SUMMARY:

• 10 + years of extensive hands on Quality Assurance and Testing experience with software development life cycle, Quality Assurance methodologies and standards, requirements analysis, writing Test Plans and Test Cases based on business, system, and design requirements, Test Automation, Test Script execution, defect reporting and tracking and performing all phases of Test cycles.
• Performed Black box, White Box testing, Manual Testing, Unit, Integration, System, Functional, and Regression Testing.
• Experience with QA Methodology and QA Validations to ensure the Q. Assurance Control.
• Experienced in developing applications using VB, Oracle, SQL Server, JAVA,Perl, Java Script and HTML.
• Extensive Manual and automated testing experience using Mercury Interactive testing tools such as Win Runner, Load Runner, Quick Test Pro, Test Director and Quality Center
• Excellent organizational, detail oriented, time management, and strong analytical and problem solving skills with a consultative approach in defining solutions.
• High degree of initiative and ability to learn and adapt to new tools and technologies very quickly
• Well experienced in handling the defects, through out the bug life cycle from detect the bug and till it gets resolved.
• Good Process Management skills with remarkable ability in gathering requirements and to bring out quality products.
• Expertise in testing of various database driven environments at system and application level in client server and Web based applications.
• Strong functional background, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, team player and self - starter helps contribute to timely completion of project deliverables on time and with in budget.
• Involved in all the stages of the software development cycle, namely design, specification, coding, debugging, testing (test plan and test execution), integration Black box and system testing, documentation and maintenance of the programs.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/2000/NT,XP, UNIX(HP-UX,SOLARIS),Linux, MS-DOS

Languages: JAVA, J2EE, SQL, PL/SQL, HTML

Databases: SQL Server 2000/7.0/6.5 , Oracle 9i/ 8i/7,x, /11i,DB/2, MS-Access.

Tools: Visual Basic 6.0/5.0/4.0 (ActiveX, COM, DCOM), Developer 2000, Reports (Oracle), Crystal Reports, Crystal Info 7.5, Business Objects, Visual InterDev, SQL * Loader, Toad, SQL-Navigator, Documentum, Salesforce. Testing Tools WinRunner7.6/7.0, QTP8.2/10.0, LoadRunner7.6, Test Director 7.6 /7.5, ClearQuest, Quality Center 8.2, 10.0, Buganizer, Selenium.Web Technologies HTML, DHTML, XML, VBScript, and JavaScript, ASP, JSP, PHPNetwork TCP/IP, Novel Netware

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, CA

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provided IT project managers, QA manager, Testing team with clear and concise status reports concerning the progress of work on all projects on weekly basis
• Functioned as the Onsite / Offshore coordinator and Team Lead. Participated in business, client and status meetings. Maintain project schedules using Microsoft Project.
• Created technical test plan, and test scope documents with relevant schedules, resource plans, risk analysis and prioritizations.
• Worked closely with project manager, supporting team and developers to assist in communicating testing results and in resolving test discrepancies across manual, functional automated and performance testing teams.
• Walk through the requirements and design documents.
• Participated in Developer and Testing Hands Off meetings from Analysts.
• Developed detailed test plans, test scripts and test cases for each change request based on Use Cases.
• Involved in integration and system testing of Online Services Channel.
• Prepared & Run test scripts for the regression testing on Accounts Control and Account Summary using Selenium.
• Tested the back end system for data validation and verification on Oracle Server .
• Tested the application for cross-browser compatibility.
• Wrote SQL queries to validate the data updates in the application ( Confidential ’s.com) using various DML statements.
• ETL Analysis, ETL Testing and designing of the flow and the logic for the Data warehouse project.
• Extract data from various data sets to compare against Target Values.
• Trained new team members on the entire testing process.
• Involved in Functional, Integration, System, Performance, Compatibility, GUI, Data Driven and Regression testing.
• Responsible for directing the on-shore/off-shore test group with the creation of the overall testing strategy document and test case preparation..
• Responsible for defining and implementing a software quality assurance program to support an agile SCRUM-based software development process.

Environment: Windows 2000/MAC, Oralcle, Selenium, Jira, Dataflex, Java Script.

Confidential, CA

Senior QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the Testing and Sign off on the WEB Maintenance tasks for various LOB’s.
• Submit and manage new and existing bugs in Relational Clear Quest bug tracking system / Quality Center
• Write test cases based on Business requirements and use cases provided by business analysts
• Provide ongoing training and assistance to junior /new team members
• Analyze requirement specs. and discuss ambiguities with the business and developers
• Work parallel on multiple projects in different releases
• Regularly participate in technical and status review meetings, release meetings, production
• Defects’ triages, weekly team meetings, UAT bug meetings, and ambiguity reviews
• Update the test cases in accordance with BRDs
• Responsible for front-end GUI, functional and grey/black box testing in 3-tier environments: produced test plans, traceability matrices and test cases. Executed testing: system, interface, integration, regression.
• Supported Wachovia data migration into Documentum 6.5 repository.
• Tested user accounts, cabinets and permission sets/ACLs.
• Documentum web top role based user manuals which included document templates, workflows, lifecycles and contents.
• Coordinate with the QA team and developers to prioritize defects and rectify them
• Perform cross browser testing (Safari, Firefox, IE) on MAC and PC and iPAD.
• Promote and Publish the content.

Environment: Windows 2000/NT/XP/Vista/MAC, Ipad, Mercury Quality Center (10.0), DCM 5.3 SP4, DCM 6.5 Windows 7, Java, Java Script.

Confidential, CA

Senior QA Tester/ Lead QA

Responsibilities:

• Understanding and Analyzing the Business, functional and technical specifications.
• Wrote Test Plans, numerous Test Cases and Test Scripts for the Client and Web based applications.
• Performed Validations and Verifications for numerous Reports using SQL Scripts.
• Performed Front End Screen Test for Customer Credit Rating with QTP
• Performed Functional, Regression, End to End, Unit, Stress, Integration and User Acceptance Testing for the various applications.
• Developed and executed various Manual Testing Scenarios and neatly documented the process to perform Functional Testing.
• Performed White Box, Black Box testing on the application which was developed using Java, J2EE, HTML, DHTML and Oracle database.
• Involved in Debugging and analyzing the test results, Bug tracking and documentation.

Environment: Business Objects, Toad SQL, Share Point, QTP, MS-Excel, MS-Word, Linux, Windows XP, Java, Java Script.

Confidential, CA

QA Tester/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Managed regression test scripts and maintained end user documentation to facilitate hardware and software deployment of POS.
• Designed and optimized test plans to facilitate accurate and complete testing.
• Synchronized integration testing activities and software scripts.
• Conducted quality audits to ascertain adherence to quality standards and procedures.
• Implemented system regression and integration testing procedures.
• Created functional specifications and supported technical analysis.
• Coded test cases and scripts as per quality assurance specifications.
• Supported test activities associated with Product Point of Sales.
• Evaluated and interpreted Point of Sale requirements created by business.
• Developed relevant test strategies and plans and attended test case reviews with team.
• Utilized SQL and validation tools to evaluate test results.
• Trained Production support associates on latest Point of Sale functions.

Environment: OS 4690, Windows, VSAM,DOS, LRT’s, RADOS,Oracle,DB2,Quality Center, MS Office, Tivoli,, Java Script, Perl, XML, DHTML.