SUMMARY:

• Tactical and Strategic Test Manager/Test Lead with Eleven+ years in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle.
• Expert in Manual & Automated testing on Client - Server and Web Applications, Test Specialist and Business Analyst in Leading the Testing life cycle, Quality Assurance and Defect Management.
• Effectively Implemented Black-box and White-box testing;
• Experience in Agile, waterfall, V, Test Driven methodologies; end to end test coverage Regression tests,
• Functional Testing, System Integration test, User Acceptance, Load & Performance tests, Test Data Management, ETL.
• Strong knowledge in using automated test tools like HP ALM 11, Quality Center, QTP, Load runner, Informatica and Positive work ethic complements the ability to produce results in a complex, dynamic workplace on time and within management s vision.
• Effectively communicates across all lines of an organization while building strong, working relationships.
• Independently invents new techniques and seeks to expand skill-set by sampling new IT products and protocols and implementing upgrades where productivity efficiencies can be realized.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing /Reporting Tools: ALM 11, HP QC, MS. Product Studio, MS. Magellan, Bugger, QTP, Load runner/Performance Center, Jira, Bugzilla, SOAP UI, Informatica, Optim, UFT, Business Objects, SSIS

Testing Types:  Black Box, Functional, Integration, System, Regression, Load/Performance, UAT, Web based, database, Client server, Mainframe, Oracle Financials, Automation, Web Services(SOAP, WSDL)

Test Methodologies:  Agile (Scrum), Waterfall, V model, RUP, RAD

Databases:  Oracle, MS.SQL Server2005,2008 and MS Access, DB Visualize,DB2, IBM Report Manager, Data warehouse, Informatica Power Center, Netezza, Vertica

Programming:  C, C++, C#, Java, J2EE, UNIX, Java Script, HTML, CSS,SQL, XML,VB Script, VB.NET,UML

Application/ Web Servers:  Citrix, Wyse, Web Logic, Web Sphere/ IIS, Apache, Netscape, Tomcat, Voyager, SAS

Operating Systems:   Windows 7 /8/NT/XP/Vista, UNIX, Linux, AS 400

Productivity Tools:  MS Office ( Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio, Project), SharePoint, Outlook, Lotus Notes, Snag It,

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

QA Test Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Design, Develop Test Plans Execution of Test Plan Test cases in both SIT and UAT for Project Gemini (Vertica PDW Migration) a data warehousing re plat forming project.
• Lead, Mentor Test team Coordinate and Facilitate the Project team and Provide Thought leadership In SIT and UAT
• Provide Metrics, Defects Management, Test Execution and Status Reports and good Root Cause Analysis process
• Through Testing for EDW, CRM, Last Call, Product Reporting scripts and programs validating the file comparisons in UNIX on Current Netezza and New Vertica Environment, Excellent Documentation in Jira for Tracking Bugs
• Review and Validate SOW, participate in restructure of ETL processes, Test database loads and extracts with Old data model vs New Data Model, Data integration and workflow solutions with SSIS Enterprise scale ETL
• Develop Effort and Cost estimation, Risk Assessment, Mitigation plan and Work breakdown structure, Database tables comparisons using SQL queries and Unix scripting in Both Netezza and Vertica, Parallel Testing during Batch jobs in Mainframes for each Cycle Refresh and Loads

Tools/Environments: Oracle, Vertica, Netezza, Unix/Linux, C, C++, Informatica, Adobe Flex, BO, JIRA, SAS, SSIS

QA Technical Lead

Confidential, TX 

Responsibilities:

