OBJECTIVE:
Seeking a challenging Software QA ANALYST position utilizing exceptional testing skills, organizational ability and communication skills.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Self-motivated and knowledgeable QA ANALYST with more than FOUR years of experience in Manual Software Testing of client/server and Web applications.
• Strong testing experience in: Functional Testing, Performance Testing, Integration Testing, Stress Testing, Regression Testing, GUI Testing, Database Testing (Backend) and Compatibility Testing.
• Proficient in analyzing system & functional specifications, use cases, business requirements, business rules to prepare test schedules.
• Strong skills in implementing the testing process life cycle, test requirements, design test cases, test data, test plans and execute test runs.
• Experience in Healthcare Domain with EDI formats and different healthcare entities like Provider and Subscriber, Member etc.
• Experience in documenting, preparing Use Cases, System Test Scenarios & Test Scripts.
• Extensive Experience with Tools (Quick Test Pro, HP Quality Center, Test Director, WinRunner, LoadRunner) using Boundary, Black Box, White box testing techniques and Clear Case for documentation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and knowledge of good documentation practices which proven to co-ordinate with team to get efficient results.
• Extensive experience with Web-based, Client-Server and N-tier Architectures.

STRENGTHS:

• Dynamic and goal oriented with strong experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experienced in Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Exceptional problem solving skills.
• Distinguished team player with excellent verbal and communication skills.
• Capable of delivering high quality work as an individual as well as working in a team.
• Ability to provide high quality test cases which increases overall quality of the software applications.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Functional, negative, regression, system regression, acceptance, security, browser compatibility, automation testing.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

• Operating Systems: Widows 7/XP/Vista/NT.
• Test Automation Tools: QTP, WinRunner, LoadRunner.
• Languages: HTML, XML, JavaScript, VB Script.
• Client/Server & Web: VB.NET, C#.net, Web Services, AD, ASP.NET, T-SQL, Stored Procedures, Views, Functions.
• Databases: SQL Server 2005/2000, MS Access 2007/2003.
• Testing Methodologies: Software Testing Life Cycle, Test Plan, Web Based Testing, Client Server Testing, Manual Testing.
• Network Protocols: TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP.
• Other Tools: MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point),
• Browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome.

Confidential,Charleston, WV

WV RN Board is established by the West Virginia Legislature to promote and protect public health, safety, and welfare through the regulation of registered professional nurses and dialysis technicians. I have worked as a quality analyst on their several websites. I was part of team tested their internal and external websites.

ENVIRONMENT: Visual Studio.NET 2005 (VB.NET,C#.NET), Visual Basic, SQL Server 2008/2005 , MS Access, HTML, XML, JavaScript, VBScript, UNIX, Windows 7/XP.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Projects: WVRNBoard.COM, WVSurvey.COM, LPNBoard.COM, WV.GOV. (Modules: online nurse license renewal/validation, Nursing schools, Healthcare EDI, Prescriptive Authority, Publication, Advance Practice application etc.)

• Performed all aspects of software quality assurance: development of test plans and test cases for system integration, stress, sanity, regression, end to end and user acceptance testing.
• Performed integration testing on applications in a Client/Server and Web-Based as well as business object based environments.
• Collaborated with QA Manager to make decisions to result in best business solutions; for example, determined best test planning strategies and test cases.
• Understanding project flow and working architecture.
• Responsible for creating test plans, test cases, test procedures, requirement verification and traceability matrix.
• Performing SQL queries to verify GUI front-end results and to extract and manipulate data to satisfy test cases/requirements.
• Interacting with developers and analysts to resolve issues.
• Reviewed business and functional documents to evaluate test scenarios, assess each condition, and break testing process into steps for implementation and development of specific test cases.
• Obtained approval from development team and business partners for testing strategies; prepared and reviewed test planning and strategy documents.
• Extensively used Mercury Quality Center in writing, uploading and executing Test Scripts. Also for Defect Tracking of the bugs for re-test and close operations.
• Closely Monitored requirements, Functional specifications and updated the Scenarios and Scripts as per the changes.
• Experience in Automated testing tools like WinRunner, LoadRunner and QTP.
• Attended Status meetings & Updated the management with Daily & Weekly Status report of all the Testing activities.
• Published test reports for internal team and for manager in charge of project.
• Create test case preparation, execution, and defect reporting.
• Provided training to operations and business users, demonstrating system navigation and possible end results.
• Functionality module testing on various modules of wvrnboard.com and wvsurvey.com.
• Wrote Test Cases for all functionality based on functional specification.
• Written SQL Queries for validation of data.
• Used Test Director to create and maintain the Test cases.
• Conducted Cross browser testing with IE 6/7/8, Firefox and Chrome.
• Developed and maintained test cases to support regression testing.
• Identified software problems, wrote easy-to-follow bug reports, logged them into bug tracking database, monitored their progress and verified their fix Using Test Director.
• Involved in Integration, System and Regression testing.
• Actively involved in QA process improvement activities like process flow, problem resolution, bug tracking, etc.
• Attended project meetings, release meetings, and QA status meetings.
• Conducted Manual Testing to check the compatibility of wvrnboard.com Applications with wvsurvey.com Connections.
• Analyzed, planned, reported the status, document reviewed, defect entry verified
• Coordinated with the users and development team and supported end users for UAT Testing.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Computers and Electronics.