SUMMARY:

• Working with QA Teams using Agile, Waterfall, LEAN Methodologies
• Working with and managing On - site/Off-shore teams to coordinate QA efforts to meet delivery deadlines
• Highly proficient in creating Test Plans, Test Scenarios, cases & automation scripts, tracking the defects, logging the defects and reporting the defects
• Extensive experience in functional testing, unit testing, integration testing, regression testing, black box testing, GUI testing, back-end testing, browser compatibility testing, load/performance testing in different stages of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Creating and developing automation frameworks from scratch, setting up dependencies with Maven/Gradle
• Setting up an automation framework for Test Driven Development with Jenkins server
• Setting up and developing a test framework with Selenium Webdriver (Java) for test automation (Junit) and maintaining the test library
• Setting up and developing a test framework with Selenium Webdriver/GEB (Groovy) for test automation (Spock) and maintaining the test library and the database for it
• Coding with Selenium Webdriver (.Net/C#) for test automation (MS Test)
• Worked in TDD (test driven development) utilizing AngularJS framework
• Knowledge of operating and logging in UNIX powered systems, good with command line in Linux and FreeBSD
• Extensive knowledge of API Testing - SOAP and REST services using Postman, Fiddler, Java Apache HttpClient
• Extensive knowledge of performance and load testing using Jmeter and HP Loadrunner
• Knowledge of SQL scripts/queries for data verification and test automation Project Manager/Scrum Master known for high-quality deliverables that meet or exceed timeline and budgetary targets working in environments requiring strict delivery schedule for Minimal Viable Product(MVP) utilizing LEAN/Agile methodology designing and implementing Project Plan and creating Project Schedule/Pipeline establishing procedures for development and QA testing based on the project requirements managing On-site/off-shore teams in order to coordinate efforts to meet deadlines working up with product owners to oversee Requirement Gathering, Requirement Analysis
• Team Building & Mentoring, Vendor Management, Cross-Functional Supervision
• Requirements Management, Sprint Planning and Scheduling, Release Management

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: JAVA, GROOVY, JAVASCRIPT, SQL, XML, C#/.NET

Build/Framework/Automation Tools: Gradle, Maven, Geb(Groovy), Spock(Groovy), Selenium Webdriver(Java/Groovy), Junit(Java), SeleniumJS (protractor), PhantomJS(Groovy)

QA/QE Testing Tools: Test Director, Quality Center, QA Complete, SoapUI, QTP/UTF, Jmeter, HP Loadrunner, Postman, Fiddler, BrowserStack, Ghostlabs

Defect management Tools: Quality Center, Test Director, QA Complete, Version 1, Jira

Various Other Development Tools: Intelij IDEA, Eclipse, Source Tree, Tortoise SVN, Git bash, Vagrant, VirtualBox, TFS, DBVisualizer

Operating System: Win 95/98/ME/NT/XP/7/8, MS-DOS, UNIX, FreeBSD, Linux(Ubuntu/ Fedora)

Databases: Microsoft SQL Server

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Ft-Worth, TX

QA Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Building and designing a database driven testing framework aimed to manage a big data project for the Railroad with many co-dependencies and legacy services utilizing Groovy/Spock/Geb on a Gradle build
• Creating and managing a database for the testing framework utilizing Apache POI libraries
• Responsible for QA automation and development of tests on a daily basis across multiple environments
• Adding features to and maintaining the framework and data handling within the framework
• Preparation of the framework to be deployed on a Jenkins service to automate build testing and speed up deployment
• Providing guidance and coaching team on Automation and best coding/QA automation practices (Groovy/Geb)
• Consulting on improving QA practices and test development practices within the program
• Developmental Operations and setup of the environments for QA Test Automation across teams
• API testing and integration of SoapUI tests into the test framework
• Code review and merge of tests developed by other QA Engineers, management of SVN Repo for the framework

Environment: Java, Selenium/Webdriver, PhantomJs, Groovy/GEB/Spock/Grails, Gradle, SVN, Intelij IDEA, Version 1

Project Manager/Scrum Master/QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Multi-role assignment to meet start-up requirements to cover gaps in project structure worked in a LEAN methodology environment with tight release schedule to deliver Minimal Viable Product established a Project Plan, Project Schedule and created QA/Dev procedures to maximize efficiency for on-site and off-shore teams to create a continuous development environment coordinating efforts with on-site and off-shore teams daily to meet deadlines and deliverables established centralized repository of requirements in Version 1 and worked with the vendor to setup the project to our needs
• Overseeing Requirement Gathering and Analysis to address any potential gaps in requirements and estimate delivery managing and coordinating Daily Stand-ups, weekly cross-department meetings, Sprint Scheduling and Retrospectives
• Release Scheduling and Management, developing and executing QA Test Plan for the project as well as creating a centralized testing repository (Bugzilla/Version1)
• Working with Team Foundation Server managing testing framework as well as automation development efforts with Selenium Webdriver /MS Test in .Net framework integration of TFS and other tools into one platform, Version1

