SUMMARY

• Experience of 8+ years in Quality Assurance
• Proficient in Software Development Life Cycle Quality Assurance testing including System testing & other testing methodologies
• Excellent understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle & Software Testing Life Cycle.
• Experience in preparing Test plans, Test scenarios, Test cases, Bug Reports and developing Test Scripts for the Functional testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, & Black box.
• Experience in Manual & Automated testing tools like HP Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Expertise in testing GUI applications, SQL query scripts and SQL commands for testing.
• Experienced in logging defects using the bug tracking database, providing verifications on fixes in multiple environments, and communicating fix success, failures, status updates as appropriate using Bug tracking Tools like Test Director, Quality Center, Rational Clear Quest and Bugzilla.
• Excellent knowledge of Application Lifecycle Management and Testing Life Cycles, SQA methodology and test process documentation and End user .
• Management skills including implementing and maintaining QA processes and activities.
• Strong Database (Oracle, SQL Server, My SQL, MS Access) testing skills using SQL, PL/SQL.
• Experience in developing SQL queries and using different Joins on multiple tables to perform Back - end Testing.
• Expertise in Problem solving, Risk assessment, Environment planning and Quality Assurance Methodologies.
• Good team player and have ability to work independently in time sensitive environment.
• Excellent Communication skills, Documentation Skills, Team problem solving ability, analytical and programming skills in high speed, quality conscious.
• Ability to self-manage, Comfortable with ambiguity and able to work through it to get the right things done. Understands communication channels and escalates appropriately
• Involved in generating Test Scripts using Quick Test Pro (QTP) for different transactions to execute Functional Testing, Regression Testing and Acceptance Testing.
• Experience in User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Expertise in Automated Testing of Web and Client/Server applications developed on Windows environment using Quality Center, Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Experience in writing Testing documents.
• Experience in interacting with business users for clarification of business needs & project objectives via meeting & feedback sessions, in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Exceptional ability to quickly master new concepts, very co-operative team player, fluent communication skills and interpersonal skills, innovative and self-motivated.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing/performance Tools: Quick Test Pro (QTP) 9.5/9.0/8.2/8.0 , Quality Center(QC),Test Director 7.2, Load Runner 9.5/8.1

Bug Tracking Tools: Clear Quest 7.0, Quality Center

Languages/Scripting: SQL, C, C++, JAVA/J2EE, Visual Basic, VBScript, javascript, Sql/PLSQL

Database: SQL Server 2008/2005/2000 , Oracle, MS Access 9.2/9.0/8.0Servers Apache, Tomcat, Confidential Web sphere, Web logic Server

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows (95, 98, 2000, 2003, NT, XP, Vista, 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, UNIX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, NJ

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the business requirements and Functional Specs for developing Test Plan and the Test Strategy
• Assigned/Wrote Test Cases for EDW - Data ware house (Source to Target) and BO Standard Reports,
• Conducted Test plan reviews, Test case reviews.
• Worked on traceability matrix to map Test cases against Requirements using Quality Center.
• Validated ETL DW load statistics and Data mart Loads on an Ongoing Basis
• Validated Source - Target mappings applying various transformation rules and Business Rules.
• Handled the tasks of reviewing testing documentation to ensure that it meets the software development and testing standards.
• Written Complex SQL queries using Joins and validated the data for different tables.
• Exclusively executed the jobs using UNIX.
• Validated Adhoc Reports, OLAP Reports for Data Accuracy.
• Had regular interactions with the Developers, Business Analysts and the System Administrators for continuous improvement of the application.
• Conducted day to day planning meetings and ensured the delivery of the product with in the deadlines.

