SUMMARY

• 7 Years of Extensive experience in IT Industry with emphasis on Quality Assurance, Software Testing and Business Analyst.
• Excellent Functional knowledge on various domains like Finance, Banking, Derivatives, Equities, Fixed Income, Insurance, Human resources and Healthcare.
• Good experience of Quality Assurance methodologies like Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, V - Model RUP, RAD, UML, TDD.
• Hands-on experience and strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Experience in designing, documenting, and executing test plans, test harness, test scenarios/scripts & test cases for Manual, Automated & bug tracking tools.
• Well versed with writing detailed test cases for functional & non functional requirements.
• Experience in developing, trouble shooting and customizing Manual as well as Automation scripts using Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Expertise in use of Quality Center (QC), Microsoft Test Manager & Test Director for writing test cases, test execution, defect management, defect tracking and Bug Reporting.
• Expert in different types of testing that includes Black Box testing, Smoke testing, Gray Box Testing, Functional testing, System Integration testing, End-to-End Testing, Regression testing & User Acceptance testing (UAT) & Involved in Load Testing, Performance Testing & Stress Testing.
• Experience in creating Traceability Matrix to ensure comprehensive test coverage of requirements.
• Responsible for collection of metrics/ reporting on metrics/ design preventative and corrective measures for senior management consideration.
• Proficiency in Back-End Testing/Database Testing specifically in developing and executing SQL queries to interact with databases.
• Extensive data validation in batch files, reports and databases; used SQL to query database extensively for data validation; expert in SQL for sub-queries, nested queries and for complex data enquiries.
• Hands on work experience to work with Team Foundation Server (TFS).
• Involved as part of automation team using Selenium 0.6 and developed test scripts.
• Tested teh web pages manually as well as using automated tools like Selenium for image positioning and display quality.
• Experience with version control, configuration management and change control procedures using tools such as Rational Clear Case.
• Familiarity with Programming & Scripting languages.
• Extensive experience in testing Data warehousing environment, experience in testing to ensure that ETL process functions well with all teh upstream and downstream processes.
• Knowledge of Data Warehousing, BI and ETL testing and testing tools Informatics.
• Good working knowledge of major Operating Systems and tested applications on windows 98/NT/2000/XP, IBM MF, LINUX & UNIX environments.
• Hands full of knowledge on Demand ware e Commerce Platform leading on-demand ecommerce platform, with advanced merchandising, complete control over all aspects of teh ecommerce site and automatic product upgrades.
• Extensive experience working with onsite/ off site team model; aware of teh cultural issues; aware of teh issues in terms of planning efforts/ schedules etc.
• Experience in interacting with business analysts, developers, technical support & halp them base line teh requirement specifications.
• An effective communicator with strong analytical abilities combined with skills to plan, implement & presentation of projects.
• Knowledge to using Microsoft Excel to developing capital budgeting financial project.
• Good communication & interpersonal skills & self-motivated & quick learning skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing tools: Quick Test Pro, Win Runner, SOAP UI, Load Runner

Defect Tracking: Test Director/ Quality Center, Microsoft Test Management tools

Databases: SQL Server 2005/2008, Oracle, My SQL, Access, DB2

Configuration Management: Rational Clear Case

Scripting languages: Java script, VB Script, HTML, XML, UNIX Shell/ Cron

Application environments: C#, .NET Framework, ASP.NET, PDF, .NET WebServices, SSIS/ SSRS/ SSAS, SOA, CSS, Java, J2EE

MS Suite/ Project Tools: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), MS Visio, MS Project, Team Foundation Server

Methodologies: Waterfall, V-Model, Agile, RUP, Scrum, RAD, UML, TDD, Agile Scrum Methodologies.

