Has 6+ years of extensive experience in quality analysis and testing, design, development and maintenance of test scripts and expertise in functional testing, integration testing, performance testing, load testing, regression testing and stress testing. Responsible for testing software packages thoroughly and integrated systems to ensure proper operation and the absence of defects. Has strong business knowledge and testing skills in the information technology software industries.

Job summary:

• Certified Automation Testing Professional.
• Experienced in testing in Insurance, HealthCare, and Financial applications.
• Proficient with HP QTP, Quality Center, Load Runner, Rational Suite, Subversion, JAVA, SOA, J2EE, XML, SOAP, .Net Applications,Adobe Flex, Share point and Web Services.
• Experienced in Systems specification analysis, test plan, test scripts, test cases creation and execution.
• Uses of Manual and Automated Testing Tools such as Test Director, Quality Center, Quick Test Professional, Rational Test Suite, Load Runner and Win Runner.
• Knowledge of Silk Test, silk Center, silk performer, Rational Functional Tester, Selenium , JMeter, Junit and Rational Performance Tester.
• Developed automated Test Scripts using QTP and Rational Robot, automated various Business Flows for the applications.
• Has knowledge of HP Business Process Testing, HP Performance center, ERP applications and AS/400 applications.
• Extensive experience in Manual , Automation Testing and Performance Testing.
• Strong experience with VB Script.
• Strong expertise in establishing QA Policies, Procedures, strategies, metrics, developing appropriate process and team to ensure the quality of product.
• Used Test Director/Quality Center & Rational Suite (Test Manager, Clear Case and Requisite Pro) for maintaining the Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Execution, Defect Management and Bug Reporting.
• Professional experience in designing Test Cases and Test Scripts for Windows and UNIX environments.
• Well versed in conducting different kinds of tests such as System test, Integration test, Regression test, User acceptance test, Smoke test, Ad hoc test, Load/Performance, Volume and Stress test etc.
• Experienced in creating Automation Frame work. Create and maintain shared object repositories.
• Experience in testing Web-based, Host and Client-Server applications on different environments.
• Has working knowledge with SDLC Methodologies such as waterfall, Iterative, Agile.
• Has knowledge in PERL, JavaScript, Ruby, PL/SQL, Netezza, Bugzilla.
• Developing database queries for Backend Testing, DB2, ORACLE and SQL Server, resolved Database Performance issues.
• Experience in programming, analysis, design, development, data tabulation, cleaning, validation, processing, Calculating statistical trends, and Sales projections.
• Knowledge of ETL Tools such as INFORMATICA and Reporting Tools such as COGNOS.

Skills Summary
Quick Test Professional Windows NT MS SQL Server
Win runner Windows XP/ UNIX Oracle,DB2
Load runner /Performance Center SAP, Siebel/MS Access/Dot Net/ASP.net
Quality center MS Office suite/ MS visual studio 2010
Rational suite SPSS/ SAS/ Quantum
Silk Test /Silk Center VBScript/AS/400/winform clients
Selenium C/C++/Java/DHTML/ XML
Cognos Informatica/PERL/JavaScript/Ruby
COBOL J2EE/WebSphere/JCL

Chronology of Professional Profile

Dec 2010 - Current Confidential, Tampa, FL
Sr.QA Analyst

Description: Confidential, is the advisory application that all of the auditors used to perform audits. It is the most significant component of the Audit Transformation Program. The goal of an Audit is to express an opinion on the person/organization/system in question, under evaluation based on work done on a test basis.

Aura Teamspaces: Sharepoint based collaboration tool that enables sharing of files between different components of Auditing.

