KUSUMA SHIVARAMAIAH

Developed a Streamlit app integrated with Snowflake to automate data processing, reducing report generation time and effort. Built interactive Power BI dashboards to deliver real-time quality metrics, enabling data-driven decisions and greater visibility. Designed pivot-table and Pareto-based analytics to track failure categories and product quality trends across global sites. Applied Excel and DAX queries to reconcile product and defect records, ensuring consistent and traceable data mapping. Automated weekly email reports using Python within the Streamlit app to share updates and key metrics with stakeholders. Consolidated and cleaned raw datasets by applying data validation and standardization, enhancing reporting accuracy. Collaborated with Quality and Data teams to resolve data issues and implement validation checks, improving data reliability.

Promoted to lead data-driven testing, automation, and process optimization, accelerating test execution by 30%, reducing manual effort, and enhancing defect detection, resulting in higher software quality and more reliable releases. Designed and planned test suites and test cases, ensuring broad coverage across functional and non-functional requirements. Integrated data analytics into test automation, increasing coverage by 30%. Initiated and built Power BI dashboards with predictive analytics, enabling early detection of recurring failure patterns. Led sprint retrospectives leveraging test metrics to identify inefficiencies, achieving 20% cycle time reduction. Mentored and conducted KT sessions for 11 new hires, ensuring onboarding success. Implemented CAPA analysis, reducing error recurrence by 35%. Recognized with Team Player of the Month (Feb 2023) and Rising Star Tester of 2022 for outstanding contributions.

Utilized SQL for data extraction, ETL, and database testing, ensuring data accuracy and system functionality. Conducted manual and automated testing for 2 mobile and 4 web-based applications, improving system reliability. Developed custom SQL-driven test validation pipelines, automating defect tracking and simplifying issue resolution time by 30%. Hands-on experience with STLC and SDLC, enabling efficient collaboration between testing and development teams. Designed Power BI dashboards, reducing defect resolution time by 15%. Analyzed defect trends in Agile sprints, optimizing test execution and bug-fix prioritization for 3 applications. Led KT sessions for 5 team members, expediting onboarding and proficiency in testing tools. Delivered high quality testing for E-commerce (B2B, SaaS) and Fintech (Stock Market) web and mobile applications. Recognized as Team Player of the Month (Aug 2022) for significant contributions to defect management 2 times.