SUMMARY:

• Over ten years of experience with an earned reputation for meeting demanding deadlines and delivering critical solutions on various levels of Quality Assurance for Client/Server and Web based applications on Windows and UNIX.
• Expertise in developing Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Data, Test Conditions and Test Scripts for Manual as well as Automated testing for various applications to ensure proper business compliance.
• Strong hands on experience with QC,Test Director, Win Runner, Load Runner and QTP.
• Experience in Software methodology, Understanding Business Rules and testing.
• Experience in analyzing Business Requirements, Functional and Technical Specifications.
• Experienced in both short releases Cycles and full software development life cycles.
• Proficient in writing efficient queries and working with Database Migration & Data Validation testing and back end testing of databases to check the integrity of data.
• Experienced in Bug Tracking System Process, setting-up a testing environment and setting-up a test lab.
• Experienced in creating Test plan/ Test strategy, estimating QA tasks, tracking QA progress and assisting QA managers in improving QA process.
• Strong experience in preparation of Defect Reports and Tracking of Defects.
• Excellent in test metrics preparation and test status reporting.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, verbal and written skills, with particular emphasis on clear, detailed business requirements and functional specifications.
• Always open to new ideas with a strong desire to expand knowledge of systems and processes.

Languages: C, C++, SQL, PL- SQL
Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/2000/Me, Windows NT, MSDOS, UNIX
Databases: Oracle, Netezza,SQL SERVER and MS Access
Front-End Tools: Power Builder, Oracle Forms, and Visual Basic
Testing Software: WinRunner, LoadRunner, HP Quality Center, Rational Suite, QTP, and Silk
Web Development: ASP, JSP, HTML, and XML
Software: MS office 97/2000, Microsoft Office Project
Other: DOORS, RUP, UML, and Use cases, CM tool, CVS

Confidential NY July 10 - Present
Sr. QA Lead

Confidential is the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States. Confidential mission is to protect America’s investors by making sure the securities industry operates fairly and honestly.

Confidential touches virtually every aspect of the securities business—from registering and educating industry participants to examining securities firms; writing rules; enforcing those rules and the federal securities laws; informing and educating the investing public; providing trade reporting and other industry utilities; and administering the largest dispute resolution forum for investors and registered firms. Also performs market regulation under contract for the major U.S. stock markets, including the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Arca, NYSE Amex, The NASDAQ Stock Market and the International Securities Exchange.

Currently working as a Team Lead managing the NYSE equities team. Working on the QC for enhancements and modification of various surveillances such as Market Maintenance, GAP, Freeze, and Specialist Dealings.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the business requirements and the functional specification documents to design high level scenarios.
• Creating the test cases, requirement traceability matrix to map the requirements and the test cases in QC.
• Responsibility includes managing all different projects for a team of around 13 QA resources as well as hands on in testing.
• Mentor new hires to get access to all the applications and the Business Knowledge.
• Providing the scope of the QA Efforts based on each Work Orders/Change requests.
• Involved in implementation of entire testing cycle including Functional testing, Integration Testing, Regression testing and User acceptance testing.
• Consolidating and providing the status reports to the Manager.
• Leading the effort for the FINRA Integration project and other ongoing activities.
• Attending the review and walk through meetings with BSG, PM, TA and BA for the FRS and test cases.
• Responsible to engineer the data or to mock up the data to cover the entire scenarios specific to the surveillances logic.
• Creating SQL Queries to retrieve data from database and to perform the testing as per the logic.
• Creating and running the scripts in UNIX to run the jobs.
• Prioritize testing efforts based on release plan, analyze and interpret test results, finalize test plan and get approvals.
• Involved in Data base migration testing.
• Involved in application testing of the BRIO dashboard.
• Coordinate team activities related to User Acceptance Testing and support the UAT tasks by providing the required data.
• Creating the Test Summary Report at the end of each testing iteration.
• Monitor the progress of the all the surveillances/projects for adherence to the planned schedule and participate in all project-affecting decisions.

Environment: QC 10.0, Unix,, Windows 2000/XP, XML, Java, Java Script, JDBC, Aqua Data Studio, Netezza,Oracle , Star Team

Confidential NJ June 07 - June 10
Sr. QA Lead

Confidential powers financial interactions between millions of consumers and the company’s financial institution and biller clients. Backed by its proprietary payments gateway that links banks directly with billers, the company provides web and phone-based financial services, electronic payments and marketing services to drive consumer adoption.
Founded in 1989, Online Resources (Nasdaq:ORCC) has been recognized for its high growth and product innovation. It is the largest financial technology provider dedicated to the online channel.

