SUMMARY

• Over 8+years of IT experience in software Testing with Core competency in Areas of Manual Testing, UAT Testing, End to End Testing, Web (ASP, Java & J2EE) based applications
• Good working experience in testing of business applications in web based client/server for Banking, Finance, Telecom, Mortgage and Retail.
• Diversified experience as a QA Analyst in Client\Server, Web Applications using Manual testing Techniques and Automated Testing Tools with emphasis on Functional, System, integration, Regression & Performance Testing.
• Extensive experience in Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Test Methodologies like Waterfall, Agile, Spiral Models.
• Proven experience in manual testing tool like Quality Center and using automation tools like Quick Test Professional.
• Expertise in writing, maintaining and executing Test Strategies, Test procedures, Test plans, Test Cases, Test Results and generating software defect reports.
• Proficient in Functional, Regression, System Integration (SIT), User Acceptance (UAT), Security, Browser Compatibility, Automation and Performance Testing.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and debugging skills understanding the business requirements, business rules/processes, and detailed design of the application.
• Experience in performing Back end testing by writing and executing SQL queries.
• Expertise in conducting Smoke, Functional, Regression, Integration, Database, System and User Acceptance Testing.
• Team player with an excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills, and ability to work well with a diverse team as well as ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
• Results oriented, with an ability to work with aggressive timelines and deliverables and to see any assignment to successful completion within the established project schedule.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Quality Center, Quick Test Professional, Selenium

Environment: s Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 7

Language: C, C++, SQL, Visual Basic

Databases: SQL Server, MS Access, Oracle

Scripting Languages: VB scripting, Java scripting

Office Tools: MS - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, PA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed System Requirements to gain better understanding of the application.
• Involved with QA Lead in preparing a detailed Master test plan that provides a detailed list of conditions under which the system was tested.
• Initial testing was conducted manually and later phase was executed using Mercury Tools.
• Performed Manual Testing of the web application.
• Performed Functionality Testing, Database Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, Sanity Testing.
• Involved in development of Test Plans and Test Cases.
• Documented the Test cases, Test results and Test procedure.
• Used Test Director to log defects.
• Used QTP to record and automate scripts for regression testing
• Used expressions in QTP to check the content of fields present in the application
• Used analog/low level recording to record scripts in QTP that transmitted signatures
• Used breakpoints at various lines of the QTP code to debug the automated scripts
• Generated calls to copies of existing actions in QTP instead of creating the actions all over again in order to improve reusability
• Implemented Regression tests for every modified build.
• Interacted with end users to obtain specific system requirements and for User Acceptance Tests (UAT).
• Reported the defects to Developers using Quality Centre.
• Participated in Walkthroughs and Defect report meetings periodically.
• Involved in tested documents for Cross Browser Compatibility.
• Responsibility for daily triage call with developer

Environment: ECOMM APP, Oracle 10g Windows XP & SQL Developer

Confidential, Columbus, OH

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Conducted manual testing using the Standards, guidelines and structured methodology in testing the application.
• Documented and executed Test plans, Test cases and Test scripts based on Use Case documents using the Quality Center.
• Used Linux commands and shell scripts to perform testing of the command line module of the search engine.
• Conducted system and integration testing, debugged the software errors and interacted with developers to resolve technical issues.
• Employed data-driven testing based on Excel tables by parameterizing test scripts to check application using QTP.
• Performed Integration testing, System testing, and Functional testing.
• Analyzed the user requirements by interacting with system architect, developers and business users.
• Used QTP to automate the Regression Testing after every version change of the application.
• Created GUI and application generated text checkpoints in Keyword view and Expert View in Quick Test Professional.
• Ran UNIX commands to verify file locations & content at the backend.
• Automated test scripts for Functional, GUI validation, Data Driven testing using QTP.
• Participated in all the bug meetings and QA organization and meetings.
• Logged and tracked the bugs to close or defer in Quality Center.
• Tested the application compatibility in the Versions of Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers
• Performed the Backend Testing, which was Oracle, by preparing and executing SQL Queries
• Participated in Walk through and Defect report meetings periodically.
• Reported the bugs, and E-mailed notifications to the developers using the Quality Center.

Environment: Quick Test Professional, Quality Center, HTML, XML, JSP, Servlet, UNIX, BEA Web Logic and Windows NT.

Confidential, Overland Park, KS

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Crested Test Strategy document, Test case document on each release for testing the business rules
• Perform end to end, functional testing, Regression testing after fixing defects
• Wrote and documented detailed test cases, test plans and test scripts.
• Used Quality Center for the management of Test cases and tracking the defects in each testing cycle
• Documented the test results and the test data
• Developed Automation scripts to fix and repair live system orders that failed due to Human error or system errors
• Enhanced the script by inserting check points for checking the objects, pages, text and tables in the website using QTP
• Automated Test scenarios for GUI, Functional and Regression Testing using QTP
• Created different types of scenarios to run with the available virtual users
• Developed User scripts using virtual user generator for performance/load/volume testing
• Implemented iterative testing using AGILE methodologies
• Performed data base testing for checking the data integrity by executing the SQL statements and Database checkpoints
• Performed bug tracking and reporting using the Test Director

Environment: Win Runner, QC, JSP, Web Sphere, SQL Server, Oracle 8i, HTML, XML Linux, UNIX, Windows NT/2000

Confidential, Richmond, VA

Quality Assurance

Responsibilities:

• Created the Test Plans and Test Cases by understanding BRD (Business Requirement Document) and analyzing the software specification document.
• Executed test cases and captured the results in the Quality Center along with the master test plan.
• Created test data for UAT and performed Build Verification (Smoke) Testing.
• Created and executed test cases to reconcile the data across the source, staging and the target Data warehouse.
• Prioritize the test conditions/scenarios for execution
• Coordinated with the development team and ensured issues are resolved.
• Effectively used Quality Center to track defects.
• Prepared Weekly Defect Status Reports (DSR) for executive management and created release notes for the patch releases.
• Involved in testing various reports, tracking the defects and re-testing.
• Created SQL scripts to perform data integrity test.
• Performed Peer Reviews and Walkthroughs.
• Managed a small team of 3 test engineers.

Environment: Quality Center, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SSRS, SSAS, SSIS, HTML, Windows 2000/NT

Confidential, Minnesota

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• As a Quality Analyst, responsible for determined testing requirements developed and reviewed scripts for positive and negative test scenarios, conducted baseline testing, and generated reports.
• Designed test plans and defined cases for functional, integration system, and user acceptance testing.
• Prepared and executed detailed test cases for supply chain process including prerequisites, detailed instructions and anticipated results.
• Created multiple test scenarios based on business rules to create data driven testing.
• Data analyzing, cleansing and consolidating platform, this will act as an intermediary between the i2 Planning sub-systems and the external operational (ERP) systems.
• Performed functional (GUI / Web), black box, negative, system and regression testing for Healthcare application using both manual and automated test tools.
• Wrote Unit (stubs) coding in XML and jsp to test the modules.
• Capture of GUI Map files for Automation of Testing Process using QTP Tool
• Writing Automated Test Cases, Test Scripts, and Testing Scenarios, using Mercury Quick Test Professional for Regression testing, implementing the required checkpoints and updating them from time to time.
• Escalate to project management on issue or show stopper issue, Based on the Status Reports & Closure Reports for UAT and System Testing.
• Used HP Quality Center for test execution and defect management.

Environment: VB Script, Visual Basic, QTP, HP Quality Center, SQL Server and Perl