PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Over 8+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Testing of Stand Alone, Client Server, Web Based applications, Data Warehousing, BI and ETL Testing.
• Expertise in Business Requirement gathering through JAD sessions, interviews, workshops and walkthroughs, and main concentration in Business Process Flow and Business modeling tools as a Business analyst.
• In depth technical knowledge and understanding of Data Warehousing, Data Validations, OLAP, SQL Server, Oracle and ETL.
• Well versed with various types Software Development methodologies - Water fall, Agile, RUP, Iterative and extreme Programming.
• Excellent knowledge of HIPAA standards, EDI (Electronic data interchange), transaction syntax like ANSI X12, Implementation and Knowledge of HIPAA code sets, ICD-9, ICD-10 coding and HL7.
• Experience in Software QA and Testing Methodologies, verification and validations in all phases of the SDLC.
• Experienced in creating the   SSIS packages, DTS   packages. 
• Expert in review and analyze requirements, use cases, technical specifications and database designs.
• Expert in Develop Test Plans, Test Designs, Specifications, Test Cases and Scenarios.
• Experienced in DW projects ETL testing against DW testing with Informatica, Ab Initio and data stage tools.
• Expertise in testing Data Warehousing jobs (Informatica, Informatica Data Qualiy (IDQ), SSIS, DataStage) and applications, Business Intelligence reports (OBIEE, SSRS, MicroStrategy,  Cognos). 
• Experienced in documenting defects, generate defect and test progress graphs with overall test summary.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply a wide range of software test engineering concepts: testing principles (Testing Methodology) and concepts, building a test environment, tracking defects n Quality Center
• Strong technical Knowledge of UNIX Utilities, shell Script to automate process.
• Ability to manage multiple project in testing by managing team, automate process and delivered all task.
• Ability to develop complicated SQL script for Data validation testing by running SQL script, procedures.
• Extensively involved in SIT and UAT by supporting Testing and implement QA Process.
• Extensively Used Quality Center, PVCS Tracker, Rational Clear Quest for Test Case and defect tracking management.
• Extensive experience in writing SQL and PL/SQL scripts to validate the database systems and for backend database testing.
• Expert in working with various cross geo teams across the world with various time zones.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with good learning curve in short span of time.
• Ability to work in a Team or individually and very flexible to work in complex environment with tight schedules.

Operating Systems: Windows XP/ 2000 Professional /98/NT, Unix, MVS

Languages: PL/SQL, Shell Scripting, PERL, Java, SQL

Database: ORACLE, SQL Server, Teradata, Sybase, DB2 and MS Access, OLTP, OLAP, Application Servers WebLogic5.1/4.5, Web Sphere

Testing Tools: PVCS, Rational Clear Quest, Test Director, Quality Center, Test Automation Quick Test Professional, Load Runner

ETL Tools:   Ab Initio, Informatica, Data Stage, SSIS,

BI Tools:   Business Objects XIR3, Cognos Series 8.0, Crystal Reports

Hardware: IBM ES/9000 and IBM compatible PC’s

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

ETL-Ab Initio Tester/DWH

Environment: Ab Initio (GDE 1.14.38 & GDE 1.16.1),HIPAA, ALM/HP Quality Center 11, Teradata 13.0, PVCS, SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle 11i, Business Objects XIR3, TOAD, XML, XSD, PERL 5.12.1, XML Spy 2008, Flat Files, Excel, Ms PowerPoint, Autosys, UNIX, IBM AIX 6.1.

