SUMMARY

• Over 6 years of diversified experience in the various Client/Server, Web environments as a QA Testing Professional.
• Excellent expertise in writing Test Plans, Test Strategies, Test Cases, Test Scripts, Test Scenarios, Test Reports and Defect Metrics.
• Very good working experience in using Black Box testing techniques like Boundary Value Analysis, Equivalence Partitioning, Decision Tables
• Extensive experience in Functional Testing, Regression Testing, GUI Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Stress Testing, Benchmark Testing, Configuration Testing, Contention Testing, Security Testing and User Acceptance Testing
• Extensive experience in automated testing tools like QuickTest Pro
• Expertise in defect management tools like TestDirector, Rational Clear Quest, I - Track, BugZilla, Jira
• Work experience in configuration management/version control system tool PVCS, VSS
• Extensive experience in QA Testing Web Applications, Database Testing, Client/Server Applications and E-Commerce Applications
• Good work experience in diverse environments including Windows NT/2000/XP, Windows 95/98, OS/400 and Mainframes
• Testing exposure in .NET, ColdFusion, Java environment
• Good Working Knowledge on UNIX
• Strong knowledge in Software Development Life Cy 0602 cle, Defect Life Cycle, Spiral Model, V Model, Rational Unified Process, SEI CMM Levels
• Strong theoretical knowledge in programming concepts/processes and proficiency in C, C++, HMTL, SQL, JavaScript, Assembly Language Programming
• Good Team player, quick learner, proactive, collaborative and self-starter, excellent oral and written skills
• Highly motivated, ability to work independently, organized and results oriented with excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills with capability of adapting to new and fast changing technologies.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Denver, CO

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed GUI testing manually.
• Data Driven Testing was used for security testing.
• Generating and implementing templates for Test Plan, Test Cases, and Test Scripts.
• Involved in doing the Test lab set-up with different configuration and operating systems.
• Wrote SQL queries to test the different scenarios in the application.
• Performed User Acceptance Testing, and Back-end Testing.
• Created Rendezvous points at various places in scripts in order to simulate heavy user load.
• Manually conducted Positive and negative testing.
• Customized the appearance of various graphs so as to make it user friendly while analyzing the graphs.
• Using Server Resource graphs analyzed the performance of various servers.
• Involved in performance tuning of the servers.
• Created the test plan for the web testing.
• Involved in performance testing of the web site and the entire application, analyzed the test results with the business team.
• Conducted Functional, Integration, System, Regression, Performance and Black Box Testing.
• Developed the Test cases to test functionality, interface of the application.
• Worked with functions and involved in synchronizing the Test Scripts using Rational Robot.
• Used Rational Robot for Regression testing using on each new build of application under test.
• Attended daily status meetings with Project management on testing update.
• Involved in Data pool tests using Rational Robot.

Environment: JSP, HTML, DB2, JavaScript, Windows, Rational Clear Quest, Rational Robot, Rational Test Manager, Rational RequisitePro, Rational Clear Case.

Confidential, RI

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business, Functional Requirements and Design Review Documents to develop Test Plan.
• Responsible for developing Test Scripts for positive, negative and edge cases.
• Documented, updated and assigned test scripts for manual testing using customized Quality Center/Test Director.
• Responsible for writing several Test Scenarios and detailed test cases of web based applications written in Java.
• Extensively worked on Web Services, Web, Java and HTTP/HTML protocol in Loadrunner.
• Involved in various levels of Testing: Determined Test Strategy, Created Test Plan, Test Cases and creating Documentation.
• Hands on experience with Test Driven Development Environment using JUnit Framework in Eclipse.
• Written and executed Test case in Junit Automation Framework.
• Used Equivalence partitioning, Boundary Value Analysis strategy for writing White box Test cases as per requirements.
• Developed Manual Test Scripts to perform Automation and Regression testing using QTP
• Performed Regression testing during design phase by developing test scripts using descriptive programming.
• Generated and executed Automated Test Scripts using Automation Tool QTP for Regression Testing.
• Experience in Database Backend Testing using SQL queries.
• Worked with QA and Data Analyst to develop Test Cases and set up Test Data for Performance Testing
• Used Manual Correlation, Parameterization in the recorded Scripts.
• Created Manual Oriented Scenarios in Controller.
• Simulated hundreds of concurrent users using Controller while monitoring both end-user response times and detailed infrastructure component performance (Servers, Databases, Networks etc.)
• Analyzed the results of the tests that were used to assist in the identification of system defects, bottlenecks and breaking points.
• Linked the test results of both Unit testing and Performance testing in Test Management Tool
• Responsible for reserving, Defect logging and Defect Tracking using Quality center.

