Muttala, Sanjay sanjay.muttala@gmail.com

510-456-8737

Summary➢ Enterprise functional, software testing and business analysis professional with 12 years’ experience

working in the retail and supply chain domains. Experience with major clients including The TJX Companies, Supervalu, Cisco, GE HealthCare, Xerox and Agilent.

➢ Strong experience with Oracle Retail platforms like Retail Predictive Applications Server (RPAS), Retail Merchandising System (RMS), Retail Demand Forecasting(RDF) as well as Oracle Apps modules like Supply Chain Management (Order Management, Purchasing and Inventory).

➢ Good familiarity with retail planning business processes and concepts. Worked in Merchandise Financial Planning, Location Planning and Item Planning and Advanced Inventory Planning(AIP)

➢ Experience in gathering business requirements, performing gap analysis, mapping /comparing with latest Oracle retail/apps flows, and preparing business requirement documents and functional specifications.

➢ Solid experience with all aspects large scale testing efforts, from test strategy and planning to script writing and execution. Expert in performing various kinds of testing like functional testing, system testing, regression testing, integration testing, and UAT. Solid understanding of SDLC Processes and strong knowledge of different testing models (V-Model, Waterfall projects) and testing concepts.

➢ Experience with project management responsibilities including resource allocation and timeline management, and coordinating onshore/offshore efforts.

➢ Along with functional expertise in various product modules, experience with production support and work with Oracle SQL Developer/ Toad writing queries, as well handling SRs from the business.

Skills➢ Oracle Retail: Oracle Retail predictive Application Server (RPAS) V15, Oracle Retail Merchandising

System (ORMS) 13.1 , Retail Demand Forecasting(RDF)➢ Oracle Apps: Oracle Order Management V R12, Oracle Purchasing V R12, Oracle Inventory V R12,

Account Payables, Account Receivables, Oracle CRM ➢ Databases: Oracle 9i/8i➢ Oracle Tools: Working knowledge of PL/SQL➢ Testing tools: HPQC (Part of HP Application Lifecycle Management), Win Runner, HP UFT➢ KINTANA Issue tracking tool

Employment HistoryWipro Technologies: Test Lead 7/2006 - Present

TJX Companies, Marlborough, MA 4/2016 – Present

Project Description: Working as Oracle Retail test lead and performing testing of RPAS (Oracle Retail Predictive Application Services) v15.0 application for Merchandise Unit Planning (also called as Item Planning), Plan Admin & Setup, and Inventory build modules.

Responsibilities:

As an Oracle Retail Testing Lead, I have been involved in the Implementation of RPAS Planning (Oracle Retail Predictive Application Services) v15.0, which includes extensive configuration for TJX’s off-price retail business.

Enhancing the legacy Merchandise Reference Data systems to run with the new planning system. Documenting high level scenarios for RPAS functional testing for all the above modules which includes

validating measure calculations and data flow within different workbooks. Preparing test data requirements for RPAS functional testing based on the business requirement

documents (BRDs) and high level scenarios Reviewing and participating in discussions on existing and proposed business flows, testing various

standard & custom solutions proposed for RPAS v15.0, documenting scenarios, analyzing Business / Functional Requirements and Use Cases.

Performed estimation of the effort and time required for RPAS 4 wall testing, Inbound and outbound test executions phases

Defined test strategy and performed requirement analysis & GAP Analysis for RPAS application in TJX.● Developed test plan and defined test scenarios and scope for high and low level test cases ● Reviewed test cases and obtained sign-off from respective stakeholders ● Developed test execution plan and defect management process ● Manage test execution and reporting of test cases development and execution ● Interacted with BA’s and Business users and created TCERs (Test Cases and Expected Results) for the

identified scenarios of RPAS as per the TJX needs.● Worked on Measure Definition sheet which serves as a single source of truth for all the RPAS

measures used in TJX Companies. This sheet includes the measure flows from one module to another and also the interaction and aggregation rules for the measures.

State Street Corporation, Quincy, MA 3/2015 – 03/2016Project Description: Testing activities for ERISA application for State Street Corporation. Responsibility:

● Currently performing testing activities for the ERISA regulatory reporting application for State Street Corporation.

● Gathering and analysis of requirement documentation.● Knowledge transfer to individual team members.● Developing test plans and prioritizing testing activities on a day to day basis.● Responsible for the overall testing related project activities and deliverables ● Reviewing test cases and getting sign-off from respective stakeholders ● Test execution and defect management

TJX Companies, Marlborough, MA 3/2012 - 3/2015Project Description: Worked as Oracle Retail test lead and performed testing of RPAS (Oracle Retail Predictive Application Services) v13.0 application for MUP (similar to IP), P&A, MFP and MLP modules. Responsibility:

● Defined test strategy and performed requirement analysis & GAP Analysis for RPAS application in TJX.

● Performed estimation of the effort and time required ● Developed test plan and defined test scenarios and scope for high and low level test cases ● Reviewed test cases and obtained sign-off from respective stakeholders ● Developed test execution plan and defect management process ● Manage test execution and reporting of test cases development and execution ● Developed all documents for project closer● Interacted with BA’s and business users and created TCERs (Test Cases and Expected Results) for the

identified scenarios of RPAS as per the TJX needs.● Worked on Measure Definition sheet which serves as a single source of truth for all the RPAS

measures used in TJX Companies. This sheet includes the measure flows from one module to another and also the interaction and aggregation rules for the measures.

