Vishal Gaikawad — QA Test Engineer

Test Case #001 — Professional Summary

Who am I, verified.

TC_ID: QA-SUMMARY-001

✓ PASSED

Precondition

Candidate holds a Bachelor's in Computer Science and hands-on experience across manual, API, and mobile testing.

Steps

Analyze business requirements → design test cases → execute functional/technical/process testing on HRMS, Billing & Inventory apps → validate backend via SQL/MySQL → log & track defects in JIRA → support UAT with cross-functional, global teams.

Expected Result

A stable, well-tested release with traceable defects and confident sign-off.

Actual Result

Delivered — with AI prompt engineering (Claude & Gemini) used to accelerate test scripting and speed up the whole QA cycle.

AI-Accelerated QA

Prompt engineering, applied to test scripts

I use Claude & Gemini as force-multipliers — prompting them to draft, refine and maintain automated test scripts so more time goes into actual coverage, not boilerplate.

Claude Gemini

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⚡ script drafted in seconds, reviewed & hardened by hand Postman · Swagger · API validation

The Process

STLC — how a build reaches "PASSED"

Scroll down — watch the signal travel through every phase of the Software Testing Life Cycle, node by node.

1

Requirement Analysis

Study business & functional requirements to identify what's testable and where the risk sits.

2

Test Planning

Define scope, strategy, tools (Postman, JMeter, Swagger) and effort estimation for the cycle.

3

Test Case Design

Write detailed test cases & scripts — increasingly accelerated with AI prompt engineering (Claude/Gemini).

4

Environment Setup

Configure test environments, databases (MySQL) and device drivers (Chrome/Android/Windows).

5

Test Execution

Run manual, API & automation suites; log defects in JIRA with clear repro steps.

6

Test Closure

Report metrics, confirm exit criteria, sign off for release. Build: PASSED.

Assertions

Why I'm a perfect fit for QA

Every assertion below has been executed against real projects — not just claimed on paper.

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assert candidate.mindset == "detail_oriented" I think in edge cases Every feature I test, I ask "what breaks this?" first — boundary values, invalid inputs, race conditions, and the paths users actually take instead of the happy path alone.

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assert skills.includes("manual", "api", "mobile", "sql") Full-stack testing coverage Comfortable across manual functional testing, Postman/Swagger-driven API validation, mobile QA, and backend verification with SQL/MySQL — end to end, not siloed.

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assert workflow.ai_accelerated === true I use AI to test faster, not slower I actively prompt-engineer with Claude and Gemini to auto-generate test scripts and automated workflows — cutting scripting time while keeping coverage high.

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assert defect_lifecycle.tracked === "JIRA" Clean defect discipline Identifying, logging, prioritizing and tracking bugs in JIRA through to closure, with clear reproduction steps developers can act on immediately.

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assert collaboration.mode === "agile_crossfunctional" Built for Agile teams Worked inside Scrum cycles with cross-functional and global teams, aligning QA sign-off with sprint velocity instead of slowing it down.

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assert builder.side_project === "QuickBillPOS" I don't just test apps — I build them Solo-built Quick Bill POS, an offline-first billing & inventory Flutter app, using Flutter GetX — which means I test software with a developer's understanding of what actually goes wrong under the hood.

Test Suites

Skills, organized like test suites

testing_fundamentals9 specs

SDLCSTLCFunctionalTechnicalProcessUATTest Case DesignDefect TrackingRegression

testing_types6 specs

ManualAutomationAPIMobileWeb AppUI & Performance

programming5 specs

Java (Core, OOP)JavaScriptDartHTMLCSS

ai_assisted_testing4 specs

ClaudeGeminiPrompt EngineeringAutomated Script Writing

databases_&_analytics5 specs

SQLMySQLQuery-based ValidationTrend AnalysisData Integrity

tools_&_drivers7 specs

PostmanSwaggerJIRAJMeterChrome DriverAndroid DriverWindows Driver

methods_&_productivity5 specs

Agile / ScrumCross-functional CollabVS CodeMS ExcelMS Word

Live Console

API testing & mobile UI testing, in action

A quick look at how I actually work — validating endpoints in a Swagger/Postman-style flow, and running UI checks across Android & browser device drivers.

