Summary:

• 9 + years of extensive hands on Quality Assurance and Testing experience with software development life cycle, Quality Assurance methodologies and standards, requirements analysis, writing Test Plans and Test Cases based on business, system, and design requirements, Test Automation, Test Script execution, defect reporting and tracking and performing all phases of Test cycles.
• Performed Black box, White Box testing, Manual Testing, Unit, Integration, System, Functional, and Regression Testing.
• Experience with QA Methodology and QA Validations to ensure the Q. Assurance Control.
• Experienced in developing applications using VB, Oracle, SQL Server, JAVA,Perl, Java Script and HTML.
• Extensive Manual and automated testing experience using Mercury Interactive testing tools such as Win Runner, Load Runner , Quick Test Pro, Test Director and Quality Center
• Excellent organizational, detail oriented, time management, and strong analytical and problem solving skills with a consultative approach in defining solutions. High degree of initiative and ability to learn and adapt to new tools and technologies very quickly
• Well experienced in handling the defects, through out the bug life cycle from detect the bug and till it gets resolved.
• Good Process Management skills with remarkable ability in gathering requirements and to bring out quality products.
• Expertise in testing of various database driven environments at system and application level in client server and Web based applications.
• Strong functional background, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, team player and self-starter helps contribute to timely completion of project deliverables on time and with in budget.
• Involved in all the stages of the software development cycle, namely design, specification, coding, debugging, testing (test plan and test execution), integration Black box and system testing, documentation and maintenance of the programs.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/2000/NT,XP, UNIX(HP-UX,SOLARIS),Linux, MS-DOS
Languages : JAVA,J 2EE, SQL, PL/SQL, HTML
Databases : SQL Server 2000/7.0/6.5, Oracle 9i/ 8i/7,x, /11i,DB/2, MS-Access.
Tools : Visual Basic 6.0/5.0/4.0 (ActiveX, COM, DCOM), Developer 2000, Reports (Oracle), Crystal Reports, Crystal Info 7.5, Business Objects, Visual InterDev, SQL * Loader, Toad, SQL-Navigator, Documentum.
Testing Tools : WinRunner7.6/7.0, QTP8.2, LoadRunner7.6 , Test Director 7.6 /7.5, Clear Quest ,
Quality Center 8.2, 10.0, Buganizer, Selenium.
Web Technologies: HTML, DHTML, XML, VBScript, and JavaScript, ASP, JSP ,PHP
Network : TCP/IP, Novel Netware

WORK EXPERIENCE
Confidential,CA Feb 2009 – Present
Senior QA Tester/ Lead Tester
CEO Portal.

• Responsible for the Testing and Sign off on the WEB Maintenance tasks for various LOB’s.
• Design and develop automated regression test using QTP for CEO Content (wholesale web based financial application)
• Submit and manage new and existing bugs in Relational Clear Quest bug tracking system / Quality Center
• Write test cases based on Business requirements and use cases provided by business analysts
• Provide ongoing training and assistance to junior team members
• Analyze requirement specs. and discuss ambiguities with the business and developers
• Work parallel on multiple projects in different releases
• Regularly participate in technical and status review meetings, release meetings, production
• Defects’ triages, weekly internal team meetings, UAT bug meetings, and ambiguity reviews
• Update the test cases in accordance with BRDs
• Extensively used Quality Center for defect management, reporting and tracking bugs
• Coordinate with the QA team and developers to prioritize defects and rectify them
• Perform cross browser testing (Safari, Firefox, IE) on MAC and PC and iPAD.
• Publish the content.

Environment: Documentum , SQL, QTP, MS-Office, Windows XP, Windows 7, Java, Java Script.
Confidential,CA Sep 2007 – Jan 2009
Senior QA Tester/ Lead QA
ICRS Disaster Recovery System.
Responsibilities:

• Understanding and Analyzing the Business, functional and technical specifications.
• Wrote Test Plans, numerous Test Cases and Test Scripts for the Client and Web based applications.
• Carrying out execution of test cases and logging the defects in Lotus Notes.
• Performed Validations and Verifications for numerous Reports using SQL Scripts.
• Performed Front End Screen Test for Customer Credit Rating with QTP
• Performed Functional, Regression, End to End, Unit, Stress, Integration and User Acceptance Testing for the various applications.
• Developed and executed various Manual Testing Scenarios and neatly documented the process to perform Functional Testing.
• Used Share Point as a repository for Test Plans, Test Cases and Defect Tracking all Scenarios and Requests handled during application testing phase.
• Performed White Box , Black Box testing on the application which was developed using Java, J2EE, HTML, DHTML and Oracle database.
• Involved in Debugging and analyzing the test results, Bug tracking and documentation.

Environment: Business Objects, Toad SQL, Share Point , QTP, MS-Excel, MS-Word, Linux, Windows XP, Java, Java Script.

Confidential,CA April 2007- Aug 2007
QA Tester/Analyst
Worked on Google Calendar application.