Operating Systems/ Products: Windows - 7, Vista, XP, NT, 2003, 2000, 98, UNIX, LINUX, IBM.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Omaha, NE

System Testing Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed detailed Test Plans and Test cases which specify testing overview and testing approach depending on teh Business and Technical Requirements.
• Performed Functional Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing. Tracked and managed defects using Quality center.
• Used MS Excel to find out teh string lengths, count, comparisons.
• Created test plans, test cases, and other testing related documents using MS Excel.
• Developed required SQL scripts for database testing and Performed Backend Testing, by executing teh SQL queries. Wrote SQL Queries to extract data from teh Tables.
• Executed teh Test Scripts on different releases and validated teh actual results against teh expected results.
• Recorded Test cases by inserting standard, page, table, bitmap, and database check points. Parameterized test cases by defining data table parameter.
• Verified teh applications expected behavior at different stages by inserting Synchronization and checkpoints using Quick Test Professional.
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing by providing test data for users and by testing UAT defects in test environment before, teh new code gets moved to UAT environment.
• Created test Execution Report, Test Completion Report for Test Sign Off, documented teh testing process and Test evaluation summary.
• Involved in Code Review, Design Review, Test Case Review meetings with business analysts and developers.
• Involved in developing test plan, designing teh test steps, writing Test Cases and running test scripts using Test Management Tool Quality Center and QTP.
• Ran manual tests in QC and “passed” them in teh “Test Lab”.
• Conducted End to End and Black box testing.
• Implemented Mercury Quality Center for Requirement Management, Test Design, Test Execution, Defect logging, Requirement Mapping with Test cases.
• Automated test cases using Quality Center andmonitored teh defect tracking process, trouble shooting and generating customized graphs and reports for teh client.
• Developed Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) to track teh requirements during teh QA testing Phase using Quality Center.
• Conducted defect review meetings with teh team members.
• Created User Define functions and used parameterization for various data and execute data driven test scripts using VB Script.
• Involved in extensive Data Validation using SQL queries.
• Automated teh functional and regression scripts using Winrunner.
• Used Check points to check teh expected result of an application.
• Wrote bug description and track bug record in Team Track.

ENVIRONMENT: Quick Test Pro 9.0, HP Quality Center 9.2, Load Runner 9.0, Winrunner, SQL, VB Script, Visio, StarTeam, StarTeam, CVS, StarTeam,, PVCS Tracker, DB2, UNIX, Team Track, FIX, XML, HTML

Confidential, Irving, TX

QA Analyst/Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Use Cases and developed Test Plan, Test Scripts and Test Cases and executed them.
• Performed Sanity Testing and Smoke Testing before teh starting of Testing in teh Test environments.
• Reviewed Business and Technical requirements documents to develop Test Plan and Test Cases.
• Performed Functional, Regression, Compatibility, System Testing, Security testing, User Acceptance testing, Web testing and was responsible for executing all testing scenarios.
• Responsible for executing teh test cases and test scripts, documented defects in Quality Center and reported it to development team.
• Created and executed both manual and automation test cases.
• Conducted Functionality testing during various phases of teh application.
• Developed automated scripts using QTP to perform functional and regression testing
• Created and executed data driven test scripts in QTP
• Used QTP for Regression Testing
• Conducted Functionality testing during various phases of teh application using QTP
• Inserted Check Points to Check for teh broken Links, Text, and standard properties of an object using QTP
• Created User Defined Functions in QTP& managed Object Repositories
• Called external functions in VBScript and Verifiedand Validated teh Automated Test script.
• Performed Integration Testing and Batch Testing in QTP
• Used Parameterization to fetch data to test teh application using QTP
• Mainly involved in Data Base testing writing SQL queries.
• Extensively did Manual Testing in all modules of teh Application using quality center.
• .Written SQL queries for checking teh Data Transactions and Database Integrity.
• Used Quality Center to track, review, and report defects
• Involved in gathering business requirement, studying teh application and collecting teh information from developers and writing teh test plans.
• Review test assignments, develop test plans and scripts, and conduct tests as assigned.
• Checked teh data flow through teh front end to backend and used SQL queries, to extract teh data from teh database.
• Participated in various meetings and discussed Enhancement and Modification Request issues.
• Was involved in weekly walkthrough and inspection meetings, to verify teh status of teh testing effort and teh project as a whole.

ENVIRONMENT: Quick Test Pro 9.0, Quality Center 9.0, Unix, VBScript, Java, J2EE, HTML, SQL Server, Microsoft Project, MS Office.

