SUMMARY:

• Accomplished, highly motivated technology professional for almost 5 years of hands - on IT and quality assurance experience.
• Extensive experience in Manual, Automated and web services testing using Mercury Interactive tools like QTP and Quality Center.
• Experience in requirement analysis, system testing, and user interface and system implementation.
• Good knowledge in diversified fields of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle.
• Proficient in using both Manual and Automated testing tools such as HP Quick Test Professional, Load Runner and Test Director/HP Quality Center on Web-based and Client/Server applications and Rational Tools ( Test Manager, Clear Quest).
• Good experience in Software Quality Assurance Process, Software Testing and various Methodologies in like Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Expertise in creating Test Cases/Scripts as per specifications and requirements.
• Performed Manual and Automated Testing on Client-Server and Web-based Applications.
• Experienced in Functional testing, System testing, Integration testing, GUI Testing and Regression testing using both Manual and automated testing tools.
• Experience in conducting different types of Black Box testing including Business Workflow, GUI, Database, Regression, Functional, User Acceptance (UAT), System, Load, Stress and Performance Testing.
• Experienced in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle/ Software Testing Life Cycle (SDLC/STLC) and their interrelationships.
• Working knowledge on QTP (Ver.9.5, 10.0, 11.0, 11.5), Load Runner (Ver.8.0, 9.0), Selenium (IDE), VB Scripting and automation methodologies.
• Hands-on experience in Automation Tools like HP QTP.
• Expertise in Bug Tracking and Reporting using Test Director/HP Mercury Quality Center
• Capable of working in groups as well as independently.
• Working knowledge on QTP (Ver.9.5, 10.0, 11.0, 11.5), Load Runner (Ver.8.0, 9.0), Selenium (IDE), VB Scripting and automation methodologies
• Possess excellent oral & written communication skills along with interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated and excellent team player with good team based management skills and ability to motivate the team for quality deliverables.
• Strong communication and analytical skills with very good experience in programming & problem solving.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

QA Testing tools: Mercury Interactive Suite (QTP, Load Runner, Test Director - Quality Center), Clearquest,Rational Test Tools Suite, Compuware, Selenium, Jmeter.

Methodologies: SDLC, Agile, SOA

Operating Systems: Windows NT/2000, Windows XP, Windows 95/98, DOS, HP-UX

Languages: SQL, PL/SQL, Visual Basic, C, JAVA, PHP

Databases: DB2, MS Access, SQL Server

Web Technologies: HTML, XML, J2EE, MVS,VB.NET, Visual Studio.Net, XML, VB Script

Groupware: Lotus Notes, Lotus Domino

Microsoft tools: MSWORD, MSVISIO, MS PROJECT, MS-EXCEL

ERP: Peoplesoft Financials, Oracle Financials, SAP, Manhattan Associates Transport Management System

Technologies: Application Servers, Web Servers, Relational Database Management Systems, Data Warehousing, Informatics

Protocols: HTTP/FTP, DNS, TCP/IP, Routing, CDN

SQL Tools: Toad, SQL ACE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Wixom, MI

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirements and functionality specification to develop Test plan, Test cases and Test scripts.
• Developed test scripts and test cases using QTP, Load Runner, HP ALM 11.
• Worked with Business Analysts for preparing the Test cases.
• Performed Functional Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing, Performance Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Adhoc Testing, Smoke Testing and Effective Regression testing.
• Performance and Scalability testing. Tested web services using SoapUI.
• Performed GUI testing and web based testing.
• Personnel, ensuring that they meet the requirements specified in the enhancement specification for the change. Used QTP to develop automation test scripts for system’s core functionality and GUI’s of the application.
• Involved in each stages of test documentation with Test Policy, Test Strategy, Test Methodology, Test Planning, Test Case Specification, Test Procedures, Test Scripting, Test Logs and Defect Reports.
• Helped enhance usability of the system by suggesting changes in the front end.
• Done Extensive Testing using Manual Testing, Automation Testing and Black box testing.
• Involved in Database test by using TOAD and SQL.
• Develop manual test cases to verify intermediate releases.
• Experience in analyzing and initializing POC using UFT for clients.
• Worked with development team to resolve defects.
• Used Quick Test Professional (QTP) for regression testing and running the automation suite.
• Created automation test scripts to test all end-to-end components - legacy mainframe, Web and upgrade. Expertise in developing and enhancing UFT/QTP scripts and Framework.
• Wrote VB script for data driven testing using test data from excel sheets.
• Conducted walk through for test scripts and test cases.
• Performed Regression testing, Functional testing, User Acceptance testing and Integration testing.
• Involved in backend testing (Data Validation Testing) by writing SQL queries.
• Thoroughly tested application along with bug reporting and tracking till bug closure.
• Followed a change control process for managing changes as and when they occur during the project life cycle.
• Generated test execution/defects reports from Quality Center and participated in weekly/daily test execution status review meetings.

