Objective: Looking for a challenging position in the area of Software Testing and Software Quality Assurance, where there is also a scope for learning new software testing tools, and methodologies.

Expertise:

• More than nine years of experience in software testing, software verification and validation of several .Net and web-based applications.
• Proficient in using Mercury tools like Quality Center, Test director and QuickTest Pro for web and client server applications.
• Adept in Section 508 compliance testing using tools like JAWS, Rational Appscan Policy Tester and AccVerify.
• Extensive experience in testing Graphic Information System (GIS) applications and Endeca search engine.
• Experience in documenting software test cases and software results using proprietary software testing tools.
• Extensive experience in Functional, Integration, Regression, User Acceptance, System Testing and Exploratory Testing.
• Excellent understanding of Software Development Life Cycle and Test Methodologies from project definition to post-deployment documentation
• Experience in preparing software test plans and software defect reports.
• Extensive experience in tracking bugs using Bug tracking tools such as Quality Center, Test Director, Bugzilla, Redmine and Jira.
• Experience with Load testing using WAPT.
• Worked in an environment where Software Quality Assurance and Software Configuration Management processes were established.
• Familiar with C, Oracle, PL/SQL Conversant with C, C++,HTML, SQL languages.
• Familiar with writing SQL queries in Back-End testing and data validation.
• Involved in both Manual and Automated Testing of applications on Windows and Unix Environment
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills with ability to work as a team and to interact with clients.
• Self-starter, creative, fast learner and good communication skills.
• A friendly hard worker who likes to learn new skills.

Programming Languages : Java, C, C++, PL/SQL, J2EE, .Net, HTML,
Tridion, Endeca, DotNetnuke, XML
Operating Systems : Windows NT/2000, Sun-Solaris2.8, UNIX, Windows XP, Windows 7, Linux
Testing Suites/Tools : Quicktest Pro, Quality Center, TestDirector,
AccVerify, WAPT, JAWS,
Rational Appscan Policy Tester
Web Servers : Windows Server 2003, 2005, 2008
Config. Management Tools: Visual Source Safe, SVN
Application packages : Microsoft Office Suite, Word Perfect
Process Methodology : ISO 9000, SEI-CMM
Databases : Oracle 8.x/9I/10I, SQL Server, SQL
Express

Qualification

BS in Industrial Production & Engineering

Certifications

Certificate courses conducted by Software Technology Group (STG), Bangalore, INDIA

• JAVA Programming
• OOPs/C++

ITIL: Configuration and Release Management.

Work Experience

Organization: Confidential, VA
May 2011 Present
QA Lead

Project: Unrabble
Description: Unrabble was created to make life easier for people who are asked to make hiring decisions, but who often don’t have the human resources background, staff or time to do it quickly and effectively. What they need is a tool designed to actually work in the day-to-day life of the do-it-yourself, multi-tasking, starved-for-time business manager.
Unrabble is not a regimented HR software or another take on the job board. It is an entirely new, and better, approach to hiring designed by people who’ve suffered through the same frustrations as most hiring managers.
Environment: Flex/Flash, Google Web Toolkit, Java, HTML, SQL Express, Windows 7, Subversion, Eclipse, Unfuddle
Roles and Responsibilities:

• Involved in Software test plan documentation, Software Test Cases generation, conduction of independent software verification and validation.
• Attend all software documentation reviews.
• Interact with other external applications in conducting software System Integration Test (SIT),
• Perform tests in both QA and production environment.
• Performed Manual Testing based on the Use Cases.
• Tracked bugs using Unfuddle.
• Created Error documentation and wrote modification requirements.
• Sending status reports to Chief Technological Officer on progress of test cases.
• Captured evidence and performed play back to verify the test scripts.
• Interacted with developers and various members of my team to discuss and resolve Defects and their priorities.
• Monitored the status of the bugs as needed. Re-tested the bugs in the application after the fixing of problems.
• Performed cross browser testing to ensure that application works as intended on different browsers.

Organization: Confidential, VA
Aug 2005 April 2011
QA Engineer II

Project 1: AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION (ATCC)
Description: American type Culture Collection (ATCC) is a private, nonprofit biological resource center (BRC) and research organization whose mission focuses on the acquisition, authentication, production, preservation, development and distribution of standard reference microorganisms, cell lines and other materials for research in the life sciences. ATCC allows users to search and purchase biological resources, to create personalized search criteria, save products for future purchases and reorders, and subscribe for mailing list. There is also an administration module where administrators can moderate the accounts of different users, download usage reports, upload necessary content through Content Management Workflow using DotNetNuke.
ATCC has several web portals which are important resources for the scientific community in public health and other areas associated with its own portal. They are

• Biodefense and Emerging Infections Research Resources Repository (BEI Resources) was established by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to provide reagents and information for studying infectious diseases in support of the NIAID biodefense and emerging infections program.
• The Malaria Research and Reference Reagent Resource Center (MR4) was established by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to provide malaria-related reagents and information to the international malaria research community.
• The Influenza Reagent Resource (IRR) was established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide registered users with reagents, tools and information for studying and detection of Influenza Virus. The IRR acquires, authenticates, and produces reagents that scientists need to carry out basic research and develop improved diagnostic tests, vaccines, and detection methods. Public health labs also use the reagents across the globe for the surveillance of newly emerging strains of Influenza, such as Influenza (H1N1) and (H5N1). By centralizing these functions within the IRR, access to and use of these materials in the scientific and public health community is monitored and quality control of the reagents is assured.
  

