SUMMARY

• Motivated, personable business professional with 8 years of experience as a QA professional and Pharmaceutical Marketing. Talent for quickly mastering technology.
• Accustomed to handling complex projects.
• Organized and disciplined team player with the ability to excel in independent positions requiring minimal
• Supervision, the ability to simultaneously handle multiple tasks and skills. Thrive in deadline - driven environments.
• Document Systems functions and Business process flows - Developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to formalize processes across the workgroup
• Proficient in creating functions in VB scripting according to project need
• Proficiency in Software Testing on various platforms including Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0/98/95,UNIX
• Created and enhanced VB scripting function libraries for effective reuse of VBS code.
• Experience in Waterfall andAgile(Scrum) Development Methodologies
• Experience working with SDLC, Agile, Scrum and QA methodologies apart of traditional Waterfall Model.
• Very strong in VB scripting and involved in the Key word driven framework from the scratch.
• Excellent proficiency in designing different automation Frameworks like Linear, Modular, Data Driven and Keyword Driven, Hybrid Driven Frameworks and good knowledge of different phases of Software Development Life Cycle.
• Strong experience in Web services testing using SOAP UIand Good Knowledge of SOAP web services concepts like web-request, response and WSDL etc
• Expertise in Manual as well as Automated Testing of extensive Web based Client/server, Web Service, and Middleware for financial, Banking, Healthcare domains.
• Broaden the scope of QTP scripts and UNIX scripting by Parameterization.
• Proficient in Test Plan Creation, Test Scenario/Test Case Creation, Test Execution, Test Reporting.
• Extensively involved in the testing life cycles of all the projects and assisted in the debugging with developers.
• Closely interacted with test engineers and developers to achieve the quality goals
• Solid expertise in defining Test Automation Framework i.e. Data Source using Soap UI.
• Strong experience in Web services testing using SOAP UIand Good Knowledge of SOAP web services concepts like web-request, response and WSDL etc
• Experienced in Data Analysis, Data Validation and Back end testing of databases to check the integrity of data.
• Used extensively SQL Queries to retrieve data from database
• Working knowledge of Caliber and automated testing tools like Quality Center and QTP
• Experience in Accounts Payable/Receivable management with Quick Book

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: HP/Mercury Suite ( Quality Center, Quick Test Pro),, SOAP UI

Scripting languages: Java Script, VB Script, HTML, XML

Middle Ware: Web Services, J2EE, EJB, XML, Tuxedo 6.4

Database Utilities/Tools: PL/SQL, SQL Navigator, Toad 6.3, 9.1 PL/SQL Developers 5.0.2, Toad (7.3.0), Win SQL.

Database: Oracle8i/9i/10g, SQL Server 2000, Sybase, DB2/Mainframe, MS Access

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/NT, 2000, XP, Mainframe

Web Technologies: iPlanet Application and Web Servers, Server, Citrix server, and Web Logic

OTHERS: Caliber, SharePoint, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, TX

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked with users in understanding the business requirements and in definition, creation and execution of the test scenarios and approaches.
• Work in the Agile development environment and participated on standup and retrospective meetings.
• Developed test plan and defined test subjects in Quality Center for performing system testing of the client application being developed.
• Created VB scripting library files and updated them accordingly.
• Involved in designing and implementation automation framework using VB scripting
• Defects were tracked, reviewed, analyzed and compared using Quality Center.
• Expertise in planning/executing Black Box testing on Web application.
• Test Activities included Functional testing, GUI testing, Integration testing, System and User Acceptance Testing.
• Prepared Smoke Test Suite inSOAP UIfor the entire application which can be executed as many number of times in a single click, which added value for the spot excellence.
• Implemented the use of Quality Center (QC) for documenting requirements, test cases and tracking defects and Quick Test Pro (QTP) for automating the execution of the Regression test suite
• CreatedQTPscripts based on the manual tests for regression testing for a number of programs.
• Written validation functions, data validation functions using VB Scripting
• Reviewed automation test scripts written in VBS and provided appropriate feedback.
• Actively involved in theAgiledevelopment environment
• Experience in database query manipulation. SQL, PL/SQL statements, stored procedures, and triggers.
• Implement SOA Automation usingSOAP UI(DataSource) for all Web Services for Regression Testing.
• Experience in the development of Data driven, Keyword driven and Hybrid Automation frameworks and Implementation
• Created and performed Test cases using HP Quick Test Professional (QTP)
• Involved in Agile Environment, attended stand up Meetings and retrospections sessions.
• Performing Black Box and Regression Testing.
• Expertise in usingQuality Centerto open bugs, create tasks and user stories, initiate change requests.
• Develop Functional/Regression automated testing solutions using QTP, traditional QTP framework, and/or Data Driven techniques, descriptive programming
• Develop/execution of automated scripts using Microsoft custom .NET framework in VSTS.
• Defined and implemented the QA methodology, strategies and metrics.
• Interact with development and product management teams to assist in the design of features for baseline and custom software usingAgiledevelopment process
• Implementation of automation framework across various applications identified for Automation.
• Programming with VBScript to write Reusable functions, and setting up the startup files for the Loading the libraries and configuration in QTP.
• Performed data driven testing on QTP Scripts to invoke data from Excel data files
• Used Agile methodology to ensure the new features meet the customer.
• Agileprocess team member producing pre and posttest documentation, executing tests, producing bug reports, and tracking to resolution.
• Preparation of user-stories (in theAgileenvironment), test case preparation and execution, for a front-end application
• Involved in Backend Testing and executed SQL queries.

