Objective
To achieve technical excellence coupled with leading expertise in my chosen field of Software Testing and Quality Assurance Process.

Professional Summary

• Possess6+ yearswork experience,which includes5+ yearsexperience in the Software Testing/QA Process.
• Experience in Investment Banking, Merchant Banking and Financial Products domain.
• Leading multiple projects fromfront end with respect to QA starting fromrequirement stagethrough to product goes live, toproduction & the effective POC, toproject stake holders.
• Experience in Leadingsmall team & sharing periodic feedback
• Experience in understandingbusiness requirements, use cases andfunctional specifications
• Extensive experience in preparingtest Scenarios and convertinginto effective test cases based on software requirement specification anduse cases.
• Extensive experience in Reviewing and executing test cases manually
• Good understanding of SDLC, STLC & Defect Life Cycle
• Experience in performing Smoke testing, Functional testing, Regression testing, Compatibility testing, System testing, Ad-hoc testing, etc.
• Good Experience in Data validation inDatabase using SQL Queries
• Proficient in preparing the QA artifacts like Effort Estimation, KT/Understanding documents ofprojects worked on, Traceability Matrix, Weekly Status Report, Project Signoff Summary Report etc.
• Hands-on experience in Web Application, Windows Application & Excel Model testing
• Experience in representing the QA team in all the Business Calls, Development Calls, Weekly & Status Calls with Stake holders globally.
• Co-ordinate with different groups of people for the smooth running of projects
• Ability to take wise decisions with respect to QA activities on the project
• Basic understanding of HP Quality Center 9.2, MS Share Point - 2007
• Experience in Defect Reporting & Tracking using Tools like Silk Radar, JIRA and Team Track
• Experience in recruiting QA resources. Have been part of Technical Panel
• Good Mentor & Team Player with excellent communication & presentation skills
• A Fast learner who is flexible and enjoys mastering new job assignments

Professional Experience

• Senior Quality Assurance Analyst,Confidential, Sept2011 - Present
• Analyst-QA,GOLDMAN SACHS, Dec2010 -Sept2011
• Quality Assurance Analyst,Thomson Reuters, Dec2007 - Dec2010
• QA Consultant Confidential Aug2007 -Dec2007

Technical Skills

• Database: SQL - Server 2008, 2005, Oracle 9i
• Defect Tracking Tool: Team Track, JIRA, Silk Radar
• Test Management Tool: Quality Center 9.2
• Operating Systems: Windows-XP, 2000, vista
• Languages: SQL
• Version Control Tool: VSS 8.0, CSV
• Other Tools: SOAPUI, Confluence, MS SharePoint, FileZilla, Toad

Accreditations

• Rated asoutstanding performer with"Exceeded Expectation" for3 consecutive years 2009-2010, 2010-2011 & 2011-2012
• Received a great dealof appreciation forqualitywork performed onvarious levels from Business, Development toall other stakeholders

Education
Engineering Graduate - B.E in Mechanical

Projects

Title : DOPLUS
Duration : Sept 2011 - Present
Team size : 2
Role : Project Lead & Individual Contributor
Client : Confidential
Database : SQL Server-2008
Description:
DoPlus is a front end Fundamentals data collection tool from Thomson Reuters. It is an internal product used byfundamentals data analysts to enterfinancial data into Fundb & FundbPro databases from where the Data flows to different end products of Thomson Reuters. The fundamentals data from different Products would be used by numerous clients to plan their funds & take key decisions in their investments.
All financial and also part of non financial data related to a company like Income Statement, Balance sheet, Cash flow, Business & Geographic Segments, Address, Officers & Shareholders are updated through DoPlus.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Leading the project fromfront endwith respect to QA
• Work allocation to other members within the team and keeping track ofprogress
• Co-ordination with different groups of people for smooth running
• UnderstandingBusiness Requirements/Functional specifications of new enhancements for this project
• Preparation of test scenarios
• Involved in Developing, Reviewing and ExecutingTest cases
• Preparation of Effort Estimation for Test Planning & Test execution phase
• Prepare weekly status & QA sign off report for every release
• Performed Functional Testing, Regression Testing and Database validation
• Taking ownership ofprojects during Development, Business Calls, Weekly update Calls, etc.
• Arrange knowledge sharing sessions within the team on Domain & Functionality of the project
• Sharingfeedback withteam members received fromstake holders
• Bug Reporting in timely manner into the defect tracking tool
• Verification of defects and updatingstatus in defect tracking tool
• Ability to take wise decisions for smooth & timely flow ofdeliverables
• Apart from completing self-tasks, as a Project lead also help the team in their activities and ensureall deliverables are delivered on time

