PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Over twenty five (25) years of IT experience, functioning as a QA Team Lead, Business Analyst,Sr. QA Analyst, Mainframe Developer and Pre/Post Sales Support.
• Overeight (8) years of experience in software testing of Web based, Client-Server and over fifteen (15) years on Mainframe applications.
• Experience in automation testing utilizing IBM Rational Suite and HP Quality Center.
• Extensive knowledge in the understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and QA Life Cycle.
• IT industry experience in Health Care, Telecommunications and Government with strong Business and functional knowledge of these industries.
• Experience in developing and executing Test Plans, Use Cases, Test Cases, Test Scripts, Defect Status Report, Requirement Traceability Matrix, and Test Summary Metrics.
• Extensive experience in Unit, Integration, System, Regression User Acceptance Testing.
• Extensive experience in Black Box and White Box Testing.
• Knowledge of software engineering standards like CMMI (Capability Maturity Mode Integration) RUP (Rational Unified Process) and Agile.
• Validating the data and creating baselines by writing SQL queries.
• Good Experience in HIPAA/EDI transactions and mainly focused on 835/837 and UB04/UB92 transactions.
• Extensive experience with the Windows environment, MS Office, MS Project and Visio.
• Involved in designing and maintaining Requirements Traceability Matrix.
• Experience in testing web applications utilizing different Browsers.
• Knowledge on E-Commerce.
• Expertise in writing Test Plans, and Test Cases, Test Scripts and Use Cases from requirements.
• Proficient in analyzing, and identifying gaps in Business Requirement Documents (BRD) and System Requirement Specification (SRS) documents.
• Good Experience in VB Scripting.
• Experience with Object Oriented Programming, UML concepts, design patterns, and web technologies.
• A team player with good inter-personal Communication Skills and excellent Documentation Skills
• An efficient detailed-oriented, self-starter and quick-learner with effective interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Profound insight to determine priorities and cultivating positive relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Effective communication skills and an efficient team player.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: IBM Rational Suite - Rational TestManager, Rational Robot, Rational ClearQuest, Rational 
ClearCase and Rational RequisitePro, Rational Functional Tester, Crystal Reports, HP Quality Center, WinRunner, TACL, Microsoft SQL Server, Client Server, WebLogic,TOAD, SQL Developer, Oracle, MySQL Server, Sybase SQL Anywhere, Viasoft Products (SmartTest and Insight). Environments: Windows XP, MS Office, Web Applications, Visual Basic, SQABasic, DB2, TCP/IP, Oracle, SQL,  Tuxedo, UNIX, MS Project, MS Office Suite, Windows NT, and Windows 2000, Windows XP, Tandem, Linux, OS/370 /380/390, BEA WebLogic, Scrum (Agile). Mainframe: IBM Mainframe, Tandem, TSO/ISPF, DB2, QMF, CICS/VS, IMS, JCL, DATACOM/DB, Siemens Medical Solutions (formerly Shared Medical Systems (SMS)), VM/CMS SP, MVS, OS Utilities,  MODEL 204, FOCUS, RAMIS, SAS, REXX, IMS, VSAM, FILE-AID, Xpediter, Panvalet, ChangeMan, QMF, Dimensions, InfoMan, Access, SourceSafe, EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), FTP (File Transfer Protocol), IBM 3270 Terminal, SharePoint, CA7. Languages: SQL, COBOL, COBOL II, Visual Basic, PL/1, SQABasic, VBScript, XML, EASYTRIEVE, REXX,  TACL, FDL; UML, HTML, IDEAL.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential 9/2009 - 12/2012 
Sr. QA Analyst
Testing (unit, integrated, system, regression and user acceptance) on Client/Server and Web-based platforms.
Writing and documenting use cases, test plans, creating test cases and test scripts from functional specifications, utilizing the IBM/Rational Suite of tools.

Confidential 6/2008 – 8/2008 
Sr. QA Analyst
Recruited by CIO to launch a .NET application at the end of a project. 
Responsible for testing (integrated and regression) an application which uses Microsoft Visual Studio under the
Scrum (Agile) Methodology. 
Responsible for writing test cases and test scripts. 
Documented test requirements and test plans as well as test case and test scripts.

Confidential. 2/2008 – 4/2008 
Sr. QA Analyst
Performed as part of a testing team charged with separating Harcourt’s applications from Elsevier’s applications. 
Utilized HP Quality Center on a Tandem environment with Windows. 
Wrote Use Cases, test Plans, test Cases and test scripts and did User Acceptance Testing.
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Confidential 3/2007 – 12/2007 
QA Team Lead/Sr. QA Analyst

• Responsible for testing (unit, integrated, regression, and UAT) a new .NET application which uses Oracle,Microsoft Visual Studio under the Scrum (Agile) Methodology.
• Provided assistance and consulting to Development on project activities.
• Worked from functional specifications to write test plans and test scripts.
• Provided technical leadership and responsible for overall technical solutions and quality.
• Documented test requirements, test designs and test plans (writing and reviewing of unit and system testing documentation for technical accuracy).
• Reading and manipulating files in 835, 837, UB04, UB92 and HCFA1500.
• Utilizing EDI and XML.
• Performed the role of Business Analyst.

