SUMMARY:

• 8+ years of experience in Software Testing on various domains like Insurance, E - Learning, Educational, Real Estate, and Finance.
• Excellent knowledge and working experience in Planning, Designing, Developing, Testing Strategies and Execution for Web based and Client server Applications on Windows.
• Hands on experience in Automation Testing using Quick Test Pro(QTP).
• Solid experience in Functional, Smoke, Sanity, Negative, Regression, System integration (SIT), User Acceptance (UAT), and Browser Compatibility Testing.
• Expertise in creating Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Cases from Business, Technical and Functional Requirement Documents.
• Good knowledge in writing and executing SQL Queries for Database/Backend Testing.
• Experience in Quality Center(QC) as a complete Test Management Tool for Requirements, Test Plan, Test Lab, Defects and Dashboard.
• Experience in coordination with Development teams and BA’s on Agile Methodology practices with Scrum.
• Knowledge in Selenium IDE and RC for Web Applications to Record and Play to test.
• Execution of QA artifacts in a timely manner based on the component/ functionality releases.
• Experience in using Oracle, MS SQL Server and Progress databases for Manual Testing.
• Extensive Knowledge of all SDLC models like V, Waterfall and Spiral models.
• Participation in weekly/ bi-weekly status meetings with Business users and Developers for tracking assignments.
• Categorizing/ Tracking bugs/ Issues based on severity with proactive follow-up with stake holders.
• Maintenance of strict adherence in following SDLC, QA, STLC, and Bug cycle processes among team members.
• Experience in Creating Traceability Matrix to map the requirements and test cases.
• Worked on various Products & releases end-to-end. Exposure to testing on Pre- Production & Production Servers.
• Ability to work effectively both as an individual and as part of a team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technologies: HTML, VB Script Java/ J2EE, Visual Basic, .NET, XML

Operating System: Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, Unix/ Linux

Automation Tools: Winrunner 7.6, QTP 10

Test Management Tools: JIRA, HP QC 10, Test Director 8.0, PVCS Tracker

Database: Oracle, SQL Server, Progress

Database Query tool: TOAD, Query Analyzer

Office Products: MS-Office 2007

Configuration Tools: VSS, Perforce

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Boston, MA

PMS/Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing the requirements from BRD, FRD and Database modeling documents
• Development of QA artifacts like Test plan, Test scenarios and Test cases, Traceability Matrix
• Participated in test plan review meetings.
• Execution of QA artifacts in a timely manner based on the component/ functionality releases Categorizing/ Tracking bugs/ Issues based on severity with proactive follow-up with stake holders
• Driving Test Levels like Smoke, Sanity, Regression, Integration, System
• Performed Cross-Browser and Cross-Platform Testing
• Convert manual test cases to automated test scripts using QTP
• Used Parameterization in QTP to run the scripts for multiple sets of data
• Used SQL queries to retrieve data from database for Backend Validation
• Interacting with the Business users for UAT
• Worked closely with the developers in fixing the defects
• Maintenance of strict adherence in following SDLC, QA, Test cycle and Bug cycle processes among team members
• Preparing Test Summary report, Defects Report and Status Reports
• Participation in weekly/ bi-weekly status meetings with Project Management Team

Environment: Windows XP, Java, Oracle, QTP and QC

Confidential, Lawrenceville, NJ

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the business requirements, functional and technical documents
• Participated in developing test plan and setting up test environment
• Developed Test cases in Quality Center based on requirements
• Involved in manual and automated testing of the applications using QTP.
• Performed Cross-Browser and Cross-Platform Testing
• Executing SQL queries in order to view successful transactions of data and for validating data
• Interacted almost on a daily basis with Business Analysts, Project Managers in Agile environment.
• Closely interacted with the development team to verify defect fixes, and update defect status.
• Provides weekly status report that includes testing metrics
• Parameterzing the VB scripts in QTP to run the scripts for multiple sets of data.
• Used Checkpoints and VB Script Functions
• Participated in Meetings and Walkthroughs, interacted with other development team members to better understand system functionality in order to improve testing quality

Environment: Windows XP, SQL Server, ASP.Net, Java Script, QTP and QC

Confidential, Mount Laurel, NJ

Sr. Functional Tester

Responsibilities:

• Actively interacted with Team Members, Developers, Business Analysts and Project Management team to analyze the business process and requirements
• Participated in test plan review meetings
• Prepared and executed details test cases
• Actively interacted with development teams to report bugs and track defects
• Driving Test Levels like Smoke, Sanity, Regression, Integration, System, UAT
• Planning Regression test execution which includes Automation and Manual scripts
• Experience in Creating Traceability Matrix to map the requirements and test cases.
• Categorizing/ Tracking bugs/ Issues based on severity with proactive follow-up with stake holders
• Maintenance of strict adherence in following SDLC, QA, Test cycle and Bug cycle processes among team members
• Participation in weekly status meeting with QA Team

Environment: Windows NT, Visual Basic, ASP, MS SQL Server, Win Runner and Test Director

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Atlas/QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Develop and Execute Test cases
• Actively Participated in User Acceptance Testing
• Set up Crone Jobs for batch processing using UnicenterTNG
• Experience in writing Progress Queries to verify DDL and DML
• Extensive Experience in Unix and VI editor
• Closely interacted with the development team to verify defect fixes, and update defect status
• Participation in weekly status meetings with Business users and Project Management Team for tracking assignments

Environment: Windows XP, Progress, UNIX, PVCS Tracker

Confidential, NJ

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the business requirements, technical specification documents
• Develop and Execute Test cases
• Participated in test plan review meetings.
• Experience in writing SQL Queries to verify DDL and DML
• Participation in weekly status meeting with QA Team

Environment: Windows 98, Oracle and Microsoft Office