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Akshay Talekar

Quality Engineering Lead
Pune

Summary

Adept at leading quality assurance initiatives, I spearheaded the testing efforts for Visa International's CRM implementations at Infosys Technologies. My expertise in creating comprehensive test implementations and a keen eye for detail ensured high-quality solutions. Collaborating effectively across teams, I enhanced project outcomes and mentored junior QA analysts, showcasing my strong communication skills and customer focus.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Quality Engineering Lead

Infosys Technologies
12.2024 - Current

Project- Ecosystem Risk Management (Visa International)

Led the testing and quality assurance efforts for MSD 365 CRM implementations.

▶ Developed, documented, and actively maintained comprehensive test plans and test cases tailored to diverse MSD 365 CRM projects.

▶ Collaborated seamlessly with cross-functional teams, including developers and business analysts, to troubleshoot and resolve issues, ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions.

▶ Proactively identified and meticulously logged bugs using Jira, facilitating efficient issue tracking and resolution.

▶ Conducted thorough regression testing after bug fixes to validate the stability and integrity of the MSD 365 CRM implementations.

▶ Authored user guides to enhance user adoption and understanding of the project, contributing to successful project outcomes.

▶ Mentored and guided junior QA analysts, fostering their professional growth and knowledge in testing.

▶ Demonstrated versatility by actively participating in Agile practices, including preparing user stories in Jira for various requirements.

▶ Proactively identified and addressed out-of-the-box issues, providing valuable insights and enhancements that positively impacted business operations.

Salesforce Consultant- QA

Tranzevo Technologies Pvt Ltd
02.2020 - 12.2024

Project- Switched On Housing

▶ Led the testing and quality assurance efforts for multiple Salesforce implementations.

▶ Developed, documented, and actively maintained comprehensive test plans and test cases tailored to diverse Salesforce projects.

▶ Collaborated seamlessly with cross-functional teams, including developers and business analysts, to troubleshoot and resolve issues, ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions.

▶ Proactively identified and meticulously logged bugs using Jira, facilitating efficient issue tracking and resolution.

▶ Conducted thorough regression testing after bug fixes to validate the stability and integrity of the Salesforce implementations.

▶ Authored user guides to enhance user adoption and understanding of the project, contributing to successful project outcomes.

▶ Mentored and guided junior QA analysts, fostering their professional growth and knowledge in Salesforce testing.

▶ Demonstrated versatility by actively participating in Agile practices, including preparing user stories in Jira for various requirements.

▶ Proactively identified and addressed out-of-the-box issues, providing valuable insights and enhancements that positively impacted business operations.

Test Engineer

Biz4Solutions
08.2019 - 02.2020

Project- Eservice Report (Water Management)

Analyzed project specifications to derive comprehensive test cases and documented them in Confluence.

▶ Actively participated in defining and executing test cases, ensuring thorough coverage of functional requirements.

▶ Conducted various types of testing, including UI testing, Functional testing, and Regression testing, to ensure software quality.

▶ Effectively reported testing issues and results to the development team, contributing to timely issue resolution.

▶ Demonstrated proficiency in testing web applications and mobile apps on Android and iOS platforms.

▶ Managed client communications and actively participated in Agile ceremonies, including Scrum meetings, retrospective meetings, sprint demos, test case reviews, and backlog refinement.

QA Engineer

CompuMatrice
04.2019 - 07.2019

Project- Evariant·

Requirements understanding and analyzing.

▶ Analyzed specifications and derived test cases and wrote them in confluence.

▶ Involved in defining and executing test cases.

▶ Performed UI testing, functional testing, Regression testing and api testing.

▶ Reporting testing issues and results to developer.

▶ Carried out testing on salesforce web app as well as on android and ios.

▶ Followed agile methodology.

▶ Handled client calls and participated in scrum meeting, retrospectory meeting, sprint demos, test case reviews and backlog refinement.

Junior Game Tester

Ubisoft Entertainment
10.2017 - 10.2018

Project- The Crew 2

Requirements understanding and analyzing.

▶ Analyzed specifications and derived test cases for the testing process.

▶ Involved in defining and executing test cases.

▶ Performed functional, Regression testing and Integration testing.

▶ Participating in Defect/Bug reviews with the developers through skype to resolve the bugs.

▶ Reporting testing issues and results to TL.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

Dr. D.Y. Patil ACS College
Pune, India
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Dr. D.Y. Patil ACS College
Pune, India
04.2001 -

Skills

⦾ Ability to communicate with Stakeholders

⦾ Creating Test Plans & Test cases

⦾ Effectively communicate Defects and collaborate with the cross functional team

⦾ Attention to detail

⦾ Customer Focus

⦾ Bug tracking and logging using Jira

⦾ Team player

⦾ Testing on multiple platforms such as web,mobile(android/iOS)

⦾ Carryout different types of testing

Certification

Salesforce Administrator

Timeline

Quality Engineering Lead

Infosys Technologies
12.2024 - Current

Salesforce Consultant- QA

Tranzevo Technologies Pvt Ltd
02.2020 - 12.2024

Test Engineer

Biz4Solutions
08.2019 - 02.2020

QA Engineer

CompuMatrice
04.2019 - 07.2019

Junior Game Tester

Ubisoft Entertainment
10.2017 - 10.2018

Master of Science - Computer Science

Dr. D.Y. Patil ACS College
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Dr. D.Y. Patil ACS College
04.2001 -
Akshay TalekarQuality Engineering Lead