Chitra Thakkar

Background

About Chitra Thakkar

Computer science graduate from Dalhousie University, Canada. • Excellent understanding of Software Development Life Cycle and Software Testing Life Cycle. • Experience with QA methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall. • Extensive Experience in developing Test Plans, Test Cases & writing Test Cases based on Requirement Document. • Managed and led few team members in the planning, execution for few modules on the TSO project. • Sound Knowledge on Functional Testing, System Integration testing, User Acceptance Testing, Regression testing and System testing. • Excellent understanding and experience in using Model based Test Generation Tools (MBT) such as CTD and ConformIQ Creator. • Proficient in defect life cycle with defining defects, categorizing bugs based on severity and priority. • Working experience with Defect Tracking Tools such as Jira and HP ALM. • Provided Daily Status report to lead/management. • Good team player with an ability to work independently in a time sensitive environment. • Fast learner, successful leadership, excellent communication skills, comfortable under pressure. • Five times winner of Manager’s Choice Award. • Certified in ISTQB – Foundation and ISTQB – Agile Tester • Continually update skills by learning new technologies relevant to the role.