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SUMMARY:

• Over 18 years of experience in Quality Assurance, Software Design, Development and Analysis . Experience includes testing of Client/Server, Web based, Mainframe and Data warehouse applications.
• Performed System, Regression, Volume, Integration and Performance testing.
• Development and execution of Test Strategies, Test plans and Test scenarios.
• Experience with web based technologies such as HTML, Java, Web browsers and VBScript.
• Experience in Oracle 8i SQL, PL/SQL, Forms 6i, Reports 6i and Designer 6.0.
• Expert in developing and testing interfaces, conversion, customization and implementation.
• Knowledge of Design and Analysis using Designer 6.0
• Knowledge of Back up and recovery using Oracle enterprise manager.
• Experience on Maintenance and User Support.
• Well versed with SDLC process which includes Developing, Testing and Implementation.
• Experience in developing and executing presentations for clients.
• Familiarity with Issue management and document control practices.
• Excellent Organizational skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Solid analytical and dynamic troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: SUN Solaris 8.0 (Open Server), Windows 98/NT/2000/XP. Hardware Ultra Sparc, 900s, HP - UX, IBM AIX 5L, Intel Pentiums.

Languages: C, Java, SQL, PL/SQL.

RDBMS: Oracle 9i, Oracle 11, DB2 client, Sybase 12.5.

Mainframe: FDR, TSYS.

Database Tools: SQL Navigator, Rapid SQL, Toad.

GUI: Developer 6i, Visual Basic 6.0.

Internet Tools: HTML, XML.

Case Tools: Designer 6i.

Testing Tools: WinRunner, LoadRunner 6.0, Test Director 7.6, HP ALM 11.0

SCM and Tracking Tools: PVCS VM 6.0/Tracker 7.0, Rational Suite Enterprise.

BI Software: Business Objects, Micro Strategy Reports, SAS.

Methodologies: Waterfall, PLM, Agile, Rational Unified Process (RUP)

Industries: Telecom, Banking, Mortgage, Financial.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

SQA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Participate in Requirements and Design reviews.
• Maintain projects in Quality Center ALM 11 for each release.
• Create Update and Maintain Test Plans, Test Execution and Defects.
• Design Test Scenarios, Scripts and Procedures.
• Involved in Test Cases Design, Reviews, and Execution.
• Involved in System, Regression, Volume, Integration, Performance testing and Report Test results.
• Run ETL jobs and Vaidate application and Funtionality.
• Run ETL jobs automatically through Jenkins product,
• Validate File layouts and data according to the specifications.
• Run ETL batch jobs for loader,updater, recon, archiver for performance testing with atleast 20 Million records using SQL.
• Involved in API Testing on equivalence classes, boundary value analysis, error guessing by comparing expected and actual results.
• Moniter application time, logs, erros, CPU usage, Grid, and request middleware team to gather statistics and produce metrics during the performance tests and issues.
• Test applications with mutilple loads to analyze performance during performance tuning and drive close to any issues found.
• Engaged DBA's, developers and infrastructure team to gather statistics and report management team about performance results.
• Provide perfromance test results, status and statistics to the project management team for sign off .
• Tested cross app critical projects following the agile methodology and coordinating with developer and tester to resolve issues.
• Manage, coordinate and test various critical projects simultaneously across the QA organization.
• Manage both Onsite and Offshore Teams and address all the QA needs on time.

Environment: Windows 10, ALM Quality Center 11, Java, Soup UI, Oracle 11, SQL, Sharepoint, JIRA, HP UX 11.

Confidential

SQA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Participate in SDLC Phase reviews.
• Prepare QA Schedule and Test Plans. conduct Test Cases review with Business and IT.
• Setup and Maintain Sprints, Users in HP ALM according to ongoing Sprints and functionality.
• Assign users to the sprints in HP ALM on a ongoing basis.
• Guide test resources to ensure test effectiveness are above the expected level.
• Provide Status Reports to Project Management on a Daily basis.
• Help Project Management team in decision making on testing needs. manage both Onsite and Offshore Teams and address all QA needs on time.
• Lead Defect reviews calls and engage application development teams in defect resolution.
• Publish Test Summary Reports at the end of Testing.
• Lead Testing teams for continuous improvements from a delivery perspective.

Environment: Windows XP, Microsoft Excel, .NET, TFS 2013, SQL Server 2014, HP ALM 11.00.