Title : Financial Models
Duration : Dec 2010 -Sept 2011
Team size : 3
Role : Mentor & Individual Contributor
Client : Confidential
Platform : .Net, Oracle 9i
Description:
Financial Models areexcel models that have been migrated from ODBC to .Net framework. These aremodels used byinternal data analysts to analyze & evaluatecash flows of a particular real estate property that Archon has acquired in their portfolios, and enter estimated data into the Database usingexcel templates.
These models on their initialization based on the Deal & Real estate property selected will download the fundamental information about the property which serves as a base foranalysts in the evaluation. Analysts would enter required data manually in the editable cells oftemplates, validatebusiness rules & upload data to the database.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Leading the project from the front with respect to QA
• Work allocation to other members within the team and keeping track
• UnderstandingBusiness Requirements/Functional specifications of new enhancements for this project
• Preparation of test scenarios
• Involved in Developing, Reviewing and ExecutingTest cases
• Preparation of Effort Estimation for Test Planning & Test execution phase
• Prepare weekly status & QA sign off report
• Performed Functional Testing, Regression Testing and Database Testing
• Performed high-level validation of Web Services using SOAPUI
• Taking ownership ofprojects during Development, Business Calls, Weekly update Calls, etc.
• Arrange knowledge sharing sessions within the team on Domain & Functionality of the project
• Bug Reporting in timely manner into the defect tracking tool
• Verification of defects and updatingstatus in defect tracking tool
• Involved in preparing MOM\'s and reviewing Weekly reports

Title : FILEWATCH
Duration : Oct 2008 -Dec 2010
Team size : 1
Role : Module Lead
Client : Confidential
Database : MS SQL Server-2005
Description:
Filewatch system is used as a task management tool by data staff in data operation department. Data analysts use Filewatch system to determine which filings they should work on next, and then input the data into database via DoPlus application. Data editors use Filewatch system to assign tasks to data analysts who report to them, monitorwork progress, get metrics on workflow and overall reporting of filing statuses. With Filewatch system, the work of data staffs could be easier and more efficient, they only need to check the task list with Filewatch system for them then finish the tasks. Filewatch system will help to schedule their tasks, providetask priorities and arrange work flow between data staff from different teams and with different roles.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Leading this project from the front with respect to QA
• UnderstandingBusiness Requirements/Functional specifications of new enhancements for this project
• Preparation of test scenarios
• Involved in Developing, Reviewing and Executing Test cases
• Involved in preparation of Traceability Matrix
• Performed Functional Testing, Regression Testing and Database Testing
• Working on other projects in parallel
• Taking ownership of the projects during Development/Business Calls, weekly update Calls, etc.
• Bug Reporting using the defect tracking tool
• Verification of defects and updatingstatus in defect tracking tool
• Creating reports for defect status in TeamTrack
• Involved in Go-live and Postproduction testing

Title : THOMSON MARKETS
Duration : Aug 2007 - Oct 2008
Team size : 4
Role : Individual Contributor
Client : Confidential
Technologies : Windows-XP/2000, ASP.Net, Oracle 10g, Silk Radar
Description:
Thomson Markets is a simple product (web based) for accessing market data and news from the world\'s financial markets.
Thomson Markets is the ideal solution for those who require Web-based access to global real-time market data and news. Provide a clear view of market moves and trends, and combine everything you need in a browser with no software installso it is easy to access the most imperative market data and news to complement your workflow. Thomson Markets offers quotes, news, fundamentals, estimates, statistics and charting information from industry-renowned sources including DataStream, and with customizable price and news alerting delivered via audio signal, e-mail or by pop-up within your browser, you\'ll be better informed. Delivered via Web browser, the solution is available anywhere you go.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• UnderstandingBusiness Requirements/Functional specifications of new enhancements for this project
• Preparation of test scenarios
• Involved in Developing, Reviewing and Executing the Test cases
• Reviewing of Effort Estimation for Test Planning & Test execution phase
• Performed Functional Testing, Regression Testing and Database Testing
• Taking ownership of the module/task during Development, Business Calls, Weekly update Calls, etc.
• Bug reporting, verification of the fixes and updating the status in defect tracking tool
• Involved in Go-live and Postproduction testing