SUMMARY:

• Highly Skilled & Experienced in QA Management, Test Automation, Performance Testing, TCoE strategy and implementation, Project delivery On - Site/Off-Shore model, and Team Building & Mentoring.
• Over 20 years of experience in USA with Master’s Degree in Engineering from Rutgers University.
• Experience in various industries such as Insurance, Health Care, Education, Finance, Investment Banking, Telecommunications, Pharmaceutical, Banking, Wireless & communications, Insurance, Travel and Retail.
• Thorough knowledge of SDLC, AGILE/SCRUM Methodology and Test Automation infrastructure and Framework, DevOps / CI Automation, Defect Management, Requirement Management, QA Metrics, Traceability & Test Execution
• Proficient in HP Tools UFT/QTP, ALM/Quality Center, Selenium, Performance Center, etc.
• Possess excellent Communication, Mentoring, and Leadership skills as well as being an Active Team Player
• Highly motivated and ready to work And/or Lead a Fast Paced Quality Assurance Team.
• Helped teams in Formulating & Developing effective Test Architecture by defining the best practices and coding standards, reusable and scalable automation
• QA Automation Architect
• Test Automation
• Performance Testing
• SDLC,AGILE / SCRUM Methodology
• DevOps / CI Automation
• Automation infrastructure and Framework
• Automation estimation and proposals
• Test Automation Strategy
• Regression Automation

TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Operating Systems:  Windows (XP/Win7), Windows 2008 R2/x64/x32 server, Windows 2003 x64/x32 server, Unix Sun Solaris, AS400, IBM Mainframe & Legacy System. Unix SUN Ultra Enterprise Systems.

Test Automation Tools:  UFT/QTP, Selenium WebDriver, Rational Suite, SILK, SoapUI

Performance Test Tools:  HP Load Runner & Performance Center, VUGen and Analysis Tool

Defect Management Tools:  ALM/Quality Center. Jira, Bugzilla

Programming Languages:  VB Script, Visual Basic, UNIX, C/C++, Java, C#, .Net, Selenium, HTML

Test Management Tools:  ALM/Quality Center

Database:  MS SQL, Oracle, SAS, DB2

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 Senior QA/Automation Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Automation Framework for a large client in Pennsylvania specialized in higher education and FSA (Federal Student Aid). Activities performed include Setup and Implementation of custom framework for Web & Mainframe applications, developing function libraries, developing Automation scripts, Setting up Test Management tool (ALM), client training and knowledge transfer for all Framework and automation test related activities.
• Involved in setting up Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE) as part of the transformation process including setting up tools such as HP ALM for Requirements, Test Case management and Defect Management.
• Developed strategy and roadmap for QA Testing and Test Automation.

 Senior Manager QA/Automation

QA/QCoE Transition Lead

 Confidential

 New York, NY

• Leading the BPaaS Transition of entire QCoE department at Confidential including QA Transition planning, knowledge transfer and resource loading at On-site and Off-shore locations. Successfully completed Seamless transition of testing for all In-flight projects and Application Knowledge for more than 110 applications.

• Engaged with business leads and senior staff on various In-flight projects along with providing executive summary on Projects and Transition status.
• Achieved ALL Targeted milestones for transition of projects into steady state. Developed Automation Road map and Performance Testing for various in-flight and Steady State projects.
• Plans to achieve 70% regression Automation.

QA Automation Lead 

Confidential

New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Successfully completed Automation for release 1 of the eAnnuity project. Interacted with various teams such as Business Users, Developers and Functional lead in creating End to End Scenarios. Developed weekly and monthly executive summary report and shared with managers and team leads.
• Setup Automation Architecture, Automation Framework and Test Data design for Test Automation.
• Reviewed code and enhanced code for faster test execution and faster build verification process. Designed and created user friendly HTML execution report. Implemented test execution using Quality Center.
• UFT/QTP is predominantly used for Automation. Currently Automating Release 2 of the eAnnuity project.

Due Diligence Lead 

Confidential

NY

Responsibilities:

• Confidential Due Diligence Project which involved reviewing of exiting QA Testing and Test Processes in the areas of Test Automation, Performance testing
• Test Data Management (TDM), Test Environment Management (TEM) and QA Process in general.
• Current landscape of Automation scripts are built on Selenium & UFT/QTP framework..
• HP load Runner is used for performance testing. Current scope involved in recommendation and setting up of best practices for more efficient Planning and implementation of QA activities and shared services.
• Continuous integration of QA tools including SoapUI for Web Services testing/SOA and Continuous Improvements across all testing practices at NYL is being implemented.

