Profile

• 12 years of IT industry experience encompassing a wide range of skill sets, roles and industry verticals.
• Executed projects in Insurance and Banking, Industrial sectors and Hospitality for clients: Shell, Australian and New Zealand Bank, Nationwide Building Society Bank, Larson and Turbo Insurance, and Prudential Financial, Disney world.
• Proficient in both Manual and Automated Testing using HP interactive products like - HP Quick Test Professional QTP , HP Quality Center QC , Test Director, Rational Clear Quest.
• Experience in leading teams QA . Handled multiple roles Test Manager, Project Lead, People Manager, Subject Mater Expert, Software Quality Assurance Analyst, Test Analyst,, Mentoring and Training.
• Extensive experience with planning, estimation, analysis, design, testing, impact analyses, and production support of software applications.
• Involved in People management activities while working on several different projects across the globe.
• Extensive experience in Smoke, and Functional Testing, System Integration Testing SIT , Regression Testing, Performance, Load, Stress Testing, User Acceptance Testing UAT GUI Testing, Back-end Testing using SQL, Browser Compatibility Testing, Black Box Testing, Web Services Testing, Data Warehousing DW Testing and Build Verification Testing.
• Extensive experience in performing Backend Testing Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase DB2 database .
• Extensively used ADO to verify database , Excel Loading Test Data , validating XML using Script in Quick Test Professional QTP .
• Proficient in analyzing and translating business requirements to technical requirements and business scenarios.
• Good understanding of Software Development Life Cycle and QA Processes including Requirements analysis, Testing, Defect Tracking, Test Results and Metrics Reporting.
• Executing test cases, ad-hoc product testing, reporting bugs and reporting tester status, writing test scripts, test automation using diverse testing tools like QTP, Quality Center, Rational Clear Quest, Selenium.
• Strong experience in developing Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Procedures and Test Scripts from Requirements and Use Cases for Water fall, Agile test models.
• Experience in managing Test Teams both Data Warehousing and Applications rich GUIs.
• Strong skills in managing SIT and UAT.
• Efficient in managing teams in offshore/onshore model as well as multi-vendor environment.

Technical Skill Set:

• Test Automation Tool: Quick Test professional 11.0/9.5 QTP , Win Runner, LoadRunner, Selenium
• Test Management Tools: Quality Center 11.0 QC , Rational Clear Quest CQ
• Testing Methodology: Smoke Test, System Test, Performance Test, System Integration Test, Functional Testing, Usability Testing, Unit Testing, Regression Testing, Recovery Testing, Security Testing, User Acceptance, Alpha Testing, E2E Testing, Ad-hoc Testing, Max Data Testing, Sanity Testing, Usability Testing.
• Configuration Management Tools: Visual Source Safe VSS , SVN, Rational Clear case, SharePoint
• BI Reporting Tool: Cognos
• RDBMS: Oracle 8.1, 9i, 10g/11g, MS-SQL Server, Sybase, MS Access, DB2
• Platform: Windows 7, Vista, XP, Win 2k Server, Unix, Linux, DOS, Cloud computing
• Languages: PL/SQL, C , Java, C , VB,VC ,SQL,
• Management Tools: MS-Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook , Microsoft Project, Visio.
• Processes: IBM's QMS Quality Management System

Professional Experience:

Confidential QA Test Manager

• The Shell Global SAP GSAP system will be deployed for Confidential refineries use the SHARE application for Mass Balancing and use SHARE and supporting applications for Fenceline Handling. As SHARE is not a strategic solution, nor is it designed to connect to GSAP, OAS built on Java will be implemented for Confidential Fuels to replace SHARE
• OAS is a strategic solution for Fenceline Handling to account for movements in and out of the refinery , Mass Balancing to calculate refinery mass loss/gain and Jetty Scheduling. This standard OAS solution will unify business processes within FinOps and the processing groups in Manila. Since US refineries have movements between each facility, the processes and systems must be the same to limit errors in reconciliations. For these reasons, OAS is designated as the global strategic target for Shell in the Confidential .

