SUMMARY

• Over 9 years of diversified experience in requirement gathering & study, system analysis, software development, quality assurance
• Extensive understanding of software development process like Rational Unified Process, CMM, Waterfall, Iterative and Agile methodologies
• Implementation of Client / Server and Multi - tier architecture web application for long term/short term projects
• Proficient in both manual and automated testing of Web-based and Client-Server applications
• Preparing test plans, writing test cases and executing them
• Performed Defect Reporting and tracking through teh entire defect life cycle
• Proficient in different phases of testing like Functional Testing, GUI Testing, Unit Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Performance Load and Stress Testing, GAP Testing and User Acceptance Testing
• Extensive experience in implementing QA Methodologies and developing Test Procedures, Test Plans, Test Cases, Scenarios, Test Deliverables and QA Metrics
• Adept in using tools like Rational Requisite Pro, Rational Test Manager, Rational Robot, Rational Clear Quest, Rational Clear-Case, Test Director/Quality Center, QTP, WinRunner and LoadRunner
• Proficient in Database (Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server) testing skills using advanced SQL, PL/SQL.
• Working knowledge of Trade-Compliance, Online Banking(Bill-Pay)
• Strong analytical skills coupled with good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently or as a team to meet project goals within given timeframes
• Willingness to learn new business, technologies, controls and system processes

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: MS-DOS, Windows 95/98/NT/2000,Unix, Linux

Languages: C, C++, Visual Basic, Java

Database: Sybase, Oracle, MS-Access, MS-SQL Server

Testing Tools: WinRunner, LoadRunner, QuickTestPro, Rational Robot, Test Manager

Web Browser: Netscape, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome

Defect Tracking Tools: Clear Quest, Test Director, Quality Center

Other Tools: Clear Case, Rational Rose, RequisitePro, SQL Navigator, TOAD, Novell ConsoleOne, Site Minder, Niku, Rapid SQL, Perforce

Servers: Apache, IIS, Web Sphere, BEA Web Logic

Internet Technologies: JSP, ASP, VB Script, Java Script, HTML, XML, UML

UNIX Environment: VI Editor, Shell scripting

ERP: PeopleSoftHR

Investment Management: Charles River IMS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, CA

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Ability to review requirements, interact with cross-functional project teams.
• Develop, review test plan. Preparing / participating in test strategy meetings.
• Develop complex test cases and execute testing in a highly visible test team
• Ability to lead a project that includes creating estimates (sizing) and managing teh project's QA deliverables
• Analyzes, tests, and certifies application-specific software based on teh business requirements and functional / technical specification documents and perform their ambiguity review
• For test data requirements, participate in planning and conditioning test data for complex test scenarios. Perform test data conditioning. Creating, reviewing test data request and validating test data received. Following up on issues about test data received
• Use advanced knowledge of applications to provide technical assistance in identifying, evaluating, and resolving highly complex test problems
• Act as a lead in teh creation, preparation, and conduct of quality assurance reviews and teh development and execution of test scenarios / cases and test scripts. Proficient in using Quality Center for Test Case management
• Understanding and testing various interfaces via batch processes with other applications. Worked with various Payment Processors like Checkfree, Metavante, MasterCard and Wells Internal. Performed testing of teh Billing and Payment cycles.
• Extensively performed batch testing using Autosys. Executed Autosys jobs on box levels as well as individual jobs.
• Manually tested teh functionality, User Interfaces and Security of teh web application.
• Performed testing of web based (Bill Pay application) application under multi browser environment.
• Performed Backend validation testing using proficiency in SQL and UNIX commands
• Performed file level changes and validations to ensure required positive and negative data setup.
• Work efficiently with client to establish and maintain a consistent test methodology and to resolve questions during teh testing process
• Checking reporting requirements for system monitoring, auditing, and data migration exceptions
• Log, track and verify resolution of software and specification defects.Provide specific guidance on defects to developers. Proficient in using Clear Questfor defect management
• Executing functional, GUI, backend, integration, regression, system test cases
• Involved in all phases of SDLC / RUP process
• Perform GUI regression testing of existing Confidential Bill Pay functionality for banker screen and customer user interface screen
• Participate in planning and directing quality assurance schedules and assignments, and monitoring project status in comparison to cost/time projections.
• Working on both Unix as well as MS windows environment
• Understanding of business rules for bank’s online banking for both bill pay as well as direct deposit applications
• Created Traceability between Requirements and Test Cases and defects
• Direct and serve as a mentor to less experienced staff. Responsible for designing and distributing training materials
• Interact with counterparts in project management, development, configuration management, and other groups. Represent QA team in meetings with management as needed
• Working with culturally diverse teams
• Working on test management tool like HP/Mercury Quality Center.
• Working on internet technologies such as HTML, JSP, Java and understanding of internet architectural components