📡 Swagger / OpenAPI — try_it_out on my own portfolio API

SWAGGER · POSTMAN

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  "manual": true, "api": true, "automation": true,
  "tools": ["Postman", "Swagger", "JMeter", "JIRA"],
  "status": "200 OK"
}

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  "to": "vishalgayakawad214@gmail.com",
  "whatsapp": "+91 7666759891",
  "delivered": true,
  "status": "200 OK"
}

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  "count": 3,
  "featured": "Quick Bill POS (Flutter + GetX)",
  "status": "200 OK"
}

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  "token": "••••••••••",
  "status": "200 OK"
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{
  "currentRole": "QA Test Engineer — Appstix",
  "since": "Oct 2025",
  "status": "200 OK"
}

{
  "id": "BUG-1042",
  "resolved": true,
  "status": "204 No Content"
}

{ "testedBy": "Vishal Gaikawad", "tool": "Postman + Swagger", "assertions": 7, "failed": 0, "status": "PASSED" }

LIVE

Android UI Suite

Employee & payroll screens tested with automated tap/scroll sequences across real device resolutions.

Android DriverEspresso-style tapsRegression

LIVE

Web / Chrome UI Suite

Billing & inventory web flows verified cross-browser with Chrome Driver + Windows Driver.

Chrome DriverWindows DriverCross-browser

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Tested & signed off QA_ENGINEER · Vishal Gaikawad

✓ functional_testing: PASSED ✓ api_testing_swagger: PASSED ✓ mobile_ui_testing: PASSED ✓ regression_suite: PASSED ✓ sql_backend_validation: PASSED ✓ uat_readiness: PASSED ✓ functional_testing: PASSED ✓ api_testing_swagger: PASSED ✓ mobile_ui_testing: PASSED ✓ regression_suite: PASSED ✓ sql_backend_validation: PASSED ✓ uat_readiness: PASSED

Load & Performance

Automation testing, under load

A simulated JMeter-style run — virtual users ramping up and hitting the API while response times hold steady.

⚡ Load Test — HRMS API, ramp-up scenario

JMETER

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Active Threads

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Requests / sec

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Avg Response

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Error Rate

Response Time (ms) Threshold (200ms) ✓ 0 errors — server stable under load

Execution Log

Professional experience

QA Test Engineer (Senior API & Manual Tester)

Appstix IT Hub Pvt. Ltd. · Pune, India

Oct 2025 — Present

Transitioned to a full-time senior testing role after successfully completing a 3-month internship.
End-to-end functional, technical & process testing across HRMS, Billing and Inventory software on web and mobile.
Design and execute test cases from business requirements, supporting Business & UAT cycles.
Log and track defects in JIRA within an Agile, cross-functional team environment.
Leverage AI tools — Claude & Gemini — for automated test-script writing, streamlining API validation and accelerating the whole QA cycle.
Validate backend operations and API responses using Postman and Swagger.

Software Testing Intern

Appstix IT Hub Pvt. Ltd. · Pune, India

Jul 2025 — Oct 2025

Onboarded into manual, API and mobile testing across HRMS, Billing and Inventory products.
Began using AI prompt engineering with Claude/Gemini to speed up script writing and API checks.

Software Testing Intern

Cravita Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. · Pune, India

Jun 2025 — Oct 2025

Authored and executed manual test cases for web applications from business & functional requirements.
Identified, documented and tracked defects in Excel within an Agile workflow.
Performed backend/database validation running SQL queries against MySQL.
Ran regression cycles to confirm code changes didn't break existing functionality.

Build Artifacts

Projects

✓ TEST PASSED

FLUTTER · SOLO BUILD

Quick Bill POS

An offline-first billing & inventory app built for Indian small retailers, developed solo end-to-end using Flutter and GetX for state management.

Built with Flutter + GetX, AI-assisted development using Claude & Gemini
Offline-first billing and inventory workflow
Full icon asset set: Android adaptive, iOS, Play Store, notification icons

FlutterGetXOffline-firstSolo project

✓ TEST PASSED

QA · MOBILE & WEB

Inventory Management (Inflow)

Manual and functional QA across mobile and website interfaces for a full inventory management system.

Rigorous UI and regression testing for stable releases
Tested product entry, stock updates, and reporting against business requirements
Validated UI-to-MySQL data flow using SQL joins & selection queries

Manual QARegressionSQL

✓ TEST PASSED

API · AUTOMATION

HRMS Platform

Manual and automation testing across mobile and web views of a Human Resource Management System.

Focused coverage on employee management & payroll modules
API testing via Swagger and Postman for secure backend communication
Designed test scripts validating business logic & calculation accuracy for UAT readiness

AutomationSwaggerPostmanPayroll

Prerequisite

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

R.B. Narayanrao Borawake College, Shrirampur, India

May 2022 — Jun 2025

✓ 0 failures · build passing

Let's ship reliable software together.

Open to QA / Automation Testing roles. Reach out on any channel below — I usually respond fast.

WhatsApp — 7666759891 LinkedIn @only_shetkri3386 Email

Vishal Gaikawad.

Quick Bill POS

Inventory Management (Inflow)

HRMS Platform

Let's ship reliable software together.