SUMMARY

• Over 13 plus years of experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer in Designing, Developing, Testing and Maintaining Financial, Insurance, Banking, Retail and Billing Applications on Windows and Unix environment.
• Expertise in Manual and Automated Testing using WinRunner, QuickTest pro, Astra QuickTest, LoadRunner, Test Director and Quality Center in real time and unattended testing environment across multiple operating systems and technologies.
• Expertise and experience in performing different kinds of testing like Smoke, Black Box, White Box, GUI, Functionality, Unit, Integration, Regression, Usability, Compatibility, Installation, System, Performance, Load, Stress and User Acceptance (UAT) of web and client/server applications.
• Extensive experience in Client/server & Web Based Application testing.
• Performed Browser based testing on Netscape Navigator, IE, and Safari.
• Extensive experience in Manual Testing, White & Black Box Testing.
• Recording test, debugging test, editing test - using TSL, running and analyzing results.
• Developed and implemented test suites, which includes features like Data Driven, Database Checks, Batch and Functions, Compile Module and Exception Handling with WinRunner.
• Expertise in writing, maintaining, executing Test plans, Test cases and Test Scripts, analyzing bugs and Interacting with team members in fixing the errors.
• Extensively involved in Backend testing of SQL Queries using Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL and Sybase.
• Involved in validation of web service calls with various input values and also load testing them using SOAP UI.
• Extensively used web services (SOAP) to validate the data between different applications.
• Extremely involved in managing defect tracking system like Quality Center and Clear Quest.
• Well versed with Agile Testing Methodologies, Testing Strategies and SDLC.
• Worked on different agile methodologies like rational unified process, RAD, JAD, Scrum etc.
• Experienced in Configuration and Change Management using Visual Source Safe and Requisite pro.
• Excellent knowledge in Industry standards like SEI CMM and ISO standards.
• Expert in installing and configuring Automated Tools and Setting QA Test Environment.
• Knowledge in Web/Application Servers like WebLogic, Websphere, Tomcat and IIS.
• Pragmatic and competent software engineer with strong communication, presentation and problem solving skills as well as very good Interpersonal, Management and Business Skills coupled with many years of technical expertise.
• Exceptionally well organized, strong work ethnic and a willingness to work hard to achieve employer’s confidence and objective.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Mercury Tools: Win Runner 8.0, Quick Test Pro 8.2, Load Runner 7.5

Languages: C, C++, ASP, VB, XML, SQL and PL/SQL

Scripting Languages: TSL, Java Script, Perl, VB Script, UNIX shell scripting

RDBMS: Oracle 7.X, 8i, 9i & 11i, Sybase & SQL Server

Operating Systems: Macintosh, Linux, UNIX, Windows 95/98/2000/NT

ETL Tools: Informatica Power Center, Data Integrator

Case Tools: Rational Rose, Visio, Rational Unified Process (RUP).

Web/Application Servers: Apache Tomcat4/5, JRun, IIS, WebLogic, and Web Sphere.

Defect Tracking Tools: Bugzilla, JIRA, Quality Center, Clear Quest

Configuration Management: Visual Source safe, Requisite Pro, Caliber.

