SUMMARY

• Around 8 years of diverse experience in teh field of Information technology with emphasis on Software Quality Assurance.
• Expertise in Software Quality Assurance and Testing (Manual and Automation), Test Plan Formulation, Functionality, GUI, Performance and Regression Testing in Web Based and Client/Server Applications in different environments and different Browsers.
• Worked in multiple domains like Retail, Telecommunications and Banking.
• Hands On experience in testing Data Ware Housing applications developed in Data Stage, Informatica and BI Reports using Business Objects and Micro strategy.
• Demonstrated excellence in writing System Specification documents, creating and executing Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Scripts.
• Created, maintained, and executed manual and automated test scripts for black box, functional, regression, system, security, load and stress testing.
• Tested and executed projects in Multi - Platform Environments like Windows, UNIX and Linux.
• Proficient in writing SQL Queries, Shell Scripts to validate teh application data.
• Experience in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Testing life cycle and Bug life cycle.
• Experience in different SDLC methodologies like Waterfall, V-model and Agile (scrum).
• Experience includes teh testing of Internet, Client/Server and WEB based applications using automated test tools like Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Customized QTP script (VB script) according to teh changing GUI / functional requirements of teh application. Inserted Standard, Bitmap, Database checkpoints for GUI, Functional, Data Driven, Keyword Driven and Regression testing using QTP.
• Extensively used Quality Centre (Test Director) for test management and as Bug Tracking System for reporting defects.
• Actively participated in Project Planning, Review and Status meetings.
• Proven Strong Analytical, Logical skills and ability to work on multiple projects
• Proficient in Relational Databases like Oracle, SQL Server and DB2.
• Extensively used CA Clarity PPM for Time Tracking.
• Ability to quickly master in new concepts, applications.
• Comfortable working with JAVA, .Net, C, C++, SQL Server, UNIX, Perl, Shell scripting, VB Script, HTML, XML.
• Strong functional background, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, good Team player, Self-Starter and worked in onsite-offshore model.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Test Management Tools: Test Director 7.2/7.6/8.0/9.0/9.1,Quality Centre (9.2/10.0/11.0).

Testing Tools: Quick Test Professional 8.0/8.2/9.0/9.1/10.0/11.0 (QTP).

Programming Languages: Java, HTML, XML, SQL Server 2000/2005/2008, C, C++,C#, .Net, VB.

ETL Tools: Informatica 7.1/8.x, Data Stage, Ab Initio.

Scripting Languages: Shell Script, TSL, VB Script, Perl.

Databases: Oracle8i/9i/10g, SQL Server 2000/2005/2008, My SQL, MS-Access, DB2, Sybase, Teradata and TOAD

Web Testing: Browser-Side Test, Page-Layout, Hyperlink, Integrated calculative Data test, Data Validity and Cross-Browser Compatibility testing.

Database Testing: Transaction Testing (front end to back end testing), Data Mapping/ Data Conversion, Stress, Volume, Performance, Load Testing and Data & File Validation

Methodologies: SDLC, Waterfall, V-model, Agile (Scrum).

Operating Systems: MSDOS, UNIX, Windows 95 / 98 / XP / NT/ Vista/7, Mac OS X and Linux.

Version Control Tools: Visual Source Safe, CVS and Clear Case.

Utilities: MS Office Suite, MS Visual Studio 2003/2005/2008/2010.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Confidential, San Antonio, TX

Senior QA Analyst/Test Lead

Environment: Quality Center, QTP, VB Script, Shell scripting, Windows, Oracle, ASP.NET, C, XML, MS Office Suite, SQL Server.

