1. Project Name : Barclays MSO PRB/MDA Self Serv
Duration Feb 2014 to Present
Domain/Technology Mortgage Banking/Manual Testing
Project Abstract
Application Overview: CGS (Customer Gateway) is a web-based application used in Barclays across all business
area’s to capture borrowers details. Sales is a web-based application used for borrower prequalification and
Loan processing. MO (Mortgage Origination) is a web-based application used for underwriting, Closing and
funding. MCCA is a web-based application for uploading, viewing and forwarding docs to borrower. MCM is a
web-based application used by borrower to forward docs to lender.
MDA Self Serv is a digital project which allows customers to perform various activities such as Redemption, Rate
Switch, Part Payoff, Direct Debit Setup/amendment, Underpayment, Overpayment requests.
Testing Overview: PRB’s are the problems/incidents and records raised in the live environment. Project involves
delivering SIT services to the Compliance Team within Barclays International. The team tests all the new
scenarios impacting the business in live environment. In addition to testing the problems and records, the
compliance team also performs impacted regression and end-to-end regression testing in order to ensure that
the existing compliance-related functionalities of these systems continue to work correctly.
Quality Assurance (QA) team is also involved in Compliance testing. Compliance testing covers testing of rules &
regulations set by Council Laws, State Laws & Barclays Responsible Lending Guidelines.
Responsibilities
• Test plan and test scenarios preparation, Test case execution
• Involved internal test cases reviews
• Call setup and follow up with business analysts, branch office, developers and other third party partners
• Coordinate with onshore client and support for setting up environment
• Involved in end to end project delivery.
• Creating Deviation Report, Causal Analysis Report, Defect Prevention Plan, Test Summary Report
• DSR, WSR,MSR preparation
Mahadev Biradar Mob: +91-8087541746
Email:Mahadev.biradar@live.com
Career Headlines:
• White box testing
• Black box Testing
• Database Testing
• Web Application Testing
• Agile Methodologies
• Automation Testing
Personal Data:
• DOB: 8th July 1987
• Sex: Male
• Marital Status: Single
• Nationality : Indian
• Languages : Marathi, English,
Hindi, Basics of German
Traits:
Crisis Manager, focused,
hardworking, self-motivated and
an effective team player
Certifications & Awards:
• ISTQB Foundation level Certified
• Designed HARP Max Loan Amount
calculator tool which is added to
JMPC tool repository.
• Designed Downtime Tracker tool
which shows resource and
downtime utilization and become
important part of MSR.
• Implementing Mortgage Cuppa
concept to enhance the team
members mortgage knowledge
• Cognizant Certified Professional in
L0: BFS
• Cognizant Certified Professional in
L1: Retail Banking
• Cognizant Certified Professional in
L1: Mortgage Banking
• Cognizant Certified Professional in
L1: QTP
• Recognized by “High Flyer of the
Month “award by Cognizant.
• Awarded with prestigious
Associate of the Month from
Cognizant’s BFS testing Head.
• Received Annual Star Testing
Award from account manager.
• Got recognized by Cognizant
testing team and awarded with
Spot Award for flawless delivery
and excellent error finding rate.
Permanent Address:
Flat No.-103,Shivraj Residency,
Bharat Colony, Karve Nagar, Pune
Maharashtra-411052
Career Objective
Seeking assignments to manage Software Testing activities with a frontline
organization in the IT sector and to work in a challenging environment where I
can get an opportunity to learn and grow, both personally and professionally,
while actively contributing to the growth and development of the company.
Career Summary
 68 months of IT experience predominantly in Banking and Financial Services
domain – Mortgage Banking in Software Testing & Quality Assurance.
 Currently associated with Cognizant Technology Solutions, Pune as Associate.
 Strong mortgage product knowledge - Dorado, Quicken, Avelo, Hogan-ILP
 Prepared an UK Mortgage Handbook which gives the brief idea about UK
mortgage industry. It provides the information about the entire process flow of
UK mortgages.