• Created Events and verified in database.
• Tested all Event reminder options.
• Tested Mycalendar Functionality and UI.
• Reviewed and analyzed Functional specification documents and Use Case documents.
• Performed Test Scripting for various Test Scenarios based on the Functional Requirement Document.
• Performed GUI testingof the application with Selenium.
• Conducted Black box, White Box Testing
• Prepared test reports and release notes project management review.
• Performed Functional, Regression, End to End, Unit, Stress, Integration and User Acceptance Testing for the various applications.
• Worked closely with QA and Developers to clarify/understand functionality, resolve issues.
• Used Buganizer to report and track the bugs.
• Enhanced Automated Test scripts using Selenium.

Environment : Windows, Oracle, Buganizer, MS Office, Selenium, Perl, Java, java Script, PHP, XML, DHTML.
Confidential,CA July 2006- March 2007

QA Tester/Analyst
Point of Sale application, JIS ( Japan Interim Solutions ) , including integration between registers, store servers, and other applications.

• Reviewed and analyzed Functional specification documents and Use Case documents.
• Performed Test Scripting for various Test Scenarios based on the Functional Requirement Document.
• Performed Data Driven Test for Returns Management and Discount Coupons using QTP.
• Performed GUI testingof the application with QTP
• Performed Functional, Regression, End to End, Unit, Stress, Integration and User Acceptance testing for the various applications.
• Actively participated in walk through and weekly staff meetings to update team on work progress.
• Generated Test plan, Test scripts for the above application.
• Wrote and execute test cases using Mercury Quality Center 8.2 Management tool.
• Conducted database testing to test the connection between our website and database in order to verify data and display integrity.
• Participating in the entire development life cycle from the functionality requirements through deployment & maintenance

Environment : OS 4690, Windows, VSAM,DOS, LRT’s, RADOS,Oracle,DB2,Quality Center, MS Office, Tivoli, QTP, Load Runner, Java Script, Perl, XML, DHTML.
Confidential,CA Feb 2006 – June 2006
Senior QA Tester/Analyst
Integrated Credit Reporting System (ICRS)
The ICRS application is intended to adjust inaccurate, month end source system data resulting from operational error, system limitation, management discretionary change, or other reasons. ICRS is also intended to support the change request process for changes in logic being requested against the CDW applications.
Responsibilities:

• Understanding and Analyzing the Business, functional and technical specifications.
• Wrote Test Plans, numerous Test Cases and Test Scripts for the Client and Web based applications.
• Carrying out execution of test cases and logging the defects in Lotus Notes.
• Performed Validations and Verifications for numerous Reports using SQL Scripts.
• Performed Front End Screen Test for Customer Credit Rating with QTP
• Performed Functional, Regression, End to End, Unit, Stress, Integration and User Acceptance Testing for the various applications.
• Developed and executed various Manual Testing Scenarios and neatly documented the process to perform Functional Testing.
• Used Test Director as a repository for Test Plans, Test Cases and Defect Tracking all Scenarios and Requests handled during application testing phase.

Environment: Business Objects, Toad SQL, QTP, Clear Quest, Perl, MS-Excel, MS-Word, Windows XP, Oracle, Java, J2EE, HTML, XML,DHTML, Test Director, PHP, Lotus Notes.
Confidential,CA Dec- 2004 – Jan 2006
Worked as Granite Analyst and Engineer on Xpercom, Granite -XP, Remedy-XP, Aims-XP, analyzing the data and testing the segments and paths and the sonet rings on different bandwidths and routes.

Responsibilities:

• Understanding and Analyzing the Business, functional and technical specifications.
• Wrote Test Plans, numerous Test Cases and Test Scripts for the Client and Web based applications.
• Carrying out execution of test cases and logging the defects in Clear Quest.
• Performing Validations and Verifications for numerous Reports using SQL Scripts.
• Developed and executed various Manual Testing Scenarios and neatly documented the process to perform Functional Testing.
• Used Test Director as a repository for Test Plans, Test Cases and Defect Tracking all Scenarios and Requests handled during application testing phase.
• Performed manual testing, inserted new test cases, and performed verification and validation checks according to the requirement specifications.
• Used Manual Testing to perform functional test on the front end of the application developed using HTML/DHTML.
• Involved in Debugging and analyzing the test results, Bug tracking and documentation.

Environment: Manual and White box Testing, Test Director 7.6, QTP, SQL Navigator 4.3, HTML, XML,Java, , Oracle 9i/8i, PL/SQL, SQL, VB6, Crystal Reports 8, UNIX, and Windows 2000/NT/XP

This project involves Design, development and maintenance of Medicare system for health Insurance Company. Worked in Medicare modules, which keeps track of all the claims registered through this system.

Environment: Clear Quest, Test Director 7.8, Manual and Black box testing, MS Excel, Ms Word, Test Director, Oracle9i, Windows XP, HTML, DHTML, XML, Java, J2EE, Java script, C/C++, VB, .NET, and UNIX.

EDUCATION:

• Post-Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications
• Bachelors Degree