Environment: Bill Pay application, J2EE, Java, XML, Toad, ReqPro, QTP (9.2), Quality Center (9.0), ORACLE 10g, Unix, Linux, MS-Outlook, Mainframe, AutoSys, APS web service, Putty, WinSCP, ClearQuest, ClearCase, MySQL 2005, MS-Office 2007, MS Visio, MS Project

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for requirement gathering and maintenance for CRD ver. 8x (Using ver. 7x as baseline)
• Analyze requirement and design specifications to create test cases for manual & automated testing
• Preparation of Test Data for validating several functionalities related to trading compliance check, batch process, batch & CRD front-end reports
• Testing numerous AutoSys jobs for Intraday, Nightly Batch, Weekly batch, Monthly batch including on-demand jobs
• Establishing baselines using ver. 7x as baseline, rerunning test scripts in ver. 8x, comparing them with teh baseline and reporting them
• Comparing Sybase & Oracle data by performing back end database testing using SQL statements and executing them.
• Extensively testing & analyzing teh building & loading Benchmark index data from external sources and using them for comparing portfolio’s performance with benchmark data
• Functional, Data Driven and Regression testing using QTP
• Testing CRD Front-end reports (Crystal reports), Batch reports (SQR & Java)
• Involved extensively in teh implementation and monitoring of 43 control points of SDLC process flow per audit requirements
• Responsible for improvising QA process to ensure faster testing cycles for quarterly migrations

Environment: CRD (7.2.3.7.3 & 8.1.4.3.2)- Compliance Module, J2EE, XML, Sybase 12.5, Rapid SQL (ver. 7.3.1), Perforce, QTP (8.2 & 9.0), Winrunner, Quality Center (8.2 & 9.0), ORACLE 10g, Unix, Linux, SUN Solaris, Novell Client 4.91, Lotus Notes 6, Web Logic, Compliance Engine, Humming Connectivity 10, AutoSys, TIBCO framework and messaging, Weblogic

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for establishing, maintaining QA Methodologies based on best practices
• Implement and support teh QA Process with segregation of duties for Internal and External Audit
• Analyze requirement and design specifications to create test cases for manual testing
• Participate in meetings with developers, project managers, and business analysts to discuss business requirements, test planning, resource utilization and defect tracking
• Creation and execution of black box test cases with teh help of Quality Center
• Preparation of Test Data for validation teh several functionality applications like Pre-trades, Post-trades, Batch processing, database switching based on technical specifications (user interface, functional, compatibility, database response, etc) of teh application.
• Extensively use Compliance, Setup & Reporting modules of Charles River for Equity & Forward Contract orders
• In Charles River, used Pre/Post trade Compliance to analyze portfolios
• Testing numerous AutoSys jobs that are responsible for data transformation and movement
• Establishing baselines, rerunning test scripts, comparing them with teh baseline and reporting them
• Back end Database Testing by writing SQL Statements and executing with Rapid SQL on Sybase servers
• Preparing detailed quality status matrix and weekly status report on a weekly basis for teh project members and management
• For defect handling, followed teh defect cycle and handled error reporting through Quality Center (9.0)
• Interacted regularly with Developers/BSAs to resolve technical/functional issues
• Organized various Training Sessions and Group Discussions for teh improvement of Enterprise SQA Process

