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Shreya Bora

London

Summary

An accomplished Quality Assurance Lead with expertise in Salesforce Functional Consulting, backed by 12 years in corporate ecosystem. Recognized for astute problem-solving skills and a flawless track record of zero UAT/Production Defects. Proficient in aligning business objectives with Salesforce solutions, fostering team collaboration, and facilitating skill development. Mentored close to 100 resources throughout my career. Worked extensively in domains such as Energy & Utilities, Finance, Oil & Gas, Banking, Insurance, Hospitality, Retail, Asset Management among others.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Salesforce Functional Consultant

Spika tech
London
2024.09 - Current
  • Analyzed and documented "As-Is" business processes, identifying areas for improvement.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to define high-level business requirements and ideal state processes.
  • Coordinated project activities, including meetings, demos, and client status updates.
  • Utilized Lucidchart to create process flow diagrams and support requirement gathering.

Education

Professional Development During Sabbatical
London
2022.10 - 2024.08
  • Master’s Degree in Theatre, Rose Bruford College, London.
  • Freelance Consulting – Created a functional document on ICERTIS, an AI-powered Contract Management tool, and its integration with Salesforce.
  • Self-Study & Professional Development – Achieved Ranger rank and earned Salesforce certifications through active learning on Salesforce’s Trailhead.

Manager

Deloitte
London
2021.12 - 2022.09

Role: Test Lead/ Functional Consultant | Lightning Implementation | Agile

  • Led quality assurance efforts, managing Unit, SIT, UAT, and production test cycles, while collaborating with a team of 10 clients to ensure project success
  • Managed test estimations, risk assessments, and requirement prioritization throughout the software testing lifecycle
  • Conducted client demos for the built solution
  • Acknowledged by the client for addressing functional and testing queries, helping them understand Salesforce solutions in context of business goals
  • Efficiently managed changing business requirements by periodically evaluating their implications on the existing Salesforce solution
  • Assisted Business Analysts in translating business needs into clear use cases, drafting precise acceptance criteria
  • Recognized by leadership for contributions in optimizing Salesforce processes, reducing end user's efforts by 40%
  • Client praised the project as the first with zero production defects, leading to the securing of another project

Team Lead

Accenture
London
2015.12 - 2021.08

Client: Retail (USA) | Role: Test Specialist & Functional Consultant | Solution: Marketing Cloud Implementation| Agile

  • Recognized Salesforce SME providing functional consultancy to client and the Internal Marketing Cloud testing team
  • Responsibilities included coaching on Salesforce concepts, addressing queries, and assisting with training documentation
  • Validated the operational integrity of Email Alerts across 20 users and 9 brands of a prominent retail enterprise
  • Collaborated closely with developers to optimize Marketing Cloud journeys, providing strategic insights that identified opportunities for enhancing automation queries and streamlining customer journeys effectively
  • Responsible for drafting test scripts, managing defects, troubleshooting with developers, assessing risks, reporting, and executing tests, which included database testing using Workbench
  • Conducted testing on a total of 25 distinct iOS and Android phones and tablets
  • Recognized by the client for effectively collaborating with their Business Analyst team across time zones to successfully validate Marketing Cloud Implementation across UAT Test Cycles

Client: Vehicle Leasing & Fleet Management (UK) | Role: Quality Assurance & Integration Test Lead | Solution: Experience Cloud, Sales Cloud & Integration | Agile

  • Led Quality Assurance Efforts managing a team of 20 testers
  • Collaborated with business Stakeholders and senior leadership for periodic risk assessment, root cause analysis, and requirement prioritization across Sales cloud, partner and community portal work streams
  • Owned integration testing, analyzing changes to integration trigger points, data, and XML file structures, while drafting detailed use cases and leading knowledge transfer
  • Appreciated by leadership for facilitating successful collaboration between the Integration Team and Business Stakeholders during the transition from legacy credit decisions platform

