Amala S Anand
Kitchener,ON
Summary
Results-driven Quality Control Technician at Toyota Motor Manufacturing with expertise in visual inspections and defect documentation. Proven ability to enhance production quality through meticulous attention to detail and cross-functional collaboration. Skilled in manual testing and defect lifecycle management, leveraging strong communication to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Control Technician
Toyota Motor Manufacturing
Cambridge, Canada
09.2025 - Current
- Utilise precision measurement tools and gauges to verify part specifications and ensure compliance with Toyota quality standards.
- Conduct visual and dimensional inspections of automotive parts and components to identify defects, nonconformances, and quality deviations on the production line.
- Conduct assembly line quality checks to uphold zero-defect targets and drive continuous improvement in production quality.
- Document inspection findings and defect reports accurately to ensure compliance with manufacturing quality protocols.
- Implement structured quality thinking and attention to detail in high-volume, fast-paced manufacturing environment.
QA Analyst- Senior Systems Associate
Infosys Ltd
Kerala, India
07.2022 - 02.2025
- Designed and executed comprehensive manual test cases for enterprise cybersecurity applications, covering functional, regression, integration, and UX testing across all critical and minor security features.
- Performed UI/UX testing for Infosys CyberNext 2.0, validating dashboard visualisations and backend data alignment to ensure data accuracy for end users.
- Tracked and documented defects and anomalies using JIRA, collaborating with development teams to ensure timely resolution.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams including developers and product owners to translate business requirements into testable scenarios and quality checkpoints.
- Participated in Agile sprint ceremonies - sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and QA review sessions - contributing to improved test coverage and release readiness.
- Reported QA metrics including defect density and test coverage rates, providing insights for release readiness documentation.
- Automated repetitive test cases using Python scripting, enhancing testing methodologies and contributing to overall test efficiency.
- Worked in Linux environments using shell commands for log analysis and system-level troubleshooting.
Education
Master of Computer Application -
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Chennai, India04-2025
Bachelor of Science -
Mar Ivanios College
Kerala, India03-2021
Skills
- Manual Testing
- Functional Testing
- Regression Testing
- Integration Testing
- Smoke & Sanity Testing
- UAT
- Test Case Design & Execution
- Defect management
- Defect Documentation
- Root cause analysis
- Quality Reporting
- Manufacturing Quality
- JIRA
- Postman
- SQL
- CyberNext
- Daily Stand-ups
- Sprint Planning
- Process Inspection
- Measurement Techniques
- Cross-functional teamwork
- Detail-oriented
- Communication
Certification
- SAST - Static Application Security Testing, Infosys, 01/23
- Source Code Analysis, Infosys, 01/23
- Securing Mobile Apps, Infosys, 01/23
- Programming Fundamentals using Python, Infosys, 01/23
- IoT Foundation Course, LinkedIn Learning
- ISTQB Foundation Level, ISTQB, In Progress
- Postman API Testing / Student Expert, Postman, In Progress
- Selenium 101, LambdaTest, In Progress
Projects And Portfolio
- REST API Testing Collection (Postman), 10+ test cases covering GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, positive & negative scenarios with full assertions.
- Manual Test Plan, Functional testing documentation for a real-world web application including test cases, defect reports, and pass/fail results.
- QA Bug Report Portfolio, Documented 10 real bugs found on live websites using professional bug report format with severity, priority, and reproduction steps.
Timeline
Quality Control Technician
Toyota Motor Manufacturing
09.2025 - Current
QA Analyst- Senior Systems Associate
Infosys Ltd
07.2022 - 02.2025
Master of Computer Application -
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Bachelor of Science -
Mar Ivanios College