OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a challenging position in Information Technology that gives an opportunity to explore and utilize proven technical and analytical skills involved in various stages of the SDLC and to utilize organizational abilities to gain business experience and domain knowledge.

SUMMARY:

• Over nine years of experience in the IT industry, involved in analysis, design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance of application software in Client/Server, Internet/Intranet and Distributed Architecture.
• Sr. QA Analyst with extensive experience of over 5 years in QA Testing of software systems in n - tier Architecture and Web based Applications using manual and automated testing tools such as WinRunner (TSL scripts), TestDirector, QTP and Confidential Performance Tester.
• Proficient in ManualTesting and Automated Testing.
• Involved in all phases of testing lifecycle ie Unit, System, Regression, Integration, Acceptance and Stress Testing.
• Involved in developing, executing and maintenance of Test Plans, Test Data, Test Specifications, Test Scenarios and Defect Reports.
• Proficient in Blackbox testing, Whitebox testing and GUI testing.
• Proficient with testing tools like Confidential Rational ClearQuest, Confidential Rational ClearCase, ARTiSAN Studio and Serena PVCS Version Manager.
• Good Java development skills using J2SE, J2EE, JDBC, Sockets, Swing, Applets and FORTRAN .
• Experience encompasses Software Design, Development, Testing and Maintenance of custom application software.
• Experience in Databases Oracle9i/10g, MS-Access.
• Strong in Object Oriented Programming & Designing Distributed Computing and Web programming.
• Expert level of programming skills in SQL.
• Expert level skills on Java, J2EE, Java Applets, SWING, Multithreading, JDBC, HTML.
• Familiar with popular Object Oriented Design Pattern concepts.
• Extensively used UML and Rational Rose for Object Oriented Design in real-time applications.
• Excellent in problem solving, logica l and analytica l abilities .
• Knowledge of XML and UML .
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in highly collaborative, team-oriented environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: WinNT, Win2000, UNIX

Languages: FORTRAN, Java, J2EE, SQL, JDBC

Testing Tools: WinRunner, Confidential Performance Tester, Quality Center, QTP, SoapUI

Designing Tools: ARTiSAN Studio, Rational Rose UML

Defect Trackers: Rational ClearQuest, TestDirector, PVCS Version Manager

Packages: MS OFFICE

RDBMS: Oracle9i/10g, SQL, MS Access

Web Designing: HTML, JSP, XML

Multimedia Applications: Adobe Photoshop, Dream Weaver.

Development Tools: JDK1.6, Eclipse, Jbuilder, Tomcat

Methodologies: Waterfall, Agile SCRUM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, VA

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Worked on a project called ‘VA Enrollments/Benefits' for Department of Veteran Affairs'
• Involved in writing the test scripts for the testing involved
• Coordinated the preparation, internal and external reviews of the test deliverables
• Involved in supporting the Integration Testing, Regression Testing and User Acceptance testing
• Involved in preparing the test data as required for testing
• Actively led two different test teams through all the testing phases

Environment: JDK1.6, J2EE, EJB, Servlets, JSP, Java Swings, HTML, JMS, Eclipse 3.3, Weblogic, Windows XP, SQL, Manual Testig, JSF, Struts, ClearCase, ClearQuest, Jazz, Rational Performance Tester, Agile, SoapUI

Confidential, VA

QA Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on a project called ‘Memorial and Performance Usability Enhancements’ for Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Involved in the Design phase of the project and created the mockups and screens and the logic that goes into the design document for the application.
• Involved in testing the GUI and the backend part of several modules in the application using Java, J2EE, Struts, JSF, JSP, Weblogic, Apache Tomcat, Oracle.

Environment: JDK1.6, J2EE, EJB, Servlets, JSP, Java Swings, CSS, HTML, JMS, Eclipse 3.3, Weblogic, Unix, Windows 2000/ NT, PVCS, SQL, Manual Testing, JSF, Struts, Agile, SoapUI

Confidential, Ashburn, VA

Sr QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in developing and testing of several modules for this application using Java, J2EE, Struts, JMS, Weblogic and Oracle.
• Involved in testing the GUI of the application.
• Involved in writing the test cases/test scripts for the testing involved.
• Involved in System, Integration and User Acceptance Testing of the application.