• Involve in QA Automation Testing team for multiple projects like Aura, Aura Teamspace , Admin website and EMW(Engagement Management Website) for Audit Transformation Program.
• Involve in analyzing system design specifications and developed Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Cases to cover overall quality assurance testing.
• Review the Test scenarios with Business Analysts , Users and SME's to get approval
• Perform both manual and automation testing and created various test results to track the testing results.
• Use Quality Center as the test repository, run manual and automation test cases from test lab and logging and generating various reports and graphs for further Analysis.
• Followed up with standard software testing life cycle (STLC) to perform different types of testing for the projects.
• Invlove review meetings for create Test plan, test cases and analyzing various testing documents and process of testing life cycle.
• Create standard testing life cycle flow diagram for projects and presented to test team to follow testing process.
• Log the Defects, Generate Test Analysis reports and stored them into the MicrosoftTeam Founadtion Server .
• Perform Functional and Regression Testing using Quick Test Professional .
• Develop automation scripts in QTP to automate smoke, Performance and regression testing.
• Enhance the scripts in QTP by applying checkpoints, parameterizations, synchronization point, data driven tests and creating modular tests.
• Use Descriptive programme to enhance the Test scripts to make more effective and efficient.
• Wrote the VB scripts for the regression testing of application using QTP.
• Define the "Test Engagement Process" for new application launch and maintenance releases.
• Use SQL Queries to retrieve or create test data from different Test databases.
• Discuss with client to present future functionality of the application, gather information from them to know about their need and send this information to test manager.
• Working closely with the application development and design and testing team to resolve technical issues and interacted with them to ensure overall quality of the software.
• Create Scripts which can dynamically create the Queries based on the mapping document and executed them.
• Deploying the Audit Enagements using QTP to test environment and verified it for accuracy.
• Run Performance scripts using Quick Test Professional and Load Runner.
• Create checkpoints in Load Runner to verify state of various GUI objects in the application.
• Perform Load testing, Stress Testing using Load Runner to know the performance of the Applications.
• Create load test plan, virtual user scripts and Load Runner Scenarios to execute load and performance tests of Audit applications for Analyze performance Results.
• Create transactions in Load Runner to measure response times. Modify run time settings to run various tests with different configurations.
• Perform Typical Ramp-up for max no of Vusers, stage Ramp-up for 25% of load, 50% of Load, 75% of load and peak load.
• Test, Analyzed and validated application performance against business requirements using HP Load Runner.
• Prepare Test Summary Reports for each type of testing for showing progress and future Testing Practices.

Environment: Windows 2008 server, UNIX, SQL, SQL server 2008, Oracle, Dot Net , C#, Sharepoint 2010, Winform client, windows xp professional , MS Excel, MS Word, Quick Test Professional 11.0, Quality Center10.0, Load Runner 11.0,Test Advantage, MsTeam Foundation Server and Microsoft visual studio 2010

Dec 2009 - Nov 2010 Confidential, Columbus, OH
Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst

Description: Auto Quote & Bind: is a feature to purchase auto policy online by the customers for both Standard and Specialty customers.

• Involved in analyzing system design specifications and developed Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Cases to cover overall quality assurance testing.
• Performed both manual and automation testing and created various test results to track the testing results.
• Export requirement, test cases into the Quality Center, run manual and automation test cases from test lab and log defects from defects module.
• Followed up with standard software testing life cycle (STLC) to perform different types of testing for the projects.
• Participated in peer review meeting for created Test plan, test cases and analyzing various testing documents and process of testing life cycle.
• Created standard testing life cycle flow diagram for projects and presented to test team to follow testing process.
• Participated to create Test Analysis reports (TAR) and stored them into the Quality Center.
• Updated RTM in daily, send status report and daily tracking report to test manager.
• Performed UAT testing in the UAT environment prior to notify to the customer to start performing UAT testing.
• Performed Functional Testing using Quality Center.
• Developed automation scripts in QTP to automate smoke and regression testing.
• Used Quality center to execute automation scripts in batch mode or unattended mode.
• Enhanced the scripts in QTP by applying checkpoints, parameterizations, synchronization point, data driven tests and creating modular tests.
• Enhanced Test scripts using VB Script to make scripts more effective and efficient.
• Responsible for creating tools using VB.NET framework to script.
• Written the VB scripts for the regression testing of application using QTP.
• Defined the "Test Engagement Process" for new application launch and maintenance releases.
• Developed DB2 Queries to retrieve or create test data from different Test databases.
• Performed database testing by writing queries in Oracle.
• Met with client to present future functionality of the application, gather information from them to know about their need and send this information to test manager.
• Used Descriptive programme to enhance the scripts.
• Worked closely with the application development and design and testing team to resolve technical issues and interacted with them to ensure overall quality of the software.
• Created Scripts which can dynamically create the Queries based on the mapping document and executed them.
• Deployed the packages to test environment and verified it for accuracy.
• Performed Integration testing to validate integration between sub modules of the application
• Created checkpoints in Load Runner to verify state of various GUI objects in the application.
• Involved in writing SQL queries and Database Checkpoints to verify data integrity.
• Analyze performance requirements and create load test plan, Create virtual user scripts and Load Runner Scenarios to execute load and performance tests.
• Created transactions in Load Runner to measure response times. Modify run time settings to run various tests with different configurations.
• Test, Analyzed and validated application performance against business requirements using HP Performance Center.
• Prepared Test Summary Report for each type of testing.

Environment: Windows 2008 server, UNIX, SQL, Oracle, Java, Web Sphere SOA (Web Services), , DB2, SQL server, PL/SQL, MS Excel, MS Word, Quick Test Professional 10.0, Quality Center10.0, Load Runner 9.5, Soap UI 2.5, HP Performance Center.

