SUMMARY

• Over 7 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) for various web based and Client/Server applications.
• Well experienced in testing complex and high performance in Product Development across Insurance, and Financial environments.
• 3+ Years of Experience in SQL Server development, VB and Crystal Reports.
• Experienced in manual testing with the focus on Black Box testing, White Box testing Functional Testing, Stress Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke Testing, Load Testing and System Testing.
• Expertise in Documentation: Use cases, Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Matrix.
• Reviews requirements for products to create test plans for testing.
• Extensive experience with QA testing methodologies, procedures, processes, standards and activities.
• Installed and Configured Mercury Testing Tools such as Quick Test Professional (QTP), WinRunner, Load Runner,and QC.
• Good Experience in Insurance and Banking domains.
• Experience in writing test cases and maintaining test scripts as per the business specifications and functional requirements.
• Expertise in automating test cases with QTP using VB scripts.
• Exposure to web technologiesJSP, HTML, DHTML, XML, JavaScript.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a limited timeframe release cycle.
• Experience in software engineering methodologies like Waterfall, V - Model and Agile.
• Expertise in both manual and automation testing of Web services.
• Good Analytical and Communication Skills and ability to work independently with minimal supervision and perform as part of a team. Ability to work under competing deadlines.
• Good knowledge of the Distributions systems web services.
• Extensive hands-on experience in collations of test results and metrics reporting to test Manager.
• Excellent knowledge in documentations of all testing test plans and all other work done.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Win Runner 5.0/7.6
• Test Director6.0/7.0i/8.0
• Quality Center 8.2/9/10
• Quick Test Professional 9/10
• Load Runner 5.0/7.5
• PVCS Tracker and PVCS
• Microsoft- Team Foundation
• Selenium
• NUnit 2.5.7
• Clear Quest
• HP 9000
• SUN SOLARIS
• Repository Manager
• Designer
• Workflow Manager workflow Monitor
• UNIX (HP
• SUN)
• WINDOWS and DOS
• ORACLE
• Microsoft SQL Server and FOXPRO
• VB Script
• Unix Shell Scripting
• JavaScript
• TSL
• Perl
• HTML
• XML
• MS Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Outlook
• MS Project and Visio.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Mettawa, IL

Sr QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed manual testing on different modules of the application. Excellent Database knowledge
• Developed Test Cases and test Scripts from FRDs & BRDs and documenting them in Test Director Created various meaningful test cases which cover credit card applications.
• Executed Test cases and participated actively in System Testing and Regression Testing for the Web Based application as well as the Windows based application.
• Performed positive, negative, regression, and stress tests on various business functionalities.
• Developed test scenarios for Integration, Performance, and Regression.
• Performed User Acceptance Testing on the application as per Software Development Life Cycle.
• Handled the application response for positive and negative sets of data with data driven testing using Quick Test Professional.
• Incorporated the concept of checkpoints to verify that the expectedinformation is displayed in the application by implementing various checkpoints such as Standard checkpoints, Image Checkpoints, Table checkpoints, and Text checkpoints using Quick Test Professional.
• Performed data driven tests using Quick Test Professionalby adding statements to already existing scripts so that test scripts could be run with multiple sets of data.
• Design Automated Test scenarios for GUI, Functionality, Security, and Regression Testing using Quick Test Pro.
• Using Load runner analyzed the response times of the business transactions under different loads.
• Put together various reports to communicate testing issues with the project manager.
• Developed and executed SQL Queries to perform Backend Database Testing.
• All work was documented and report to team leader.

