PROFESSONAL SUMMARY:

Objective

A challenging position in a friendly, flexible software development environment where my technical, organizational, and leadership skills will contribute to elevating the quality and success of projects.

Profile:

• 8+ Years of diversified IT experience in Software testing, Automation, User Acceptance Testing, Quality Assurance and Quality Control Process for different client projects.
• Strong understanding and practice of various Software Development Life Cycle(RUP, Agile SCRUM, Waterfall) process
• Extensive experience in testing involving Quality Assurance of complex Web based and Client/Server applications.
• Extensive experience in Client/Server database programming both in Oracle and SQL Server.
• Strong skills in working on finance/secure payment processing systems
• Strong back-end testing experience using SQL, UNIX and XML
• Strong Automation experience using QTP 8.2 and IBM Rational Functional Tester(RFT8.2)
• Solid Back-end testing experience in writing and executing SQL Queries, Unix and Shell Scripting
• Excellent Communication, Written and Management Skills.

Technical Experience:

• Having extensive experience in manual and automated testing.
• Developed Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test cases, Web Testing, Software documentation from business, technical and functional requirement.
• Experienced in using Quality Center, RQM, Clear CaseIBM Rational Manual Tester 7.0.1.2, Test Manager, IBM Rational Clear Quest 7.0.1, Quick Test Pro and MS Office for creating Test Plans and Test Cases.
• Prepared Test Specifications as per Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
• Strong understanding of the ISO Quality standards, CMM and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Knowledge of RUP Iterative Software Development Life Cycle process. Worked on Agile methodology.
• Extensive experience in leading functional, unit, integration, regression, black box testing, white box testing, back-end testing, and browser compatibility testing.
• Extensive experience in leading Automation/ Load / performance testing in different stages of Software Development Life Cycle(SDLC).
• Worked with bug tracking tools like IBM Rational Clear Quest 7.0.1 for identifying, analyzing, and documenting defects and support requests.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Functional Testing Tools: Test Manager, Mercury's Win Runner 8.0/7.5/7.0, Quick Test Professional (QTP) 8.2/6.5, IBM Rational Functional Tester 8.2/7.0.1, IBM Rational Manual Tester 7.0.1.2, Microsoft Office Visio 2003, WinSCP4.1.6, SecureCRT4.1, Rational Robot, and Rational Quality Manager 3.0.1
Performance Testing Tools: Mercury's Load Runner 7.6/7.5/9.10
Project Management Testing Tools: Microsoft Office Project, IBM Rational Clear Quest 7.0.1, IBM Rational Requisite Pro, IBM Clear Case, Microsoft Visio, Mercury's Quality Center 8.2, Test Director 8.0/7.2, Test Manager, IBM Rational Portfolio Manager, Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 .
Programming Languages: SQL, PL/SQL, UNIX Shell Scripting, HTML, XML,C/C++, Java 2.0/1.2,Java Script 1.1,VB Script and ASP 2.0
Databases:Oracle 11g/10g/9i, MS-Access 7.0, and MS-SQL Server 7.0/6.5
Methodologies: RUP, Agile and Waterfall
Web Application Server: WebLogic 6.1/7.0/8.1,WebSphere 5.0/6.1 and Apache

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS

• Bachelors in Accounting
• Global Technology Diploma in Computer Applications(G-TECH)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications
• IBM Rational Manual Tester Certified

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, June'12 - Till Date
Sr. Quality Engineer
Project: ALDER - Wallingford, CT

Description: This project involves web based applications WCA and UMA where nurse and intakes work on patient records and provide recommendations for treatments depending on the response from Watson.

Environment: QTP 8.2, IBM Rational Functional Tester, IBM RQM, IBM Rational Requisite Pro, IBM Rational Clear Quest 8.2/7.0.1, IBM Clear Case, Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, SecureCRT4.1 and WinSCP4.1.6.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Building Automation framework and building scripts using keywords.
• Built various automation suites in RFT to support various test environments.
• Provided weekly reports on automation executions and coverage
• Demonstrated a strong understanding of client needs by working with Finance team, project manager, and business analyst to define Business, Non-Functional, and Functional Requirements.
• Met stringent security requirements by working with Security team to define and test NFRs.
• Prepared Test plan and test cases for functional and regression testing.
• Facilitated QA Test Plan reviews meetings attended by members of Product, Development and Senior Management.
• Facilitated Defect Triage meeting. Informed Senior Management of Risks / Issues discovered while testing.
• Communicated progress of QA test plan by facilitating meetings with senior leaders and Product and Development teams.
• Contributed to implementation of test strategy, review of test cases, and delivery of test estimates for various project phases.
• Drove completion of QA documentation, training materials, and user guides.
• Ensured a top user experience by meeting with users and UAT teams to address testing defects.
• Extensive involved with QA/DEV team to update existing automation regression suites.

Confidential, May'10 - May'12
Sr. Quality Engineer
Project: Ecommerce - Reston, Virginia

Description: This project involves web based application and internal tools to accept electronic transactions through secured zone (PCI).

