OBJECTIVE:

To secure an exciting and rewarding career that will allow me to utilize my technical and communication skills. My expertise includes Quality Assurance and Software Testing process both in Manual and Automation testing

STRENGTHS:

• Strong Analytical skills, Presentations skills, Communication skills.
• Ability to learn and adapt new technologies along with attention to detail and excellent communication and writing skills
• Strong experience in Manual Testing and Automated Testing
• Strong experience in MS Word, MS Excel and MS Access
• Good consulting skills
• Strong familiarity with Web Applications
• Experienced with testing across multiple testing environments
• Highly technical and detail - focused
• Experienced with log file investigation and device configuration
• Terrific ability to work in a fast-paced agile environment
• Solid understanding of FDA rules and regulations
• Exceptional time management and multi-tasking abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

TECHNICAL AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS:

• Testing and Documentation using advanced tools
• SQA Testing and Methodologies
• Very good Test Plan, Cases and Processes expertise.
• Good Scripting and Documentation
• Regression and Negative Testing
• Good Test Strategies and Coverages
• Ability to wok under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Very good understanding of Web based applications.
• Good experience in documenting Test cases, record issues, bug allocation, execution of test cases and maintenance
• Excellent Interpersonal and Communications Skills with Good Customer Orientation.
• Help Desk Level 2 for Technical Issues
• Tools: HP Quality Center, UFT (QTP), Microsoft Test Manager (MTM), Selenium
• Configuration/ Test Management Tool: Share Point, TFS/ ALM /Quality Center
• Web technologies: HTML, XML, VB Script

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Maryland

Test Lead - Software Tester/ Trainer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed test cases thoroughly to ensure adequate coverage of requirements.
• Implemented UAT Testing for Browser Compatibility.
• Documented defects using defect tracking tool and retest the Defects to Closure.
• Maintained Test Execution and Test Records.
• Provided a Test Case Format to standardize the Test Scripts throughout the Organization.
• Tested the browser compatibility and stability for Web Portal testing.
• Communicated effectively with client during project team teleconferences and on-site meetings/Trainings.
• Communicated the Quality Assurance scope to the Stakeholders for planning Projects.
• Experience working with software product testing.
• Supervise and Lead a small team to fulfill the Quality Assurance and Quality Control methodologies to ensure compliance with QA Standards, Federal and State Regulations and Customer Specifications.
• Analyzed discrepancies in Software requirements, design and performance and constantly communicated and made recommendations to stakeholders at all levels.
• Communicate the technical requirements through Joint Application Development Sessions and meet with technical and non-technical staff.
• Conducted mobile testing across the Application.
• Tested both Web based and Mobile Applications across multiple platforms touching the full stack across the web.
• Collaborated with the different programs within the Agile Environment.
• Identified issues before they became problems and collaborated to fix them.
• Expertise in Understanding and Analyzing Test Requirements, Tracking changes and maintenance of Test Requirements.
• Experience in Automating Web Application Testing using Selenium WebDriver with TestNG framework.
• Experience in Java Programming, Selenium WebDriver, JUnit and TestNG.
• Well versed with Handling Elements in Selenium WebDriver.
• Wrote Test cases using Element locators, WebDriver methods, Java programming features and TestNG Annotations.
• Executed Selenium Test Cases and Reporting defects.
• Experience in Data driven Testing, Cross browser testing and Parallel Test execution using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG and Selenium Grid.
• Delivered thorough Testing Reports that determined Quality and Release readiness.

Confidential , Maryland

Software Tester/ Quality Assurance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with internal and client cross-functional teams from architecture, development, and business stakeholders to establish, enforce and facilitate an integrated and successful approach to testing engagements.
• Reviewed Business Requirements, Functional and System Design Specifications documents, Use cases.
• Developed Test Scenarios and designed Test Cases / Test Scripts.
• Did Smoke, Functional, Regression testing of the applications.
• Adopted Scenario Based Testing Methodology for System and Functional Testing.
• Maintained and tracked the defects in Quality Center.
• Generated reports for the test status meetings.
• Worked on testing the in-house built Simulator for POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL (PTC) Railroad Transportation.
• Developed Test Scripts for the Simulator based on the Component Requirements from the Vendor.
• Execution of the test plan including both automated and manual testing where applicable (using Quality Center and QTP tool)
• Writing and executing queries to interpret test results and create test data.
• Responsible for isolating and reporting functional bugs.
• Tracking fixes and features using our configuration management tools (SharePoint and star team)
• Worked on Requirements based Testing.
• Experience in testing real-time systems, testing in virtual environments; automated test tools; requirements management tools; train control applications, web based applications.
• Experience using a Requirements Traceability Matrix to ensure test completeness and test coverage.
• Involved in Regression Testing, Performance Testing and Functional Testing Phases.
• Experience with JAVA, Oracle, UNIX, ASP.net and AGILE development methodology.
• Involved in execution of Test plans and test procedures as well as regression testing and problem reporting.
• Experience with Software quality assurance activities.
• Involved in activities like standardizing the Test cases and Test Procedures amongst the industry due to a vast documentation development.
• Involved in maintaining the Document Management Process using Share Point and the ECM.
• Extensive experience with GUI automation tools such as QTP.

Confidential

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Understanding the Requirements by referring to the detailed design specifications, identify any gaps, seek clarifications and ensure that all requirements can be tested.
• Designing of Test Cases using Test case design techniques
• Peer review of test cases amongst the team.
• Test case preparation from use cases and exporting them into Test Director
• Test execution using Test Director
• Executes test scripts manually and verified actual results against expected results
• Validates product fixes
• Record problems and issues in accordance with the project's problem and issue management plans
• Involved in Functional testing and Regression Testing Phases of the Product Testing
• Bug allocation and tracking done in Quality Center
• Performed Regression Testing manually.
• Planning and Tracking for the project activities including webex sessions and calls to client
• Execution of test cases of different modules using Black box/White box testing techniques
• Ad hoc testing of the application
• Reporting defects using Mercury’s Test Director and tracking them to closure.

Confidential, Maryland

Operations Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Wrote, designed and produced Excel Spreadsheets, Access databases and Word documents.
• Developed new and improved existing format, use and control for bankruptcy loans approved/rejected for Foreclosure/Walk.