SUMMARY

• Eight years of Experience in IT Industry seeking for an opportunity in a challenging environment that would best utilize my technical and interpersonal skills and benefit from my background in the field of software testing in manual & Automation, and software quality assurance.
• Over 8yearsof experience inSoftware Quality Assuranceand Software Testing ofClient/Server Applications, Web basedapplications, and Cloud Based application.
• Strong skills inSoftware/System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)concepts,andQA Life Cyclemethodology such as Waterfall, Agile (Scrum), Iterative, and V - model.
• Reviewvarious kinds of requirements documentation such as BRD, SRS, FRS, Use cases, User Story and Acceptance criteria’s in order to clearly identify priority and impact of test cases.
• Expertise in Analysis of Requirement documents, Design documents & Business Rules.
• Excellent experience & expertise in preparingTest Plans, Test Scenarios, Test CasesandTest Data.
• Extensive experience in running various kinds of tests such asSmoke, Functional, Regression, Integration, System, Ad-hoc, Exploratory, Usability, End to End, Backend,Black Box, User Acceptance Test (UAT) for the Client/Server applications.
• Experience in Developing and Maintaining Test Matrices as Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM),
• Defect Metrics, Test Responsibility Metrics (TRM) & Release Matrices.
• Highly Experienced in Working for Defect Identification and Resolution & Reports, Prepared Sprint Test Report, Regression and UAT Test Report.
• Strong skills inDatabase Testingand thorough knowledge inSQL/advanced SQL.
• Excellent experience in working with various databases likeOracle, MS SQL Server, DB2.
• Possess knowledge about variousInternet ProtocolslikeHTTP, FTPandSMTP.
• Professional experience in testing Financial, Retail, Insurance, Banking, and Health Careapplications.
• Excellent written and Verbal communication, leadership qualities & interpersonal skills, Skilled to
• Learn new technologies in short span of time, self-motivated, organized and responsible team player.
• Highly dedicated to produce professional work with the highest quality and creativity to maintain professional demeanor in high-stress situations.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: HP Application Life Cycle Management (ALM) 11,11.5,12.53, HP Quality Center (QC) 9.0,9.5,10.0,10.5, JIRA, Rally, MS Team Foundation Server (TFS), MS Microsoft Test Manager (MTM), HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT) 11,11.5, HP Quick Test Professional (QTP) 10, 10.5, Soup UI

Operating system: Windows 10, 7, XP, Vista, 98, iOS

Software System: Microsoft Office Suite, Visual Studio, Lync, Skype

Application Language: RDBMS:

Apps Server: SQL, Linux, Java, C++, C#, Visual Basic .NET, HTML, XML, J2EE

Oracle, MS SQL Server, db2: Web Logic, Apache, iis, Web Sphere

Browser: Internet Explorer (IE), Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari

Industry: Banking & Finance, Insurance, Retail, Health Care

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Rochester, MN

EPIC Analyst TDR

Responsibilities:

• Confidential is implementing the Epic EHR (Electronic Health Record) across the enterprise in Minnesota & Florida.
• Minnesota & Florida project is End-user Devices which includes surveying devices, identifying gaps, procuring and deploying new devices, performing Epic application build, and executing a Technical Dress Rehearsal (TDR).
• TDR tester testing each device at each of the Mayo sites in the weeks and months prior to each go-live.
• These devices include workstations, printers, e-signature pads, bar code scanners, Document Scanner, Dictation Mic and other end-user devices that integrate with the Epic EHR.
• Testing mobile device using the integrated Rover (IPHONE) mobile app from Epic as an extension of workstation-based bedside computing. Assess to patient chart will be as simple as tapping a patient's name from list, or scanning a patient's wristband with the attached barcode scanner. This is truly a new and unique opportunity for patient care at Confidential and the Plummer Project is excited to help bring the new technology into the clinical environment.
• The TDR Team is split into two roles, each with separate duties. The Virtual Command Center Liaison and Field Team Leads.
• Coordinate and lead the testing efforts at a given hospital or clinic location.
• Work with the TDR Project Management team to review where their TDR team will be testing and provide a status report on a daily basis to the virtual command center.
• Assess the overall scope of testing activities for the day.
• Communicate in advance with local operations on where they are with the TDR, as well as where they intend to be next.
• Interact with clinicians to obtain clarification on the use of devices as it relates to their clinical workflows.
• Communicate frequently with virtual command center staff to ensure failed cases documented by the testers have sufficient data for issue investigation and resolution.
• Track and report progress.
• Assist with the TDR testing when Lead duties allow TDR Testers
• Perform testing at the Rochester campus locations to test end-user devices.
• Work with the Field Team Lead to review and understand the testing locations and goals for the day.
• Interact with clinicians to obtain clarification on the use of devices as it relates to their clinical workflows.
• Perform testing on workstations, printers, and peripheral devices using a detailed testing script.
• Understand expected results and document failures effectively in the Epic TDR Issues List based on test script requirements.
• Issues are also reviewed in daily command center calls.