Environment: Quick Test Pro, WAPT, AccVerify, Quality Center, DotNetNuke, Microsoft SQL Server, Windows 7/XP, Windows Server 2008, Subversion, Redmine Wiki-SharePoint, and Microsoft Office

Roles and responsibility

• Involved in Software test plan documentation, Software Test Cases generation, conduction of independent software verification and validation.
• Attend all software documentation reviews.
• Interact with other external applications in conducting software System Integration Test (SIT), and Software User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Perform tests in QA and Production environment.
• Performed Manual Testing based on the standards set by the client.
• Tracked bugs using Quality Center and Redmine.
• Created Error documentation and wrote modification requirements.
• Sending status reports to QA Manager on progress of test cases.
• Carried out performance testing using WAPT.
• Captured evidence and performed play back to verify the test scripts.
• Developed test cases to test the backend database by retrieving the data from the tables by using SQL.
• Verified the application for Section 508 Compliance Guidelines using AccVerify.
• Was involved in automating the regression scripts using Quick Test Pro.
• Interacted with developers and various members of my team to discuss and resolve defects and their priorities.
• Monitored the status of the bugs as needed. Re-tested the bugs in the application after fixing the problems.
• Performed cross browser testing to ensure that application works as intended on different browsers.
• Implemented Configuration Management Process for all ATCC related projects.
• Was involved in Configuration and Release Management of application to different environments(QA, UAT and production)

Project 2: Confidential,
Description: Confidential, is a job distribution service which provides the means for companies with federal contracts to achieve compliance with the 2002 Jobs for Veterans Act by providing a robust, innovative job distribution engine.

The Confidential, job distribution service receives job orders on a daily basis through a Web Service from JobCentral. Confidential, then automatically identifies an Employment office or Veterans counselor for each submitted job order using an integrated Geographic Information System (GIS) thatdistributes the job orders via email, dynamic fax, or priority mail as appropriate. With built-in redundancies to ensure all jobs are delivered to career centers throughout the country as well as tracking and reporting capabilities, Confidential, helps the companies to meet Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA)/Section 4212 and OFCCP regulations.
Environment: Quality Center, Oracle, Windows 7/XP, Windows Server 2005, Perforce, Microsoft Office and Wiki-SharePoint.

Roles and responsibility

• Involved in Software test plan documentation, Software Test Cases generation, conduction of independent software verification and validation.
• Attend all software documentation reviews and analysis of the requirements.
• Interact with other external applications in conducting software System Integration Test (SIT)
• Extensively tested the Oracle database using PL/SQL queries.
• Perform tests in QA and Production environment.
• Performed Manual Testing based on the standards set by the client.
• Tracked bugs using Quality Center.
• Also involved in testing of XPAND Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software as part of Confidential, project.
• Created Error documentation and wrote modification requirements.
• Provided QA manager with different types of reports like test execution reports, defect reports and requirements traceability matrix reports.
• Captured evidence and performed play back to verify the test scripts.
• Interacted with developers and various members of my team to discuss and resolve defects and their priorities.
• Monitored the status of the bugs as needed. Re-tested the bugs in the application after fixing the problems.

Project 3: Confidential,
Description: Confidential, is a Software portal sponsored by U.S Department of labor. It provides users with extensive career information, labor market information, and different tools for job seekers, students, businesses and career professionals to manage career.

CareerOneStop products include:

• America’s Service Locator connects individuals to employment and training opportunities available at local One-Stop Career Centers. The Web site provides contact information for a range of local work-related services, including unemployment benefits, career development, and educational opportunities.
• America’s Career InfoNet helps individuals explore career opportunities to make informed employment and education choices. The Web site features user-friendly occupation and industry information, salary data, career videos, education resources, self-assessment tools, career exploration assistance, and other resources that support talent development in today\'s fast-paced global marketplace.
• mySkills myFuture helps laid-off workers and other career changers find new occupations to explore. Users can identify occupations that require skills and knowledge similar to their current or previous job, learn more about these suggested matches, locate local training programs, and/or apply for jobs.
• Competency Model Clearinghouse provides the business community with a means to communicate its skill needs to educators and the workforce system in a common industry-driven framework. The models and other competency-based resources support development of curriculum and increased awareness of careers in high-growth industries.
• Worker ReEmployment provides employment, training, and financial assistance for laid-off workers. Includes resources for getting immediate help with unemployment insurance, healthcare, and other financial needs; job searching and resume tips; changing careers and understanding transferable skills; and upgrading skills through education and training.
• Key to Career Success provides career information and links to work-related services that help veterans and military service members successfully transition to civilian careers.