Confidential 4/2006 – 11/2006 
Cibersites Offsite QA Team Lead/Business Analyst

• Properly diagnosed test results and documented product defects.
• Responsible for setting up test environment and installing product releases and fixes.
• Consulted with Development and Business Analysts to identify test data.
• Coordinated application builds and release processes with QA Manager.
• Testing an application on a Tandem and the Web which includes unit, system and regression testing.
• Analyzed, developed, and managed test plans and test cases utilizing the software automated testing tool Rational TeamTest.
• Documented test requirements, test designs and test plans (writing and reviewing of unit and system testing documentation for technical accuracy).
• Performed as offsite Team Manager and Business Analyst.

Confidential 12/2005 – 3/2006 
Test Engineer

• Testing the software for RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) in a Web environment utilizing WebLogic.
• Testing of an on-line Client/Server application, in a Windows environment.
• Utilizing RAD (Rapid Application Development) methodology with the RUP (Rational Unified Process).
• Developing test plans and test cases from functional requirements.
• Maintained a requirements traceability matrix.
• Responsible for Installing and teaching Rational ClearQuest to testing team.

Confidential 08/2005 – 12/2005 
Instructor/Sr. QA Analyst

• Taught a QA team of 13 Testers and Technical Writers on how to use the software automation testing Tool: IBM Functional Tester in a Mainframe environment.
• Assisted in the teams Regression testing efforts for their Web applications utilizing WebLogic.
• Executed code reviews on entire test scripts.
• Assisted in writing a document on requirements traceability matrix.

Confidential 03/2005 - 06/2005 
Sr. QA Analyst/Business Analyst

• Testing the PFSS (Patient Financial Services System) application in a Mainframe and Web environments which included unit, system and regression testing. Utilizing VISTA (Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture), VA FILEMAN, TSO/ISPF, JCL and File-Aid.
• Developing test plans and test cases from functional requirements along with User Acceptance Testing.
• Maintaining a requirements traceability matrix.
• Performed duties and responsibilities of Business Analyst.

Confidential 10/2004 – 03/2005 
Sr. QA Analyst/Tester

• Manually testing (includes unit, system and regression testing) the Verizon’s Billing System on a Mainframe environment.
• Developing test plans and test cases from functional requirements.
• Maintaining a requirements traceability matrix.
• Utilizing InfoMan, SQL, InSync, Endevor, Lotus Notes, TDS (Task Developer System), JCL, TSO/ISPF, File-Aid, EasyTrieve, and QMF.

Confidential 03/2004- 08/2004 
Sr. QA Analyst/Business Analyst

• Testing of an on-line 3-tier Client/Server application, utilizing an automated testing tool, Rational TeamTest, on various Web applications.
• Documenting the test requirements, test designs and test plans (writing and reviewing of unit and system testing documentation for technical accuracy).
• Enhancing the existing test procedures and recording new test procedures that are written in SQABasic to test against new functionality.

Confidential 05/2001 – 12/2003 
QA Analyst

• Testing of an on-line 3-tier Client/Server application, in a Windows environment,Tuxedo being the MiddleWare.
• Utilizing an automated testing tool -Rational Suite Enterprise on a Claims Processing application for a government contract (unit, system, UAT, stress, load and regression testing).
• Documenting the test requirements, test designs and test plans (writing and reviewing of unit and system testing documentation for technical accuracy).
• Enhancing the existing test procedures and recording new test procedures that are written in SQABasic to test against new functionality.
• Assumed the role of Business Analyst.
• Utilizing SQL and Visual Basic in establishing the baseline data.
• Regression testing the applications and validating existing defects and then reporting new defects.

Confidential 12/1999– 04/2001 
QA Tester

• Testing of an on-line 3-tier Client/Server application, in a UNIX/C++ environment.
• Tuxedo being the MiddleWare.
• Utilizing an automated testing tool, Rational Suite Enterprise for the conversion from a Sequent box to a SUN box unit, system, UAT, stress, load and regression testing).
• Documenting test requirements, test designs and test plans (writing and reviewing of unit and system testing documentation for technical accuracy).
• Enhanced the existing test procedures and recorded new test procedures written in SQABasic to test against new functionality.
• Utilizing SQL and Visual Basic in establishing the baseline data.
• Regression testing the applications and validating existing defects and then reporting new defects, should they arise, in a spreadsheet for defect monitoring.
• Coordinated with the VA site in Illinois in the concurrent release of the software product.
• Used the Rational Performance Studio, the process of exercising a system by emulating actual users.

1983 – 1998 MainframeApplication Developer, Business Analyst, Pre/Post Sales Support, Managerial and Lead positions, Maintenance Programming and QA positions in various organizations.

EDUCATION
Bachelors of Arts in Economics and Business Administration.