SUMMARY

• Senior software QA test leadwith full system development lifecycle experience including establishment of QA process, test estimation, resource planning, designing, developing and implementing test plans, test cases and test processes fueling swift corrective actions, forward thinking and significant cost savings
• Hands - on technology professionalaccustomed to working in complex, project-based environments. Multifaceted experience in QA software testing and user-acceptance testing backed by strong credentialsincluding a computer science degree
• Experienced professional in Property & Casualty insurance which includes Personal Lines, Commercial Lines and Farm Ranch business lines
• Experience in Waterfall and Agile model projects
• Experience in Guidewire PolicyCenter, OneShield Policy Administration system, Web based applications (Java) and Mainframes
• Experience in Onshore- Offshore model projects
• Functional Testing Manual Testing Data Warehouse Testing
• End to end testing Mainframes Testing Automated Testing (LISA and CUIT)
• User Acceptance Testing Manual Web services testing using SoapUI
• Defect Management Change Management Risk Management
• Strong working relationships with various teams
• Knowledge Management Strong problem solving & technical skills coupled with confident decision making

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Tested States specific changes and created more than 50 defects in my first assignment
• Identified gaps in requirements
• Helped in streamlining the testing process
• coz of above exceptional performance got an opportunity to explore automation possibilities in the project
• Designed hybrid automation framework in such a way that input data is passed through excel workbook using VB code and different test cases are scripted using C# under different methods of the main class called Driver which controls the execution of entire automation and also kept controls to identify UI objects in a separate class for better maintenance
• Automated regression testing components in Microsoft Dynamic CRM and OneShield policy administration system using Coded UI in Visual studio ultimate 2013 with C#

Confidential, Madison, WI

QA Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Major contribution in establishing standardized testing processes
• Provided Test Estimation and Resource Planning
• Created and executed software test Strategies, test plans, test cases and scriptsto uncover, identify and document software problems and their causes.
• Reviewed Business requirements, Solution Requirements, Technical Design documents and Use Cases
• Updated Traceability Matrix
• Identified test data needs and requested/created the same according to needs
• Reported Test status, Risks and provided mitigation plan
• Coordinated with Team, allocated work and did review activities
• Did mainframes Job setup in Test region for batch processing which includes editing of the JCLs, PROCs etc
• Analyzed the impact on upstream and downstream systems and came up with an efficient plan for end to end testing and impacted regression testing
• Tested transcription device integration with DocShuttle Transcriptionist application to add transcribed recorded statements to an electronic claim file in claims system
• Worked with automation testing team on automation feasibility analysis and derived the automation testing scope
• Test Automation using LISA - Created automation scripts with the help of assertions, filters and sub processes for the data sourced from excel sheets, Config files and database
• Worked with performance testing team to test non-functional requirements
• Defect management, conducting defect triage with different teams involved in the project and tracking defects to closure
• Worked with development team in finding the root cause of the defects
• Worked closely with business team to make sure that requirements and impacted areas are tested based on the agreed scope
• Performed User acceptance testing by collaborating with clients to execute the company’s vision
• Establishment of Knowledge management and defect prevention processes within testing projects

Confidential

BI Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created reusable SQL queries needed for test execution
• Used sampling and exhaustive verification techniques and validated data in different layers of data warehouse as per the requirements and ETL needs (Data Warehouse Testing Projects)
• Validated the layout and data in files generated out of database for reporting purpose (Data Warehouse Testing Projects)
• Validated various reports generated using Business Objects out of Analytical Data Layer (Data Warehouse Testing Projects)
• Performed code review in technical documents and identified gaps

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Databases: Oracle 10g and 11, DB2 and MS Access

Languages: C#, HTML, C, C++ and Basic Java

Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/Win7/Win8

Tools: Lisa, Visual studio ultimate 2013, OneShield - PAS, OneShield - Designer, WinSQL, JIRA, Spufi, Quality Center 10.0, Guidewire PolicyCenter 8.0, Rational ClearQuest, ClearCase, CuteFTP, TestPartner, SoapUI, Bytescribe, DocShuttle Transcriptionist, Rally, IE8, IE11, MS Office, Dictaphone, Microsoft Test Manager, SharePoint Web, Endevor, Changeman, Informatica, Splunk