Environment: Agile, Java, Oracle, Windows 7, HP Quality Center, UNIX, SOAP UI,, MS Office, XML, JavaScript, SQL server, VB scripting

Confidential, MO

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements by interacting with end-users and developers.
• Involved in writing test plans, which detailed the testing scope, strategy and test requirements.
• Designed automation scripts using VB scripting
• Updated existing regression suite test scripts using VB scripting as per new standards.
• Involved in all stages of testing the Auto and Home insurance applications
• Involved in the creation of dynamic descriptions using Visual Basic scripting language(VBS).
• Developed test cases for the creation of Quotes, Applications, and Endorsements based on state specific conditions.
• Documented Test Cases corresponding to business rules and other operating condition.
• Used Quality Center extensively for creating test cases, validating Premiums, Underwriting Flags, Code, Decodes etc.
• Performed Functional, System Integration, Regression, and User acceptance testing on applications.
• Tested compatibility of application for dynamic and static content under various cross browsers using HTML IDs and XPath in Selenium.
• Successfully managedAgile/Scrum teams and instituted process based testing and development cycles
• Worked as SME (Subject Matter Expert) for testing ofSOAPweb services usingSOAP UI.
• Executed Batch test using Test Batch Runner in QTP and Quality Center.
• Responsible for buffering requests for development assistance from Agilecustomer-facing groups such as Sales, Marketing and Support and for development and QA of patch and maintenance releases.
• Actively participated in Test Review Meetings.
• Parameterized the test data to increase test coverage.
• Performed both manual and automated tests to conduct functional and regression tests on the application. Automated the same using QTP
• Used Standard Check Points to validate the functionality of Personal Auto performing
• Performed backend testing by executing SQL queries against the Database.
• Executed QTP actions from Quality Center for Remote Execution.
• Wrote SQL statements for the generation of data for the execution of test cases.
• Defects were tracked, reviewed and analyzed using Quality Center.
• Written and executed the Shell and Perl scripts for validate the requirements.
• Managed the process of identifying issues during test passes and discussed/escalated the issues with the management, as appropriate
• Presented daily and weekly status report updates to Team Lead, Test Group and Managers.
• Involved in project review meetings and discussed issues, status for tracking the progress with project teams.

Environment: Quality Center, Java, J2EE, UNIX, XML, Oracle 11g, VB, SOAP UI, HTML, Windows XP.

