SUMMARY

• End - to-end experience from Software test planning, test development and test execution
• Expertise in Functional, System, Integration, Performance, Security, Network Penetration testing, Regression, User Acceptance Testing using related test methodologies like Waterfall and Agile
• Proficient in all phase of Quality Assurance Life Cycle (QALC ) and Software Development Life Cycle ( SDLC)
• Successfully handle communication with Global Clients to resolve their issues with in SLA of 5 business days
• Performed review meetings with Clients, Project Managers, Development teams and Business Associates for Project Planning, Coordination and implementing various QA methodologies
• Expertise in test managing multiple projects using Waterfall & Agile methodology
• Very good knowledge in Banking, Finance, FDA (Food & Drug Administration), specialization in 21CFRPart11 & compliance testing to adhere FDA standards
• Knowledge on good Clinical Practices (GCP) & Good Documentation Practice (GDP)
• Performed Confidential Compliance ASCA (Application System Controls & Auditability) Testing
• Experience in Confidential (Incident & Problem Management)
• Experience in Quality Assurance process through test environment setup,
• Test plan sign off, pre-beta testing, setting up process to resolve and track issues, UAT, create deficiency reports, summary of test results and final results sign off
• Expertise in review of Business Requirement Document (BRD), Business Functional Specifications (BFS), Functional Design Specifications (FDS) and Detailed Design Specifications (DDS)
• Experienced in testing of dot net applications, WLAN Applications, Testing of Wafer Processing Tools, ERP, GUI based applications, database applications
• Experience in Confidential and Confidential Test. Data analysis and data validation verification by developing & executing SQL queries
• Experienced with software QA test process and procedures, highly competent in gathering, analyzing user and system requirements from functional requirement specifications to build a complete Testing life cycle; converting them into test plan, test cases for manual & automated testing
• Direct multiple time-bound-projects effectively in fast paced and high pressure settings with quality output
• Experienced in Onsite and Offshore Model, weekly status meetings with the team and was responsible for meeting the project deadlines
• A skilled problem-solver & an efficient Team player, adaptable, collaborative and self-starter, excellent oral and written skills with try to Break-The-System aptitude, Go-Getter attitude, enthusiastic towards learning and acquiring new skills and ability to work as Individual Contributor
• Administer Defect Management Tools. Created work flows, defect life cycle in Defect Management Tool
• Re-designed and Implemented defect management processes, Created Defect Matrices, generating defect reports on weekly basis
• Followed Defect Life cycle process during each cycle with stakeholders
• Perform Review feedback & Performance Appraisals of team

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows 7, XP, NT, Windows 2003 Server, QNX, Linux

Languages: C, SQL, Java

Databases: SQL Server 2008, 2012, Oracle 10, DB2

Automation tools: Neo Load, Iperf, MG Soft MiB Browser, CCS Protocol, Load runner

Testing Tools: Confidential, HP ALM, Confidential Jazz ( Confidential ALM), RQM, Confidential DOORS, RM, CCM, RTC, Test Link, Testopia, Bugzilla and JIRA, Wireshark

Version Tools: VSS, Clear Case

ETL Tools: Informatica, SSIS

Reporting Tools: SSRS, Crystal Reports

App, Web Servers: MS IIS, WebSphere

Scheduling Tools: MS Project plan, Clarity

Supporting Tools: MS Word, Excel, SnagIT, Outlook

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Test Lead/Manager, Charleston, VW

Responsibilities:

• Analysed business & functional requirements in HP ALM
• Designed Validation plans, Test Plans, Test Strategies, Estimation using WBS, Test cases, Scheduling, Assignment, Reviewing, Maintain the Traceability Matrix, Lead both offshore & onsite teams.
• Design Performance Test plan, identify test scenarios for performance testing, generating scripts and execution.
• Preparing Test case templates & importing test cases in HP ALM using ALM add-on utilities
• Defining test strategies & test planning for project.
• Developed and maintained a detailed Test plan
• Managed test deliverables in line with the Test plan using Waterfall methodology
• Designed Performance Test Scenarios & Test scripts using HP Load Runner.
• Executed & Managed performance scripts.
• Recorded and managed project issues and escalated whenever necessary
• Coordinating the work of implementation partner teams.
• Generating Requirement Traceability Matrix.
• Following up any outstanding open test risks / issues
• Guided the team and reviewed, tested the reports developed by them
• Worked closely with users to ensure the project meets business needs
• Prepared project status reports
• Weekly Status reports, Defect reports
• Compiling test metrics for management
• Reporting to senior managers on progress and issues
• Identify test approaches that optimize the delivery schedule.
• Administrating Defect Management Tools. Created Projects & component details, work flows, defect life cycle in Bug management Tool
• Lead entire Defect Life cycle process, discussed each bug in details with team members & development Lead & brought them to closure.

Environment: SQL Server 2012, MS IIS, MS Visio, Mainframe Systems, COBOL, DB2, SSIS, SSRS, Oracle 11i

Tools: HP ALM --Defect Management tool, HP Load Runner & Performance Center (HP ALM), MS Share Point.

