Objective

• I have 6+ years of experience in field of Software Test Engineer with expertise in Manual and Automation testing on various platforms.
• I am a goal - oriented professional looking for an opportunity to gain a foundation and expand my skills in software testing.
• Expertise in QA Methodologies and involved in testing on Client/server, web based Applications.

SUMMARY

• Expertise in gathering the requirements, analyzing the requirements and designing and developing Test plans, Test cases and Generating Test Scripts.
• Experience in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle, Testing Life Cycle and Techniques.
• Software development models (SDLC) like Agile, Waterfall, and Verification & Validation and experienced in implementing all the mentioned methodologies.
• Extensive experience in Manual and Automated testing using QuickTestPro, Quality Center
• Experienced in preparing Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Summary Reports, Test Cases and Test Scripts for Automated and Manual Testing based on the User Requirement Document and System Requirement documents for the Black Box, Functional, and System, Integration, Batch Testing, Regression, UAT, Load, Database, Smoke/Sanity and Usability testing.
• Extensive experience in QA and testing activities following CMMI-3 and ISO 9001 processes
• Defect tracking, creating test summary reports and documentation of the results
• Working knowledge of multiple databases like Oracle, SQL Server and MS Access
• Wrote SQL queries and different joins on multiple tables to perform Backend Testing in Oracle and SQL server
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work independently as well as in a team.
• Good team player with excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: C++, HTML, Shell Programming, SQL, PL/SQL

OS: Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP, Windows Pocket CE, MS-DOS, UNIX Database Oracle, MS Access, SQL Server2000

Software: MSWord, MS-Excel, front-page, Dream waver 4, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, Adobe Photoshop, and Visio.

Testing Tools: Quick Test Professional, Load Runner, and Win Runner.

Bug Tracking Tools: Quality Center, Test Director, PVCS Tracker, DOORS

Protocols: Internet Protocol (IP), TCP/IP, Virtual Private Networks, Virtual LAN technology, Public Key Infrastructure

Web Browser: Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer, AOL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Software Test Engineer

Confidential, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Responsibilities:

• Performed manual testingon the applications and verified the functionality of all modules in the application.
• Review test cases written for manual testing; make necessary adjustments for suitability towards automation.
• Manually create, develop and execute Test Cases for both Negative and Positive testing.
• Developed automation test script using VB Script and Quick Test Pro ( QTP ), maintained object repository, developed descriptive programming to identify the objects.
• Developed / Enhanced VB script in Quick Test Pro to add checkpoints, Parameterize data, database checking etc.
• Reported Defects using Quality Center and actively involved in analysis of the defects on severity and priority.

Environment: Java/J2EE, Oracle, HTML, XML, Windows, QTP, Quality Center.

Test Engineer

Confidential, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Writing test plans, documenting bugs and communicating with Development, Operations, and Product Management
• Researched and analyzed the software requirements, workflows and designs to define detailed test suites, test cases, Test data() and procedures
• Created test cases, scripts, and data from approved requirement and design documents
• Reported and entered defects and problems into Quality Center
• Assisted in Project Management, by accurately reporting testing progress and status over time
• Tracked defect disposition, test defect resolution along with regression testing to ensure system stability.
• Provided many practical solutions to the Designers
• Performed Manual and Functional testing to test the functionality of the modules
• Worked with the QA Manager in developing responsibility Matrices for the Team Members periodically
• Generated Test cases and traced them to the relevant use cases
• Worked with users and Business Analysts to define and design test scenarios and test data
• Wrote and recorded VB scripts for automating the testing procedure using QuickTest Pro
• Wrote SQL queries to test Data Integrity
• Used Quality Center as the test repository and used it for executing the test cases and scripts and logging & generating various reports and graphs for further analysis
• Maintained Test Matrix for the latest test results information
• Created detailed periodic status reports for senior management to keep them posted on the progress of implementation
• Used Quality Center for bug tracking and reporting, also followed up with the development team to verify bug fixes and update bug status
• Attended periodic meetings, teleconferences and led discussions on problem resolution
• Participated in the development of User Manuals for customers

Environment: ASP, ASP.NET, VB.NET, C/C++, HTML, DHTML, Mainframe computer, VB, SQL Server, TSQL, TCP/IP, Windows Professional, IIS 5.x, MS Exchange Server, QTP, Quality Center, IE

Quality Assurance Engineer

Confidential, Hartford, CT

Responsibilities:

• Create and execute Functional, Integration, and system test plans for multiple projects.
• Create validation and verification techniques using Quick Test Pro automation tool.
• Testing of multiple projects (with separate domains) at the same time.
• Review and verification, for adequacy, of software life cycle documents e.g.
• Software Development Plan, Functional Specifications, Risk Management Plan, Deployment Guide, and User Manual etc. shipment and release management for all projects.
• Deployment and Configuration of Application & DB servers.
• Performed integration and cross browser testing to check if application under test was performing as expected.
• Bug reporting and Configuration of automated bug reporting software i.e. Quality Center
• Administering Test Track in absence of Administrator.
• Responsible of integration, regression, performance, stress, functionality, upgrade and installation testing to ensure the quality of the final product-set.
• Prepare and execute the Black Box / Customer Acceptance manual Test Plans for the Software projects.

Environment: JAVA, SERVLETS, JDBC, JSP, Perl, UML, XML, HTML, C++, Oracle, QTP, TestDirector, Windows/NT, MS Access, VBA and SQL Server 2000

Software Test Engineer

Confidential, Shelton, CT

Responsibilities:

• Writing and executing Test Plans/Test Cases following Tech-Specs
• Running transaction session between the client PC and Oracle server
• Using SQL statements to insert, update, and delete data within the database
• Participate and report statuses in all test related project team meetings
• Using Test Director to write test cases
• Keeping track of all the errors in PVCS Error Tracking System and reporting to the Programming group

Environment: Mercury Interactive Win Runner, Test Director, Unix-Solaris, Clear Case, MS Excel, PVCS Tracker.