PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

6 years of experience in Quality Assurance and Software Testing with Implementing and improving the quality and validation process for various SDLC projects.

Specialties:

• Manual and Automated test plans and test scripts
• Agile Development Methodology
• Usability, System/Integration, Functional, Regression and User Acceptance Testing
• Bug reporting and Tracking
• Expert in Problem Ticket Handling
• Client Server Application Testing

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: Mercury Win Runner, Quick Test Professional, Test Director, Quality Center and Load Runner
Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows Professional and Windows NT/2000/2003, OS/400 and UNIX
Programming Languages: SQL, PL/SQL and C
Database Management Systems (DBMS): SQL Server 2000, AS/400, Oracle 9i and MS Access
Modeling Tools: Erwin, Visio and 
Version control and bug tracking: Bugzilla, git
Project Management tools: Polarion, Redmine and Enterprise Architect
Web Technologies: .Net, Java, Php, Java script, VB Script

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION: ISTQB Certified Tester

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: Bachelors: In Science

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential (From Sep 20th 2010 to present) 
Role: Software Tester
Project Scope: 
Upgrading the Sprout loud from version 2 to version 3: Sprout Loud helps manage the brand and promotes the marketing message at the local level with our web-based Marketing Resource Management solution
Accomplishments included:

• Coordinated with the onsite QA team to work on design and develop the test strategies
• Ran cron jobs manually in Unix environment
• Used git to get the latest version of the committed code to the testing environment.
• Database queries have been used to verify the data
• Performed regression on daily basis
• Involved in all sprint daily meetings
• Worked on the Scrum methodology
• Participated in the demos

Environment: SQL Server 2007, Query Analyzer, Manual testing, Polarion, Redmine, PHP, Bugzilla, git and Unix

Confidential, FL (From Feb 22nd 2009 – July 31st )
Role: Software Tester
Project Scope:
Student Financial Aid Auto Award: Automate the Student Financial Aid Process for FAD (Financial Aid Advisors) 
In current setup FA process a financial aid manually, which is prone to errors and/or inefficient. In this development effort aim of the project is to develop a module to integrate with Campus Vue package.
Accomplishments included:

• Designed and implemented the test plans in Enterprise Architect Tool and written the test cases based on the Functional specs
• Used Spring board collaboration site (internal to campus management)for logging the defects
• Coordinated with the development team to address the QA issues
• Database queries have been used to verify the data
• Coordinated with the Business analyst for UAT
• Performed regression testing before and after the migration
• Coordinated testing with the Offshore team

Environment: SQL Server 2000, .NET, Query Analyzer, Enterprise Architect

Confidential, FL( From Nov 6th 06 – Dec 26th 08 )
Role: Quality Assurance Engineer 
Project Scope: 
Azamara Integration: To integrate new brand Azamara Cruises.
Group Mini Hubs:To send reports requested by an agent via email or Fax. To make a search by Group booking id/Individual id or by making a simple search.
CP-Cruise Match Integration: To implement the integration points from CruisingPower to CruiseMatch that needs to be managed on the cruising power side. To allow the user to access New Homepage widget to support both OLD and New Cruise Match tools. 
Travel Agent Locator: To enable travel agency to register with RCC with certification levels.
Sendable Deck Plans: To enable travel agent to fax, email and print the deck plates to customers from the application. 
Accomplishments included:

• Coordinated with the Business analyst to finalize the requirements
• Coordinated with Siebel team to resolve various problem tickets
• Designed and implemented the test plans in Quality Center and written the test cases based on the Functional specs
• Used Quality Center for logging the bugs
• Coordinated with the development team to address the QA issues
• Database queries have been used to verify the data
• Coordinated with the Business analyst for UAT
• Performed regression testing before and after the migration
• Updated the release notes after the migration

Environment: SQL Server 2000, AS/400, JSP, Java, Query Analyzer, Manual testing, Quality Center

Confidential, FL(From June 6th 04 – July 7th 06)
Role: Quality Assurance Engineer 
Project Scope: 
Advance Traffic Management System (ATMS) is developed to automate the management Traffic engineering equipment. This application manages and tracks the maintenance of equipment such as Cabinets, Controllers, CCTV, DMS, Switch, UPS
Accomplishments included:

• Designed and implemented test plans and test cases from functional specifications
• Involved in all parts of the SDLC, from Analysis, to design, to implementation and testing.
• Comprehensive testing of all modules and network connections
• Data analysis, with assistance of business analysts
• Create and manage the Bug Database and Software problem tracking

Environment: SQL Server 2000, ASP.NET, VB.NET and Visio, Query Analyzer, SQL Profiler, Manual testing, QTP, Test Director

TRAINING:
Oracle - Attended Professional Training for Oracle Database
Mercury - Professional Training for Mercury testing tools Win Runner, QTP, Test Director (Quality Control) and Load Runner,OBIEE