PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Over 20 years of combined IT experience in testing and software developing.
• Vast knowledge of testing tools and techniques, professional understanding of the discipline.
• Experience in executing SQL queries in relational databases.
• Hands on experience with Agile SCRUM as well as Waterfall methodology.
• Excellent knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC), software testing lifecycle (STLC) and defect life cycle.
• Manual and automated test case execution and bug reporting using JIRA, ALM, IBM Rational, and HP tools.
• Test Automation Experience using Selenium IDE and Selenium Web driver
• Ability to review complex software requirements from both testing and project perspectives and to uncover requirements defects.
• Well experienced in developing test cases where requirements changed frequently or were loosely defined.
• Proven ability to assist test planning by creating supporting deliverables such as test plans, requirement traceability matrices (RTM) and test impact analysis documents.
• First - hand experience in all phases of testing and delivering the final product, including analysis of Requirements and Specifications, performing Functional, Integration, System and Regression testing, reporting results, delivering the product for UAT and deploying the final version into Production.
• Experience with different types of testing: Black box, White Box, Functional, System, Regression, Exploratory, UAT and Smoke testing.
• Proficient in Black Box Testing Techniques, like Equivalency Partitioning, Boundary Value Analysis, Decision Tables.
• Excellent knowledge of testing metrics and ability to utilize them in day-to-day testing activities.
• Clear and transparent defect reporting utilizing industry standard defect tracking tools.
• Knowledgeable in 508 compliance testing using WAVE and JAWS.
• Fast technology learner.
• Ability to work independently in a flexible environment and to adapt to changes.
• Strong problem solving and time management skills.
• Widely recognized by employers and colleagues alike for ability to work well with all levels of personnel, whether as part of a team or as the principal tester on a project.
• 3 years’ experience in adhering SEI CMMI Level 5 standards. Generating and disseminating of Test Plans, Test Results and TRRs.
• Consistently delivering results on time, with proven record of accomplishment for testing of large and medium scale systems deployed in multiple environments
• Working knowledge of Business Analysis of complex systems.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Environment: Windows, Mac OS, UNIX

Testing and Enterprise Software: JIRA (3 years), IBM Rational (10+ years) Quality Manager, Clear Quest, Test Manager, DOORS, Requisite Pro.

HP (10+ years): ALM, QTP, Quality Center, Test Director, Load Runner, SmartBear (1 year) TestComplete, AWS

Databases and Tools: MS Access, Oracle, SQL Server, SQL Workbench, RedShift, Sybase, IDBMS, CICS

Methodology: Waterfall, RUP, Agile

Other Software: MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, TOAD, Seagate Crystal Reports, JAWS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Rockville, MD

Test Manager

• As a Test Manager, managing a group of testers and coordinating all IV&V testing activities to support the upcoming release of a major Confidential application. Identified the strategy and implemented the Automated Regression Suite in JAR environment.
• Working in a highly paced agile environment on this multi-company project.
• Assisting the company to achieve SEI CMMI Level 3certification using previous experience.
• Re-designing the process using the best practices of QA discipline.
• Supervising and coaching QA staff.
• Work closely with all the project participants.

Sr. Instructor

Confidential, Vienna, VA

• Teaching “Software Testing” curriculum to advanced students
• Participating in updating teaching materials, methodologies, handouts, etc.

Senior QA Engineer/ Software Tester

Confidential, Washington, DC

• As a QA Lead, managed a group of testers and coordinated all testing activities to support semiannual releases of a major financial desktop/client application and a web based resource planning application.
• Worked in a highly paced agile environment utilizing iterations in sprints.
• Gained experience in working for federal client.
• Participated in business analysis and requirements remediation.
• Developed a process, participated and supervised the modularizing of existing scripts to improve the test suites quality and to prepare for test automation.
• Worked closely with Developers and Business Analysts in preparations and running Demo presentations for Business Users.
• Provided production application support to end users and help desk staff after each deployment.
• Participated in enterprise level testing at the ETL as a member of QA department.
• Mentored and coached junior testers on the best QA practices and procedures, analyzed defects submitted by team members.
• The end product was successfully deployed on time with no need for EBF releases.

QA Tester/Business Analyst

Confidential, Washington, DC

• As a member of the UAT team, performed the UAT and Regression Testing for the Assets Pricing Application. The application had two releases a year. Very extensive testing had to be done on the back end with complex SQL queries to analyze a vast amount of data contained in several databases. Supported the System Testing Team.
• Participated in business analysis and requirements design.
• Worked closely with end users to get better understanding of business process.
• Developed detailed test cases and ran them in both acceptance and production environments.
• Ran complex back-end tests and contributed into data base optimization process.
• Worked closely with a Development Team to identify the root causes of the defects and find the successful software problems resolution.
• Worked in a very dynamic environment with multiple deadlines.
• Prepared the test cycle final reports.

QA Engineer/Software Tester

Confidential, Washington, DC

• As a team member, performed the LCM (Life Cycle Management) for the travel related AIS from the very inception of the system.
• Participated in requirement analysis, design, and implementation.
• Developed the detailed Test Plans and Test Procedures to identify approach to the test case.
• Performed basic security testing as a part of UAT such as: rights and privileges, password protection, access to the PC and UAT itself, user access to the data and what unauthorized user could do with it.
• Section 508 Web-Based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications Functional Qualification Testing Specifications and Procedures were developed.
• Tracked multiple project schedules, resourced assignments and reported of the overall status to the top management.
• Conducted formal acceptance tests to verify the capabilities of the various software packages and systems.
• Conducted maintenance release testing to ensure system enhancements and software corrections were fully implemented according to the user specifications.
• Prepared the weekly and monthly reports.

IT Director

Confidential

• Accepted control over the underperforming company in FMCG category and turned it into a profitable venture by developing and implementing IT controls.
• Developed the company’s interactive dynamic business model in Microsoft Excel. Developed business plan using extrapolation of the business model into different scenarios.
• Built and ran the company IT department.
• Selected key personnel and provided the necessary training.
• Provided monthly reports to the Board of Directors, using GAAP.

Internet Manager

Confidential, Alexandria, Virginia

• Identified, built and implemented company performance optimization tools.
• Developed and implemented the database in MS Excel that contained the vital statistics on a company sales performance history. Generated metrics and graphical reports and forecasts based on accumulated statistics.
• Selected and trained personnel.
• Provided management and control over the sales department’s day-to-day operations.
• The optimized inventory-to-order structure based on generated forecasts resulted in significant savings in the floor plan borrowing.

Software Developer/Database Security Administrator

Confidential

• Worked as a financial reports application development team lead. The application was a part of the national railway tickets reservation system. The system was built on IDBMS/CICS database and IBM-360 mainframe using COBOL and PL/1 as programming languages.
• Participated in database, financial applications and GUI design, coding, debugging, and testing.
• Participated in test runs, debugging programs, and preparing program documentation.
• Developed data base recovery functionality.
• The “ASU-PRIBOR III” AIS v3.0 was built and implemented in 1979. System was used and updated regularly up until 1991.