● Interacted with offshore team on daily basis for knowledge transfers and addressing functional queries. Reviewed test cases/execution/ defects.

GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI 12/2010 - 11/2011Project Description: Responsible for regression testing services for GE Health Care Oracle instances namely GL Prod, Prod ERP, GPM, Bio Prod, VCP, and OTM. Responsibility:

● Performed regression testing for Oracle apps modules i.e. Order Management (OM), Purchasing (PO), and Inventory (INV).

● Represented Wipro-Oracle Regression team in the Release management calls and interacted with Release management team for detailed schedules of the Releases (GL Prod, Prod ERP, GPM, VCP Prod, and OTM) and discussed the roadblocks and issues faced during release test execution.

● Interacted with the functional owners for defect downgrades and resolution of functional issues that were encountered during the test execution.

● Interacted with the validation team for test script/test defect rejections and defect closures during the Regression test execution.

● Interacted with program teams for functional and technical issue resolutions that were confronted during test execution.

● Interacted with the Operation Leads (client) for providing updates on the release schedules, functional issues, defect resolutions and other status.

Cisco, San Jose, CA 4/2010 - 11/2010Project Description: Performed system functional and regression testing for CISCO International.Responsibility:

● Interacted with the client for requirements gathering ● Prepared test plan and test strategy ● Set up the test execution baselines and prepared metrics summary reports ● Drove the defect status calls and defect status reports● Prepared the test execution plan.● Walked through the test cases with the business and IT stakeholders and got sign offs for the test cases

authored.

Cisco, Bangalore, India 11/2008 - 3/2010Project Description: Performed testing activities for the Service Offer Enablement (SOE) initiative at CISCO.Responsibility:

● Involved in gathering and analyzing the requirements.

● Prepared and executed test cases and logged defects. ● On-site coordination for whole testing activities and provided daily and weekly project status updates. ● Distributed work to each offshore team member and tracked the progress for each module. ● Involved in preparing the RTM (Requirement test matrix) and test execution reports.

Cisco, Bangalore, India 03/2008 - 10/2008Project Description: This project involves the progression and regression testing of 4 important client related applications on Quarterly releases. They are Jigsaw, eDelivery, SWIFT and SAAT. Responsibility:

● Prepared test cases for system testing and peer reviewed test cases/execution.● Executed test cases and tracked defects.● On-site coordination for whole testing activities and provided daily and weekly project status updates.

Supervalu, Bangalore, India 9/2007 - 02/2008Project Description: Performed testing of Oracle Retail Applications for RMS (Retail Merchandising System), Retail Pricing Management (RPM), Retail Invoice Matching (ReIM). Responsibility:

● Involved in analyzing the requirements for ORMS application.● Involved in preparing test scenarios and updating them based on the change requirements.● Prepared test cases based on identified scenarios and performed peer reviews.● Executed test cases in HPQC (Quality center) ● Involved in defect tracking and reporting in HPQC and hosted Defect Triage meeting to discuss

the defects with Development and business team.

Xerox, Bangalore, India 11/2006 - 8/2007Project Description: Performed testing for the managed services Business XONE which is the initial venture of moving part of the back office into Oracle. Responsibility:

● Involved in analyzing the requirements, preparing the test plans, scenarios and scripts ● Was involved in the preparing the training documentation and responsible for training the offshore

team ● Involved in testing and tracking the discrepancies using Test Director Tool.

COLT (UK), Bangalore, India 7/2006 - 10/2006Project Description: Performed Functional and Regression Testing for Financial applications in Oracle APPS, which includes GL, AR, AP, Advanced Collections and DBI.Responsibility:

● Performed functional and regression testing ● Created test scenarios and scripts in Win runner. ● Running the Test scripts and analyzing the results.

Deloitte Consulting, Software Analyst 8/2004 -7/2006

Directors Guild of America, Mumbai, India 12/2005 - 7/2006Project Description: Performed system functional testing services for DGA

Responsibility:● Studied requirement specification documents ● Involved in preparing test cases. ● Involved in Test case execution ● Performed smoke, system, integration and regression testing on the application. ● Involved in defect tracking and reporting

Hewlett Packard, Mumbai, India 8/2005 - 11/2005Project Description: Performed Testing services for HP-IPC application Responsibility:

● Studied the flow of the application. ● Performed sanity checks on the application ● Involved in testing and tracking web issues ● Performed unit, functional, integration and regression testing on the application.

Agilent Technologies, Mumbai, India 08/2004 - 7/2005Project Description: Supported and tested various standard & custom solutions within Oracle Supply Chain PlanningResponsibility:

● Was responsible for supporting and testing various standard & custom solutions within the Oracle Supply Chain Planning & Logistics department. Provided QA services for Order Management (OM), Purchasing (PO), Inventory (INV), & Accounts Receivables (AR) modules.

● Analyzed functional specifications for Application and created test Scenarios Order Management (OM), Purchasing (PO), Inventory (INV), & Accounts Receivables (AR) modules.

● Performed Functional and Regression Testing ● Involved in preparation of test plan, test strategy and test cases.● Executed test cases and logged defects in HPQC (Quality Center) tool.

Educational Background Bachelor of Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering/Kuvempu University, year 2002.