WORK SUMMARY:

• A results-driven software professional with more than twenty six 26 years' experience in Information Technology IT including QA Test management, Life cycle process SDLC.
• Over 15 years of extensive experience in testing large scale IT, database systems, micro, mainframe, client-server, and Web-based systems, PL/SQL applications. My experience includes successfully senior testing, Technical leading and managing test teams, design and implements Software Testing Life Cycle STLC , IV V, and Quality Assurance. Extensive experience in Manual and Automated Testing, Application Qualification Testing, Front and Back End Testing, Integration, Regression, System Testing and Performance Testing.
• Proven ability to manage and motivate high performance teams.Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Professional Experience:

Confidential

Senior Test Specialist/Technical lead

• Advised customer and senior managers on strategies for implementation of test procedure in project. Extensive experience in manual and automated testing tools, using IBM home grown test tool Pegasus .
• Led a team of 3 to 4 team members on schema data validation, developing test cases, creating test data to validate data structure in XML data files format and analyze result.
• Software Applications, Integration, Schema, Stylesheets, Code of Business Rules, and Requirements. Prepare test plans, and test procedures. Validate various Business Rules for all tax return forms filed through the MeF system in a very structured software development lifecycle in a CMMI Level 5 environment.
• As a senior team member on IRS Modernized e-File MeF program, responsible for system test, Test
• Experience with configuration management tools and defect tracking systems Rational Clear Case and Clear Quest . Debugging and troubleshooting skills exhibiting extreme attention to detail. Conduct peer reviews and inspections follow processes of CMMI level 5 projects.
• Perform functional and structural testing, use RDBMS/SQL database queries to validate and maintain XML data.
• Performed testing in Object-oriented and Client/server environments. Testing GUI and functional aspects of the Client-Server and Web-based and XML based technologies with UNIX and Win2000.
• Provide continuous guidance and coaching to other team members.

Environment: UNIX, Microsoft WINDOW NT, ISO, CMMI, Cascading Stylesheets CSS , Microsoft Excel,

Confidential

QA Manager

• Led and managed National Weather Service's NWS in National Ocean and Administration NOAA . Support Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System AWIPS project.
• Implemented and Managed System Integration and Acceptance Testing.
• Managed team of 13 test engineers through testing process. Developed and maintain master test plans, test process and testing schedule to ensured software release with client satisfaction.
• Provided test report on scheduling and staffing to senior management.
• Evaluated, recommended and support automated testing tools Rational Suite RFT, RQM and RTC . Ensured customer satisfaction through project life cycle.

Environment: UNIX, Linux, Microsoft WINDOW NT, ISO, CMMI, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and MS Project, Configuration Management tool PVCS .

Confidential

Senior Test Engineer/ Lead Test Engineer

• Supported IRS modernization prime project Customer Account Data Engine CADE in a CMM level 3 environment. Performed Application Qualification Test AQT in Mainframe environment and led a test team of 5 to 7 members.
• Prepared and implemented Test Plan, Test Cases, Test Scenarios and Analyzed Results. Performed Software Validation and Verification of components IV V , Quality Assurance, Maintained Software defect, provided support to the System Integration Test SIT .
• Performed data verifications to ensure DB2 tables are updated correctly throughout the system, using Mainframe, OS/JCL, RDBMS and FILE-AID. Used Unisys Mainframe, TSO/ISPF environment to test data validation.
• Utilized and support automated test tool Rational Suite RFT, RQM and RTC .
• Provided support to maintain ECRS Enterprise Change Request System system for IRS single point Change Request CR tracking system to support the IRS Release Process.
• Assumed managerial duties as a backup test manager. Received 2 individual awards, and 1 team award for outstanding contributions in support of CADE.
• Provided Test Impact Assessment for project and documentation support for the System Verification and Validation Process SVVP . Utilized Rational CM tools Clear Case and Clear Quest to track defects.

Environment: WINDOW NT, IBM Mainframe, CICS transaction processing, MQ Series messaging, Control-M, XML, DB2 database, OS/JCL/TSO, SUN/UNIX, RDBMS, SQL Database, FILE-AID, RATIONAL TEST MANAGER tools.

Confidential

Performance Test Specialist

• Order Manager OM . Performed system test and recorded test results on NT, SUN/UNIX Servers. Create and implemented System Test Plan, test script on Stress/Reliability/Performance. Defined and Identified Acceptance Criteria. Managed multiple test environments using automated Rational Performance tools suite including Quantify, Purify. Also worked with automated Mercury Interactive tools, Astra Load test against Netscape and Microsoft Internet Information Server IIS .
• As a member of Product Test Engineer PTE conducted Performance Test on web base product

Environment: WINDOW NT, SQL database Server, SUN/UNIX, RDBMS, JAVA, J2EE, JAVA TEST COVERAGE, GUI, XML, RATIONAL CLEAR QUEST CASE, MERCURY INTERACTIVE Astra Load

Confidential

Senior System Analyst

• As a member of the Industrial Consulting System Group ICUSG on Procurement for DOD project. Performed Full Life Cycle Software Development, Published Software Detail Design with Quality Standards, Integration Test and analyze test results. Monitored system defects and made corrections on POWER BUILDER 6.0, Client/Server using Sybase SQL Anywhere. Designed Graphic User Interface GUI for Ordering Application.

Environment: WINDOW NT, SYBASE, POWER BUILDER, SQL, GUI and MICROSOFT PROJECT

Confidential

Senior Technical Consultant

• Provided support to Y2K United State Postal Service USPS , performed Test, Software Independent Validation and Verification IV V , Developed and Implemented Y2K Test Plans, Created Test Scenarios. Recommended test tools, training and shared best practices for application conversion.

Environment: WINDOW NT, DB2, PL/SQL, OS/ JCL, COBOLII, and MICROSOFT PROJECT, 3GL/4GL