OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a senior level QA and Testing opportunity leveraging my 15+ of testing experience.

SUMMARY:

• 15+ years of combined managerial and technical experience in Information Technology in diversified industries, especially federal and other governmental projects
• Over 5 years Project Management experience in leading QA teams
• Experienced with defining and implementing QA test strategies
• Experienced with SQA compliance of processes
• Advanced MS Project Professional skills
• Experienced with using SQL queries
• Experienced with SOA, web services testing
• Extensive experience with software development process (SDLC), including requirement gathering, analysis/design, development tools/technologies, release/version control, contemporary testing methodologies and deployment management
• Facilitated meetings effectively (guide the conversation, balance consensus building with decision - making, and ensure outcomes/action items are met and documented)
• Experienced with defect management and issues tracking
• Understood and tracked project details and balanced that with the larger business needs

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Microsoft Project: MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint

Query Tools: TOAD, Oracle Discoverer, Crystal Reports, Oracle Reports, DBArtisan, Quality Analyzer, Quality Profiler Advanced Query Tool(AQT), Rapid SQL

Data Modeling: ERWin tool

Databases: Oracle, Teradata, MS SQL Server, Lotus Notes, DB2, UDB, Sybase

Automated tools: Mercury Quality Center, Rational tools Requisite Pro, Clear Quest, Clear Case, Mercury, Quick Test Professional, Test Director

Other Tools: TIBCO, TeamTrack, Putty, Serena Version Manager, Autosys, Rational Tools, MetaRecon, Lotus Notes, Remedy, PVCS Tracker, Xterm, Platinum, Metadata, SQL Navigator, PCVS, Capability Maturity Model, Sharepoint, Bugzilla, CVS, DOORS

O/S: AIX, UNIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows XP, Windows Server 2000/NT, OS390

Web: HTML, Front Page, IIS Web Server, Java, Java Script, ASP .NET, XSP, XMLSpy, XML, XSD

Languages: PL/SQL, SQL PLUS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, MD

QA Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Integrated Justice Information Systems (IJIS) applications, which provide Criminal Justice (CJ) agencies with the ability to electronically access and exchange critical information at Confidential points throughout the CJ communities’ business processes.

Environment: Reports - Java, Jasper, Crystal, Custom-JSP/XML/XSLT; UI - Java, web-based, GWT, Oracle Forms

Confidential, VA

QA Test Lead

Environment: MS Project, TIBCO, ERWin, Oracle 10x, SQL Server, XML, XSD, SAO, XMLSpy, Putty,.Net, Team Track, Serena Version Manager, Mercury Quality Center, Bugzilla, TOAD, Share point, SOA Architecture, Web Services, Crystal Reports, Data Warehouse, ETL, Unix Agile methodology, DOORS, UAT, IV&V

Responsibilities:

• Involved in determining QA team goals, setting QA priorities, developing and maintain testing schedules using Microsoft Project, team budgets, risk plans, quality assurance plans etc.
• Performed SQA Analyst functions and validated compliance to agreed process, standards and guidelines all of which are deemed appropriate within a continuous process improvement initiative.
• Worked with management in identifying testing strategies, and monitoring its implementation.
• Interacted with management updating them with QA performance reports and recommendations.
• Worked on testing applications in agile environment using Scrum methodology.
• Defined and designed QA and testing processes using tools such as Mercury Quality Center.
• Interacted with developers to resolve open defects and tracking issues.
• Performed web services testing using XMLSpy, of XML messages in SOA architecture, SOAP messages and interfaces. TIBCO messaging was tested.
• Executed SQL queries.
• Managed the project estimating activity. Worked with Program Manager, Resource Manager and Project Team to communicate approach, present plans and gain sign-off from the business and IT leadership.
• Developed an agenda and documented meeting minutes for every QA project-related meeting.
• Developed weekly project status reports for the client and senior-level management that includes a listing of major accomplishments, upcoming milestones, and potential risks/issues.

Confidential, Washington, DC

QA Team Lead

Environment: Sybase, UDB/DB2; Rational Tools, Clear Case, Clear Quest, Crystal Reports, Business Objects, Data Warehouse, ETL Informatica, DBArtisan, Visio, PowerPoint, MS project, Access, Erwin etc, Unix, OS390 etc., UAT

Responsibilities:

• Developed and maintained QA project schedules, project status reports and mapped project activities to project requirements
• Interacted with management and advised them on test strategies and approaches, identifying the optimal approach and validating the proper implementation of approved test strategy.
• Conducted project/phase kick-off meetings to communicate individual roles and project expectations and ensure that all project team members have the tools and training required to perform effectively.
• Monitored projects on an ongoing basis, evaluating progress and quality, managing issue resolution process and taking corrective action as necessary.
• Created and executed SQL queries
• Tested entire process of granting of awards and various subsequent adjustments to awards, in GMS application. Performed both front end testing and backend Oracle database testing. Used TOAD for database analysis.

Confidential

Data Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Enterprise Data Warehouse applications which involved modifying their data warehouse schema and adding more interfaces with other user departments.
• Performed mapping of business requirements to database elements, documenting the transformation rules, interacting with data modelers, business users and developers. Performed database analysis.

Confidential, Dulles, VA

Sr QA Tester

Environment: Databases Sybase, Teradata, Business Objects, Data warehouse, ETL, Autosys, Oracle and Red Brick; Visio, PowerPoint, MS project, Access, Erwin, Mercury - Quick Test Professional

Responsibilities:

• Planned test strategies and approaches complex Confidential global applications spanning USA, Europe and Asia. Advised management on test strategies to handle complex QA scenario. Oversaw the implementation of those strategies.
• Worked closely with users to understand, define and implement new product strategic requirements, and Business and Technical SMEs to review high level requirements for assigned projects.
• Lead functional specification reviews, evaluates and incorporates feedback in order to obtain specification approvals. Organized, scheduled and coordinated testing activities, from writing test plans to running manual and automated tests.

Confidential, New York City

Sr. QA Analyst

Environment: Databases: Oracle, UDB/DB2, Sybase, MicroStrategy , Autosys

Responsibilities:

• Tested several utilities and solutions across multiple environments.
• Performed functional testing and stress testing.
• Maintained QA environment. Validated and investigated defects reports by others.
• Verified defects fixed by the development team.