SUMMARY

• Over 13 years of Quality Assurance (QA)/Testing. 6 years of which have been in Software Industry and four years in Financial. Specifically in testing/supporting Web based applications.
• Proven experience in the full life cycle of testing required for application development and deployment. Including functional feature testing, non - functional testing (e.g.stress, load and performance), Integration testing with external downstream systems like Confidential and Confidential .
• Authored over 2,500 test cases,
• Working with business analysts, development teams. Developed detail test scenarios required to fully regress over 40% of the application. Developing test required reviewing business/design specs
• Setup and documented process for QA code release and environment management, The process involved executing sanity test in development environment, verifying critical QA bugs are addressed prior to migrating code to QA environment, and finally re-run of sanity checks in QA prior to QA team beginning the test cycles. This process has enabled other team members with less systems experience to manage code builds from dev to QA with more consistency and greater efficiencies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Brokerage: Stocks, Options, Cover Calls, Spreads, Straddles & Mutual FundsCredit Trading Capture, Bond Trading Capture, API, Data buffet & Bond Feeds.

Financial Applications: Fixed-Income, Trade Central Cockpit, Streamer, Broker Workstation, Comtapi Administration, Associate Desktop, Java Applets.

Languages: Visual Basic, C++, Java, HTMLDatabase SQL, PL/SQL, MS SQL server, Oracle8, Sybase, Access

Operating Systems: Windows NT/2000/XP, Open VMS, Mac 9, Microsoft Suite/Products.

Applications: Brokerage & Financial applications, MS Office, MS Project, Lotus Smart Suite, Lotus Notes, SQL Navigator, PowerBuilder, Source SafeBrowsers IE 5.0 & 6.0, Firefox 1.5 & 2.0 & Netscape 6.2 & 7.0

Application Server: Oracle Application Server 9i

DBMS: Oracle 8i & 9i Database Enterprise Edition

Issue / Defect Mmgt tool: Visual Intercept, Test Director, Rational Clear Quest

Automated Testing Tools: Test Director, Win Runner, Quickest Professional, Load Runner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, New York

Snr Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created QTP (Version 10.0) automated testing for processing verification of Web pages and other Wen based applications. Facilitated coding change prioritization meetings and became responsible for recognizing errors in the loading,
• Creating general test plans, test cases, running general regression test scripts after development...
• Handling all defects through defect tracking system(JIRA)
• Experience using the Agile process from the start of development process through deployment
• Implemented Q7 to test an Eclipsed based application
• Data parameterized scripts to better handled object properties.
• Experience with Software Development Life Cycle from Inception to Release.
• Experience using QTP to run old regression scripts for the upcoming releases
• Enhanced VB scripts with descriptive programming to handle changing object names.
• Worked with file system objects (so) to move files through scripts and tests, track created files and remove test files after completing analysis.
• Imported / Exported data from data spread sheets and xml files through QTP and VBScripts to allow machine specific testing and better progress tracking of tests through catching intermediate data in spreadsheets.
• Accurately identify and communicate bugs and systems enhancements to the development teams
• Experience developing testing programs using VBScript architecture of descriptive programming with a class/method structure for greater flexibility and modularity including descriptive programming to minimize object code changes interference with test cases.
• Writing software requirements and creating test cases using Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills using SQA. Methodology, black box, white box, function, integration, system and load testing techniques.

Confidential, 100 Wall St, NY

Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Tested and analyzed Creditmatch Trading applications used by leading banks,broker-dealers,trading houses and hedge funds
• Experience with brokerage applications includes electronic and voice assisted trade execution software, credit derivatives, commodities, equity, and software for pre and post execution support.
• Experience using Bond Trading Capture to verify Bond Trades.
• Experience using Credit Trading Capture to verify Credit Trades.
• Experience using market data feeds for real-time and historical market data tools such as third party vendors like Confidential and Confidential .
• Experience using inhouse software to perform integration verification points to verify market data flows.
• Experience with front end web-brokerage applications software written in Java on an Oracle DB and HTML,ASP and java applets(front end)
• Experience creating, analyzing and executing system-testing requirements
• Creating and analyzing test plans and test scripts
• Analyze, interpret and review design documents in a high pace environment
• Continue interaction with business and development team
• Experience with defect tracking system and bug reports
• Accurately identify and communicate bugs and systems enhancements to the development teams

Confidential, NJ

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked and tested online Brokerage application. The application allows individual investors to go online and place trades. They can place Equities, Options, Mutual Funds and Fixed Income. The application also offers different products to TD Investors which helps them with their investment decisions
• Evaluated and tested front end web-brokerage applications software written in Oracle, Sybase, Web Sphere (back end) and HTML, ASP and Java applets(front end) to verify that the product functions according to set specifications and standards
• Experience in brokerage industry with fixed-income, stocks, single leg & complex options (spreads, straddles, Cover Calls) & mutual funds
• Tested Java Applets for online active traders
• Execute test case scenarios manually on front end of new and existing online clearing systems
• Experience creating, analyzing and executing system-testing requirements
• Experience creating and analyzing test plans and test scripts
• Reviewing, analyzing, interpreting and approving requirements
• Analyze, interpret and review design documents in a high pace environment
• Implement Test Director for quality management
• Experience utilizing defect tracking system and bug reports
• Managing issues and test activities on a regular basis and providing workaround solution to those issues
• Experience Performing problem solving analysis and root cause for system functionality challenges
• Accurately identify and communicate bugs and systems enhancements to the development teams
• Support and provide value added inputs in evolving QA team, including improving processes, procedures, and standards

