Harsha Mathai

A skilled and dedicated quality assurance and test analyst with an outcomes based focus to deliver quality technology solutions aligned to customer needs. Looking for a new challenge and to become a trusted member of the team, whilst bringing my own experience and best practice methods

Medical Admin in GP Surgery 

Period: April’24 – till date

Role: Medical Administrator

• Maintaining and monitoring the practice appointment system
• Issuing medicines to the respective pharmacies
• Working in SystmOne application 
• Process appointment requests whether made in person, via telephone or email
• Answer incoming phone calls, transferring calls or dealing with requests appropriately
• Action all incoming faxes
• Initiating contact with and responding to, requests from patients, team members and external agencies
• Photocopy documentation as required
• Data entry of new and temporary registrations and relevant patient information as required
• Input clinical data into the patient’s healthcare records as directed by GPs
• Scanning of patient related documentation and attaching scanned documents to patient’s healthcare records
• Process requests for information i.e., SAR, insurance / solicitors’ letters and forms requiring GP completion
• Manage all queries (including administrative queries) as necessary in an efficient manner
• Carry out system searches as requested
• Assist with Medical Secretary workload where required (typing of clinical referral letters)
• Support all clinical staff with general tasks as requested
• Complete opening and closing procedures in accordance with staff rota
• Support in the management of repeat prescriptions, ensuring they are processed accurately and efficiently

IT Analyst at TCS from July 2012 till May 2023

• Designed Test plan, Test cases, Test summary report (TSR), System design specification (SDS), User Requirement specification (URS), and Object Evidence (OE)
• Experience in Client interactions, face to face and online meetings 
• Development and ownership of system test plan
• Investigation of root cause of test case failures
• Work as part of scrum team for project delivery to ensure that quality is considered throughout the delivery process
• Built a Document of Understanding (DOU) concerning the end-to-end workflow of the Application
• Preparing Requirement traceability Matrix (RT)
• Prepared end-to-end Test Scenarios and Test Cases from the Epics and User stories developed under the client's requirements in HP ALM
• A team consisting of 7 members on test execution and requirement analysis and work under pressure for execution within the target time and date
• Followed up on the defects after each program increments and Re-testing done on the defects until it gets fixed or deferred in Rally 
• Managed a team of 5 resources, reviewed their work on execution and test preparation and gave clear instructions to team members about the module
• Collaborating with the cross-functional teams and dev team for the walk-throughs regarding new defects and continuous improvement of end-to-end testing
•  Analyzing User stories and providing story points and estimation during sprint planning meeting 
•  Reviewed test cases and defect reports written by junior testers, provided them with feedback    and distributed the test activities to the team members daily
•  Prepared detailed test reports, documenting test procedures, results, and recommendations for design improvements.
•  Performed system-level testing, integration testing, and validation testing to ensure the robustness of products and compliance with specifications.
•  Participated in the specification of automated test frameworks and scripts to streamline testing processes and improve efficiency.
•  Tracked, analyzed, reported on, and forecasted project plans, risks, issues, and metrics to support project success.
• Requirement gathering and Proof of Concept test case analysis
• Executed test activities as outlined by the team lead, ensuring adherence to testing processes and procedures
• Test management using JIRA.
• Leading a ten-member team, guiding them technically
• Constructed test plans explaining the test scope, test naming conventions, test data, procedural steps and expected results. accomplished detailed test scripts for System Integration Testing and was involved in User Acceptance Testing

MSc International Project Management

University of Northumbria,

London, UK - May 2023

Master of Computer Application

Sastra University, Chennai, India in 2016

Bachelor of Computer Applications

MG University, Kottayam, India in 2012