Professional Summary:

• 7 years of experience encompasses in all phases of SDLC with hands-on experience in QA Testing Methodologies.
• Expertise in functionality, compatibility, reliability, usability testing on Web based, and Client Server environments.
• Proficient in mapping client requirements into business logic Test Scenarios.
• Leverages a working knowledge on all testing project activities, including: requirements gathering, planning, designing scripts, creating test data, executing tests, and reporting observations.
• Strong logical and analytical abilities, and skilled at providing technical guidance to development teams.
• Experienced in bottleneck identification and performing root cause analysis on bottlenecks.
• Excellent knowledge and implementing skills in complete Software Development Life Cycle SDLC and Software Testing Life Cycle STLC
• STLC experiences include: Test Planning, Test Analysis, Test Design, Construction and Verification, Testing Cycles, Final Testing, Implementation and Post Implementation.
• Expertise in execution of Test Plans, Test Reports, Test Cases and Test Scripts for Manual and Automated testing for Functional, System, Integration, Regression, GUI, UAT, Database, Smoke/Sanity and Usability testing
• Experienced in Agile Development Methodologies from requirement analysis through Design, Development and Testing.
• Excellent testing experience in all phases and stages of testing with good working knowledge of testing disciplines, and tasks.
• Proficient in using various automated testing tools like: Rational Quality Manager, Quality Center and Quick Test Professional
• Extensive knowledge of content management to comply with FDA regulations specially 21 CFR Part 11, 21 CFR Part 820, Change Management Control, Remediation Plan and SOPs
• Knowledge of Waterfall, Agile, RUP methodologies.
• Excellent experience as a Validation Consultant and as a Validation Associate by validating computer systems and software as per FDA regulations and GxP and GAMP guidelines.
• Good expertise and working knowledge in various Relational Database Systems, such as SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase and DB2. Strong experience in data manipulation using SQL and PL/SQL for the retrieval of data used database triggers to audit the database values

Technical Skills:

Professional Experience:

Confidential

Role: Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Ensured that quality assurance, process assurance, and work product inspection reviews are performed according to the project's defined procedures
• Successfully completed Agile Releases, Iteration, Product backlog per Test Plan
• Going through Manual Test cases and identifying them for the regression pack.
• Stabilizing the scripts and then marking them to completed state.
• Keeping track of Defects till they are closed or the stage agreed by project team
• Analyzed Spendable Requirement documents
• Appended Spendable Requirement documents based on CR's identified
• Reviewed existing test cases and updated to meet the standard format per the direction of the QA Offshore Lead
• Successfully coordinated between the Client and the Offshore team
• Preparation of Traceability Matrix
• Performed an iteration of execution of all Test Cases for Rewards/Card Funding
• Created and managed defects using Rally.
• Extensively involved in weekly/daily Defect Review and Test Execution Status Meetings to discuss/explain the defects with development team.
• Reviewed Requirement Traceability Matrix to verify the test coverage.
• Gathered and Prepared test data to execute the test cases.
• Set the direction and established the high quality mark for all facets of the test development phase including requirements analysis, test plan generation with detailed test scenarios and test script development, test execution and reporting
• Worked with System Analysts to define and clarify requirements that were ambiguous or un-testable, which impact system functionality

Environment: MS Visio, Rally, Trac, SQL Server, Java JDK 5 , JSP, Servlets JSDK 3.0 , Web Sphere Application Server 7.x, JDBC, Oracle 11 G, Windows XP, Firefox, I.E.8.0

Confidential

Role: Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed requirements and module-specific functionalities to identify test requirements and to prepare test cases.
• Generated test report and metrics collection.
• Managing testing activities, Test Deliverables, Task Allocation and future release planning.
• Conducted periodic test status review, identified risks, made escalations and mitigation planning
• Providing early feedback from exploratory testing to resolve issues as soon as possible within the Sprint
• Reviewed Test scripts and Test summary with Business and development teams.
• Verified the Functionality, Integration System, Regression and overall Testing of the entire System including Reports associated with the system.
• Executed tests and participated in System Testing and Regression Testing
• Performed extensive manual testing on critical functionalities of the application.
• Modified and maintained test cases with changes in application interface and navigation flow.
• Implemented defect tracking using HP Quality Center.
• Assisted the team lead with daily QA tasks. Attended project meetings, release meetings, and QA Status
• Performed Web Server testing using SOAP UI.
• Prepared the test data and send it to the Interface Team to load it to the Staging Tables and Run the Batches in Tivoli for successful execution of the Test Cases.
• Documented all errors/defects identified and implemented their resolutions as defined by management.

