EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

• Senior QA Analyst & a Certified PMP (Project Management Professional) from Project Management Institute with expertise in all phases of quality assurance and testing for client/server, API Web - Services (SOA), Web applications, Multi-tier architecture (J2EE), GUI applications, XML, Java, C# & databases.
• With 11 plus years of experience and over 8 years in United States in teh field of software testing and management.
• Experience in automation tools like QTP, Green-hat Tester, Selenium, HP-Service Test, ITKO Lisa, and Win-Runner, SOAP-UI, Fitnesse, Load Runner, JMeter.
• Extensive experience in test automation frameworks (key-word driven, hybrid).
• Experience with SOA and Web Services testing in AGILE environment with SCRUM.
• Managed and handled large team of 24 people in multiple projects concurrently to meet strategic business and other organizational objectives.
• Test estimation for new and maintenance projects, internal auditing, requirements management, risk management, scope management.
• Worked on extracting, transforming, loading and Meta data using ETL tool Informatica.
• Involved in performing data analysis, data quality strategy, gathering business rules, map source data to target data.
• Scheduling, planning, and preparing documentation and demos for UAT.
• Specialized in teh development of plans for business applications.
• Expertise in building teams from ground-up. Hiring, recruiting, mentoring and coaching associates to enhance TEMPeffectiveness towards business result and strategic goals.
• Conducted software audits such as reviews by using ISO 9001: 2000 and CMMI level(s)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Test Case Mgmt Tools: Quality Center, Test Director, Test Manager, Test Link

Testing Tools: Quick Test Pro, Win Runner, Load Runner, SQA Robot, Rational Robot, HP Service Test, SOAP-UI, Selenium, Green-hat, Lisa, Rational Robot, Load Runner 9.0, VuGen 9.0, Fitnesse, XML Spy, JMeter

Requirements Management: Requisite Pro, Requisite Web, Doors, Quality Center

Defect Tracking: Quality Center, Test Director, Test Manager, Test Link, Clear Quest

Database: SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, MS-Access

Hardware: Pentium Based Servers, Pentium Based IBM-PC Compatibles

Planning Tools: Microsoft project plan, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, Visio, Power Point

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, California

Senior Software Dev Eng - Test

Responsibilities:

• Developing automated tests and building test automation framework from ground-up.
• Involved in Web Services Automation Testing for SOAP Middleware using GH-Tester and Lisa automation tools.
• Created TEST PLANS and scenarios to provide exhaustive coverage using requirement traceability matrix.
• Implementing and assisting other team members in building robust and re-usable automation test components.
• Initiated single-transaction performance testing using SOAP-UI to analyze time taken by each transaction to traverse through various sub-systems.
• Carried out load testing using load runner, SOAP-UI and ran batch processing jobs parallel in junction with performance testing to load / stress teh application to monitor any memory leaks in teh application.
• Loaded Data into back end DB using UNIX and TOAD. Wrote shell scripts to speed up teh process of loading teh data into backend database.
• Created and managed batch-mode unattended automation suites using QTP to create test data for various environments. Teh scripts would run over-night to create test data for next day’s consumption.
• Used Selenium IDE and Selenium-RC with Java JUnit framework to automate core functionality. Generated reports using Cobertura.
• Created and execute performance tests using JMeter to validate teh performance against Service Level Agreement (SLA).
• Discussed performance issues and bottle-necks with project team and ironed-out all performance issues before production deployment.
• Ensure unit testing of code using Web methods developer tool.
• Worked through all phases of SDLC to ensure qualitative coverage and ensure project meets all testing requirements and functionality.
• Provide estimates using historical data for RELEASE PLANNING.
• Participating in daily SCRUM meetings and providing updates to SCRUM MASTER.
• Participate in RELEASE PLANNING to identify features for RELEASE BACKLOG.
• Attending weekly project meetings with PRODUCT OWNER to discuss teh PRODUCT BACKLOG.
• Conducting interviews to meet SONY’s growing business requirements.

Environment: Test Track, Web-Methods Developer and Designer, Quick Test Pro, Web based application, Windows XP Pro, Enterprise Architect, Visual Source Safe, SQL Server, Unix, MS Office, Green Hat, XML Spy, SOAP UI, MS Office Communicator, Java, JMeter.

Confidential

Senior Dev Eng Test

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed test scenarios during each release. A typical release cycle SPRINT is about 1 month.
• Work prioritization for each SPRINT.
• Provided updates during DAILY SPRINTS on morning calls to project stake-holders.
• Coordinated reviews, test data requests and resource planning with project management and QA Management.
• Participated in peer reviews to ensure correctness and TEMPeffectiveness of test cases/test scripts.
• UAT participation and packaging. Participated and collected feedback from UAT.
• Extensive use of service testing tools such as SOAP UI and HP Service Test to test service side of teh application.
• Used Load Runner scripts developed in HP Service test to execute performance tests and report results.
• Worked collaboratively with entire project team to drive defects/issues to resolution.
• Created regression test suite for doing regression testing using Quality Center for new patches/functionalities being installed.
• Tested back-end database system using SQL. Teh database was used for logging audit events for keeping track of transactions.
• Generation and preparation of weekly status reports and attending weekly project status meeting to provide testing status.
• Extensive use of Selenium-IDE, Web Driver and Selenium Grid to regression test key functional areas using Java JUnit framework.
• Used Cruise Control for Continuous Integration Server to test key components of teh application as soon as their built.

