SUMMARY

• 9+ years of Quality Assurance procedures, Automated and Manual Testing experience
• Experience in all phases of Software Testing Lifecycle with expertise in the Integration and Functional, User Interface, and Regression testing
• Handled the tasks of implementing, developing and maintaining quality system policies
• Analyzed business requirements, and developed test plans, test cases, test procedures etc, to test software functionalities; interfaced heavily with Business Users in leading such efforts
• Created and executed test grids, test cases and test scripts. Prepared bug reports
• Improved business user satisfaction through common practices
• Proficient in using UML tools to produce, Use - Case diagrams, ERDs, Data Models, and Data Flow Diagrams etc.
• Experienced in using IBM Rational tools like Requisite-Pro, Clear-Quest, Clear Case, Test Manager Etc.
• Performed backend testing using SQL Queries
• Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills
• Excellent client relationship management skills
• Motivated self-learner with strong analytical, investigative and communication skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Modeling and Documentation Tools: Strong in MS- Excel, MS Visio, Power point, MS-Word, Rational Rose.

SDLC Methodologies: RUP, Agile, Modified Waterfall, Iterative.

Databases: DB2, Microsoft Access, SQL Server 2010.

Languages: SQL, VB Script, VB.Net

Framework: .Net 3.5 SP1

Defect /Requirement Management: Rational Clear Quest, HP Service Center, BugZilla, DOORS, Ration Requisite Pro.

Project Management: Test Automation Tools

MS Project.: QTP, Test Partners

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Test Analyst Lead

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed user requirements and functional specifications to create Test Cases and procedures for System Testing.
• Data mining and analyzed data using Prism (IMSS30)
• Performed Regression testing and Integration Testing
• Involved in Quality Control, Validation and Verification of the files and data
• Extensively used SQL queries for data validation
• Managed the Issue log and Tickets using Peregrine System
• SPUFI has been used extensively to run the queries for extracting data
• Communicated with business and development to fix the bugs
• Involved in documentation and reporting

Environment: VB.Net, MS SQL Server 2010, Quality Centre, DB2, SQL,, Rational Rose, Rational ClearQuest, Win runner, Excel, MS Visio

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the QA Testing efforts for each project and authored the necessary Testing artifacts.
• Played key role in daily break-fix testing, and worked with the Developers to migrate successful code from QA to Production environments, & finally creating documentation within HP Quality Center 9.2.
• Drove the issue management process using HP Quality Center 9.2
• Performed back-end testing for the data validations using SQL queries
• Responsible for driving the Integration/System Testing process for the above mentioned projects.
• Responsible for managing the QA Team’s SharePoint Site in terms of project assignments
• Recorded and analyzed test results in Excel, wrote test result interpretation for business users. Published such functional test results to wider audience.
• Interacted with developers for fixing the bugs.

Environment: QTP,VB.Net, MS SQL Server 2008, HTML, CSS, XML, Microsoft Excel, MS Project, MS Visio, Bugzilla

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Prepared Test Cases based on the user requirements and Functional specifications.
• Extensively participated in Review meetings and Walkthroughs.
• Updated Test Plans and Test Cases periodically, any changes in requirements.
• Executed Test Cases to make sure it satisfies the Requirements
• Created Test Cases based on the Functional Requirement Specifications in Test Director
• Wrote SQL Statements to extract Data from Tables to verify the output Data of the reports.
• Involved in the manual Functional testing of the application and verification of the functionality as per the business Requirements
• Performed Regression and System Testing
• Executed the test cases with positive and negative inputs

Environment: QTP 9.1, Quality Center, Web Services Add in, SQL, VB Script, XML, html

Confidential

Manual Functional Testing

Responsibilities:

• Studied the test plan, business requirements and developed test cases using a standard test case template
• Reviewed test cases with the business users
• Prepared the test data in MS-SQL server
• Executed and recorded test results
• Reported the test results to the test lead and participated in UAT reviews of test results

Environment: MS SQL Server 2003, SQL, Microsoft Excel 2003, MS Visio2003

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Executed manual test cases
• Identified, developed and managed the test data
• Documented defects and tracked issue to resolution
• Participated in system design discussions
• Wrote the SQL queries for Implementing new features and performance improvements
• Executed system and integration test cases
• Coordinated issue resolution, defect tracking and defect triage activities
• Co-ordinated with the development team for requirement and process clarifications
• Planned and performed user acceptance testing for various system modules
• Involved in user training and post production support co-ordination
• Prepared and submitted problem reports as needed

Environment: MS-ACCESS, My-SQL, Microsoft Excel 2003, MS Visio