SUMMARY:

• Over 8 years of professional experience in software quality assurance - using manual (Quality Center) and automation (QTP) testing tools
• Strong understanding of QA-related methodologies - Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC) and Defect Lifecycle management
• Proficient in defining, developing and maintaining test cases, test plans, strategies, traceability matrix and test reports for manual and automated testing
• Experienced in Test Management and Defect Reporting tools like Quality Center(QC) for analyzing requirements, documenting and executing test cases, defect tracking and status reporting
• Well versed in interfacing with business analysts and development teams all the way from requirements gathering phase to analysis, design, implementation, system testing, UAT and post-production phases
• Well versed in automation testing tools and technologies such asQuick Test Professional (QTP), Load Runner,Selenium and VB Scripting
• Extensive experience in functional, unit, integration, regression, GUI and backend testing
• Experienced in testing of ETL/data warehousing projects
• Extensive working knowledge in shell scripting, UNIX and Windows
• Proficient in Agile, Waterfall and RAD software development methodologies
• Experienced in performing black box, ad-hoc, integration, functional, UAT, system, exploratory, smoke and regression testing
• Experience with mobile application testing on the iPhone and Android platforms
• Proficient in SQL - MS-SQL Server, Oracle; Excellent DML and DDL skills
• Experienced in testing Sales force projects specifically security and profiles
• Excellent team player but also able to work independently with minimal hand holding
• Demonstrated excellent management, organizational, interpersonal, written and oral communications skills, flexibility and a desire to learn new skills and concepts very quickly
• Well versed in managing both offshore and local resources in fast paced environments

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: VB, Java, Oracle PL/SQL, T: SQL, C++

Test Automation Tools: HP Quick Test Professional (QTP)/UFT, Selenium IDE/RC, SOAP UI

Test Management Tools/Others: HP Quality Center (QC)/ALM, JIRA, Version One, Rally, MS Office Suite, TOAD, JIRA, Load Runner

Operating Systems: Windows 7/8, 2000/2003, UNIX/Linux

Databases: MS SQL Server 2003/2008, Oracle 8i/11g

Application Servers: Oracle Web logic

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Plano, TX

Sr. Quality Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• To maintain and improve quality and caring service to each patient.
• To respect the dignity and privacy of each individual.
• To continue training and updating the skills of our professional healthcare team.
• To develop a stronger sense of teamwork among our professionals.
• To utilize technology whenever feasible for cost effectiveness.
• To actively educate our community to their rights and responsibilities as a health care consumer.
• To educate the patient to be a participant in his/her care.
• To ensure that the medical community is aware of our ability to provide top-quality, cost-effective care in an ever-changing healthcare environment.
• Analyzed various requirements documents and Use Cases to prepare the detailed test plan and Test Cases.
• Created and executed test cases for ST, Integration, UAT, Regression and Smoke testing.
• Involved in daily SCRUM project meetings and used Agile Methodologies for product enhancements.
• Developed SQL queries to perform Database Testing.
• Written Automation Test scripts using VB scripts in QTP. Involved in all phases of Automation.
• Monitored and reviewed the test cases prepared by the team.
• Attended Weekly meetings with Project Team and QA Team.
• Conducted and participated in weekly status meetings with testing team.
• Executed the test scripts and logged the defects using Quality Center.
• Conducted and participated in defects review meetings with team.
• Involved in KT sessions and Supported Performance Testing team.
• Worked with developers and architects to resolve issues.
• Performed data verification and validation of UI.
• Involved in weekly status meetings with Project Managers.
• Provided documentation of the functional flow to the field.

Environment: C#.NET, ASP.NET, MVC, Java, Light Switch, XML, Oracle, Windows, SSRS reports, Quality Centre and QTP.

