OBJECTIVE

• Looking for a challenging opportunity as Quality Assurance Analyst in the IT industry.

SUMMARY

• About 7 years of extensive IT experience in Quality Assurance, testing of Client/server and Web Based Applications.
• Strong knowledge in manual testing for web based client server applications.
• Extensive experience as QA Tester for creating Test Cases based on Technical Specifications and Use Cases.
• Extensively involved in GUI Testing, Performance Testing and Functionality Testing.
• Expert in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle.
• Experienced in writing the Master, Detail, System and Integration & Performance Test Plans.
• Excellent understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and importance of QA in Development and Maintenance of software applications.
• Ability to work independently and in collaborative team environment.
• Effective leadership skills with good written, verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Self motivated with result oriented approach.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Tools: Quick Test Professional, Mercury Quality Center, Test Director.

Languages: C, C++, VB Script, Java Script, PL/SQL, XML.

Database: Oracle 9i/8i, SQL Server 2000, MS Access, Linux.

Operating System: MS Operating System, Windows XP/2000/Vista/7, Solaris 2.6, Mac OS.

Project Management: Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office.

Browsers: IE 5.0/6.0/7.0/8.0 , Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari.

Other Tools: MS Office, Adobe Photoshop.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Senior Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed test plans to ensure adequate testing coverage of requirements and design. Wrote test strategies and Reviewed with stakeholders.
• Ensured creation of test strategies and plans according to set standards
• Designed and Documented Test Procedures and Test Cases for user acceptance, functional and integration testing.
• Developed and maintained very healthy relationships with stakeholders, senior business leads, Project Manager and Business Analyst.
• Assigned severity levels to different test cases and prioritizing them. Thereafter, performed testing in that manner using Quality center
• Analyzed business requirements from Black Box testing perspective, business process and system architecture/design
• Ability to code around unrecognized objects and controls in QTP.
• Ability to integrate QTP scripts into QC and maintain, manage and troubleshoot QTP scripts.
• Used Quality Center for manual testing considering the base line of developed test plan and test cases considering both positive and negative scenarios
• Performed Manual Testing for the GUI and Functionality of the application.
• Collected and analyzed test metrics and subsequently submitting reports to track the status and progress of the testing effort.
• Tracked and logged defects in Quality Center.
• Analyzed test results from graphs and reports to track process of repairs and determine the current quality of the application.
• Created manual test sets for performing sanity testing of the application.
• Worked with the customer, development team and QA team to update and improve the QA process, SDLC process.
• Wrote some PL/SQL queries for testing the interface applications and to retrieve data for testing.
• Tested the system, created manual scenarios by creating groups and specifying scripts.

Environment: Quality Center 8.2/9.0, QTP, SQL, Unix, Windows NT/XP, Microsoft Office Tools.

Confidential, San Francisco CA

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Mapped Requirements to test cases, providing traceability to requirements, creation and documentation of Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scripts, Test Procedures, Test Data from the requirements document for various applications using Mercury Quality Center
• Used Quality Center for manual testing considering the base line of developed test plan and test cases considering both positive and negative scenarios.
• Analyzed test results from graphs and reports to track process of repairs and determine the current quality of the application.
• Responsible for creation of Test Plan, Strategies, Test Cases, Test Procedures as wellas documentation.
• Executed Manual Test Cases by using positive and negative data inputs. Reported results and defects in Quality Center
• Establish an automated test environment for UI and Non - UI testing.
• Knowledge and full understanding of the QTP Object Repository.
• Prepared the Test cases based on the Business Scenarios for Functionality testing.
• Custom Library development in QTP and good knowledge of QTP Business Process Testing.
• Wrote PL / SQL queries for testing the interface application.
• Work in cross-functional project teams that include development, marketing, usability, software quality assurance, customer learning and support.
• Created templates for Functionality Testing.
• Analyze and write detailed specifications and test requirements using Test Director.
• Effectively co-ordinate between development team and testing team.
• Prepared complete documentation of defects life cycle.

Environment: Java, QTP, HTML, Test Director, Oracle, PL/SQL, Ms Excel, Ms Office, Windows.

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Prepared the Test cases based on the Business Scenarios for Functionality testing.
• Worked with the customer, development team and QA team to update and improve the QA process, SDLC process.
• Extensively used Quality Center for manual testing considering the base line of developed test plan and test cases considering both positive and negative scenarios.
• Able to develop custom error handling and reporting methods in QTP.
• Ability to understand automation frameworks.
• Analyzed test results from graphs and reports.
• Executed Manual Test Cases by using positive and negative data inputs.
• Evaluated and recommended test automation tools and determine suitability with various development tools.
• Reported results and defects in Quality Center
• Ability to query both the front and back end and make sure the values match using a high level language such as MS SQL and/or T-SQL.
• Worked on an automated test environment for UI and Non-UI testing.
• Wrote PL / SQL queries for testing the interface application.
• Evaluated test automation tools and determine suitability with various development tools.
• Analyze and write detailed specifications and test requirements using Test Director.
• Effectively co-ordinate between development team and testing team.
• Prepared complete documentation of defects life cycle.

Environment: Java, QTP, HTML, Test Director, Oracle, PL/SQL, Ms Excel, Ms Office, Windows.

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Requirement analyzing and ensuring QA processes are implemented throughout SDLC.
• Developed Test procedures, Test plans and Test cases to check functionality of all modules.
• Execution of Test Cases to Test Lab.
• Used Test Director for bug reporting and tracking.
• Measuring, communicating test results and working with team of developers to resolve defects and bugs found in testing phases of testing cycle.
• Prepared complete documentation of defect life cycle.
• Generated detailed bug Reports, Pass-fail Reports, Comparison graphs using Test Director.
• Involved in performance turning SQL statements and application tuning.
• Understanding the work flow and process of the application.
• Created the scripts for regular DBA tasks like monitoring and backup procedures.

Environment: SQL Server, Test Director, QTP, HTML, Ms Excel, Ms Office.