Confidential

Test Lead/ Test Manager, New York City, NY

Responsibilities:

• Analysed the requirements from the Business, client management and end users and importing them in HP ALM using HP ALM add-on Utility.
• Designed Validation plans, Test Plans, Test Strategies, Estimation using WBS, Test cases, Scheduling, Assignment, Review and Maintain the Traceability Matrix, Lead both offshore & onshore teams.
• Importing Test cases in to HP ALM using HP ALM Add-on Excel utility
• Created and executed test plan, conduct test plan review, testing schedule.
• Communicating with different stakeholders.
• Developing and maintaining test methodology.
• Defining test strategies & test planning for projects.
• Developed and maintained a detailed Test plan.
• Generating Test cases & reviewing test scenarios and test cases.
• Managed test deliverables in line with the Test plan using Waterfall
• Recorded and managed project issues and escalated whenever necessary
• Coordinating the work of implementation partner teams.
• Generating Requirement Traceability Matrix.
• Following up any outstanding open test risks / issues
• Guided the team and reviewed, tested the reports developed by them
• Worked closely with users to ensure the project meets business needs
• Performed Functional & User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Prepared project status reports, project closure reports
• Weekly Status reports, Defect reports
• Compiling test metrics for management
• Reporting to senior managers on progress and issues
• Identify test approaches that optimize the delivery schedule.
• Involved in customer engagements and provided necessary technical product support in making presentations, demos
• Signing of SIT & preparing closure reports.
• Added technical details to Proposals including Understanding customer needs & in-house stake holders
• Administrating Defect Management Tools. Created Projects & component details, work flows, defect life cycle in Bug management Tool
• Re-designed and Implemented defect management processes, Created Defect Matrices, generating defect reports & discussed them with all stake holders
• Lead entire Defect Life cycle process, discussed each bug in details with team members & development Lead & brought them to closure

Environment: SQL Server 2012, MS IIS, MS Visio, Mainframe Systems, COBOL, DB2, SSIS, SSRS

Confidential

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Developed and maintained a detailed Test plan
• Managed test deliverables in line with the Test plan using Waterfall
• Recorded and managed project issues and escalated whenever necessary
• Adapting COTS application for Business- Installed & Configured the Black Knight Financial System (BKSF) software tool called MSP (Mortgage Service Platform) for business use.
• Coordinating the work of Vendor teams and monitoring their performance
• Generating Requirement Traceability Matrix.
• Following up any outstanding open test risks / issues
• Guided the team and reviewed, tested the reports developed by them
• Worked closely with users to ensure the project meets business needs
• Performed performance testing, Performing performance qualification (Beta Testing) on the live servers
• Prepared project status reports, project closure reports
• Weekly Status reports, Defect reports
• Compiling test metrics for management
• Reporting to senior managers on progress and issues
• Identify test approaches that optimize the delivery schedule.
• Involved in customer engagements and provided necessary technical product support in making presentations, demos
• Signing of SIT & preparing closure reports.
• Discussed issues with reported during User Acceptance Testing (UAT) & brought them to closure.
• Added technical details to Proposals including Understanding customer needs & in-house stake holders
• Administrating Defect Management Tools. Created Projects & component details, work flows, defect life cycle in Bug management Tool
• Re-designed and Implemented defect management processes, Created Defect Matrices, generating defect reports & discussed them with all stake holders
• Lead entire Defect Life cycle process, discussed each bug in details with team members & development Lead & brought them to closure

Environment: MS Access database, SQL Server 2012, MS IIS, MS Visio, MS project planner.

Tools: Confidential Jazz (ALM) RQM (Rational Quality Manager) - Defect Management tool. @Task - Project management tool, RTC (Rational Team Concert), Confidential RM, CCM

Confidential

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating the work of test teams and monitoring their performance
• Generating Requirement Traceability Matrix using Excel
• Following up any outstanding open test risks / issues
• Managing the gathering of results.
• Weekly Status reports, Defect reports
• Compiling test metrics for management
• Reporting to senior managers on progress and issues
• Identify test approaches that optimize the delivery schedule.
• Arranging team meetings and workshops
• Signing of SIT & preparing closure reports.
• UAT test support

Environment: C#, SQL Server 2008, MS IIS, MS Visio, MS project planner.

Tools: Confidential Jazz (ALM) RQM (Rational Quality Manager) - Defect Management tool. @Task - Project management tool, RTC (Rational Team Concert), Confidential RM, CCM

Confidential

Test Lead, NC

Responsibilities:

• Collected & analyzed the requirements from the Business and end users
• Designed Test Plans, Test Strategies, Effort Estimation by Delphi & WBS Techniques, Test cases, Scheduling & Reviewing
• Created and executed test plan, conduct test plan review, testing schedule
• Managed project deliverables in line with the test plan using Waterfall
• Recorded and managed project issues and escalated whenever necessary
• Worked closely with users to ensure the test meets business needs
• Prepared project status reports, Weekly reports, escalation reports, Defect Management and Risk Management.
• Performed hiring activities and mentoring & monitoring team members
• Created regression test plan, system test plan for main and service pack releases.
• Generated Scenarios & TCs on Functional requirement & Business requirements & maintained in Rational Quality Manager.
• Tested nightly jobs using Autosys.