Environment: QTP 11.0/11.5, QC 11.0, HP ALM 11, SoapUI, UNIX, Datastage, Load runner, VB Scripting, SQL, XML, Windows XP Fix 4.2.,JSP,UFT. UI.

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

QA tester

Responsibilities:

• Gather requirements and document the proposed processes to the existing system. Modules included: Life insurance policy and Financial Calculator of the company.
• Tested the Enhanced web applications associated with Claim Numbers so that duplicate Claim Numbers could be allowed in the system.
• Processes according to Business Requirement Document (BRD).
• Developed test scripts and test cases using QTP, Quality Center.
• Worked with Business Analysts for preparing the Test cases. Involved in bug tracking using Quality Center. User Acceptance Testing (UAT) - Performed UAT tests and reported by using MS snapshots.
• Developed Test Scripts using Quality Center and coordinated with developers to quickly resolve the defects associated with them.
• Preparing UFT scripts from scratch for the customer facings web applications.
• Involved in Designing and Analyzing of Test Scope strategies with other Test Analyst.
• Wrote Integration and System Test cases using Quality Center from Functional, Technical and other high level documents. Performed both manual and automated testing.
• Manually Conducted Positive and Negative testing.
• Good understanding of QA methodology and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Waterfall, and Agile. Generated test scripts for functional and regression tests using UFT.
• Conducted System, Integrated and Regression testing to the application.
• Conducted Functional, User Acceptance and Usability testing.
• Performed Back-End testing using SQL queries. Created reports on crystal report to satisfy user requests, data sampling, project analysis, or testing verification.
• Developed associated project documentation, test plan, test scenarios, performed gap analysis, and test tracking reporting for all phases of testing including user acceptance testing.

Environment: Agile, C#, Quality Center 11.52, Test Director, HP ALM, Windows 2007, MS Visual Studio 2010, QTP, SOAPUI, SQL 2008R2, VB-script, Crystal Reports, MSOffice (MS word, excel, access, outlook, PowerPoint), MS-Visio.

Confidential, Laurel, MD

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Business Requirements Documents and the Technical Specification
• Involved in Planning, coordinating, developing Test Plans, Test Procedures, and Test cases based on the Requirements and Design Documents
• Conducted Functional, System, Integration, Regression, UAT and Smoke Testing.
• Developed Test Scripts and conducted Regression testing for various application modules using QTP.
• Tested the application manually by executing test cases prior to automation.
• Used Quality Center to create and maintain the Test cases and the Test scripts for both System Testing and Regression Testing.
• Member of the team of test engineer, developed test plans to outline the scope, approach, resources, and schedule of testing.
• Designed manual test cases based on functional requirements and technical documents, and executed test cases during System, Regression and User Acceptance testing.
• Executed SQL queries to validate the front-end data with the database (backend). Used DML to manipulate the data wherever applicable to verify the functionality.
• Performed End-to-end Testing which involves complete application environment in a situation that mimics real-world use, such as interacting with a database, applications or backend system.
• Optimized Quick Test Professional (QTP) scripts for Regression testing of the application with various data sources and data types.
• Evaluated and documented the application's ability to meet the established requirements.
• Tested many functional areas including uploading of published texts into the database, classification, and search results relevance estimation and sorting, Graphic User Interface, and sharing information.
• Involved in Black Box Testing (Functionality, GUI Testing).
• Performed testing of a web application developed for the customer access: developed test cases for functionality testing based on functional specification and feature descriptions, executed test scripts, verified bugs fixed.
• Attended weekly meetings to update project managers and discussed different issues and solved.

Environment: HP Quick Test Professional (QTP), QC, HP ALM, Test Director, Windows NT, SQL, HTML, Java, J2EE, HTTP, XML, SQL