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Kalyan Vissa

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How would you describe what you did at Expedia?

Achievements:
- Negotiated new process with the QA org to reduce the overall test execution time by 25% and reduce the number of resources needed to "Accept" a "development build" by 15%.
- Effective planning and communication with the QA org resulted in shortening the "site shunt" windows during "Release to Web" phase by 5%. This amounted to saving approximately $135,000 in Gross Bookings.
- Helped re-define and simplify the 'Live Site issues' (HotFixes) test process for the entire company. Conducted detailed HotFix training for the Test Org.
- Used MS Excel to analyze the test metrics and used the results to increase the efficiency of the overall test effort in a given product Release cycle.
- Mentored new-hires on the Team.
- Promoted within 6 months of joining the team.

Posted @ 01:11PM, September 13, 2007 by Kalyan Vissa | Permalink
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