SUMMARY

• More TEMPthan 20 years of software and systems industrial experience in the area of Software Test Engineering, QA, Implementation, Test Automation, configuration and build release of software & systems developed using C, C++, Java, Ada, Perl & Python on Linux, Solaris, HPUx, QNX, Win XP & all its flavors, VAX/VMS, and MAC OS X wif utmost attention towards establishing and following right processes for efficiency, productivity and sustainability.
• Expertise in Design & development of reliable Test Plans, Test Strategies and Test Cases for all kinds of quality dimensions of e - commerce web applications, enterprise client server apps & mission critical real time Systems. Strong experience in testing and QA of systems involving DBs such as Confidential, SQL Server and technologies including 2 tier to multi tiers wif emphasis on test automation.
• Pocess high quality strong industry experience wif domains such as e-commerce Client Servers applications, Banking, Insurance, CRM, Train Control & Signaling, Semiconductors and Aerospace/Avionics wif expertise in Test Engineering, SQA & Test Automation.
• Solid experience in using IBM Rational Suite Enterprise (Robot/Functional
• Tester, TestManager, ClearQuest, RequisitePro & RUP) as well as HP ALM & UFT. Certified by IBM- Rational Software as practitioner consultant on RUP and Rational Team Test. Experience working wif ISO, SEI-PCMMi level 5 and SIX SIGMA companies as a Lead Engineer.
• Extensive experience wif SQA & test automation using HP UFT, Rational Functional Tester, Oracle4 OATS and Unix Shell programming for applications of web, enterprise client servers, Insurance, CRM and semiconductor domains. Used Eggplant at Confidential for Gwindows Test Automation using Mac OS X as a foundation for open source Selenium Webdriver.
• Drove all the QA & Testing Operations successfully being accountable to Program/Project Managers. Mentored successfully the team of Test engineers wif different projects for application and system testing to achieve world class quality and reliability.
• Awarded as the best talent for the “world class Test Automation” using automation tools as well as extensive test scripting.
• Implemented successfully the Processes, templates, guidelines and checklists for the SQA and Testing from ground up for structured systematic test efforts.
• Worked as the ‘Process Engineer’ for configuring the organization process for Software development and V&V. One among less TEMPthan 5000 IBM certified RUP and Team Test practitioners in the world.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming & Scripting Languages: C, C++, Java, Ada, JavaScript, HTML, XML, SQL, UNIX Shell Programming, Python & VB Scripting (for QTP) and Monkeytalk (for mobile app testing)

Operating systems: Windows7(all flavors), UNIX (SCO), LINUX, HP UX 11 .x, VxWorks, VAX/VMS, Real Time OS QNX 4.x and Sun Solaris 2.x and Mac OS X

Test Automation Tools: Selenium, HP UFT, Confidential OATS, Rational Suite Enterprise & Team Test, Test Plant’s Eggplant, Junit and EDIFECS Specbuilder (for EDI X12 testing & analysis). Mobile Test Automation using Confidential 's Monkeytalk for both iOS and Android devices.

Requirement, CM & Defect Tracking Tools: Rational RequisitePro, ClearQuest, HP QC/ALM, VSS, Team Tracker, CVS, BMC Remedy, and Borland StarTeam and Perforce.

Processes & PM Tools: Agile, RUP, CMM/CMMi, ISO, MS Project 2000 RDBMS MySQL, Confidential, SQL Server

Server Technologies: BEA WebLogic, MS Windows 2003 servers (APP, Web, IIS), Sun Solaris & HP UX Servers, XML, SOAP & WSDL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, San Ramon, CA,

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Designed a testing and test automation road map for the Consolidated Contact Center Master App and IVR projects, which rely on RPA (Robotic Process Automation) technologies.
• Was able to uncover highest number of Quality defects by following the structured test approach and by involving sooner TEMPthan later.
• Involved in evaluating and finalizing the tools, technologies and the solution implementation Vendor for resolving the problems encountered by CSRs of the Contact Center to service Bank customers to their satisfaction efficiently wif ease and the positive impact.
• Involved in automating successfully the identified candidate TCs using HP UFT after establishing Application/Feature stability and by following right test automation framework.