Environment: Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, Web based application, Windows XP Pro, Enterprise Architect, CVS, Visual Source Safe, SQL Server, MS Office, HP Service Test, XML Spy, SOAP UI, Java, MS Office Communicator.

Confidential

QA Manager

Responsibilities:

• Assessed requirement changes and risk to project, made corresponding resource and scope adjustments.
• Assisted team member in creating integration and system test cases.
• Created regression test suite for doing regression testing in Quality Center for new patches/functionalities being installed.
• Used Clear Quest to review and create defects/bugs.
• Involved in Automation testing using Quick Test Professional.
• Preparation of weekly status reports and attending weekly project status meeting to provide testing status.
• Generation and preparation of weekly status reports and attending weekly project status meeting to provide testing status.

Environment: Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, Web based application, Windows XP Pro, CVS, Visual Source Safe, SQL Server, MS Office, Clear Case, Clear Quest, Test Link.

Confidential

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Participated in budget discussions related to my projects.
• Interacted with Business Analysts and Designers to understand business domain and key functional areas.
• Conducted regular meetings to facilitate teh flow of communication among team members and to identify and escalate project risks to management.
• Conducted brainstorming sessions with teh testing team to facilitate clear understanding of teh requirements.
• Conducting appraisals for my teams and providing timely feedback to associates.
• Conducted interviews for my teams to acquire teh right skill set.
• Created test plan/strategy document based on requirements provided in Req. Pro.
• Manage teams by MBO and providing feedback to team members regularly.
• Involved extensively in functional testing, regression testing and system testing of teh application.

Environment: Test Director, Quick Test Pro, Visual Studio, DB2, ADB2, Windows XP Pro, Lotus Notes, CVS, Visual Source Safe, Requisite Pro, MS Project, MS Visio, Clear Case, UNIX.

Confidential

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Established and created QA processes such as defect management, requirement analysis and review to streamline testing processes.
• XML and XSD data storage and manipulation.
• Extensive using of SQL for validation.
• Experience with XML testing, defining XML layout for client files and preparing XML test data files, Web Services testing with XML, SOAP, WSDL.
• Performed Functional testing and created test data along with other testing team members.
• Involved in GUI testing, Regression and Performance testing.
• Developed Test Plans in Test Director.
• Developed Automation test scripts using QTP.
• Bugs reported to developers using Test Director. Escalated critical bugs to appropriate parties to get quick turnaround time on bug fixes.
• Conducted internal trainings on Test Director and QA processes
• Conducted weekly status meeting to collect teh status of teh project from teh testing team.
• Tested database transactions with extensive using of SQL and validating result sets to match expected values.

Environment: Test Director, Source of Site (SOS) version control, Mainframe, Web-based application, Win XP Pro, Lotus Notes, MS-Office, MS Project, MS Visio.

Confidential

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Performing credit risk evaluation to establish individual credit line.
• Conducted Integration, System Testing and Regression testing.
• Interface with Credit agencies to receive credit reports.
• Complete testing of external interfaces dat interact with application in an end-to-end environment.
• Defect Reporting and tracking using PVCS Tracker.
• Test Cases preparation and review.
• Used Win Runner for Automation testing
• Conducted reviews for requirements specifications, user interface, and system design and ensuring dat they are as per specified standards.
• Focal point for all external interfaces interacting with teh application.
• Participated in peer reviews.
• Creating test plans with other team members to test external interfaces.
• Training of other test members in external interfaces like POS (Point of Sale) box.
• Provided daily status report to my manager and escalated key issues to get immediate resolution.
• Preparation of weekly status reports.

Environment: Windows XP, PVCS Version Manager, PVCS Tracker, Test Director, Win Runner, Q-master.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created detailed test plans and test cases using Test Director.
• Modified test cases according to new enhancements, updates, and modifications applied to teh application.
• Performed Build Verification Tests, User Interface tests, Business function tests
• Used Win Runner for Automation testing. Extensively used TSL (test script language) for handling complicated scenario.
• Used Test Director to report defects.
• Interacted with various teams to get quick resolution to defects raised by me.
• Meeting with other team leads and managers along with domain experts to understand requirements.

Environment: Windows XP, PVCS Version Manager, PVCS Tracker, Test Director, Visual Basic, Win Runner, Toad.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of test cases and review.
• Extensively used SQL queries to validate teh results in operation data source.
• Defect Reporting and tracking using PVCS Tracker.
• Used Win Runner for Automation testing
• Tested back end components like batches, reports, and online batches in both Unix and Window based environment.
• Reviewed requirements stored in DOORS management system with my peers.
• Preparation of weekly status reports.
• Categorized bugs based on teh severity and interfaced with developers to resolve them.
• Created automation test scripts using Win Runner to do validation of reports.

Environment: Unix, PVCS Tracker, PVCS Version Manager, Q-master, Test Director, Oracle, Toad, Win Runner, DOORS requirements management system.