Environment: MS Visio, Quality Center, SQL Server, Java JDK 5 , JSP, Servlets JSDK 3.0 , Web Sphere Application Server 7.x, JDBC, Oracle 11 G, Toad for SQL Query, Windows XP, Firefox, I.E.8.0

Confidential

Role: Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Participated in the Business Requirements Review meeting before Kick-Off.
• Analyzed requirements and module-specific functionalities to identify test requirements and to prepare test cases.
• Performed Functionality, Integration System, System Testing and UAT testing within Quality Center
• Experienced in logging and tracking defects in Quality Center
• Performed extensive manual testing on critical functionalities of the application.
• Review the Underwriting/Marketing issues for Redlines Changes .
• Raise and prioritize bugs and retest bug fixes
• Responsible for Boundary, Equivalence, Negative, Regression and Presentation Testing

Environment: CT50 -MF Batch, Fusion MF Batch including ProBill, Realtime Quoting Applications / Root Forms, SBR AQAR , DDA/DINET, Proteus, OWB, Internet, OLS, Presto, DMG

Confidential

Role: Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Participated in Joint Application Design JAD sessions and develop test scenarios/cases for use in, but not limited to, System Test and UAT Environments
• Verified the Functionality, Integration System, Regression and overall Testing of the entire System including Reports associated with the system.
• Performed extensive manual testing on critical functionalities of the application.
• Used Rational Quality Manager to write test cases, analyzed the results, tracked the defects and generate reports
• Implemented defect tracking using Rational Clear Quest.
• Implemented the project Defect Severity criteria in the System Test Environment and assisted DHS in applying the criteria in UAT or higher environments
• Documented all errors/defects identified and implemented their resolutions as defined by management.
• Provided review, inspection, analysis, and recommendations regarding selected deliverables prepared by DTMB and DHS in support of SACWIS project and in preparation for managing the DDI contract.
• Incorporated project quality and testing deliverables into the SACWIS project Plan or SEM repository and complied with the State's Project Management Methodology
• Engaged and worked with the DDI vendor, DHS business usability UAT manager, and DTMB IT manager to test the DDI-delivered product in accordance with the QC contract
• Engaged the DTMB deputy project manager and other project contractors on the development and evaluation of change controls and contract change requests
• Attended DDI Contractor deliverable walkthroughs to enhance the completeness of the deliverable
• Generated reports on DDI testing script execution in system test and UAT environments
• Generated a project defect report which logs and tracks, defects in accordance with the SACWIS Defect Severity criteria. Initial defect reporting will begin at the system test environment a.k.a. QAT Environment for the QC Contractor

Environment: MS Visio, Rational Requisite Pro, Rational Test Manager, Rational Clear Quest, Java JDK 5 , JSP, Servlets JSDK 3.0 , Web Sphere Application Server 7.x, JDBC, Oracle 11 G, Toad for SQL Query, Windows XP, Firefox, I.E.8.0

Confidential

Role: Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed requirements and module-specific functionalities to identify test requirements and to prepare test cases.
• Verified the Online Services application to ensure that the requirements, deliverables from each phase and the final product- are complete and correct.
• Prepared test case scenarios using Mercury Quality center.
• Performed extensive manual testing on critical functionalities of the application.
• Tested the application for functionality, and verified the online modules for broken links.
• Performed regression, end to end testing to ensure continuous availability of online services to personal clients.
• Validated database operations by executing SQL statements,
• Modified and maintained test cases with changes in application interface and navigation flow.
• Invoked check points to check the functionality of the application.
• Performed end-to-end testing of the application and detected GUI bug.
• Worked with development team to resolve and isolate difficult technical issues
• Participated in Walk-through and defect triage meetings periodically.
• Interacted regularly with the development team and the higher management to meet the deadlines of testing milestones
• Prepared analysis document for the scalability/reliability test and identified performance issues.
• Contributed to on-time project goals and maintained status of testing process.

Environment: Quick Test Professional9.2, Quality Center, XML, ASP.Net, SQL Server, Windows NT/XP.