Environment: C#, SQL Server 2008, MS IIS, MS Visio, MS project planner.

Tools: Confidential Jazz (ALM) RQM (Rational Quality Manager) - Defect Management tool. @Task - Project management tool, RTC (Rational Team Concert), Confidential RM, CCM

QA Engineer, NC

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Review & validate all Incident & Problem Management tickets.
• Participated in UAT for the new Maximo version release,
• Participated in designing Incident & Problem Management work flow, process & frameworks.
• Designed Test Plans, Test Strategies, Estimation, Test cases, Scheduling, Assignment and Reviewing.
• Created and executed test plan, conduct test plan review, testing schedule
• Recorded and managed project issues and escalated whenever necessary
• Created regression test plan, system test plan for main and service pack releases.
• Generated Scenarios & TCs on Functional requirement & Business requirements & maintained in Rational Quality Manager.
• Executed TCs & raised defects in RQM.

Tools: Confidential -Maximo, MS Word, Excel, MS Project, Clear Quest, Confidential Jazz

Confidential

Test Lead, Associate Test Manager

Responsibilities:

• Added technical details to Proposals including Understanding customer needs & in-house stake holders
• Analyzed the requirements from the client management and end users
• Designed Validation plans, Test Plans, Test Strategies, Estimation using WBS, Test cases, Scheduling, Assignment, Reviewing, Maintain the Traceability Matrix Lead both offshore & onshore teams
• Created and executed test plan, conduct test plan review, testing schedule and create test plan
• Managed project deliverables in line with the test plan using Waterfall
• Recorded and managed project issues and escalated whenever necessary
• Guided the team and reviewed, tested the reports developed by them
• Worked closely with users to ensure the project meets business needs
• Performed performance testing, Performing performance qualification (Beta Testing) on the live servers
• Prepared project status reports, project closure reports
• Prepared user manuals and reference documents for the client
• Created complete suite of documentation for the project
• Performed Escape Analysis of the Issues
• Identified training needs, devising and managing user training programs & technical support for clients
• Involved in customer engagements and provided necessary technical product support in making presentations, demos
• Performed hiring activities and mentoring of team members
• Team members’ appraisals as First Line Manager
• Guided team on Processes, developed new processes & modified existing processes
• Created regression test plan, system test plan for service pack releases, Interim releases & GA Releases
• Performed Compliance Testing (21 CFR Part 11) of application for Food & Drug administrator (FDA) certification,
• Performed Confidential Compliance ASCA (Application System Controls & Auditability) Testing
• Participated in Client Audits & Internal audits
• Applied GCP & GDPs on each of Projects
• Administrating Defect Management Tools. Created Projects & component details, work flows, defect life cycle in Bug management Tool
• Re-designed and Implemented defect management processes, Created Defect Matrices, generating defect reports & discussed them with all stake holders
• Lead entire Defect Life cycle process, discussed each bug in details with team members & development Lead & brought them to closure
• Discussed issues with reported during User Acceptance Testing (UAT) & brought them to closure.

Environment: C#, SQL Server 2008, MS IIS, MS Visio, MS project planner.

Tools: Neo Load (performance testing & load Testing), HP-QC, Autoit - Functional testing tool

Confidential

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Involved in customer engagements and provided necessary technical product support in making presentations, demos
• Performed hiring activities and mentoring of team members
• Created regression test plan, system test plan for service pack releases, GA Releases
• Designed Test Plans, Test Strategies, Test cases, Scheduling, Assignment, Reviewing, Maintain the Traceability Matrix, LAB Design
• Designed and implemented the Wireless Lab for system testing and regression testing of wireless communication device
• Maintained and upgraded the lab configuration to match field configurations
• Lead the automation team to automate Performance TCs using PERL
• Configuration of 802.11 a, b, g, n Access points of different vendors (Cisco, D-link & Linksys) connected under different authentication and encryption modes like
• WEP, WPA, WPA2, 802.1x (EAP-TLS, TTLS, LEAP, PEAP, EAP-FAST)
• Worked on IDS & IPS
• Tested Band Speed API’s, Driver, and application image installed on Hardware (Sensors)
• Performed functional, system and regression testing of AirMagnet Sensors, Server & Console (GUI)
• Supported Client in Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) certification
• Created and executed test plan, conduct test plan review, testing schedule

Environment: Bugzilla, HP QC Quality Center, Testopia, Linux, Windows XP, Wireshark, Iperf, MG Soft MiB Browser, MS Visual Studio

Confidential

Senior Test Engineer, Onsite Test Engineer, San Jose, CA

Responsibilities:

• Understand the need of task and design the flow of data to generate Test cases
• Designed Test cases, Scheduling, Assignment, Reviewing, Maintain the Matrix
• Collected Clients scenarios; Implement them in on simulator during STLC
• Designed the Unit Tests cases & Project Test cases
• Compliance testing with SEMI Standards. (All CEID, SVID, ECIDs & DVIDs)
• Performed compatibility testing on different versions of Windows (mainly on NT & 2000)

Environment: Windows Application and VG GUI (2K, NT) & QNX 4.25(RTOS)