Other Tools: TOAD, Lotus Notes, TIBCO Suite, SOAPUI

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Plano, TX

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Working on multiple projects, Test Lead for HH4 sales application, Growth Order, VCOP, WTD sales insights etc. apps for US & Canada.
• Worked on multiple mobile platforms like Intermec (Honeywell) CN4, CK60, CN70 windows mobiles as well as IOS based Iphone, Ipad etc.
• Managed a group of 8 people for optimization project and other projects.
• Created Test Plans, Test cases based on business, Functional, Design and Loose requirements
• Test execution and defect reporting of web based application, Client server and mobile applications
• Coordinating in delivering mobile applications for the sales workforce in the field
• Analyzed sales data, figure out how well all the items on shelves sell, and adjust purchasing levels accordingly.
• Maintain a sales history to help adjust buying decisions for seasonal purchasing trends.
• You can improve pricing accuracy by integrating bar-code scanners ability with the POS system.
• Delivered several iPad and iPhone applications both for the US and Canada (French Canadian for Quebec) divisions and used automation process using device anywhere
• Performed system testing, smoke testing, functional Testing, Regression testing and UAT using device anywhere tool.
• Did (GUI) user Interface testing and validation of the applications using HP UFT
• Data validation against the company databases and reporting using Business Objects
• Used SQL queries to validate data against the data base using DB Visualizer
• Support the training team as SME on business web based application and mobile applications
• Created and presentation to new testers on how to utilize mobile handsets, Ipads, Iphones etc.
• Created and review test scripts and test scenarios from functional specification document and loose requirements.
• Created and tested nonfunctional requirements, Installed applications using Airwatch.
• Tested hand held device peripherals like receipt printers, merchandise delivery receipts, tag printers, barcode printers etc.
• Configured wireless hand held and scanner devices to test environments and tested mobile RFID applications like Merch apps, Inventory, Merchandise delivery & transfers, Price tag printing, Barcode printing, Receipt printing on Intermec CN4, CN70, CK60 devices and IOS Iphone, Ipads.
• Organized defect review meetings with dev team and involved on business alignment meetings
• Participated in understand business issues, process flows and critical factors.
• Responsible for initiating and implementing Requirements based testing. Worked with developers and business analysts to create Test Plan document and Test Scripts for IOS Upgrade
• Tested the application on various mobile IOS platforms and different connection types i.e. wireless, 3G, 4G etc.
• Used HP ALM 11 & 12 (Quality Center) to track testing coverage during various Functional, Regression Testing.
• Validated web service messaging from mobile devices to tibco and then to SAP and back to mobile devices.
• Involved in validation of web service calls with various input values and also load testing them using SOAP UI.
• Developed test cases using WSDL, Schema files which defines the web service request and response
• Responsible for setting up web service project using WSDL in SOAPUI and provide setup help to other team members
• Extensively used web services (SOAP) to validate the data between different applications.
• Developed various test artifacts and Draft deliverables including Mater test plan, Test strategy, Test Scenarios template and defect reporting template
• Initiated and prepared daily progress report and submitted.
• Participate in business walkthrough and defect report meetings periodically
• Excellent analytical, logical, management and trouble shooting skills, ability to work independently
• Involved in Creating Test plans (Master test plan/strategy, System & Performance test plan etc)
• Aided in generating System testing scenarios of end to end testing of application.
• Exceptionally well, excellent written and oral communication skills.

Environment: Java, Visual Studio, MS-Office, IOS, Business Objects (BO), Tibco, Teradata, Oracle,10, Sybase Central, SQL Server 08, DB Visualizer, SOAPUI, Caliber RM, Star team professional, Microsoft exchange, HP ALM 11.0, 12.0.

Confidential, Allentown, PA

Sr. Test Analyst

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Involved in creating business use cases by communicating with business users.
• Involved in creating system test cases for the deal capture application which is used to capture/create power and gas traded products.
• Extensively used TZen as a test management tool for logging the defects, generated defect reports, modifications to existing test cases with test data etc
• Involved in creating master test data i.e. trade test portfolio that flows across front, mid and back office related transactions / activities.
• Involved in creating the test cases / test data for notional value calculations, daily, monthly and annual cumulative limits across different trading levels.
• Created integration test cases for the SunGard Zainet and Deal capture applications.

Environment: .Net Framework, Silver light, Oracle 10g, Micro strategy, SunGard Zainet.

Confidential, Westchester, PA

User Acceptance Tester

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Involved in testing the new features or the functionality added to the existing ecommerce Confidential website.
• Tested the application functionality and validated it against the requirements.
• Extensively used Microsoft test manager, team foundation server (TFS) for logging the defects, generated defect reports, modifications to existing test cases with test data etc.
• Executed content related test cases for the ecommerce application.
• System integration testing of credit approval with ecommerce application is tested.
• Involved in testing the look and feel of the UI as per the w3 consortium.

Environment: IBM ecommerce framework, Oracle 9i, IE 8.0 & FF3.x, IBM Web sphere.

