Working as Test Lead for a project Currently. Have immense knowledge in Software Testing across various domains like Insurance, Airline, Publishing and Communications services.

1. Pavendhan Selvam
TestAnalyst +91-9884300369
Infosys spavendhan@gmail.com
Objective:
To obtain a challenging and responsible position which offers opportunity to enhance my
technical knowledge and managerial skills to effectively contribute towards the growth of the
organization
Core Competencies:
 7.3 Years of professional experience in the field of Software Testing.
 More than two years year of Onsite and Offshore Business Analyst expertise in Airline Domain.
 More than 3 Years of testing experience in Mainframe technology in Insurance and Healthcare
Domains
 Documented Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Cases and test scripts, ensuring that test plans
containing reusable test cases and prepare traceability metrics of test cases.
 Extensive knowledge in Airline and Basic Knowledge in Communication Industry
 4 Years of experience in resource management and Module ownership with external activities
like Defect Prevention and Defect analysis to increase the productivity of the project.
 More than 2 years of leading a core 6 member testing team for multiple projects.
 In-depth knowledge of testing the different phrases of software development life-cycle
 Proven ability to work as a part of a team as well as independently.
 Possess excellent analytical, documentation and communication skills.
 Comprehensive problem solving abilities, excellent verbal and written communication skills,
ability to deal with people diplomatically, willingness to learn, Innovativeness, Team facilitator,
Quick Learner and Smart worker
Technical and Domain Competencies:
 Extensive knowledge in Software testing life cycle.
 Company certified Software Testing Executive (Edista Testing Institute, Bangalore through
Infosys Technologies Ltd)
 Good knowledge in language like COBOL, JCL, CICS.
 Advance knowledge of MYSQL, DB2 and Mainframe Job execution and Zeke Scheduler
 Experienced in Data warehouse testing with Informatica and Netezza

2.  Good hands on experience in HP Quality center, HP Quality Test Professional, IBM Clear Case,
IBM Rational Clear Quest, VB Scripts, IBM Mainframe DB2 and other Mainframe services.
 Experience in Group Insurance claim Adjudication, specializing in Black Box and White Box
Testing through Manual Testing
 Vast experience in Project estimation, Estimation Documentation, Resource Management,
development of Test Strategies, Test Plan, Test Scripts, Test Result Summaries and Expertise in
Execution of Software testing.
 Experience in Functional testing, Regression testing, Compatibility Testing and to validate the
overall functionality of the domain.
 Expertise in UAT along with Client in Client Location and onsite user support in multiple client
locations.
 Basic Experience in Automation testing using Quick Test Professional tool and Quality Center.
 Experience in Defect management and Bug Reporting tools
 Experience in V model functioning of the STLC and basic experience in Agile Methodology.
Professional Experience
Mar’ 09
to
April’ 12
Testing Experience :
Domain : Insurance and healthcare claims
Project # 1 :
Project Name: Informatics
Duration : October 2009 to February 2010
Role : SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER
Process Summary:
The client is a leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving
members with information and resources to help them make better informed
decisions about their health care.
Have been working in a mainframe application for processing Medicare related
data, which contains information’s about the Medicare insurance holder,
Providers and Druggists. This systemmainly deals with Mainframe database and
Flat files, running in scheduled Zeke’s mostly.
Have been performing Datawarehouse testing and ETL Testing in various
applicationsin Mainframe.
Project # 2 :

3. May 12
Till Dec
2012
Project Name: GI – Group Insurance
Duration : March 2010 to April 2012
Role : Subject Matter Expert and Point of Contact for Disability
Insurance applications.
Process Summary:
Group Insurance is a mainframe application used for processing claims which are
dealt under Group Insurance policies. I was handling a separate application,
which deals with processing the claims submitted for acquiring the benefits of
the plan and also an application which deals with the frequency of payment for
the subscribers.
Project # 3 :
Domain: Energy utilities, Communication and Services.
Project Name: Business As Usual
Duration : May 2012 to Dec 2012
Role : Software Test Engineer
Process Summary:
The client is an American cable telecommunications company that operates in 28
states and has 31 operating divisions The project is to validate and verify the
production defects around the applications of the Client data base. A variety of
data warehouse tools have been used in the project. Informatica and Netezza
being the basic data base tools used.
Role Description : Software Test Engineer
Responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining test plans,
procedures, guidelines, standards and processes on the project and document
test results in a test report
 Perform responsibilities of providing metrics data required by project
plan, and conduct formal software testing to verify that all functional
requirements have been met

