PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 7+ years of Software Quality Assurance experience and Testing of both web based and client server based applications.
• Experience in Software Development Life Cycle and Testing Methodologies from project definition to post - deployment documentation.
• Expertise in writing Test Plans, defining test scenarios and test cases, developing and maintaining test scripts based on business and functional requirements.
• Proficient in automated tools using Mercury Interactive tools (Quick Test Pro, Win Runner, Load Runner, Test Director Quality Center) Century Test Automation (CTA)) and Rational Tools (Rational Robot, Rational Clear Case, and Rational Clear Quest).
• Extensive experience on Manual Testing and Automated Testing.
• Good Working knowledge of major testing frameworks and test automation.
• Ability to manage and track the requirements through Requirements Traceability Matrix.
• Experience on Defect tracking tools like Bugzilla, Jira, Test Director and Internal tools.
• Strong Experience in GUI Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, Compatibility Testing, Performance Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Experience in both Front-End and Back-End Testing.
• Experience in preparing and maintaining Requirement Traceability Matrix document.
• Good working experience in scripting languages - TSL, VB Script
• Developed test cases based on the Test plan, Use Cases, SRS, UI Assumptions list and BRD.
• Expertise in Data driven testing.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Good Understanding of the system development lifecycle
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, strong work ethics.
• Excellent communication skills and good at interacting with developers and business analysts regarding testing status and defect tracking.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

PL/SQL, T: SQL, VB, C, C++, Java

Scripting Languages: JavaScript, VBScript, TSL

Web Technologies: HTML, CSS, XML

Web Servers: IIS, Web Sphere, Web Logic

Microsoft Products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio

Databases: MS SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access

Informatica, Business Objects, MS: SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)

Testing Tools: QTP, Century Test Automation (CTA), Century Shield, WinRunner, Test Director and Quality Center

Windows, MS: DOS, UNIX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

QA Analyst / Tester

Responsibilities:

• Co-ordinated with customers in gathering the requirements and specifications and Prepared Detailed Test Plan and Test Cases
• Created QA Project Plans for all phases of the Life Cycle for Resources located in India.
• Created Test Strategy and Test Plan documents.
• Documented the successes and failures of all executed test procedures.
• Developed and executed test plans, procedures and scenarios for unit, process, function, system integration and acceptance testing.
• Worked directly with developers and leads to focus on front-end, middle-tier, and back-end testing in identifying the problem areas, communicated and monitored them to ensure that the problem is resolved.
• Created automated test scripts, verified traceability of Test Conditions to Test Cases.
• Consulted with the development and requirements team to coordinate and test the applications.
• Coordinated Off-shore Development / Test Resources.
• Involved in walkthroughs and formal meetings with developers to discuss enhancements and modifications
• Performed Functional, Integration and Retesting.
• Performed Regression testing after fixes and Modifications.
• Participated in all aspects QA and assisted management team in the process execution and analysis.

Environment: CTA, Century Shield, Century Gateway, Jira, Sql Server, Java2.0, Windows XP.

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Senior Analyst QA

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed User requirements specifications and Prepared Detailed Test Plan and Test Cases
• Writing and executing software System test plans and Test cases. Managed requirements using Test Director. Documented Test cases corresponding to business rules and other operating condition in Test Director.
• Tested the backend database using SQL queries.
• Involved in Developing Test Plans, Test Cases & Test Scripts.
• Involved in the functional testing of web pages using QTP.
• Developed and executed various end-to-end scripts using QTP for automated testing of each individual Functionality & Regression Testing of the applications.
• Responsible for GUI Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing and Acceptance Testing using QTP.
• Prepared status summary reports with details of executed, passed and failed test cases.
• Responsible in providing regular test reports to the management.
• Developed Test scripts in QTP.
• Developed test cases based on the Test plan, Use Cases.
• Executed the Automated and Manual Test Cases and reviewed the defects.
• Reported the Defects through Quality Center.
• Reported the bugs, Email notifications to the developers using the Test Director.
• Writing and executing software System test plans and Test cases.
• Managed requirements using Test Director.
• Documented Test cases corresponding to business rules and other operating condition in Test Director.

