PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Seven years of experience in teh field of Software Quality Assurance, manual and automation testing.
• ISEB/ISTQB Foundation Level wif suitable proven exposure to working wif different test methodologies and software development life cycle’s.
• Ability to understand teh different testing phases and gateways to commencement of each testing phase.
• Thorough noledge of structured test methods and processes awareness of teh software life cycle.
• Very well experienced in all teh SDLC phases in most projects, like requirement gathering, test plan wif exceptional capabilities in documentation, various levels of system testing implementation and .
• Highly skilled in Functionality Testing, Integration Testing, System testing, User Interface Testing, Regression Testing, defect and test environment management.
• Expertise in use of HP tools for writing test cases, test execution, defect management and defect tracking.
• Effective combination of Logical, Analytical, Communication and Documentation skills.
• Extensively involved in design analysis, test planning & estimation, writing test cases preparing status reports.
• Expertise in utilizing various HP testing tools like Loadrunner, QTP, Quality Center for carrying out QA activities
• Expertise in functional and non functional testing of web based applications.
• Writing test plan documentation and outlining teh approach to testing, executing test scripts in accordance wif teh test Plan.
• An understanding and awareness of Agile methodology.
• Teh ability to write basic queries in SQL to validate you're work against tables.
• Creation of test scripts and test structures wifin QTP, Win Runner, and Test Director.
• Good Knowledge of QA and QC Methodologies, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) from business analysis to Development, Testing, Deployment, Documenting, Maintaining and User .
• Has demonstrated outstanding leadership, creative problem solving and analytical skills in teh areas of developing testing functionality incorporating assorted tools and worked wif several groups across multiple platforms.
• Ability to work on owns initiative and also teh ability to motivate developers to achieve milestones. Works in a structured and repeatable way. Teh ability to write and review concise technical documentation.
• Able to work collaboratively wif Testers, Developers and other team members in testing complex projects and in teh overall enhancement of software product quality

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming: C, C++, SQL, Java, JavaScript, VBScript, .Net

Testing Tools: Rational Enterprise Suite, Quality Center, Quick Test Professional, Mercury Interactive Test Suite (Test Director, Win Runner, Load Runner)

Automation Tools: Quick Test Pro, WinRunner, Quality Center and Test Director

Project Management: MS Project, MS Office, MS Visual Studio

Databases: SQL, MS Access, Oracle

Web Technologies: MS FrontPage, HTML, DHTML, Java, C, C++

Operating Systems: Windows/XP/Vista, MAC, UNIX, LINUX, DOS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Virginia

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirement Specification (BRS), Software Requirement Specification (SRS) and User Requirement Document (URD).
• Developed Test Plan and Test Approach artifact wif resource requirements and time estimates.
• Developed Test plan and verified content wif teh team members.
• Designed and developed Test Scenarios, Test Cases, and Test steps for various Business Services/methods covering both Positive and Negative testing requirements.
• Involved in teh project from teh requirement analysis phase till teh completion of UAT (Entire Test Lifecycle).
• Reviewed and analyzed teh Business Requirement Specs, Technical Requirement Specs and Design Documents.
• Involved and developed comprehensive Test Plans and Scripts.
• Involved in preparation of teh Test data required for executing test cases.
• Involved in preparation and execution of Test cases for an application.
• Performed User Interface Testing on teh web Interface.
• Involved in Functional, Regression, System, Positive, Negative, Black Box, and Integration Testing.
• Developed and executed SQL queries to validate data.
• Used Regular Expressions in identifying objects wif varying names and titles every time a test is run.
• Enhanced teh existing or default test scripts by adding some programming for Custom testing and Debugging teh scripts.
• Created test cases and mapped them wif requirements using Quality Center.
• Managed teh testing process, logged and tracked defects using Quality Center.
• Teh projects followed Agile methodology, where developers, users and testers worked together to create Stories, Document requirements by interviews and analysis.
• Wrote story narratives, Functional & Non - functional system requirements and Test scripts.
• Performed Manual Testing and Automation testing of Web-based and Client-server enterprise applications and used Quality Center for test management.
• Determined test cases using equivalence partition followed by boundary value analysis (black box testing) of teh applications.
• Attended weekly Project Status Meeting wif Development Team, QA Manager, and worked closely to define Test Scope, Risk, Dependency and Constraints.

Environment: Quality Center, C++, Java, Java script, Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Mozilla Firefox, MS Visual Studio, .Net framework.

Confidential, Durham, NC

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in handling multiple modules wif testing team, effort estimation and did Project Management
• Worked extensively in Build Release activities, tested application extensively on rules engine environment
• Interacted wif development and testing teams also involved in critical defects identification and defects minimization activities.
• Recommend, Streamline and established teh testing processes
• Done coding to Patient, Encounter process, also done integration wif claims
• Tested Facets interfaces wif client and fulfillment services
• Design, test, and implement Provider Conversion from legacy system to Facets.
• Done comprehensive plan including strategy, planning & test cases
• Developed test plans, test cases, test conditions, test designs and test reports using Mercury Quality Center
• Created Test data in MS Excel Spreadsheet.
• Extensively involved in writing RTM, test cases for Claims Process, Patient Eligibility.
• Tested teh adjudication of Claims and Migration Process, Developed test plans, test cases and test scripts.
• Determined test approaches for various testing strategies like Functional, System, Regression, Usability testing, Alpha, Beta testing.
• Estimated teh project effort, done Black box, White box testing
• Performed Functionality Testing and Integration testing.
• Conducted data Driven tests by parameterization, worked wif teh data table, modified teh script for data-driving, and wrote SQL statement in Script to retrieve data from database.
• Performed backend testing using SQL queries, done web services testing.
• Created test cases executed and recorded results of test cases using Quality Center as teh tool.
• Perform Load Testing using Load Runner to measure teh performance of teh application under load.
• Customization of Test Director to suite teh requirements of teh testing effort. As a Test Director Administrator, was responsible for setting up teh access privileges and creating user profiles.
• Extensively involved in code reviews, defect reviews, smoke testing activities
• Done Unit testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, code reviews

