SUMMARY:

• To use my experience from IT, Healthcare, Business and Product Management to drive and achieve organizational goals.
• Experienced professional with several years of managing projects and IT consulting in different business applications.
• Software Testing & SDLC Processes
• E - business and e-payment
• Healthcare
• Team Management
• . Report Generation
• ETL Processes

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing & Defect Tools: HP-QC/HP -ALM, HP - QTP/ HP - UFT, Load Runner, Control-M, Selenium. Rational Tools. Microsoft Test Manager.

Databases & Query Language: Oracle 10g & 11g, Informix, MsSQL, Server,Sybase and SQL.

Operating Systems: UNIX, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Mainframe

Hardware: PC Assembly, Testing and Configuration.

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Visio, Share Point, TFS, PowerPoint, Publisher, Project and Access

Reporting & Analytical Tools: SAP Business Object, Cognos, SAS, DSS agent, CLEC interface, Brio & Micro-strategy

Health Care/Medical Software & Training: Allscripts - (Surescripts & Sunrise Clinical Manager) & Siemen(Soarian) & HIPPA Guidelines.

Configuration Management/Version Control: CVS, ClearCase and CCC Harvest, Remedy, Subversion

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Birmingham, AL

Test Coordinator/Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Meeting with different groups in SDLC in analyzing User Stories, Change Requests(CRs) and Technical Requirements on different Medical & Healthcare applications to eliminate gaps and profile the appropriate test strategies.
• Working with different groups that include Developers, QA, Business Analysts, DBAs, Project Managers Doctors, Nurse Informaticists & Pharmacists to review Change Requests & isolate defects in different phases.
• Experience in developing Master Test Plan & Control Activities, Analysis of requirements and design documents, developing and implementing Test Cases, Reports, Test Execution and conducting ad hoc testing.
• Coordinating Daily Test Report, Progress Reports on projects and Impact Analysis and working with Project Sponsors on necessary approval for Test Closures.
• Coordinating QA effort to estimate time, resources and determining Impact Analysis on existing Test Scripts & Change Requests, identifying different risks & recommending appropriate mitigation plans and test approach.
• Experience in testing different healthcare/clinical applications that include Allscripts (Surescript and Sunrise Clinical Manager) and Siemen(Soarian) and knowledgeable in HIPPA guidelines.
• Coordinating different categories of testing that include System Testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Smoke Testing, UAT, Web Based and Regression Testing.
• Mentoring other QA Analysts to create more structured processes, achieving traceability matrices on test artifacts & reusable scripts and required documentations.
• Managing and mentoring several QA Analysts on Static and Dynamic testing approaches.
• Coordinating Team effort, test environment setup and managing weekly Sprint Activities in Microsoft Team Foundation System(TFS) & Share Point.
• Updating Regression Test Cases in HP-QC/ALM based on impact analysis and to creating reusable script by functions.
• Working with Vendor in Test Tool assessment and implementing automation framework.
• Categorizing scripts for automation in HP-UFT and adding different functions that include checkpoints, data driven & synchronization points to validate and compare current values with expected values.
• Experience in Black box, front-end and in developing SQL scripts.
• Documented, conducted post-release and root cause-analysis sessions with Scrum Master & Product Owners.
• Experience in Agile & Waterfall environments with extensive knowledge of project management.
• Worked with Scrum Master, Products Owners to identify root cause and isolate thorny issues.
• Worked with customers and vendors on training needs and managed overall change management process before deployment to live environment.
• Collaborating with Upper Management staff on Hiring needs, Budget, Risks and to improve Standards, Processes and recommend appropriate Technologies and Best Practices.
• Coordinating testing tasks between vendors, Developers, Pharmacists, Architects and Business Analysts.