Environment: IBM RFT, QTP 8.2, IBM Rational Test Manager, IBM Rational Requisite Pro, IBM Rational Clear Quest 7.0.1, IBM Clear Case, Html, Oracle9i, MS SQL Server 2000/7.0, SQL, SQL*Plus, UNIX, XML, FLUX4, SecureCRT4.1 and WinSCP4.1.6.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Created Test Strategy, Test Plans and defect reports.
• Extensive involvement with security team to ensure project related NFR's are captured and tested thoroughly.
• Worked closely with Finance team, project manager and business analyst in defining ambiguities in Business, Non-Functional and Functional Requirements..
• Facilitated QA Test Plan reviews meetings attended by members of Product, Development and Senior Management.
• Facilitated Defect Triage meeting. Informed Senior Management of Risks / Issues discovered while testing.
• Involved in automation testing using QTP and RFT by creating test scripts and executing on weekly basis
• Facilitated conversion of regression test cases into automated test scripts to run various scenarios with multiple test data to ensure better coverage.

Confidential, June'09 - May'10
Sr. Quality Engineer
Project: ECL/EPL/SAT

Description: Web based application for College Board to provide students/parents/professionals ability to create user accounts and access SAT registrations, maintain student accounts and subscriptions.
Environment: IBM RFT, QTP 8.2, Html, Oracle9i, MS SQL Server 2000/7.0, SQL, SQL*Plus, UNIX, XML, Excel, Windows 2000/ NT/98, Firefox, IE 0.6, IE 0.7, IE 0.8, MAC, MS Office, MS Project.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of testers working on the project to make sure proper communication and integration efforts are achieved.
• Involved in automating regression test scripts.
• Daily stand up meetings were scheduled when project was in testing phase from regression till production deployment as various QA teams were involved.
• Extensive experience running batch jobs using flux and tumbleweed.
• Guided team to create test scripts, document UAT user guides, and complete back-end/ integration/data migration testing.
• Led process for review and approval of QA documentation, training materials, and user guides.
• Orchestrated meetings with end users and UAT teams to address testing defects.
• Worked on test team status reports and proactively addressed issues related to environment/integration/builds.

Confidential, Dec'08 - May'09
Lead QA Engineer
Project: LCT - Reston, Virginia

Description: Web based application for College Board to provide students to calculate loans using Loan Calculator Tool (LCT). This tool provides institutions to calculate loans using LIBOR/Prime rates. Tool consisted of Institutional Calculator and Admin Tool.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Involved in building test cases and test plan using the story boards.
• Conducted weekly and bi-weekly status meetings to ensure successful task completions.
• Involved in implementation of Test Strategy and reviewing test cases.
• Involved in automating regression test cases and building separate regression suites and smoke test suits.
• Monitored test scripts and status using IBM Rational Functional Tester and Manual

Confidential, Dec'07 - Nov'08
Sr. QA Engineer
Project: SSD - Reston, Virginia

Description: Web based application for College Board to provide accommodations for disabled students applying for SAT. Coordinators from schools request accommodations online for students and the process of approving and denying requests are maintained by this tool. The workflow process is also maintained online.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with team to create test scripts using IBM Rational Functional Tester, QTP and Rational Manual Tester.
• Extensively involved in back end testing and integration testing with vendors.
• Extensively involved in testing data migrations from production.
• Ensured all the QA documentation, training materials and user guides are reviewed and signed off.

Confidential, Mar '05 - Nov' 07
Sr. QA Automation Engineer
Project: ESC Automation & ECOM
Environment: IBM RFT, QTP 8.2, IBM Rational Requisite Pro, IBM Rational Clear Quest 7.0.1, IBM Clear Case, Oracle9i, Microsoft Office Excel 2007

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Extensive experience in creating automation test scripts using keyword driven testing by utilizing actions/commands. Played a key role in project from analysis phase to release closeout, working with Security team, QA managers, and automation engineers to complete back end, performance, integration, regression, smoke, function, browser, configuration, content, system, and security testing.
• Gained a strong foundation of knowledge in creating manual and automation test scripts, and in facilitating Defect Triage meetings to mitigate risks and ensure client satisfaction.
• Led team to execute batch jobs and monitored outcomes to meet performance expectations.
• Worked with Automation engineers to automate test scripts for better coverage
• Worked with team to execute batch jobs and monitored scheduled batch jobs. Worked on Performance testing.
• Built scripts and frame work to support various applications in different environments.
• Manual test scripts were developed and converted into automation scripts for regression testing and smoke testing using RFT.

Confidential
Quality Control Analyst
Project: Premier Desktop, IVR Testing Oct' 04 - Feb' 05
Environment: MS Office, JAVA, J2EE, HTML, SQL ,ORACLE, WebLogic 6.1/7.8, Windows XP/2000, UNIX, Aspect ACD, Edify IVR,Genesys CTI

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Strong understanding of EDP (Sprints SDLC) process.
• Created test cases and executed regression suites for every release
• Responsible for building test environments, gathering test data and documenting defects from the test results.
• Designed Testing call flows using Microsoft Visio for client presentations
• Involved in preparing the Test scenario's, Test cases for complete application Testing

References:

Personal and Professional upon request