Aesha Shah Patel

QA leader with 11+ years across enterprise product testing, spanning manual, automation, and API testing. Proven track record of defining test strategies and quality processes, leading and mentoring cross-functional QA teams, and coordinating daily with distributed and remote teams in Agile environments. Strong hands-on expertise in functional and regression testing, backend and API validation (Postman, Swagger, SQL), and defect tracking and reporting, complemented by modern automation (Playwright) and AI/RAG application testing.

Certified Scrum

Master with a consistent focus on accuracy, thoroughness, and continuous quality improvement.

Senior QA Engineer at Jeavio Technology (2024-03 – Present)

• Define and execute end-to-end test strategies, test plans, and quality gates for web and AI-driven applications, aligned to project requirements and business goals.
• Led and onboarded a team of QA engineers, providing continuous mentorship and skill development to support project delivery.
• Lead functional, regression, smoke, integration, UAT, and exploratory testing, owning feature sign-off end to end.
• Validate REST and SOAP APIs using Postman and Swagger to verify functionality, performance, and data integrity.
• Write and execute SQL queries to validate backend processes, database integrity, and application data consistency.
• Collaborate with developers, product teams, and remote stakeholders to define acceptance criteria and align testing with product expectations.
• Design test strategies and evaluation frameworks for AI-powered and RAG applications, and build automated suites using Playwright to extend regression coverage.

Lead Test Engineer at HHAExchange (2017-09 – 2024-03)

• Led cross-functional QA teams to identify, prioritize, and resolve critical software issues impacting project timelines.
• Developed comprehensive test plans and test cases optimizing coverage across manual functional, regression, integration, and UI testing for an enterprise SaaS product.
• Review requirements specifications and technical design documents, providing timely, insightful feedback for complete project alignment.
• Collaborated with Product Owners to refine operational requirements and ensure alignment with core business goals.
• Established strong stakeholder relationships through clear, structured communication of testing progress and outcomes.
• Automated regression testing using Katalon Studio, substantially improving test execution speed and reliability.
• Drove Agile/Scrum delivery through iterative development, continuous improvement, and regular retrospectives, while logging, tracking, and verifying defects to maintain product quality.

Senior Test Engineer at Cygnet Infotech (2014-12 – 2017-09)

• Promoted from QA Engineer to Senior Test Engineer for strong performance and ownership.
• Led cross-functional QA teams to deliver high-quality products on time while optimizing resource allocation across multiple concurrent projects.
• Created detailed test plans and test cases; estimated, prioritized, planned, and coordinated testing activities.
• Designed, developed, and executed automation scripts using an in-house Selenium-based tool (Testing-Whiz).
• Performed regression testing across native mobile, web, desktop, database, UI, and API layers under strict deadlines.
• Handled client demo meetings after each sprint, advocated Scrum practices, and conducted screening interviews for manual-testing hires.

Test Engineer at eClinical Works (2011-03 – 2014-12)

• Delivered comprehensive manual testing across diverse EMR (Electronic Medical Record) product modules, ensuring optimal functionality and user experience.
• Crafted detailed test cases aligned with system requirements, covering key functional scenarios and edge cases.
• Triaged and reproduced reported issues, differentiating software defects from client-specific requests; logged and tracked bugs in Bugzilla.
• Performed regression testing after each build and verified the structure and correctness of new database tables to ensure data integrity.
• Resolved complex functional issues for premium clients in close partnership with developers, and trained support staff on module updates.

Master of Science in Information Technology – K.S. School of Business Management (2009 – 2011)

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology – K.S. School of Business Management (2006 – 2009)