 SS Automation Delivery

 Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• Daily planning and monitoring of Automation deliverables.
• Closely interacting with client with all the required access and setup for Automation.
• Creating automation estimates for upcoming projects.
• Providing subject matter expertise and knowledge transfer to the Automation Team.
• Involved in reviewing Test Cases, validating and identifying priority based on functionality.
• Tracking and reporting of daily, weekly and monthly progress to client and internal stake holders.
• Accessing risks and impact to Automation delivery if any.
• Conduct Client Review meetings weekly as well as with internal stake holders.

QA - Automation Lead

 Confidential, New York NY

 New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Managed, Designed and Developed Test Automation Framework for the QA department. Applications consists of Claims processing systems, Member Benefits, Web Applications, Data warehouse and SAP systems.
• Setup, Configured and Customized ALM as required by Confidential business with the help of an outside vendor.
• Closely interacted with Senior Management and Department Leads to Implement and roll out ALM & Automation Framework to the entire Confidential Business.
• Successfully Completed Planning & Testing of various application such as MHS, OnContact, HIX (Health Information Exchange Portal), SAS/Netezza Implementation, WebCrawler (Validation of fees and Allowance for Medicare & Medicaid programs).
• Instrumental in Testing and Validating changes to various Health Plans such as Medicare, Medicaid, CHP(Child Health Plus), FHP(Family Health Plus), FIDA, Managed Care etc.
• Provided over 30 training sessions for Senior Staff & Employees ranging from detailed hands-on to basic overview of ALM & Automation.
• Closely interacted with Department Leads and Managers on various aspects such as Requirements gathering, Developing Proof of concept and implementing Automation solution.

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Confidential

Murray Hill,  NJ

Responsibilities:

• QA Automation and Business Process Testing for  Confidential  Claim Component Solutions Portal (ACCS) for ACE insurance.
• This application is built on .Net Framework and customized for ACE insurance. Involved in Development and Scripting of Business Process components and Process Flow.
• Automation Script Updates in QTP and Test Execution using Quality Center.
• Most coding was done using VBScripts and complex descriptive programming.
• Worked with Microsoft SQL Server studio to validate Data and executed DB Update functions. Interacted with client to Create Business Rules and Test Data.

QA Lead & Automation Engineer

 Confidential

Bridgewater, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Planning and Execution of the QA Test Process, Developing Automation Scripts and Test Strategies, Training and Mentoring the QA Automation Team, Interacting with Business Analyst, Development Team and Reporting to Management. Developed and Executed QTP Automation Script to validate Software build on various Desktop, Laptop, Tablet and Windows Server configurations using an isolated network called Q.STAR.
• Test case development and Automated Script development in Quality Center.
• Developed Data driven Model and Re-Usable Actions for script execution, Developed PL/SQL to access data for Data driven & Object recognition, Created Test Execution report, Requirements Coverage Report and Document Validation conforming to CFR Part 11 for software Testing.

 QA & Performance Test Lead

 Mahwah, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Planning & Developing Performance and Load Test strategies, Assigning Task for the Functional Test Team, Generating Performance Data and Interacting with the Development Team.
• Also involved in mentoring and stream lining the QA process including resource planning for Automation.
• Involved in Functional Testing and Load Testing of NGTS (Next Generation Travel System).
• Performance Test and Load Test of Web Portal using LoadRunner. Developing Functional Test Scripts using QTP.
• NGTS Project involved in migrating the existing Legacy Travel System application to the Web Based Oracle-J2EE system.
• This application also combines Oracle ERP and Oracle Financial. NGTS is also linked to third party applications like HBS (Hotel Booking system), Accovia, ATA, SABRE and DataLex.

QA Manager

JP Morgan Chase

 NY & MA

Responsibilities:

• Development, planning and implementation of QA process for Online Brokerage System for Confidential Co in Boston MA.
• Tested various Online Account Applications such as Roth IRA, Individual Account, Custodial Etc.
• Automation testing was implemented using Quick Test Professional. Developed Test Plan, Test cases & Requirements using TestDirector. ClearQuest Web was used to track defect life cycle.
• Developed and executed LoadRunner Scripts to validate functionality and to demonstrate scalability & performance of DWL Customer software at JP Morgan Chase New York. MQSeries scripts was created using Virtual User Generator to generate messages on WebSphere MQ & monitor MQI activity