1. Sharmishtha Sahai
7590 RainbowDrive,Cupertino,CA 95014
Phone:408 455 2671
OBJECTIVE:
To start a careerinSQA withsoftware automationtesting,manual testingthatdevelopsmy
understandingof software developmentlifecycle.
PROFILE:
• Formal traininginFundamentalsof InformationTechnologyandinManual and AutomatedTesting
for Software QualityAssurance(SQA)
• Experienceof testingwebandmobileapplicationinAgile process.
• DevelopTestCasesbasedonTechnical SpecificationAnalysis.
• Proficientinsoftware issuesidentificationanddocumentation.
• Experiencedinall levelsof testingincludingFunctional Testing,IntegrationTesting,SystemTesting,
RegressionTesting,andUserAcceptance Testing.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Platforms: Windows8/7/Vista/XP,MacOSX,Unix/Shell
Mobile Platforms: WindowsPhone,iOS,AndroidOS
Programming: HTML, CSS,XML, JavaScript,SQL,Perl
Database: Oracle,MySQL, Access
TestAutomation: Selenium WebDriver,Jmeter
WebTestingTools: Firebug,Xpath,ElementLocators
Bug Tracking: Bugzilla
Browsers: MS InternetExplorer,MozillaFirefox,Chrome,Safari

2. EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
2015: Universityof Michigan:ProgrammingforEverybody:
PythonData Structure,UsingDatabase withPython, UsingPythontoAccessWebData
2016: Duke University : JavaProgramming:SolvingProblemswithSoftware.
2015 Software QualityAssurance,PortnovComputerSchool,LosAltos,CA
2015 InformationTechnology,PortnovComputerSchool,LosAltos,CA
2015 TestAutomationwithSelenium,PortnovComputerSchool,LosAltos,CA
2015 Mobile ApplicationsTesting,PortnovComputerSchool,LosAltos,CA
2000 Honors DiplomainNetwork-centeredcomputing,NIIT,India
1994 Bachelorof Arts, Universityof Allahabad,India
SCHOOL@PORTNOV PROJECTS:
Project1: Web/mobile socialnetworkapplication,whichconnectsactivistsfromaroundthe world
takingactionon variousimportantcauses(children,animal welfare,healthyliving,nature etc.)
• Studiedrequirementsandperformedexploratorytestingtofamiliarize withthe application
• Wrote and executedtestcasesandtestscenariosforCreate Petition,SignPetition,MyPetition,and
ButterflyRewardsDashboardfeatures
• PerformedcrossbrowsingtestingonChrome,FF,IE10 inWindows7
• Ran functional,regression,andusabilitytestingonvariousmobile devices:IOS,Android
• ReporteddefectsintoBugzillabugtrackingdatabase
• Tookpart in the weeklyQA statusmeetingsdiscussingthe findings,bugfixes,latestbuilds;sentthe
statusreportsto QA manager
Project 2: International moviesportal
• Developedandexecutedtest casescoveringdesignatedareasincludingfunctional andregression
testingof social networkingfeatures(PeopleSearch,MyFriends,Playlists)
• UtilizedBugzillabug-trackingtool toreportapplicationdefects
• ParticipatedinGUI,usability,functionality,buildacceptance andregressiontesting
• PerformedVideoQualityTesting(Screen,Display, andPicture),Resolution,Audio/Video
synchronization,etc.

3. • ActivelyparticipatedinweeklyQA teammeetingstodiscusstestingissues;recommended
improvementstothe productfeatures
• Performedregressiontestingof fixedbugsandforeverynew release
• CommunicatedwithDevelopmentandQA teamto discussthe new featuresof the application,
release notesandotherdetails
Project 3: A mobile applicationwhichallows making and receivinglocal and international calls
ConductedLocalizationtesting -- validatedUIflow,apppage layouts,userinteractions,includingproper
local language,currency,time zone (date andtime format)
Validatedapplicationfunctionalityforavarietylocal InternetProviders
Createdandexecutedtestcasesforthe applicationcomponents
Performedad-hoc,usabilityandfunctionalitytestinginQA andproductionenvironments
Analyzedsoftwarefailures,reported issuestoBugzillasupportingwithdetaileddescription.Performed
bug verificationtesting.
Participatedinregularprojectteammeetingstodiscusstestingprocedure andassignments
CommunicatedwithQA teammembersanddeveloperstoresolvetestingissues
InstalledAndroidSDKandsetup mobile device emulatortodevelopandtestAndroidversionof the
application.