SUMMARY:

• Around 10 years of Software Testing (Manual Testing) experience on Client Server and web based applications, Mainframes, including 6 years of Confidential and Confidential set top boxes.
• Experience in testing Web - based and Client-Server applications on Windows platforms including application installations and configurations.
• Experience in Vision plus testing developed on mainframes.
• Knowledge in JCL, DB2, VSAM.
• Strong experience in performing Functional, System, Integration, Smoke and Regression testing
• Knowledge of testing tools like Win Runner and QTP
• Experience in using HP Quality Center10.0 reporting tool for reporting bugs and updating the test results.
• Skilled in developing UAT, Test Plans, Creating and Executing Test Cases, and Test Scripts in Client/Server and Web based applications
• Experienced in every stage of Quality Assurance / SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)
• Experience in testing of client/server, web-based applications and Java applications
• Experience with QA Methodologies like SDLC, AGILE
• Experience in review of Functionality Requirement document and Design document
• Excellent communication and strong inter-personal skills with the ability to co-ordinate activities and work in a team environment and have ability to work on different applications simultaneously.
• Involved in Bug calls, kick off and sign off meetings. Worked as an efficient team player on the calls in discussing the defects with development and management teams.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing tools: Win Runner7.0, TestDirector, Quality Center 10.0

Programming Languages: Java (Core),VB, VB.Net

Web Technologies: Html, JavaScript, JSP, JDBC.

Operating Systems: Windows 98, XP, MS-DOS, Linux (Beginner).

Data Base Tools: Oracle 8.0 (Beginner), Microsoft SQL Server, MS-Access.

Application Servers: Java WebServer2.0, Apache Tomcat5.0

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

QA Support

Confidential, Philadelphia

Environment: ALM, C, C++

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writing and executing Test cases based on the Business requirement of the Application.
• Tested different kind of Set top boxes i.e. High definition (HD), Standard definition (SD), DVR, non DVR boxes.
• Testing the compatibility of the set top boxes on various inputs like HDMI, Composite, Component and S-Video.
• Testing different features of the application such as DVR, Guide, Parental Controls, VOD, Games, xDVR, xR2 remote, ClickStream, EAS, SDV, eTV, VCPE streams and other functionalities.
• Using Hyper terminal collected reset logs and even find the set top box state.
• Understanding the requirements and developing or modifying the test suites for system testing and putting them in HPQC.
• Performed functional, System integration, regression and Smoke testing for all the releases and verifying the fixes and closing them.
• Identified bugs, logged and tracked them as defects using Quality Center.
• Actively participated in Bug calls, review meetings, Requirements changes and regular Status meetings
• Reporting issues and performing related activities such as troubleshooting, data gathering, and working with other groups to resolve
• Involved in testing external hardrive (ESATA)
• Working on DAC for provisioning the boxes

Confidential, Massachusetts

Environment: Quality Center 9.0, Linux OS, C, C++

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writing and executing Test cases based on the Business requirement of the Application.
• Tested different kind of Set top boxes i.e. High definition (HD), Standard definition (SD), DVR, non DVR boxes.
• Testing the compatibility of the set top boxes on various inputs like HDMI, Composite, Component and S-Video.
• Testing different features of the application such as DVR, Guide, Widgets,Parental Controls, VOD, Games, Media Manager, EAS and other functionalities.
• Using Hyper terminal collected reset logs and even find the set top box state.
• Using Wireshark to capture Ethernet sniffer.
• Understanding the requirements and developing or modifying the test suites for system testing and putting them in HPQC.
• Performed functional, System integration, regression and Smoke testing for all the releases and verifying the fixes and closing them.
• Identified bugs, logged and tracked them as defects using Quality Center.
• Actively participated in Bug calls, review meetings, Requirements changes and regular Status meetings
• Reporting issues and performing related activities such as troubleshooting, data gathering, and working with other groups to resolve
• Involved in testing external hard drive (ESATA) and n Confidential testing
• Knowledge of DAC and ISDS systems.

Confidential, Virginia

Environment: Java, HTML, SQL Server 2005, Windows XP, Quality Center 9.0 Description

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writing and executing Test cases based on the Business requirement of the Application.
• Created Test Cases and Prepared Test Data to test the requirements for all possible scenarios
• Responsible for testing at all stages of System Development life cycle.
• Involved in Application Functional Testing, System testing, Regression Testing and Compatibility Testing.
• Performed GUI interface testing, System testing of the application.
• Identified bugs, logged and tracked them as defects using Quality Center.

Confidential

Environment: Mainframes platform and the package used Vision plus to access the CMS screens.

Responsibilities:

• Involved into manual testing.
• Interaction with the Business Analyst for change of new requirements.
• Testing the Balance Transfer functionality on TO and FROM accounts.
• Logging defects in Quality Center 9.0.
• Preparation of Detailed Test Results report and Detailed Test Plan.
• Actively participated in review meetings, Requirements changes in functional review meetings, Test plan review meetings and regular Status meetings.
• Involved in DTP and DTR walkthroughs sign off and kick off meetings.
• Testing the Balance Transfer Reports generated for Confidential Internal and External accounts.
• Testing whether the Balance Transfer interacts with CMS successfully
• Involved into Functionality testing of the application.

Confidential

Environment: Win XP, Mac OS, Safari, IE 7.0, Netscape 4.77

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Manual testing of the sites.
• Testing the sites manually using the checklist, which includes broken links, Missing images, Spell errors and HTTP errors.
• Scan the sites using WebXM automation tool.
• Logging the Defects in Test Director, which is a defect management tool.
• Involved into Functionality testing, Usability testing and Compatibility testing of the sites. Prepare the Weekly Reports using QTP.

Confidential

Environment: Front-end: Java, Macromedia Flash Player8, Microsoft .Net Frame and XML, Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2000, SQL Server 2000.

Responsibilities:

• Creation of Test cases for the different assigned modules within the project.
• Peer Review of the Test Documentation.
• Performing Smoke Test cases on the released Software builds on various Operating Systems and Browsers.
• Logging the Defects into Clear Quest and tracking them to closure after Regression Testing.
• Involved into functionality testing.
• Executing the Test cases from Confidential

Confidential

Environment: Front-end: VB.net, ASP.NET on Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP; Back-end: SQL Server 2000.

Responsibilities:

• Creation of Test cases of the different assigned Modules within the project.
• Peer Review of the Test Documentation.
• Performing Smoke Test cases on the released Software builds on various Operating Systems and Browsers.
• Reporting of the Defects into the Defect Tracker and tracking them to closure after Regression Testing.