About

Kunal Richards is a dedicated and enthusiastic QA Engineer at Codal Inc. with a passion for software testing. With over 1.85 years of relevant experience, Kunal is a well-rounded resource suitable for lead roles covering various domains, including web application and mobile application, and major test disciplines such as functional, non-functional, manual testing, regression testing, and smoke testing. Kunal is an extremely hardworking manual testing specialist with a hands-on approach who is willing and able to define manual testing strategy and get stuck in at the sharp end. He is a keen advocate of best practice and compliance, with a pragmatic approach and continuously strives to improve quality and efficiency. Kunal has experience in analyzing and reviewing functional requirements and specifications, creating test results reports, test scenarios, test cases, and using Jira software. He is proficient in status reporting and issue identification, has good organizational skills, and can prioritize and manage multiple tasks while working within strict deadlines and in a changing environment. Kunal's skills include manual testing, knowledge of SDLC, STLC, Agile testing, integration testing, system testing, user acceptance testing, test plan, test scenario, test cases, defect report, and working on JIRA software and all models of testing. He is also knowledgeable in automation testing tools such as Selenium IDE, web driver (learning), and screaming frog (for SEO and other related things). Additionally, he has experience with performance/load/stress testing tools such as GTmetrix, Page Speed Insights speed, and Chrome Lighthouse, and bugs tracking tools like Bugzilla, Mantis, and JIRA software. Kunal is also skilled in writing test cases using X-ray in JIRA and Test Rail. He has basic knowledge of core Java, front-end HTML, and database MySQL, and operating systems such as Windows 7, 10, and 11. Kunal's educational background includes a degree in Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) from St. Xavier's College Ahmedabad, and certifications in Software Testing from TOPS Technologies, ISTQB Foundation Level Course from Udemy, and Automation Testing from Unicode Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Kunal's current company, Codal, is an innovative and well-respected performance apparel brand with a storied history. Under the W.L. Gore & Associates umbrella, GOREWEAR designs, develops, and manufactures cutting-edge products for endurance athletes to enhance their experience in all-weather conditions. Kunal's past experiences include working as a QA