SUMMARY

• Over 6+ year of diversified experience in Software Testing and Analysis in Client server and Web - based applications.
• Strong knowledge of Test Methodologies and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and STLC.
• Extensive experience in Sanity, Integration, Functional, Retesting, Regression and System, UAT Testing.
• Extensive expertise in Quality Center test management tool.
• Expertise in generating Metrics from Quality Center.
• Proven ability to gather requirements from business users.
• Experience in designing and implementing the reports using Cognos 8.4/7.1 versions.
• Experience in writing SQL queries and stored procedures.
• Experience in planning and implementation of various test procedures and test cases.
• Experience in using Quality Center for tracking, reviewing, analyzing, and comparing the defects.
• Proven ability to work on multiple applications, under tight deadlines, often with competing priorities and complexities
• Expertise in database programming involving writing Stored Procedures, Functions in Oracle and SQL Server.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and Team Player skills.
• Strong Knowledge in QTP, Quality Center
• Knowledge in Crystal Reports XI.
• Possesses Work Authorization to work for any employer in USA.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows NT/XP/2000, UNIX and MS DOS

Languages: C, SQL, TSL

GUI: VB.Net, C#.NET, Visual Basic 6.0

Databases: MS SQL Server 2000/2005, Orcl10g

Automated Test Tools: Quality Center and QTP

Reporting Tools: Crystal Reports XI/10,Cognos 10.1/8.4/7.1

Others: VSS Version control, MS Office Products (MS Excel and Word)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, PA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Identify and document required system and functional testing efforts for all test scenarios.
• Develop necessary documents like Test plan, Test Scenario, Test Cases etc.
• Perform Manual Testing of the application Front-End and Functionality.
• Involved in review of test cases and review log preparation.
• Perform Functional, Data Validation, Integration, System, and Regression testing manually.
• Executing the Basic Confidence Test (Sanity Testing) for each new release.
• Used Quality Center to report defects, metrics and test results.
• Creation of Test Summary report, Traceability Matrix, and Bug tracking.
• Based on requirement created List, Cross Tab, Repeater, Chart reports and drill through reports in report studio.
• Created reports with extensive use of formatting options such as Grouping, Sorting, Drill-down and Parameter prompts.
• Created various Report Studio reports using calculations, filters, prompts and conditional formatting, drill throughs.
• Involved in Unit testing of the reports.
• Writing SQL Queries using to extract data from MS SQL database.
• Work closely with program developers and customer support people to ensure application development meets to user’s expectations.
• Generating customized excel reports from HPQC and updating the stake holders with the daily status.
• Interface with developers to resolve technical issues and investigated the bugs in the application.
• Report the status of the metrics and defects to the management on daily basis.

Environment: Visual studio.net 2005, SQL server 2005, HTML, XML, Windows Xp, Internet Explorer, Cognos8.4, Manual testing, Quality Center9.2.

Confidential, New York, NY

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Identify and document required system and functional testing efforts for all test scenarios.
• Develop necessary documents like Test Strategy, Test Plan,Test Cases etc.
• Performed Functional and Regression tests of enhancements.
• Formulate methods to perform Positive and Negative testing against requirements.
• Perform Manual Testing of the application Front-End and Functionality.
• Perform Functional, Data Validation, Integration, System, and Regression testing manually.
• Used Quality Center for managing test cases and tracking defects.
• Writing SQL Queries using to extract data from MSSQL database.
• Reported daily and weekly progress to the QA Manager.

Environment: Visual basic 6.0, SQL server, Windows2000, Internet Explorer 6.0, Manual testing, Quality Center.

Confidential, Hamilton, NJ

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in System Testing.
• Created the System Test Plan and multiple test scripts.
• Implemented several test scripts and documented the results.
• Performed Functional, GUI, and Regression Testing.
• Performed queries to the database using SQL to check successful Transaction.
• Performed User Acceptance Testing.
• Involved in weekly status meetings.

Environment: Win2000 Professional, Win NT, BEA Web Logic, Java, J2EE, HTML, XML, Oracle, Manual Testing, Quality Center.

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in various Technical and Functional testing.
• Generated Test plans, Test cases and Test documentation.
• Worked on Registration process on this site.
• Responsible for Regression Testing and Integration Testing.
• Wrote the functional test cases.
• Tracked down the bugs and reported to QA manager using Defect tracking tool.
• Used SQL Queries to test updations in SQL Server Tables.

Environment: Win2000, UNIX, SQL server, Manual Testing.

Confidential

Cognos Report Developer

Responsibilities:

• Reporter Operations such as Sum and Average.
• Exception Highlighting, Sorting, Ranking etc.
• Changing filters, layers and measures.
• Created Business Mix reports and Top ten reports..
• Customized data by adding calculations, summaries and functions.
• Created List Reports, Cross Tab Reports and Drill Through reports.
• Generated reports using Cognos Impromptu tools querying database.
• Created Filters, Conditions and Prompts in Catalog.
• Developed Impromptu Web Reports (IWR) and published them into Upfront.
• Created Impromptu Reports and published them to the PPES server.
• Unit testing of the reports.

Environment: Cognos Impromptu 7.1,Impromptu Web reports (IWR), Sql Server2000, Windows 2000/ UNIX, Manual testing.