Objective:

Experience in Software Quality Assurance including Functional, Performance and Automated Testing, Test Documentation utilizing HP Interactive Products throughout the entire Software Development Life Cycle, seeking a permanent or consulting position as a Software Test Engineer/ QA Analyst in a promising, prestigious organization with the value of diverse technical acumen and professional skills.

Summary:

• Developed Test Plans, Test Cases of various Business applications, and complete familiarity with all phases of Software Development Life Cycle.
• Proficient in different phases of testing: Integration Testing, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Load, Performance Testing and Regression Testing.
• Used Quality Center/Quality Center to maintain the Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Execution, Defect management, Bug Reporting and familiarity with other features of Quality Center and Administration.
• Developed automated Test Scripts using Quick Test Professional and automated various Business Flows for E-Commerce activities.
• Experienced with supporting Test Cycles, Compiling Test Status Reports, participated Defect Status meetings, Project Status meetings and interacted with Project Managers, Operations Teams and Engineers.
• Conducted Performance Testing using LoadRunner for web applications and generated summary reports for Transactions time, Resource monitoring and Applications health check for different kinds of user profiles.
• Strong in PL/SQL, developed database queries for Backend Testing, in-depth Knowledge of Oracle and SQL Server, resolved Database Performance issues.
• Worked with a variety of Operating Systems including Sun Solaris and Windows XP.
• Worked with program management, software development, operations management and end users to test and document projects and project enhancements.
• Versatile team player with excellent interpersonal and technical documentation skills and handling multiple projects simultaneously.
• Have Client service and operational experience in financial services industry.
• Acquired the successful skills to provide clients’ need base expectation.
• Also have excellent analytical and communication skills to build a strong rapport with the clients and colleagues at all organizational levels.

Technical Skills:
Operating Systems : MS DOS, Windows XP/2000/NT/Millenium/98/95, UNIX.
Databases : MS Access, Oracle.
Software Testing Tools : HP Quick Test Pro, WinRunner, LoadRunner.
Defect Tracking Tools : Quality Center,Quality Center.
Languages : C, C++, SQL,PL/SQL, Visual Basic, Java.
Web : HTML, DHTML, Java Script, IIS.
Network : LAN Installation, Work Station.
Communications : TCP/IP, FTP. 
Hardware : Servers, PC/Laptop Assembling, System Setup/Installation Trouble Shooting.
Software : MS Office Suites, Macromedia Flash, Adobe Illustrator, PC Anywhere, Norton Utilities, Antivirus software, Outlook, Lotus Notes, MS Visio.
Browser : Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape, AOL, Firefox.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Suitland, MD
Quality Assurance Analyst 
Jan 2011 to Present

Key Roles:

• Involved to analyze Requirements, Scope, and Designs of the Siebel application for System Testing.
• Used Quality Center to create and maintain the Test scripts and the Test cases for System Testing.
• Created Test Condition to upload that in the Quality Center to verify the results for pass and fail based on functionality of the application.
• Created, Maintained and Executed Manual Test Scripts in Quality Center.
• Analyzed and identified defects, and logged defects with detailed specification into Quality Center as they relate to Test Cases.
• Retested Fixed Defects and update the script details for the future pass.
• Performed Black box testing including Smoke, Functional and Regression testing using QTP.
• Performed web test using QTP for checking page contents, broken links, web objects, frames and tables.
• Created Data Driven, Keyword Driven testing using VB Scripts.
• Used Load Runner for developing Test scenarios according to specifications; executing multi-user performance tests, making use of online monitors, real-time output messages, and other features of the LoadRunner Controller.
• Developed LoadRunner Vuser scripts, correlated the scripts with runtime parameters, created scenarios in controller.
• Created and implemented performance tests using HP LoadRunner.
• Paramerized the LoadRunner scripts to access data sheets based on environment like QA, UAT and Production.
• Ran the scripts for multiple users using LoadRunner Controller in for regression and load testing.
• Automated the Multiple operations in web service calls to perform regression testing for each release using LoadRunner.
• Used LoadRunner analyzer results and created reports in for the Load test performed on various environments like QA and Production.
• Performed the test Environment Validations and Migration before execution.
• Participated in Go-Live Support by validating the Production Environment.
• Performed Post Go Live Test Environment Validations when the entire pass for major release accomplished adequately.
• Participated in design enhancement reviews and submitted status reports on the progress of the testing effort.
• Communicated with Design team, development team and the production team if there was a difficult situation to resolve to accomplish testing task.