Senior Software Engineer

Accenture
London
2013.02 - 2015.12

Client: Energy & Utilities (UK) | Role: Integration Test Specialist | Solution: Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud & Dell Boomi API Integration | Agile

  • Owned API testing of the Dell Boomi Platform, effectively utilizing Postman to validate the seamless integration of Salesforce solutions with Junifer (Client Legacy System)
  • Acted as the point person for validating the integration between Marketing Cloud and Service Cloud communications, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of both the technical and functional aspects to drive impactful QA and testing processes
  • Identified and communicated critical design gaps in automation queries, contributing to proposed enhancements that ensured 100% coverage of all business requirements
  • Proactively identified issues with marketing cloud test data, ensuring their resolution enabled the successful and timely completion of the SIT with effective outcomes

Client: Insurance (USA) | Role: Test Lead | Solution: Sales Cloud Implementation | Agile

  • Assisted developers in configuring email templates, workflows, validation rules, and approval processes, and contributed to training documents for the Power Utilities and Opportunity approval processes
  • Recognized by senior leadership for leading a team of 5 testers independently, managing tasks including Test Plans, Requirement Traceability Matrix, Test Cycle Control sheet, Test Scenarios, and UAT Scripts
  • Also oversaw defect management and reporting, significantly enhancing project performance

Software Engineer

Accenture
London
2011.02 - 2013.02

Client: Global Clients (UK, USA, France, Canada) | Role: Test Specialist | Solution: Service & Sales Cloud Implementations | Industries: Hotel, Finance, Banking, Insurance, Asset Management

  • Recognized by senior leadership for publishing a Salesforce testing guide for Accenture's ARTL repository and creating a high-level Data Integration training document

Associate Software Engineer

Accenture
London
2009.12 - 2011.02

Client: Public Sector, Utilities (UK) | Role: Process Architect | ARIS Tool

  • Underwent cross-training for Salesforce, acquiring the Dev 401 certification

Education

Masters of Arts -

Rose Bruford College
2022.10 - 2023.12

Bachelors of Engineering - undefined

Maharishi Arvind Institute of Engineering & Technology
2005.09 - 2009.07

Skills

  • Test Management
  • Test Planning & Strategy
  • Risk Management
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Critical Thinking
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Attention To Detail
  • Problem-Solving
  • Agile Methodology
  • Scrum Methodology
  • Kanban
  • Cross Functional Collaboration
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Requirement Elicitation
  • Prioritization
  • Test Estimations
  • User Story Development
  • Process Optimization

Certification

  • Salesforce Certified Administrator (ADM 201)
  • Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder
  • Salesforce Certified AI Associate
  • Salesforce Certified AI Specialist
  • Salesforce Certified Service Cloud Consultant
  • HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM 11) certification

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • Collaboration & Testing tools: HP Quality Center (ALM), JIRA, Confluence, Postman, Docusign, SharePoint, Lucid, Visio
  • Participated in Provar demos, understanding its role in automation testing.
  • Proficient in Salesforce Sales, Service, Marketing, and Experience Cloud
  • AI Tools in Salesforce: Knowledge of Agent Force, Einstein Copilot, and Prompt Builder, gained through Trailhead learning and certifications

Timeline

Salesforce Functional Consultant

Spika tech
2024.09 - Current

Education

Professional Development During Sabbatical
2022.10 - 2024.08

Masters of Arts -

Rose Bruford College
2022.10 - 2023.12

Manager

Deloitte
2021.12 - 2022.09

Team Lead

Accenture
2015.12 - 2021.08

Senior Software Engineer

Accenture
2013.02 - 2015.12

Software Engineer

Accenture
2011.02 - 2013.02

Associate Software Engineer

Accenture
2009.12 - 2011.02

Bachelors of Engineering - undefined

Maharishi Arvind Institute of Engineering & Technology
2005.09 - 2009.07
Shreya Bora