Quality & Process Analyst Resume
Palatine, IL
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
Diverse, flexible and highly motivated software engineer with extensive experience in developing and testing applications in finance and insurance industry, looking for a challenging development and testing position in IT industry.
SUMMARY:
- Five years of excellent business knowledge in Homeowners, Renters, Condos, LPP, PUP, Manufactured/Mobile Homes, Residential Fire, CPL, Boats, RVs, Auto and Motor Cycle lines of insurance
- Over five years of IT experience in mainframe design, development, maintenance, and testing
- In depth knowledge of complete SDLC and Quality Assurance Life Cycle
- Proven record of success in coordinating deployment activities of software releases to test and production environment.
- Experienced in white box testing, black box testing, functional testing, integration testing, system testing, regression testing and UAT
- Implemented projects using Agile, Waterfall and SCRUM methodologies
- Excellent problem solving skills, desire and ability to learn new technologies, self motivated and detail oriented
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Languages COBOL, JCL, DB2 SQL, CLIST, C,C++,.NET,JAVA,Visual Basic
Hardware S/390, ES-9000, IBM-3090, IBM Compatible PCs
Operating Systems OS/390, MVS/ESA, MVS/XA, OS/2, MS Windows, Windows NT, Windows XP
Databases DB2, MS Access, Oracle, SQL Server
Testing Tools IBM Debugger, Smart test, Visio, Clear Quest, Clear Case, QTP, LoadRunner, WinRunner
Tools & Utilities QMF, SPUFI, VSAM, TSO, ISPF/PDF, Business Objects, IDCM, HPSM
EDUCATION:
Masters in Computer Science
Bachelors Degree in Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
EXPERIENCE
Confidential, Northbrook, IL
Leading Insurance Company that provides products and services that help customers protect their assets, wealth and family.
Quality & Process Analyst March 2009 to August 2011
Confidential
This team provides testing services to a variety of key work streams and initiatives for Allstate Product Technology
Responsibilities
- Review customer requirements document to develop test strategy, test plan and test cases.
- Created detailed QA documentation for project status meetings
- Trained a team of QA analysts in testing process and development of SQL procedures to gather input data for the test environment.
- Created automated test scripts using QTP
- Interacted with Business Analysts, Systems Analysts and Developers in the Project team to fix the defects reported in Integrated Data Centre Management system and HPSM
- Tracked bugs using Clear Quest and maintained reports on resolved bugs
- Implemented several large-scale projects including all rollouts of SRM, YCH, ISO, PML, and Specialty lines redesign initiatives
- Part of the CMMI team and provided guidance for quality process improvements
- Part of Six Sigma Team, assisted in creating a enhanced test plan template for process improvements
- Served as Point of contact for project teams - both onshore and offshore
- Led and implemented several process improvement initiatives for defect clustering and Pesticide Paradox
Application Developer October 2006 to March 2009
Confidential
This team is responsible for updating the customer database by running both auto and property transactions like new business, endorsements and renewals.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for coding, testing and implementing the business requirements of Property & Casualty projects in mainframe environment. using COBOL, JCL, DB2 and VSAM
- Created unit test plans using Enhanced Test Plan and performed unit testing for both online and batch process using TSO/ISPF
- Tested production policies in the unit test environment
- Participate in status meetings during the entire project life cycle
- Provide support for system testing and regression testing
- Assisted business clients in generating the queries using SQL and Business Objects
- Conducted trainings on project processes for various teams in the department
- Responsible for the maintenance of production Customer data base
- Maintained the documentation for the projects implemented
Programmer Consultant August 2004 to June 2006
Confidential, Chicago, USA
Test Management Systems Confidential
This is a Java based generic multi-platform product that was developed to plan, manage and track all test activities for internal products. It has interfaces to Clear Case Configuration Management and DDTS Defect Tracking Tools.
Responsibilities
- Understanding requirements and design to create test cases for component and Box testing
- Execute test plans and track the test cases
- Create daily and weekly test reports for senior management
- Used the same TMS for tracking its own test activities
Work Status: US Citizen
References: Will be provided upon request