4.  Handle the tasks of reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting requirements
and design specifications
 Oversee development testing aspects (unit, integration, systemand
acceptance) ensuring testing is coordinated, executed, and reported
 Responsible for preparing test plans and test designs, organizing test
activities (reviews and preparation), developing test cases, test
procedures, and test scenarios
 Handle responsibilities of collecting test metrics and preparing test report
Jan 2013
till June
2015 Project # 4 :
Domain : Airline Industry
Project Name: eFlight
Duration : Jan 2013 to June 2015
Role : Team Lead and Business Analyst
Process Summary:
The client is the leading provider of helicopter services to the worldwide offshore
energy industry based on the number of aircraft operated, and one of two
helicopter service providers to the offshore energy industry with global
operations. The first civil helicopter transport company to work in the oil and gas
industry
Infosys to develop and support an online application which would automate the
process of Flight Operations of the client Bristow in their various locations
around the World. The application involves complex arithmetic formulae to
calculate the Payload and Fuel Load for each flight, Create Flight plans and
Passenger Manifesto. Aircraft and Crew Management and reporting system. The
application was rolled out across the globe where the client had operations.
Role Description : Team Lead
Team Lead of the project managing a 12 member group. Successfully
implemented the Modules in one of the Client location. Create Test Strategy,
Test Plan, Test Cases and Test execution. Review the Test Cases with the Team
and client. Daily status call with Client and Development team to create a work
plan for the completion of the project.
Role Description : Business Analyst

5. Business Analyst for Airline Operations and Flight Planning module for 2 years
with Onsite Support in Norway and Trinidad. Assisted the Pilots and Airline
officials of the client company to use the Software. Conducted training sessions
across various client locations in Norway. Attended daily meetings with the client
and Business teamto fabricate the requirements.
July
2015 till
Date
Project # 5 :
Domain : Legal Publishing Domain Industry
Project Name: eCommerce Platform Upgrade
Duration : July 2015 to date
Role : Team Lead
Process Summary:
The client is one of the leading Legal Publishing company with Business across
the globe. The current project is a Platform upgrade from ATG to Magento
eCommerce Platform. The application was spread across different regions
around the world. And project roll out happens in a scheduled timeline for each
region.
Role Description : Team Lead
Team Lead of the project managing an 8 member group. Prepare Test Strategy
and Test Plan, Attend requirement clarification calls with the client and
developer. Prepare Test cases and review the test cases with the client and
Business team. Execution of test cases and defect tracking, daily status call with
the client and Development team to discuss every day execution and the defects
which were logged. Used HP ALM to track the defects and now transitioning to
Agile methodology.
Summary of Qualification:
 Undergone an intensive training in Mainframes Technology, Software Engineering and Software
testing.
 Strong Knowledge on Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle
(STLC).
 Hands on Experience in Manual Testing and knowledge on using Test Automation Tools,
Selenium and QTP.
 Basic programming skills in C, C++ and COBOL.

6. Name of the Institution University/ Board Percentage
of Marks Year
Rajiv Gandhi College Of
Engineering & Tech,
Pondicherry
Pondicherry
University 70% 2008
Carmel Garden Mat. &
Higher sec. School,
Coimbatore
Tamilnadu State
board
(Hsc)
80% 2004
Carmel Garden Mat. &
Higher sec. School,
Coimbatore
Tamilnadu
Matriculation
(Matric)
83% 2002
Skill Set:
Operating Systems : Z/OS, Windows (97’, XP, Windows 7)
Markup Language : CICS, HTML
Database : DB2, MySQL
Technology : Mainframes, Data Warehousing
Tools : QTP, Quality Centre, Clear Quest, Plan View, Clear Case, MySQL, Putty,
Selenium, QA Complete, Toad.
Utilities : Stratool, Endevor, TSO, ISPF
Programming Skills : COBOL, C, C++, Java, JCL
Personal Details:
Personal Traits:
Comprehensive problem solving abilities, excellent verbal and written communication skills,
Ability to deal with people diplomatically, willingness to learn, Team facilitator.
Declaration:
I declare that the information and facts stated above are true and correct to the best of
my knowledge and belief.
Pavendhan Selvam
Name Pavendhan Selvam
Age & Dob 29 yrs , 10/04/1987
Gender Male
Nationality Indian
Languages known English, Tamil