Confidential, Plano, TX

QA Analyst/ ETL Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in business and functional requirements analysis, design, use case analysis, risk analysis and general documentation
• Developed test plans, test scripts and test cases using Quality Center
• Performed functional testing manually and constructed positive and negative test scenarios as per requirements
• Involved in attending Scrum meetings and gather requirements and coordinate with business analysts and developers to convert user stories to testable requirements
• Supported the extraction, transformation and load process (ETL) for a Data Warehouse from the company's legacy systems usingInformatica.
• Extensively used SOAP UI in web services testing
• Built automated test scripts and performed functionality testing in multiple phases of the application and analyzed the results using Quick Test Pro (QTP)
• Performed web testing using Quick Test Pro (QTP) for checking page contents, broken links, web objects, frames and tables
• Expertise inQA methodologies,test strategies,test metricsandSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Worked with UN/ix in Test and UAT environments
• Manually developed test scripts using VB Script for instances where recording using Quick Test Pro (QTP) was not possible
• Manually tested the application before starting automated testing
• Tested web service interfaces with the XML format
• Developed test strategy based on the Business Requirement Document (BRD)
• Performed back-end testing using SQL queries extensively within the QTP Script to compare and retrieve data by using Database Check points
• Performed functional and load testing
• Performed regression testing after fixing the bugs manually
• Involved in User acceptance testing (UAT) phase of the application.
• Reported and tracked defects using Quality Center/ ALM.
• Conducted functionality testing using QTP; Recorded, wrote test scripts and created user defined functions using scripts
• Used the Designer to develop processes for extracting, cleansing, transforming, integrating and loading data into data warehouse database.
• Performed Regression testing using Quick Test Professional
• Used Quality Center as a repository for all of the testing efforts and to keep track of the defects. Involved in manual testing of the forecasting module of the application
• Performed Shell Scripting and PL/SQL programming to resolve business problems of various nature
• Performed Database integrity testing by executing complex SQL Queries
• Extensively used various joins and keys for accessing data in the database

Environment: Quick Test Professional, Quality Center/ALM, SQL Queries, UNIX, VBScript, java, Oracle, MS Office, Teradata, Soap UI, XML, Informatica.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in mapping requirements to testing scenarios to ensure proper coverage
• Actively participated in testing phase of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) of the application
• Created test plans that included testing objectives, testing phases, scenarios and test environment after a thorough analysis of system requirements and business rules
• Participated in testing effort estimation, metrics preparation and defect prevention
• SQL Queries for backend testing and verifying the application with Multiple browsers using QTP
• Created and maintainedtest scriptsandtest casesbased onthe functional requirements document (FRD)utilizingVisual Studio Team System (VSTS) 2008, Team Foundation Server (TFS), formanual, automated(Functional & Regression), and performance/stress testing
• Managed manual test passes/runs with Quality Center
• Prepared traceability matrix to ensure adequate coverage of test cases
• Closely interacted with software developers in the build stage and users to understand functionality and navigational flow of the application
• Tested applications on Windows (XP, Vista) and Linux
• Responsible for client side validation testing using VB scripting
• Tested Order Management System (OMS) functionality including order entry, sales analysis, inventory planning and KPI reporting
• Queried databases with SQL to obtain sample data for billing verification
• Excellent testing skills in frontend web development environments
• Worked with Quality center tool to manage all project testing activities
• Tested the invoicing, payments, account receivable, collection management, credit management and general ledger management
• UsedTFS 2010 (Team Foundation Server)forbug tracking, work item trackingandpublished test results in TFS to share with team members
• Tested the OMS interfaces with EPC to fetch product data, offers while creating test orders
• Prepared test plans using QC for each release, written test cases and executed them as part of functional testing
• Created test scripts and UAT test cases, coordinated with the UAT team and project manager and performed UAT activities with end users

Environment: VB Script, HP Quality Center, UFT/Quick Test Pro Windows XP, UNIX, Excel, Rally, Oracle, OMS, Visual Studio Team System 2008(VSTS), VB Script, Team Foundation Server 2010 (TFS)

Confidential, Fort Worth, TX

Quality Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Actively involved in gathering requirements and creating test plan documents for more than 5 maintenance applications
• Developed and modified SQL validation scripts
• Performedfront-end/GUIandfunctionality testingusingQTP
• Automated test scenarios forGUI, backend functionality and performed data driven testing on the applications inserting variable data usingQTP
• UsedQuality Centerto invoke the scripts and initially performed the baseline testing, as well as, organized all the scripts systematically and generated reports.
• PerformedBack end testingusingSQL queriesto access the main database.
• Modified Test Scripts based on new requirements during development phases.
• Interacted with developers in fixing the bugs and re tested the application and reported the issues.
• Involved in performing Black box Testing.
• Involved in-group meetings with users and interacted with them for changes in applications.
• UsedQuality Center, for test planning.
• Prepared weekly status reports.
• Developed Test Execution Matrices during the test cycle
• Reviewing the test scripts for report fixes, new reports and to verify that issues were sufficiently tested and documented.
• Work in conjunction with the Requirements Analyst and other testers to create and organize Software Requirements inQuality Center.
• Created and executed test plans that improved data warehouse report quality using Word, Excel and Access. Manually tested Oracle Application forms and reports
• Performed Beta Testing (UAT) to satisfy the end user requirements.
• Developed SQL scripts to verify the database transactions.

