SUMMARY

• Experienced Business Object Professional with over 6 + years of IT experience with specialization in the fields of Software Quality Assurance and Quality Control in in various capacities on UNIX/Windows platforms in Web Based, Client/Server, Java/J2EE, Dot Net Applications different environments and multiple Browsers. Qualifications include:
• Experienced in Identify Test Requirements, designingTest plans, definingTest Cases, developing and maintainingTest Scripts, test Data and execute Tests.
• CreatedTest plans, Test Strategies, Test Procedures and Test Casesand performed manual testing of the application to test the system for both thefunctional and business requirementsfor positive and negative scenarios.
• Experience in Automation testing usingQTP(Quick Test Pro)
• Extensively involved in Build Acceptance Testing, Functional Testing, Database Testing using SQL SERVER 2005 & Oracle.
• Excellent knowledge and working experience in Planning, Designing, Developing, Testing Strategies and Execution for Web based and Client server Applications on Windows.
• Driving Test Levels like Unit, Smoke, Sanity, Backend (database), Regression, Integration, Functional, Negative, System UAT.
• Expertise in creating Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test cases from Business, Technical and Functional Requirement Documents.
• Good knowledge in writing and executing SQL Queries for Database/Backend Testing.
• Execution of QA artifacts in a timely manner based on the component/ functionality releases.
• Experience in using Oracle, MS SQL Server, Teradata, Toad and Sybase databases for Manual and Automation Testing.
• Involved in all phases of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and have an excellent understanding of SDLC (Software Development life Cycle).
• Experience in developing Test Plans, Test Cases using requirements in MS Word & Excel & HP Quality Center.
• Experience working in Agile Methodologies practices with Scrum.
• Participate and co - ordinate status meetings with Business users and Developers for tracking assignment.
• Categorizing/ Tracking bugs/ Issues based on severity with proactive follow-up with stakeholder.
• Maintenance of strict adherence in following SDLC, QA, Test cycle and Bug cycle processes among team members.
• Excellent problem solving skills, experience in working group projects, desire and ability to learn and apply new technologies. Self-motivated and detail oriented.
• Strong Team Player with at all levels with ability to perform independently with good analytical, communication, presentation and problem solving skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Environment: Windows 7.0, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows-95/98/ME/XP and UNIX.

Testing Tools: Quick Test Professional 8.0, HP Quality Center, Load Runner 6.5, Win Runner 6.x/7.02,SQA, Rational Clear Quest.

Database & Tools: Oracle, SQL Server, Teradata,, DB2, MSSQL-Server 2000, SQL*Plus, and MS-Access 2000, TOAD

Languages: SQL, PL/SQL, C, JavaScript, VB Script, TSL, Visual Basic and HTML

Internet Applications: WebLogic, JSP, Servlets, Applets, Swing

Testing Automation: HP Quality Center

Tracking Tools: HP Quality Center, Rational Clarify and PVCS Tracker7.0, Clear Case, Clear Quest.

Network Protocols: HTTP, TCP/IP, SMTP and Telnet

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Quality Center to design and formulate the Test Plan, Test Cases, test procedures based on the requirement documents.
• Design and develop test cases for putting the application on manual testing.
• Involved in testing the functionality and usability of the system for end user perspective.
• Create test cases forpositiveandnegative scenariosforfunctional,GUI and security testing.
• Analyze the Functional requirements.
• Involve in performing different types of TestingFunctional, Integration, System and Regression.
• Running batch tests from HP Quality Center.
• Prepare test data for the entrance and exit criteria in integration testing.
• Defects were tracked, reviewed, analyzed and compared using HP Quality Center.
• Documented and communicated test results.
• Createsmoke test cases for theend - to-end processof thesuccessful and failure pathof the application.
• Work with development team to ensure testing issues are resolved
• Defined thetest criteria and project schedules,andbaselined the Test Planwith the help ofproject meetingsandwalkthroughs
• PerformBlack Box Testingfrom end user's perspective without knowing the underlying code.
• PerformScreen NavigationTest to ensure that the links are established as per the documentation provided.
• Reporting the Bugs.
• Work withBusiness system analysts and devolvement teamon system-investigated requirements.
• Identified data requirements for different scenarios.
• Developed Scripts to generate data.

