SUMMARY

• Have strong 7+ years of experience in Information Technology with extensive experience in Quality Assurance and performing Manual, Automated and Performance testing.
• Specialization in Automated& manual testing for Web based&Client/Serverapplications.
• Experience in multi - tier Client/Server Web based applications in service sectors with expertise in Financial, Banking, Insurance, Retail and Health-care domains (Knowledge of HIPAA standards and ICD-9 and ICD10 migration). Good understanding of Mortgage and Mutual funds processingand Telecom.
• Experienced in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, V-model).
• Experience in writing Test strategy, Test scenario, Test plan, Test cases, Bug reports and developing Test scripts.
• Expertise in Manual Testing and writing Negative and Positive test cases
• Extensive experience in Functional, Regression, Integration, System, User Acceptance and Performance Testing on various applications.
• Experience with Enterprise Architect tools (requirements gathering, test case, traceability matrix etc.)
• Experience on HP Mercury tools - WinRunner, LoaRunner, Test Director,Quality Center and QTP.
• Involved in Quality Center for Test Planning, Test Designing, Test Analysis, Test Execution, and Defect Tracking.
• Extensively used SQL to interact with ORACLE, MS Access, SQL Server and DB2.
• Strong Experience in Parameterization, Check points, Data Driver, Object Repository concepts and Writing own Functions in QTP.
• Involved in Web Services Testing using Soap UI
• Experience in Performance Testing using Load Runner
• Excellent Knowledge of Selenium-IDE
• Ability to meet tight deadlines,dynamic and assertive team player with strong communication skills andcommitment.
• Fast learner willing to learn new technologies, capable of working under high pressurewithexcellent problem solving skills.
• Functional test automation (HP QC, Quick Test Pro, SOAPUI)
• QA Responsibilities with HP QC, QTP, Test Director, and SOAPUI automation tools.
• Defined automation test flow profiles/objectives/plans/estimations, script recording/debugging and maintenance.
• Identified the dynamic data content/parameterization, prepared the input data, data driven tests and result analysis.
• Ran the automation scripts in QA environment, controlled the flow on role basis and scheduling.
• Established and published automation standards and guidelines for internal use. Performance test automation (Load Runner)
• Developed performance test approach, configured the tool and environment to collect the realistic metrics.
• Developed/executed performance tests, identified the number of virtual users/iterations and prepared the input data.
• Set the performance monitors, interpretation and analysis of resulting performance data to assist in the overall evaluation of the performance impacts and assisted in determining system performance.
• Worked with technical team members to support the test execution to ensurecorrect environment configuration just prior to the execution.
• Well familiar with ramp up/think time/schedulers and handling of resultreporting files. Web Service Testing (SOAP UI)
• Performed Web Services testing using SOAP UI, by sending XML Request and analyzing the results from response XML.
• Used SOAPUI for WSDLs Validation. Used different Assertions for Validating responses Selenium IDE
• Good knowledge of using Selenium IDE for Open source web testingand creating Scripts in selenium.Familiar with Record, Input values, Run Steps, Break points for step by step execution, Assert, Verify, Identify the properties of objects using firebug.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Automation Testing Tools: Mercury Interactive Tools, QTP8.2, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, WinRunner 7.5, Load Runner8.1, 10.0, Selenium 2.4 and TestDirector 7.5, HPQualityCenter 9.2, 10.0, SOAPUI, VBScripting, MSTestManager.

Test Management Tools: Quality Center 9.2 & 10.0, Test director, Bugzilla, Jira.

Databases& Tools: DB2, Oracle, SQL server 2000/2010, My SQL, MS Access, TOAD

Languages& Internet Technologies: VB script, SQL, PL/SQL HTML, XML

Microsoft Tools: MS-Word, MS-Excel, Power Point, Outlook Express, MS Visio

Networking: HTTP, TCP/IP, LAN, FTP

Browsers: Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari&Netscape navigator

Operating Systems: Windows 2000/2003/2008/ XP,Vista,UNIX

Creative Design Tools: Snagit5,Paintshop Pro, Adobe Design Premium CS5,Excellent in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Knowledge of Dreamweaver.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Rochester, MN

QA Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the project since the starting of Requirement Phase.
• Prepared a complete Test Cases, Test scripts and Test Data.
• Verified and processed corporate actions forthe fund's equityholdings, ensuring that all impacted positions were properly reflected.
• Performed Functional and Regression Testing using QTP 10.0
• Conducted Manual Testing on basic functionalities of the application.
• Prepared SQL scripts to verify the database updates, inserts and deletes of the records.
• Gatheredthe Test Input Data, which includes Pre-condition, Test Results and Test Regression Data.
• Manipulated Test Script for Customized objects in the Application for verification of subsequent builds in the application.
• Worked in all phases of Testing likeSystem, Functionality, Regression, UAT, Integration,
• Performance and Security Testing of the application.
• Maintained test cases, test scripts, defect tracking and reporting using Quality Center 9.1
• Involved in preparing the daily Status Report.
• Observed the Performance of the application by creating Virtual users and monitored the graphs using Load Runner 10.0
• Tested the application for specific Performance and End User testing on its compatibility on various web browsers like Netscape navigator and Internet Explorer.
• Provided data to the business analysts during UAT.

