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Pavithra Santhanakrishnan

@pavithrasanthanakris

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Experienced QA Manager with a strong background in automation testing.

India

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a challenging role that allows me to leverage my QA expertise while fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.

I am a dedicated QA Manager with over 11 years of dynamic testing experience, specializing in automation and end-to-end testing. My journey has taken me through various roles, including Senior Test Lead and Test Lead, where I honed my skills in project management, automation frameworks, and defect management. I thrive in fast-paced environments, adept at multitasking and prioritizing tasks while ensuring that my team meets key performance indicators.

Throughout my career, I have successfully led teams in the healthcare domain, implementing innovative testing solutions that have significantly improved efficiency and product quality. My passion for quality assurance drives me to continuously seek out the latest technologies and methodologies, ensuring that I deliver the best possible outcomes for my projects. I take pride in my ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, fostering collaboration and resolving bottlenecks to keep projects on track.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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QA Manager

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Verizon

May 2021 - Present (4 years 2 months)

Managed multiple projects including Verizon Addons, Return & Exchange, and North Star Architecture programs, overseeing end-to-end functionalities and ensuring timely resolution of critical defects. Led a team of 8-10 members across various projects, focusing on increasing automation percentage and improving testing turnaround time.

Project Management Test Management Agile Methodologies CI CD Live Production Testing

Technical Test Lead

ICU Medical

Jan 2018 - Apr 2021 (3 years 3 months)

Led the migration of the Mednet hospital management system from server-based to a cloud-based application using AWS, ensuring seamless functionality and compliance with 510K and FDA submissions. Responsible for complete test management, including planning, strategizing, and execution of test plans for five sub-products.

Test Management AWS Agile Methodologies Protractor Cucumber Jasmine JavaScript Selenium TestNG Jira Jenkins Perforce Confluence

Senior Software Verification Engineer

Pfizer

Sep 2015 - Dec 2017 (2 years 3 months)

Participated as a QA Lead in product scrum meetings, reviewing and signing off requirements and development prototypes for the ELECTRA – IVCI project. Understood complex system-of-systems workflows and trained development, business analyst, and test teams on workflow and requirements.

Scrum Prototype Review Test Automation Agile Methodologies

Software Verification Engineer

Hospira

May 2014 - Sep 2015 (1 year 4 months)

Managed complete testing of infusion devices, including writing manual test cases, execution, and status reporting for MEDNET HMSS and MEDNET DLE applications. Optimized over 9000 manual test cases to 4000, significantly reducing overhead and improving test coverage.

Manual Testing Regression Testing Sanity Testing Smoke Testing Selenium Java TestNG Jira Perforce Git

Associate – Projects

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Jul 2010 - Apr 2014 (3 years 9 months)

Managed a manual testing team of 10 members, coordinating with onsite QA leads and managers for various projects. Prepared test plans for upcoming releases and change requests, and provided weekly execution dashboards and project metrics.