SUMMARY:

• SR. QA/Business Analyst experienced in testing Web, Mobile, Web - Services, P.O.S, E-Commerce, Data Marts, Data-Warehousing Business Intelligence (DWBI) and back end batch processing applications within the Retail, Telecommunications, & Financial Service industries looking for an opportunity to apply seasoned QA skill sets with an opportunity to build automation skills.
• Ability to efficiently work on various platforms with multiple programs/systems on large projects of high complexity
• Experienced in requirements gathering, review and publication of business requirements
• Well-versed in security, systems, functional, integration, regression, sanity & user acceptance testing with great exposure to automated testing
• Excellent knowledge of the Agile/Scrum methodologies and all phases of the SDLC with an emphasis on QA’s role within the SDLC
• Professionally and effectively communicate with management, project team, and vendors
• Continuously strive to improve test efficiency by sharing technical knowledge, documenting application functions/processes and creating re-useable test templates
• Efficiently organize and manage time ensuring on-time deliverables
• Ability to quickly learn new concepts and applications as well as adapt easily to change

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Tools: SharePoint, Quality Center/Test Director, Quick Test Pro(QTP), HARVEST, SOAPTest, SQL PLUS, Informatica, Putty, Control-M, TSO/ISPF/FILEAIDE/INSYNC/MAINV/JES/JHS, CICS, PVCS Dimensions, CaliberRM, Jira, Harvest

Operating Systems: LINUX, UNIX/AIX, MS WINDOWS, IBM MVS/390 & AS/400

Databases: DB2, SQL Server, Oracle 11g

Database Browsers: TOAD, SQL Server 2000, Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)

Languages: COBOL I & II, JCL, C#, SQL, CSS, HTML, DHTL, XML, JavaScript

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Highlands Ranch, CO

SR. Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed software changes via Jira’s to create test cases
• Performed functional and regression testing on tele-conferencing web apps, mobiles, tablets and desktops
• Set up test data via a backend internal web application
• Created and executed test cases
• Validated test results via front end web and oracle database
• Identified, created and tracked defects via Jira’s

Confidential, Greenwood Village, CO

SR. QA/Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Documented, reviewed and published functional and non-functional business requirements
• Performed functional, positive, negative, regression, integration & sanity testing on retirement web apps, mobiles, tablets, web-services and UNIX back-end batch processes
• Created test estimates, strategies, test plans & test suites
• Created, altered and executed complex sql scripts to create and validate Oracle test data
• Conducted reviews and acquired sign-offs
• Identified and/or created test data via gui’s, Oracle and DB2 databases, and/or flat files
• Created and executed test plans in Test Director/Quality Center
• Validated test results via front-end gui's, oracle database, SOAP, flat files, log files & soap responses
• Performed user acceptance testing to demonstrate enhanced software for clients
• Identified, created & tracked defects via Quality Center
• Provided project status to project stakeholders
• Promoted code changes for development and test teams via Harvest
• Installed software changes for five test and development domains via internally created software

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed back-end testing for an e-commerce application
• Created & executed test cases in Quality Center as well as defects
• Validated test results via SQL Server database

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed manual testing on an e-commerce application
• Created customer flat files for intake via a web user interface
• Validated test results via user interface and Sybase database

Confidential, Denver, CO

QA Engineer II

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and comprehended business, functional, and technical requirements
• Performed testing on GUI's, P.O.S., E-commerce, Web-Services, UNIX and Mainframe batch processes, Data-Marts, Data Warehouse Business Intelligence (DWBI) applications
• Created test estimates and test summaries
• Created test data using gui's, retail store applications, db2 and Oracle databases and flat files
• Created and executed test plans to ensure comprehensive test coverage
• Identified, created, tracked and status project defects
• Identified processes that could be automated via QTP and/or SILK
• Used QTP to capture process steps for the automation team to automate
• Altered and executed proc files & parameter files for testing purposes
• Executed batch jobs via command line, Control M and Informatica
• Performed white-box testing on front-end customer sales & service gui's
• Performed black-box testing on downstream third-party applications
• Performed regression testing ensuring existing processes function as expected
• Validated test results through front-end gui’s, point of sale application, db2 and Oracle databases, Informatica, dashboards, cube-viewers and flat file processing
• Assisted with User Acceptance Testing(UAT) and acquired sign-off
• Setup test P.O.S. systems including hardware and software installations
• Installed required test software onto personal computer i.e. Putty, Informatica etc.
• Installed zip and tar software packages onto test servers for test team
• Worked with on-shore and off-shore resources to ensure thorough test coverage

Confidential, Highlands Ranch, CO

Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed System Analysis of client systems yielding Inventory and Data Analysis Reports
• Performed Y2K program maintenance on COBOL/VSAM, COBOL/DB2, COBOL/CICS and NATURAL/ADABAS on-line and batch sub-systems utilizing both manual and automated approaches
• Performed unit testing on enhancements ensuring code functioned as expected
• Developed working procedures and processes for co-workers
• Provided Y2K application training for co-workers
• Actively participated in formal code inspections

Confidential, Englewood, CO

Software Renovation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed Y2K program maintenance on various client software
• Worked with vendor and developers to Beta test Analysis and Conversion software
• Performed Systems Analysis on client software inventory yielding Inventory and Data Analysis Reports
• Performed software data conversions on client software
• Actively participated in formal code inspections utilizing ISO 9001 standards