SUMMARY

• Over 7 years of experience in the IT industry with emphasis on Quality Assurance/Software Testing with exposure on both Manual and Automated testing tools. Expertise in validating and testing of Client - Server and Web-Based Applications in various environments.
• Strong experience in Quality Assurance and Software Testing.
• Expertise in using Mercury Interactive Automated Testing tools Win Runner, QTP, and Quality Center.
• Exposure to both Manual and Automated Testing of applications developed on Windows and UNIX platform.
• Experienced in developing Test Plans, Test Cases based upon the business requirements.
• Extensive knowledge of SDLC methodologies.
• Experienced in testing Client-Server and Web-Based Applications.
• Experience in Black Box, Positive, Negative, Data-driven, Unit, Integration, System, Front-End and Back-End Testing.
• Performed sanity testing, smoke testing, Usability testing and Security testing of various applications.
• Experienced in Regression and Functional Testing.
• Expertise in Bug tracking using bug-reporting tools such as Test Director and Mercury Quality center.
• Created updated and maintained Test Matrix and Traceability Matrix and involved in Gap Analysis.
• Used Online Monitors and Graphs to analyze the results.
• Performed Parameterization to test the AUT with multiple values using the place holder in LoadRunner.
• Experienced in conducting Performance testing, Stress testing, Load testing.
• Used Test Director for Bugs reporting and communicating to developers, product support and test team members.
• Expertise in Oracle table data manipulation using SQL queries and UNIX commands/UNIX scripts.
• Participated in design Walkthroughs and Inspection meetings to review Test scripts and results.
• Extensive working experience in Oracle on UNIX Environment.
• Ability to quickly understand and interpret business requirements.
• Good Documentation and Process Management skills with an ability to effectively understand the business requirements to develop a quality product.
• Excellent in communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. Good team player with the ability to lead, manage and work independently in a time sensitive environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: WinRunner, QTP, and LoadRunner.

Languages: C, C++, Java, Informatica

Bug Reporing Tools: TestDirector, TeamTrack, Quality Center.

RDBMS: MS SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access.

Other Tools: MS (word, Excel, Power point, Visio)

Web Browser: Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Mozilla Firefox.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chicago, IL

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements and module-specific functionalities to identify test requirement.
• Developed Requirements Traceability Matrix to track requirements.
• Conducted Manual Testing for checking the flow of the application functionality.
• Manually tested each module of the application and verify against expected results.
• Analyzed user requirements and prepared test approach document.
• Prepared test requirements, test cases manually.
• Checked the data flow through the front-end to back-end and used SQL queries to extract the data from the database.
• Conducted Back-End Testing for Oracle databases using complex SQL queries.
• Performed functional testing, navigation testing.
• Performed Database Integrity Testing by executing SQL statements.
• Performed comparison of actual report with the expected values by querying the database.
• Performed extensive manual testing on critical functionalities of the application.
• Created and tested scenarios using positive and negative test data.
• Wrote simple to complex SQL queries to verify the database tables for the data inserted from the GUI.
• Modified and maintained test cases with changes in application interface and navigation flow.
• Used Test Director for bug tracking and reporting, also followed up with development team to verify bug fixes, and update bug status.
• Prioritized and reported defects, presented documents and reports in weekly team meetings.
• Simulate business use with multiple users with typical business scenarios.
• Interacted with developers and team members for verification and validation aspects.
• Conducted Integration test for the application.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writing test plans based on functional requirements business rules.
• Developed and executed test cases and extensively participated in preparing test procedures.
• Attended all Clients, Vendor related calls as well as in person meetings so that proper planning could be done for a successful testing.
• Developed Automated Test Scripts for functionality testing using Quick Test Pro.
• Performed regression, functionality, system, front end, back end, negative, positive and User Acceptance Testing using Quick Test Pro.
• Responsible in developing Test Cases with Quality Center using it as a Test Management Tool.
• Performed Manual testing to check on major functionality of AUT.
• Performed Functionality testing, Integration, Regression testing and GUI testing.
• Performed Data driven testing.
• Used Quality Center to report the Bugs.
• Conducted multiple cycles of Regression Testing using the automated script.
• Used Quality Center to manage the entire quality process.
• Performed backend testing using SQL queries.
• Worked with the developers to track the problem and resolve the technical issues.
• Performed smoke testing.

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Performed Back - End Testing using TOAD on ETL.
• Performed GUI Testing and Reports Validation.
• Performed Functionality Testing, System Testing.
• Performed End-To-End Testing.
• Test Case Design and Execution.
• Defect Reporting using Management tool Quality Center (Test Director).
• Performed Back - End Testing using Mainframes.
• Preparation of test cases, test data and co-ordinate with team members before and after conversion.
• Using Informatica (IPC) Testing the Sources and targets.
• Reviewing Test results and reports to Management.
• Performed Regression testing and involved in debugging.
• Documented Test plan, Test cases, Test procedures, Test scripts, Test data and Test metrics for evaluation.

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Tested the application by using Manual and automation tools like Win Runner for functional Test and Test Director for reporting bugs.
• Interacted with end users in collecting functional requirements for the application and its response time.
• Created Defects using Test Director as Defect Management tool. Co-coordinated with the Developers and Business Analysts regarding the defects.
• Perform GUI Functionality, Integration & System Testing.
• Perform Page, Module wise Testing & Conditions Testing.
• Perform End-To-End Testing.
• Participated in the preliminary and final design of Databases and User interfaces
• Loaded data in the database and ran SQL queries to ensure data migration and database integrity.
• Made extensive use of MS Office 97 tools to create and maintain documents such as test plans, test execution and test results documents.
• Created test logs for tracking and fixing bugs.

Confidential, Boston

Responsibilities:

• Involved in designing test cases based on S.R.S and Test Plan.
• Understanding the Requirements and Functional Specifications of the application.
• Involved Preparation of test cases and executed the test cases manually.
• Performed User Interface testing, Functional and Regression Testing.
• Executing Tests and analyzing results as per client requirements.
• Detecting the bugs and classifying them based on the severity and reporting.
• Involved in Functional Testing, G.U.I Testing and Compatibility Testing.
• Regression testing performed on every new build of the application.
• Reporting the Coverage status of test performed on the daily/weekly basis.
• Involved in Project meetings and interacted to other team members in order to resolve the problems.