QA Manager

Responsibilities:

• Implemented several functions in HP-UFT that include data driven, synchronization points, checkpoints to validate and compare current value with expected value and breakpoint to enable easy debugging.
• Experience in creating automation framework, editing VB Scripts and initiating best practices in QTP/HP-UFT that fit the environment that can also enable junior QAs to easily do “record and playback” and re-use scripts.
• Constantly updating Object Repository as needed and working with different stakeholders on requirements changes and deliverable schedule to ensure proper maintenance of automated scripts.
• Worked with groups of Product Owners, Quality Assurance Analysts, Data Analysts and Developers in Agile & Waterfall environments to several successful deployments with extensive knowledge of project management and with strategic focus on delivery time, cost, and resources.
• Worked with different groups to analyze user stories and technical requirements on different business applications to eliminate gaps and profile the appropriate test strategy.
• Experience in writing and implementing Test Cases, Test Plan, Test Strategy, Test execution, and conducting ad hoc testing and generating ad hoc defect reports as needed to make decisions.
• Functional experience in black & white box testing, manual testing and knowledgeable in different test methodologies that include Functional, Unit, Web-based, GUI, Integration, Smoke, User Acceptance Testing(UAT), System Test, End-to-End, Cross-Brower, Data Driven, and Regression testing.
• Worked with different groups in Software Development Life Cycle to address issues relating to business and functional requirements, appropriate technology & test tools, release dates and training needs.
• Used HP-ALM and worked with different groups to create test cases, implement test execution, defects management and to create different reports for management review.
• Tracked and prioritized all testing and defect activities using HP- QC/HP-ALM and liaising with customers and internal groups on defect reports and for necessary escalation and resolution.
• Created functional requirements, use cases and technical documents and communicated with Stakeholders on necessary changes to ensure timely code release and ensure customers’ expectations are met.
• Worked with different groups in the upgrade of Core Banking Application from Globus to Finalce, specifically in testing different user level setup, security & transaction authorization and account packages.
• Wrote SQL scripts to conduct different testing in data warehouse environment that includes validation reports, records from source to target, transformation of business rules, batch sequence and dependencies, constraint & views, fields validation, performance testing on data loading in data warehouse (Teradata) that involved ETL Testing.
• Developed SQL scripts & queries to validate & manipulate data based on different criteria like volume, count, fields, data validation and other parameters as in business rules in ETL process using Informatica & Datastage.
• Managed multiple QA teams (onsite and Offshore) to ensure project deadlines are not compromised.
• Knowledge of SOAPUI testing with experience in functional & load testing of web services with implementation of diff. assertion, transfer and other test functions that include data-driven.
• Created mocks for web services testing. Knowledge of IBM Rational Functional Tool.
• Worked with different groups to create different e-business products and ensured successful integration with different e-channels (ATM, POS, Mobile and Internet platform).
• Responsible for the deployment of ATMs, POSs and implementation of virtual products and testing of postilion/different ATM transactions/test cases.
• Deployment and testing of virtual/online products and payment integration on ATMs (NCR/Wincor & Diebold), POS and Web.
• Worked with different Vendors in testing of mobile applications, android/iOS different phones and implementation of virtual products.
• Worked with different groups (Marketing, Corporate Strategy, IT & Compliance) to create e-business short and long term strategies.
• Coordinating different types of testing different platforms that include Mobile, POS, Web apps using different OSs, browsers and devices.

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Managed different QA projects and worked with different stakeholders that include Developers, QAs, Product Team, and Marketing Group.
• Performed different types of testing that include Functional, System, Unit, Cross-Brower, End-to-End and Regression testing.
• Experience in writing and executing test cases, test plan and test strategies.
• Performed both manual and automated testing.
• Worked with different groups to test data marts and reports.
• Set up test environment and coordinated overall testing effort
• Used HP-QC and JIRA for defect tracking and requirements management.
• Worked with different groups to verify, extract and segment data from data warehouse for marketing campaign and sales forecast.
• Developed analysis-ready data sets and reports for end users.
• Performed UAT and coordinated training for End-users.
• Worked with Product Owners and Developers to resolved defects issues using HP-QC
• Implemented automated scripts using LoadRunner, QTP and segmented Regression test cases.