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Business Requirement Document (BRD), Functional Specification Document (FSD) and Design Document Specifications (DDS).
• Actively involved in Requirement Analysis, Business Analysis, Use-Case Analysis.
• Involved and developed comprehensive Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Case and Test Scripts and documented them in Quality Center (QC).
• Involved in preparation of test data using Excel Sheet for End-to-End Scenario based testing in .NET environment.
• Designed teh Test Cases and participated in review Inspections.
• Executed teh test cases and test scenarios using Quality center (QC).
• Performed Smoke testing of teh application from end-to end for testing different functionality and database mapping issues.
• Extensively performed Functional, Integration, User Acceptance and Regression Testing on teh web-based application.
• Created, maintained and executed regression test scripts for HPO based on teh Business requirements.
• Used QTP to automate teh testing process by recording teh scripts and perform testing with various user data by parameterization to reduce teh future duplication of efforts.
• Inserted Standard, Bitmap, Database checkpoints (DB) for GUI, Functional, Data Driven and Regression testing using Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Created Objects in Object Repository, data-driven tests and synchronization points in Quick Test Pro (QTP) to halp solve key problems.
• Logged and tracked teh defects using Quality Center defect tracking system (Defect Management).
• Attend daily standup meetings using Agile Methodology and report teh status to SCRUM master.
• Participated in review meetings and took teh initiative to meet teh QA testing targets.
• Performed production installation and validation.

Confidential, AR

Senior QA Analyst

Environment: UNIX, Windows, HP Quality Center, QTP, SQL Server, Shell Scripting, VB Scripting, DB2.

Responsibilities:

• Participated in Requirement review meetings and analyzed teh Business Requirements.
• Created test plan and test cases based on requirements and teh use cases provided.
• Uploaded test cases to teh Test Plan Module in Quality Center from test case template.
• Created test sets in Test Lab Module and executed teh test cases against teh application.
• Involved in Smoke Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, System Testing.
• Logged teh defects in Quality Center and assigned them to corresponding developers.
• Generated reports (defects and test case execution) on daily basis to track teh progress of teh project.
• Integrating teh QTP scripts with HP Quality Center and executing teh same from Test Lab from Quality Center.
• Created teh necessary test data to execute teh automated scripts as external data sheets and imported teh data sheets into teh test scripts
• Used Parameterization for using various data to test teh application using QTP.
• Extensively used VB script for functions and file system objects
• Involved in Creating Reusable Actions and called them into external Actions
• Involved in create user Defined Functions and function Libraries using VB Script and load them as Resource Files.
• Maintained shared object repository and updating with new objects encountered.
• Used built in and user defined environmental variables to get teh counter values and store intermediate values from output values.
• Extensively worked on debugging, modifying and enhancing teh automation scripts in order to optimize for better performance.
• Created Recovery Files using Recovery Scenario Manager, associated teh recovery scenarios to tests to instruct QTP with specified trigger action on unexpected event/popup.
• Inserted Check Points and synchronization point to identify teh specified Object in Application.
• Participated in grouping teh Regression Test Cases into Automatable Test Scenarios based on teh business flow of teh application.
• Developed SQL queries to pull data from DB2 and Informix databases.
• Integrated teh data from different databases as per teh business logic and provided to end users.
• Developed shell scripts for running teh batch jobs.
• Prepared presentations with teh generated graphs (summary and progress) to support Team lead and Manager in status meetings.
• Reviewed teh defects with concerned developers and Team leads.

Confidential, Bentonville, AR

ETL Tester

Environment: Data Stage, UNIX,Quality Center, SQL Server, DB2, Micro Strategy, Query-man, TOAD, Shell Scripting.

Responsibilities:

