APARNA SITARAM

Executive Profile

•	9+ years of diverse experience in Information Technology industry focusing on
Quality Assurance, Manual Testing, Automated Testing and Database Testing of Web
and Client/Server based applications.
•	Expertise in testing applications on various domains like  MPEG and Enterprise
[ERP] domains like Mortgage, Insurance, Finance  and Banking
•	Specialist in Test Estimation using proven method like Test Case point
Estimation [TCP]
•	Proficient in various test strategies of Black Box and White box testing
•	Expertise in usage of various testing concepts like Unit testing, Integration
testing, System testing, Functional testing, Regression testing, Security
testing, Acceptance testing ,End-To-End testing, Java API testing, Compatibility
Testing, Smoke testing, Risk Based testing, Data migration testing ,Database
testing , SOA testing, Web Services Testing, Performance testing
•	Expertise in adapting testing strategies for various Software Development Life
cycle (SDLC) models like Waterfall, RUP,V-Model and Agile -Scrum Models
•	Expertise in designing and maintaining various documents in all test phases
from Test Initiation , Test Planning , Test Monitoring and Control and Test
Closure phase
•	Experienced in Test Estimation, Test Strategy and Planning, Risk assessment,
reviewing of deliverables, coordinating with project stakeholders, negotiating
and motivating team membership in support of timelines and IT project
deliverables
•	Expertise in preparation and maintenance of Test Schedule using Microsoft
Project Planner [MPP]
•	Expertise in designing test cases using standard techniques like Equivalence
Partioning Boundary Value Analysis and Pair wise design techniques using [OAT]
•	Innovated a customized Automated Test Execution Framework for Data Migration
Test by deriving SQL test scripts
•	Expertise in communication of daily, weekly and monthly status reports
including Test Metrics to various project stake holders
•	Expert in usage of various white box testing tools like Junit, CodePro
Analytix , J2MEUnit Tool Kit, Rational Test Real Time on Java Environments
•	Experience in testing database applications of RDBMS in ORACLE, SQL Server and
MS Access. 
•	Expertise in usage of functional and regression test tools like SILK Test ,
mercury product Quick Test Pro [QTP], Winrunner, Web Services Test- SOAP UI,
performance test tools like mercury Load runner and Webload
•	Expertise in designing and maintaining regression test scripts in 4Test
language using Silk Test
•	Proficient in usage of  Test Management tools like Mercury Quality Center [QC]
, Test Director 
•	Expert in usage of Defect Tracking Tools like Bugzilla, Rational Clear Quest
[RCQ]  and various other in house tools
•	Expert in usage of IDE’s like Eclipse and NetBeans
•	Expertise in usage of configuration management tools like Visual Source Safe
[VSS] and Rational Clear Case [RCC]
•	Expertise in various embedded Test Strategies like Behavioral Tests,
Conformance Tests, Memory Leakage Tests and Performance Tests.
•	Validation of DTV middleware stacks for DASE, MHP (DVB & GEM), OCAP, OCAP-OOB,
Blu-ray Disc JAVA
•	Validation of head end MPEG2 encoders like Object Carousel (OC) generator,
OCAP-OOB, TCP/IP, UDP, multicasting and MPEG2 stream generator and Stream Scope
PSIP Stream Analyzer
•	Proposed, designed and executed automated test execution [ATE]  tool for LGE-
DTV STB middleware stacks
•	Exhaustive knowledge  in MPEG2 systems and MPEG2 standards ,DASE-ATSC,
DVB-MHP,SCTE, OCAP  and Blu-ray standards
•	Expertise in preparation of various reports like Requirement Traceability
Matrix [RTM] and Retrospective Report 
•	Possess good knowledge of ISO, Six sigma, CMMI, SDLC and Testing life cycle
processes
•	Expertise in various Test Delivery models like Offshore and Onsite-Offshore
models
•	Expertise in maintenance of Issue Tracker
•	Practiced various Leadership styles like Charismatic, Situational  and Servant
Leadership
•	Actively participated with the Process Representative group to oversee the
quality procedures related to the project
•	Involved in Configuration Management and Defect Prevention activities for the
project
•	Able to manage the team, have co-operative attitude and good interpersonal
skills