Environment: TFS, .NET, Selenium Webdriver, MS Test, Version 1, Microsoft SQL Server

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Sole QA for the entire Dreamtrips Project across multiple phase deployments as well as many other projects with authority to implement best QA practices and policies, make risk assessments and deployment recommendations
• Implemented automation testing from manual to Selenium Webdriver (Java) with Junit framework
• Participated in converting the development into a test driven development in AngularJS framework and deployment automation via Jenkins server
• Implemented testing in development environment to speed up QA process and give fast feedback to developers via reviewing local branches setup via Vagrant VM
• Established and maintained Jmeter scripts to load test both QA and Production environments for potential bottlenecks
• Worked with IT team monitoring services and servers during load tests to establish and diagnose load balancing issues utilizing New Relic
• Created and maintained a Repository for All QA Test Scripts on GitHub and later GitLab
• Performed Integration testing to verify the data interface between various application modules
• Maintained Traceability Matrix between Requirements & Test cases in QA Complete
• Implemented a practice of cross-browser testing via automation (Selenium Webdriver) and introduced the use of tools such as Ghost Labs and Browserstack for cross-browser and cross-platform testing (tablet and mobile) and automation
• Derived and developed Requirements, Functional, Regression Test Cases from Use Cases and Test Scenarios
• Created and maintained weekly Defect Reports, Release notes and Project documentation
• Maintained and conducted defect meetings with UAT teams during deployment of major phases of the project
• Assisted and cross trained client's testers to expedite establishment of QA best practices and protocols within the organization, team mentoring and maintaining training sessions for QA team members

Environment: Java, Javascript, Selenium Webdriver, Selenium IDE, Eclipse, Jmeter, HP Loadrunner, Fiddler, Postman, Ghostlabs, BrowserStack, Windows 7, Linux Mint 17, FreeBSD, Version1, QA Complete, Vagrant, VirtualBox, SourceTree, AngularJS, GitBash

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Web services support as well as testing stand-alone quotation software, online application tools
• Used Postman, Fiddler for testing online modules of software
• Used Java Selenium Webdriver to create and execute automated test scenarios
• Involved in Manual testing using Test Director to develop test cases, test scripts, executing the scripts and logging the defects.
• Assisted in developing and maintaining test data for test environment
• Performed Integration testing to verify the data interface between various application modules.
• Maintained and generated test cases and later executed them for regression testing and negative testing
• Derived and developed Requirements, Functional, Regression Test Cases from Use Cases and Test Scenarios
• Knowledge transfer via conducting or participating in training sessions and mentoring team

Environment: Test director, Java, XML, JavaScript, MS Access, Linux, SQL server, Fiddler, Postman

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Diversified IT experience in Quality Assurance, Manual and Automation Testing of software applications for mortgage, Financial and insurance industries ranging from Client/Server to multi-tier web based applications
• Highly Involved in Managerial Meetings and attended various conference calls at different levels from QA, Developers and Clients
• Involved in back-end testing (Manual) for the full functionality of Web Services and legacy applications running on mainframes
• Responsible for requirement analysis, identification and documentation of required system and functional testing efforts for all test scenarios (Positive and Negative tests)
• Used QTP automation software to create test cases and execute them
• Involved in preparing Use Cases and Test Scenarios based on BRD (Business rules documentation) and Technical Specification
• Used Test Director to write Manual Test Cases, organize, and execute the test cases efficiently
• Used SoapUI to execute test cases on several projects
• SQL server used (Wrote SQL queries) for inserting, retrieving and updating the data at back end level
• Executed SQL scripts/queries for data verification to compare the expected results with database
• Involved in Front End Application Testing For UI and Regression Testing

Environment: Test Director, Microsoft SQL Server, XML, Windows XP, SoapUI, QTP

QA Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Maintained Traceability Matrix between Requirements & Test cases for 100% Test Coverage in Quality Center 9.2
• Create, track & maintain Quality Test plans, Strategies and schedules with MS Project
• Testing included Functional, Integration, Regression, GUI & System Testing
• Testing Sales document types, Delivery types, Billing types, Item Categories and Schedule Line Categories as per the Business Requirements
• Processed various types of orders like Rush Orders (RO), Standard Orders (OR), Available To Promise (ATP), Order to Cash (OTC)
• Expert in Back end Testing with SQL Commands
• Worked as Coordinator in UAT Testing and worked extensively End users Manage Defect Tracking process, Defect Reporting to Management
• Conduct Entry / Exit Criteria for Testing & Establish release readiness criteria.
• Experienced in working with SoapUI for web service testing

Environment: Javascript, Web services, HTML, XML, Test Director, Quality Center, SoapUI