SUMMARY:

• ISTQB Certified tester with around 7 years of experience in Quality Control testing of Web and Client/Server application.
• Excellent analytical skills at requirements, review, analyze and decomposing requirements into test conditions.
• Extensive experience working in a team where software was designed using Agile development methodology ‘Scrum’.
• Experience in using the automated testing tools QTP, Test Director/Quality Center, Win runner and Hp LoadRunner.
• Experience in Functional, Black Box, System, Integration, Regression and Users Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Worked with projects implemented in SDLC methodologies such as incremental, agile model and V model.
• Well acquainted with various phases of Software Testing Life Cycle which includes gathering test requirements, writing and executing test cases, reporting and defects follow - up.
• Developed and participated in testing documentation reviews such as Test Plan, Test Strategies, Test Summary reports and Requirement Traceability Matrix.
• Experience in working with Test Director for test case creation, defect tracking and requirement mapping.
• Well versed with traditional approach to automation - Create, Enhance (Configuration settings, inserting synchronization points, parameterization, error handling, checkpoints and Descriptive Programming) execute, Report and Maintain automated test script.
• Creation of new scripts Based on requirements or Manuals test scripts and done maintenance of existing scripts.
• Working knowledge of performance testing using HP’s Load Runner.
• Knowledge of creating Performance scripts, Test Plans and Test Cases using LoadRunner Vugen.
• Strong skills in backend testing using SQL queries in order to check data validity and data integrity.
• Experience in SQL DDL, DML and DCL statements.
• Creating and updating requirements, verification procedures in Doors.
• Experience in writing UNIX commands.
• Knowledge of UNIX tools installation and configuration and also managed User and group administration.
• Working Knowledge of HL7 Messaging.
• Adhering FDA compliance and following SDLC guidelines for verification activities.
• Willingness and ability to quickly adapt and learn new technologies.
• Very good at oral, written communication and documentation skills
• A self motivated "go getter" willing to take on challenging tasks with an attitude of "gives it what it takes".

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP, Windows 7, UNIX

Database: MS SQL Server 2000/2005, MS Access, DB2

Languages & Web Technologies: HTML, XML, VBScript, JavaScript

Testing Concepts: STLC, Testing Levels, Testing Types, Test Management

Testing Tools: HP QTP, Quality Center, Test Director, Load Runner, Win Runner

Test Management Tools: Test Director/Quality Center, Clear Quest, BugZilla

Browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari

Documentation: MS - Word / Excel / Power Point / Vision

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI

Design Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements, system and functional design specifications to develop Test Scenarios
• Assisted in developing High Level Test Plan
• Prepared Functional and System Test cases using Test scenarios and conditions by conducting review meetings with business analysts
• Interpreted both requirements and use cases for coverage in test case design
• Performed both manual and automation testing to cover all the workflows
• Followed software-testing life cycle (STLC) to perform various kinds of testing such as Functional, System, Compatibility and Ad-hoc testing.
• Created and executed regression test cases that complement phase wise development of entire system
• Performed Sanity Testing to ensure build readiness using automation scripts as a part of initial build verification.
• Conducted Integration testing to validate integration between sub modules of the application
• Participated in walkthrough of test case review, test data creation with Business Analysts and Lead Developer
• Export requirement, test cases into the Quality Center, run manual and automation test cases and log defects from defects module
• Created and maintained reusable actions and multi-action data driven tests and parameterize them.
• Created custom check points using GetROproperty method and reported custom messages to the Results.
• Performed smoke testing to validate the application for further testing.
• Performed system testing to evaluate the system’s compliance with its specified requirements.
• Documented the changes requests and the defects Test Director based on test cases executed manually and automatically.
• Developed SQL Queries to retrieve or create test data and to verify data integrity
• Designed, implemented and maintained UNIX-based custom statistics collection package
• Installed and maintained various UNIX systems (Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris).
• Ensuring proper documentation of all results and ability to provide detailed reports for failure cases.
• Performed regression testing to verify the any unintended consequences of program changes.
• Consistently made efforts to streamline the testing process and increase the productivity of the team.

Environment: Windows XP, UNIX, Quality Center 9, QTP 10.0

Confidential, Brisbane, CA

Sr. QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Closely worked with business analysts & project management to help make technical decisions.
• Participated in planning and directing quality assurance schedules and assignments, and monitoring project status.
• Prepared test cases by analyzing functional requirement specification document.
• Developed and executed various scripts using QTP for automated testing of various functionalities.
• Analysis and automating test scripts using QTP.
• Involved in testing compatibility of software under various Internet Browsers.
• Responsible for developing Automation Test Plan and Test Scripts.
• Generated automated test scripts for functionality and GUI testing and further enhancements were done in the script.
• Performed Integration testing, Regression testing and System Testing.
• Involved in compatibility testing using various browsers.
• Identified software defects and interacted with developers to resolve them and provided full support to the Test team using the QC.
• Extensively involved in writingSQL and Select Statement and also used where clauses to the specific outputQueriesfor Creating, Updating, Deleting, Inserting, Searching.For Contact, Account, Creating Profile ID. etc.
• Analyzed and imported test data from spreadsheets into Quality Center using Excel.
• Created test cases executed and recorded results of test cases using Quality Center as the tool.
• Created and filed various office documentation using MS Office applications.
• Involved and responsible for creating weekly status reports regarding the progress of testing process.
• Participated in various meetings, discussed Enhancement and Modification Request issues.
• Performed GUI, Functionality and Backend Testing.
• Reported the bugs using an in house made bug-reporting system, which was developed using MS Excel sheets.

