SUMMARY

• 9 years of experience as a QA Lead in manual testing.
• Good functional noledge and extensive testing experience in Financial, Banking, Manufacturing, Retail, Telecom and Oil & Gas domains.
• Experience in testing Client Server and Web based applications.
• Expertise and solid experience in developing test automation scripts using Quick Test Professional for regression and functional testing.
• Working experience in Agile & Waterfall development methodologies.
• Expertise and solid experience in QTP concepts like Checkpoints, Synchronization, Transactions, Parameterization, Step Generator, Actions, and Recovery Scenarios.
• Good experience in automation frameworks i.e. Data Driven, Table Driven, Keyword Driven and Hybrid Frameworks.
• Experience in Descriptive Programming.
• Experience on JAVA, .NET, C#, Oracle and SQL Server technologies based projects.
• Experience in executing SQL Queries in order to view successful transaction of data and validating data.
• Experience in testing web services (SOAP, XML).
• Good Knowledge on Load Runner tool.
• Worked closely with development and technical support teams to resolve issues.
• Good expertise in Peer Reviews (Test Design and Defect Tracking).
• Extensive experience in manual testing and Specialized in writing Test Plans, Test Strategy, Test cases, Test Designs, Test Analysis and Testing Life Cycle and creation of Test data and following SDLC.
• Well experienced in documenting and translation of Functional Specifications into Test Objectives and writing detailed Test Scripts.
• Executed test cases and document results via defect tracking system.
• Extensive experience in implementing QA methodologies on the basis of Quality standards like ISO, CMM levels.
• Extensive experience in Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Performance Testing, Database Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing, Sanity Testing, Smoke Testing, Compatibility Testing, and Black box testing.
• Excellent Experience in database testing in Oracle and SQL server.
• Solid experience in Defect Management tools like Test Director, HP Quality Center and Bugzilla.
• A self and quick learner and can learn new technologies very fast.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: UNIX, Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP, Windows 2000 Server

Environment: Client - Server and Web based

Domain: Finance, Banking, Manufacturing and Retail

Database: Oracle, SQL Server

Languages: HTML, XML, C, C++, C#, VB, JAVA

Software Testing Tools: Winrunner, Load Runner, QTP, Test Director, HP Quality Center and Bugzilla.

Web Services: SOAP, XML

Test Strategies: Functional, Performance, Regression, Integration, System, User AcceptanceSanity, Smoke and Black Box testing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Irvine, CA

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Analyze requirements and keep track of new requirements.
• Coordinating the testing team and conducting status review meetings.
• Development of Manual and Automated test cases by decomposing use cases for specific functional requirements.
• Working with Business Analysts to define and design test scenarios and test data.
• Test case preparation, Review of test cases, Execution of test cases and logging defects.
• Functional, Integration, Regression, Sanity, Smoke, Database and Black box testing.
• Develop test automation scripts using Quick Test Professional for Regression and Functional testing.
• Created QTP scripts with Local and Shared object repositories and maintained them in Object Repository Manager.
• Inserted Checkpoints to check the properties of objects and images.
• Inserted Synchronization points in order to sync the application and QTP.
• Handled Runtime data (Parameterization) in VB Script i.e. create a parameterized test that runs several times. Each time the test runs, it uses a different set of data.
• Used agile process and wrote test cases against User stories.
• Created Scripts using custom VB script functions by creating external function library.
• Handled exceptions using Recovery Scenario Manager.
• Log, track, and verify resolution of software and specification defects along with documenting all phases of QA process using HP Quality Center.
• Interacting with the developers on a regular basis for application updates and enhancements.
• Documented the weekly status reports and presented the QA process to the management.
• Participated in regular project status meetings related to testing.
• Integration testing to verify the data interface between various application modules. Performed System and Regression testing for new releases.

Environment: Java, JSP, Oracle, QTP, HP Quality Center.

Confidential, New York

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Develop Manual in test cases.
• Coordinating the testing team and conducting status review meetings.
• Creation of test data, testcases and traceability matrix for the new enhancements.
• Functional, Performance and Regression testing.
• Manual testing of the application using existing Systems User Specifications.
• Develop test automation scripts using Quick Test Professional for regression testing.
• Performed Parameterization by using Data Driven wizard.
• Inserted Transactions to calculate the time taken by the application to perform a specific task.
• Wrote SQL Queries to access data from the database.
• Participated in peer review of Test Cases.
• Created and managed objects using Object Repository.
• Created Local and Shared repositories for the objects using Object Repository Manager.
• Participated in Project status meetings.
• Integrated the Quality Center (QC) with Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Log, track, and verify resolution of software and specification defects along with documenting all phases of QA process using HP Quality Center.

