SUMMARY

• Extensive experience in the field Software Testing and Business Analysis with emphasis on Manual testing, Automation testing and Requirements gathering.
• Experience in testing client server and web based applications using tools like Quick Test Professional, Telerik Test Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate and Quality Center.
• Excellent knowledge and working experience in writing Test Plan, Test cases, Test execution, Bug Tracking and Test Summary Reports.
• Experience in different types of testing like black - box testing, functional testing, GUI testing, Regression testing, unit testing, system testing, acceptance testing and integration testing .
• Maintained Requirement Traceability Matrix across the project deliverables.
• Experience creating checkpoints using QTP for web pages, images, tables.
• Extensive knowledge in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and software development methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall.
• Experience in database testing and validated application against database by writing SQL queries.
• Experience in understanding business requirements and developing use case diagrams using MS Visio.
• Attached both External and Internal data sets to test scripts in Telerik Test Studio to check the functionality.
• Experience in performing Backend Testing.
• Experience in various platforms like UNIX and Windows.
• Extremely focused and able to quickly identify and respond to priority issues.
• Good Interpersonal, Analytical and Communication skills.
• Self motivated and ability to master new technologies
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and work extra hours when needed.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Quick Test Pro, Telerik Test Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate, Load Runner.

Bug Reporting Tools: Quality Center, Bugzilla, JIRA

Requirement Gathering Tools: Rational Requisite Pro, MS Visio

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/NT/XP/Vista/2003 Server/7, Fedora 6.0.

Languages: C#, C, JAVA.

Web Technologies: ASP.NET, VB.NET, CSS, JavaScript, XML, HTML.

Development Tools: Visual Studio 2005.

Database: SQL Server 2005, MS- Access, Oracle

Application Server: IIS 6.0

Tools: Microsoft Office.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Louisville KY

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing the business requirement and functional requirement to create test plan.
• Creating automation test scripts using Telerik Test Studio to test the GUI (Graphical user Interface) functionality.
• Participating in daily Agile stand up meeting to discuss about the progress in work.
• Executing the test scripts created in Test Studio and generating reports of passed and failed test cases.
• Creating test cases for testing both positive and negative scenarios.
• Assisted the clients and business analysts in completing the UAT (User Acceptance Testing).
• Logging the bugs in JIRA and assigning them to developers.
• Writing code to generate a random number and inserting that in text box on service entry using Test Studio to create orders.
• Performing Unit testing, System testing, Regression testing, and Smoke testing.
• Creating a document containing the test results of bugs logged in JIRA for future reference and User Acceptance Testing.
• Participating in retrospective meeting to inspect and explore about the scrum process and adapting those changes to improve effectiveness, productivity and quality.
• Bug Identification, analysis, opening and closing them when fixed in JIRA.
• Creating test scripts for load testing and performance testing in Microsoft visual studio ultimate.
• Executing the load and performance test scripts and analyzing the graphs obtained.
• Attached both External and Internal data sets to test scripts in test studio to check the functionality.

Environment: ASP.Net, SQL Server, HTML, XML, FTP, Telerik Test Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate, JIRA

Confidential, Richmond VA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Wrote the Test Scripts and analyzed Test Scripts to check if it has covered the functionalities of the User Login and Account Information
• Executed scripts and wrote test cases to test the applications usability using Quality Center.
• Analyzing the user/business requirements and functional specs documents to develop test procedures.
• Participated in walkthroughs with the team reviewing the test plans and test cases from team input and base lining the test plan using Agile test methodology
• Involved in the verification of unit testing, GUI, system testing and Usability of the application.
• Developed automated test scripts for Regression testing based on the requirement documents using Quick Test Professional
• Developed Test Plans to test User Statements, Transfers and History of payments, Online banking alerts and other functionalities
• Inserted checkpoints like Text check, Bitmap, Data base check points, XML files.
• Interacted with Developers and Senior business analysts to understand the severity of the defects and assigned priorities accordingly.
• Participated in Generating Load Runner Vuser scripts using correlation and parameterization to test application and generated performance graphs and reports
• Coordinated with client throughout the development and user acceptance testing (UAT)stage of project to manage client expectations, resolve issues and provide project status.
• Recorded and enhanced Virtual Users by inserting Transaction points, Rendezvous point in Virtual User Scripts in LoadRunner.
• Tested Web Services using XML’s and Coordinated with development team for release date.
• Used Quality Center for defect reporting and tracking
• Used Object Repository for checking the Properties of the objects.
• Wrote SQL queries to check data integrity
• Attended weekly meetings with QA team and the development team to review and analyze the defects and discuss the progress of the project

Environment: ASP.Net, VB.Net, Oracle, HTML, XML, SQL, Quick Test Professional, Quality Center.

