SUMMARY

• More than 7 years of experience in software Quality Assurance (QA) & Automation testing of web, client/server.
• Extensive experience in both manual and automated testing.
• Expertise in implementation of Automatic tests, Manual tests, Performance Tests.
• Experienced in automated testing using QuickTestPro (QTP), HP Quality Center
• Solid Back End Testing experience by writing and executing SQL Queries.
• Experience in writing SQL and PL/SQL scripts, Stored Procedures, Functions, Packages, Triggers and Cursors for MS SQL and Oracle server.
• Knowledge on C, C++
• Proficient experience in different Databases like Oracle, SQL Server 2005.
• Created test documents like QA Status Report, QA Summary Reports, QA Test Logs, Test sign - off, Maintain issue and defect databases.
• Demonstrated excellence in creating and developing test Plan, test cases & test data.
• Experience in manual testing with expertise in Whitebox, Blackbox Integration, regression, functionality, User Interface (UI) and Performance testing.
• Executed test scripts to validate test cases, which includes creating and executing complex automated test scripts.
• Extensive working experience of testing concepts, verification and validation techniques, defect management, quantitative methods, risk management and measurement programs.
• Hands-on experience in enterprise software testing in several areas including server-side Java, API Testing, JUNIT, XML, most of the J2EE and databases.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: QuickTestPro (QTP), LoadRunner, Quality Center 9.2, WinRunner, JUnit, NUnit & Selenium.

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/Vista LINUX, and UNIX.

Data Warehousing Tool: Informatica, Business Objects, Cognos

RDBMS: Oracle 9i, 10g, Sybase, Ms-Access, DB2, SQL server 2005 &Toad

Languages: C, C++, VB, Java, Cobal, JCL, CICS, MVS, HTML and XML

Browsers: IE4.0, 5.x, 6.x and Nets cape 4.07, 4.72, 4.73, 6.0

Version Managers: VSS, CVS.

Utilities: MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, MS Visual Studio), Edit Plus, Putty, and TOAD.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Hartford, CT

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Verified requirements coverage by conducting walkthrough meetings of Test plan and scenarios with business analysts, project manager and test supervisors.
• Created Test plan, critical scenarios and Test Scripts and schedule for testing.
• Created traceability matrix and mapped requirements to Test Cases.
• Executed test cases manually to verify the expected results.
• Hands-on expertise in performing various kinds of tests like GUI testing, Functionality Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Regression testing, Performance testing and other custom based tests.
• Created and executed Test Cases for some of the modules of the application under test (AUT) using Quality Center ALM
• Used HP Application Life Management for test data management and maintenance. (ALM)
• Design and maintain spreadsheets for requesting test data, enter requested test data in Sharepoint in appropriate excel spreadsheet to prevent other teams corrupting test data.
• Documented the daily defect status using Quality Center.
• Responsible for defect tracking and management metrics, defects are logged and change requests are submitted using Quality Center.
• Participated actively in Functional testing, System testing and Regression testing using Quick Test Pro.
• Performed System, Functional, Regression, UAT and End to End testing to verify the functionality with the new codes introduced for modification and/or enhancement using Quick Test Pro.
• Good knowledge of SDLC and worked across AGILE methodologies and Waterfall Models
• Well versed in all phases of SDLC, Agile/Scrum methodologies, best practices & Testing Life Cycle, Knowledge of QC, Database Testing and QTP
• Performed regression testing for fixes using QTP and closed the defects in Test Manager.
• Involved in the end-to-end test using QTP and responsible for the Quality-Assurance of this application to complete in record time.
• Automated test scripts has been developed using QTP to perform Functional and Regression testing.
• Entered Defects using Rational Clear Quest and HP Quality Center.
• Extensively worked as Administrator for various Test Management tools like Rally/ HP Quality and Rational Suite.
• Used HP Quality Center for storing, maintaining the test repository, bug tracking and reporting.
• Presented monthly Defect and status reports of the project using HP Quality center.
• Automated Testing using Quick Test Professional, Quality Center and Load Runner.
• Performed backend testing by creating test data by validating database contents using SQL Queries
• Performed database testing by writing and executing SQL statements
• Hands-on experience in writing SQL query on different kind of databases like MySQL and Oracle for testing
• Used QTP and QC to automate Test Scripts and Manage.
• Expertise in testing customer issues and troubleshooting skills
• Developed existing Automation Test Cases
• Worked with cross functional Test Teams to ensure Test Coverage of all features and Perform end to end Testing

Environment: QC, QTP, Agile, SDLC, Water Fall, TDM, Java, .NET, ÀLM, SQL, MS Office.