 Worked on Cognizant internal frameworks like ADPART and OATS for mortgage
applications requiring both domain and application knowledge
 Good technical experience in impact analysis, design, development, coding, Unit
testing, implementation.
 Mortgage trainer covering all crucial phases of mortgage banking for entire
project team
 Crisis Manager, focused, hardworking, self-motivated and an effective team
player
 Facilitating Cognizant academy as a trainer for Software Testing & SQL.
 Part of critical mortgage application releases including HARP (Home Affordable
Refinance Program). Highly appreciated HARP Max Loan Amount Calculator tool
was developed for the same
Academics:
B.Tech (IT) SGGIE&T, Vishnupuri(SRTMUN),
Nanded
72.2%
12th
(HSC) Latur (Maharashtra), Udgir 77.5%
10th
(SSC) Latur (Maharashtra), Udgir 76.92%
Technical Skill Set:
Testing Tools HP Quality Center 9.0, 10.0, ALM,
Selenium, QTP, Test Complete
Operating System UNIX and Windows 95/98/2000,
Windows 7
Languages Java
BFS Related Tools Dorado, Quicken, Avelo, Hogan,
Base 24(Basics)
Database SQL, Oracle 9i, MS-SQL 2005
Area of Expertise
 Developing test plans, test cases and manually testing software applications.
 Conducting Black Box testing for the software product under varying conditions
and analyzing the behavior of the system under multi user environment.
 Identifying, analyzing defects, questionable functions, errors, and
inconsistencies in software program functions, outputs, online screens, and
content.
 Documenting, tracking, & communicating test plans, test results, analysis, &
unresolved problems.
 Designing and coordinating the implementation and availability of the QA test
environments, and ensure compatibility of QA test.
 Providing QA test status and progress reports as appropriate to top
management and clients.
 Creation and Maintenance of various quality assurance documents like Test
Plan, Traceability matrix, Review Log, Defect Log, Risk and Mitigation log etc.

2. Project Name : Barclays MMR & IOM
Duration Nov 2013 to Feb’2014
Domain Mortgage Banking/Mortgage Banking
Project Abstract
Application Overview: CGS (Customer Gateway) is a web-based application used in Barclays across all business
area’s to capture borrowers details. Sales is a Mainframe based application used for borrower prequalification and
Loan processing. MO (Mortgage Origination) is a web-based application used for underwriting, Closing and funding.
MCCA is a web-based application for uploading, viewing and forwarding docs to borrower. MCM is a web-based
application used by borrower to forward docs to lender. Payments out is an web based application used to process
the arrears and requests for payments arrangements.
Testing Overview: Project involves delivering SIT services to the Compliance Team within Barclays Wealth
International. The compliance team tests all the compliance-related new functionalities and defect fixing that are
implemented on the CGS, Sales and MO systems of Barclays applications. In addition to testing the new
functionalities/defect fixing, the compliance team also performs impacted regression and end-to-end regression
testing in order to ensure that the existing compliance-related functionalities of these systems continue to work
correctly.
Responsibilities
• Test plan and test scenarios preparation
• Involved internal test cases reviews
• Marinating RTM (Requirement Traceability Matrix) and Test environment, Sanity testing
• Coordinate with onshore client and support for setting up environment
• Involved in end to end project delivery.
• DSR, WSR preparation
Project Name : Chase ME Automation
Duration June 2013 to Nov 2013
Technology QTP 11.0 , ALM, Mainframe /Mortgage Banking
Project
Abstract
Application Overview:
MAX (Mortgage Application Express) is a web-based loan origination application Used for Borrower Prequalification.
MPX (Mortgage Processing Express) is a Mainframe based application used for Loan processing, underwriting, Closing
and funding. MYCM (My Chase Mortgage) is a web-based application used for uploading, viewing and forwarding docs
to borrower. LARS (Loan Archival Retrieval System) is web-based application used for documents view purpose. Only
bank people are allowed access to this portal. ONBASE is a mainframe based application which is used as document
management system. There are different queue in ONBASE and allows to change loan status in forward direction only.