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and analyzed Business Requirements and clarified with Business Analyst.
• Written several UNIX scripts for invoking data reconciliation.
• Reviewed High Level and Low level Design docs and clarified design solutions with Developers.
• Testing of complicated graphs  with  various Ab Initio components such as Join, Rollup, Filter by Expression, Round Robin, Merge, Dedup sorted, Scan and Validate   Business  requirements.
• Worked as ETL Tester responsible for the requirements / ETL Analysis, ETL Testing.
• Tested a number of complex ETL Ab Initio graphs, for initial and daily data loads.
• Testing of EDI X12 834i, 834p, 834d Transaction sets for claims processing.
• Extensively executed SQL queries in order to view successful transactions of data.
• TOAD is used to perform manual test in regular basis.
• Experience in HIPAA transactions 837 (Institutional/Professional), 835(Payment Remittance Advice) 270 (Eligibility Request) / 271 (Eligibility Response), 276 (Claims Status Inquiry Request) / 277 (Claims Status Inquiry Response), 834(Benefit Enrollment and Maintenance Transaction). 
• Tested Ab initio graphs for various ETL functions and transformations.
• UNIX and Oracle are using in this project to write Shell Scripts and SQL queries.
• Wrote SQL queries to validate source data versus data in the data warehouse.
• Identified duplicate records in target tables.
• Writing complex SQL queries for data validation for verifying the   SSIS Packages  and business Rules.
• Extensively tested the  Business  Objects report by running the SQL queries on the database by reviewing the report requirement documentation. 
• Expert in writing Complex SQL/PLSQL Scripts in querying SQL Server,   Teradata  and Oracle.
• Experienced in writing complex SQL queries for extracting data from multiple tables.
• Tested a number of complex ETL Ab Initio graphs, for initial and daily data loads. 
• Responsible for different Data mapping activities from Source systems to Teradata.
• Involved in all walk throws for test designs, data designs and code reviews.
• Developed Test Plan, Test cases & Test Scenarios for new features.
• Extensively used   Teradata  load utilities Fast load, Multiload and FastExport to extract, transform and load the   Teradata  data warehouse.
• Updated existing Regression Test cases for impacted features due to new features.
• Tested the Application in UNIX Environment and collecting the Test data from the Business Team.
• Identified the Test Environment for Database Testing.
• Prepared Test status reports for each stage and logged any unresolved issues into Issues log.
• Queried   Teradata  Database and validated the data using SQL Assistant. 
• Used T-SQL for Querying the SQL Server database for data validation.
• Writing the test scripts for manual testing.
• Preparation of various test documents for ETL process in Quality Center.
• Understand the database development for this project.
• Reviewing the database Test cases and performs the Database Testing when writing the SQL queries.
• Executed the Stored procedure when passing the valid/Invalid Parameters.
• Involved in Data migration and Data distribution testing.
• Execute the database Test cases according to release.
• Tested reports developed by Business Objects Universes for both Adhoc & Canned Reporting users of Business Objects XI R3.
• Testing of Business Objects and Reports which Includes, Database Connectivity, Tested objects in the Universe to ensure the correct mapping of the objects.
• Tested the Universe s Structure to ensure that tables are properly uploaded, tested the aggregate Universe to ensure the query is pulling correct level of Aggregation.
• Tested several reports developed using Business Objects.
• Scheduled the ETL jobs and ran jobs using Auto sys and automated the reports.
• Analyze the results and log the defects in bug tracking tool.

Confidential, Tampa, Florida

ETL /BI Tester- Business Objects /QA

Environment: Ab initio 2.14 GDE ,HP ALM/ Quality Center 9.0,HIPAA,EDI, Teradata V2R6,Oracle 10g, SQL, PL/SQL, SQL Server 2008/2005, SQL Navigator 5.0, Business Objects XIR2, DB2 8.x, IBM AIX 5.5, MVS, ISPF, VSAM Files, Flat Files, XML Files, Shell Scripting, PERL, XML, XSD, TOAD, WinSQL

Responsibilities:

• Interacting with Business Analysts and Development teams to understand the business requirements and giving the estimates from testing prospectus.
• Test plan preparation, preparing daily status reports and defect reports.
• Involved in prioritizing the requirements according to business needs and putting all the requirements in QC.
• Involved in claims submission and payment (remittance) retrievals by using EDI 820 for the In-bound premium payments, EDI 834 for the Inbound Enrollment and Maintenance, EDI 276/277 for the claims status enquiry and response, and EDI 835 for the Health care Claim payments.
• Extensively used Ab Initio GDE for mocking data using continuous flow graphs.
• Involved in testing of COB, Healthcare Claim Pricing, Healthcare Claim Benefits, end-to-end claims processing. 
• Used Tivoli to schedule and run Ab Initio Jobs and Unix to monitor ETL execution and logs.
• Validated the HIPAA/EDI transactions, tested the claims processing and (EDI
• Involved in writing and executing the test cases and involved in Defect reporting and verification.
• Involved in identifying the cause of Defect and reporting the same to developers.
• Validating the data between Oracle Tables and SQL Server Tables by using SQL Statements.
• Testing the data present in fact tables and dimensions tables.
• Involved in Data Validation, Data Conversion and Data Reconciliation Testing.
• Involved in HUT (Hard unit testing), SIT (System Integration Testing) and WIL (Week in Live Testing) Testing.
• Testing of Ab Initio graphs and Autosys scripts for job scheduling, executing the test cases, raising the bugs in QC and closing them for all the modules 
• Performed  Teradata SQL Queries, creating Tables, and Views by following   Teradata  Best Practices.
• Written several complex SQL queries for validating   Business  Objects Reports
• Wrote PL/SQL /Complex SQL queries for system testing.
• Mapping of ICD 10 codes to procedure and diagnostic codes in Facets.
• Performed data quality test to determine whether processed data is correctly extracted, transformed and loaded.
• Extensively tested   Business  Objects reports for static/cosmetic errors like header, footers, logos, fonts etc which may appear in all pages of the reports.
• Responsible for different Data mapping activities from Source systems to   Teradata.
• Tested data warehouse ETL process using SSIS (Integration Service).
• Extensively executed SQL queries in order to view successful transactions of data and for validating data.
• Observed the Extract, Transform, Load process  with  Ab Initio and tested the data load process using the Ab Initio ETL tool.
• Extensively used Informatica tool to extract, transform and load the data from Oracle to DB2.
• Automated and scheduled the Informatica jobs using UNIX Shell Scripting.
• Written complex SQL queries for validating the data against different kinds of reports generated by Business Objects XIR2.
• Tested the Business Objects Universe and validated Business Objects Reports using backend testing.
• Responsible for reporting and escalating data issues arising from project or daily support.
• Involved in Defect prevention, productivity improvement and knowledge management activities

