SUMMARY

Relevant Experience:

• Over 8 years of IT experience in Quality Assurance, Manual and Automated testing of Client Server/Web Based Applications.
• Efficient in developing Testing documents like Test plans, Test Cases and have good understanding of testing methodologies & complete Software Development Life Cycle.
• Experience in using automated tools such as Mercury Interactive test suite (WinRunner, TestDirector,QTP and Quality Center) and Rational Suite (Functional Tester, Test Manager, Requisite Pro, Rose, Clear Quest and Clear Case).
• Hands on experience in analyzing business, functional and technical requirements.
• Expertise in performing System testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, End - to-End testing and Back-End testing.
• Worked with Rational Unified Process(RUP) methodology and Lean Agile methodology
• Ability to work as an Individual and in Team. Solid analytical and dynamic trouble shooting skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrable verbal and written communications to maintain effective working relationships with all levels of personnel.

Technical Skills:

Testing Tools: Winn Runner, Test Director, Quality Center, QTP, Rational suite.

Operating System: Windows XP/ME/2000/98/NT, UNIX.

Languages: C, C++, COBOL, JCL, RPG/400, COBOL/400, Java, JSP, XML, PL/SQL.

RDBMS: Oracle, DB2, DB/400, SQL Server.

GUI / Front-end: Visual Basic.

Others: Toad, Microsoft Project, MS Visual Source Safe

Professional Experience:

Confidential,Blue Bell, PA Jan’10- Present

Sr. QA Analyst/Testing Coordinator

J&B Software provides market leading systems for processing and managing automated electronic payments and other transactions. J&B Software\'s Interactive Lockbox Solution streamlines the payment process. It allows for real-time correction and/or special handling. It also reduces manual exception processing and automates reconciliation. This project is to upgrade WebLogic.

Responsibilities:

• Performing front-end web based regression testing.
• Executing test cases and logging defects in Quality Center
• Updating test cases in Quality Center
• Coordinating with testing team to make sure all defects are linked to test cases
• Preparing Defect Tracker
• Coordinating with development, Business Analysts and Business Users for resolution of defects and ensure testing issues are resolved.
• Running automated regression suite (QTP)
• Providing requirements to update automation regression suite
• Running security tests using IBM AppScan

Environment: .NET Web Services, XML, Java, J2EE, WebLogic, Microsoft SQL Server, Quality Center and QTP

Confidential, Shenandoah Valley, VA Feb’09 - Dec’09

Sr. QA Analyst

DuPont Community Credit Union is a financial organization that offers services in banking, consumer loans (Auto Loans, Personal Loans, Student Loans and Credit Cards) and mortgages. The initiative of Bill Payer project is to develop an online bill payment system for credit union members.

• Developing Test Plans & Test Cases.
• Writing and executing test cases in Quality Center
• Performing System and Regression Testing.
• Performing front-end web based functional testing.
• Performing back-end Oracle database testing, using moderately complex SQL queries
• Performing XML testing - using Web Logic Interface (WLI) and Web Logic Console (WLC)
• Extensively used UNIX environment to analyze logs
• Reviewing Functional Design documents to write test cases
• Tracking defects using Quality Center
• Preparing Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) and Defect Tracker
• Coordinating with development team to resolve defects.

Confidential, Richmond, VA Sep’05 to Jan’09

Sr. QA Analyst

Qimonda is a major player in semiconductor manufacturing arena. They are specialized in manufacturing of memory chips. The company provides memory products for a wide variety of applications, including computing, infrastructure, graphics, mobile and consumer areas, using its power saving technologies and designs. I was part of various projects at Qimonda.

Pro FAB 4.3 Module: This project was an enhancement for the existing MES. The main goal of this project is to increase the cycle time, and yield of the wafers, by automating the major functionalities. This was accomplished by changing the whole Network entities and its data flow mechanism; In addition corresponding soft wares Applied Materials AMAT, and API’s were upgraded to the higher versions. Various software, and networking applications which comprised of this MES are: Visual Transport, and Activities VISTA, Master Data Setup MDS, Manufacturing Maintenance System MMS, Applied FAB 300 AMAT’s base Application, Your Adapter YODA, and NetSelect Major Network application .

Pro FAB 4.1 Module: This project mainly dealt with focusing on scrap free/ reduction of production risk. In addition, it had some enhancements, and new functionality for the existing MES system. This project’s design and technology change gave a leading edge to step up to Automation process.

Applied Material 3.2 version upgrade: This project is a major software upgrade from AMAT on the base MES platform. This upgrade comprises of upgrading both internal and external API’s, backend platform, and application framework.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed system design specifications and developed Test Plan and Test Cases for over all testing effort.
• Analyzed the Functional and Non-Functional requirements.
• Executed new as well as regression test cases against GUI platform.
• Involved in the process of analyzing the expected and actual results.
• Created and managed a web page using in-house built SharePoint application QShare to store and update documents across the team for this project
• Developed the Service Level Agreement to ensure defects resolved in a timely fashion based on both priority and severity of the issue.
• Responsible for prioritization of issues on the defect tracking tool -Clear Quest & QShare.
• Created and executed different Batch jobs on different testing environment by synchronizing various automated scripts
• Responsible for QA artifacts version control using Rational Clear case.
• Conduct meetings on a daily basis with the topic owners and management for status about the topic’s progress and escalation of the blocking points.
• Generated the test scripts by using Automated-testing tool Rational Functional Tester.
• Using SQL in day to day testing activities to update tables, to analyze test results by joining different tables.
• Debugging workflows by using Applied Material application.
• Responsible for creating complex Test cases for GUI, Backend and API level testing.