Environment: Quality Center, Test Director, WinRunner, QTP, Oracle 10g, BOXI 3.1, MS SQL Server 2005, Manual Testing

Confidential, Bethesda. MD

Senior programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing the Business Requirements, Functional Specification and Design Documents.
• Involved in Preparing Test Scenarios, Test Conditions and Test Cases based on the Functional specifications, Design Documents and Use Cases.
• Involved in Reviewing and Finalizing the Test Cases for the Execution.
• Involved in Functional Testing and Regression Testing by using Mercury Automation tool QTP.
• Conducted GUI Testing, Navigation Testing and Smoke Testing and Compatibility Testing.
• Creating and configuring the standard and custom objects using Virtual Object wizard.
• Executed scripts with different sets of data using Data Driven Wizard in QTP.
• Creating, executing, coding and enhancing the Automation test scripts using QTP
• Uploading the Manual and Automated Functional Test Cases into Test Plan Tab in the Quality Center.
• Mapping the Test Cases from Test Plan Tab to Test Lab Tab under Quality Center for Execution.
• Executed the Automated and Manual Test Cases and reviewed the defects.
• Preparation of Defect Summary report and Daily Status reports.
• Performed Regression testing for the various modules of the application.
• Developed scripts for the applications as required.
• Preparation of Test Cases using Business Requirement Document, Technical Requirement Document, Use cases, Schemas and DTD’s
• Coordinated with support team in providing the inputs to resolve the QTP issues.
• Made every effort to accommodate all testing requests and deliver a quality product to meet the expectations of the customer.
• Reported defects through Quality Center.
• Always worked with strong sense of responsibility, not only took the ownership of the task assigned but was also accountable for the task performed.
• As a coordinator to execute the test cases interacted with customers and team members in accomplishing the tasks of executing the smoke tests, updating the progress of the process,
• Advocated ideas those were productive both for the project and the company as a whole.
• Also suggested and implemented to record and log the issues encountered with QTP freezing issues to effectively use them in resolving the issues.

Environment: Quality Center, Test Director, WinRunner, QTP, ASP.NET, HTML, MS SQL Server, Manual Testing

Confidential, Herndon, VA

QA programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Requirements of the application and created Functional Specification document.
• Involved in design and development of Project Plan.
• Created User Defined Fields in Test Director for Test Requirements, Test Plans and Test cases.
• Performed Integration Testing and Smoke Testing.
• Developed Data Driven Tests with WinRunner 7.0 to test the application with different data values such as different Currency Values and Taxable Amounts.
• Created User Defined Functions for common tasks to reuse them in different tests and also for testing different builds of the application with same tests without much modification.
• Used the Quick Test Pro to create and run automated tests and integrated test scenarios.
• Created database checkpoints using WinRunner 7.0 to check data integrity.
• Tested the application under cross platform environment (Win NT, Win 2000).
• Developed Customized Reports in Test Director to submit and discuss them in the Review Meetings.
• Analyzed Test Results and reported the issues through Test Director.

Environment: WinRunner, Test Director, Quick Test Professional, Visual Basic 6.0, .NET, HTML, MS SQL Server, Windows XP

Confidential, Sterling, VA

Data/Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed project plans, requirement specifications and engineering specifications.
• Manually tested the whole application before going for the automated testing.
• Involved in test cases design and implementation.
• Developing, executing automated test scripts using QTP.
• Performed Functional, Integration and Retesting.
• Writing and executing test cases in Test Director
• Performed Regression testing after fixes and Modifications.
• Identification of bugs and reporting them to developers
• Wrote scripts for data driven testing.
• Defect entry and Defect tracking using Test Director

Environment: QTP, Quality Center, Manual Testing, JAVA, Oracle, MS-Visio and MS-Office.