SUMMARY:

• Over 8 years of diverse experience in Information Technology with emphasis on Software Testing, Quality Assurance, Verification and Validation of stand - alone, Client Server and Web based applications using Automated testing and bug reporting tools and Manual testing techniques Experience working as a QA Analyst and QA Tester, handling complex projects and participating in full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Tested applications belonging to different domains like, Health Care and Banking.
• Experienced in creating Test Plans. Thorough hands on experience with designing test cases covering all test conditions and eliminating redundancy and duplications.
• Solid Quality testing Background and knowledge of QA procedures.
• Experience in interacting with business analysts, developers, and technical support and help them on Baseline requirement specifications.
• Ability to thoroughly analyze system’s functional requirements and break them down into test requirements/test objectives.
• Performed automated testing on EPIC and SQM (REMIND) systems.
• Thorough hand on experience with all levels of testing like, Integration, Performance, Sanity, Functional, System testing, Smoke Testing.
• Good experience in analyzing changes and identifying areas of the application for regression testing.
• Experienced in Security Testing, Positive/Negative Testing, Integration Testing and System testing manually and using automated tools.
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodology.
• Good working knowledge of major Operating Systems and tested applications developed in wide variety of environments like, Windows 98/NT/2000.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft products like Office 2000, XP.
• Experience in creating Requirements Tractability Matrix to ensure comprehensive test coverage of requirements.
• Experienced in Manual Testing.
• Experienced in Performing Back End Testing by using automatic tools or manually by writing SQL quarries.
• Possess excellent professional skills for working independently and as a team member to deliver the results in the most efficient manner and ensuring a healthy working environment among the team members.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows NT, Windows 98/00/XP.

Software Testing Tools: Win Runner, Load Runner.

Bug Reporting Tools: Test Director, Rational Clear Quest

Database: Oracle, SQL Server and MS-Access.

Application Servers: IIS, Apache

Web Browsers: Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Malvern, PA

Sr. System Analyst

Environment: Manual, Windows 2000, Quality Center, Clear Case, Clear Quest (Charm NT), VMware.

Responsibilities:

• Designing tests to ensure Soarian Quality Measures is correctly locating evidence and pre- populating answers appropriately.
• Executing and designing test cases to perform end-to-end testing for all four modules of the application (Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Surgical Care Improvement Project, and Pneumonia).
• Followed Agile software development process. Participated in daily Scrum meetings and bi or tri weekly sprint Review, Retrospective and Planning sessions.
• Created requirements for test automation tool (KMT) by assisting the SCR (Siemens Corporate Research) team. Directly involved with SCR team throughout the development process of this tool till final signoff.
• Assisting in defining product requirements.
• Involved in analyzing business requirements with the Product Management to review test requirements and writing Test Plans accordingly.
• Gathered specifications and requirements from development personnel for the testing process.
• Analyzed the Requirements and documented the functional requirements.
• Extensively used SQL Queries for data handling in back end testing and for doing data manipulation for testing purpose.
• Developed integrated level tests and system level tests (both manual and automated tests) for the Soarian Quality Measures product.
• Executing and troubleshooting both manual and automated tests. Created and Executed Test Procedures for new feature functions as part of Releases VA10A, VA20A, VA30A and VA50A.
• Validation of Java based software.
• Created Regression test cases for Inpatient and Outpatient modules of the application.
• Validated charms for VA10A, VA20A, VA30A and VA50A releases of Soarian Quality Measures.
• Responsible for System Test for VA30B and current release VA50A.
• Responsible for complete install of the product, tested upgrade processes and debugged the install package.
• Used VMware during install and system test to clone multiple environments for testing multiple client environments.
• Wrote Use Cases and conducted positive and negative testing manually.
• Performed Smoke testing of new builds of release for Basic Functionality Checking.
• Created and reported defects using bug tracking tool Clear Quest (Charm NT)
• Performed exploratory testing on all releases.
• Investigated software bugs and interact with developers to resolve technical issues.

Confidential, Malvern, PA

Sr.System Analyst

Environment: Manual, Windows 2000, Quality Center, Clear Case, Clear Quest (Charm NT), Soarian Financial.

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analyzing business requirements with the business analysts to review test requirements and writing Test Plans accordingly.
• Gathered specifications and requirements from development personnel for the testing process.
• Followed Agile software development process. Participated in daily Scrum meetings and bi or tri weekly sprint Review and Planning sessions.
• Participated actively in development of test strategies, test plan and test cases after analyzing the specification documents for Soarian Financial system.
• Performed System Testing of the Soarian Financials Application in 3.0b2 IT
• Executed Work Flows for 3.0b2 release
• Created Modular Test Script for Regression Test Procedures for 3.0c1
• Created, Updated and Executed Regression Test Procedures for 3.0c1
• Executed Test Procedures for new feature functions as part of 3.0c1 IT
• Validated charms for 3.0b1, 3.0b2 and 3.0 c1 releases of Soarian Financials
• Wrote Use Cases and conducted positive and negative testing manually.
• Performed Smoke testing of new builds of 3.0 C1 release for Basic Functionality Checking.
• Created Test cases for HL7 transactions using KAT tool(In house tool of Siemens Automation team)
• Performed Security testing manually to check the application with different sets of data for Security and authorized access.
• Created and reported defects using bug tracking tool Clear Quest (Charm NT)
• Performed User Acceptance testing (UAT) manually.
• Performed Smoke Tests on daily builds manually.
• Investigated software bugs and interact with developers to resolve technical issues.

