aspects of testing including functional, manual, automation, and regression. Oversaw test progress, reporting, and strategy implementation. Managed test plans, approach, defect resolution, resource allocation, and schedule estimation.
• Process Implementation and Compliance: Administered the testing process within the Software Development Life Cycle, ensuring adherence to testing standards, templates, and quality gates. Established scrum framework in the projects and oversaw scrum teams as temporary scrum master.
• Team Development and Hiring: Established and led a proficient testing team of 16 testers, starting from scratch. Focused on skill development, attitude, and team building. Provided coaching and accurately forecasted test resource needs.

Jul 2014 – Dec 2014 · 5 mos · Greater New York City Area

• Client: Viacom Media, Inc., New York, NY (July 2014 to December 2014)
• Regulatory Compliance and Scenario Development: Gained expertise in regulatory rules and FCC standards, crafting test scenarios for various handheld devices including iOS, Android, and emerging platforms like Roku, Chromecast, and Smart TVs.
• Test Execution and Validation: Led the execution of tests to validate compliance with regulatory standards and FCC rules, ensuring the seamless functionality of applications across multiple platforms.
• Leadership in Testing: Headed a small team of testers at Viacom, focusing on testing the deployment and broadcasting of entertainment programs across various platforms, including cable TVs, mobile applications, and streaming devices. Managed defect reporting and validation processes to uphold quality and compliance standards.

Nov 2013 – Jul 2014 · 8 mos

• Client: Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (November 2013 to July 2014)
• Data Transformation and Validation: Responsible for validating data transformation from legacy systems to new schemas within DSG's supply chain management. This included understanding ETL transformation rules, filters, and manipulations, and ensuring data integrity in enhancements like Weekly Sales History, Minimum Presentation Quantity, and Purchase Order Tracking.
• Test Script Development and Execution: Developed SQL queries as test scripts to validate various enhancements, including item eligibility, advanced shipment notice, and like item settings. Executed tests to ensure accurate data flow across different environments and validated Tidal Automation for daily and weekly jobs.
• Quality Assurance and Defect Management: Conducted thorough testing to validate data consistency and reliability. Managed defect reporting and validation, ensuring all discrepancies were accurately identified and resolved for optimal system performance.

May 2012 – Oct 2013 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Client: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (May 2012 to October 2013)
• QA Onsite Coordinator and Test Lead: Served as the QA owner and primary point of contact for all testing activities related to Brocade's portal enhancements, including upgrades and performance optimizations. Conducted requirement analysis, test scenario reviews, test planning, and defect management. Coordinated between onsite and offshore testing teams, reviewing defects logged by offshore teams, and tracking & analysis in Quality Center.
• Technical Testing and Performance Analysis: Executed testing of web services using the Soap UI tool. Created and ran Load Runner performance scripts, analyzing and publishing test results. Monitored server resource health using ITCAM 7.1, ensuring optimal performance and user experience.
• Project Coordination and Client Reporting: Managed the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) phases, including requirement and impact analysis, test planning, design, execution, and UAT support. Prepared weekly status reports for clients, assigned daily tasks to offshore test leads, and provided UAT release support onshore. Analyzed production support tickets to identify and resolve issues.

Feb 2010 – Jul 2012 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• Client: Elsevier, Inc (September 2009 to December 2011)
• Comprehensive Test Management and Analysis: Led requirement analysis, estimation preparation, and functional test case writing, reviewing, and updating in Quality Center. Conducted performance test script creation and execution using VSTS, coupled with detailed analysis of test results. Managed defect logging, tracking, and analysis, and maintained daily and weekly defect matrices.
• Leadership in Testing Operations: Guided and led both manual and automation testing efforts at offshore locations. Oversaw Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) phases, including requirement and impact analysis, test planning, design, execution, and UAT support. Reported project statuses to clients through regular meetings and reports, and managed project-specific tasks using PMSmart.
• Team Development and Project Coordination: Trained and evaluated SMEs/Trainers for software testing. Involved in the hiring process for Testing Projects at Reed Elsevier, and managed daily project activities, providing technical and non-technical guidance to team members.

Jan 2008 – Feb 2010 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Client: Lexis Nexis, Inc (January 2008 to August 2009)
• Test Planning and Requirement Analysis: Identified test requirements from Task Request Forms, Design documents, and client communications. Prepared comprehensive Test Strategy/Test Plan documents, ensuring all testing needs were addressed. Developed traceability matrices to map testing requirements with test scenarios and cases.
• Quality Assurance and Test Execution: Actively participated in review meetings and inspections to guarantee the high quality of deliverables. Conducted thorough Functionality and Regression testing during various phases of the test cycle to maintain product integrity.
• Six Sigma Project: Led and implemented a Six Sigma project to reduce cost and save time for test data preparation (deserialization of data from IBM Mainframe system to the LexisNexis Web Solution), resulting in saving over 50,000 USD per annum for the client. Received Six Sigma Yellow Belt for this initiative.

Nov 2006 – Dec 2007 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Client: IBM FileNet, Inc (November 2006 to December 2007)
• Test Planning and Development: Orchestrated the preparation of Test Plans for new releases and patches. Created detailed Test Procedures/Specifications and wrote comprehensive Test Cases grounded in software requirements (PRD), design documentation (ERD), Help manuals, and business scenarios.
• Cross-Platform Testing and Configuration: Performed functional, localization, and regression testing across various platforms, including Windows and UNIX-based servers. Handled the installation and configuration of Image Services (IS) and deployment of ISRA on 35+ platform combinations of OS and application servers.
• Quality Analysis and Defect Management: Conducted Test Thoroughness Analysis using Automation Test Tool (ATT) and Clover 1.3.11. Ensured efficient defect reporting, management, and tracking to closure, maintaining high standards of product quality and reliability.