SUMMARY:

• Around 8 years of extensive experience in Testing, Business Analysis, Coding, and Implementation of Mainframe, Client/Server and Web based applications.
• Proficient in System, Acceptance, Interface, Performance, Load, Integration, Regression, Black Box, & White Box testing.
• Strong knowledge in QA Methodology and Project Management.
• Efficient skills in Client Server testing (SQL) and Web based testing.
• Working experience in Healthcare and Insurance sector.
• Possess strong Management and Functional experience, with a thorough understanding of the business logic, QA approach to Software testing, SDLC, and Testing Life Cycle.
• Expertise in Manual and Automated testing, which includes writing Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scenarios.
• Conversant with Manual Testing and Automation and wide array of testing tools, including ALM, UFT Quick Test Pro, Win Runner, Load Runner, SAQ Suite, Rational Robot.
• Experience in using bug tracking tools JIRA, Quality Center, Test Director, and PVCS Tracker.
• A team player with good inter - personal communication skills and excellent documentation skills.
• Interact with Project Manager, Team Lead, System Architect and Business Analyst to develop and implement effective Test plan and Test design (detailed technical/functional design).
• Assist new/junior Testers with Domain Knowledge and Application Knowledge (during development and testing phases.)
• Work with Project Managers to track test efforts and ensure the timely and successful execution of testing activities.
• Excellent inter personal and communication skills with the flexibility of working both individually and as a team member
• Solid experience in black box and white box testing techniques.
• Experience in testing Web Based, Client Server Applications.
• Working experience of Testing Application in Citrix environment.
• Development and Execution of Sanity and Regression suites for each release.
• Start executing the SIT/UAT process as per the timelines.
• Worked on Non-Functional Test planning and execution for Performance testing the application.
• Coordinated with System Analysts and Test leads at onsite while testing critical defects in Production Support environments
• Worked extensively on Retesting and Regression testing of defects with all possible functional scenarios and applying suitable test techniques like Boundary Value Analysis and Error Guessing.
• Logged and updated the defects as execution progress in the defect management tool and assign them to appropriate teams.
• Participated in Review and status meetings with Technical and Business teams to provide and get updates on the progress of development and/or changes in specifications to complete deliverables at planned schedules.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows NT, UNIX, HP Unix, Windows 95/98/2000/XP, MS-DOS

Languages Known: C, SQL, Java, PL/SQL, J2EE, XML, .NET and HTML

Databases: Dbase, MS Access, Oracle, SQL Server, DB2

FrontEnd GUI: Visual Basic 6.0, Developer 2000, MS FrontPage, Power Builder.

Web Technologies: JDBC, EJB, Servlets, HTML, JSP, Web Logic, ASP, Web Sphere, IIS and JWS

Bug Reporting Tools: JIRA, Clear Quest, PVCS Tracker

Test Management Tools: HP ALM, Quality Center, Test Director.

Testing Tools: UFT (Quick Test Pro), Win Runner, Rational Robot, Load Runner.

Other Tools: TOAD, Word/Excel, Lotus Notes, Informatica, PVCS tracker.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

QA Tester

Confidential, Nashville, TN

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analyzing business and technical requirements and developing strategic test plans, test cases and test scripts and responsible for executing the test cases, test scripts by using HP Tools.
• Extensively involved in Interface System testing, Integration, Functional, Regression, Data Integrity, System, End to End Testing and User Acceptance testing.
• Developed Test Plans and Test Cases for eligibility SCR’s and WR’s.
• Involved in performing test execution on Inter Change (TennCare windows application).
• Worked directly with Development, product and IT Ops on all phases of SDLC.
• Performed Functional Testing, Interface Testing, Integration Testing and Regression Testing.
• Managed testing requirements in the Requirements Manager of Quality Center.
• Managed the Traceability between requirements and test cases.
• Coordinated WPR (work product review) sessions with Business Analysts and developers.
• Worked on regression testing end-to-end functionalities and component level tests for deployment process updates.
• Expertise in validating XML’s and reports generated.
• Extensive experience to processes and methodologies concerning AGILE, SCRUM, CMM and Waterfall Process
• Prepared Test Scenarios by creating Mock data based on the different test cases.
• Always used to interact with Developers to escalate testing issues and to take their valuable inputs for successful completion of Testing.
• Responsibilities include meeting with the developers and client groups to determine performance requirements and goals and to determine test strategies that is based on requirements.
• Extensively worked in UNIX environment and with UNIX commands.
• Attending review meetings and walkthroughs to understand the requirement documents and the application.
• Reported the defects by entering in Quality Center defect tracking tool.
• Created issue list for each day while performing testing to keep track the status and issues

Environnent: Oracle 11g, UNIX, File Net, MS office, Ultra Edit, Snagit,

SQL Developer

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Testing Tool: HP ALM 12,UFT.

• The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc acquired CNA's group life and accident, short - term and long-term disability and certain specialty businesses. The purpose of the Core Conversion Program is to convert policy, billing, and claim data from the former CNA systems to HLI systems with minimal customer impact on time, on budget, and with quality. This initiative will also include approved functional enhancements to support products and/or services currently supported by former CNA systems which are required in order to support the conversion of CNA business to Hartford Life systems. Main focus of the project is core data conversion of Disability, Life, Life ADD and Premium Waiver Claim and Claim Payment information from cDCS and Pyramid Life & Accident source and sub-systems to hDCS/LCS and Loss Processing target systems.
• Written Unit Test scripts column level checking. Written Test cases and developed test script as per the business requirements.
• Used PVCS to maintain Versioning of Tech Specs, UT Scripts.
• Constantly worked with Source/Target Data Custodians to provide Quality Data with BA during Assembly Testing.
• Created SQL scripts to validate the data by column level as per the UT scripts.
• Involved with ETL team during various testing phases SIT, AIT, and BAT.
• Analyzed defects status using Quality Center and interacted with developers to fix defects/bugs of the application.
• Tested user s activity to ensure integrity and performance of the database. Established standards, policies, and procedures for data base administration.
• Involved in performing both White Box Testing and Black Box Testing.
• Performance testing was done using LoadRunner by planning the load by analyzing Task distribution diagram, Transaction Profile and User profile, creating virtual users and analyzing different reports.

Environment: Oracle 8i, UNIX, JAVA, Web Logic 7.0, MS Visio,

Microsoft Project 2000, PVCS Tracker, TOAD and SQL Plus

Testing Tool: Quality Center, QTP, and Load Runner.

QA Tester

Confidential

• Involved in writing various Test Cases and Test Scripts performed Manual Testing.
• Analyzing and documenting detailed program information working and interacting with software developers and members of various other dependent departments.
• Performed Functional Testing, Interface Testing, Integration Testing and Regression Testing.
• Used PVCS tracker for bug tracking and reporting, also followed up with development team to verify bug fixes, and update bug status.
• Generated Test Data for various types of testing to valid data, Invalid data, Partial data, and bad data testing.
• Created and executed detail Function Test Scripts based on the business requirements.
• Documented bugs found out during the process of testing.
• Wrote SQL queries for data validation.

Environment : Oracle, SQL, PL/SQL, Windows NT, and Visual Basic.

Testing Tool: Test Director, WinRunner