• Develop Test Plans and execution of test plan and Test cases for database testing ( NM Encounters, Institutional, Professional, Denta Quest, Davis, Drug, Prime, COB and Providers)
• Analysis of Business Requirements, System Specifications To best fit into Test Requirements
• Review Technical Specifications and Project related documents to fit for Transforming test data management process, Identify the Test data challenges and defect management
• Learning and implementing using Microsoft BI studio products like SSIS,SSAS,SSRS for implementation of ETL methodology in data extraction, transformation and loading as per project needs
• Coordination within test team/business and development to ensure sufficient coverage for data repository releases ( R1, R2) WS11 Encounters
• Tracking the metrics for defects and test execution, defect counts and define test reports and status
• Document, collect data for Alineo/care planner, extract analyze, write Queries in SQL fir data validation
• Testing in both Mainframes (TSO) and WTC ( SQL server) to ensure data matches which is loaded in 837I and 837P databases, Automation testing with UFT (QTP)
• Understanding the MCO manual ANSI documents to fit in to testing purpose for GOVT programs and vendor
• Good understanding of NM Medicaid claims that have been paid by BlueCross in BlueChip, an extract process sent to egateway, Mapping to 837 file format, Testing for new fields in database
• Managing/Review Data Flow, Work Flow, Process Flow, and Entity Relationship Diagrams and analyzed them for “AS IS” and “TO BE” scenarios.

Environment: Quality center, UFT, IBM Mainframes, RTC, Snag it, MS SQL 2008, ASP.NET, JAVA, POWER BUILDER, Lotus notes EXADATA ORACLE, SYBASE, MS excel, IBM Optim

QA/BA Test Specialist,

Confidential, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Gather Business Requirements and created functional and technical requirements across multiple projects and work streams on large projects
• Analysis of Business Requirements, System Specifications To best fit into Test Requirements.
• Review Technical Specifications, Third Party systems and developing test documentation.
• Design and Maintain the Test strategy/Test Plan documents. Developing/Defining the Test Infrastructure for Cash Management Services and Core Banking Replacement. Support for Developer Unit testing Guidelines
• Testing with Payments, Managing Regression testing suite for each cycle, backend testing, SQL queries, ETL.
• Through Testing for ACH, Wire Transfers, Account Transfers Domestic/International, test cases in Quality Center
• End to End Test validations with Fed, Chips and Swift for Wire Transactions, Test Data Management
• Implementing the roles for Testing in Pan American CMS Project defining the Scope of testing within .each Release for SIT based on vendor provided Code Drops. Testing the Migration for Nets old system with New Pan Cash Management System Application. Check Inquiry, Stop payments. Multiple vendor management
• Coordinating with Users team, SOA development team, testing on Mainframes IM applications/Systematics and MQ broker team, Reporting defect, business objects reporting. Testing with Mellon/BTMU file transitions. Core Banking Replacement business analysis and test documentation and test strategy execution
• Testing with Different Affiliates for Trust, Chicago and NY branches, Loans, Deposits, Trade and Finance Accounting, General Ledger. Foreign exchange Money Market, Treasury. Planning and Managing the Testing Effort for each release/delivery. Evolving the Measurements and Metrics
• Test Automation effort estimation and set up in QC, Identify the Automation candidates for Automation testing for CMS project, Regression scripts. Multiple projects reporting,
• Develop Automation strategy and library functions for CMS and core banking modules, Tool identification with Root cause analysis and ROI with Project planning with Ringi approvals and Budget planning, Implementation.
• SOA tracker for Development team defects. Managing and Maintaining the Effective testing Process
• Generate Metrics for All projects and Report to Head office Tokyo, QC and Excel extensively used with macros
• Managing and mentoring the Project resources, team members, Testing Process, Testing Tools to improve and growing the testing assets to meet the Requirements and Testing mandate.

Environment: ALM Quality center 11, QTP, SQL, Excel, Unix, Visual Basic, Java, JSP, XML Bugzilla,Jira, SOA tracker, ETI, Informatica, SnagIt 8,Oracle Financials, business objects for reporting, Soup Ui, performance center, Fidelity systematics.