Lead QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Promoted to lead QA Analyst, managed quality-assurance team and overall testing effort in several projects
• Worked with groups of Business and Marketing Analysts, Developers, Quality Assurance Analysts, and Production Support.
• Performed different categories of test methodologies that include Unit testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing and User Acceptance Testing(UAT).
• Attended several requirement review sessions and developed test cases, test strategies and test plans.
• Worked with different groups in SDLC to isolate defects and requirements issues.
• Used HP-QC (Test Director) for requirements, test cases, test execution and defect management.
• Managed test automation structure and implemented several scripts using WinRunner and QTP.
• Worked with IT groups to implement technologies that helped to meet business request.
• Met with client to analyze historical data and generate new variables for reports and analyze different factors to consider.
• Validated data set based on different business rules in Extraction, Transformation and Loading (ETL)processes.
• Involved in different meetings with Business Analysts, End Users, and Marketing Research Analysts in conducting market research to segment and implement marketing campaign.
• Facilitated meetings with Business Analysts, Product Team, DBAs and Clients for design reviews and walkthrough gatherings.
• Settings up policies and procedures to ensure industry specific standards are not compromised.
• Experience in both manual and automated testing

Data Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Met with Business Analysts, Developers, Project Managers, and QA Analysts to define requirements and to analyze technical specifications, to design documents and to solve major issues.
• Managed groups of Developers, Quality Assurance Analysts, and Production Support
• Extracted Bellsouth historical data from different legacy systems to the data warehouse (Oracle & Teradata)
• Reviewed and analyzed current SAS processes for migration to Oracle / Java environment
• Developed analysis-ready data sets, actual analysis, and report writing through programming.
• Worked with different groups to validate reports and participated in System Integration testing with CRM application.
• Transformed and scrubbed data using SAS data set
• Produced tables, listings, and figures.
• Generate daily, weekly and monthly descriptive statistics reports.
• Loaded data into different target databases according to business rules.
• Created views and reports for end users to perform analysis
• Developed test plans, test cases and responsible for their execution
• Responsible for hiring permanent employees and contractors
• Set up policies and procedure

Data Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed data marts and reports for the marketing department to initiate marketing campaigns.
• Validated SAS programs that produce derived-analysis datasets and data Analyses.
• Converted requirements into functional and technical specifications.
• Extracted data from different legacy systems into the data warehouse.
• Used different mapping document to extract data from source servers.
• Transformed data according to business rules.
• Loaded data into different data mart and created views from end users to perform analysis.
• Produced tables, listings, and figures
• Met with Business Analysts, QAs, DBA, and Clients to analyze requirements.
• Met with different Health Care Companies (Pharmaceuticals and Clinics) in gathering requirements and in development of technical documentations for Stakeholders.
• Developed business & functional requirements, use cases and managed different review sessions.
• Worked with internal groups, different pharmaceutical companies and Clinics in conducting User Acceptance testing and trainings.

Data Analyst.

Responsibilities:

• Transformed and scrubbed data using SAS data set
• Used SAS to implement business rules
• Mentored and coached Jr. Programmers on SAS application and adherence to set standards
• Met with Business Analysts, Developers, Project Managers, and QA Analysts to define requirements and to analyze technical specifications, to design documents and to solve major issues.
• Extracted historical data from different legacy systems to the data warehouse (Oracle & Teradata)
• Loaded data into different data marts according to business rules.
• Created view and reports for end users to perform analysis.
• Performed different testing such as Unit, Functional, Integration and Regression
• Developed test plans, test cases and responsible for their execution
• Responsible for hiring permanent employees and contractors

Environment: Base SAS, SAS Macros, SAS Forms, SAS Language and SAS Stats software

Jr. Data Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked with different groups to create mapping documents
• Worked with Business Analysts and developers to validate data and test different reports as required.
• Validated data in different reports using business Object and MicroStrategy
• Participated in User Acceptance Testing