Apr 2009 - Nov 2009 Confidential, Columbus, OH
Quality Assurance Analyst
Description: Agent Gateway Marketing (AGM): The Agent Gateway Program initiated to provide single-sign on facility to all applications used by an agent in their office. AGM application serves the marketing needs of Nationwide Insurance Agents to sell more insurance coverage to existing customers. AGCM application serves to manage the client details and deep launches to all other applications like policy, claims, billing etc.

• Involved in analyzing system design specifications and developed Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Cases to cover overall quality assurance testing.
• Consulting and Analyzing the Automation Process for the application.
• Preparing the Automation Design Structure, Framework and Data.
• Written E2E scenarios and responsible for testing web services and automation.
• Implementing Agile Automation Test Process.
• After successful release of projects, developed automation scripts using QTP and integrated the script with master script.
• Ensure that all the test cases are updated in the Quality Center along with Master test plan.
• Involved in Test data preparation, Script Generation and Execution.
• Enhanced the scripts in QTP by applying checkpoints, parameterizations, synchronization point, data driven tests and creating modular tests.
• Used Descriptive programming to enhance the scripts.
• Enhanced Test scripts using VB Script to make scripts more effective and efficient.
• Written the VB scripts for the regression testing of application using QTP.
• Involved in Backend Database testing Oracle using SQL to evaluate the stored data in backend.
• Involved on testing the new functionalities based on test cases and coordinated with development team in fixing the issues.
• Tested critical bug fixes including critical fixes and coordinated with developers in release of bug fixes meeting tight timeline.
• Involved in Release support - Release to QA, involved in environment setup, testing the release process.
• Involved in Performance testing QA using Load runner
• Defects were tracked, reviewed, analyzed and compared using Quality Center.
• Created transactions in Load Runner to measure response times and modify run time settings to run various tests with different configurations.
• Using HP Performance Center Pinpointed root-cause problems to improve application performance to reduce reduces the risk of deploying systems that fail performance requirements

Environment: Windows XP, J2EE (XML, struts, JSP, Bean mapping, Joint, hibernate, jib, Ant), SOA (Web Services), DB2 8.1, IBM WebSphere, DataPower, QTP 9.5, QC 9.2, Aqua Data Studio, Soap UI 2.5, HP Performance Center.

Apr 2008 - Mar 2009 Confidential, Memphis, TN
Quality Assurance Analyst

Description: Sense Aware: Fed ex Innovations in Memphis, TN is the R & D department of Fed ex corporation where latest cutting edge services are developed. Fed ex Sense Aware is a device developed by Fed ex which allows users to track and monitor the package shipped. It tracks real time location using GPS and monitors the light, temperature and every other move of the package using several sensors on the device and relays it to the user through a web-based platform.

• Planned the testing strategy for the various modules of Sense Aware
• Developed test design products: Test Scripts and Test Cases Automated as well as manual.
• Performed Acceptance, Integration, Usability, Functional and Regression testing during different stages of the application development.
• Automated manually written test cases by using Quick Test Pro.
• Wrote and recorded VB Scripts for Automating the Regression testing using QTP.
• Enhanced the scripts in QTP by applying checkpoints, parameterizations, synchronization point, data driven tests and creating modular tests.
• Used Data driver Wizard to create data driven test, for testing the application with multiple sets of data in QTP.
• Involved in inserting various checkpoints to ensure test script's reliability, validity and also prepared component checklists for verifying correctness for each build.
• Set the shared Object repository in Quick Test Pro.
• Enhanced Test scripts using VB Script to make scripts more effective and efficient.
• Created automated scripts by including Test checks for confirming the retrieval of the correct page.
• Performed data driven test or multiple scenarios with different sets of data.
• Written the Test plan, Test Cases, Test Scripts, and Test Steps for all the modules and stored in Quality Center 9.0.
• Identified software problems, wrote easy-to-follow bug reports, logged them into Quality Center, monitored their progress and verified their fix.
• Created Reusable Functions and Processes using VBScript for more maintainability of the Scripts.
• Executed all Test scripts with Valid data and Scheduled scripts to run overnight using QTP.
• Used SQL to do Database testing and validating the front-end values with back end of application.
• Tested the application on IE 7.0, Netscape 6.0, Mozilla Fire fox and apple Safari as part of Portability Testing to maintain cross-browser functionality.
• Created checkpoints in Load Runner to verify state of various GUI objects in the application.
• Involve in writing SQL queries and Database Checkpoints to verify data integrity.
• Analyze performance requirements and create load test plan, Create virtual user scripts and Load Runner Scenarios to execute load and performance tests.
• Create transactions in Load Runner to measure response times. Modify run time settings to run various tests with different configurations.