Environment: Quality center, SQL, PL/SQL, Shell scripts, VBScript, Java Script, JSP, Windows NT, XP and UNIX(Solaris 9.0),Business Objects XI,Informatica Power center 7.0

Confidential, West Desmoines, AZ

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Prepared and executed manual test cases, test scenarios and implemented the testing schedule during the whole process of Integrated System Testing phase using Mercury Quality Center.
• Used SQL for performing Database testing.
• Involved with the Developers, Business Analysts and the System Administrators for continuous improvement of the application.
• Assisted QA lead with tracking and reporting defects during UAT phases.
• Performed Functional, Integration, Positive and Negative testing.
• Maintained test log and documented defects using Quality Center.
• Testing of the application for specific performance and end user testing on its compatibility on various
• Web browsers like Netscape navigator and Internet Explorer.
• Worked exclusively in many CR’s
• Analyzed the results and suggested ways to improve the present application

Environment: Quality center, SQL, PL/SQL, Toad, VBScript, Java Script, Windows NT, XP, Oracle.

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Understand the test environments, components involved. Create test strategy, detailed working plan, resource plan and identify risks/dependencies for the project.
• Design, create and execute test scripts with appropriate test data for functional and non-functional test phases
• Created Hybrid Frame work Scripts (Data Driven and Keyword Driven).
• Developed different functions to repetitive testing process to minimize the scripting.
• Conducted Day to day planning meetings and ensured the delivery of the product with in the deadlines.
• Involved in Preparation of Defect Status, Traceability Matrix and Validation Summary reports
• Had regular interactions with the Developers, Business Analysts and the System Administrators for continuous improvement of the application.
• Maintain and execute regression packs
• Defect tracking and defect resolution using Quality Center

Environment: QTP 8.2, Quality Center, SQL, PL/SQL, Toad, VBScript, Java Script, Windows NT, XP, Oracle 10g.

Confidential, Spring Valley, NY

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created Test plans and Test cases based on business requirements of the application.
• Performed positive, negative, regression, and stress tests on various business functionalities.
• Developed test scenarios for Integration, Performance, and Regression.
• Handled the application response for positive and negative sets of data with data driven testing using Quick Test Professional.
• Executed Test cases and participated actively in System Testing and Regression
• Testing of the application.
• Incorporated the concept of checkpoints to verify that the expected information is displayed in the application by implementing various checkpoints such as Standard checkpoints, Image Checkpoints, Table checkpoints, and Text checkpoints using Quick Test Professional.
• Used Quality Center for defect reporting and tracking, and generated documents and reports for further analysis
• Executed Automated Test scenarios for GUI, Functionality, Security, and Regression Testing using Quick Test Pro.
• Involved in back-end testing of the database by writing SQL queries.
• Load runner analyzed the response times of the business transactions under different loads.
• Designed Load runner scenarios using Load runner to perform Stress Test.
• Developed various reports to communicate testing issues with the project manager

Environment: Java (J2EE), SQL Server 2005, Quick Test Pro 10, Load Runner 9.5, Quality Center 9.5Sapphire LIMS

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Requirement/Functional/Design/Detailed Design specs
• Involved in completion of Test Plans and divided test plan into modules.
• Involved in Manual Testing of the entire project.
• Installation and Customization of Win Runner for testing the Application by setting options for enabling browsers used in the process of testing.
• Involved in Automation of the Test Scripts based on the Test Cases
• Performed Functional and Regression tests using Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Functional Test review for vendor patch and release management, integration and end-to-end testing of customer implementation and Regression Testing.
• Worked with customers and super users in performing user acceptance testing.
• Involved in Security test of the Application.
• Observing the performance of the application by creating VUsers and monitoring the graphs using Load Runner
• Compilation of Test Scripts and generation of reports for identified errors in the application and logging the errors into Test Director Defect Manager.
• Closely worked with Developers and System Engineers to nail down the performance problems by identifying bottleneck points.
• Testing of the application for specific performance and end user testing on its compatibility on various web browsers like Netscape navigator and Internet Explorer.
• Gathered the Test Input data, which includes Pre-condition, Test result and test regression data.

Environment: Mercury Tool suite (Quick Test Professional 8.0, Load Runner 7.8, Test Director 7.6), Business Objects, XML, XSLT, JavaScript, JDBC, Oracle 8i (SQL, PL/SQL), and UNIX.