Hrishikesh Pilane
QA Analyst
Pune
Summary
7.2 Years in software Testing industry. Strong multi-tier experience from back-end data source through mid-level services to front-end user interfaces. Looking forward to new opportunities for career growth and to utilize the leadership skill for the company's growth
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
Work History
QA Analyst
Whirlpool
Pune
03.2023 - Current
- Currently leading QA activities for Matter in IoT Innovation team.
- Collaborating with Innovation leader and CSA team to help them test and certify Whirlpool products for Matter
- Version control on GitHub and Test plan creation for Whirlpool Products
Senior Software Engineer
Whirlpool
Pune
03.2020 - 02.2023
- Managed all the test activities for Mobile app testing, New appliance On boarding and driving Automation for mobile app.
- Lead the Automation Test execution for 4 brands to reduce around 20% of the manual effort in mobile app testing. Good knowledge of JavaScript.
- Worked with the Dev team for Continuous integration and daily build creation by Jenkins
- Worked in an Agile Delivery Framework and aware of all scrum ceremonies
- Strong Experience in using Jira as defect tracking tool and Xray to keep track of Test suites, test cases and execution.
- Incident Management
- Creation of accurate and efficient test scripts
- Experience in cucumber automation scripts
Software Engineer
Whirlpool
Pune
03.2017 - 02.2020
- Created comprehensive test plans, test scripts, and use cases to support testing objectives.
- Worked closely with the Project manager and Product owner to understand the requirements and worked on Testing strategies with the team
- Worked on Mobile app Automation using Appium for JAVA and executed scripts for smoke and regression testing
- Got good hands on experience for tools like Postman, JIRA ,RTC(IBM Rational ) and company defined automation tool
- Traveled to Michigan, US for about 15 months for the launch of the first mobile app with MAF. Lead the test activities ,trained the team members with the Whirlpool tools, test methodology, Appliance behaviors,Mobile app features etc
Test Engineer
Whirlpool (Team lease )
Pune
04.2016 - 03.2017
- Test case creation, Review with Lead and manual execution for mobile app testing
- Key Value Pair and Embedded Software testing of Whirlpool appliances with company defined tools.
- Gained knowledge of Connected Products , AWS Cloud ,DDM ,Mobile apps and Kitchen Appliances connectivity testing
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Telecommunication
ZES's Dnyanganga College of Engineering
Narhe,Pune 08.2011 - 05.2015
Diploma - Electronics And Telecommunication
Singhad Institute's SVCP
Vadgaon, Pune 07.2008 - 05.2011
Skills
Automation Testing using Appium, Selenium
Extensive knowledge of QA processes, Agile Methodologies, SCRUM development lifecycle
Experience in Regression, Functional and Performance testing Hands on experience on Cloud ,KVP and API Testing
Automation Testing and maintenance
Programming languages C, Embedded C and JavaScript
Excellent Communication skills
Experience in tools like Postman, Jira, GIT, Android Studio, HP ALM, IBM Rational, CI/CD (Jenkins)
Accomplishments
- I have traveled onsite to Michigan, US for a total of 15 months and during this time period got great opportunity to work closely with the stakeholders and different team leaders.
- Collaborated with the onsite members and acted as a test lead early in my career to help launch the JennAir 2.0 Apps.
- Received Whirlpool's Golden Lever Award from the Whirlpool's NAR President for the contribution in Mobile app Framework and JA 2.0 Launch
- Received a Constellation Award for KVP Automation.
- Received a Rockstar award for Leading the Prodigio automation Execution activity.
- Moved from Third party pay roll to Whirlpool's Pay roll in just 10 months.
Certification
ISTQB CTAL-TM (Advanced level Test Manager) Certification
Timeline
QA Analyst
Whirlpool
03.2023 - Current
ISTQB CTAL-TM (Advanced level Test Manager) Certification
12-2022
Senior Software Engineer
Whirlpool
03.2020 - 02.2023
Scrum Foundation Training
04-2019
ISTQB Agile Tester Foundation Extension
11-2017
ISTQB Foundation Level Certification in Software testing
09-2017
Software Engineer
Whirlpool
03.2017 - 02.2020
Test Engineer
Whirlpool (Team lease )
04.2016 - 03.2017
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Telecommunication
ZES's Dnyanganga College of Engineering
08.2011 - 05.2015
Diploma - Electronics And Telecommunication
Singhad Institute's SVCP
07.2008 - 05.2011