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🌱 About Me
I am a Data Analytics graduate from the University of the Fraser Valley, BC (UFV), passionate about harnessing the power of data to drive meaningful decisions.
As a Quality Assurance professional with a strong background in data analysis, I am passionate about ensuring product quality while leveraging data to drive deeper insights. My expertise empowers me to approach QA with a data-driven mindset, identifying patterns and optimizing processes. Whether through meticulous testing or uncovering valuable trends within data, I am dedicated to delivering robust solutions. My goal is to combine these skills to ensure quality products that are informed by intelligent, data-backed decisions. Eager to combine my extensive software testing experience with my data analysis capabilities, I aim to contribute to a forward-thinking, innovative organization.
🔭 Current Projects
Biodiversity Data Scraping: Leveraging Scrapy to scrape websites from biodiversity databases, I’ve collected data from over 1000+ organizations.
Mission Statement Analysis: Extracting and processing mission statements for automated analysis using LLMs (Large Language Models), allowing for the identification of organizational goals and areas of focus.
Prompt Engineering with OpenAI API: Utilizing OpenAI API and LLMs to enable deeper analysis of mission statements and reports, uncovering collaboration opportunities and key themes among biodiversity organizations.
🚀 Data Skills
Data Tools: Advanced Excel, SQL, Power BI, SAS
Programming Languages: Python, Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-Learn
Analytical Skills: Statistics, Data Modeling, Hypothesis Testing
🚀 Software Testing Skills
• Automation Testing, Manual Testing, API Testing, REST API Testing, Database Testing, Regression Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Functional Testing, Integration Testing and Performance Testing.
• Extensive experience in Web & Mobile Application Testing (iOS & Android).
• Proficient in writing Test Cases, Test Plans, and creating detailed Bug Reports.
• Familiar with SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) & STLC (Software Testing Life Cycle).
Tools & Platforms
• selenium, Postman, Jira, RESRT-API, TFS & Bugzilla
• Agile & Team Collaboration Skills
• Experienced in Agile methodologies, working in Scrum teams, and attending daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Skilled in Defect Management, Requirement Analysis, and cross-functional team collaboration.
Soft Skills
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, providing clear updates on project status and test results.
• Leadership in mentoring junior testers and collaborating with developers and business analysts.
👯 A Personal Note
Once terrified of Statistics, now we’re best friends! Who knew numbers could be so charming? Diving into data analysis, forecasting, and machine learning has transformed our relationship into something inseparable.
📫 Let's Connect! Feel free to reach out via LinkedIn: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/athira-beena-thulasi/)
😊 Pronouns She/Her