Confidential - New York, NY

Senior QA Tester & Lead

Responsibilities:

• Actively participated in all phases of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
• Follow agile scrum methodologies and attend in the sprint planning and release planning for user stories, time estimations and derived the QA tasks.
• Revised Business Requirements and Design Specifications to ensure trace-ability and test-ability.
• Communicate with the technical team and product owner to understand about the application functionality.
• Coordinate with the QA Lead, Clients, Developers, Business Analysts, System Analyst and other QA staff to effectively complete the tasks on time and, to ensure the requirements are met.
• Following the Agile methodology, participated in daily scrum meetings and test each sprint deliverables.
• Analyzing user stories in accordance with the acceptance criteria as a part of STLC process.
• Write manual test scenarios and test cases based on the user stories, change requests and functional design documents.
• Perform Requirement Analysis by gathering both functional and non-functional requirements based on interactions with the process owners, document analysis and represented them in Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM).
• Design all manual test cases step by step into HP Application Life Cycle Management (ALM) in the Test Plan section.
• Performing Web-based Testing including GUI Testing, Black-Box Testing, Smoke Testing, Functional Testing, Backend Testing, Compatibility testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, System Testing, End to End Testing, Exploratory Testing, UX/UI Testing, Usability, and User Acceptance Testing.
• Log defects and tracked them using JIRA till its closure following company defect life cycle.
• Analyze, test, and validate all processes, changes through HP QC/ALM site administration, and defects through JIRA to mitigate risk of errors and the effect on other processes.
• Perform backend testing using Oracle database and write various complex SQL queries and joining.
• Closely work with Automation team to perform Automation Testing using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT/QTP) by creating, maintaining, debugging complex and innovative scripts with frameworks such as Modular, Data-Driven, Keyword-Driven, and Hybrid Framework using VB Script.
• Participated in all the meetings related to Sprint planning, daily stand-up, Demo and Retrospective, Poker planning, and Story review meetings.

Confidential - New York, NY

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Regularly prepared detailed Test Plans and Test Scripts for different scenarios by analyzing functional documents, visual design documents, content metrics and use cases to cover the user acceptance criteria.
• Responsible for writing and execution of positive, negative for functional test cases to cover overall quality assurance using Test management tool HP QC/ALM for each release.
• Responsible for Black Box Testing, Functional Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Smoke Testing, Exploratory Testing, Regression Testing and Integration Testing on various builds for release.
• Planning and execution of Backend Testing. Designed simple to complex SQL queries with various joining to retrieve data for database testing.
• Tracking test case results, problem analysis, log defects, and defect tracking in QC/ALM.
• Regular interaction with core developers to assure that all the defects is addressed in time.
• Performed initial manual testing of the application as part of Smoke Testing.
• Mapped test plan with the functional requirements to ensure all the requirements have been covered by the test cases.
• Used Automation tool like HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT) for creating automation test scripts along with debugging to enhancing the script for execution purpose.
• Performed User Acceptance Testing along with some functional scenarios to give the final sign off on the behalf of business/stakeholders.
• Reviewed and updated existing automation script using check point, wait statement, parameterization followed by VB script and also used descriptive programming time to time as per team demand.
• Participated in all the meetings related to Sprint planning, daily stand-up, Retrospective meeting.

Confidential - Richmond, VA

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Followed agile scrum methodologies and attend in the sprint planning and release planning for user stories, time estimations and derived the QA tasks.
• Analyzed the User Stories and Design specifications documents, developed detailed Test plan based on software requirements specifications and updated RTM document.
• Wrote & executed Test cases for each functionality based on the product functional specifications.
• Performed Smoke, Functional, Integration, System, Backend, Usability and Regression Testing on the updated application.
• Performed Web testing of the functionalities of the web application.
• Performed Regression Testing for fixes and modifications and closed the defects.
• Wrote SQL queries in MS SQL Server RDBMS to verify the data with Back-End to maintain Data Consistency, Integrity and Accuracy.
• Attended Product Backlog, Release backlog, Sprint backlog, Daily Stand-up, Peer Review, and Defect Report meetings periodically.
• Developed Test cases based upon template, executed test cases and logged the defect using MS Team Foundation Server (TFS) and Microsoft Test manager (MTM).
• Identified and logged defects as per the template indicating the summary, description, expected results, actual results, priority, and severity. Attached supporting documents for evidence.
• After Manual Testing, enhanced the Automation scripts to perform automated functional testing using HP QTP.
• Used Checkpoints, Wait Statement, and Parameterization to enhance test scripts using QTP.
• Worked multiple projects using various test management tools and defect tracking tool such as JIRA and Rally.

Confidential

Junior QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Business Requirements and System Specifications documents to achieve better understanding of the application.
• Follow the Waterfall methodology for software development life cycle process.
• Developed and assisted in test plan, test scenarios, test data, test cases, and various reports.
• Used company templates in spreadsheet/excel to design test cases and requirement trace-ability metrics (RTM).
• Perform Black Box Testing such as Functional, Nonfunctional, Smoke, Integration, System, End-to-End, and Regression testing on assigned tasks.
• After execution, analyzed the test results, logged defects and generated defect reports with various information through HP Quality Center (QC).
• Used SQL querying extensively to validate data in Oracle via SQL Developer.
• Worked with developers, business analysts and Quality/Functional testing team to expedite the defect tracking and removal process.
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing process for alpha and beta environment as per team demand.
• Attended various team meetings including Daily Stand-up, peer review and casual walk-through meeting.
• Worked as a team player to motivate team members to achieve desired goals for the company.
• Multi-tasked with good analytical skill and interpersonal relationship building.