Professional Summary:

Over 4 years of working knowledge in the Information Technology industry as a QA Analyst / QA Tester for Web based and Client/ Server applications playing a major role in test planning, test development, test execution and test methodologies. Participated in complete Software Development Life Cycle. Experienced in organizing and managing all phases of the application testing and defect tracking process of various projects using Quality Center / Test Director, Excel and Manual Testing Skills. Verified data through SQL queries for Backend testing.

• In-Depth knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing Life Cycle, Defect Life Cycle and different types of testing.
• Contributed extensively towards Manual testing, Web based testing and Client/Server testing.
• Proficient in testing methodologies and test metrics.
• Knowledge about Traceability matrix.
• Solid Knowledge of QA Testing Methodologies, Software Validation & Verification.
• Expertise in using test management tools such as HP (Mercury) Quality Center / Test Director.
• Proficient in documenting and executing test plans and test cases/test scripts for manual testing.
• Project status meetings, identifying requirements, walkthroughs and inspection reviews
• Performed test plan preparation, test case designing, test case review, test case execution and reporting.
• Gained vast experience in smoke, functional, integration, regression, system, User Acceptance testing, GUI, backend, black box testing.
• Extensive experience in interacting with business architects, developers and team members.
• Documenting test documents using MS Office tools - Word, Excel.
• Experience in bug tracking system and process.
• Knowledge in HP (Mercury) Load Runner and HP (Mercury) Quick Test Professional.
• Highly motivated team player with excellent communication, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to quickly master new concepts, strong aptitude towards learning new technologies and sharing ideas.
• Knowledge in Agile scrum methodologies.
• Familiar with Standard Business processes ISO, CMM, SIX SIGMA

BS in Mathematics and Statistics.
Advanced Diploma in Computer Programming (ADCP).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Collegeville, PA May'08 - Present
QA Analyst (Contractor)

Confidential system is being created with using Service Oriented Architecture principles and standard guidelines. (CSF) application functions capture clinical trial data, creation, distribution, tracking, retrieval and storage of authorized documents.
Remote Data Capture (RDC) is a web application within Confidential portal providing entry forms to record patient information from source documents. The clinical study data is entered directly into Wyeth clinical database.

Preparation of Test Cases based on the Test Scenarios.
Developed the Test cases after going through the requirements document.
Contributed in developing the Test plan and test scripts.
Performed Manual testing.
Performed Functional, Integration, System, Regression and User Acceptance testing.
Defects were Tracked, Reviewed, Analyzed and Compared using HP Quality Center.
Verifying the Backend by giving SQL queries.
Worked closely with the business analysts and developers to design test cases.
Preparation of Test summary reports.
Documented the defects and provided metrics to the management based on the coverage's
Participated in scheduled meetings and maintained good relationship with developers.
End-to-End testing for web application.
Involved in Preparation of Test Metrics.

Confidential Wilmington, DE Jan'07-April'08
QA Tester (Contractor)
Headquartered in Wilmington, DE, the U.S. credit card operations of Confidential, is one of the fastest growing credit card issuers in the United States. Confidential has more than 60 existing card partnerships and is one of the world\'s largest global financial services providers primarily offering banking, investment banking and investment management services. Present in over 60 countries, one of the largest global credit card companies serving over 20 million customers worldwide.

• Tested data feed files to Barclay\'s partners and back, for format, connectivity and new functionality features
• Reviewed requirements and created test cases for various Barclay\'s partners
• Performed format, functionality, security, regression and black box testing
• Web Testing included Instant Pre-Screen and Instant Credit application tests
• Tested BPM (Business Processes Management) application for functionality, future enhancements, and process flow
• Wrote basic SQL queries to query the database, retrieve test data, and validate the data with the web site or data feed
• Tested partner Web Services for project related changes including Security Testing and Data Integrity
• Coordinated with the partner at all stages of testing to ensure proper integration for Data Feed and Web features when required
• Consistently utilize Quality Center, UNIX, SQL .
• Attended project meetings to discuss defects with the team at various stages of the project.

Technologies worked: HP (Mercury) Quality Center, SQL, Oracle, MS Office, MS Excel, MS Word
Version Control: PVCS
Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows XP, UNIX