Confidential

SQA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Participate in Requirements, Design reviews, plan and estimate QA effort.
• Worked with various cross - functional processes and departments.
• Coordinated all the testing efforts to create best possible testing solutions to all the products.
• Lead multiple projects with on site and offshore teams.
• Prepare test strategies and plan in accordance with project scope and deliverables.
• Design test plans, cases, scripts and procedures.
• Work with upstream and downstream application teams to execute test cases.
• Validated User access for Access Manager validation and tested security images built around the functionality.
• Involved in API Testing by comparing expected and actual results.
• Create defects and report defects to project teams.
• Conduct daily defect meetings and Monitor defect resolution efforts.
• Create Metrics and Testing status reports for all the projects.
• Ensure all system tests are successfully completed and documented.

Environment: J2EE, VISION, OPAL, Java, Fitnesse, SOAP UI, WATS, Quality Center 10.00, UNIX, TOAD, Oracle.

Confidential, Wilmington, DE

SQA Lead - Program QA

Responsibilities:

• Review requirements and test plans from various departments that are impacted for the release.
• Performed System, integration, regression, UAT testing on Chase Online web based applications.
• Created test data, scenarios and enrolled accounts using QTP and admin tools.
• Maintain QTP scripts and modify as needed for creating test data using account admin tools for ongoing releases.
• Validated rewards redemption process thorugh various systems like CLS, LSP and Vault .
• Validated rewards points/balance in C3/TSYS - before and after making the purchase.
• Created, executed test scripts and validated data in database.
• Worked with Partners/Vendors - Maritz, Vault, Rearden, Mall Networks, Truition & Points.com.
• Created Test plans, validated and executed test scripts in quality center.
• Performed UAT testing during the Environment Re-points.
• Conducted daily defect meetings with Vendors and tracked status using Quality Center.
• Coordinated with cross lines of business and reported progress to program and release managers.
• Provided testing support and execution reports during the test execution phase.
• Provided value added inputs to improve QA process.

Environment: UNIX, Java, Microsoft Excel, Ultra edit 14.0, Mercury Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, TSYS (Mainframe), Oracle 9i.

Confidential

Senior SQA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Execution and reporting of system test, regression, integration and post implementation testing.
• Working on all aspects of testing functionality across applications and workflows.
• Developed test cases based upon business requirements and technical specifications.
• Test Marriott web site and logged defects into ClearQuest during test execution phase.
• Report progress and issues to test lead and participate in test team status meetings.

Environment: UNIX, Windows XP, SQL, Java, J2EE, Web Logic, Rational ClearQuest, Rational Test Manager, SQL.

Confidential, McLean, VA

ETL Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Review Business process and requirements.
• Recommend COTS tools and prodcuts.
• Creation of Test Strategy and Test plans.
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of full life cycle testing.
• Create and Update requirements traceability matrices with test case information.
• Creation of test cases/scripts in accordance with the Test plans and Test suites.
• Create and maintain test data needed for execution of test cases.
• Verify ETL process and validate data is correctly loaded and transformed.
• Perform load testing of ETL process to meet end - user requirements.
• Create and execute SQL queries to validate test results and data with the database.
• Verified monthly, quarterly, yearly reports that are developed in Micro Strategy.
• Verified report layouts and formats according to the technical specifications.
• Validated reports data in the data base.
• Log Test defects and distribute defect reports.
• Coordinate resolution of defects.
• Estimate testing impact of requested change controls.
• Worked closely with Business users during the execution of User Acceptance Testing.
• Compile and communicate testing status, metrics, and results.
• Report progress and issues to project managers and participate in test team status meetings.
• Prepare and deliver Test Reports.
• Mentor fellow SQA Engineers.
• Participate in the project meetings and review artifacts related to testing.
• Manage test procedures, establish and maintain test reports.

Environment: UNIX, DB2 client, Data Stage 9.1, Java, Sybase, Micro Strategy, SAS, Rational Suite Enterprise, Rapid SQL.

Confidential, Wilmington, DE

SQA ANALYST

Responsibilities:

• Review of functional and technical specifications.
• Responsible for System, regression, volume, integration and post implementation testing.
• Developed test Scripts after analyzing specifications document .
• Log, track, and reported progress of all tests using Test director .
• Worked with developers, Business Analaysts and Project Managers as needed to isolate root cause of defects.
• Updating the Test Director, First Project/Live Link repository with all information and results.
• Tested various applications developed in Java, UNIX, ETL and Oracle stored procedures.
• Executed ETL jobs for Data load and extract process and validated data with data base.
• Schedule and run jobs Aotomatically thorugh Autosys product.
• Verify file layouts, formats, and data according to the technical specifications.
• Validate data completeness, transformation, quality according to the technical specifications.
• Provided inputs and sign - off on Program test strategy, Integration test plan and Acceptance test plan.
• Mentor fellow SQA Engineers.

Environment: Test Director 7.6, Oracle 9i, SQL, UNIX, Java, Tivoli, FDR/TSYS (Mainframe). Data Stage 9.1, Autosys.