SUMMARY:

• To work in challenging/innovative environment that could augment and improve my skills and technical knowledge. My preferred environment is one that would provide me ample opportunities to use my managerial skills and establish best practices across platforms
• More than twelve years of IT experience with close to seven years managing teams for large scale implementations
• An in - depth understanding of all the phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Provide leadership with planning, estimation, scheduling, resources, deploying, and managing the testing effort for any given engagement / release
• Microsoft Certified Professional in VB.Net
• Experience building high performing and customer focused QA teams
• In depth experience in implementing various QA methodologies
• Experience in Requirements gathering and in performing Functional, Integration, System, Regression, Security, Performance and User Acceptance Tests
• Experience in developing innovative processes, communication methods, metrics, and accountabilities that result in process improvements
• Experience working as a liaison between Clients and Project management teams
• Involved in developing and maintaining Traceability Matrix to perform Gap Analysis
• Experience working with executives to accommodate strategic initiatives
• Experience delivering projects following waterfall as well as agile development
• Experience in contributing to test sections on new project proposals
• Experience in handling Onsite/Offshore model of development
• Maintaining and controlling project cost, schedule and quality of project activities to run on budget, time and meet customer requirements
• Successfully completed the CMMI training course on Introduction to CMMI for Development and Services
• Experience in managing several vendors including the review of SLA metrics

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating System: Windows, Linux

Language: Java, Dot net

Database: MS SQL Server, Oracle

Automated Testing Tools: IBM CLM, Jmeter, QTP

Bug Tracking Tools: Rational Tools, Bugzilla, JIRA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Test Director

Responsibilities:

• Provide senior level QA management to all projects
• Estimation and resource planning for large scale implementations
• Leadership for the strategy, planning and scheduling of test activities
• Continuously monitor teams’ adherence to processes and project timeline
• Managing and coordinating UAT activities
• Manage resources both onshore/offshore
• Review and help in preparation of project test deliverables
• Preparation of consolidated reports to senior leadership
• Track project schedules and deliver high quality software according to plan
• Introduce new processes reflecting in higher quality and cost savings

Confidential

Sr QA Manager

Software: Java, Oracle

Responsibilities:

• Leadership for the planning, test execution, and day to day activities of the SQA team
• Define clear objectives for direct reports and compares deliverables against objectives
• Managing and coordinating UAT activities
• Management of tasks for both onshore/offshore
• Preparation of Traceability matrix and project deliverables
• Preparation of consolidated reports for upper management
• Track project schedules to deliver high quality software according to plan
• Provide project status and metric reports to senior leadership

Confidential

QA Manager

Software: Java, Oracle

Automation Tools: Rational Performance Tester, Load Runner

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of Test Plan
• Designing of Test Condition and System Test Cases
• Executing Test Cases to validate the Functions
• Identified the Test requirements based on client requirement of the application
• Preparation of consolidated reports for release
• Preparation of Traceability matrix and project deliverables
• Tracking of issues using bug tracking tools like Rational Clear Quest and CA Unicenter
• Developed and executed Performance Test Scripts using Rational Performance Tester
• Client management with regards to QA related activities

Confidential

Test Lead

Software: ASP.Net, Windows 2003 Server, SQL

Responsibilities:

• Interaction with client for requirement gathering and query resolution
• Designing of Test Plan, Test Condition and System Test Cases
• Execution of Test cases to validate the functions and Bug Tracking
• Identified the Test requirements based on client requirement of the application
• Developed Performance Test strategy and ran Performance Testing using Rational Suite
• Preparation of Traceability matrix

Confidential

Senior Analyst

Software: Java, Oracle

Responsibilities:

• Identified the Test requirements based on client requirement of the application
• Simulation of Virtual users for Load Testing
• Involved in Performance Testing using Rational Suite

Confidential

Analyst

Software: Java, Sybase

Responsibilities:

• Gathering the requirements and imparting the same to the development Team
• Involved in designing of Test Condition and Test Cases
• Identified the Test requirements based on client requirement of the application
• Preparing Defect reports using Excel work sheet and iPlan
• Served as one of the main Tester, maintaining independent modules

Confidential

Analyst

Software: Cold fusion MX, XML, Oracle, SQL Server

Responsibilities:

• Involved in System and Integration Testing.

Confidential

Developer & Test Engineer

Software: ASP.net, SQL Server

Responsibilities:

• Involved in development & Testing
• Involved in designing of Test Condition and Test Case
• Identified the Test requirements based on client requirement of the application
• Preparing and reporting Defect reports

Confidential

Developer and Tester (Trainee)

Software: SQL Server, ASP, Java Script

Responsibilities:

• Requirements gathering from the End User.
• Served as Developer, Tester
• Involved in the implementation of the project
• Involved in designing of Test condition, Test Cases and Defect Tracking