Environment: QTP 10.0, Quality Center 10.0, HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, SQL, Windows XP, IE, HTTP/HTTPS.

Confidential

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in QA reviews and Software Development Life cycle phases.
• Analyzed Business Requirements, Functional Specifications and Use cases documents to design the test scenarios and test cases.
• Followed software-testing life cycle (STLC) to perform various kinds of testing
• Develop Test Approach and identify key Test Scenarios and create Test Cases.
• Identify and derive testable conditions out of general Business requirements.
• Participated in walkthrough of test case review, test data creation with Business Analysts and Lead Developer
• Involved in automation of Regression test suite, used the Data Driven approach for automation.
• Developed automation scripts using Quick Test Professional
• Coordinated and conducted the test case reviews with business analyst and development team to obtain sign-off for test cases execution
• Created and implemented technical processes, standards around automation script development, execution, reporting and maintenance.
• Enhanced the test scripts in Quick Test Pro by applying parameterization, check points, synchronization points, data driven and modular tests
• Created SQL queries, PL/SQL procedures, functions and packages to perform the tests on the databases
• Used data flow transformation to compare between source and targets data
• Interact with architects, developers, business analysts to resolve identified issues
• Conduct multiple review and walk-thru meetings for Test deliverables
• Created the source data sets and Data flow Destination to test different scenarios
• Report Daily progress on the status report and status meeting were held on daily basis
• Prepared the requirement traceability matrix to have requirements and test cases in sync using Quality center
• Used Load Runner for Performance and stress Testing
• Worked very closely with the end users for UAT planning & execution

Environment: .Net, Oracle, MS SQL Server, Mainframe, Quality Center 8.0, Quick Test Professional 9.2, Load Runner 8.0

Confidential, Knoxville, TN

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Understanding Requirement Specifications and Design Documents.
• Participating in the development of all project-related documents including scope, design, task break down, project schedule, etc.
• Performing Manual, Black box, Sanity, Smoke, GUI, Functional, Integration, Retesting and regression Testing.
• Communicating with team members, Development team in order to resolve the issues.
• Involvement in Test Reporting on daily and weekly basis through company prescribed format.
• Re-testing of the bugs, tracking them to closure.
• Created Test Scripts by recording, programming or a combination of both. While recording Tests, inserted checkpoints where you want to check the response of the application being tested.
• Developed and maintained automated test scripts to support regression testing.
• Used the Test Director as a repository for all of the testing efforts, tracking and requirement analysis.
• Ensuring traceability of software deliverables through doors.
• Worked with the SQL statements to extract data from database tables and verify the output data of the reports on the browser page.
• Contributing in the development of principles, standards, guidelines, on the proper use and deployment of technology.

Environment: MS SQL, Windows platform, Quick Test Professional, Test Director

Confidential, New York, NY

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Solution Definition Document and developed detailed System Test Cases.
• Conducted Functionality testing using Win Runner during the various phases of the product development.
• Created the automated tests for Win Runner, Developed User Defined functions and used data driven testing and database accessing techniques to support scripts.
• Created Test Plan, Test Cases and, Test Matrix.
• Used Win Runner to generate automated test scripts for functionality and GUI testing and further enhancements were done in the script.
• Prepared testing procedures by writing user-defined functions in TSL for various testing scenarios.
• Performed Regression testing for every modification in the application and new builds using Win Runner.
• Executed different SQL queries to ensure data integrity.
• Tested and verified the process of generating reports related to payment of maturity value upon completion of term of each subscriber.
• Investigated and analyzed the bugs before reporting in the Test Director database.
• Assisted in documenting the user manual for end users.
• Work closely with Test analysts to ensure test environment and data readiness.
• Responsible to ensure that automated script repository is properly maintained and that all test processes are fully documented.
• Participated in design, use case reviews and quality inspections for each release.
• Data files are sent daily from batch systems to dialer server.

Environment: Winrunner8.2, TestDirector8.0, J2EE, XML, VBScript, Oracle 9.0, Window NT.

Confidential

Programmer/Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Coding and testing of the system
• Development of database operations through JDBC.
• Performed GUI Check points for GUI objects in the application
• Used SQL Queries to perform transaction testing.
• Performed Regression testing manually.

Environment: Java, Servlets, SQL, Oracle 7.x, Windows 98, IIS, Web Logic, HTML