SUMMARY

• Over Eight 8 years of extensive IT experience and over Seven (7+) Years working as a Quality Assurance Analyst in various industries like Retail, Transportation, Travel, Higher Education, Healthcare and Banking.
• Experienced in all phases of the project development life cycle (SDLC) including Strategic Systems Planning, Designing, Programming, with focus on Testing, Production and Documentation
• Knowledgeable in working with distributed teams (on/offshore team/resources )
• Analyzing and understanding functional / requirement / product specifications, and conceptual Test design based on the specifications.
• Experienced in Designing and Developing Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scripts and Test Data.
• Manual Testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, White Box Testing, Black Box Testing, and Regression Testing of Client/Server and Web based applications using QTP.
• Work on Mainframes using TS’PF/ISP, OTIS security and SDSF
• Ability to Test backend applications by writing SQL using Query analyzer and QMF
• Experienced in validating in - line, Batch jobs execution and interactive (CICS/Green screens) mainframe environments
• Experienced working in IMS hierarchal database system.
• Experience working in Relational database systems.
• Extensively worked in validating GUI front end and back-end databases like SQL Server, Datacom and DB2
• Experienced in working with Project Managers, Business Analysts, and Developers in analyzing business specifications and working with other Testers to resolve technical and end-user issues
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills with strong oral and written communication skills
• Experience working with tight deadlines and ability to work well under pressure

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating systems: Win’95, 98, 2000, XP & WinNT

Web Technologies: VB 6 Script, JAVA Script, HTML, XML, DHTML, Cold Fusion

Languages: COBOL, Q/BASIC, SQL, HTML

Databases: SQL server 2000,2005, MS-Access

GUI: Developer 2000, VB5, Microsoft Interdev 6, Visual studio 2000

Hardware: IBM PC-AT 486/586, Pentium & Compatibles, MAC OS 10, TN 3270

Testing Tools: CARS, Change Point, QA Director, Mercury QC, QTP, DEVTRACK Bug Reporting Software, Siebel Analytics

Others: MS-OFFICE (Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Act as Lead on all projects, creating test Plan, schedules, review test estimates, review software requirements, design and code, write, execute test cases and record results
• Create Matrix to track requirements for each project.
• Create Test cases and scripts in addition to Association Test scripts to cover all internal requirements
• Review ISO messing standards of all projects
• Attend bi-weekly consolidation meeting with all groups, MPS, Stratus, etc.
• Set up all pre-test data to ensure data, does not downgrade when submitted through end to end cycle.
• Attend various reviews from the planning stage to the test scripts reviews.
• Set up Attended calls with Association during certification for approvals, every Spring and Fall
• Review all requirements documentation and other business requirements document; ensure that the projects meet client’s requests and specifications.
• Work closely with the Project Managers to confirm project is on schedule, meeting deadline
• Prepare Weekly Status Reports to QA manager outlining weekly accomplishments, plans for upcoming week, issues and concerns, etc.

Environment: STRATUS, Oracle 9, Extra Edc 3270 and Extra, Switch, TTWIN, ISO8553,ACCESS,Format Tester, Visio 2000,MS Communicator, AEPWEB, Eclispe, MS Office Word, Ms Access, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint 2007, VOS COBOL, JCLs, CICS Screens, SharePoint Portal Server 2007, TOAD SQL

Confidential

Test Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Create manually the RTM (Requirements Traceability Matrix) manually using excel for individual projects.
• Create Functional Test plan (FTP) for all projects assigned weekly, determining, time and resources, test plan, functional test cases test scripts, functional test summaries and other documents needed in the testing efforts.
• Attend various reviews from the planning stage to the test scripts reviews.
• Research individual projects using internal repository of information (DOCLINE) to understand the application flow to undertake testing initiatives.
• Utilize internal database using Lotus notes to track locations of all documents use d to create the TMM methodology.
• Review the Recommended Solutions Document (RSD) and other business requirements document; ensure that the clients requests and or suggestions being considered.
• Work closely with the Business Analyst (BA) to gather understanding of the required testing efforts.
• Attend peer reviews held by BA and Test Manager to ensure all functional requirements are addressed in the FTP reviewing test cases, test scripts.
• Compile Projects Task lists that outline all projects current testing duration and estimated completions phase in development etc.
• Prepare Weekly Status Memos to Business Director outlining weekly accomplishments, plans for upcoming week, issues and concerns, etc.

Environment: Extra Edc 3270 and Extra Soni, Switch, OTIS, Team view, Docline, Visio 2000,IMB Lotus notes, IBM Lotus Minder, Sametime, MS Office Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint 2003, MS Infopath2003, File Manager, QMF, COBOL, JCLs, CICS Screens, SharePoint Portal Server 2003Confidential

Test Advocate

Responsibilities:

• Review the Requirements Definition Document (RDD) and other business requirements document; ensure that the testing aspect is being considered.
• Using CARS Workbench to track the testing efforts by entering all the Business Functional Requirements (BFRs), System Functional Requirements (SFRs), test Requirements and Test cases are entered. The Business Non-Functional Requirements (BNR), System Non-Functional Requirements (SNRs) also noted in the application indicating the level of the system risks.
• Create a Document of Understanding (DOU) a testing Advocate document and or contract made between the Project, Testers, Developers and Business/ Stakeholders Teams that defines the work products, and or task outcomes, roles and responsibilities, progress tracking and report management of the project (application). Document the Batch jobs that are to be maintained with these applications.
• Provide feedback for the Component Requirements Specification (CRS) Document using the feedback logs after reviewing of the components and modules of specific functions of the applications GUI interface e.g. Customer Login, Lookup Customer Billing Information.
• Prepare Weekly Project Status Reports to QA Lead outlining project phase, accomplishments, highlighting red flags and other issues, tasks, outlook, etc.
• Test Current functions of the CICS (green) screens.
• Read Copybook data in the Datacom tables to verify type, size, length, etc. of each data field.
• Create Test cases for RDS Services (CICS) screens that have been replaced by a GUI interface.
• Experience in manual execution of test scripts and or creation of defect reports
• Create, copy, browse, edit datasets (JCL and Proc)
• Validates, JCL and Proc code and make updates or changes were necessary, validate changes and submit jobs.

Environment: CARS Workbench - Release: 05.03.00 (Build: 97), Blue Zone Mainframe Display V4.1C1 Build 825, IBM Terminal 3278, CARS v 11.00.042.009 , COBOL, CICS Screens, LOCN Viewer, IBM Lotus Notes 7.0.2, Blue Zone FTP, Sametime Connect, MS SharePoint Portal Server 2003, MST TimePlus 4.2., FrontPage 2003, QADirector 5.03.