Environment: Quick Test Professional 10.0, Load Runner 10.0, Quality Center 9.1, SQL Server 2005, C, C++, Java, JSP, JavaScript, Web Sphere5.0, IE.CVS

Confidential, Livingston, NJ

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involve in attending Functional requirements, review meetings with Business analysts and application team.
• Participatedin the brain storm sessions between team members to understand the functionality andpreparation of test plan for current release.
• Tracking the new requirements and preparing the future test plan for estimates.
• Involved in creation of test scripts for regression test cases using QTP tool
• Attending the daily status calls with offshore team and getting the status ontesting activities
• Escalating the environment issues to the application team and getting them resolved
• System test cases reviews with development team
• Back end database Testing on SQL Server using TOAD
• Test execution and updating the test lab (QC) with test results.
• Web Services testing using SOAP UI, sending XML Request and analyzing the results from responseXML.
• Defect logging and tracking usingQuality Center
• Preparing the requirement traceability matrix for respective features
• Preparing the test report from QC and sharing it between the different stake holders
• Generating the defect status report and sharing between different stake holders
• Preparing Weekly Status Report and sharing with the management
• Attending the triage calls for defect prioritizing and assignment

Environment: Windows XP, SQL Server, .Net, HP Quality Centre (9.0), QTP 9.0, Toad, SOAP UI

Confidential, Worcester, MA

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed specifications and business requirements and wrote a test plan for the Insurance application.
• Developed Test Plan, Test Case in Test Plan Manager of Quality Center.
• Reviewed Design Specs and Functional documents.
• Conducted data integrated testing by extensive use of SQL.
• Conducted Compatibility testing on variety of browsers to ensure the users with different browsers don't experience problems.
• Performed Functionality testing manually as per the test case and evaluated the test results.
• Involved in System, Regression and User Acceptance Testing.
• Executed the Test Cases and reported the Bugs using Quality Center.
• Created graphs and generated performance reports using the Quality Center.

Environment: Manual Testing, JAVA, J2EE, JDBC, EJB, Applets,JavaScript, Servlets, Web logic, HTML, DHTML, SQL Server, Test Director.

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

QA Tester/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Contributed to the development test strategy and master test plan.
• Participated in daily stand-up meetings and interacted with Scrum Master in issues faced by the QA team.
• Developed test cases, mapped them to User Stories and managed test cases in Quality center.
• Tested the functionality under CMS (Content Management System) to ensure the right patients were designated to the right code to match their medical diagnosis.
• Tested the claim process end to end from filling out the forms, running it through the DBBS database, clearing out by being designated to the right treatment plans by diagnosed disease field.
• Tested the reports generated by ensuring the values matched the database through source to target mapping and writing SQL queries verifying the report against the database results.
• Made sure all features are adequately covered in the Test Plan and Cases document and mapping them in theTraceability matrix document.
• Executing all phases of testing i.e. Smoke, Integration, GUI, Functional, System and Regression testing andsupported User Acceptance Testing.
• Monitored the regression test process in QTP with automation engineers.
• Responsibilities include defect tracking and reporting for release certification.
• Interacted with team lead and developers to resolve the bugs.

Environment: Java, IBM Websphere, Oracle9g, QC, TOAD, HTML, MS Excel.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyze System Requirement Documents and determining what types of testing apply.
• Performed Manual Testing of the application.
• Created test processes, test cases and methods for performing the tests.
• Conducted Functionality, System and Regression testing during the various phases of the development.
• Functional tests to ensure business functions have been met.
• Conducted User Interface testing to provide the users with appropriate navigation flow through the functions of the application.
• Analyzed the proper retrieval and on time data updating of queries from and to the database.
• Analyzed the interfaces of module incrementally to ensure design requirements.
• Reported results back to team via problem reporting software as well as through formal status updates to the team.

Environment: Windows NT, HTML, XML, DB2, Quality Center 8.x, Quick Test Pro 8.2, Java, J2EE, MS-Office, IE, MVS, QMF, Web Logic, UNIX, Web Services