Objective:

6+ years of experience as a QA Tester in Information Technology industry in Testing Design, Development and Implementation of Software Applications, seeking a challenging position as a QA Tester so that I can best utilize my expertise.

Professional Summary:

• Experience in Smoke Testing, Black Box Testing, Regression Testing, System Testing, Database Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT),Browser Compatibility Testing in different stages of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Good working knowledge of the Testing Development Life Cycle.
• Exposure with various Life Cycle Models like Waterfall and Agile Methodologies.
• Good exposure in understanding and analyzing Requirements.
• Proficient in creating Test Plans, Test scripts based on Business Requirements.
• Experience in using of SQL, in order to check the data validity and data integrity.
• Involvement in preparation and execution of Test Scenarios, Test Cases.
• Proficient in all cycles of test life cycle from Requirements to Test Planning to execution of Test Cases in Test Lab, Defect tracking and managing Defect Lifecycle in Quality Center (QC).
• Experience in reporting the defects in Quality Center, involving in weekly Bug Tracking meetings with the Business analysts to resolve the bugs in the application.
• Experience in developing and executing automated test scripts using Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Used XML to describe data.
• Worked with Web Services to perform functional & performance testing.
• Good working knowledge of XML to read or pull data and defined tags.
• Used XML to describe data and understand major nodes
• Modifying and creating SQL queries for quality assurance and analysis.
• Articulate with interpersonal, intuitive, technical, analytical and problem solving skills.

Technical Skills:
Testing Tools: Mercury Quality Center (QC), Quick Test Professional (QTP)
Operating Systems: Windows, Unix
Development Tools: TOAD,VB 6.0
Scripting Tools: SQL, Unix Shell Scripting, VB Scripting, XML
MS-Suite: MS-Office Tools

Professional Experience:

Confidential,Washington (Oct’11-Dec’12)
Role: QA Analyst

Confidential,is a leading provider of investment products, life insurance, employee benefits, and automobile and homeowner products insurance.

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with Developers and Business Analyst regarding requirements, Test Scenarios, and Defects.
• Involved in testing based on Waterfall Methodology.
• Prepared detail Test Plans.
• Performed Web Based Functionality Testing and Web GUI Testing.
• Conducted Manual Testing and Automation Testing Tools.
• Performed Black box Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing, Browser Compatibility Testing.
• Prepared detail Test Plans.
• Executing the Test Cases and reviewed the results by comparing the actual results and expected results.
• Executed the Test Cases, verified the test results and opened the tickets for the defects in Quality Center.
• Extensively worked with XML documents with Negative Testing to check all restrictions are properly coded.
• Tested Web service correct output by checking return XML node values are in

agreement with insurance guidelines

• Modifying and creating SQL queries for quality assurance and analysis.
• Conducted Browser Compatibility Testing on variety of browsers and operating systems to ensure that users with different browsers don’t experience problems.
• Participated in review and testing activities to ensure the quality and functionality of the application.
• Enhanced QTP scripts for Regression testing of the application and executed data driven Testing of AUT using QTP.
• Involved in collecting test data and parameterizing in Data Driven Framework.
• Parameterized the fixed values in checkpoint statements based on different data.
• Involved in creating tests using Record/Play back, Object Repository and

Descriptive programming.

• Created tests using Object Repository based on Object Spy, Object Identification.
• Involved in QTP Testing Process.
• Involved in checking the object property values in the application using various checkpoints like Standard Checkpoint, Bitmap Checkpoint, Image Checkpoint and Text Checkpoint.
• Involved in calling the actions from other tests using Reusable actions.
• Involved in testing the objects using Descriptive programming.
• Cross checked calculations using formulas based on business requirement document.
• Developed Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) to track requirements during the QA Testing Phase.
• Debugging and running tests, defining and exporting test results and analyzing results.
• Updated and maintained the defects found during Functional and Regression testing and follow up the bug life cycle.
• Communicated the test results to QA and Development Leads.

Confidential,Nebraska (Sept’10-Aug’11)
Role: QA Analyst

The NPI Tool helps the user to search for the projects handled by the company. The projects are selected based on a specific search criterion. Access to the projects is based on the role level of the particular user. Once the user is in, he would be able to read/edit the specific charters. An option for adding a new project charter was also available to the users. Help documents were provided for assisting the users to walk through the charters.

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with Developers and Business Analysts regarding Requirements, Test Scenarios, and Defects.
• Involved in Testing based on Agile Methodology.
• Involved with the SCRUM team to write test plans from the BRD.
• Prepared detail Test Plans.
• Performed Web Based Functionality Testing and Web GUI Testing.
• Conducted Manual Testing.
• Performed Black box Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing, Browser Compatibility Testing.
• Executing the Test Cases and reviewed the results by comparing the actual results and expected results.
• As part of Web Service testing, performed XML file completeness check by validating XML and verifying values of the nodes.
• Briefly worked with XQuery tool to combine the data from number of XML documents for testing purpose & to extract raw data from XML document.
• Modifying and creating SQL queries for quality assurance and analysis.
• Executed the Test Cases, verified the test results and opened the tickets for the defects in Quality Center.
• Conducted System Testing, Regression Testing.
• Involved in creating tests using Record/Play back, Object repository and

Descriptive programming.