Environment: Windows XP, UNIX, HTML, DHTML, Oracle, Java, Siebel, SQL server, SOA (Web Services), Soap UI 2.5.,Quality Center9.0, Load runner, Quick Test Professional 9.2

April 2007 to Mar 2008 Confidential, India
QA / Testing Analyst

Description: Flexible spending Account information: Meditek Health Care Insurance is a leading insurance provider, which caters the needs of people for their Health Insurance Needs. Flexible Spending account (FSA) information is a web based Health insurance program, which helps to strengthen the corporate Health Insurance Program as specified under IRDA regulations.

• Understand and analyze the requirements and develop test plans and test cases.
• Developed GUI map of the application using Load Runner rapid test script wizard.
• Generated Test data using VBScript as a Utility function and conducted Data Driven testing using parameterization in Quick Test Pro to test the application with different sets of data.
• Created Automation frame work (Data driven)
• Experience in writing and executing automated VB scripts for the regression testing of the Customer Managed Services Application using QTP.
• Developed and maintained Functional Libraries, Object repositories and Descriptive programs.
• Developed Automated Test Scripts to perform Functional Testing, Performance Testing, Integration Testing, Stress Testing, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Regression Testing of the application using Load Runner.
• Written the VB scripts for the regression testing of application using QTP.
• Converted Manual Test cases into test scripts for Mortgage, Banking, and Brokerage, mutual funds, stocks Applications using QTP (Vb script).
• Wrote VB Scripts for data driven testing in Quick Test Pro.
• Developed and maintained Functional Libraries and Object repositories.
• Created reusable actions using QTP for existing test case and Unit tested
• Created data driven tests using Load Runner to run the script for varying data. Used Regular Expressions, Recovery Manager in Load Runner to customize the scripts.
• Created checkpoints in Load Runner to verify state of various GUI objects in the application.
• Involve in writing SQL queries and Database Checkpoints to verify data integrity.
• Analyze performance requirements and create load test plan. Create virtual user scripts and Load Runner Scenarios to execute load and performance tests.
• Worked with various monitors including UNIX, Web Logic and Oracle monitors to identify performance bottlenecks.
• Worked on Rational clear quest for creating and documenting Test Plans and Test Cases and register the expected results.
• Participated in Static walkthroughs/reviews.

Environment: Windows XP, UNIX, Mercury Quality Center9.0, Load runner8.1, Q T P 9.2

April 2006 to March 2007 Confidential, India
QA / Testing Analyst

• Performed Manual and Automated testing of the Web Site, Playing key role in Web front-end GUI and Back end testing of the application using Netscape and Internet Explorer.
• Documented test plans and test cases based on the Use Case Documents.
• Responsible for Functional, Regression testing, Integration testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Conducted functional testing and analyze technical testing results to verify compliance with functional and technical requirements
• Provided an accurate mapping of test cases to requirement in Test Director
• Developed and maintained test cases and test scripts; provide daily status feedback to the test lead
• Updated existing test cases based on the new requirements
• Opened and reported defects using Test Director.
• Used database check points in test script to check databases and detect defects.
• Participated in design and maintenance of the MS Access-based Test Cases Database.
• Continuously maintained and updated test documentation for my areas of responsibility.
• Involved in submitting Bug Report weekly. Used resource Excel spread sheets to list problems for different modules
• Performed Regression testing on the entire application and log Issues
• Evaluated Screens to the customer specified standards and specification in regards to the flow and appearance of the web pages.
• Tested security privileges of the application using different User Ids and Passwords.
• Created user defined functions and Recovery scenarios.
• Developed automation scripts for Regression testing using QTP.
• Designed performance test script to capture the response time using Load Runner.

Environment: Windows NT, SQL Server, VBScript
Tools: Mercury Test Director, Load runner, Quick Test Professional,

April 2005 to Mar 2006 Confidential, India
Test Engineer

• Functional testing, regression testing, performance testing, stress testing, load testing, white box testing and black box testing.
• Experienced in system, integration, back-end, unit testing, black box testing including GUI testing, positive testing, negative testing, security testing and user acceptance testing.
• Responsible for creating the system performance graph from the results of the incremental (user load) stress tests. This system performance graph was used by the management to determine the scalability of the system, response time at the desired throughput and the system break point (knee of the curve).
• Recorded, maintained & tracked defects, assigned type & severity levels, regressed scripts to assign status to defects configure Test Director to auto-notify developers.
• Executed tests in individual / batch mode on local & remote machines and the results were sent to Test Director.
• Extensively implemented Data driven model.
• Experience in testing of web-based and client-server applications using : Test Director, Load Runner, and Quick Test Professional

Environment: SQL Server, XML, Win 2000, MS Excel
Tools: Mercury Test Director, Mercury Load runner, Quick Test Professional