Role and Responsibilities:

• Managing a Test team in delivering solution for customer in Distribution and Supply sector.
• Preparing various status reports for management team, vendors and client.
• Preparing Defect aging report, Daily/ Weekly status report, Monthly Dashboard for SIT and UAT
• Preparing Test Strategy for the String, and SIT, UAT
• Preparing Master Test Plan for the complete Test Cycle that includes applications: OAS, Yard manager, GSAP
• Working with BA to analyze the user requirement and finalize Areas in scope.
• Developing Business scenarios for System Integration Test SIT User acceptance Test UAT based on design and requirement documents.
• Lead analysis sessions, gather requirements and write specification and functional design documents for enhancements and customization, Impact Analysis Report
• Developing Test case model for various Interfaces and applications.
• Reviewing test cases and analyzing defects based on the business test cases, XML messages.
• Responsible for resource planning, training and Task allocation.
• Proving Process and Quality Assurance for testing engagements.
• As Defect manager conducting Defect management meetings and Daily Defect Triage meeting for defect analyses, prioritization and tracking.
• Manage SIT execution and status reporting to different stakeholders like Business Executives, Project Managers, Development teams, and Business Analysts
• Developing Implementation and Test Plans, build Software Acceptance Criteria, coordinate and work with clients to manage the acceptance and dissemination process.
• Supporting client in UAT planning.
• Managing resources for their technical and none technical aspects such as people management related activities,

Tools and Technologies: Quick Test professional QTP , Quality Center QC , SAP, Manual testing, , HPQC 11.0, SharePoint, Toad, XML, Oracle 10g.

Confidential

QA Test Lead

• LTGICL has huge number of reports and cubes which have been created on 5 disparate source systems as IDIT, SAP, Siebel, GRADATIM and Excel Files. Performance and quality of data in reports are the major concerns for LTGICL We at IBM are building their EDW solution based on IBM IIW Information insurance warehousing Industry Data Model.
• The LTGICL Data Integration project is driving towards a larger objective of implementing the framework for a true reporting and BI solution. The following business capabilities have been identified by LTGICL Financial as being important to enabling future growth:
• Build a single source of truth for its reporting and analysis needs. LTGICL needs to replace its current manual intensive process.
• Enable Advisor Facing and Institutional IS Reporting BI solutions to support business initiatives
• Immediate need Data Mart that combines data from a number of disparate sources and facilitates rollout of BI reporting solution
• Long-term need Data Warehouse that hosts 'single source of truth' based on Golden Source data model

Role and Responsibilities:

• Managing a Test team in delivering solution for customer in the Insurance sector.
• Preparing Test Strategy for the SIT of DW testing.
• Preparing Master Test Plan for the complete Test Cycle.
• Working with BA to analyze the user requirement and finalize Analytical Subject Areas in scope.
• Validating ETL mapping documents with the IIW Information insurance Warehouse Data Model and ISD Interface Specification document
• Developing Business scenarios for System Integration Test SIT based on, ETL mapping and Analytical Subject Areas.
• Identifying Control measures based on critical client reports for SIT.
• Lead analysis sessions, gather requirements and write specification and functional design documents for enhancements and customization, Impact Analysis Report
• Developing Test case model for various layer of Enterprise Data Warehousing based on IIW data model.
• Developing Cognos reports based on various Test scenarios and Business scenarios.
• Reviewing test cases and analyzing defects.
• Responsible for resource planning, training and Task allocation.
• Proving Process and Quality Assurance for testing engagements.
• As Defect manager conducting Defect management meetings and Daily Defect Triage meeting for defect prioritization and tracking.
• Manage SIT execution and status reporting to different stakeholders like Business Executives, Project Managers, Development teams, and Business Analysts
• Developing Implementation and Test Plans, build Software Acceptance Criteria, coordinate and work with clients to manage the acceptance and dissemination process.
• Supporting client in UAT planning.
• Managing resources for their technical and none technical aspects such as people management related activities,
• Tools and Technologies: Rational Clear quest, Rational Clear Case Manual testing, Control Center, Toad,Data Stage, COGNOS. IIW data modeling.

Confidential

QA Test Lead

• Nationwide Building Society - Aurora is the Online Banking application of Nationwide Building Society UK that's replaced the OLB2 Online Banking built in C system with feature enriched customer requirements. The Confidential has replaced its user Interface to make more room for exponentially increasing customer base new products, new usage and to increase the security level.
• This project has also automated the Regression and Confidential Test phases using QTP in order to have a faster implementation.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading a Test team in delivering solution for customer in the Banking sector.
• Delivering new, complex and high quality business scenarios to clients in response to varying business requirements.
• Preparing Master Test Plan for the complete Test Cycle.
• Work with Business Analysts in translating business requirements into Functional Requirements Document and Detailed Design Documents
• Developing Business scenarios for System Integration Test SIT .
• Developing automated Data driven test using QTP.
• Lead analysis sessions, gather requirements and write specification and functional design documents for enhancements and customization Impact Analysis Report
• Consultant for reviewing and guiding product designs and architectures to clients
• Responsible for resource planning and Task allocation.
• Proving Process and Quality Assurance for testing engagements.
• As Defect manager conducted Defect management meetings and Daily Defect Triage meeting for defect prioritization and tracking.
• Working with BAs and SMEs to create Test Scripts and Scenarios for enhancements and customizations to Core Banking applications like Payments, Transfers and Account Security.
• Manage SIT execution and status reporting to different stakeholders like Business Executives, Project Managers, Development teams, and Business Analysts
• Developing Implementation and Test Plans, build Software Acceptance Criteria, coordinate and work with clients to manage the acceptance and dissemination process.
• Managing resources for their technical and none technical .
• Tools and Technologies: Quick Test professional QTP , Quality Center QC , Manual testing, SQL server and SharePoint.