Worked on various Billers Implementation testing, CM tool testing and mainly responsible for Release level testing.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the business requirements and the related functional specification documents to design the test Cases/scenarios.
• Review functional and technical requirement documents to find inconsistencies and identified the contradictions.
• Developed custom test management processes for tracking requirements, manual test planning and execution, defect tracking and resolution.
• Proposed & implemented methods and standards for developing the test scripts, test cases, and test scenarios for manual testing.
• Responsibility included managing all different projects with 7 QA analysts.
• Attended the scoping meeting and provided the scope of the QA Efforts based on each Work Orders.
• As a Lead Responsible to attend the Gate Meetings for the Releases and to discuss the new functionality with each upcoming releases.
• Responsible for maintaining and updating the Project plan based on the Release schedules and fix builds.
• Involved in implementation of entire testing cycle including Functional testing, Integration Testing, Regression testing and User acceptance testing.
• Guided and assisted QA team in understanding the requirements and to perform the testing.
• Attended Inspection and walk through with management to assess the progress of testing efforts
• Preparing Test Conditions & test cases for the new features of the online application.
• Responsible for creating set up data or import data that was used in Development.
• Used extensively SQL Queries to retrieve data from database and to perform the backend testing.
• Reviewing the initial promotion tasks from the CM tool and keep track of the changes from the CVS.
• Created the trace-ability matrix to perform the coverage analysis.
• Prioritize testing efforts based on release plan, analyze and interpret test results, finalize test plan and get approvals.
• Coordinate team activities related to User Acceptance Testing.
• For each releases executed the entire Test Plan which includes both manual and automated testing and entered the bugs in MQC, retested the pending fixed defects, closed the fixed defects and reopened the bugs if found any during regression testing.
• Monitor the progress of the client projects for adherence to the planned schedule and participate in all project-affecting decisions.
• Involved in Appworx upgrade testing and used Appworxto run the Jobs and to verify the test scenarios by writing SQL queries.
• Created SQL scripts to support regression testing using the automated tools.
• Participated in production release processes and conducted all pre- and post-release testing, verification, and validation.
• Preparing the defect reports and interacted with developers for debugging, wrote Technical specifications, if discrepancies were noted between the two, made resolution by arranging meetings with the Business Analyst and Technical Analyst.

Environment: MQC 8.2, Secure CRT, Secure FX, Appworx ,Windows 2000/XP, XML ,Java, Java Script, JDBC, Servlets, QTP, SQL NAVIGATOR, WinCVS, CM tool

Confidential NY Jun 05 - Jul 07
QA Lead

Confidential is creating the world’s first hybrid market for trading equities. This market will expand the availability of the current automatic execution service (NYSE Direct +).
The Hybrid Market will offer more choice in how investor orders are executed on the Exchange and will create an environment that better accommodates the trading strategies of its customers. Investors will have greater latitude in choosing how orders are executed. If they want speed, certainty and anonymity of execution, they can choose the Confidential’s automatic- execution service. If they want the opportunity for price improvement, they can utilize the auction process.

Worked in multiple projects like Alert and Case Management System, Stock watch, Hybrid & Non-Hybrid surveillances, SPA, and SPOM.

Alert and Case Management System (ACMS) is used by Market Surveillance Division to fully automate the alert creation, assignment and routing process, which will later include case management. ACMS automates the retrieval of data for alert analysis and customizes templates for analysis by type of alert. Additionally, ACMS provides an automated log or tracking facility for all alerts in the ACMS environment.
Confidential is an application used to monitor trading for Confidential listed stocks in real time. Unusual trades generate kick outs and halts, which are then analyzed in the context of breaking news and market trends
Surveillance Planning and Monitoring Application
Surveillance Performance and Assessment (SPA) is responsible for regularly assessing and monitoring the quality and effectiveness of the Market Surveillance Division ("MKS" or "Division") surveillances and the surveillance program. The Risk Assessment Unit’s primary mission is to regularly assess and monitor the quality and effectiveness of the Market Surveillance Division ("MKS" or "Division") surveillances and surveillance program.

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Business Requirement Documents and the Technical Specification.
• Participated in design review meetings to understand technical and functional systems overview.
• Designed and developed the Test Strategy and Test Plan for each of the surveillances using functional specifications.
• Coordinated with relevant groups for setting up test data, responsible for ensuring Test environment availability, Issues resolution and coordination with other groups.
• Participate in various meetings with Project Managers to discuss Enhancement and Modification Request issues during all the phases of the project.
• Used Test Director to create and maintain Test Requirements.
• Created and modified Test cases by Analyzing Business and software requirement documents.
• Validated the business logic in the prototype code for each of the surveillances.
• Performed backend testing by writing SQL queries in Oracle.
• As a QA Lead was responsible for test planning and allocating resources to test projects.
• Conducted \'bug scrub\' meetings with development, marketing and operations team to give the status and prioritize bug fixes.
• Created Mapping for data Migration from STAIRS and CATS to ACMS System and for the Stockwatch application
• Created the test Scripts for testing the data Migration.
• Scripted test suites in the QTP, including custom functions, to regression test daily build.
• Parameterized the script and tested the script using data driven methodology.
• Created and Enhanced DXL (language similar to C++) scripts to integrate the Test Director with DOORS.
• Performed Extensive Back End Testing using TOAD, Aqua Data Studio, and DBVisulaizer.
• Used Test Director to execute and view logs of executed scripts.
• Use Job Manager to run the Jobs and to verify the test scenarios by writing SQL queries.
• Performed the Estimation analysis to automate the ACMS testing process using QTP.
• Involved in the UAT testing to determine sufficiency and correctness of the system specifications.
• Suggested measures and recommendations to improve the current application performance of ACMS.
• Prepared the Status reports and Defects report to facilitate the meetings.
• Attended performance meeting/weekly reviews by submitting weekly reports.
• Scheduled weekly meetings with the QA Team and bi-weekly meetings with the developers to know the status and overview of the application quality reports.
• Maintained Test Matrix and Project Matrix, to keep track of the Status of Migration and the Hybrid Surveillances.
• Provide corroborative input into the planning and tracking of the project schedule and all attendant Risk Management activities