Environment: QTP, QC, Win Runner 7.6, .NET, Crystal Reports, Delphi, HTML, SQL Server, UNIX, Win XP.

Confidential, Irving, TX

Quality Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed user requirements, attended Change Request meetings to document changes and implemented procedures to test changes.
• Reviewed Business Requirement Documents and the Technical Specification.
• Documented Test Cases corresponding to business requirements and other operating conditions.
• Used QTP to generate automated test scripts for functionality and GUI testing and further enhancements were done in the script.
• Have written Test Plans and Test Cases for Manual Testing of the application.
• Maintained and executed Test Cases and Test Scripts using Mercury Test Director
• Performed End-to-End and Regression testing manually for applications developed in Java, J2EE, HTML and Web Logic to satisfy User Acceptance Testing.
• Performed White Box testing on Credit Card Validations.
• Performed Regression testing for every modification in the application and new builds using QTP.
• Executed different SQL queries to ensure data integrity
• Created test scripts using VB Script and by Creating Checkpoints, Synchronization points and Output values. Enhanced the test scripts if necessary.
• Performed Beta Testing (UAT) to meet the end user requirements.
• Performed Testing web based applications using Win Runner to enhance the proper functionality of the Ordering system application.
• Conducted Data integrity testing by using different SQL scripts.
• Closely worked with developers and System Engineers to nail down the technical problems.
• Involved in submitting Bug Report Using Quality Center to list problems for different modules.
• Investigated and analyzed the bugs before reporting in the QC database.
• Involved in Activation BAN, Suspend BAN, Add Subscriber, Remove Subscriber, add Price Plan, swap Price Plan, Swap MIN, Swap ESN etc
• Involved in setting up the QA testing environment.
• Involved in testing of API called to have connections between UNIX and Windows applications.

Environment: Test Director, SQL, Win Runner 7.6Java, HTML, Windows XP, UNIX, Toad, QC, QTP.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements, Functional and Design specifications of the product.
• Conductedrequirement analysisanduse-case analysis.
• Involved in developing detailed test plan, test cases and test scripts for System, Functional, Integration, Regression, Smoke, GUI and User Acceptance Testing.
• Created and executed test cases forSterling Orders, Returns, and Complete Inventory, Inbound and Outboundmodules.
• Expertise in usingQCto open bugs, create tasks and user stories, initiate change requests.
• DefectDetection, Reporting and TrackingusingTFS & Participated in Bug-Review meetings and also usedQuality Center
• Performed web testing using Quick Test Pro (QTP) for checking page contents, broken links, web objects, frames and tables.
• Executed automation test scripts to performregression testingusing QTP and reported the deviation to the development team.
• Created e-commerce orders and shipped usingSterling.
• WrittenTest Plan, Test Casesandexecuted Test Cases using HP Quality Center.
• Performed System, GUI, Regression, Integration, Smoke, Negative Testing and UAT Testing.
• Tested various kinds of Transactions including Cash and Carry, back room sale, Gift Card sale, delivery sales and return Transactions.
• Reviewed the Business/ Functional/ System Requirement Specifications and High Level Design Documents to develop test plan tree, design the test steps, write test cases and run test scripts using Test Management Tool Quality Center/HP ALM.
• Created automated test scripts and Performed Functionality testing in the multiple phases of the application and analyzed the results using Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Validated various kinds of Transactions in T log.
• Tested main frame applications.
• Tested theweb services (SOAP).
• CreatedXMLfiles and tested web services (SOAP).
• Involved in Testing, store open, store close, and store summary reports.
• Developed automated test scripts from manual test cases for Regression testing based on the requirement documents using QTP.
• Performed Database testing by running the SQL Queries against the Database.
• UsedHP Quality Centerfor thedefect trackingpurpose and discussedseverity leveldefects in the meeting with the project team.
• Created QTP scripts with the Framework followed by the Company.
• Was also actively involved in User Acceptance testing and remote testing.
• Developed the Requirements Traceability Matrix.
• Participated in QA status meetings on a daily basis.
• Submitted status report to QA Management on a weekly basis.

Environment: 360 Commerce, Sterling OMS, WINDSS, .Net, Mainframes, JAVA, J2EE, JSP, EJB, Oracle, HTML, XML, Web sphere MQ Explorer, QTP, HP Quality Center 10.0 & UNIX, SoapUI .4.5.0, TFS, Visual Studio, Rally, Vbscript.