Environment: Quick Test Pro, WAPT, JAWS, IBM Rational Appscan Policy Tester, Quality Center, SDL Tridion, Endeca, Oracle, Windows 7/XP, Windows Server 2003/2005/2008, Visual Source Safe, Wiki-SharePoint, Microsoft Office, Bugzilla, and WAPT
Roles and responsibility

• Involved in Software test plan documentation, Software Test Cases generation, conduction of independent software verification and validation.
• Attend all software documentation reviews.
• Interact with other external applications in conducting software System Integration Test (SIT), and Software User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Perform tests in QA and Production environment.
• Performed Manual Testing based on the standards set by the client.
• Tracked bugs using Quality Center and Bugzilla.
• Created Error documentation and wrote modification requirements.
• Sending status reports to QA Manager on progress of test cases.
• Carried out performance testing using WAPT.
• Captured evidence and performed play back to verify the test scripts.
• Developed test cases to test the backend database by retrieving the data from the tables by using PL/SQL queries.
• Verified the application for Section 508 Compliance Guidelines using JAWS and Rational Appscan Policy Tester.
• Was involved in automating the regression scripts using Quick Test Pro.
• Interacted with developers and various members of my team to discuss and resolve defects and their priorities.
• Monitored the status of the bugs as needed. Re-tested the bugs in the application after fixing the problems.
• Performed cross browser testing to ensure that application works as intended on different browsers.
• Implemented Configuration Management Process for all COS related projects.
• Co-ordinate and managed the complete deployment of code to different environments (QA, UAT and Production) of all CareerOneStop (COS) applications.
• Interacted with clients in regards to the documentation and reporting of release.

Organization: Confidential, NJ
April 2002 Oct 2004
Software Test Engineer

Project1: Confidential,
Description: This is a Client server application based project consisting of four modules (Personal management system, Document Management System, File Management System and Procurement Management System) implemented as a 3-tier system. JSP technology is used to implement the server side components and ORACLE as the database for persistent storage. In the Personal Management System, all the information about employee id, employee name, designation, division, date of birth, date of joining etc. are maintained in the database. The Document Management System maintains the data about the report number, document number, title, keywords etc. In the File Management System, all the information about the files, file description and letter contents are stored. In the last module named as the Procurement Management System, the data about the indent number, indent details, budget number, amount etc are maintained in the database. This application allows users to retrieve and update the data in the Oracle database.
Environment: Win Runner, Load Runner, Test Director, Java, Oracle, Windows 2000/NT, UNIX, SQL, Weblogic6.1/8, Sybase, Powerbuilder

Roles and responsibility

• Involved in Software test plan documentation, Software Test Cases generation, conduction of independent software verification and validation.
• Used WinRunner for regression testing.
• Attend all software documentation reviews.
• Interact with other external applications in conducting software System Integration Test (SIT), and software User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Perform tests in the production environment.
• Performed Manual Testing based on the standards set by the client.
• Tracked bugs using TestDirector.
• Created Error documentation and wrote modification requirements.
• Sending status reports to QA Lead on progress of test cases.
• Carried out performance testing using LoadRunner.
• Captured evidence and performed play back to verify the test scripts.
• Developed test cases to test the backend database by retrieving the data from the tables by using SQL.
• Executed shell scripts from UNIX command line and verified various logs to validate the transaction flow.
• Interacted with developers and various members of my team to discuss and resolve Defects and their priorities.
• Monitored the status of the bugs once in every two days. Re-tested the bugs in the application after fixing the problems.

Project2: Confidential,Phase I
Description: The eRetail project will provide business solutions for Supply Chain Management to establish an integrated eBusiness platform comprised of Internet specialty companies that support total Supply Chain requirements including the retail and services business. This project will integrate Purchase Order’s into, and leverage the systems and architecture.

Environment: WinRunner, Load Runner, Test Director, Java, Oracle, Windows 2000/NT, UNIX, SQL

Roles and responsibility

• Involved in Software test plan documentation, Software Test Cases generation, conduction of independent software verification and validation and Conduct Unit testing.
• Using LoadRunner analyzed the response times of business transactions under load.
• Used transaction points to capture the response times of transactions to check the performance of the application.
• Performed software testing using the available software test scripts,
• Interact with other external applications in conducting software System Integration Testing (SIT), and software User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Prepared and executed test cases and tested the functionality of each screen to monitor proper navigation of different screens in an application.
• Perform tests in the production environment.
• Performed System, Integration, Functional and Regression testing of new/revised applications using Win Runner.
• Performed Cross browser testing for multiple browsers, e.g., Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Explorer on different platforms (Windows & UNIX) and interpreted the negative/positive results.
• Interacted with developers & various members of my team to discuss and resolve Defects.