QA Test Lead

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Understanding The Technical Specifications, OLB/OAO data sources, Bank Hosts, Host Data retrieval (Middleware) Data Files and Third Party systems, To Analyze the Test Strategy/Test Plan documents
• Design, Master test strategy, Test case documents, Test data, Defect management in Quality center
• Working with Different Bank Agile Teams, for the successful test deliverables and Smooth releases with Upcoming Sprints, Testing in Different QA environments, Production Release Testing.
• Understanding the New functionalities with BAT3 sprints to Deliver Test documents, Traceability Matrix to ensure complete coverage of requirements with scrum methodology
• Coordinate with Development team Fiserv for successful CAT sing off and Sprint releases with in different BAT teams, understand and implement the QA architecture for Bank agile team 3. Tower updates and Forecasting.
• Test estimation for Chevy chase Bank Migration project, Fidelity Host applications for customer information.
• Implement a solution for dynamic business demands and simplify the change control, change management.
• Weekly and daily Status Reporting across the complete QA Online banking group to Track Progress.
• Mentoring, leading the QA team. Managing Delivering Test data and executing the tests efficiently.

Environment: Quality center, QTP, MS Report Manager, Fidelity Host systems, Voyager, SQL, Excel, PowerPoint Microsoft Money, Quicken, Compass, Agile Methodology.

QA Test Lead

Confidential, Santa Ana- CA

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of Functional specification, Performance goals for CCMS versions V1, V2, V3, V4.
• Design; develop Master Test plan, Test scenarios, Test Scripts and Test cases. Plan and Prioritize test Execution
• Conduct and participate in project level meetings, Analyze test requirements Review and Approve deliverables.
• Manage Defects, Create and Execute test cases in QC. 
• Automation frameworks planning with both selenium and QTP to suit for juvenile case initiations.
• Database testing with SQL validation for AOC- CCMS V4 Portal, DEV, SAND and UAT testing

Environment: Quality center, Agile, Selenium, QTP, Oracle10i, SQL, Excel, Visual Basic, Java, JSP, XML, C++.

QA Test Lead

Confidential, Portland, OR

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of Functional, Technical specification, Business Requirement documents and Use cases.
• Design; develop Master Test plan, Test design specifications, Scripts, and Test cases.
• Manage Defects, Create test cases in QC, Manage Reports and keep Track of ongoing Projects.
• Simultaneously working on SIT, UAT, and PROD environment’s for multiple projects when deployed.
• Conduct and participate in project level meetings, Analyze test requirements, review and approve deliverables.
• Determine Risks and issues, Obtain clarifications, track and drive resolution. Reporting status/Metrics.
• Involved in testing Vault Activities in FX services, Incoming Mail, Outgoing Shipments and Transfers etc.
• Testing in SIT for FX currency Orders, Selling and Buying Foreign currency with different user roles.
• Defect Resolution on FX and CFX applications on BUY, SELL, Currency Transfers, and Incoming mail.
• Extensively tested Foreign Exchange Applications for Transactions with Buy and Sell Currency.
• Working on Projects: RFX, ISPA, SCOR, XCL, XBO, CFX, AAA Co-branded solution, WFDC Migration etc.

Environment: QC, QTP, .Net, C++, DB visualize, SQL, Excel, Windows 2000, VB, Citrix web Interface, Soup Ui.

Test Lead

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of Functional and Technical specification for the Microsoft protocol document delivery.
• Design; develop Test plan, Test supplement document, Test design specifications and Test cases.
• Manage bugs, create test cases, and track product progress by using Microsoft Product studio.
• Extensively used the Code Coverage Magellan tool to trace the test case execution for deployed features.

Environment: Microsoft Product Studio 2.1, Bugger, Microsoft Word 2007, Excel, Windows Vista, .Net.

QA Lead,

Confidential, Chicago- IL

Responsibilities:

• Deploying and managing the appropriate testing framework to meet the testing mandate, Planning, deploying and managing the testing effort for any given engagement/release, Complete Functional and UI end to end testing with AIR, Hotel and CAR functionality
• Design; develop Test plan and executing the test cases. Defect reporting Coordinating with the developers for resolution of defects, offshore coordination.

Environment: Bugzilla, Quality center 9.0, Selenium, XML, Ms. Excel, java, JSP, Web Server tomcat, Windows XP.