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

QA Tester/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed and tested Brokerage application for institutions. The application is used by institutions, broker-dealers, trading houses and hedge funds.
• Tested and validated brokerage applications which includes electronic and voice assisted trade execution software, credit derivatives and commodities.
• Experience creating, analyzing and executing system-testing requirements
• Experience creating and analyzing test plans and test scripts
• Reviewing, analyzing, interpreting and approving requirements
• Analyze, interpret and review design documents in a high pace environment
• Support and provide value added inputs in evolving QA team, including improving processes, procedures, and standard
• Support and provide value added inputs in evolving QA team, including improving processes, procedures, and standards
• Experience Performing problem solving analysis and root cause for system functionality challenges
• Accurately identify and communicate bugs and systems enhancements to the development teams

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

QA Tester/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked and tested online Brokerage application. The application allows individual investors to go online and place trades. They can place Equities, Options, Mutual Funds and Fixed Income. The application also offers different products to TD Investors which helps them with their investment decisions
• Evaluated and tested front end web-brokerage applications software written in Oracle, Sybase, Web Sphere (back end) and HTML, ASP and Java applets(front end) to verify that the product functions according to set specifications and standards
• Experience in brokerage industry with fixed-income, stocks, single leg & complex options (spreads, straddles, Cover Calls) & mutual funds
• Tested Java Applets for online active traders
• Execute test case scenarios manually on front end of new and existing online clearing systems
• Experience creating, analyzing and executing system-testing requirements
• Experience creating and analyzing test plans and test scripts
• Reviewing, analyzing, interpreting and approving requirements
• Analyze, interpret and review design documents in a high pace environment
• Implement Test Director for quality management
• Experience utilizing defect tracking system and bug reports
• Managing issues and test activities on a regular basis and providing workaround solution to those issues
• Experience Performing problem solving analysis and root cause for system functionality challenges
• Accurately identify and communicate bugs and systems enhancements to the development teams
• Support and provide value added inputs in evolving QA team, including improving processes, procedures, and standards
• Participate on continuous quality assurance process improvement efforts
• Continue interaction with business and development team

Confidential, MD

QA Tester/ Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked on institutional and dealersapplication. The application allows institutioninvestorsto trade Mutual Funds & other Retirements products. It also allowsindividuals to invest on their own but only limited toretirementaccounts like 401K.
• Develop and execute test scripts/plans/cases/requirements traceability matrix based on business requirements
• Liaison between management, business staff, clients and IT staff to define and accomplish product objectives
• Participation in design meetings, the implementation process and the handling of production issues
• Experience in financial industry fixed income, stocks and options
• Evaluated and tested web-based financial software and e-commerce applications; written in Java, Oracle (back end) and Flash MX (front end) to verify that the product functions according to set specifications and standards
• Perform automated testing using various testing tools such as WinRunner for functional testing &TestDirector for quality management during the entire software lifecycle. (Mercury Products)
• Methodology in testing includes Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in writing formal test plans which include verifying entry, exit criteria, coding automated test scripts, executing manuals/ automated test scripts and verifying test results
• High level of interaction with developers and end users
• Validated and tested various client - based applications
• In depth participation through all stages of development life cycle, including conception, definition, development, testing, release, and post release activities
• Take on “team-leader” type roles in the coordination of the testing processes and status
• Reporting and managing issues and test activities on a regular basis and providing workaround solution to those issues

Confidential, Piscataway, NJ

QA Tester/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• The application isa stand alone application for AT&T accounts. The application is a billing account for AT&T customers.
• Write formal test plans using the project requirement, specification and document for AT&T local billing accounts
• Evaluated and tested web-based financial application software written in Oracle
• Perform manual testing written in C++ language using various testing methodologies
• Experience in documenting process flows and scenarios for functional testing
• Perform automated testing using various testing tools such as QuickTest Professional for functional testing & Test Director for quality management .(Mercury Products)
• Perform various performance/load &stress testing using both automated and manual testing procedures during performance qualification(PQ) phase of software life cycle (Load Runner implemented)
• Developed script functions using 4 Test programming language (using C++ concept) to add the functionality to the automated test tool used for system testing. (silk test)
• Validated and tested various applications in different platforms (Manual and Automated) which were both Mainframe (VMS) and Window NT/Client Server (front end GUI written with Visual Basic and back end database Sybase )
• Work with the users in post-production situation to gain their feedback on system status
• Work with users relating to new features and system functionality