• Actively participated in Business requirement documents and Functional requirement documents review before preparing test cases and test scenarios.
• Involved in Requirement review meetings and analyzed teh Business Requirements.
• Prepared Test Cases for teh mappings developed through teh ETL tool Data Stage and executed those Test Cases.
• Executed ETL scripts to load data from input files to teh target database.
• Performed Verification, Validation and Transformations on teh Input data before loading into target database like Operational Data Store ODS /Data Ware House DWH .
• Analyzed session logs and workflow logs in case of aborted/failed sessions to identify root cause.
• Validated all newly created Dimension and Fact tables after teh ETL process.
• Verification of teh layout format per teh design mock-up, style sheets, prompts and filters attributes and metrics on teh report.
• Understand each report & teh linkages of every field displayed in teh report with teh star schema and trace its origin back to teh source System.
• Written complex SQL queries to validate data with associated business rules.
• Developed shell scripts to run batch jobs.
• Prepared and executed Test Cases in QC (Quality Center)
• Verified and mapped each requirement with teh corresponding test case.
• Tracked Defects using HPQC and involved in defect triage meetings along with development team.
• Generated reports for Requirement coverage, Test coverage and defects.
• Involved in collecting QA metrics and provided necessary reports to teh management.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyze teh Business Requirements, Functional Requirements and specifications.
• Attend daily standup meetings using Agile Methodology and report teh status to SCRUM master.
• Involved in performing Integration testing, System testing and Regression testing, post prod testing of teh application.
• Involved in Software Configuration Management Process, Version control to build teh files from development to test, pre prod and production environment.
• Responsible for writing test plans, test scripts, test cases, and executing test cases.
• Writing SQL queries and statements to test database for retrieving information, editing data and inserting data.
• Participated in meetings with developers to discuss enhancements and modifications.
• Responsible to build .Net applications and release process.
• Involved deploying code to production environment
• Interacting with development and testing team to improve overall quality of teh application
• Responsible to follow up teh production issues with offshore team.
• Generating reports regarding Requirement coverage, Test coverage and defects.
• Involved in collecting project QA metrics and providing necessary reports to teh management.
• Responsible to develop and run teh QTP Regression Test scripts on every prod releases.

Environment: Visual Studio 2005/2008, TFS, VB 6.0, ASP.Net, Visual Source Safe, TFS, Dashboard, SQL Server2000/ 2005/2008, Windows XP/7, QTP 9.2.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in preparing test plan and test case templates for manual testing.
• Participated in Requirement review meetings and analyzed teh Business Requirements.
• Developed Test cases based on requirements and teh use cases provided
• Understanding teh Project Related Documents.
• Creating and Executing Test Cases in HPQC
• Participated in grouping teh Regression Test Cases into Automatable Test Scenarios based on teh business flow of teh application.
• Used Parameterization for using various data to test teh application using QTP.
• Developed SQL queries to pull data from DB2 and Informix databases.
• Tracing teh Requirements with teh test cases.
• Defect tracking using HPQC and prepared reports for defects.
• Integrating teh QTP scripts with HP Quality Center and executing teh same from Test Lab from Quality Center.

Environment: UNIX, C, Pro* C, Oracle 9i, SQL, HP Quality Center, QTP, shell scripting.

Confidential

Tester

Responsibilities:

• Attended requirements and design meetings, review and analysis of requirements and design documentation.
• Actively participated in creating requirements traceability matrices, and test plans.
• Created, developed and executed test cases and test scripts manually and using automation tools.
• Functional and regression testing of Java/J2EE applications is done using Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Created Objects in Object Repository, data-driven tests and synchronization points in Quick Test Pro (QTP) to halp solve key problems.
• Recorded Load Runner vuser scripts implementing parameterization both manually and by data driven wizards in Virtual User Generator.
• Used Load Runner to check teh source of performance delay: network or client delays, CPU performance, I/O delays, or issues with database server.
• Designed scenarios and used Load Runner Controller to monitor all vusers in a scenario from a single workstation.
• Team participation in implementation of patches and other code fixes with Production Support, Change Management and IT Operations.
• Supported version management to meet teh needs of teh business and applications supported using VSS. All while staying within teh guideline of Sprint’s change management system.
• Provided support for Unit and UAT testing as required for teh application or any other assigned application.
• Use Mercury Test Director to house all test documentation and report/track all issues and defects (Defect Management).
• Provided clear concise feedback to Development team on recurring errors both on an individual and team basis with aim of long-term reduction of defects found in final release.
• Provided back end testing for database auditing (DB) and data validation using SQL scripts.

Environment: Windows NT, WebLogic, Java, J2EE, JSP, SQL, PL/SQL, eclipse, VB Script, VSS, Quick Test Professional(QTP), Load Runner, Test Director/Quality Center.