Confidential, CA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in mapping requirements to testing scenarios to ensure that all requirements are covered.
• Actively participated in testing phase of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) of application.
• Reviewed the BRD and Functional specification to prepare the test script and test cases tested the Migrated Reports & AR, Interfaces. Complete process of Order to cash.
• Prepare Test plans, Test cases, and Test scenario to meet the requirements precisely.
• Delivered traceability of requirements and defects along with implementing these requirements using QTP and create defects Involved in Backend testing.
• Analyzes outsource QA developed QTP test scripts to find root causes of errors and devises plans for remediation.
• Worked extensively in web services testing usingSOAP UI.
• Created and executed automation test scripts for functional and regression testing using QTP.
• Used Object Identification, Virtual Object wizards to map a custom GUI object class to a standard QTP recognized object class.
• Performed Data driven testing using data tables in QTP
• Reviewed Business, Technical requirements, Test Plan to develop Test Cases.
• Automated the Test cases using QTP for Regression testing. Automation includes writing Test scripts in VB Script.
• Responsible for executing the test cases and test scripts, documented defects in Quality Center and reported it to development team.
• Automated the Test cases using QTP for Regression testing.
• Used various QTP check point including database check point
• Performed User Acceptance Testing with the Users.
• Actively participated in enhancement meetings focused at making the application more reliable.
• Used QTP output database check point and database check point for checking the number of rows, number of columns and to edit the expected results of a database
• Monitor requirements, test plans, test cases, execution, debugging the error, defect tracking, in Quality Center.
• Performed complete execution of Order to Cash process in different instance, cross verify the configuration and set up.
• Extensively worked on cross functional and interdependent test execution like import order, order correction, Auto invoice and revenue recognition.
• Involved in the Application, System, Integration, and Regression testing of various modules.
• Written test scripts, test scenarios for the various modules using the functional design and technical design documents.
• Tested the upgraded Reports to 6i, taking into account the significant data model changes with the new applications release.
• Record and successful execution of the Test Scripts as per the design and Testing of database updating for every transaction.
• Executed different scenarios during integration testing and making sure the transactions are executed properly.
• Record and successful execution AR and GL Test Scripts as per the design and Testing of database updating for every transaction.

Environment: Waterfall, Quality Center, QTP, Windows, XML, UNIX, SOAP UI, Excel, Oracle, Java, HTML, XML, SQL server, MS Office

Confidential, TX

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Identify and define the test scenarios, Review test cases and test results
• Resolving the typical technical problems for the test teams
• Closely worked with end users and development team to understand thePOSprocess.
• Reviewed the Functional Specification document and created test cases in T-Room and uploaded in ALM.
• Tested the e-commerce /POSJava web based applications Migration project (Lawson into SAP).
• Wrote the test script for mobile e-commerce andPOSapplications.
• Compared and validated thePOSdata and SAP business object data.
• Hands on Experience onPOSfunctionalities such as Sale, Returns, Post sale Adjustments, Price Adjustments, Quick Credit, Void after etc.
• Participated in Peer review of test cases and test results.
• Execution of Test Cases, Analyzing the test results and creating the bug report.
• Created Test data for Offers, Promotions, Gift Cards and Black-Hawk Gift Cards (3rd Party Gift Cards) using SQL in MS SQL 2008 Database.
• Performed Data Load and Backup in SQL Database forPOSand MobilePOS.
• Developed test cases to validate thePOStransactions(coupons, deals, returns), including process and data flow, reports, and interfaces to stores system
• Performed testing on Store Inventory functionalities and its integration withPOS.
• Organized and attended Daily Status Conference calls with Onsite team and Offshore.

Environment: Agile, QTP, Quality Center, Firefox, Windows, Oracle, Java,SQL Server, HTML, XML, Version One, MS Office tools, QC.

Confidential, TX

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with the business analysts to understand user requirements and gather input for creating the test plan for testing the module functionality.
• Presented the test case as a business workflow to the tester using Quick Test Pro and documented test cases in the Test Plan module of Quality Center (QC) Used web-exception handling for handling errors while performing browser sensitive functionality testing.
• Involved in the execution of the manual test cases, analysis of the test results and maintenance of Test metrics.
• Performed functional and regression testing for FACETS andTIGERapplications to meet users’ acceptance testing standards.
• Viewed and edited test trees using the Tree View, an icon-based representation or the Expert View that Quick Test Pro automatically generates.
• Parameterized the scripts and performed data-driven testing to read test input data from an Excel File so as to test the application with different positive and negative data and wrote some reusable functions.
• Inserted checkpoints to find a specific value of a page, object, or text string, which helps to determine whether the application is functioning correctly.
• Tests cases were built so that each action, or step in the business process, is modular and reusable.
• Testing methodologies used in this project was Scrum.
• Coordinated Backend testing using SQL.
• Created Test Sets for simultaneously executing selected test cases for regression testing in the Test Lab Module of Quality Center (QC).
• Debugged tests to ensure that it operates smoothly and without interruption.
• Reviewed and Analyzed Test results using the result logs in QTP and reported defects using the Defects module of Quality Center

Environment: Agile, XML, HTML, SQL,, Oracle, Quality Center (QC), Quick Test Pro.