SUMMARY

• A highly - motivated QA Analyst/Tester with 6+ years of software quality / functionality testing expertise via Manual Testing for Client/Server and Web application
• Highly skilled in Functionality Testing, Integration Testing, System testing, User Interface Testing, Regression Testing, defect and test environment management.
• Expertise in use of HP tools for writing test cases, test execution, defect management and defect tracking.
• Effective combination of Logical, Analytical, Communication and Documentation skills.
• Extensively involved in design analysis, test planning & estimation, writing test cases preparing status reports.
• Expertise in functional and non-functional testing of web based applications.
• Writing test plan documentation and outlining the approach to testing, executing test scripts in accordance with the test Plan.
• An understanding and awareness of Agile methodology.
• Experienced in writing SQL queries to validate data against tables.
• Creation of test scripts and test structures within QTP, Win Runner, and Test Director.
• Good Knowledge of QA and QC Methodologies, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) from business analysis to Development, Testing, Deployment, Documenting, Maintaining and User Training.
• Have demonstrated outstanding leadership, creative problem solving and analytical skills in the areas of developing testing functionality incorporating assorted tools and worked with several groups across multiple platforms.
• Ability to work on owns initiative and also the ability to motivate developers to achieve milestones. Works in a structured and repeatable way. The ability to write and review concise technical documentation.
• Coherent interpersonal, technical, analytical and problem solving skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: QTP 10/9.0/8.2, Quality Centre 9.0/9.2,Test Director 8.0, SOAP UI, ITKO/LISA, XML SPY, Clear Que

Defect Tools: Extraview, BugZilla, Clear-Quest.

Languages: C, C++, Shell Scripting, PL/SQL, ASP, HTML, and TSL.

Web Technologies: HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, and VBScript.

Methodologies: Agile, V-Model, Waterfall Model, Scrum

Documentation tools: MS Office Suite, MS Visio, MS Project

GUI Tools: Visual Basic

Databases: My SQL, SQL Server, MS Access 2000/2002, Oracle 8/9i

Applications: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OutlookAdobe Photoshop, MS Visio, MS Project

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/2000/XP, UNIX, Linux and MS-Dos

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Sr. SQA Engineer & Web Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the existing Process plan, requirement docs, and application functional specs in a structured RUP environment.
• Analyzed all types of the documents in order to validate all features of the product
• Developed the main automation steps in Integra automation tool.
• Extensively worked with QC to develop full lifecycle Test Plans including business rules and business models for functional, end to end and User Acceptance testing
• Categorized the Test Cases based on priority and managed them in Quality Center
• Developed Test Cases to validate the functionality and business logic implementation
• Validated web services and make logical assertions against WSDL and SOAP objects.
• Informed SOAP error, REST services error whenever received while running the application
• Verified the workflow with different scenarios and created Test Data sets for simulating scenarios
• Developed and executed SQL scripts to validate the database activities and data generation
• Performed GREY-BOX tests on application functionalities and verified the interfaces to content
• Execute test scenarios to verify the data transfer and standard formats (XML), Web Service requests and data processing (XML, XML Spy)
• Validate the message response against message specification and against XML Schema
• Responsibility to write the major SQL commands to validate the Web Services update and feed the seed script in order to make test case recursive
• Major involvement in Regression failures due to customer data problem. Interact with data team to fix the data problem ASAP

Environment: s: IBM MQ Series, XML Spy, Quality Center 9.2, Clear Quest (WIB and Windows client), Clear case, Oracle, Java, Eclipse, MS Office, UNIX.

Confidential, Portland, OR

QA Analyst II

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business, Functional Requirements and Use and developed Test Plans, Test cases and Test scripts for both positive and negative tests.
• Maintained and executed test cases and test scripts using Quality Center.
• Created the strategy document that defines the test environment, phases of testing, entrance and exit criteria into different phases of testing.
• Prepared reports and test results after each release cycle for management and further test planning.
• Manually performed back-end testing by writing SQL queries.
• Developed User-Acceptance Test scripts and assisted users in conducting UAT.
• Planned and prepared test plans, testing strategy and test scripts
• Performed functional, system, regression, security and user acceptance testing as required
• Interacted with teams to improve performance and functionality of new and existing systems
• Analyzed entry and exit criteria
• Assessment of defect remaining and effectiveness of the testing with respect to its objectives
• Executed test cases, validated test results, tracked defects/bugs, recorded and reported defects
• Involved in managing test execution and defect tracking of all issues using Excel and later on Quality Center.
• Performed positive and negative testing to crack any defects that could exist, thereby helping to create a perfect, error-free end product
• Took an active part in the progress meeting with the team on daily defects status by manipulating bug reports.
• Worked to minimize the risk by discovering bugs and design flaws in the early stage of the software development
• Conducted performance testing to verify performance of the application in a given time frame.
• Reported bugs/defects to developers by taking appropriate snapshots of errors and proofs that will help them to better understand the requirement
• Prioritizing multi-tasks to best meet departmental and organizational goals to meet the deadline
• Worked with software developers and vendors to ensure that application is working according to business requirements

Environment: s: Quality Center 9.0, UNIX, MS Excel, JAVA,Java script, SOAP UI, XML, PL/SQL, and Oracle 8.1.