Confidential, Westchester, IL

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created Test plans and Test cases based on business requirements of the application..
• Performed User Acceptance testing plus automated the test case scenarios using Win Runner. Hands on experience in testing of the inventory system & carried out regression testing performance and load testing on it.
• Created Global GUI Map File and was involved in customization of the GUI Map file.
• Created, maintained and modified WinRunner TSL scripts for web based environment on both XP and UNIX platforms.
• Maintained testing standards and was also involved in creating test scenarios.
• Performing black box, regression functional and Smoke Testing for the application, using QTP 9.0.
• Took part in the testing of different types of orders like Change of orders, order submission and cancellation of orders and service points with different statuses.
• Was involved in the regression testing after each modification and enhancements.
• Tracked the bugs and reported them using Test Management Tool as the defect tracking tool and performed regression testing.
• Reviewed and analyzed executed test results with business analysts for coverage analysis.
• Proficient in Sql and understanding relations in data structures.
• Performed security testing to ensure that unauthorized access would not be possible.
• Corresponded among QA Managers, Developers, and Team Members.
• Participated in daily scrum meetings.

Confidential, Somerset, NJ

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end testing for functionality testing for Producer Website Application.
• Integral part of team involved in transition of application from Traveler’s Insurance to Confidential .
• Provided weekly status reports on coordination activities during the transition.
• Prepared and executed test cases as per the documents provided using Test Director.
• Performed Stress testing, Performance testing and Regression Testing using Load runner.
• Generated automated test scripts and the scripts were used for Regression Testing.
• Used Test Director for updating the status of all the test cases & test scripts that are executed during testing process.
• Involved in the process of analyzing the expected and actual results in the Test Director.
• Recorded various tests, parameterization, used various TSL functions, script debugging, documenting the Test steps/procedures.
• Interactive Load Runner to predict system behavior and performance.
• Executed Test Cases and generated error logs, tracked bugs and created reports.
• Used Quality Center for managing the defect flow.

Confidential, Iselin, New Jersey

QA Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analyzing the application and development of test plan.
• Performed Manual Testing for various modules.
• Developed the Test Cases and executed using QTP.
• Performed Data Driven Testing for multiple sets of data.
• Penned SQL queries to access the data from the database and crosscheck the result.
• Conducted smoke testing, batch testing and black box testing.
• Performed Regression, Integration and Functional testing using QTP.
• Attended Walkthrough and review meetings with Business Analysts & Development team.
• Interact with Developers and Business Analyst for clarifications of missing functionalities.
• Performed manual, automated testing including functional, system and performance testing in all different Internet browsers (IE6/7/8, Fire Fox, chrome and Safari).
• Conducted bug review meetings and Go/No-Go meetings.

Confidential, Richmond, VA

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Studied Functional specifications and requirement documents to categorize the units in testing and managed requirements in the requirement module of Quality Center.
• Executed test cases manually to verify the expected results.
• Created test scripts using QTP and enhanced the script by putting various checkpoints.
• Defined and performed the test strategies and associated scripts for the verification and validation of the application and ensuring that it meets all defined business requirements and associated functionality.
• Conducted regression testing on each new build, identified software errors and Interacted with developers to resolve issues.
• Written and executed the test procedures usingSQL queriesto check the database tables and verifying the results.
• Managed, Documented and Controlled all the test cases and test resultsusing MercuryTest Director.
• Working with other development team members to better understand system functionality in order to improve testingquality.
• Executed all test cases, documented the test failures and reported the bugs using Defect tracking toolTest Director.PreparedTest Metrics.
• Instrumental in setting up the Dev / Test / Prod environments for this Data mart and part of rigorous User's Acceptance Test of the reports of this Data mart.
• Planned, coordinated and monitored levels of performance andactivities to ensuredeadlinecompletion on time.
• Attend meetings and update the status report for allmonthly andmajorreleases.
• Worked on daily scrum and defect reports and coordinated with team members and Project Manager.
• Assisted theTeam lead with dailyQAtasks.

Confidential, Oregon, OH

JR. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed and execute test cases, test scripts for functionality, integration and regression testing for underwriting used to manage.
• Expected test cases manually to verify the expected results.
• Regression tests were performed after every bug fix and system enhancement.
• Performed manual testing for the entire application and reported the defects to the developer using BugZilla.
• Worked closely with the user during UAT and discussed possible responsibilities to particular issues.