Confidential, Prairie, MN 

ETL/BI Tester/QA

Environment: Ab Initio (GDE 1.14, Co>Op 2.14),FACETS,HIPAA, EME, SQL Navigator 5.0, Teradata V2R5, SQL Assistance, Business Objects, Quality Center 9.0, Oracle 10g, UNIX1, XML, XSD, XML Spy

Responsibilities:

• Interacting with Business Analysts and Development teams to understand the business requirements and giving the estimates from testing prospective.
• Excellent knowledge on Agile Methodology.
• Identify scope systems that will be modified by the ICD 10 project to accommodate ICD-10code and /or downstream impacts steaming from ICD 10 codes.                
• Test plan preparation, preparing daily status reports and defect reports.
• Involved in prioritizing the requirements according to business needs and putting all the requirements in QC.
• Extensively used Ab Initio for extraction, transformation and loading process.
• Observed the Extract, Transform, Load process with Ab Initio and tested the data load process using the Ab Initio ETL tool.
• Validated the ETL Scripts in the Target Database (Oracle) for creating the cube before migrating it to SQL Server.
• Standardized QA processes for FACETS implementation and testing
• Involved in developing test cases to test Teradata scripts (Bteq, multiload, fastload).Updated the status of the testing to the QA team, and accomplished tasked for the assigned work to the Project Management team regularly
• Extracted data from Oracle and upload to Teradata tables using Teradata utilities FASTLOAD. Extensively written Teradata SQL Queries, creating Tables and Views by following Teradata Best Practices.
• Performed data analysis and data profiling using SQL and Ab Initio on various sources systems including Oracle and Teradata.
• Verifying all the information from HIPAA to FACETS.
• Tested several data validation graphs developed in Ab Initio environment
• Involved in writing and executing the test cases.
• Involved in Defect reporting and verification.
• Involved in identifying the cause of Defect and reporting the same to developers.
• Involved in Data Validation, Data Conversion and Data Reconciliation Testing.
• Involved in testing the Business Objects reports by writing complex SQL queries
• Tested Canned/Ad-hoc reports using Business Objects Reporter functionalities like Cross Tab, Master Detail and Formulas, Slice and Dice, Drill Down, variables, filters, conditions, breaks, sorting, @Functions, Alerts, Cascading Prompts and User Defined Objects.
• Attending defect triage meetings.
• Involved in Defect prevention, productivity improvement and knowledge management activities
• Preparing metrics and reports.
• Documenting test procedures, test plans, test cases and test results.
• Wrote complex SQL syntax using case, having, Group by  etc

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Client Requirements, Use Cases, and High Level and Low level Design documents for the changes in each release.
• Reviewed Mock Ups, Technical specifications, and Data design documents for data changes.
• Developed Test Plans, and Test cases based on requirements, and technical and design specifications
• Wrote and ran UNIX Scripts for batch jobs.
• Ran UNIX shell scripts to count the records for EDW source to staging tables.
• Ran SQL queries to verify the number of records and validated the referential integrity rules as per the design specifications.
• Developed Test data requirements and data dependencies, and conditions for all test cases.
• Performed Functional, Integration, and Regression testing
• Testing ETL sessions and PL/SQL scripts for multiple feeds and multiple LOBS’.
• Identified Test scenarios for Automation for critical functionality.
• Developed Automation test scripts, and run the scripts as part of regression testing.
• Quality Center used for Test Cases development and test execution status tracking.
• Testing the data present in fact tables and dimensions tables.
• Performed Data Validation, Data Conversion and Data Reconciliation Testing.
• Performed HUT (Hard unit testing), SIT (System Integration Testing) and WIL (Week in Live Testing) Testing.
• Defects found tracked and managed in Quality Center and disposition in defect scrub meetings.
• Represented in Project and Defects scrub meetings, and provide status on assigned tasks.
• Testing status reported to QA Manager and project manager.
• Involved in production data validations for each change in all releases

Environment: Quality Center, UNIX SQL Navigator, Oracle Web Cache server, Oracle Application Server, Oracle 10G, SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle Reports Generator, PL/SQL, XML, Teradata V2R5, Quality Center, Windows XP