Hiren Thakkar

• 12+ years of Professional experience in the Software testing field with expertise in Software Testing Life Cycle (Waterfall/Agile) models including analysis, requirement design, test planning, test case design, execution, and closure.
• Proficient in software development life cycle including test strategy preparation, test planning, test estimation, test case creation, test execution, test report preparation – Defect Analysis.
• 9 years of Professional experience in Software testing in Web and Mobile Applications.
• 4+ years of strong experience as a QA Lead
• Experience in working with multiple overseas and domestic clients: United States – Cayman Island, UK, UAE, Canada, and India.
• Working closely with Project managers and Development Lead on overall test and release planning activity.
• Responsible for QA deliverables, Status reporting, Client communication, and Coordination with cross-function teams.
• Mentor to the QA team, Defining quality standards and metrics for the project/product.
• Identifying the needed testing effort by calculating the sizing needed for the given release and plan the effort needed.
• Review and monitor the test progress by constantly assessing the work assigned to each of the resources and re-balance or re-allocate them as required.
• Very good exposure in testing applications on a wide range of Mobile handsets in different Platforms such as iOS, Android, and Windows.
• Expertise in API functional and Web Performance testing in J-meter.

With over 12+ years of experience in the IT and QA industry, I have built a strong foundation across diverse domains such as eCommerce, CRM, Real Estate, and Banking Insurance. Currently, I hold a leadership position in a mid-sized organization, where I oversee multiple projects, each involving a broad range of responsibilities. These include business analysis, team management, test planning and strategy, as well as stakeholder engagement. Additionally, I am responsible for identifying risks and implementing effective mitigation strategies to ensure project success.

My key areas of expertise in Quality Assurance include:

• Functional, System, Regression, and Retesting
• Requirement Analysis, Test Case Development, and Execution
• Functional API Testing (Postman, JMeter) and Performance Testing
• Test Planning, Estimation, Metrics, and Risk Mitigation
• Agile/Scrum methodologies, Jira, Confluence, TFS, and Azure
• Stakeholder Management, Team Leadership, and Mentoring
• Root Cause Analysis, Risk Identification and mitigation and QA Task Monitoring

In addition to my functional testing skills, I have 3 years of hands-on experience in automation testing. I have worked with an in-house automation framework built on BDD, Cucumber, and Selenium, primarily focusing on test case creation and maintenance. 

• Achieved B.E. in Computer Science from South Gujarat University in the year 2009.
• Achieved a Diploma in Computer Engineering from T.E.B. Gandhinagar in the year 2005.