Environment: RPA (Robotic Process Automation), MS .NET/C# Technologies, IIS Web servers, Windows7, Confidential DB and SQL, HP ALM 12.X and HP UFT 12.X

Confidential, Redwood Shores, CA

Software QA Lead (Test Engineering, Products QA)

Responsibilities:

• Established structured test and QA efforts for the fast paced test cycles of product releases of Confidential Fusion Middleware product suites.
• Worked as lead test and QA analyst for Confidential Jdeveloper's ADF Faces. Identified several pitfalls and recommended critical Enhancement Requests.
• Was responsible for the highest Quality and Reliability of several feature sets of Confidential Fusion Middle ware product Suite related to Jdeveloper.
• Automated all identified features of mobile apps (developed using Jdeveloper IDE) on IOS and Android devices using mobile automation tool: Confidential 's Monkeytalk(cloudMonkey).
• Involved as a leading dev and QA Lead resource for test automation of several of the above JDEV feature areas using Confidential OATS & open source tool Selenium.

Environment: Confidential ADF and Jdeveloper, Java/JDK, Confidential Weblogic 10.x, Webcenter & Porlets, Mobile Apps, Automation tool- Confidential 's Monkeytalk for IOS and Android, Selenium, Confidential OATS, Linux, Win 7.

Confidential, Pleasanton, CA

Sr Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed & developed master test plan for Medicare Quarterly Reporting (MQR) of SCIF to Medicare (CMS), where project involved diverse teams of engineers and business analysts.
• Established Efficient & Reliable test techniques for MQR to Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS-A Federal Govt. Entity), which involved EDI X12 data testing, analysis, transmission to and reception from CMS.
• Responsible for total Medicare report accuracy & quality of SCIF and State of California claims data of Worker’s Compensation to Medicare to comply wif Section 111 reporting to CMS.
• Used HP QTP & QC extensively for GUI & Requirement based functionality testing & test automation by adhering to HP’s Keyword Driven technique of Business Process Testing.
• Used EDIFECS Specbuilder extensively for EDI x12 270/271 data unit testing & analysis of SCIF as well as State of California’s claims data of Medicare Reporting to CMS.
• Used Java & Junit wif eclipse for middle ware services & API level testing to achieve Section 111 reporting compliance of CMS.

Environment: PL/SQL, Java/Junit, TIBCO BC & BW, TIBCO Administrator, SQL Developer, HP QTP & Quality, Center, IBM Rational ClearCase, EDIFECS Specbuilder, HP UX and Windows XP.

Confidential

Sr. Software QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed RMS QA Roadmap and RMS QA Automation Architecture for its leading product “Risk Browser” for insurance underwriting & catastrophic risk management.
• Fixed & upgraded substantially all of the existing ATS (Automated Test Scripts) for their best usability, modularity and maintainability using Rational Team Test (Robot and Test Manager) & applicable MS Windows DLLs by following applicable guidelines and best practices of RUP
• Designed and developed relevant & sufficient TCs for better test coverage of “Risk Browser‘s” latest release. Designed & Developed ATS for all identified TCs for the same to establish & achieve quick and accurate software testing.
• Automated complete performance testing of RiskBrowser using extensive scripting, DLLs and IBM Rational Robot, which substantially reduced (almost eliminated) the huge manual efforts.

Environment: C++ & C#, PL/SQL, .NET Framework, HTML, JavaScript, XML, MS Visual Studio, MS SQL, Server DB, Windows 2003 servers (App Web & IIS), XP & Vista, IBM Rational Robot, VSS & MS Project

Confidential, Brisbane, CA

Sr. Software QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed master test plans for "Customer Contact Reduction" and "Fulfillment Data files Automation" projects. Got them reviewed & approved by following Confidential ecommerce quality policy
• Designed & developed detailed Test Cases for the above said projects, and checked them into Mercury Test Director after their review and sign off.
• Executed all my TCs successfully and reported the significant # of defects found in the code base.
• Got acquainted wif thorough exposure to solid e-commerce QA experience by confining to right and proven best QA practices as well as tools/utilities coupled wif UNIX/PERL scripting and SQL

Environment: Java, C++, PL/SQL, HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, XML, XSLT, Confidential DB, Sun Solaris, Windows XP & Vista, Web Logic, Winrunner, Test Director & Loadrunner, CVS & BMC Remedy

Confidential, Mountain View, CA

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Achieved complete test automation of GWindows Testing from ground up using EGGPLANT, currently runs for about 20+ hrs for establishing quick & accurate testing on all different workstations.
• The complete automated eggplant code base was checked into Perforce successfully
• Due to sound testing approach and test automation, # of bugs reported grown from mere 12 to about 130+ . Successfully tested periodic MS security patch releases before deploying to all Confidential sites.

Environment: Java/J2EE, C/C++, Python, PL/SQL, JavaScript, AJAX, MYSQL, Confidential DB, MAC OS X,, Windows XP & Vista, Redstone’s Eggplant, Selenium, QMTest, Perforce and many Confidential internal s/w utilities.

