Ashwini Shinde

Results-driven QA Lead and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) with 13+ years of experience leading QA teams, driving Agile delivery, and improving software quality across fintech, legal tech, enterprise publishing, and field service domains. Experienced in test strategy, automation (Selenium), stakeholder management, sprint planning support, Agile ceremonies, risk management, and AI-assisted testing. Skilled at partnering with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality software.

QA Lead at Benchmark IT Solutions Pvt Ltd (2024-11 – Present)

• AI-Assisted Testing Programme: Designed and implemented AI-assisted QA practices across the organisation, increasing team productivity by 30% through smarter test case generation, review, and execution workflows. Leveraged Chat GPT to write, review and optimise test cases — significantly reducing test authoring time while improving coverage and consistency.
• Ideation Programme: Participated in Ideation Programme to generate and pitch new development ideas to clients for existing products — driving fresh engagement and expanding project scope with current customers.

QA Lead at PracticeLeague Pvt Ltd (RazorSign) (2023-10 – 2024-03)

• Led QA across both products, owning test strategy, planning, execution, and defect management.
• Implemented Agile and automation testing processes to improve team throughput.
• Managed stakeholder expectations and reported quality metrics at management level.

QA Lead at Patterns7 Technologies Pvt Ltd (2021-06 – 2023-09)

• Analysed product backlogs and change requests; provided QA effort estimates for sprint planning.
• Participated in daily stand ups and end-to-end client communication across all three projects.
• Created and executed automation scripts using Selenium and Java; generated test reports with TestNG.
• Reviewed functional design documents; authored test plans and test strategies.
• Presented QA status in monthly stakeholder meetings.

Technical Lead – QA at Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC) (2013-02 – 2016-08)

Led QA across four enterprise publishing products covering multi-platform, multi-language, and multi-format output (Web, HTML Help, PDF, DMP).

• Executed test suites across Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10), Linux, and Solaris platforms.
• Designed and executed automation scripts using Test Partner and batch execution via ATV.
• Authored test plans, reviewed functional specifications, and led CFT review discussions.
• Received the Excellence Award twice for sustained quality contributions.

QA Engineer II at Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC) (2008-04 – 2010-08)

• Executed functional and regression tests across multi-platform environments (Windows, Linux, Solaris).
• Reviewed requirement and functional specifications; authored automated scripts using Test Partner.
• Participated in weekly CFT discussions and UI testing for Web, HTML Help, DMP, and PDF outputs.

Test Engineer at Shrishti Infotech (2006-03 – 2008-03)

• Performed manual functional and regression testing; reported and tracked defects through full lifecycle.

M.C.M. in Master of Computer Management – Cummins College (HNIMR), Pune University

B.Sc. – Fergusson College, Pune University

Software Testing Certification – SQTL, Pune

Web Programming Certification – Seed Infotech