Confidential, Owings mills, MD

Sr. Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in handling multiple modules with testing team, effort estimation and did Project Management
• Worked extensively in Build Release activities, tested application extensively on rules engine environment
• Interacted with development and testing teams also involved in critical defects identification and defects minimization activities.
• Recommend, Streamline and established the testing processes
• Done coding to Patient, Encounter process, also done integration with claims
• Tested Facets interfaces with client and fulfillment services
• Design, test, and implement Provider Conversion from legacy system to Facets.
• Done comprehensive plan including strategy, planning & test cases
• Developed test plans, test cases, test conditions, test designs and test reports using Mercury Quality Center
• Created Test data in MS Excel Spreadsheet.
• Extensively involved in writing RTM, test cases for Claims Process, Patient Eligibility.
• Tested the adjudication of Claims and Migration Process, Developed test plans, test cases and test scripts.
• Determined test approaches for various testing strategies like Functional, System, Regression, Usability testing, Alpha, Beta testing.
• Estimated the project effort, done Black box, White box testing
• Performed Functionality Testing and Integration testing.
• Conducted data Driven tests by parameterization, worked with the data table, modified the script for data-driving, and wrote SQL statement in Script to retrieve data from database.
• Created test cases executed and recorded results of test cases using Quality Center as the tool.
• Extensively involved in code reviews, defect reviews, smoke testing activities
• Done Unit testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, code reviews

Environment: .NET 2.0, J2EE (JSP, Servlets, EJB, JDBC Drivers), Oracle 10g, HIPPA, Mercury (Load runner, Quality Center,). UNIX, SQL, Eclipse, XML, Spring, Hibernate, C++, JavaScript, JUnit, SOA, .Net Framework.

Confidential, Redwood city, CA

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed system requirements and document entire software testing process accordingly
• Wrote and documented test scripts to perform functional, integration and regression testing
• Created and executed test plans, test cases and report results
• Performed functional, system, GUI, security, regression, integration and user acceptance testing
• Ensured successful test life cycle by tracking and resolving defects
• Responsible for maintaining updated reports on resolved bugs
• Verified the programs functioned according to user requirements and established guidelines to produce quality systems
• Mapping test case to the functional and business requirements creating a traceability matrix
• Performed smoke/sanity test on upgraded applications
• Gathering test data from SQL server using basic SQL queries
• Performed manual testing before going to the automation testing
• Created Test Cases as per requirements and mapped Test Cases with requirements and executed Test Cases.
• Involved in defect status reporting, prepare bug summary reports and release notes/reports
• Worked as a team with other QA testers to ensure the project is executed accurately and on time
• Generated weekly status report and participated in weekly status meetings with team members, team manager, business analyst and technical team for detailed discussion of the report

Environment: s: Windows XP, Oracle 9i &10g, XML, MS office, SQL, SQL, PL/SQL, Java script, Quality center, Websphere Application Server, Java/J2EE, HTML, XML/XSLT

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

QA / Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Conducted Manual Testing to check the compatibility of Confidential Applications with Marilyn Network Connections
• Involved in preparation and execution of Test Scripts using SQL scripting with the help of inner joins and outer joins
• Manually tested the application functionality and developed test scripts to perform functional and regression testing.
• Written Test Cases and Performed GUI, Functionality, System, Integration, Regression, UAT, Black Box testing
• Analyzed Software and Business Requirements documents to get a better understanding of the system from both technical and business perspectives
• Involved in peer Reviews and Team Walkthroughs for the project as per Test methodology
• Executing, Reporting and Tracking the defects using Quality Center
• Interacted with developers and Users to resolve critical and major bugs
• Created and maintained regression test suite to check the progress of the testing process by performing identical tests before and after fixing defects
• Involved in the preparation of Test Plan as per business requirement

Environment: s: Quality Center, Firefox, Windows XP, SQL

Confidential

Software Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writing stored procedures and functions for handling the payroll system
• Involved in Manual Testing and Regression Testing
• Understanding the user requirements and developing the system using Struts framework it accordingly
• Involved in PL/ SQL Query tuning
• Responsible for testing, user training
• Designed generic functions and procedures for reusability which minimized time spent on writing
• Involved in post go-live changes and additions to the system