Confidential, Palo Alto, CA

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for requirement based functional and performance testing of FAI to ensure its total quality and reliability using techniques suggested by BEA, Loadrunner and HPs Perfview
• Responsible for QA, defect reporting, analysis, follow up wif dev team until closure.
• Design and preparation of master test plan, test strategies and test scenarios for quality, trustable test efforts and improving confidence level on the application’s quality for its timely releases.
• Advocating and providing improvements for QA and test efforts by sticking onto proven best practices and test automation using tools as well as programming/scripting for testing
• Periodic releases for their global operations and delivery of different other test artifacts on time.

Environment: Java/J2EE, Junit, C, PL/SQL, JavaScript, AJAX, XML, XSLT, Confidential DB, HP UX, Windows XP, QTP, Winrunner, Unix Shell scripting, Loadrunner, Test Director, HP Perfview, BEA TUXEDO, SOAP, XML)

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Team Lead and ATS Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for mentoring services to the project teams of enterprise applications, semiconductor and real time systems on tool & process configuration for all IBM Rational Test Tools and RUP for SQA & Test.
• Extensive testing efforts for the business application using PL/SQL querying.
• Responsible for developing, implementing and validating ATS (Automated Test Script) for all the identified features of CVD, PVD and electrofill Novellus Tools using Win Runner TSL and custom DLL's of C.
• Developed Test Plan, Test Strategy and Test Scenarios for requirement based functional testing
• Involved in modifications to ensure existing ATS work well for new builds of different Novellus Tools as part of regression product testing.

Environment: Java, C/C++, PL/SQL, Confidential DB, QNX, Windows XP, Winrunner, Test Director, IBM Rational, Suite Enterprise (Robot, Test Manager & ClearQuest) and CVS

Confidential

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Designed and derived the relevant test objectives, test scenarios, and test procedures for VSC unit tests, subsystem tests, & system tests.
• Developed, automated and executed the test scripts to establish test objectives using the scripting language of SCD for different testing scenarios.
• Analyzed the outcome of test efforts to determine the sub system test results.

Environment: C/C++, SQL, SQL Server, Windows CE, Tornado Development Environment, Station Computer Driver (SCD), Rational Requisite Pro, Borland StarTeam (for mainly Test Harnessing)

Confidential, San Jose, CA

QA Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Identified and implemented all the test assertions for ELITE. (Error Log and Integrity Test) of SANWD (Storage Area Network Wide Diagnostics).
• Designed and implemented the Test setup and Test Environment for SANWD.
• Automated all identified test cases/assertions as part of assertion based testing of SANWD.
• Performed white box assertion based testing of SANWD & its appliances such as Fiber Channels, SCSI drives and Power vault 530F switches.

Environment: C/C++, Windows NT/2000/XP, Novell Netware, Solaris, Several PCI Adaptors, JBODs, Brocade SAN Switches, Winrunner, different Dell hardware workstations and servers.

Confidential, Redwood City, CA

QA Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed and tested a facility to alert all the customers of the site frequently about concert information depending on the ZIP code and the artist of a track in the myplay locker of a customer.
• Designed & developed test plans & test suites to test “promote tool”
• Used Win Runner, Load Runner for test automation of both functional and performance testing.

Environment: Java/J2EE, C++, HTML, Java script, Windows NT/2000, Solaris, Confidential, TD & Winrunner

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed JSPs (Java Stored procedures) to enhance the performance of the server.
• Extensively involved in the maintenance and enhancement of the Code base in Java and C++, which involved extensive debugging, bug fixing and feature enhancements.
• Used UNIX shell programming extensively for the Automation of Testing and Validations on a UNIX environment as part of the development for the successful release of the product.

Environment: C/C++, Java, HTML, Windows NT/2000, Sun Solaris, HP UX, IBM AIX, Linux, MS SQL Server & Confidential RDBMS, Rational Robot, Unix Shell Programming (for test automation)

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed, developed, coded and tested LOADER software module for CCU using C and ADA programming languages and fusing into EEPROMS using Intel OMF binary format.
• Developed, modified, tested and maintained INS MGMT, FCS LNK, USMS LNK Modules

Environment: C, Ada, Windows NT/2000, VAX/VMS & Confidential RDBMS, Emulators, Soft scope, Ada RTS, Intel OMF, CEF for Flight Simulation Testing and SQA.

Confidential

Test Instrumentation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Aircraft Engine Health: The clearance between the rotating blade tips and the engine casing determines the SAFETY and EFFICIENCY of operation of Gas Turbine engine during developmental phase. The Engine Health Monitoring Software is developed following Defense software standards for the above purpose. The source code is developed using C and C++