Environment: Windows 2000/XP, Oracle 9i/10g, Sybase, XML, DXL, Java, Java Script, JDBC, Servlets, QTP, Test Director, DOORS, Job Manager

Confidential Wilmington, DE Oct 04 - April 05
Sr. QA Consultant

Confidential is the firm is a leader in investment banking; financial services for consumers and businesses, financial transaction processing, asset and wealth management, and private equity. The firm is a leader in investment banking; financial services for consumers and businesses, financial transaction processing, asset and wealth management, and private equity. Worked on Multiple Projects including merger projects as below:
RelMS (Relationship Management System) is the BOCS Application that provides partner reporting as well as a graphic user interface (GUI) for Relationship Management and Marketing Operations Users to set up partner files, modify partner files, cancel partner files, monitor partner files and manage file reasonability and discrepancies.
RRA (Rewards Redemption Application) is developed for reporting the exceptions or variations in the files developed and processed at Rewards Redemption Application and being sent to BOCS.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed user requirements, attended Change Request meetings to document changes and implemented procedures to test changes.
• Involved in writing test plans, which detailed the testing scope, strategy, hi-level test requirements and necessary resources for RelMS application.
• Used Test Director to create and maintain Test Requirements.
• Involved in implementation of entire testing cycle including Functional testing, Integration Testing, Regression testing and User acceptance testing.
• Performed Back End Testing using SQL queries and UNIX commands.
• Used Test Director to execute and view logs of executed scripts.
• Tested Relms applications both in QA and Production environment.
• Used Tivoli to run the Job Streams to do ITE testing for RRA Tech Refresh.
• Used F - SECURE SSH CLIENT - To Access UNIX system.
• Used QTP for functional and regression testing of the application.
• Performed end-to-end testing of application and also verified compliance for software quality.
• Involved in documentation as to how to maintain and run scripts for future enhancements for RRA Tech refresh.
• Used TSYS- To Access Customer Information online.
• Participate in daily meeting and walkthroughs with the Developers and Managers.
• Prepared the Test Report for RRA Tech Refresh Projects.
• Involved in creating and maintaining the documents like Trace Matrix, Risk Assessment, and Test Report.

Environment: UNIX, Windows 2000/XP, Java, Java Script, JDBC, Servlets, QTP, Test Director 7.0, Oracle8.1.5, ULTRA EDIT,SQL NAVIGATOR

Confidential May 03 - June 04
Sr. QA analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Business Requirement Documents and the Technical Specification. Analyzed user requirements, attended Change Request meetings to document changes and implemented procedures to test changes
• Involved in writing test plans, which detailed the testing scope, strategy, hi-level test requirements and necessary resources.
• SQL Query scripts and SQL commands were used for testing.
• Involved in Writing, Test Specification, Test Case Development, and Writing Test Procedures based on the Design Specifications Provided.
• Extensively involved in HTML, DHTML, Java Scripts, Java Servlets, Applets, Swing while bug tracking.
• Involved in implementation of entire testing cycle including Functional testing, Integration Testing, Regression testing and User acceptance testing.
• Performed end-to-end testing of application and also verified compliance for software quality.
• Wrote test cases and test scripts for the application.
• Used ClearCase for version control and ClearQuest for bug tracking.
• Involved in implementation of entire testing cycle.
• Performed GUI Testing, System Testing, and User Acceptance testing.
• Performed extensive manual testing of the application.

Environment: HTML, DHTML, XML, Java, Java Script, JDBC, ClearQuest, ClearCase Oracle, MS-Access.

Confidential, India Jan 01 - April 03
QA Engineer

Project "Stock Maintenance" is for a dealer of spare parts. This includes various sections. They are Receiving, Stocking and selling the goods to various shops by wholesale and retail. All these modules involve Adding, Modifying and deleting the records. This also includes inventory.

Environment: WinRunner, LoadRunner, TestDirector, SQL, HTML, Oracle, Windows NT.

• Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering