BASIYA AKTHAR

Dubai

Summary

Diligent Head of Quality with 12 years of experience making sure products and services meet internal and external standards. Skilled in market research, project management, and statistical analysis. Demonstrates practiced expertise in product design and participates in design reviews to offer early input on functional requirements and potential problems. Experience hiring and developing individual team members.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Head of QA

Emaar

04.2021 - Current

Develop and implement QA strategies, plans, and schedules for in-house and outsourced projects.
Manage and lead a team of QA engineers providing guidance, mentoring, and support.
Establish and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including development teams, project managers, and external vendors.
Developed quality planning for multiple new product launches by verifying customer requirements and implementing them in design and production.
Scheduled and chaired quality review meetings to review the effectiveness of performance mitigating risk, improving throughput, and achieving customer satisfaction.
Implement test automation strategies to streamline testing efforts and improve efficiency.
Continuously improve testing processes and tools, incorporating new best practices as needed.

QA Lead

Emaar

09.2015 - 03.2021

Applied Agile Delivery methods to simplify testing process decisions through iterative development
Supported in maintaining a work environment focused on quality, communication, collaboration, integration, and teamwork
Automated regression testing.
Authored automated testing reports and presented findings to management for review
Adhered to standardized software quality assurance best practices, policies, and processes
Managed Offshore and Onsite team of 30+ resources
Created testing protocols to be used across product lines
Mentored and encouraged employees to strive for excellence while fostering professional growth.

QA Engineer

Computer Science Corporation

07.2011 - 12.2014

Analyzed and tested different builds to identify, trace and help resolve bugs
Participated in requirements and used case reviews
Created and gained project approval on project test plans
Monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing
QA perspective
Tested functional and compatibility of new programs or updates in comparison to existing applications
Collaborated with product owners to stay current on intended functionality
Worked closely with different departments to develop innovative solutions to functionality issues.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology

Aalim Muhammed Salegh College of Engineering

06.2011

Skills

Quality Assurance
Project Management
Team leadership
Test Automation
Project delivery

Offshore resource management
Process improvement
CI/CD - Azure DevOps
Analytical Skills

Timeline

Head of QA - Emaar

04.2021 - Current

QA Lead - Emaar

09.2015 - 03.2021

QA Engineer - Computer Science Corporation