Confidential, New York, NY

Sr. QA Analyst

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Created assembly and system test cases from requirements specification document.
• Created operational, performance and security test cases from non functional requirements.
• Data validation test cases have been created from data mapping documents.
• Data load has been tested by validating the data writing SQL queries using TOAD.
• Black box assembly testing, system integration testing, negative testing, regression testing has been done on the UI of the application.
• Data comparison and data de-duplication has been tested for the data receiving from source systems.
• ETL testing has been done on the dental provider’s flat file received from fastrak, which is the source system.
• Tested and validated the application for business rules, edit rules and message rules
• Involved in testing the provider extract, restitution member mail and reprint batch jobs
• Tested reports by validating the data on the reports against the database executing SQL queries.
• Defect tracking was done using share point.
• Created and executed test cases using MS Excel templates.
• Developed test execution plan, testing efforts and test schedule
• Involved in Creating Test plans (Integration, System & UA test plan etc)
• Aided in generating user acceptance testing scenarios of end to end testing of application
• Test results and test summary reports have been generated and discussed the same with bigger audience.

Environment: Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5, Oracle 10g, Windows Server 2003/2008, IIS 6.0.

Confidential, Valhalla, NY

Senior Test Analyst / Lead

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assisted in implementing Project life cycle methodology (PLM) for modularity and scalability of multiple projects.
• These projects were developed on a agile methodology of use case driven iterative approach.
• Facilitated peer review inspection and walkthrough meetings to discuss Use-Cases, Non/Functional requirements or Business requirements.
• Assisted Business Analysts in reviewing State Diagrams, Activity Diagrams and Sequence Diagrams.
• Derived test cases and test scenarios from non functional requirements
• Executed manually control-m scheduling jobs and business objects reports using load runner
• Generated load runner test results in to HTML and excel formats using analysis module with in load runner.
• Involved in testing the scenarios for GUI, Functionality, Boundary, Security and regression testing.
• Involved in Creating Test plans (Master test plan/strategy, System & Performance test plan etc)
• Aided in generating System testing scenarios of end to end testing of application.
• Involved in identifying the test cases that are affecting the basic and major functionality of the application in order to Smoke Test the application.
• Involved in developing the regression suite using Mercury Quick test professional 8.2
• Involved in validating the data displayed on the business objects reports against the database by executing the SQL queries using TOAD.
• Generated test data for automation scripts in Excel.
• Quality Center is extensively used for the requirement traceability and for generating the defect reports.
• Involved in reviewing the requirements for the gap analysis and managed the changes using Caliber RM.
• Change requests are tracked using Star team professional and the defect tracking using Quality center.
• Informatica ETL process has been tested for invoice data deletion application.
• Tested abinitio ETL process for customer/bottler master data application.
• Developed and executed test scripts for various categories under operational readiness test.
• Tested the data quality in 3 different stages ODS, Staging and EDW that are in teradata.
• Tested data load from source as oracle to target as teradata.
• Tested source data and target data in teradata.
• Verified and tested Business Objects Reports
• Written and executed all the test cases in UNIX
• Written and executed all the test cases using SQL queries in teradata.

Environment: Business Objects XIR2, Java, Web logic Platform 8.1, Oracle 11i, Teradata, Informatica Power Center 7.1.3, UNIX, Windows 2000, XML, XSLT, VB Script, Quick Test Pro 8.2, Mercury Quality Center 8.2, Caliber TM, Star team professional.