Confidential, TX

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Requirement gathering, Test plan creation, Test strategies, Test cases development, Test case review, Test Scripts Development from Business Requirement Document, Design Documents.
• Involved in updating test cases and tracking and analyzing defects.
• Written Test Scripts based on the Business requirements and executed Functional testing and data validation, data reconciliation with defect correction and retesting, followed by regression and performance testing.
• Developed Test Plan and Test Cases based on the requirements and design documents.
• Extensively used Quality Center for test planning, bug tracking and reporting.
• Reviewed Unit Test results and performed smoke test to decide credibility of the build in order to initiate manual testing and regression.
• Conducted Functional and Regression Tests and interacted with developers to fix defects and resolve application user interface inconsistencies.
• Performed Functional, Integration, System, Regression, and UAT during the various phases of the application.
• Extensive software automation script development using HP Mercury automation tool Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Tested Web services using SOAP UI tool and also verified service request and response through application.
• Used HP Application Life Management for test data management and maintenance. (ALM)
• Identifying/create test data that covers identified test scenarios.
• Experience in Object Repository, Object Identification, set the Environment variables, Output value, Recovery scenario, Data Driven Test by using Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Performed backend testing by creating test data by validating database contents using SQL Queries
• Test cases were written in HP Quality Center. Used Rational Clear Quest for Defect tracking.
• Written automated test scripts for Functional, GUI validation, System, Data driven, Regression and UAT testing using Quick Test Professional.
• Perform Back-end testing in Oracle and SQL Server
• Presented monthly Defect and status reports of the project using HP Quality center.
• Maintained bug lists for critical issues using defect-tracking tool HP Quality center.
• Knowledge of Test Director and HP Quality Center for defect management
• Executed SQL statements to check Data Integration, Data Validity, Data consistency and data redundancy in UAT
• Creating test suit in QC, running tests and recording and reporting defects in QC and Jira.
• Extensive experience in automation with Quick test Pro (QTP) and HP ALM (QC) testing tools.
• Used QTP and QC to automate Test Scripts and Manage.
• Worked on Agile Development Model and Waterfall Model
• Performed regression testing for fixes using QTP and closed the defects in Test Manager.
• Involved in the end-to-end test using QTP and responsible for the Quality-Assurance of this application to complete in record time.
• Developed automated test scripts using QTP to perform Functional and Regression testing

Environment: QC, QTP, Agile, SDLC, Water Fall, TDM, Java, .NET, ÀLM, SQL, MS Office.

Confidential, Washington DC

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed test plan, Test cases, and Test scripts based on high-level and detailed designs.
• Created and executed Test Cases for some of the modules of the application under test (AUT) using Quality Center ALM
• Documented the daily defect status using Quality Center.
• Creating test plans, test cases, checklists, bug reports, test reports (TFS)
• Involved extensively in doing back end testing of the data quality by writing complex SQL
• Strong testing Quality Assurance experience within agile environment
• Creation of test scripts in SQL based on published design documents.
• Extensively used SQL Navigator to check the results of Unit test.
• Performed Functional Testing and Back-end Testing using the database comparable results Manually
• Analyzed Functional Requirement Documents and Use Case to create Test Plan and Test Cases.
• Developed and maintained test specifications, test scripts, test data, and troubleshooting test issues, recording test results, and defect tracking.
• Define and maintain required test environments and test data.
• Performed backend testing by creating test data by validating database contents using SQL Queries working knowledge on Formatting or mapping scripts to HP Quality Center
• Worked on HP quality center 10 for defect tracking, test case writing and mapping the requirements with test cases.
• Worked on Agile Development Model and Waterfall Model
• Performed database testing by writing and executing SQL statements
• Experience in Black Box and White Box (Unit testing) techniques
• Knowledge of Test Director and HP Quality Center for defect management
• Reporting and tracking the detected defects by using HP Quality Center.
• Developed and executed Automated Test Scripts using HP Quickest Professional
• Reviewed the Business Requirement Documents and the Technical Specification.
• Generated automated test cases on first build of the module using QTP, Rational Tools.
• Developed automated test scripts from manual test cases for Regression testing based on the requirement documents using QTP.
• Conducted Integration, System, Functional, GUI, Regression, Smoke, Database Integrity, User Acceptance(UAT) and Adhoc testing

Environment: QC, QTP, Agile, SDLC, Water Fall, TDM, Java, .NET, ÀLM, SQL, MS Office.