Environment: HP Quality Center, VB.NET, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Visual Source Safe and Windows XP, QTP 10.

Confidential, Stamford, CT

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business and functional requirement documents and recognized test scenarios.
• Worked on HP Quality Center to design and formulate the test plan, test cases, test procedures based on the requirement documents.
• Participated in implementing test - plans and test-cases built on high-leveled and detailed design
• Involved in manual and the functional testing
• Involved in System, Positive and Negative Testing of the application
• Coordinated and performed with development group to resolve the difficulties came across in a test execution
• Performed functional testing of the application through QTP
• Performed extensive backend testing using SQL Queries to retrieve the data from the database and checked data integrity.
• Involved in manual andautomated testingof the applications using QTP.
• Collaborated with applications leads to communicate and resolved issues and coordinate test efforts across multiple enhancements and defects.
• Reported bugs using HP Quality Center.
• Interfaced with development teams to report bugs and track defects using Quality Center.
• CreatedTest Plans,Test ScenariosandTest casesin HP Quality Center.
• Prepared Test Data for system testing as per the specifications
• Participated in Meetings and Walkthroughs, interacted with other development team members to better understand system functionality in order to improve testing quality
• Creating test logs and test Summary reports using Quality Center to be handed over to the team lead

Environment: Windows XP, Java, J2EE, Oracle, Quick Test Professional (QTP) and HP Quality Center.

Confidential, PA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Gathered user requirements and designed the Test Plans and Test Scenarios accordingly, which involved creatingBusiness flow diagrams,andDataflow diagramsthat were created usingUse Cases.
• CreatedTest Plans, Test cases and Test scriptsforManual Testing.
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• Analyzebusiness requirementsfrom Black Box testing perspective, business process and system architecture/design.
• Developed Test Strategy and Test Plans to ensure that test cases reflect user needs for the functional, User Interface, Performance, Usability and Security requirements.
• Rigorously Involved inBlack Box Testingmethodologies.
• Test procedures and Test casesare stored inTest Directoralong with defects while testing
• Created Test Cases from Requirement document and Used Cases from the business requirement document.
• Involved in Automation Testing in different web based applications.
• Performing a High - Level review of Functional Requirements Specifications (FRS), Business Functional Specification (BFS), High Level Design and Detail Level Design (DLD) documents to gather requirements used in designing test Plan and test Cases.
• Extensively involved in writing and execution of test cases for Functional, Regression, Integration, System, Smoke, Sanity, Usability and Connectivity testing across various environments and tiers.
• Involved in proposing and accommodating the change requests into current test plan.
• Highly involved in automating the manual test cases using the HP products.
• Parameterized the scripts to run the scripts using varying form data
• Programmed with VBScript to write reusable functions, and Setting up the startup files for the loading the libraries and configuration inQTP(Quick Test Pro).
• Enhanced test scripts by various checkpoints like text area, bitmap, standard, table and database checkpoints using QTP.
• Extensively worked on handling the application response forPositive and Negative testcases using Quality Center/Quick Test Professional.
• SQL queries, integrity of the database; SQL functions
• QTP knowledge in Parameterization,Regression testing, data driven testing, Descriptive Programming, Quality Center and QTP integration; reading input data & export data table and files, reporting reports, reusable actions, Calling functions from library and framework Interacted with Business Analysts, Developers and QA team members in different defect raising situations.
• Generated and Presented the QA Status, Defect Count and Defect Status, Defect Density reports in the daily and weekly test meetings.
• Conducted meetings, to verify the status and quality of the testing effort and the project as a whole.

