SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Experienced Quality Assurance Analyst with over 9 years of experience in Information Technology field
• Practical knowledge of test-automation tools, such as HP Quick Test Pro & Quality Center.
• Extensive experience in Manufacturing & Distribution, B2B/B2C Point of Sale, Inventory management, Customer Service, Medical Supplies, Industrial and Building Automation industries.
• Professional background includes: defining testing requirements, test-process planning, development & deployment of test procedures, analyzing & reporting results throughout SDLC.
• Generated multifunctional test conditions, developed & executed manual & automated test procedures.
• Successfully completed projects in Client/Server and Web environments while relying on extensive experience and professional judgment.
• Defined and implemented Quality Assurance practices & procedures, managed tools & automation requirements, evaluated & validated IT initiatives and identified issues in software and services
• Analyzed discrepancies in service & performance, made recommendations for process improvement
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills, competence to lead a team of professionals, ability to work as a part of integrated international team as well as independently. Committed professional, dedicated to superior performance.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows XP/Server/7, Mac OS, Linux, MS-DOS, Android
Testing Tools: Quick Test Pro, TestDirector, WinRunner, Elementool
Bug Tracking/Process and
Source Management: Quality Center, JIRA, Doors, ClearCase, TortoiseSVN, Jenkins, ClearQuest
Languages:VB, VBScript, C/C++/C#, Java, JavaScript, HTML, ASP.NET/WPF, XML/XSL
Networking:TCP/IP, BacNET, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, TELNET, Zone Alarm
Browsers:Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Netscape, AOL, Safari
Software Packages:Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, Xenu, Hit Box, Adobe PhotoShop
Databases:Microsoft Access, SQL, Oracle

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

05/2007 – Present Confidential, Buffalo Grove, IL

Software QA and Test Automation Team Lead on the DESIGO project
DESIGO is one of the largest multinational projects in the industry; it brought together greatest software architects, UI designers, developers and QA engineers in one agile development environment. Final product will become a unified building automation platform worldwide.

• Ensured delivery of the project scope on-time and within budget without compromising quality of the final product.
• Developed and implemented processes and test strategies
• Communicated effectively with members of software development and other teams to ensure achievement of project goals.
• Utilized metrics and project reporting tools to facilitate detailed yet concise progress and status reports to Project Management and Business Analysis teams.
• Acted as a subject matter expert in identification, tracking, documenting and verification of defects and change requests found throughout all stages of SDLC.
• Participated in reviews of project scope, project-related documentation, testing schedules and identification of project milestones and risks.
• Maintained centralized object repository used by all members of test automation team.
• Lead development and implementation of ARTS (Automated Regression Test Suite) in different environments across multiple platforms.
• Successfully delegated responsibilities and assigned roles to QA engineers. Assured development of equal and indispensible knowledge and skill set of all team players. Promoted high communication level and work ethics across all teams.

Environment and software: Windows XP/7, QTP, HP Quality Center, SQL Server, ASP.Net/C#/WPF, IBM Rational ClearQuest, IBM Rational ClearCase, IBM Rational Functional Tester/SilkTest, SharePoint, VMware, XML

03/2005 – 04/2007 Confidential, Buffalo Grove, IL

Sr. Test Automation Engineer
Multiple QA projects

• Actively participated in all stages of software development and deployment lifecycle, utilized wide degree of creativity and latitude.
• Acted as a QA Point of Contact for Automated Test procedure development and execution.
• Responsible for functionality and data driven regression testing on key modules: Primary User. Navigation, SQL Search and Submission engine, Order Submission, Payment Processing as well as Order Confirmation and Tracking.
• Utilized variety of advanced techniques including: data-driven technique, recovery scenarios, maintainable shared object & data repository.
• Consistently optimized existing automated and manual regression test-bed in respect to data and functionality coverage.
• Interacted with cross-functional team members throughout SDLC to ensure complete and timely delivery of the informal and formal testing efforts.
• Responsible for build to build maintenance of automated regression test-bed, verifying and validating compatibility across QA, Staging as well as Production environments.
• Identified, documented and monitored defects throughout all stages of defect tracking and resolution life cycle (DT&RLC) utilizing Mercury Quality Center.
• Analyzed results and performed detailed multilevel reporting to the management as well as to the members of integrated project team.
• Utilized variety of the field\'s concepts, practices, and procedures to plan and accomplish goals, ensured achievement of testing objectives within target timelines and budget.

Environment and software: Windows 2000/XP, QuickTest Pro, Mercury Quality Center, SQL Server, ASP.Net

09/2004 – 03/2005 Confidential, Green Bay, WI

Test Automation Engineer on the Project WinFiler (client-server application).
WinFiler was developed to assist companies in preparation and filing of Federal and State tax forms (W2/1099). WinFiler client-server application is fully integrated with web as well as DOS platforms.

• Hands-on participation in all phases of SDLC, specializing in regression automation of stable application components utilizing Mercury Interactive QuickTest Pro.
• Took an active part in maintenance and management of the project-based documentation throughout various stages of SDLC, including but not limited to Functional Requirements, Automation Test Plans, Data and Functionality Driven Automation Scenarios.
• Participated as a POC for QA team in test procedure execution maintenance and defect allocation/ tracking.
• Performed data driven, build related Test Automation throughout informal and formal stages.
• Enhanced test data utilized in the range of black box testing activities for validation of personal data submission and inquiry as well as form generation.
• Executed functionality and data driven test-procedures, allocating and reporting discrepancies of various types in to defect module of TestDirector, as well as performed root-cause analyses.
• Performed multifunctional reporting based on the tracking matrixes and Defect tracking results as well as functionality coverage.

Environment and software: Windows 2000/XP, ASP.NET, MS-DOS, QuickTest Pro, TestDirector,My SQL Server

05/2003 – 09/2004 Confidential, Chicago, IL

Test Automation Engineer on the project(web-based application).
Dell Extended Warranty Sales System (DEWSS) allows Dell customers to purchase extended warranty services for Dell products and provides Dell representatives with a convenient way to manage all aspects of this process.

• Participated in requirements analysis, data and functionality driven test case development, manual and automated execution as well as detailed report generation.
• Utilized TestDirector 7.6 through out all stages of the DEWSS project in order to ensure requirements coverage, test case allocation and defect tracking.
• As a member of QA team, analyzed existing manual test cases and performed consolidation efforts for automation via QuickTest Pro.
• Developed automated test to validate SQL Server data migrations and component transfers.
• Gained significant experience in MS SQL Server and IBM WebSphere

Environment and software: Windows 2000/XP, ASP.NET, MS-DOS, QuickTest Pro, TestDirector,My SQL Server