Confidential, White Plains, NY

Senior QA Analyst

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Aided in design and implementation of front-end web design of Trading and Execution Management system.
• Assisted in implementing rational unified process (RUP) for modularity and scalability of multiple projects.
• Attended Review meetings to discuss Use-Cases, Business Rules, message rules, alternate flows and exceptions paths.
• Assisted Business Analysts in reviewing State Diagrams, Activity Diagrams and Sequence Diagrams.
• Developed Use Case driven test scripts using Mercury’s Test Director 8.2 and Quality Center 9.0
• Involved in testing the scenarios for GUI, Functionality, Boundary, Security and regression testing using quick test professional 8.2
• Parameterized test scripts using external XML files.
• Involved in creating, managing and running business process tests through BPT module using Quality Center 9.0
• Reviewed Supplements Specs and Business Documents for Use Case Entitlements.
• Aided in generating System testing scenarios of end to end testing of application.
• Involved in identifying the test cases that are affecting the basic and major functionality of the application in order to Smoke Test the application.
• Extensively used Quality Center 9.0 to manage and execute test scripts.
• Interacted with the project team to assign priority to Projects based on dependency and criticality.
• Involved in executing scripts in order to maintain clean point database for every new build in QA Environment.
• Created a clean point database to create a clean environment before starting the testing cycle.
• Created database triggers, procedures and packages using PL/SQL
• When trades (Contracts from TEAMS application) are created or modified, TIBCO triggers the messages and saves the data in a particular schema from which MTM application will be using those messaging data for generating the mark to market reports.
• Assisted in generating Post Deployment Scripts and UAT scripts for users.
• Involved in performing sanity testing of applications after application server restart or post production deployment of the applications.
• Attended meetings with logical data modelers to enhance knowledge of Back-end Testing, like acquiring the data from different databases by using Informatica.
• Written SQL queries using TOAD to unit test and developed code base.
• Involved in testing web focus developed report data against the database using sql queries.
• Assisted in documenting screen mock-ups in HTML and designing of applications.
• Constructed test data in excel for system testing.
• Generated test data for automation scripts in Excel.
• Involved in designing test sets for data migration from different systems.
• Good Knowledge of futures, options and commodity trading.
• Good knowledge of FX trading. Spot, Forward contracts. Implied and external FX exposure calculations.

Environment: Java, Servlets, Web logic Platform 8.1, Oracle 11i, Sybase8.0, Informatica, Putty, UNIX, Sun Solaris 10.0, Windows 2000, Lotus Notes/Domino 7, Xml, HTML,VB Script, Quick Test Pro 8.2, Mercury Quality Center 9.0 & Test Director 8.0, Internet Explorer 6.0, Netscape Navigator 7.2.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed system test requirements, Functionality, developed Test Plans, Test cases, Prepared Test Data and managed them using Test director.
• Analyzed and developed Business Requirements documentation, which identified the work area definition of the proposed application (developed on .NET Framework) from the user perspective.
• Coordinated with the developer and management to layout the project schedule and deadlines for the testing phase for each content group.
• Wrote and updated test cases to identify problems occurred while accessing the Web page and also responsible to enter and keep track of them.
• Tested and validated the queries fired from the application.
• Coordinated with different people in Project to keep track of all the bugs and updating the track of the bugs using Test Director 7.5.
• Played key role in performance analysis and tuning of the application under testing.
• Performing Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Database Testing, Regression Testing, System Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Worked on the regression automated testing using Win Runner 7.0.
• Actively involved and assisted for planning and execution of load simulation testing using
• Load Runner for various Load varying Scenarios through controller for web-based and client server applications.

Environment: C++, VB, ASP.NET, HTML, XML, Oracle, IIS, Load Runner, Win Runner 7.0Test Director 7.5, Windows 2000/NT.

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in testing.
• Performed end to end testing, smoke, regression testing.
• Involved in writing test scenarios and detailed test cases.
• Performed GUI, functionality, security, positive and negative testing.
• Performed database testing by passing SQL queries to retrieve data
• Wrote Visual Basic module to extract data from the database and do the comparison with the expected result set data.
• Participated in meetings to discuss defects after execution of scenarios.
• Provide management with daily status reports using rational clear quest.

Environment: Rational Test Team, Java 1.2, Visual Basic 6, Oracle 8i, HTML, IIS, Windows NT.

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Actively involved in the Business Requirement Analysis meetings and scheduled the QA tasks.
• Involved in writing and implementation of the test plan, various test cases, test scripts and creating scenario for load testing.
• Manually tested the whole application before going for the automated testing.
• Involved in generating vuser in Load Runner for performance, volume and load testing of the website.
• Performed Front End Functionality, GUI and Regression testing of the web-based application.
• Performed Stress Testing on database resources using Load Runner.
• Performed Data Validation followed by the manual testing of back end.
• Checked the data flow through the front and backend and used SQL queries to extract the data from the database.
• Carried out GUI, Functionality, Integration and Regression testing using Win Runner.
• Maintained Test Matrix for latest test results information.
• Used Star Team Professional for bug tracking and reporting, also followed up with development team to verify bug fixes, and update bug status.
• Involved in the User Acceptance Testing.
• Participated in various meetings and discussed Enhancement and Modification Request issues

Environment: Java Applets, JSP Servlets and EJB’s on application server side based on J2EE