Confidential, Boston MA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed test cases for Functionality and Stress Testing of the entire product and analyzed the test results with the Customers. Used the features such as performance monitors, runtime checks checking for the Disaster Recovery Exercise.
• Analysis of Business, System Requirements and developed Test Scripts.
• Verify the uploading of requirements and test cases to Quality Center and ensure that the appropriate modifications are enacted based on the requirements change requests
• Used Quality Center to track, analyze and document defects.
• Created Vuser scripts for Performance, configuration, compatibility and Load testing using Load Runner in Windows environment.
• Defect identification, defect analysis and defect tracking and monitoring the defect status right from open to close
• Created performance testing requirements on Disaster Recovery by scaling down the transaction volume for the certification environment based on the production expected usage trends.
• Assisted Team Leader in Planning, coordinating and monitoring project levels of performance and activities to ensure project deadlines were met.
• Had attended daily scrum meetings, Sprint planning meeting and also sprint review meeting.
• Performed Unit testing, Integration testing, System testing and Regression testing using QTP.
• Wrote and executed SQL statements to retrieve data from backend.
• Effectively handled the defect management process and assigned severity and priorities to defects
• Assisted Users and Business Analysts in completing User Acceptance Test (UAT)
• Actively participated in preparing the Test Summary Report (TSR)
• Developed Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) to trace requirements.

Environment: Windows 2000/XP, LINUX, Java, J2EE,SQL Server, Web Sphere, Web logic, Web Flow, QC, Internet Explorer 7, QTP

Confidential, RI

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed usability testing frequently to ensure continuous availability of online services to personal clients.
• Reviewed the business requirement and design document for preparing Validation Master Plan which described the scope, approach and objective of testing effort.
• Prepared Test Cases for manual testing and automation testing using QTP.
• Wrote SQL Statements to extract Data from Tables to verify the output Data of the reports
• Upgraded and maintained the databases and inserted database checkpoints to check it.
• Performed Positive and Negative testing to check whether the product was working as intended and reported the bugs found to the team.
• Maintained documentation of test results to assist in debugging and modification of software using Quality Center.
• Interacted with business Analysts, Developers and clients to prepare test cases for User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Performed Load testing using Load Runner, responsible for recording the scripts in VU gen, loading the scripts into controller, submitting the test results to QA Lead.
• Taking part in weekly meetings to provide status updates of the project.
• Interface with the development, configuration and operations team to ensure that the quality of the software product meets customer requirements.
• Developed Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) to trace requirements during the validation phase.
• Prepared Validation Summary Report (VSR) for all the tests performed.

Environment: QTP, QC, Load Runner, Windows XP, SQL, Java, J2EE, VB Script, XML.

Confidential, Chelmsford MA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Used Quality Center for gatheringTest Plans, Requirements, and Test Sets and henceforthreporting Defectspurposes.
• DevelopedSQL scriptsusing SQL Developer
• Reviewed Test Plan and Created test cases as per business requirements using Quality center withQuick Test professional.
• Carried out Sanity Tests and executed test cases for GUI, Functionality, Positive and Negative testing
• Test cases were imported from Excel and requirements from MS word to the Quality Center.
• Used QTP features like Descriptive Programming, check -points and Recovery Scenarios for Regression and UAT testing.
• Worked on other methods of testing for example Load, Performance testing, Stress testing and Security testing using Load Runner.
• Worked closely with the project manager to develop QA related timelines for the completion of tasks. Documented Test Metrics and generated Test Summary Reports for submission to the management
• Figure out measures to improve the current application performance with the aid of Small Change Requests.
• Actively involved in communication with the client and worked according to the client schedule for the entire application.

Environment: QTP, Load Runner, Oracle, SQL Developer, VSS, VB Script, C++, PHP, Windows XP.