Summary

• 5 yrs of IT experience with expertise in business analysis, development and testing of Client-Server and Web applications.
• Strong knowledge of software testing methodology with experience in manual & automated testing.
• Extensive background in software development life cycle process including requirement gathering, design, development, testing, deployment and support.
• Excel in creating test plans,test cases and writing the automated test scripts to pinpoint software defects, track bugs, close/open defects and validate functionality.
• Proficient in black box, white box , functional, regression, system integration, acceptance (UAT), load/performance, security, and performance testing.
• Experience in gathering Business and Functional Requirements, developing Use Cases diagrams using UML, conducting Gap Analysis and preparing Training manuals.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong team building skills to foster positive work environment.

Technical Skills:

HP Quick Test Professional 11, SQA Suite 6.0 by Rational Rose

Software /System

MS Visio, MS Project ,MS Office, Windows 7/NT/Vista

Scripting Languages

VB Script, Pl/SQL,HTML, Java Script, SQL

Databases

Oracle 8i/9i, Oracle Web Application Server, MS Access.

Experience / Project Work
The following are brief highlights of Charu’s career.
Confidential,Baltimore
Duration: June 2012-ongoing
Description: MusikNOW, Inc., is a non-profit educational corporation that endeavors to bring the musicians who perform at An die Musik Live to area schools to foster closer relationships between underserved students and the music performance business.
Environment: MS Office, MS Visio
Role: Business Analyst
Responsibilities:

• Work with the stake holders to understand and elicit business requirements.
• Create User Requirements Document.
• Create Functional Requirements Document.
• Create System Requirement Specification.
• Create Use Cases and Use Case description/narratives.
• Perform and document Gap Analysis.
• Create RTM (Requirement Traceability Matrix).

Confidential,Project: Development of Web site and Content management Tool (E-Web)
Duration: Jan\'00-April’ 01
Description: E-Web is a Web-based application platform with integrated Content Management, Security and Commerce Management features for the fast realization of sophisticated, custom made robust web solutions. Besides the core product, the application has various add-ons that include Catalogue, Agenda and Profile services.
Environment: Oracle 8i, Oracle Application Server 4.0, Java 1, HTML 4.0, JavaScript 2.0, PL/SQL 8.05 and Windows NT, SQA Suite 6.0.

Team Size: 7
Role: QA Lead
Responsibilities:

• Work with business analysts & developers to analyze business requirements in order to provide functional decomposition.
• Create Test plans and test cases and ensure they are complete and meet functional requirements.
• Create and generate test scripts using SQA Robot for regression testing.
• Create triggers using PL/SQL to ensure data integrity.
• Perform Functional, GUI, Regression, and System Integration testing.
• Test application security features, including session expiry, and compatibility across multiple browsers.
• Record and document test result.
• Work with development teams investigating software bugs and deficiencies based on the testing results.

Project: Automate the testing of Financial Product Solomon IV

Duration: August 1997 – December 1999

Description: Solomon IV is a financial package known for its flexible and easily accessible open architecture. It can be customized without source code modifications.

Environment: SQA Suite 6.0 by Rational Rose

Team size: 10

Role: QA Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Gather and analyze the requirements for the project at Solomon Software, Finlay Ohio unit.
• Manually test the functionality of various modules of the software while the automation is in progress.
• Create and implement an automated test strategy for the globally distributed team (USA &India) to help regression testing.
• Communicate the test strategy to the Project Manager and Development Team.
• Estimate test effort and define test schedule and milestones.
• Document, implement, monitor and enforce all processes for testing as per standards defined by the organization.
• Keep track of the new requirements / change in requirements of the Project.
• Develop the test scripts using SQA Suite.
• Execute automated tests.
• Assist the end user in creating UAT test cases.
• Create an excel report with built in macros to keep track of the details of executed, passed and failed test cases.

Confidential,
Project: Regional Loss Model, New Zealand

Duration: February 1997-August1997

Description: The prime goal of RLM is to produce an easy-to-use decision-support tool that converts natural hazard probability information into likely consequences for a region, such as damage and replacement costs, number of people affected. Consequences for each region presented in a common platform across all natural hazards can then form the basis of prudent planning and prioritized risk-mitigation measures that link directly to the severity of the risks.

Environment: MapInfo, Map Basic, Map Objects 1.1, VB5.0, Access 7.0.

Team Size: 5

Role: Developer and QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interact with the functional lead to analyze the requirements.
• Design and develop the GIS functionality of the project using Map Info & Map Basic software.
• Integrate the objects developed using Map Basic into VB environment.
• Design the database in Microsoft Access to be used in development environment.
• Responsible for development and execution of detailed test plans.
• Write final test reports summarizing the testing process and results, which confirm the delivery of a high quality product.
  

Confidential,USA
Duration: 1996-January 1997
Description: Hazus is a methodology that contains models for estimating potential losses from earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes. Hazus uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to estimate physical, economic, and social impacts of disasters.

Environment: Map Basic4.1, Map Info4.1, VB5.0, Crystal Reports

Team Size: 7

Role: QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyze project requirements and perform manual testing.
• Create Test Scenarios, Test Conditions and Test Cases.
• Create required Test Data
• Log defects and verify defect fixes.
• Coordinate with developers and system engineers to fix application defects.
• Responsible for maintaining updated reports on resolved bugs.

Education & Certification:
Certification in Business Analysis from Confidential,University .USA.