Confidential, Marietta, GA

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed and executed Automated Test Scripts using HP QuickTest Professional
• Review web-based application and identify critical functionalities
• Gathering, Understanding and Documenting Requirements
• Manually create, develop and execute Test cases
• Worked on Agile Development Model and Waterfall Model
• Prepared Test cases and Test Plans for both Manual and Automation.
• Designing & maintaining Performance test plan & test strategies documents for the project.
• Designed and Executed Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Procedures.
• Involved in writing the Test cases and Test plans based on Source to Target Mapping documents and Data Model diagrams.
• Experience in manual testing with expertise in White box, Black box Integration, regression, functionality, User Interface (UI) and Performance testing.
• Written Test Scripts based on the Business requirements and executed Functional testing and data validation, data reconciliation with defect correction and retesting, followed by regression and performance testing.
• Performed various tests Unit testing, Acceptance testing, UAT, System Testing, Integration testing and regression testing etc).
• Extensive experience in automation with Quick test Pro (QTP) and HP ALM (QC) testing tools.
• Knowledge of Test Director and HP Quality Center for defect management
• Good exposure to test management tools like QTP and Quality Center.
• Used Quality Center 7.0 as a central repository for all the test activity.
• Documented the changes in requirements in HP Quality center.
• Prepared test results, bug reports document managed using HP Quality center.
• Maintained bug lists for critical issues using defect-tracking tool HP Quality center.
• Used Mercury Quality Center to store Test Cases and Test Scripts.
• Performed Functional Test on GUI of Various Modules and documented the Actual Result.
• Extensively worked on SQL Queries to perform Database Testing.
• Performed database testing by writing and executing SQL statements
• Responsible to prepare Use case document and Test Plan Document.
• Performed regression testing for fixes using QTP and closed the defects in Test Manager.
• Involved in the end-to-end test using QTP and responsible for the Quality-Assurance of this application to complete in record time.

Environment: QC, QTP, Agile, SDLC, Water Fall, TDM, Java, .NET, ÀLM, SQL, MS Office.

Confidential, DE

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Preparing Test Scenarios & Test Cases and performing Manual Testing of the application
• Perform GUI and System Testing of the application
• Reviewed and analyzed Business Requirement Documentation (BRD) to gain understanding of POS implementation.
• Participated in meetings with BA and Developers to understand the scope of testing.
• Created Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Cases for assigned modules based on the business requirements.
• Performed Functional, Regression, System Integration, User Acceptance (UAT), and End to End Testing
• Used Mercury Quality Center extensively throughout the testing process to plan and maintain tests, maintain traceability of tests to the application functionality and again to requirements, defect tracking and management, etc.
• Provided validation of data through SQL queries Formatting/ mapping scripts to HP Quality Center
• Process and Documentation of Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Procedures and Test Scripts for Manual and Automated Testing using HP Interactive tools and Segue software products.
• Prepared Test cases and Test Plans for both Manual and Automation.
• Execute manual and automated test cases and document the bugs in Quality Center.
• Worked on Agile Development Model and Waterfall Model
• Unit test the application being developed to reduce as many bugs as possible before the code gets signed off formally to the testing teams.
• Involved in testing all back end processes using SQL, UNIX shell scripting on different servers
• Created SQL queries to check database validation. Executed DDL and DML queries on the database
• Performed regression testing for fixes using QTP and closed the defects in Test Manager.
• Involved in the end-to-end test using QTP and responsible for the Quality-Assurance of this application to complete in record time.
• Developed automated test scripts using QTP to perform Functional and Regression testing.
• Performed Integration, System, Regression, Performance and User Acceptance testing of an application.
• Using HP Quality Center for storing, maintaining the test repository, bug tracking and reporting.
• Working on HP Quality Center for organizing and managing all phases of application testing process, including specifying testing requirements, planning tests, executing tests and management.
• Presented monthly Defect and status reports of the project using HP Quality center.

Environment: QC, QTP, Agile, SDLC, Water Fall, TDM, Java, .NET, ÀLM, SQL, MS Office.