Environment: QTP, UNIX, VBScript, UNIX Shell Script, JSP, CSS, Apache, PL/SQL, Oracle10, DB2, Java6.0, JavaScript, Net beans, HTML Rally.

Confidential, Mayfield Village, Ohio

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed theBusiness and User requirementsand participated in the creation of thetest plan, test specifications and test proceduresforfunctional, GUI and load testing.
• Created Test plans and performed manual testing of the application to test the system for both the functional and business requirements for positive and negative scenarios usingTest Director.
• Defined thetest criteria and project schedules,andbaselined the Test Plan.
• Developed test specifications from customer requirements and design specifications for projects and enhancements to existing applications
• Coordinated and controlled testing projects at every step of the quality cycle from test planning through execution to defect management.
• Assessed testing environments and worked with project manager and developers to outline test systems and data needed.
• Defined and participated in the Test strategies and associated scripts for the verification and validation of the application and ensuring that it meets all defined business requirements and associated functionality.
• Executed the tests manually to verify the application functionality.
• Periodically tested the GUI functionality according to the guidelines of the test plan.
• Conducted functional and regression testing using Quick Test Professional.
• Assisting in creation of requirements traceability matrices and test estimate templates.
• Developed the Test Plans, Test cases using Quality Center and used them for defect tracking and updated project plan information.
• Reviewed system test plans, test cases, to ensure completeness and advised client of inconsistencies in project documentation.
• Participated in weekly status updates showing the progress of the testing efforts and open issues to be resolved and participated in user acceptance testing.

Environment: Windows-XP, Quality Center 9.2, QTP 9.2, Oracle, .Net, Asp.net, HTML, XML, SQL Server 2005, MS-Office, MS-Visio, Windows Vista

Confidential, Erie, PA

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the user/business requirements and functional specification documents
• Coordinated with Team Members, Developers, Business Analysts and Project Management team to analyze the business process and requirements.
• Responsible for testing the Quote & Purchase for both Auto and Home Property Insurance of the customers.
• Involvedin Business functionality review meetings.
• Developed Test Plan and Test Scenarios based on Business Requirement
• Performing defect tracking by logging defects and submitting changes requested to Quality Center.
• Involved in System, Positive and Negative Testing of the application
• Created Test Cases and Scripts for integration and functional testing.
• Executing test scripts to verify actual results against expected results.
• Testing included performing required Functional, Regression, System and End - to-End testing
• Convert manual test cases to automated test scripts using Quick Test Pro
• Performed functional, integration and regression testing. Metrics were viewed, results were analyzed and defects were tracked. Defects were documented to facilitate the ease of understanding.
• Used Parameterization in QTP to run the scripts for multiple sets of data.
• Worked closely with the developers in fixing the defects.
• Used SQL queries to retrieve data from database for Backend Validation
• Interacted with the Business users for UAT.
• Preparing Test Summary report, Defects Report and Status Reports.

Environment: Windows XP, .net, MS SQL Server, Quick Test Professional, Quality Center and Load Runner.

Confidential, Schaumburg, IL

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzebusiness requirementsfrom Black Box testing perspective, business process and System architecture/design.
• Preparing Test Summary report, Defects Report and Status Reports.
• Gathered user requirements and designed the Test Plans and Test Scenarios accordingly, which involved creatingBusiness flow diagrams,andDataflow diagramsthat were created usingUse Cases.
• Developed Test Strategy and Test Plans to ensure that test cases reflects user needs for the functional, User Interface, Performance, Usability and Security requirements
• Development ofTest Plans, Test cases and Test scriptsforManual Testing.
• Tested application as per business requirements.
• Rigorously Involved inBlack Box Testingmethodologies.
• Data driven testing was done to using positive and negative sets of data. Parameterized the TSL Scripts for data driven testing and to avoid hard coding of frequently used values.
• Test procedures and Test casesare stored inTest Directoralong with defects while testing.
• Involved in the creation ofTest Reports.
• Reported bugs usingTest Director.

Environment: Test Director, Java Servlets, Windows 98/NT.