Confidential

Role: QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Performed Manual Testing for usability and compatibility of the custom Web application.
• Analyzed systems design specifications and developed Test Cases to cover overall quality assurance testing.
• Documented test requirements and test cases using Test director
• Performed end to end testing for Regression, Integration and database testing.
• Worked with requirements to write the test plan and test cases
• Manually executed test cases and reported results to development teams
• Performed defect tracking for the bugs in the application that included documentation
• Tracking and re-validating defects that helped developers to track the problem and resolve the technical issues.
• Worked closely with the Application Development and Design and testing team throughout a project's lifecycle.
• Participated in user acceptance testing on the application

Environment: ASP.NET, SQL Server, Windows NT, Windows 2003, Crystal Reports 9.0, Test Director

Confidential

Role: System Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for writing Validation plans, Validation Scripts.
• Made sure that Software/Application/Package is being deployed per regulatory instructions FDA/CFR .
• Design, develop, execute and maintain suites of black-box test cases.
• Responsible for Acceptance, Boundary, Compatibility, Configuration, Concurrence, Documentation, Functionality, Integration, Performance, Regression, Stress and Usability testing.
• Development of test plans from Requirement Specifications.
• Analyzed User and Functional requirements
• Analyzed scripts to be compliant with rules set by the FDA. These mainly included the Audit Trail functionality and Electronic Signature functionality.
• Technical Documentation was modified according to the changes in specification.
• Responsible for verifying FRS documents for validated environment.
• Enter and verify bugs using Test Director.
• Involved in preparing the user manuals.
• Tested in all platforms under all machine specifications to report the Standard Operating Procedures.
• Work with developers to isolate difficult-to-reproduce bugs.

Environment: Visual Basic, VB Script, C , Win Runner 7.5, Test Director 7.2i, Oracle 8i, Windows NT/2000/XP

Confidential

Role: Software and Integration Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Plan and Test Procedure.
• All the tests are carried out in all the platform and languages.
• Handled Acceptance testing, Functionality testing, GUI, Installation Testing and Performance testing, Internationalization Testing.
• Debugging of the application.
• Formulated test strategies, and subsequently implemented them.
• Automated Test Cases using Rational Test Team.
• Used Rational Clear Quest for defect tracking.
• Interaction with in-house developers for serious issue solving.
• Reviewed the Quick fixes.

Environment: Rational Suite 2000, Clear Quest, Oracle 8.i/9i/Oracle10,MS SQL Server 7.0, Sybase 11.9, Windows 2000/NT/98/95, PowerBuilder6.0, Java, JavaScript, IIS Server, Netscape Server.

Confidential

Role: System Tester

Responsibilities:

• Validated the functionality of Harmony Centralized Test Tool and Harmony Vendor applications and verified the flow and integration between them.
• Developed the test plans, test strategy and test cases for the above specified applications.
• Verified the Functionality, Integration and overall Testing of the entire System including Reports associated with the system.
• Developed and automated scripts using WinRunner.
• Defects Management was done using Test Director.
• Generated more than 100 configurations validating the system performance under load.
• Developed and Validated User manuals.
• Reported the defects to the Developers and verified the fixes.

Environment: Visual Basic, VBScript, HTML, DHTML, MS Access 2000, MS Office, Windows NT/2000/XP

Confidential

Role: System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Plan and Test Procedure.
• Formulating test strategies and subsequently implemented them.
• Developed various Smoke Test GUI Test , Test Cases and Test Scripts.
• Performed Acceptance Testing, Functionality testing, GUI Testing, Integration Testing and System Testing.
• Responsible for black box and regression testing.
• Requirement management with Rational RequisitePro.
• Debugging of the application.
• Documented the bugs as Test Report and divided success and failure.
• Automated Test Cases using Rational Robot 2001.
• Implemented defect tracking using Rational Clear Quest.
• Involved in Database Security, Authentication, and Access Control Secure communication
• Involved in preparing the user manuals.
• Interaction with in-house developers for serious issue solving.

Environment: MS Visio, Rational RequisitePro, Rational Test Manager, Rational Clear Quest, Java JDK 1.2 , JSP, Servlets JSDK 2.0 , Web logic 5.1.0, JDBC, Oracle 8i, Toad for SQL Query, Windows NT/2000

Confidential

Role: SYSTEM TESTER

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writing test cases, test scenarios
• Generated test reports for the application to create test data
• Involved in Business Requirement Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Documentation Testing, Regression Testing
• Analyzing user documentation
• Design and develop test plans for the application

Environment: Visual Basic 6.0, C , Track for Defect Tracking, SQL Server 7.0, MS Office, Windows NT/98, C , Lotus Notes