Objective

• Seeking a challenging career in software quality control where I contribute to deliver quality software products and also have the ability to improve the organization's efficiency.

Summary

• Certified QA professional with over 10 years of experience, with over 5 years of experience as a Lead.
• Experience leading both on shore and offshore testing teams.
• Strong working experience in Agile environment with Scrum methodology Prioritizing Product backlogs, Sprint Planning, daily Sprint meetings, demos and retrospectives .
• Experience in performing quality assurance activities throughout the SDLC including requirements review, design review, development, testing and release process.
• Experience in generating and presenting Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scripts and Tests Data.
• Working experience in matrix based environments handling of multiple projects.
• Self-starter with strong organizational and communication skills.

Professional Experience

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Build QA team and implement a formal QA process.
• Creating test plans including effort estimation and resource allocation.
• Lead a team of both onshore and offshore sites through their daily tasks.
• Prioritizing tasks and monitor the progress through daily sprint meetings.
• Leading regression testing, UAT during release cycles.
• Generating status reports, collecting metrics, and sign off on release go live reports.
• Present application demos to product managers and business analysts at regular intervals.
• Perform testing of complex policy rating algorithms, batch jobs and business rules.
• Create and execute SQL scripts to test backend data validation.
• Test application portability on MS SQL server, Oracle, application servers, Tomcat and Weblogic.

Tools: HP ALM/Quality Center, QTP, ClearQuest, Subversion, Oracle, SQL Developer, and Toad.

IT Environment:, Java, JSP, Groovy, Tomcat, Weblogic, Business Objects, ETL, Ajax, Jasper reports, Web Services, SQL Server, and Windows platform.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed testing efforts for all managed service client e-commerce projects.
• Built QA team and implemented a formal QA methodology.
• Implemented test automation and test management tools.
• Executing regression test scripts using QTP.

Tools: Quality Center, QTP, and Compass.

IT Environment: Java, BlueMartini, WhiteLabel, Oracle, Unix, and Windows platform.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed detailed test plans, test cases, test data, and requirements traceability matrix.
• Executed data-driven tests, checked data integrity and performed data validations.
• Implemented stored procedures and validated third-party fund data feeds.
• Tested across multiple applications in an open architecture environment.
• Communicated with development to resolve testing issues.
• Served as member of quality management and testing committee that oversaw the organization's recertification for ISO and identified test management tools for the organization.

Tools: Bugzilla, Jira, BlackBerry Simulators, and MS Office.

IT Environment: C , .Net, Sharepoint, Web Services, SQL Server, and Windows platform.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Verified the image cash letter ICL file was created per X9.37 standards.
• Implemented automated tests on ICL file on IBM check processing control system CPCS .
• Reported test results including image quality IQA suspects and file processing errors to customer on-boarding team.
• Updated the business community and lead about testing status.

Tools: IBM - CPCS, JCL, Attachmate - Extra, AllMyPapers, and Ultra Edit.

IT Environment: Java, XML, Oracle, Mainframe, and Windows platform.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Review business requirement documents and create test cases
• Execute Test cases and track defects
• Prepare status reports, monitor deployment readiness and report to Project Manager
• Propose new methodology to improve the efficiency of testing

Tools: TestDirector, Toad, Gas Pumps, Cash Registers, Wireless devices, and Kiosks.

IT Environment: C, C , XML, Java, SAP, Oracle, and Windows platform.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Created testing effort estimates, and scheduled to present to the project manager.
• Reviewed business requirements and technical requirements and created test cases.
• Established test strategy, system test plans, and requirements traceability matrix.
• Reviewed offshore SOWs and transition plans and trained offshore testers.
• Performed organizational CMM process implementation.

Tools: TSO/ISP, File-Aid, TestDirector, Toad, Visio, JCL, MyAttachmate, and Panagon filenet.

IT Environment: EJB, XML, MQ workflow, DB2, Oracle, Business Objects, DataStage, Unix, and Mainframe platforms.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Decomposing functional specifications into test cases.
• Reviewing use cases and creating test cases using RUP methodology.
• Involved in system, and failover testing.
• Involved in testing wireless communication devices, kiosks and cash registers.
• Involved in testing server and database upgrade process.

Tools: Cash Registers, Kiosk, SNC wireless devices, ClearQuest, RequisitePro, CICS, JCL, and Flight.

IT Environment: C, C , XML, Java, Servlets, JSP, Oracle, DB2, OS2, Mainframe, and Windows platforms.