Environment: Windows NT, Oracle, SQL, C #, .NET, TOAD, YODA 4.5, Q-Share, Rational- Test Manager, Test Editor, Clear case, Clear Quest, Robot, Rose, ReqPro and UTP.

Confidential,CA Nov’04 to Aug’05

QA Analyst

PMI is a leading Mortgage Insurance Company and provides lender services to the customers. IDEA is the AS/400 based primary servicing system. The pmiCentral Primary Servicing project is being developed to enhance IDEA’s existing functionalities. These enhancements mainly help to realize benefits in product leadership, operational excellence and customer service. Primary Servicing is following the GDUP (Goal Driven Unified Process) a customized version of Rational Unified Process (RUP).

Responsibilities:

• Understand and Analyze the Business requirements.
• Worked with Business Analysts and Development teams on System investigated requirements and involved in creating Test Plan.
• Developed and Designed Test Scenarios & Test Cases using Test Director from Use Case Realization, Use Case Specification, Interface Specifications and Interface Storyboard documents.
• Involved in the Review Meetings of QA artifacts with Business Analysts, Architects, Developers and Business Users.
• Analyzed the Functional and Non Functional requirements.
• Involved in performing Functional, Integration, System and Regression Testing.
• Performed Screen Navigation Test to ensure that the links are established as per the documentation provided.
• Performed Record Locking Tests, Cycle Job and Reports testing.
• Used SQL extensively to extract the test data from Production environment and to compare the files and programs as part of testing.
• Created a Test Strategy document for testing the complex business process and documenting the test steps.
• Defect tracking, Analysis, Review, Documentation and management using Test Director. Participate in the Defect Review Meeting with the Business Users.
• Coordinated with Development and Business Analysts, Business Users for resolution of defects and ensure testing issues are resolved.
• Responsible for Version Control for QA using MS Visual Source Safe.

Environment: RPG/400, COBOL/400, CL/400, DB/400, SQL, Aldon, TestDirector 8.0, WindowsNT and MS Visual Source Safe

Confidential, Chicago, IL Jan’04 to Oct’04

QA Analyst

This project is basically an up-grade to the existing web-based automated banking system, which updates the existing automated functionalities. These include Savings Account, Checking Account and Term Deposits, Transactions (Cash and Transfers).

Responsibilities:

• Writing and executing System test plans and Test cases. These Scripts were developed after reviewing the business requirements document, and technical specifications document
• Documented Test cases corresponding to business rules and other operating condition in Test Director.
• Tested the backend database using SQL queries.
• Tested existing Unix batch jobs to ensure new web changes did not affect existing process
• Tested the browsers under specific conditions, such as with Java script enabled and disabled.
• Performed System testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, on application and supported User Acceptance Testing.
• Enhanced scripts by adding the GUI, text checkpoints.
• Prepared status summary reports with details of executed, passed and failed test cases.
• Conducted browser compatibility test of application.

Environment: Test Director, WinRunner, Java, J2EE, JDBC, Websphere, HTML, DHTML, Oracle, PVCS, Windows NT and UNIX.

Confidential, Chicago, IL Jun’03 to Dec’03

QA Tester

Multi access integration application is to get the online Quote & Purchase for Auto & Property in different states in United States. And also to get the Quick quotes for Auto & Property (Home owners, Renters, Condominiums) with all details of the Driver’s history and Vehicle history for Auto and the details of the Property with Property details.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for testing the Quote & Purchase for both Auto and Property of the customers and compares with the Allstate premium.
• Prepared Test plan, Test Cases, executed the Test cases on different Environments.
• Responsible for testing the applications in Assembly, and Production environments
• Generated test scripts using the Automated-testing tool WinRunner.
• Written TSL scripts on WinRunner for Library functions of Regression, Data Driven, Database (MS-Access) and functional testing.
• Extensively used TestDirector for execution of Manual test scripts and to track and log defects.
• And also performed the user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Executed batch jobs in UNIX environment to test periodic updates to Data base.
• Also worked on Quick Quotes for both Auto & Property.
• Analysis of Results, Maintenance of metrics both Auto & Property.

Environment: Windows, .NET, DB2, Visual Basic, HTML, XML, Java, Oracle, SQL, UNIX, Visual Source Safe, WinRunner and TestDirector.

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN May’02 to May’03

QA Analyst

This was to test Obesity Baro-Screen System, developed in java, an interactive web application that can be used by referred patients & selected physicians to gather and display results of patient data. Working on this web application, I focused on testing Main and Admin sections which include several subsections, contents of which are interrelated and interdependent. This also includes a full fledged content management module which is updated in real time.

Responsibilities:

• Created and updated Test Plan, Test Case and Test Metrics
• Attend meetings for discussion on scope of testing
• Create and maintain Test Data which simulate various scenarios.
• Test the complex algorithm which calculates the obesity score.
• Write and execute SQL Statements to validate several mathematical Calculations
• Used Test-Director as central repository for requirements, test cases, test executions & defects
• Involved in various stages of full life cycle of testing.

Environment: Oracle, SQL, Toad, Web Logic, Site Minder, Java, TestDirector, WinRunner, Identity Minder, Windows XP and Sun Solaris.