Confidential, Jackson, TN

QA Analyst

Environment: Win 2000, Load Runner, WinRunner, Test Director and EPIC

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analyzing business requirements with the business analysts to review test requirements and writing Test Plans accordingly for Cadence, Prelude, Resolute module of Epic application.
• Gathered specifications and requirements from development personnel for the testing process.
• Analyzed the Requirements and documented the functional requirements
• Participated actively in development of test strategies, test plan and test cases after analyzing the speciation documents for EMR system.
• Performed end-to-end testing for Cadence, Prelude, Resolute and some parts of Epic Care Ambulatory.
• Performed integration testing with different modules of Epic.
• Wrote Use Cases and Conducted positive and negative testing manually prior to Automated Testing using WinRunner
• Performed Smoke testing of new builds for Basic Functionality Checking of HL7 protocols.
• Employed WinRunner to perform GUI of EMR interface.
• Performed Functional testing of the EMR module to retrieve information.
• Performed Security testing manually to check the application with different sets of data for Security and authorized access.
• Analyzed online graphs like Transactions Per Second (TPS), Throughput, and Response time on Client side
• Executed Parameterization using Load Runner.
• Wrote Scripts for different transactions like Account Sign Up and Contact Us and illustrative load and stress testing were conducted to study the stability of an operation
• Created and reported defects using bug tracking tool Test Director
• Performed User Acceptance testing (UAT) manually.
• Investigated software bugs and interact with developers to resolve technical issues after UAT

Confidential, Boston, MA

QA Analyst

Environment: Windows2000/XP/NT and EPIC, IBM AS/400, IIS, HTML, XML, DB2, UNIX.

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the review of requirements with functional manager and technical specialists of the application.
• Implemented the SDLC for the testing life cycle and followed the Standards process in the application.
• Excellent understanding of QA Methodology and Defect Life Cycle.
• Tested various Clinical Interfaces like LS (Lab Orders), IGS (Imaging Orders), LURS (X- Ray Orders), etc
• Design and execute Test Plan and generate Test Scripts based on functional specification for EPIC system.
• Used Epic Care system to store EMR (Electronic Medical Record) in BCBS for Confidential .
• Develop Test Cases (including regressing test cases) and map test cases to requirements.
• Performed functionality testing of HL7 order and result interface template of BCBS EPIC system.
• Involved in the testing the In-Patient and Out-Patient modules of EPR system.
• Strong knowledge of HIPPA ready claims and plans administration.
• Performed Functionality Testing Manually.
• Responsible for writing VBScript that output values on excel sheet.
• Involved in Manual Testing of the application when the automation is not possible.
• Extensively used SQL Queries for data handling in back end testing.
• Performed Validation of the values that are entered on front end is passing to the back end.
• Used Test Director as a Bug Reporting Tool and to track, analyze defects.
• Also used Test Director to develop Test Cases, writes Test Plan and to Report Bugs.
• Developed Traceability Matrix to track requirements during the QA Testing Phase.
• Interacted with Development and QA Teams to ensure overall quality of the software.
• Participated in Walkthrough’s and Technical Reviews all through the testing phase.

Confidential, New York, NY.

QA Analyst

Environment: Oracle, Win Runner, Load Runner and Windows 2000/98, Test Director, IIS

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Preparing Master Test Plan.
• Performed testing for various scenarios
• Gathered specifications and requirements from development personnel prior to System Testing
• Reviewed manual testing methods and developed and executed automated scripts.
• Black Box, Unit Testing, System Testing, Stress and Load Testing, Security Testing, Integrated Testing was performed.
• Design and execute test plans and test cases. Generate Test Scripts and Test scenarios
• Modified and documented scripts for regression testing.
• Performed scheduling test cases and maintained a Test matrix.
• Used SQL to perform Backend Testing Involved automated testing including Load Testing and Regression Testing using WinRunner
• Responsible for Performance Testing and analyzing the testing results using LoadRunner VUser Generator, LoadRunner Controller, LoadRunner Analysis and LoadRunner Agent Process.
• LoadRunner was used to simulate Vuser Scenarios, Rendezvous Points, Transaction Points, Ramp Up and Ramp Down.
• Online monitoring of the scenarios.
• Writing testing methodology, setting standards for test documentation, test requirements and test procedures
• Defect reporting and tracking was also done using Test Director.

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

QA Tester/Analyst

Environment: Manual, SQL Server 2000, Windows 2000, SQL, ASP.

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed design documents & business requirements to learn the function and scope of the application.
• Involved in Test plan development
• Involved in writing and implementation of the Test Cases.
• Involved in Smoke Testing
• Executed Test cases on various stages of SDLC
• Conducted Functionality testing. Checked the GUI of the Application
• Performed Integration Testing and System Testing
• Checked the data flow through the front end to backend and used SQL queries, to extract the data from the database.
• Involved in Writing SQL Queries.
• Performed positive testing and negative testing.
• Guided testers for the testing guidelines
• Analyzed test results to ensure existing functionality and recommend corrective action where necessary
• Interacted with developers, business analysts and discussed technical problems and reported bugs.
• Developed Requirement Coverage with Test Cases
• Maintained Traceability matrix and performed Gap Analysis
• Designed sequence of Test execution
• Generated defect reports for the developers.