• Created tests using Object Repository based on Object Spy, Object Identification.
• Involved in QTP Testing Process.
• Conducted Browser Compatibility Testing on variety of browsers and operating systems to ensure that users with different browsers don’t experience problems.
• Participated in review and testing activities to ensure the quality and functionality of the application.
• Updated and maintained the defects found during Functional and Regression testing and follow up the bug life cycle.
• Communicated the test results to QA and Development Leads.

Confidential,GA (Aug’09-Aug’10)
Role: QA Analyst

Account Central is the client on-boarding and account opening user interface for the AMC platform.This application will provide comprehensive controls through a well-defined workflow that governs client and account initiation and maintenance.

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing business/functional requirements and technical specifications of the application.
• Interacted with Business users and Technical Analysts in providing clear solutions to requirements.
• Participated in writing Test Plan and Test Cases, Software documentation from Business, Technical and Functional Requirement.
• Executed the Test Cases, verified the test results and opened the tickets for the defects in Quality Center.
• Logged the defects in Quality Center for issues found in the application and generated different kinds of reports to project the status of the testing and also coordinated with Development team to fix the issues.
• Participated in review and testing activities to ensure the quality and functionality of the application.
• Written SQL queries for data validation.
• Carried out Manual Testing with UNIX Shell scripts.
• Performed Regression testing to test the functionality of the application after the bug fixing using Quick Test Professional automation tool.

Confidential,NY June’08-May’09
Role: QA Tester

With joint venture between financial giants Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Inc, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has become the world’s largest Retail Brokerage. As a next move,
the shared technology platform has aimed more towards open information technology architecture. EIPM is one of those Critical Program/Portfolio – where through various in parallel projects – we are reviewing how the Enterprise Infrastructure teams provide technology operational support for both the Brokerage Corporate platform and the Client Joint Venture platform. With this Program Success, Advisors through use of advance web technology are expected to get more close to the market data, news, financial-planning tools, client portfolio display, managed account Platforms, customer relationship management tools and overall more trading capabilities. The new platform will accommodate the broadest range of potential uses for advisers, from the most fundamental to the highly sophisticated.

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with Developers and Business Analysts regarding Requirements, Test Scenarios, and Defects.
• Prepared detail Test Plans.
• Performed Web Based Functionality Testing and Web GUI Testing.
• Conducted Manual Testing.
• Performed Black box Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing, Browser Compatibility Testing.
• Executing the Test Cases and reviewed the results by comparing the actual results and expected results.
• Modifying and creating SQL queries for quality assurance and analysis.
• Conducted System Testing, Regression Testing.
• Conducted Browser Compatibility Testing on variety of browsers and operating systems to ensure that users with different browsers don’t experience problems.
• Participated in review and testing activities to ensure the quality and functionality of the application.
• Updated and maintained the Defects found during Functional and Regression testing and follow up the Bug life cycle.
• Communicated the test results to QA and Development Leads.

Confidential,Canada June’07-May’08
Role: QA Tester
Confidential,is Canada’s largest food distributor and a leading provider of general merchandise products, drugstore and financial products and services.

Responsibilities:

• Involved as a Functional Testing Analyst.
• Analysis of Business and User needs, and developing Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scripts.
• Developing and Creating Scenarios for testing based on the requirements and needs.
• Developed the User Interface screens using Visual Basic.
• Participated in writing Test Plans, Test Cases. Bug Reports.
• Involved in co-ordination and implementation of Quality Assurance procedures.
• Performed Functionality, Regression Testing of the application using Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Performed screen navigation test to ensure that the links are established as per the documentation provided.
• Executed Test Cases and verified actual results against expected results.
• Reported, Tracked, and closed software issues via Mercury Quality Center.

Confidential,India Feb’06-April’07
Role: QA Analyst

Confidential,provide solutions for enterprises, developers and IT professionals who focus on improving software development processes, reducing costs.Anti Infective Database(AID)
Dr. Reddy’s LABS, India

Responsibilities:

• Involved in developing Test scripts to test functionality of the Applications manually and ensure utmost Quality.
• Involved in Manual Testing for Web Based Applications.
• Developed the Test Cases, Test Scenarios and executed them.
• Implementing Regression Tests for every modified build.
• Performed Black Box testing.
• Participated in meetings with developers to validate the severity of the bug & was responsible for tracking the bug life cycle.

Education:

• Bachelor of Computers
• Bachelor of Industrial Relations and Personnel Management