Confidential, Galveston, TX

QA Analyst/ Tester

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated all QA activities and enhancements using Agile Methodology.
• Analyzed user requirement document and developed Test Plans, Test Cases and test Script.
• Prepared test data for positive and negative test scenarios for functional testing as documented in teh test plan.
• Provided Efforts Estimate and coordinated teh test schedule using Agile testing methodology in UAT phase.
• Performed Sanity testing, System testing, Functional testing, Integration testing, Web testing and GUI testing.
• Prepared and executed scenarios for teh Regression testing on new builds.
• Conducted User Acceptance Test (UAT) with users and customers and wrote issues log based on outcome of UAT.
• Analyzed test cases for automation and used Quick Test Professional (QTP) to automate manual test scripts for Regression and Functional testing.
• Prepared Test Plan wrote Test Cases and executed test scripts as well as tracked bugs and generated defect report using Quality Center (QC).
• Administered Quality Center partly by creating teh user groups and assigning privileges to Users.
• Hands on experience in collecting several metrics and preparation of defect reports.
• Conducted Regression testing using QTP after teh bugs has been fixed by teh development team.
• Performed Backend testing to validate teh data using Toad, added SQL queries to teh required Test cases.
• Report and review teh defects in Mercury Quality Center & Jira Defect tracking systems.
• Helped to create Traceability Matrix to ensure comprehensive test coverage of requirements identifies all test conditions and test data needs.
• Attended several walkthrough meeting with Business analysts, Project Manager and Developers and provided feedback accordingly.

ENVIRONMENT: Windows - 7, NT, 2003, 98, UNIX, LINUX, Oracle10g/11g, SQL Server 2005, TOAD10, SQL/ PL SQL, UML, HTML, ASP, .Net, JavaScript, Ajax, VB Script, PDF, Crystal, XML, HTML, Shell/ Cron, SSIS/ SSRS/ SSAS QC 9.5, QTP 9.5/10.0, Win Runner, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Visio, MS Project

Confidential

QA/Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for reviewing Requirement Specifications and Design Documents.
• Executed Positive and Negative Test cases.
• Involved in Test Case Design with respect to Test Plan.
• Initially performed White box testing with a limited number of test cases to teh internal workings of software under test and in teh remaining part takes Black Box approach in applying input and just observing outputs.
• Experienced to Functional, Integration, Smoke and Sanity testing.
• Involved in Test Execution and Bug Reporting using Test Director.
• Performed GUI, Functional, Regression and compatibility Testing.
• Worked in OLTP and OLAP environment that includes production, QA and development database in SQL Server.
• Used Joins like Inner join, Outer joins while testing from multiple tables.
• Involved in performing various levels of testing like Unit Testing, System testing and Integration testing.
• Participated in User Acceptance testing (UAT) and involved in UA test cases, Executed test cases, Documenting Defects, Resolved defects and Signed Off from Application.
• Executed test cases through Iterative testing for testing teh incremental functionality.
• Defects were tracked, reviewed, analyzed compared using Quality Center.
• Responsible for communicating with Development Team, Technical Support, Business Support in order to resolve teh issues.
• Involved in Test Reporting on daily/ weekly basis through company prescribed format.

ENVIRONMENT: Windows XP, NT, 2003, 2000, UNIX, LINUX, SQL Server, C, JAVA, Visual Basic, PDF, VB Script, Java Script, Ajax, Win Runner 7.5, SSIS/ SSAS, Test Director 7.0, UML, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Visio, MS Project.

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed user requirements and system specification documents.
• Created and Executed Test Cases for manual testing.
• Involved in Design and development of test plans based on high-level and detailed designs.
• Assisted in analyzing teh user/business requirements and functional specs documents.
• Executed unit tests and participated actively along with senior testers in system testing and regression testing.
• Helped teh team manager extensively in modifying teh use cases and created teh Test cases.
• Managed reports and track bug reports in Test Director.
• Extensively involved in Manual Testing.
• Worked on conversion of manual integration tests into automated tests using QTP.
• Developed and maintained automated test scripts to support regression testing. Used teh Test Director as a repository for all of teh testing efforts.
• Worked with teh SQL statements to extract data from Oracle tables and verify teh output data of teh reports on teh browser page.
• Participated in team meetings, halped in preparation of presentations and halped in code walkthroughs.

ENVIRONMENT: Visual Basic, VB Script, C, C++, Oracle 8i, Test Director 7.0, IBM MF, XML, HTML, UML, Word, Excel, PowerPoint