Environment: Oracle10g, ASP.NET, JAVA, JavaScript, VBScript, HTML, LoadRunner, QTP, Test Director, Quality center, SQL Server, TOAD, ODBC for database Connections and UNIX.

Confidential, NC

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a Member of the QA team, responsible for system testing before deployment.
• Documented test requirements using Quality Center
• Participated in walkthroughs and technical reviews all through the testing phase
• Created and executed detailed test cases using Quality Center
• Generated test scripts for functional and regression testing using WinRunner
• Enhanced test scripts using user defined functions, parameterization and logical statements.
• Conducted database testing, extracted test data from tables by using database functions.
• Created Batch Scripts and performed batch testing
• Inolved in UAT.
• Involved in database testing by writing SQL queries and making validation for the result tables based on the expected values on database
• Used Quality Center for defect reporting and tracking
• Conducted Regression testing for defect fixes and enhancements

Environment: Quality Center, Win Runner, C, Visual Basic, SQL Server, Windows NT

Confidential, MD

Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writing test scripts ensuring that the developed application performs as detailed by the business requirements document.
• Involved in analyzing and designing manual test cases.
• Responsible for testing the application manually on the voice portal.
• Involved in Integration as well as System/Product Testing.
• Involved in the functional testing and regression testing of the application under test.
• Performed testing in the UAT environment.
• Executed software test scripts, report defects and evaluate the severity of any problem found.
• Worked very closely with developers to recreate defects found and also to verify fixes.
• Used SQL queries to access data points from different database tables.
• Involved in peer review meetings and updated test cases according to new specifications.
• Conduct regression testing around the defects and maintaining the defect metrics.
• Presentation of the QA Status report and the Defect Status reports in the daily and weekly meetings.

Environment: Java, EJB Servlets, DB2, Voice XML, TOAD, MS Access, MS Excel, Adobe Acrobat.

Confidential, NY

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the business requirements with the help of business analysts and involved in development of the detail test plan and test cases based on the requirements.
• Once test cases were developed, reviewed with developer and BA to make sure that we covered all possible scenarios.
• Tested applications manually which are complex containing multiple dependency tasks, roles, frames and windows.
• Involved in setting up the automation test environment with tools installation and configuration for QTP and QC.
• Developed new Test scripts using VB script in QTP. Followed test script structure and coding standards/ conventions that was used throughout the project.
• Extensively used features like Reusable Actions, Shared Repository, Library files, Regular expression, Recovery Scenario Manager.
• Used various QTP functionalities (Ex. Check Points, Parameterization, Functions, Synchronization) to enhance test script quality and affectivity.
• Supported production deployment of applications and performed *validation testing*.
• Created Data Driven Tests that randomized the test data, for testing the AUT with real time test conditions.
• Performed User Acceptance, Integration, Regression and Functionality testing.
• Managed tests and tracked defects by using Quality Center. Generated detail graphs and reports at the end.

Environment: QTP 8.2, 9.2, Quality center 9.2,Perl,C++, UNIX, LINUX, SOLARIS, SQL, PL/SQL, Windows XP, 2k, 2k3,VB Script, All Fusion Harvest CSCR.

Confidential

Trainee Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Used different Web server controls like Repeaters, Data Grids and panels etc. Developed various user controls.
• Invoked the oracle stored procedures from the code behind of the web forms.
• Worked directly with customers and users of the system to identify their business processes, rules and application user requirements.
• Used ASP.Net Web Server controls like Data Grid, Repeater to display the records Multicolumn grid.
• Customized the data grid column by implementing Hyperlink Column to pass multiple queries to new page.
• Implemented Validation Controls and Passport Authentication in ASP.NET and C#.
• Interacted with different modules written in C#.NET.
• Wrote stored procedures for MS SQL 2000.
• Implemented business rules by using database triggers.
• Extensively involved in Performance tuning of statements, views, procedures and monitoring.
• Built physical data structures like tables, views, constraints & Indexes.
• Involved in unit testing and documentation of code and database scripts for future reference

Environment: Ms-Excel, VB.Net, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, XML, SQL Server 2000