Environment: HP Quality Center, Quick Test Pro , MSSQL , JavaScript, VBScript, HTML & DHTML, SSL, Windows, UNIX, IE, NS, Web Sphere, XML, TCP/IP, SNMP, Star Team and Doors.

Confidential, Chevy Chase, MD

June 2008 to Dec2010

Key Roles:

• Developed Test plan to test the functionality of the test scripts of the applications.
• Major Involvement Manually in Functional Testing and Integration Testing.
• Manually tested data from High level to detail level during verifications.
• Generated the test scripts for functional, data driven and regression testing using the automated testing tools QuickTest pro.
• By capturing and replaying user interactions automatically, and able to identify defects to ensure application work flawlessly.
• Extensively involved in writing, executing and analyzing UAT, Database Checkpoints, and Data Driven Test Scripts for all the projects using QuickTest Pro.
• Developed automated test scripts using QTP.
• Used QTP features like Data Driven Testing, Responsible to maintain Object Repository.
• Created Automation Frameworks by developing re-usable functions/subs in VB Scripts.
• Created the Vusers in LoadRunner Virtual User Generator
• Created scenario to define the events that occur during each testing session.
• Used the LoadRunner Controller to manage and maintain scenarios, controlling all the Vusers in a scenario from a single workstation.
• Had meetings with developers to analyze various Bugs.
• Extensively used Quality Center for defect Tracking and Email notifications.
• Used Quality Center as a requirement management tool and VSS as a configuration & version control tool.
• Created and executed test procedures for their Internet web site application.
• Extensively worked with SQL Queries to retrieve data from database for validations purpose and worked with Joins and Sub-Queries to retrieve data from multiple tables.
• Used Microsoft Project for project management.
• Preparing Project Plan, Status Report, Summary Test Report and Readiness Matrix.

Environment: ASP, Oracle, VBScript, IE, MS Project, SQL Server, MySQL, Windows, Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, Load Runner.

Confidential, Reston, VA
Feb 2006- May 2008
Software Test Specialist

Key Roles:

• Reviewed Software Requirement Specification Document and developed Test Execution Strategy and Test Cases.
• Writing and executing Test Plan/Test Cases following Tech-Specs.
• Executed Manual Test cases to thoroughly test Account Management and Billing Modules.
• Developed Test Scripts and conducted Regression testing for various application modules using QuickTest Pro.
• Creating scripts by using QTP to automate the test cases.
• Extensively wrote and executed SQL queries to test the application for various order flows and order fulfillment activities.
• Tracked and reported bugs using Quality Center.
• Conducted Defect Status Review meetings.
• Attended review meetings and walkthroughs to discuss the status of the project.
• Handled many Test Cycles in QA and Production Environment.
• Involved in analyzing and writing test plan in accordance with business requirements.
• Testing application with different interfaces.
• Keeping track of all the errors in Quality Center Error Tracking System and reporting to the programming group.
• Running transaction session between the client PC and Oracle server.
• Inserting, updating, and deleting data within the database using SQL statements.
• Attending weekly QA status meeting.
• Working closely with developers and marketing representatives.
• Using Quality Center to write test cases and execute test cases.

Environment: J2EE, JSP, BEANS, XML, HTML, Quality Center, QuickTest Pro,LoadRunner and WebLogic Application Servers.

Education
BS in Accounting 
Bachelor of Commerce.