It is used for document validation.
Testing Overview:
Automation testing for regression test cases covering end to end loan flow from loan origination to loan closing
Role Responsibilities:
• Business requirement analysis
• Client framework analysis
• Test case scripting
• Executing scripts
• Defect fixing
• DSR preparation
• Daily call set up with client
• Status reporting to higher management

3. Project Name : Chase MBO MX Automation UAT
Duration Nov 2012 to Nov June 2012
Technology QTP 11.0 , QTP 10.0, Mainframe
Project Abstract
Application Overview:
MAX (Mortgage Application Express) is a web-based loan origination application Used for Borrower
Prequalification. MPX (Mortgage Processing Express) is a Mainframe based application used for Loan
processing, underwriting, Closing and funding. MYCM (My Chase Mortgage) is a web-based application used
for uploading, viewing and forwarding docs to borrower. LARS (Loan Archival Retrieval System) is web-based
application used for documents view purpose. Only bank people are allowed access to this portal. ONBASE is
a mainframe based application which is used as document management system. There are different queue in
ONBASE and allows to change loan status in forward direction only. It is used for document validation.
Testing Overview:
Performed user acceptance testing of automation scripts and thereby provide signoff for automation testing
Role Responsibilities:
• Business requirement analysis
• Client framework analysis
• Ensuring appropriate test coverage
• Script enhance for reducing script execution time
• Executing scripts
• Defect logging
• DSR, WSR preparation
• Status reporting to higher management
Project Name : Mortgage Express
Duration July 2012 to Nov 2012
Technology/Domain Manual testing ( Chase Capital)/Mortgage Banking
Project Abstract
Application Overview: MAX (Mortgage Application Express) is a web-based loan origination application Used
for Borrower Prequalification. MPX (Mortgage Processing Express) is a Mainframe based application used for
Loan processing, underwriting, Closing and funding. MYCM (My Chase Mortgage) is a web-based application
used for uploading, viewing and forwarding docs to borrower. LARS (Loan Archival Retrieval System) is web-
based application used for documents view purpose. ONBASE is a mainframe based application which is used
as document management system.
Testing Overview: Performed downstream end to testing of system integration testing and thereby provide
signoff for downstream systems.
Role Responsibilities:
• Business requirement analysis
• Status reporting to higher management
• Executing scripts, Defect logging, Defect retesting
• Attending review meetings and walkthroughs to better understand the requirement documents and the
application

4. Project Name : Chase MB Originations
Duration Dec 2009 to July 2012
Technology/Domain Manual Testing/Manual Testing
Project Abstract
Application Overview: MAX (Mortgage Application Express) is a web-based loan origination application Used
for Borrower Prequalification. MPX (Mortgage Processing Express) is a Mainframe based application used for
Loan processing, underwriting, Closing and funding. MYCM (My Chase Mortgage) is a web-based application
used for uploading, viewing and forwarding docs to borrower. LARS (Loan Archival Retrieval System) is web-
based application used for documents view purpose. Only bank people are allowed access to this portal.
ONBASE is a mainframe based application which is used as document management system.
Testing Overview: Project involves delivering SIT services to the Compliance Team within JPMC. The
compliance team tests all the compliance-related new functionalities and defect fixing that are implemented
on the LB, CLOSR and Zippy systems of JPMC applications. In addition to testing the new
functionalities/defect fixing, the compliance team also performs impacted regression and end-to-end
regression testing in order to ensure that the existing compliance-related functionalities of these systems
continue to work correctly.
Role Responsibilities:
• Understanding functional and non-functional requirements
• Preparation of Coverage matrix
• Test Designing & execution
• Providing Knowledge transition for new team members
• Involved in walkthrough with onsite coordinator
Declaration: I hereby declare the above-furnished information is true to the best of my knowledge.
Mahadev Biradar