SUMMARY:

• Software QA Engineer with over 10 years of accomplished and successful experience providing support and quality software to the customers
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) with specialization in Information Technology (IT) & Systems from a prestigious university.
• Software QA/testing experience with proficiency in both manual and automated testing tools like, Quick Test Pro (QTP), Load Runner, Test Director, Mercury Quality Center and Win Runner.
• Experience in the Management of Issue and Defects using configuration Management tools including Star Team and CVS.
• Knowledge of various phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Developed and executed test cases both manually and with automated tools.
• Tested web applications in Waterfall and Agile development process.
• Strong Manual and Automated Testing experience in IBM Mainframe and Windows environment.
• Experienced in creating Test Plans. Thorough hands on experience with designing test cases covering all test conditions and eliminating redundancy and duplications.
• Expertise in Analysis of Requirement documents, Design documents & Business Rules.
• Experience in interacting with business analysts, developers, technical support and helping them to baseline the requirement specifications.
• Good experience in Testing and QA practices in Web and Client/Server Applications using Java,J2EE and .Net.
• Good experience in analyzing changes and identifying areas of the application to be regression tested.
• Having Knowledge in structured testing methodologies and workings within a formal Product Development Cycle.
• Performed with testing features of products to ensure they meet design specifications and product
• Requirements which include Creating, executing, and maintaining test rules/ cases and driving defects to conclusion.
• Generating Automated scripts, Execute and debugging them.
• Identifying new test scenarios and Test Execution, debugging, reporting and defect tracking.
• Thorough hands on experience with Testing lifecycle and all levels of testing including Smoke Testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing,Grey Box Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Good working knowledge of major Operating Systems and testing applications on Windows 98/NT/2000/XP, Linux, Mainframe and UNIX environments.
• Good knowledge of SQL and experience conducting backend testing.
• Experience in creating Requirements Traceability Matrices to ensure comprehensive test coverage of requirements.
• Highly motivated with an ability to meet tight deadlines and perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with ability to adapt to new methods and procedures.
• Excellent Analytical, Technical and Documentation skills together with strong Interpersonal and communication skills to interact with the Testing and Development teams.
• Self - motivated with ability to handle multiple tasks and work independently as well as in a team.

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS:

Defect Reporting Tool:  PVCS Tracker Star Team Mantis Fogbugz

Operating Systems:  Windows 98/NT/2000/XP Mainframe Linux UNIX Ms - Dos Macintosh

Programming Languages:  Java Visual Basic SQL PL/SQL Java Script HTML

GUI:  Visual Basic 6.0

Database:  Oracle 9i DB2 SQL Server

Browser:  Internet Explorer Netscape Firefox Safari

Office Software:  MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Microsoft SharePoint

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Software QA Tester

• Reviewed Business Requirement and Software Specification Requirements to achieve better understanding of the Application.
• Involved in complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Created, Updated and Reviewed of Test cases and Test Scenarios as per the business requirement and executed them.
• Created automated test cases for Functional and Regression Testing.
• Writing the test scripts for the system test cases Release 1 and Release 2
• Created and updated all testing documentation such as test cases and automated scripts in ALM.
• Worked closely with SMEs and Developers to understand intended application functionality.
• Manipulated database for testing using MS Access 2010.
• Actively participated in all QA and testing activities during Production SDLC.
• Performed smoke test, Functional testing, Regression test and automated testing on RHW application.
• Perform Positive and Negative testing to ensure requirements were met.
• Performed  Back end testing  using  SQL queries  to access the main database
• Defect tracked and reported the bugs using HP ALM.
• Interact with the development team to test the bugs once they were fixed.
• Communicate risk to QA Leads and QA Manager as needed.
• Provided weekly status updates showing the progress of the testing efforts and open issues to be resolved.
• Involved in Data validation.
• Used Microsoft SharePoint extensively for sharing and storing documentation
• Conducted  manual functionality  and  regression testing  for each build and version.
• Involved on testing the new functionalities based on test cases.
• Performed end to end testing manually before Automated Testing
• Generated the detailed  reports of the bugs  and pass-fail report.
• Understanding of development, quality assurance and testing methodologies.
• Followed Waterfall Model for entire testing process.

Confidential

Software QA Tester

• Involved in Preparation, Reviewing and Execution of  test cases
• Executed  Test Cases  and Gathered Test Execution results.
• Tested the functionality of the application through manual testing .
• Wrote several  Test Cases  for testing various functionalities.
• Developed Test Scenarios and Test Procedures based on the test requirements.
• Created Test Cases manually for Functional testing based on the Functional areas and Use Case documents.
• Created, maintained and updated test strategy, test conditions, test cases and regression testing based on business requirement.
• Performed manual testing on the applications for Functionality Testing.
• Performed  Front End  and  Functionality Testing .
• Developed  test cases  and  scenarios  in accordance to the technical specifications and project plans provided by the appropriate business analysts
• Tested the Application in different  Web Browsers
• Involved in meetings to identify new structures and modification of existing structures as necessary for the application under test.
• Tested section 508 compliance with JAWS 16.0
• Tested the application compatibility with  IE  , Chrome and  Mozilla Firefox  browsers
• Generated the detailed  reports of the bugs  and pass-fail report.
• Report  bugs/defects  in the  JIRA  and ensure problem resolution is communicated in a timely and effective manner between Developers, Lead QA and Project Manager

Confidential

Software QA Tester

• Performed manual testing of CalHeers application.
• Work in the Agile development environment with frequently changing requirements and features set.
• Document and report all found defects in Quality Center
• Involved on testing the new functionalities based on test cases.
• Analyzed requirements and developed test cases as per the functional requirements
• Performed Assembly Testing, Regression Testing and End to End Testing
• Demonstrated effective oral and written communication with other team members  
• Analyzed requirements and developed test cases as per the functional requirements
• Attend Review meetings to better understand the application.
• Validate the application on different build environments.
• Was involved in the regression testing after each modification and enhancments.
• Performed regression testing to validate the resolved defects on every build
• I< nvolved in developing test scripts for manual testing
• Involved in reporting the daily test status report and discuss the same in daily AGILE meetings.

Confidential, San Antonio TX

Software QA Tester

• Developed, execution and maintenance of test plans and test cases based on functional specifications. Ensure that all the test cases are updated in the Quality Center along with test plan.
• Worked with the business users and SMEs to gather expectations of the new system.
• Involved as part of automation team using QTP, developed and executed test scripts.
• Defects were tracked, reviewed, analyzed and compared using Quality Center.
• Initially performed manual testing on the applications for Functionality Testing and then developed automated execution of test cases using QTP.
• Entered requirements into Mercury Quality Center, wrote test cases and selected test sets for different types of testing.
• Performed Regression testing to validate the resolved defects on every build.
• Executed the test scripts on different releases and validated the actual results against the expected results.

Confidential, SAN ANTONIO, TX

Quality Assurance Tester

• Developed Test cases based on Functional Specifications documents using Quality Center
• Involved in all stages of testing the Home Insurance application.
• Responsible for testing the Quote & Purchase for Home Property Insurance of the customers.
• Quick TestPro was used to generate automated Test Scripts for System Testing
• Executed manual and automated test scripts on IBM Mainframe (Emulator).
• Performed Functional and Performance Testing on Property and Casualty Modules
• Performed Regression and Integration Testing