PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Twelve years of Quality Assurance experience with the ability to apply Quality Assurance processes and practices.
• Familiar with SDLC, SEI - CMM, Agile, Waterfall, and RUP methodologies.
• Experience testing in web bases, client/server, and mainframe environments.
• Ability to create test plans, document/execute test cases, and analyze business requirements.
• Perform defect management and engage in follow through.
• Ability to successfully handle high stress environments and multi task.
• Ability to write SQL queries for backend data manipulation and verification.
• Perform Business Analyst duties while interacting with stakeholders to gather requirements, document and support business requirements creation.
• Two years of automated training and testing experience.
• Exposure to Banking, Internet Banking, Energy Trading, Public Records, Telecommunication, Data Processing, Home Improvement, Hospitality and Healthcare Industries.
• Certified Software Tester Professional.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Operating Systems: MS Windows 95/98/NT/XP/2000/VISTA,UNIX, HP Quality Center 10.0, Mercury Screen Recorder, Mercury Test Director 8.0, SQL Navigator, Oracle SQL Developer, Test Suite Analyzer- Automation Tool, Putty, TOAD, PNMS, T-SUPPORT, PVCS, IBM Reflection, IBM Rational Manual Tester, Rational Clear Quest, Rational Clear Case, .Net Web Service Studio, VanDyke SecureCRT, FuncTester, Sonar

Methodologies: System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Rational Unified Process (RUP),Waterfall Methodology, Agile Methodology, SEI-CMM

Database: Oracle, Microsoft

Servers: Oracle 10 g, Oracle Report Server, GPD, TIB, AIX, Tuxedo

Mainframe: IBM 3270, VAX VMS, IBM AS400

Quality Assurance: Test Plan Creation, Document and Execute Test Cases, Business Requirement Analysis, Configuration Management, Front-end GUI/Back-end Database Verification, Defect Management, and Applied SDLC Methodology

Languages: Informix SQL, Oracle SQL, MS SQL, COBOL, Fortran, Basic

Browsers: Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla Firefox, Safari

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. Quality Assurance Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for testing enhancements of a web based revenue generating application in UNIX environment written in JAVA and Flex. Testing involved, functionality, system, user acceptance, and regression testing.
• Test application with multiple internet browsers and the translation of four different languages.
• Accessed IBM 3270 mainframe to gather information vital for creating test data.
• Monitor backend QA logs using SecureCRT and FuncTester
• Translate requirements into executable test cases, logged defects using Quality Center, and performed follow through.
• Use Sonar tool to track and monitor code quality performance.
• Attend daily meetings to discuss, manage and take ownership of assigned testing tasks.

Confidential

Sr. Quality Assurance Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities included performing remediation and regression testing of a client/server Retail Services POS application in UNIX environment.
• Documented and executed test cases using Mercury Quality Center.
• Created test data to be used during testing cycles.
• Identified, investigated, and documented defects in Mercury Quality Center and coordinated resolution with development.
• Collected daily status reports from off-shore resources and reported status through metrics to management during testing cycles.
• Reported environment issues and worked with support team to resolve.
• Used Oracle SQL Informix to access and manipulate data within backend tables.
• Worked on Confidential Data Security Compliance project to document test cases in Quality Center.

Confidential

Sr. Quality Assurance Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for testing the functionality and integration of a newly developed multi-tier web based application written in J2EE/JAVA running on Web Logic server.
• Responsible for analyzing software/business requirements to prepare testing scripts.
• Created test data to support testing scenarios.
• Used SQL Navigator to query backend tables.
• Interacted with developers to resolve reported defects.
• Performed defect management using Mercury Quality Center 9.0.

Confidential

Quality Assurance Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Performed functionality, system, integration, user acceptance, and regression testing of a national laboratory user network application in the NCPHI division.
• Responsible for analyzing software requirements and business rules documentation to ensure testability.
• Documented test plan, test cases and test scripts using Rational Manual Tester.
• Used .Net Web Service Studio to query backend tables.
• Coordinated and scheduled manual testing activities.
• Documented defects in Rational Clear Quest.

Confidential

Quality Assurance Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked as part of a special task force Quality Assurance team to document and automate test cases for an internet banking application.
• Documented test cases using Test Director.
• Responsible for creating Functionality Breakdown and Test Rules Design Documents.
• Consistently completed deliverables before or on time.

Confidential

Quality Assurance Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for testing the functionality, system and user acceptance testing of a national web-based healthcare safety application in NHSN division.
• Responsible for analyzing business rules requirements documentation.
• Coordinated and scheduled manual testing activities while working within multi-team environment.
• Reported defects in Defect Tracking System.

Confidential

Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for functional, system, integration and regression testing of web-based application in UNIX environment.
• Acted as team lead to assign testing tasks and coordinate testing efforts throughout full development life cycle.
• Performed configuration management duties of testing environment
• Consistently met strict deadlines to ensure projects were delivered to client on time.
• Used Mercury Test Director 8.0 to document test plans, test cases, and log defects.
• Used UNIX commands to bounce servers and push files to QA environment.
• Successfully performed database validation using SQL Informix.

Confidential

Quality Assurance Engineer Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for defining and managing testing approach of newly developed or enhanced software.
• Types of testing included: system, integration, performance, acceptance, regression, and functionality testing.
• Tested front -end GUI and back-end components of software written in PL SQL, C++, Power Builder and JAVA on Oracle/UNIX server .
• Used multiple versions of Internet Explorer/Netscape in client/server.
• Prioritized and documented all defects using defect tracking tool (T-Support).
• Created and executed test plans, test cases/scripts using project requirements, use cases, release notes and design specifications.
• Used tool (TOAD) to manipulate tables and to test validity of data.
• Managed projects throughout entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).