Confidential

QA Test Lead

• This program is to provide End to End SIT System Integration Testing for Cash Management Application.
• This has complex integration of ANZ's Banking application with two more third party applications such as BTWS Bottom line Technology Web System and Web link to provide several Online Banking services to meet ANZ's Institutional customers' need. Web link provides alternate Online banking facility to the customers where BTWS is not available. Web link is to support only transactions while BTWS is for both transaction management and customer management.

Role and responsibilities:

• Hosting walkthrough business knowledge transfer with team member.
• Preparing Defect and Project status report.
• Worked as an SME Subject matter Expert .
• Developing test cases for System Integration Test SIT .
• Preparing test plan for all release requirements and review with the Test and BA team.
• Executing and validating Test cases, test results for SIT by using AS400, SQL Developer, Secured Shell.
• Managing complete defect life cycle.
• Proving Process and Quality Assurance for testing engagements.

Tools and Technology: Quick Test professional QTP , Quality Center QC , Manual testing, Selenium, Windows XP, AS400, SQL, Secured Shell

Confidential

Senior QA Tester

• CFE Common Front End is the single integrated application that has been used by the agents of Prudential Financial to provide wide range of services and support to its annuity clients. CFE keeps track of all the customers' investment in different annuity products, and also supports their issues. On the other hand CFE also helps the management team to estimate capacity planning and forecasting.
• In this application we have also used QTP basically used the data Driven Test for a major part of testing.

Role and responsibilities:

• Coordinating between the team at off shore, on shore and customer Business Analyst .
• Hosting walkthrough for business knowledge transfer to the test team.
• Tracking the defect and project status report.
• Developing test cases for Functional and System test.
• Prepare test plan for all release requirements and review with the Test, Development, and BA team.
• Scripting and amending Regression test cases.
• Executing Test cases for Function as well as System test, and Regression Test.
• Assigning defects to the Development team for fixing.
• Proving Process and Quality Assurance for testing engagements.
• Updating team activities in RPM.
• Tools and Technology: Quick Test professional QTP , Quality Center QC , Manual testing, Windows XP, SQL server, DB2, LoadRunner

Confidential

Senior QA Tester

The SAGE Solution Advisor Global Edition is a tool used by the TSMs Technical Solution Manager of IBM to demonstrate the engagement cost to establish an organization. This application is developed in VB 6, VB .Net, MS Access 2000, other than these it also has 3rd party control by T list, Far point.

Role and responsibilities:

• Preparing test cases for Functional and System test.
• Scripting and amending Regression test cases.
• Execution of Test cases for Function as well as System test, and Regression Test.
• Reporting and tracking defects to the Development team for fixing.
• Involved in performance test.
• Involved in test strategy preparation
• Suggesting changes in EDD External Design Document , and Defect reporting.
• Reviewing test cases prepared by team.
• Assigning responsibilities to the team.
• Prepare status report for the team.
• Tools and Technology: Quick Test professional QTP , Quality Center QC , Manual testing, Windows XP, SQL server, VSS

Confidential

QA Tester

• This project is designed for Destination Disney a US based Hospitality company. The company provides various travel packages for the people round the globe to enjoy their holidays in US. This project helps people to book their holiday package online. The project has four modules, which cover the total requirements. Such as: Travel plan: it contains the date of arrival and departure to from the area and hotel.
• Room availability: this consists of the household guest id, no of guests, address, type of room desired and room package.
• Reservation: this module deals with different travel components like to and fro flight ticket booking, vehicle reservation to communicate between places, ticket booking for entry into various parks and travel spots and finally the travel insurances.
• Payment: this is the last module, which deals with the total expenses, mode of payment, advance payment and final payment.

Role and responsibilities:

• Preparing Functional Test Cases against the Functional Specification Prototypes.
• Executing System Integration as well as Function Test Cases to check the functionality of the application.
• Automating testing by Win runner.
• Executing Performance test manually.
• Involved in load test using Load runner
• Reviewing Test cases prepared by team.
• Reporting Defects in QC.
• Modifying test cases according to the new functionalities developed
• Providing training to new resources about the functionality of application and testing process.
• Tools and Technology: Windows XP, SQL server, Test Director, Win runner, Load runner