SUMMARY

• Over 7 years of experience in software testing process which includes preparing Test Plans, Test Scripts, Test Cases, and Test Scenarios Executing Tests based on business requirements and functional requirements and Defect Tracking for both Manual and Automated Testing.
• Sound knowledge of Black Box, System, Regression, Integration, Functionality Testing.
• Experience in testing on Enterprise wide applications with multiple databases.
• Testing of Client - Server and database projects on Windows and UNIX Operating Systems.
• Involved in Complete Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) from Business Analysis to Development, Testing, Deployment and Documentation.
• Excellent working experience with Mercury interactive tools like Quality center and Quick Test Pro.
• Working experience with Oracle, MS SQL Server, SQL Queries.
• Strong Skills in creating QA testing environment using Integration, GUI, Functionality, Regression, Performance, System, Computability Testing.
• Experience in test management and defect tracking tools like Quality Center, Test Director.
• Expertise in testing Distributed Web-Based Applications, Client-Server applications.
• Experience working in Retail, Insurance, Banking Domains.
• Familiar with Agile Methodology - Scrum, V Model, Water fall and Iterative models.
• Extensive experience in developing Test Traceability Matrices.
• Well versed in analyzing Results, Bug Tracking & Reporting, Detailed status reporting
• Experience in writing the code for the automation scripts by using QTP.
• Involved in writing scripts in VB script.
• Good knowledge on test coverage analysis and Ability to mentor teams to meet the deadlines.
• Expert in Using Quality Center as repository for maintaining test cases, execution and tracking the defects.
• Developed Test scenarios and Test cases using Quality Center.
• Efficient in interacting with developers and other team members to ensure high quality software is delivered.
• Ability to understand Functional and Software Requirements Specification documents.
• Proficient in Manual & Automation testing.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work efficiently as Individual and in a Team.
• Committed, and Result Oriented with a quest and zeal to learn new technologies and undertake challenging tasks. Also hard working in nature to achieve that extra mile whenever required.
• Excellent ability to manage resources in mission critical, high-pressure projects.
• Specific expertise in writing Functional and Load Test plans, and Test cases.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Quick Test Professional 9.2, 10.0, load Runner 9.2

Bug Reporting/tracking Tools: Quality Center 9.2, 10.0, Bugzilla

Programming Languages: VB Script

Platforms: Windows 2003 Server/98/2000/NT/XP/Vista

Database: Oracle 9i / 8.x, MS Access

Configuration management tool: VSS, CVS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, NJ

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in reviewing Business Requirement Documents and Functional Specifications
• Created of the automated Test Plan, Test Cases Generation of various Test Scenarios & Test Cases. Test cases review and Test Execution in QTP.
• Used Black Box Testing methodologies for working throughout SDLC & Test Environment.
• Developed and executed manual and automated test cases using QTP for features and functionality of applications.
• Used Mercury Quality Center for converting requirements into tests, development of test cases.
• Assisted the Team Lead in making Test Plan, prepare and Update the Traceability Matrix
• Interacted with development team closely to ensure testing issues are resolved.
• Analyzed Test Plan, Scope, Strategy, Test Requirements and necessary Resources using Quality Center.
• Developed Test Cases Using Quality Center to cover overall quality assurance testing and regularly enhanced them according to the changing requirements.
• Developed and Maintained the Shared Object Repositories in QTP.
• Using the Add-In option of QC; I have downloaded few required environments.
• Prepared Graphs and Pie Charts using Quality Center for Test Coverage Analysis Meetings, which helps Test Manager and Lead in explaining the “Test Coverage” with the Clients.
• Utilized QTP with VB scripting language to automate the application.
• Provided a weekly project report that includes Test Metrics and status reports.
• Helped in Reviewing the Process, after every Build Release.

Environment: Quality Center, QTP9.0, SQL Server Management Studio, .Net, toad tool, MS office tools, VB Scripting, Oracle, SQL server, Windows-2000/NT/XP.

Confidential, Sioux Falls, SD

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirements and System Specifications to understand the application. Review of functional specification
• Responsible for the creation of the Test Plan, Test Cases. Generation of various Test Scenarios & Test Cases. Test cases review and Test Execution.
• Performed various black box testing using methodologies such as Functional Testing, Integration Testing and System Testing, Regression on the application.
• Performed manual system testing, Installation testing, functional testing and end to end testing of the application, Identify Software bugs and interact with developers to resolve them.
• Extensively used SQL queries to perform back end testing to check the Data Integrity.
• Involved in database testing by writing and executing SQL queries to validate that data is being populated in appropriate tables.
• Communicated changes to requirements promptly and precisely to all personnel involved.
• Implemented whole life cycle of QA Methodologies starting from Planning, Capturing, Creating, and Executing, Reporting and Tracking the defects.
• Created Reusable actions for structured scripting and reusability using Quick Test Pro.
• Involved in database testing by writing and executing SQL queries to validate that data is being populated in appropriate tables.
• Responsible for End User testing of the application in whole.
• Performed performance testing.
• User Acceptance test (UAT) with 100% compliance with all end-to-end test specifications
• Used Quality Center for reporting the defects; followed up with the development team to verify defect fixes and update defect status.
• Interacted with Business Analysts, Developers and QA team members in different defect raising situations.