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Test Lead /Sr. QA Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Leading teh team towards teh implementation of BluePrint ( Confidential ’s Customized RUP) process in addition to Sarbanes/Oxley best practices
• Organized various workshops, Rational Training Sessions and Group Discussions for teh improvement of Enterprise SQA Process
• Gathering, Understanding and managing Requirement Documents
• Analyze Use Cases and Realizations Specs and create Test cases for manual & automated testing
• Preparation of Test Data for validation teh several functionality application for negative and positive scenario based on technical specifications (user interface/ friendliness criteria, functional, compatibility, database response, volume constraints, security, network criteria) of teh application
• Primarily responsible for testing multiple DirXML drivers, associated with eDirectory (that allows Confidential to manage identities and security access for employees, customers and partners), as part of TBG Frameworks
• Preparing detailed Test Metrics on a weekly basis for teh project members and management to track teh status
• Defined and tracked Quality Assurance standards such as defect densities and defect counts
• Preparation of Test Cases and Test Results/Logs in .XML, which can be used for Automated Test Framework
• Establishing baselines, rerunning test scripts, comparing them with teh baseline and reporting them
• Back end Database Testing by writing SQL Statements
• Used MS-SQL Enterprise Manager & SQL Navigator for writing complex SQL statements and Database testing
• Functional, Data Driven and Regression testing using Rational Robot
• Create test data, extracting legacy application data repository; Used complex SQL queries to cleanse teh data
• Testing reporting using Hyperion Intelligence tools (Analyzer, Brio)
• Attend Walkthrough, Code review, Defect review and all hands meeting
• Close interaction with team members to resolve issues

Environment: Windows, ASP, MS-SQL server, Oracle, DB2, IMS, Java, HTML, XML, Rational Unified Process, Rational ClearQuest, Rational ClearCase, RequisitePro, Rational Robot, Novell e-Directory (LDAP), SiteMinder, SAML, Console One, MS-SQL Enterprise Manager, SQL Query Analyzer, SQL Navigator, Squirrel, Niku 7x and PeopleSoftHR, Unix

Confidential, MO

Research Associate

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for setting up a new Microsystems lab at Confidential
• Plan all resources and schedules for QA work for new and ongoing Web-based application for research Lab
• Identify teh business critical areas and develop teh test strategies
• Wrote and executed system test plans and test cases for high-capacity J2EE web application and ensured test coverage for business critical functionalities
• Performed manual as well as automated testing to verify GUI functionality
• Establishing teh baseline or benchmark, rerunning teh test scripts, comparing them with baseline and reporting teh output
• Involved in backend testing on MS Access, which includes Data Validation
• Documented, and tracked test results, test analysis, and reported teh defects.
• Created / Analyzed teh graphs and reports, Test Metrics, Traceability reports, etc
• Provide technical assistance to set up various types of connectivity to network resources, LAN/WAN network design, support and maintenance to desktop and server hardware, network operating systems and remote user and network support.

Environment: Windows, Java, J2EE, JSP, MS-Access, SQL, TOAD, LabVIEW.

Confidential

QA Tester / Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in teh development of network optimization tools for telecom vendor companies (NORTEL, TELLABS) as well as Internet service providers (Bharti Telecom, Reliance Infocomm)
• Major responsibility was developing user interfaces to analyze data, integration of various data feeds and develop reporting module.
• Attended reviews of optimization tool products from teh application delivery life cycle to ensure that they meet established specifications and standards and worked with functional requirements, application design specifications, and other project components and developed test cases to meet teh standards.
• Developed, published & implemented Test plans, Testing standards, Test strategy and Test Cases
• Wrote SQL Queries from simple to complex scenarios, to find teh test data, if not found, generated teh test data using queries.
• Developed test plan for Functionality, Integration and Regression Testing.
• Conducted White box, Black Box and Integration tests on individual modules. Wrote user manuals and training materials

Environment: C, C++, Oracle 7.1, Forms 4.5, Reports 2.5, Windows, Test Director, Java, J2EE, Test Director, Unix