SUMMARY:

• A Senior QA Analyst with progressive and hands - on experience in Fortune 500 and mid-sized companies in software quality assurance engineering, with Manual Automation Testing Lead background in maintaining on-shore and off-shore teams to test various business applications across teh US.
• Strong analytical skills, reliable, goal-focused, highly motivated and quick learner. A great team player, with ability to partner with colleagues at all levels and adapt well to fast pace environments. Valuable blend of systems and business process analysis, testing and implementation, organizational development and technical . A US Citizen.
• Demonstrated strengths in developing and establishing quality assurance standards and measures for information technology services within organizations and gathering/analyzing data in support of business cases, proposed projects, and systems requirements. Selected competencies and s include:
• Wrote test plans/scripts for tracking defects and fixes in product and software application development, information and operations systems.
• Applied proven analytical/problem-solving skills to validate IT processes through careful testing to maximize benefits of business investments in IT initiatives.
• Developed/established quality assurance measures and testing standards for new applications, products and/or enhancements to existing applications throughout their development/product lifecycles.
• Prepared and delivered reports, recommendations, or alternatives to address existing and potential trouble areas in IT systems and projects across organization.
• Wrote/executed test plans and test cases in both highly and loosely structured development environments and performed all types of testing (functional, user acceptance, browser compatibility), primarily with Quick Test Pro (QTP11) and Selenium.
• Optimized QTP and Selenium scripts for Regression testing of applications with various data.
• Experienced in Software Quality Assurance and Software Development in Web-based and Client Server Applications in Digital Media, Insurance, Banking, Trading.
• Very proficient in scripting web automated test cases using Selenium with C# and Java as programming languages.
• Experienced programmer in full life cycle project development. Leverage testing noledge acquired to be productive instantly in testing department. Make suggestions to improve requirements and ensure testability.
• Extended working experience in developing and executing software test plans, test scripts/cases and test specifications using automated test tools, me.e., Test Director, Win Runner, QTP, Selenium, Load Runner and QC.
• Strong noledge of Client/Server, Web-based applications architecture and Web-related testing, and excellent noledge of testing life cycle, SDLC Methodology and test process documentation.
• Capable of analyzing business documentation and specifications prior to transfer into QA.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: HP Quality Center 10.0/11.0, QTP 10.0/11.0, Selenium, IBM AppScan, Load Runner and TFS, Browser Stock

Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX

Database: Oracle 9i/10g/11g, SQL Server 2005/2008.

Programming Languages: C#, Java, Visual Basic 5.0/6.0.

Browsers: IE 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, Firefox, Chrome, Safari.

Bug Tracking: HP Quality Center 10.0/11.0, Rally Dev, TFS and JIRA.

Graphic/UI design: Adobe Photoshop

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst

Environment: HTML, VB script, Java, SQL Server, Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, Selenium, Internet Explorer, Windows NT. Load Runner

Responsibilities:

• Assures application meets quality standards by providing technical leadership in planning, designing, executing testing, and developing procedures relating to product quality on complex projects.
• Consult with project team as needed to confirm testing coverage. Provide additional insight to testing criteria, test strategies and testing coverage.
• Provides direction across testing team to ensure all projects meet quality standards.
• Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.
• Execute vision, goals and direction of team/organization.
• Participates in formal reviews of business requirements and application designs.
• Ensures proper test coverage exists based on requirements and design specifications.
• Advises and provides direction to less experience quality assurance analyst on documentation of testing artifacts.
• Defines & implements quality process improvements & metrics focused on defect prevention using ALM11 (QC).
• Coordinates test schedules, work and resource plans; manages progress of all test activities against plan.
• Manages regression tests for current projects and releases.
• Trains others on testing techniques and automation.
• Testing application in different browsers using browser stock.
• Testing cloud based applications.
• Run Security testing on applications using IBM AppScan to verify security leaks in application.
• Identifies test issues and reports to Manager, PM, and Business on all testing initiatives.
• Defines, coordinates and leads production verification and validation for projects and releases.
• Defines standards for development of manual & automated test scripts, deployment and reuse using QTP and Selenium.
• Executes manual and/or automated test scripts for most complex projects and Mainframe Using QTP and Selenium.
• Develop and lead development of manual and/or automated test frameworks, standards,, etc., for large applications using QTP and Selenium.

Confidential, Cranberry Twp, PA

Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst

Environment: HTML, VB script, Java, SQL Server, Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, Selenium, Internet Explorer, Windows NT. Load Runner

Responsibilities:

• Built positive communication, relationships with Business Analysts to develop/review business requirements (UC’s).
• Reviewed product requirements, functional and design specifications to understand teh business. Worked with manager to write Test Plans, TestStrategyusingwaterfall methodology.
• Prepared test cases (used for smoke testing and regression testing). Analyzed test cases prepared by others, Conducted Test Case review meetings, and executed manually.
• Built new test frameworks using QTP and Selenium to perform end-to-end testing in multi-component environments.
• Partnered with test engineers to design/develop a reusable architecture for test automation; prepared reusable functions which improved robustness, re-usability, and maintainability of test scripts using QTP and selenium; Collaborated with management, developers, and QA staff to meet defined goals.
• Provided a practical approach to complex product testing, me.e., automation of test cases for regression testing.
• Identified functional scenarios to perform and build teh environment performance testing.
• Prepared Test Plans,created Test Scripts (user scripts), created performance scenarios (in LR Controller), created maximum Vusers to execute scenarios,and analyzed results.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst

Environment: MS Windows 2000, windows XP,J2EE, .NET, Oracle, AS/400, DB2, SQL 2000, 9i,Unix, Quick Test Professional 8.2,Quality Center8.2 PeopleSoft, Point of Sale. Finance, HR Primo and PMMS

Responsibilities:

• Built new test frameworks using QTP to perform end-to-end testing in multi-component environments.
• Partnered with test engineers to design/develop a reusable architecture for test automation; prepared reusable functions which improved robustness, re-usability, and maintainability of test scripts using QTP; Collaborated with management, developers, and QA staff to meet defined goals.
• Provided a practical approach to complex product testing, me.e., automation of test cases for regression testing.
• Identified functional scenarios to perform and build teh environment performance testing.