SUMMARY:

• Expertise in QA processes, with excellent aptitude for Systems Requirements Analysis (SRA), testing strategy; writing and executing (manual and automated) test cases, creating bugs, verifying fixes, reporting testing progress etc.
• Possess strong technical background, great analytical and excellent problem solving skills.
• Love a challenge in finding defects and dedicated to providing high quality bug - free software releases, detail oriented and completes tests accurately and completely.
• Quick learner, excellent team player with ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Software development: life cycle (Water Fall / Agile), testing and release processes for web, GUI, client/server, and database applications as well as knowledge of testing on Windows and UNIX platforms.

Quality Center: 11 / HP ALM, Microsoft Excel, Windows, Unix, Linux, Microsoft Test Manager, JIRA, Test Track Pro, Oracle, SQL queries, TOAD, Quick Test Professional, Selenium, VB script, Java Script. Familiar with Ruby.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, NC

Test Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Participated in developing test plans and testing metrics collection plan in order to plan and prepare for testing.
• Validated requirements and specifications, reviewed test plan, developed test approaches and test scenarios.
• Provided time / resource estimates for assigned tasks.
• Evaluated and validated test cases, developed test specifications, validated test specifications, validated testing coverage
• Executed test cases, reviewed and analyzed test results to confirm, establish, and communicate the cause of the discrepancy, created defects, reported on testing progress and results, escalated quality issues for resolution, facilitated defect resolution and documented final test results
• Reviewed test summary report and provided testing project feedback
• Used SQL queries/joins to query database to validate the ICD 9 and ICD 10 values in the backend database system

Confidential

• Assisted in developing test plans and testing metrics collection plan in order to plan and prepare for testing.
• Validated requirements and specifications, reviewed test plan, developed test approaches and test scenarios.
• Provided time / resource estimates for assigned tasks.
• Evaluated and validated test cases, validated functional models for testing, developed test specifications, validated test specifications, validated testing coverage
• Executed test cases (manual and automation), analyzed test results, created defects, reported on testing progress and results, escalated quality issues for resolution, facilitated defect resolution and documented final test results
• Reviewed test summary report and provided testing project feedback

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

Test Specialist

• Supported in developing test plans and testing metrics collection plan in order to plan and prepare for testing.
• Validated requirements and specifications, reviewed test plan, developed test approaches and test scenarios.
• Provided time / resource estimates for assigned tasks.
• Evaluated and validated test cases, validated functional models for testing, developed test specifications, validated test specifications, validated testing coverage
• Executed test cases (manual and automation), analyzed test results, created defects, reported on testing progress and results, escalated quality issues for resolution, facilitated defect resolution and documented final test results
• Reviewed test summary report and provided testing project feedback

Confidential

Test Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in developing test plans and testing metrics collection plan in order to plan and prepare for testing.
• Validated requirements and specifications, reviewed test plan, developed test approaches and test scenarios.
• Provided time / resource estimates for assigned tasks.
• Evaluated and validated test cases, validated functional models for testing, developed test specifications, validated test specifications, validated testing coverage
• Executed test cases, analyzed test results, created defects, reported on testing progress and results, escalated quality issues for resolution, facilitated defect resolution and documented final test results
• Reviewed test summary report and provided testing project feedback

Confidential

Test Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Evaluated and validated test cases, validated functional models for testing, developed test specifications, validated test specifications, validated testing coverage
• Executed test cases, analyzed test results, created defects, reported on testing progress and results, escalated quality issues for resolution, facilitated defect resolution and documented final test results
• Reviewed test summary report, provided testing project feedback and archived testing assets in order to verify completion of testing
• Trained business users on NCHIS
• Covered for QA manager during her vacation

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

QA Tester

• Coordinated and collaborated with others in analyzing collected requirements to ensure the Test Plan and identified testing solutions meet customer needs and expectations.
• Performed ambiguity analysis, performed risk analysis, established testing priorities
• Assisted in the preparation of estimates for the performance of the various activities defined in the Test Plan.
• Identified inadequacies and improvement opportunities in the methods/standards and recommended changes.
• Supported/lead knowledge management and collaboration through participation in testing discussions, communities and improved testing collateral through lessons learned.
• Designed complex testing scenarios and test cases that demonstrated conformance to all functional and non-functional requirements, relative to the test level, as defined in business or technical specifications.
• Executed test cases, analyzed test results, created defects, reported on testing progress and results, escalated quality issues for resolution, facilitated defect resolution and documented final test results
• Reviewed test summary report, provided testing project feedback