Environment: Quality Center, QTP9.0/9.2, SQL Server Management Studio, .Net, toad tool, MS office tools, Oracle, SQL server, SQL Script, Windows-2000/NT/XP, Agile (AUP).

Confidential, New York, NY

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Closely interacted with development and project teams to understand system requirements.
• Developed detailed Test Plans and Test Cases from business requirements and use cases.
• Created test cases based on Equivalence Partitioning, Boundary Value Analysis and Cause-Effect Graphing Techniques.
• As a result of the detailed test cases development using test design methods, several high severity errors were detected.
• Extensively used Mercury Quality Center for converting requirements into tests, development of test cases, test execution and defect tracking.
• Performing end-to-end testing of the functionality on the screens and web Pages in the application.
• Reviewing existing test cases and adding additional, more complex test scenarios based on the application functionality.
• Developed and executed manual and automated test cases using QTP for features and functionality of applications.
• Developed Data Driven Scripts with Data parameterized from various sources Like Databases, Excel Files and Environment.
• Performed regression testing and participated in the testing of emergency bug fixes, documented and resolved testing issues.
• Worked across departments to validate actual test results against expected results.
• Worked closely with project managers and development teams to ensure the project definition and goals are fully understood and recognized for proper project execution.
• Developed reusable automated test scripts using QTP.
• Executed test scripts and submitted test report summary to management to discuss unresolved issues.
• Developed and Maintained the Shared Object Repositories in QTP.
• Used recovery scenario wizard and Regular Expressions in the test scripts.
• Executing appropriate automation test scripts whenever a Change Request was completed.
• Identified defects, tracking of defects to Closure and generating defect reports using Quality Center’s Defect Module.
• Writing and executing SQL queries to extract data from the database and for data validation testing.
• Sybase and testing Power Builder Applications specifically testing Power Script for error using white box testing.
• Using Quality Center to store all test documents - test cases, results, metrics, defects and reports.
• Involved in Integration Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing, Compatibility Testing, Smoke Testing, User Acceptance Testing and Browser Compatibility testing on Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer.

Environment: Java, HTML, ASP, Oracle, UNIX, Win NT, TOAD, PowerBuilder, Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, Internet Explorer.

Confidential - Madison, WI

QA Analyst / Automation Testing

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Plan, Test Cases for complete end-to-end system testing.
• Created manual, and automated test scripts, and test suites for different modules in for Load runner.
• Automated regression test suite and performed smoke test.
• Worked for Load testing, stress, and volume testing by Load Runner.
• Performed System, Installation, Functional, Build verification and Regression Testing.
• Coordinating with the development team on recreating issues on QA Systems.
• Tested the conversion data by running SQL scripts.
• Identified defects, tracking of defects to Closure and generating defect reports using Bugzilla.
• Status updates and reporting as agreed and reporting of test results and identified defects.
• Maintained Defects, Test Scripts, Requirements & management of test suites using Quality Center Tool.
• Managed and coordinated offshore team and was responsible for Delivery of the test scripts.
• Verified reports that were all custom in-house build out of the warehouse.
• Implemented testing activities as per AUP (Agile software methodology) followed by project team.

Environment: Oracle 9.2.0., SQL, PL/SQL, Jira, Windows XP, XML, MS Word 2007, MS Excel and Altova XML Spy.

Confidential

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Participated in Requirement Analysis, Business Analysis and Use-Case Analysis.
• Technical writing of high level Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scenarios.
• Test Data and Traceability Matrix.
• Participated in Black Box Testing and Integration Testing in White Box testing approach.
• Conducted testing of the system End-to-End Testing manually.
• Performed System, Functional, Regression, Smoke, UAT, Integration, User Interface, GUI and Usability Testing.
• Developed Test Case Procedures and conducted the tests manually.
• Mapped requirements to functional design elements.
• Mapped functional design elements to rule sets and tests for test case creation.
• Made recommendations to management regarding the acquisition and/or implementation of software to increase information systems efficiency.
• Monitored post-implementation system/program performance to prevent reoccurrence of operational issues and ensure efficiency of operation.
• Developed Test Cases and Test Design using Test Plan Manager.
• Prepared the test cases and test scenarios detailed in Microsoft Excel.
• Transformation of use cases to test scenarios and designing test plans and test cases.
• Performing Black Box testing of the application manually.
• Involvement in efficient and optimum test planning with the available resources.
• Interaction with the business frequently gave good insight to do extensive testing.
• Oversaw test execution to ensure proper operation of system/program.
• Reviewed complex test results and the progress of problem resolution and reports progress to management.
• Using SQL Server database extensively to validate the back end data.

Environment: Bug tracking tool, SQL, Manual Testing using Microsoft Excel, Java, .Net, XML, SQL Server.