Environment: JDK1.6, J2EE, EJB, Servlets, JSP, Java Swings, CSS, HTML, JMS, Eclipse 3.3, Weblogic, Unix, Windows 2000/ NT, UML Use Cases, PVCS, SQL.

Confidential, Dulles, VA

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Involved for several projects throughout the SDLC to evaluate and assess these projects for any possible defects/ risks involved up front and thereby help in delivering the final deliverable in lesser time and also achieving improvement in software quality.

Confidential, FairLakes, VA

QA Analyst/Lead

Responsibilities:

• Developed and maintained Java, VB and PL/SQL applications for the domestic side of this application.
• Managed/Led the testing teams for both the domestic and international payment streams on the project.
• Mentored the junior testing team members during various phases of testing cycle.
• Prepared the traceability matrix.
• Involved in creating test scripts and scenarios for the domestic and international payment streams.
• Involved in testing both domestic and international applications, validate results and analyze conformance to requirements.
• Involved in preparing the final deliverables that are to be sent to the client and other interfaces involved as a part of the system integration and customer acceptance testing.

Environment: Rational ClearCase, Rational ClearQuest, WinRunner, Confidential Performance Tester, TestDirector, SQL and Manual Testing.

Confidential, Rockville, MD

Sr. QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in identifying the Test Cases by reviewing the Use Case and User Interface specification.
• Writing the Test Steps for the identified Test Cases.
• Updated the Test Steps by reading the Requirement/Design documents associated with functionality.
• Testing the functionality in the FS21 Lab using the Test Cases.
• Logging the defects identified in the test lab. Redline the Test Cases and update them.
• Report the status to Test Plan Architecture; Make the Test Cases ready for FAT(Final Acceptance Testing) testing.
• Attend the inspection on the written Test Cases and make updates based on feedback/comments.

Environment: WinRunner, LoadRunner, TestDirector , ARTiSAN Studio, UML 2.0 Use Cases, PVCS, SQL and Manual Testing.

Confidential, Springfield, VA

Web Developer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and Developed several websites for the company using Dreamweaver.
• Connectivity with Oracle Database, MS-Access (JDBC) using type 1,2,4 Drivers.
• Requirements gathering and documentation.
• Provided Network Administrative support for the computer department.
• Java, Swings, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Adobe Photoshop, etc.
• Involved in day-to-day operations of Novell (4.X/5.X) network.
• Use of SQL with MS-Access and oracle 7.0 to work with local database.
• Involved in writing test scripts for the application and was also responsible for Unit, Integration and Regression testing of the application.

Environment: JAVA, Swings, JSP, JDBC, EJB’s, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, DHTML, Oracle, Tomcat, JBuilder-3.5, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, JBoss, WinRunner, LoadRunner, TestDirector, SQL, Manual Testing, Windows 2000/ NT.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked on an Internet application that facilitates the trade of vintage stamps.
• Involved in preparation of Test Plans.
• Wrote test cases based on the new requirements.
• Performed the Unit, System and Performance testing in test environment.
• Documented the test results and Defect tracking is done using Rational ClearQuest.
• Daily activities include, checking all defects assigned after fixes, updating defects as appropriate and closing them, if fix passed or rejected or if fix failed.
• Recreate the defect with the information obtained by querying the log database.
• Creating the change ticket. Reviewing daily night batch job process.
• Preparing the MOS (Management Operating Summary) report weekly for company CEO and department leads

Environment: Rational ClearQuest, SQL, Manual Testing

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked on a project called Learning Management System ( Confidential ) that is used as a template to construct instructional courses.
• Create and maintain Test Plans.
• Create and execute Test Scripts.
• Automate the regression test scripts using WinRunner testing tool. Defect tracking and management was done using Rational ClearQuest.
• Debugging the defects found in testing. Created virtual users for Performance and Load testing by using LoadRunner. Analyzed the reports and data from Stress and Performance Testing.
• Involved in Installation and configuration of Oracle database.
• Executed Unit, Product, Regression, Functionality, Integration testing and documented results for multiple products using different browsers and operating systems.
• Adhere to the local procedures and standards to produce a well documented test audit trail.

Environment: WinRunner, LoadRunner, ClearQuest, Java, JSP, WebLogic, Oracle, Windows