SUMMARY:

Seasoned Software Engineer with five years of professional experience in testing client, mobile, and web apps. Consistent application breaker who strives to deliver the highest quality application to end users. Quick learner with the ability to modify testing techniques as needed and in corporate tools for effectiveness and efficiency. Background in many different projectswith hands on testing experience with Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: Mercury Quick Test Professional, JMeter, Bugzilla, Testopia, Jira.

Operating Systems: Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/7, Mac OS X, iOS, UNIX, and Linux.

Relational Databases: Oracle (8i/9i/10g), MySQL (5.0, 5.1.41), and MS Access.

Languages: HTML, XHTML, DHTML, XML / XPath, SQL, C, C++, .NET, VB.Net,, Perl, Flex, and VBScript.

Web Tools: Adobe Photoshop and XAMPP.

Browsers: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Google Chrome, and Opera.

Utilities: Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Tortoise SVN. Crystal Reports.

Other applications: iTunes.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Planned the projected in three distinct phases, Data Extraction, Sanity checks, and CMS.
• Tested the Data Extraction Engine, which would fetch data from the JD Edwards’ ERP system’s underlying database and store the information in the BizRight’s database.
• Tested the devised rules and reports to check for violating data.
• Coded the run time user creation and assignment of roles to users using QTP.
• Tested the generated reports with MS SSRS 2005 and Crystal Reports.
• Developed feasible and modularized tests which can be easily set up, run, and evaluated.
• Assisted project manger in making the test plan.
• Performed data driven scripting in QTP to create multiple users to test the rules.
• Developed scripts and parametrised data in QTP.
• Handled dynamic objects in QTP using both parametrisation and regular expressions.
• Created shared repositories to store common objects in QTP.
• Utilized standard, text, and bitmap checkpoints in QTP to verify that script works correctly.

Environment: Bugzilla, Oracle 2000/2005, QTP, Microsoft XP, Crystal Reports, .NET, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services 2005.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Validated that product met the requirements by thoroughly testing.
• Devised tests cases to maximize information gained.
• Performed exploratory testing on the basic functioning of the application to learn the flow.
• Executed and analyzed complex test cases and compared the results against expected results and product requirements.
• Developed test plans for particular modules of the application.
• Met with management and developers constantly to discuss defects, bugs, and other observations.
• Investigated software bugs and interacted with developers to resolve technical issues using Bugzilla.
• Used valency partitioning to test data ranges.
• Contacted developers to know the changes they made in the application.
• Designed test cases to use both valid and invalid data.
• Managed requirements, test cases, and defects in Testopia.

Environment: Bugzilla, Testopia, Microsoft XP.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Established testing strategy, entry and exit criteria, and timeline with team lead and project manager.
• Functionally tested the application.
• Created test cases based on the business requirements documents, functional requirements documents, and the use cases.Also developed the logic to avoid the deadlock situation between the users of the Product along with the Performance Engineering developers.
• Contacted developers to recommend fine tuning of the application or DB based on test results.
• Attended change request meetings to document changes and implemented procedures to test changes.
• Created manual test cases in Testopia.
• Verified that the testing process was documented comprehensively.
• Designed test cases which followed basic, alternate, and exceptional flows.
• Developed test cases which focus on security features such as session state management, idle sessions, and active sessions.

Environment: Bugzilla, Testopia, MySQL.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Performed data integrity testing by executing SQL statements.
• Validated that product was fit for use through quality testing.
• Mentored fellow co - workers on new technology and procedures.
• Participated with peers in formal test plan inspections to determine adherence to standards.
• Designed manual test cases in Testopia.
• Performed end to end testing of the application.
• Interfaced with developers to resolve technical issues and investigated software for faults.
• Proposed powerful tests which are more likely to expose errors.
• Manually performed backend testing by executing SQL queries.
• Performed ad-hoc testing at different phases in development to see if any more bugs and defects can be found.
• Performed backend testing by using SQL queries.
• Reviewing of Test Cases and Test Plans.

Environment: Bugzilla, Testopia, Oracle 2005.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Performed cross-browser and cross-platform testing.
• Utilized iOS and Android mobile devices to test the application.
• End to end testing of the Application.
• Worked with managers, business analyst, developers, and team lead, on functional, non-functional, and supplementary requirements.
• Documented test cases corresponding to business rules and other operating and conditional conditions.
• Performed functional testing on the application and logged defects.
• Organized requirements, test cases, and defects in Testopia.
• Analyzed the requirements and documented the purpose of the QA effort.
• Proposed user scenario cases which described how each user’s experience with the program would differ.
• Participated in defect review board meetings to verify and review various defects logged.
• Interacted with business analyst to know the latest changes in the requirements or additional requirements added.

Environment: Bugzilla, Flex, Microsoft XP, Mac OSX, Firefox, IE6/7/8, Chrome, Safari.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Performed performance, stress, and load testing using Jmeter.
• Involved in testing and assurance from initiation of the project, as early error detection is more efficient.
• Logging / Closing / Managing of Problems in the Jira Database.
• Designed the load test strategy and chronicled it in the load testing test plan.
• Engaged in black box testing of the application based on requirements and functionality.
• Developed scenarios using Jmeter's IDE.
• Contacted developers to report any defects found during testing.
• Reviewed test results for compliance to specifications and then reported discrepancies to management.
• Participated in analysis and reporting of load and performance tests using the drill down, filter, and granularity options.
• Designed test cases which included inputs, actions, expected results, and controlled conditions.
• Developed test cases for handled, unhandled, and exceptional errors.

Environment: Jira, JMeter, Flex, Microsoft XP, Firefox, IE6/7/8, Chrome, Safari.