Environment: Java, JSP, SQL Server, QTP, HP Quality Center.

Confidential, Houston,TX

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created all testing processes, standards, templates, documentation and tasks that the Synthesis Project Team followed and used to test the application.
• Participated and coordinated with Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Compatibility testing for browsers, and DB Testing.
• Reviewed Critical Defects with development team periodically.
• Developed Test Cases from by using Use case documents.
• Developed Test cases Design for every new features of products by referring Use case documents.
• Involved with set up of Test environment.
• Shared Object Repository, Synchronization, Check Points, Data Parameterization, Recovery Scenarios are used during Development of scripts.
• Assigned, prioritized, and tracked all testing tasks to ensure that they were completed correctly and n time.
• Adhered to Agile Software Development Methodology.
• Assisted in updating Business Requirements documentation with change requests for existing and new functionality of the software.
• Organized weekly meetings with the Vendor Development Manager and Synthesis Project Manager to discuss issues, and changes in existing and new functionality.
• Entered bugs into HP Quality Center.
• Provided QTP automation Training to QA team members.
• Involved with Review and walk thru of Requirements and Detail Design with customer

Environment: Java, JSP, SQL Server, QTP, HP Quality Center.

Confidential

Sr. QA Executive

Responsibilities:

• Created Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Cases for assigned modules as well as verify the actual result based on the expected results.
• Member of testing team and involved in managing Database, understanding the requirements of software process, Creation and Execution of Test Cases and reporting and maintenance of bugs. Involved in UI, functional, regression and browser compatibility testing.
• Log, track, and verify defects using Test Director.
• Performed End-to-End testing manually.
• Validation of data through SQL queries.
• Involved with working in all phases of SDLC methodologies.
• Retested the reported defects in the every build released and closed the defects.
• Performed Regression Testing after defects were resolved in test environments.
• Participated in regular project status meetings related to testing.
• Performed Smoke, GUI, Functional, Performance, Integration and Usability testing.
• Developed Test cases and performed manual testing for both Positive Testing, Negative Testing and Black Box Testing.

Environment: C# with dot net framework 2 - for component models, ASPX - Web front end, DMS Server, SQL Server, Operating System Windows 2000 and above for Server, Operating System Windows 2000 professional and above for Clients, XML for data exchange and Test Director.

Confidential

Sr. QA Executive

Responsibilities:

• Understanding the requirements of software process, Creation and Execution of Test Cases and reporting and maintenance of bugs.
• Preparing Test Scenarios and Test cases and executing manual testing of the application.
• Worked on Test scenarios for GUI, Functionality, Database and Regression Testing.
• Executed the test cases and compared the expected results with actual results
• Wrote SQL queries for database verification and validation of tables.
• Log, track, and verify defects using Test Director.
• Retested the reported defects in the every build released and closed the defects.
• Performed Regression Testing after defects were resolved in test environments.
• Participated in regular project status meetings related to testing.
• Involved in execution of Test cases and reporting defects and tracking them to closure.
• Database validation to check the updated data in the database using SQL.
• Extensively used SQL to retrieve the suitable data from database and validate the data quality.
• Responsible in executing test scripts manually, to ensure that the quality control procedures are correctly implemented and effectively improved.
• Attend the Test case review meetings and requirements walkthroughs.

Environment: ASP 3.0, SQL Server, Odyssey Server Version 3.0.2.8, Word to Tiff conversion tool, Microsoft Outlook / Outlook Express, SMTP for mailing, Test Director.

Confidential

QA Executive

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the System specifications, Business requirements for full understanding of the business.
• Involved in Functional, Regression, Integration and System testing.
• Manual testing of the application using existing Systems User Specifications.
• Log, track, and verify defects using Bugzilla.
• Performed End-to-End testing manually.
• Cross browser testing across different browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome.
• Retested the reported defects in the every build released and closed the defects.
• Performed Regression Testing after defects were resolved in test environments.
• Participated in regular project status meetings related to testing.

Environment: Windows 2000, Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1, Microsoft Word 2000, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Bugzilla.

Confidential 

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Creation and Execution of Test Cases and reporting and maintenance of bugs.
• Involved in Functional and System testing.
• Log, track, and verify defects using Test Director.
• Manual testing of the application using existing Systems User Specifications.
• Performed End-to-End testing manually.
• Retested the reported defects in the every build released and closed the defects.
• Performed Regression Testing after defects were resolved in test environments.
• Participated in regular project status meetings related to testing.

Environment: Java Swing, Java RMI, JTAPI, JSP, AXL/SOAP, My SQL, Test Director.