SUMMARY

• Over 4 years of experience as QA Tester/Validation specialist for Web, Client/server applications in Pharmaceuticals (FDA), with strong proficiency in performing manual testing.
• Sound knowledge of Automation using QTP, Win Runner, Load Runner, IBM Rational Functional Tester.
• Involved in all phases of QA life cycle and SDLC, with timely delivery against aggressive deadlines.
• Expertise and experience in performing different kinds of testing like Smoke, Black Box, White Box, GUI, Functionality, Unit, Integration, Regression, Usability, Compatibility, Installation, System, Performance, Load, Stress and User Acceptance (UAT) of web and client/server applications.
• Experience in writing Technical documentation and performing Validation (21 CFR Regulation) Functionality Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing and Database Testing.
• Experience in understanding Business Process from the requirements as well as the application.
• Solid hands-on experience with SQL in SQL Server and Oracle databases.
• Experience in developing Test Plans, defining Test Cases, developing and maintaining Test Scripts, Analyzing Bugs, interacting with development team members in fixing the Defects.
• Excellent team player, with strong skills in trouble-shooting, Problem-solving, Interpersonal, Oral & written communication.

SKILL SET

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP/Vista/7, MS-DOS
Languages: Java, C, C++, SQL, PL/SQL
WEB: HTML, JavaScript, VB Script, ASP and XML
Bug Tracking Tools: Mercury Quality Center 9.0, Mercury Test Director.
Databases: SQL SERVER, SYBASE, ORACLE, UNIX, EXCEL, MS-ACCESS 2000.
Rational Tools suites: Rational requisite pro, Rational Test Manager, Rational Robot
Mercury Automated Test Tools: Quick Test Pro, Win Runner, Load Runner, TD, Quality Centre
GUI Tools: Data Stage, Micro Strategy, DB2, MS SQL Server & PL/SQL Tool
Test Strategies: Integration, System, Regression, User-Acceptance, Smoke, White Box, and Black Box.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Somerset (NJ) July-2009 to Current
Project: inVentiv CAST
Role: Validation Engineer/QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Authored Risk Assessments and mapped with Part 11 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations requirements for validation, audit trails, record retention and electronic signature.
• Interact with the directors of various departments to clarify the validation issues for the software.
• Assured that all validation documentation such as IQ's, PQ's, Process Validations and Software Validations are in compliance with cGMP's
• Experience in quality review of validation documentation, tracking progress.
• Involve in writing the Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs).
• Performed dry run script execution in multiple iterations before formal execution approval to ensure accuracy.
• Responsible for final review of scripts before scripts were approved for formal execution.
• Revised functional scripts after error resolution determination during dry run execution; mapped to Requirements specification to ensure full traceability to revised scripts.
• Reviewed requirement specifications for completeness, testability and adherence to SOPs
• Addressed and resolved System and Requirement issues.
• Interacted with development and project management teams, initiated defect review meetings.

Environment: CAST, Power Builder, Microsoft Mobile, Windows SharePoint, Power Builder, SQL server 2008, Windows XP.

Confidential, NY April – 2008 to April - 2009
Project: Information and Technology Management
Role: QA Analyst

Confidential is a financial Bank. Project involved with customers personal information and account details (like savings and checking). Reviewing account activity of view account balance and transaction details. Both manual and automated testing techniques were used to test application

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the review and analysis of Business design summary, Use case document and Screen definition documents.
• Analyzed the functional requirements of the application and developed Test strategy for the application.
• Developed various Test plans and Test cases and analyzed Test results.
• Responsible for tracking defects using Quality center and made sure those defects are efficiently passed from one layer to another.
• Developed automation of test cases using Quick Test Pro to perform Regression Testing for different versions of application.
• Analyzed and documented the test results for each build of testing.
• Enhanced and modified the scripts according to the test case scenarios.
• Created modular tree for global use.
• Performed GUI Test, System test, and Performance test.
• Performed Black box and White box testing.
• Conducted Data Driven Tests using a wide variety of data that included positive, negative and boundary data.
• Created Win runner scripts to insert checkpoints like GUI, Bitmap, Database and Synchronization checkpoints.

Environment: SQL Server, QTP, Win Runner, Quality Centre, VB, Mercury Test Director, Windows, and Window XP.

Confidential, Somerset (NJ) July-2007 to March- 2008
Project: Target Backoffice/Mobile
Role: Validation Engineer/QA Analyst

Project Details: This Software application is a Sales Force Automation project, which is used by a high voluminous pharmaceutical marketing company that does marketing and sales for various other pharmaceuticals products. The software consists of a Palm Top application called as Target Mobile, which is used by a Medical Representative to enter the daily transactions and synchronize it with a backend application, called as the BackOffice Professional. The BackOffice professionals can view the daily transactions done by the Representative; create/modify users, professionals, associates transactions etc. The BackOffice professional also provides reporting, reconciliation and validation related issued can also be viewed.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing system requirements and involved in developing Test Scripts for validating the computer system regarding Part 11 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations requirements for validation, audit trails, record retention and electronic signature.
• Designing documents for the various client specific Project Sales Force Automation (SFA) settings and outlining the suggestions for improving the sales force automation software.
• Interact with the directors of various departments to clarify the validation issues for the software.
• Analyzed system specifications and involved in the development of Business Specification Documents (BSD), Software Requirement Specification (SRS), and Design Specification Documents (DSD) and involved in technical writing of traceability matrix. Preparing the new and improved SOPs in place to reach Part 11 compliance.
• Development of an Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ) and Performance Qualification (PQ) Protocols covering both positive/negative test scenarios with the screenshots for continuous ongoing execution for client's quality control purposes.
• Involve in writing and executing SQL statements for the Performance Qualification protocol (PQ) to audit modified data as per FDA requirement.
• Assured that all validation documentation such as IQ's, PQ's, Process Validations and Software Validations are in compliance with cGMP's
• Performing IQ/OQ/PQ execution including deviation report if required.
• Experience in quality review of validation documentation, tracking progress.
• Involve in writing the Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs) for Pocket professional, BackOffice professional and windows professional.

Environment: (Target Mobile) Tablet Application on Windows CE platform, Microsoft Mobile, Power Builder, SQL server, Windows 2000/NT.

Confidential, Noida (India) Jan -2005 to June-2006
Project: Global Material Control System (GMCS)
Role: QA Tester

Project Details: GMCS is an ERP application developed for manufacturing industry. The system aims to compute the material requirement based on Production Schedule. This leads to optimum material inventory levels at all times, thereby reducing the production cost. One of the key features in the production of car Harness is the on-time availability of required Materials at the Production Floor. G-MCS helps in recognizing Material requirement and their future usage.

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed functional and design documents to meet the business requirement
• Responsible for functional testing, regression testing & integration testing.
• Involved in preparing the Test scenario's, Test cases for complete application Testing.
• Responsible for preparing the matrix for Test case development and execution status.
• Responsible for creating functional test cases as per the functional specifications.
• Involved in reviewing and ensuring that all functional cases are covered as per the functional specifications.
• Involved the execution of the test cases manually
• Documenting and tracking defects in Issue Log in MS Excel
• Prepared bug reports.
• Coordinated with the Developer till the assigned bugs were resolved
• Involved in all phases of testing.
• Successfully handled the testing assignment at team level and as an individual.
• Extensive use of SQL queries to test Backend(DB)

Environment: ASP.NET, VB.Net, SQL server 2000, IIS, Windows XP, MS Office 2003.

EDUCATION

• Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
• Masters of Science in Electronics (MSc)