Environment: .NET 2.0, J2EE (JSP, Servlets, EJB, JDBC Drivers), Oracle 10g, HIPPA, Mercury (Load runner, Quality Center,). UNIX, SQL, Eclipse, XML, Spring, Hibernate, C++, JavaScript, JUnit, SOA, .Net Framework.

Confidential, Bloomington, IL

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Quality Assurance Analysis and testing of Insurance Information Systems.
• Actively participated in creating Requirements Traceability matrices.
• Attended test case review meetings and walk through.
• Created, developed and executed test cases and test scripts manually and using Quality center.
• Wrote Test cases and Test scripts based on Use Cases.
• Wrote test cases and test scripts for functionality testing.
• Executed Test cases manually using Quality center.
• Worked on Test Plan, Test Strategy, Test Cases and Test Scripts walkthrough.
• Identified and wrote test scripts to perform Regression Testing as needed.
• Performed Backend testing using complex SQL queries
• Performed End-to-End testing of teh application manually.
• Used Rational clear quest as a test management tool.
• Documented test cases corresponding to business rules and other operating conditions.
• Analyzed user requirements, attended Change Request meetings to document changes and implemented procedures to test changes.
• Closely worked wif developers and System Engineers to nail down technical problems.
• Conducted detailed walkthrough of Business requirement and functional requirement.
• Chalked out teh scope, timeframe, risk analysis, cost and maintenance procedure
• Researched and established teh points of improvement in teh software and teh possible implementation of security standards
• Used Microsoft project to develop teh project plan
• Played teh key role in planning, developing, implementing. User acceptance testing and maintenance
• Used SQL to manage data and data queries.

Environment: UNIX, SQL, PL/SQL, Java script, Quality center, Websphere Application Server, Java/J2EE, HTML, XML/XSLT.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in designing policies and procedures to protect teh privacy of Electronic Protected Health Information to ensure data integrity as per HIPAA guidelines.
• Designed, developed, and executed test cases according to functional requirements.
• Drove multiple projects wif different work streams towards completion of testing, defect resolution, implementation, and support in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
• Developed and executed SQL queries for verifying backend data integration wif health care finance application data captured in UI.
• Executed Functional, Integration and Regression testing of teh application.
• Used Quality Center 8.0 to store test cases, report and track defects.
• Handled testing activities for implementing and rollback procedures while deploying enhancements into production.
• Worked closely wif teh User Acceptance Test Coordinator, Project Manager and Business System Analysts to understand business processes and develop concrete UAT cases
• Planned designed, executed and evaluated Performance tests of web application and services and ensured optimal application performance using LoadRunner 8.2.
• Used Performance monitor and LoadRunner graphs to analyze teh results.

Environment: Windows XP, VB .Net, VSS, Oracle, SQL Server, Quality Center 8.0, Loadrunner 8.2, ClearQuest

Confidential

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Active role in producing high quality analysis and testing using acquired technical skills and delivering comprehensive solutions to teh most difficult problems under teh most demanding circumstances.
• Comfortable in taking ownership of assignments wifin teh team.
• Developing and maintaining test strategy, test scripts from business/technical requirement documents.
• Performed Functionality Testing, Integration Testing, System testing, User Interface Testing, Regression Testing, defect and test environment management.
• Created Test cases and test data in support of test plans and investigated data integrity issues adhering to all teh standards and guidelines provided by teh client.
• Performing testing and reporting bugs. Suggesting improvements to procedures, processes and regression testing, defect and test environment management.
• Working wif software developers and business analysts to provide test plans and assisting them in successful implementation.
• Prepare test summary/exit report and co-ordinate meetings

Environment: visual basic 6.0, SQL 8.0, Oracle, WinRunner, Windows 2000/XP

Confidential

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created Test Matrix using Test plan, and responsible for implementation of Test cases.
• Created Test Design and responsible for implementation of manual Test cases.
• Performed Manual Testing of teh application Front-End and Functionality.
• Performed Functional, Data Validation, Integration, System, and Regression testing.
• Generated Test Scripts using WinRunner 7.5.
• Extensively used Test Director for defect tracking and reporting.
• Scheduling, Interacting, invoking teh WinRunner 7.5 Scripts are done using Test Director.
• Developed and executed SQL queries for backend testing.
• Uploaded Test cases into Test Director for faster efficient way to write test cases.
• Used Test Director to report defects and test results.
• Work closely wif users and program developers to ensure application development meets to user’s expectations.
• Reported teh daily status of test cases executed/failed, worked wif business analysts to assure new functionality changes were reasonable regarding existing design

Environment: Windows XP, Linux, Java, Oracle, Test Director, WebSphere.