PROFILE SUMMARY:

• Total Industrial Experience: 10+ years
• Working experience in Functional testing, Test Planning & End to End Project Management (related to core testing activities)
• Good experience in P&C Insurance Domain (8 Years)
• Well acquainted with Software Development Life Cycle and Software Testing Life Cycle.
• Experience in working as an Onsite Coordinator 21 Months
• Experience in working directly with Onshore IT and Business teams.
• Working experience in design, review and execution of Test scenarios/Test cases.
• Working experience in test case preparation & execution using Automation Tool ‘Worksoft Certify’.
• Experience in bug detection, analyzing, reporting and communicating with development teamto get the bugs fixed; complete knowledge of Defect life cycle.
• Good experience in Agile Development Model.
• Good team player as well as Self - Starter and can perform well as an individual
• Good sense of planning, prioritizing of work and time management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to clearly articulate issues with the appropriate level of detail.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Skills: Functional Testing of Web, Windows Applications

Functional Testing Tools: Worksoft Certify, QTP

Defect Tracking Tools: IBM RTC, HP QC, Bugzilla

Test Management Tool: IBM RQM

Environment: Web sphere, Apache Tomcat, Windows 95/98/2000/XP/7/8

Scripting Knowledge: VBScript

Database/DBMS Tools: IBM DB2, Oracle9i

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Closely working with IT and Business Teams for requirement clarifications and develop the testing documentation to satisfy client’s business and technical requirements.
• Managing all the testing related tasks assigned to offshore, providing their status to Onshore on a regular basis.
• Providing work estimates.
• Involved in Test Plan development for UAT and Regression testing activities.
• Involved in Test case reviews.
• Involved in User Acceptance, Regression and Post Stow Testing, documenting all the problems found and coordinating Project team in troubleshooting and resolving the problems.
• Participating in IT and Business meetings to discuss Project change requests, enhancement requests and new projects.
• Arranging and hosting meetings of offshore and onshore teams to discuss various project related issues, clarifications etc., to ensure that onshore and offshore teams are on same page and to build effective working relationships

Confidential

Senior Tester

Responsibilities:

• Worked remotely from Caledonia, MI for the BW Team in Independence, OH.
• Involved in Functional, Regression & Post Stow Testing of on-going releases of the FFQ-BW Integration project.
• Working closely with Business Team for understanding/clarifying requirements.
• Responsible for Test Case Authoring, Review and Execution as assigned.
• Involved in identifying bugs, reporting them and working closely with developers to get them fixed.
• Participating in daily status meetings (Voice/Video).
• Testing activities included Functional/Regression testing of the FFQ-BW system, Rate testing (performed Mainframe testing to compare premiums generated by Farmers and Bristol West Rating systems), Coverage limits validation and data certification

Confidential

Worked as Offshore Test Lead and Onsite Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Closely worked with IT and Business Teams for requirement clarifications and develop the testing documentation to satisfy client’s business and technical requirements.
• Managed all the testing related tasks assigned to offshore, providing their status to Onshore on a regular basis.
• Providing work estimates.
• Involved in Test Plan development for UAT and Regression testing activities.
• Involved in Test case reviews.
• Involved in User Acceptance, Regression and Post Stow Testing, documenting all the problems found and coordinating Project team in troubleshooting and resolving the problems.
• Participating in IT and Business meetings to discuss Project change requests, enhancement requests and new projects.
• Arranging and hosting meetings of offshore and onshore teams to discuss various project related issues, clarifications etc., to ensure that onshore and offshore teams are on same page and to build effective working relationships
• Coordinated Integration and User Acceptance testing activities.
• Worked with Client’s identified trainer to support cross training for all Offshore testers supporting Specialty Lines Business Unit
• Responsible for test plan development and providing work estimates for offshore testing team.
• Worked with Client’s Project and Release test leads to insure the Offshore testing team has a clear understanding of the work item assigned
• Supported the Offshore test team to insure the Onshore support teams provide the necessary support for the off-shore tester (Support a smooth escalation process.)
• Worked with Client’s Test Leads to develop and maintain key communications between Onshore and Offshore teams to encourage effective working relationships.
• Responsible for testing as assigned

Confidential

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Worked as Test Lead from Offshore and coordinated Integration Testing (AIT) phase of the project.
• Involved in Test Plan development for AIT.
• Involved in Use Case reviews and was SPOC b/w Onshore and Offshore teams to resolve all the requirement related issues.
• Design, Review and Execution of test cases.
• Involved in Smoke, Integration Testing - Test Case Execution, Defects reporting and daily status reporting of all the testers of IRP Project.
• Coordinating with offshore development Team to resolve the issues
• Participating in daily status meetings

Confidential

Functional Testing

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated Integration Testing (AIT) for both Home and Auto Insurance.
• Involved in Use Case reviews and was Single Point of Contact between Onshore and Offshore teams to resolve all the requirement related issues.
• Design, Review and Execution of test cases.
• Involved in identifying bugs, reporting them and working closely with developers to get them fixed.
• Participating in daily status meetings

Confidential

Functional Testing

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated Integration Testing (AIT) for both Home and Auto Insurance.
• Involved in Design, Review and Execution of test cases.
• Involved in identifying bugs, reporting them and working closely with developers to get them fixed.
• Participating in daily status meetings