SUMMARY:

• IT QA Test Manager with twenty plus years’ experience in QA administration, data governance, Data analysis, Test design, execution, implementation for various corporate products with strong database skills, experience in conducting in - depth testing at various project stages.
• I can implement effective IT strategies. My greatest strength is actively engaging QA team at initial stages with the right audience. Extensive experience in financial industry with testing Fixed Income products, mortgage applications and Business reports using OBIEE.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Databases / DB Tools / Business Platforms: Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, OBIEE, COGNOS BI, OLAP, OLTP

Hardware: Intel Based, HP 9000, Sun ultra 5, 10.

Network Software / Communications: Cisco 3600, 7000 Routers, Cat 2900Xl switches, CAT 5000 series, Call Managers

Operating Systems: Windows 98/200/XP, Windows NT

Tools: ALM, JAMA, JIRA, Informatica workflow monitor, Performance center, Load Runner, Share Point, WinSCP, Putty

Source Control: PVCS, CVS, Visual Source Safe, Perforce, Clear Case

Networking OS: IOS 12.0, CATOS.

Routing Protocols: RIP, IGRP, BGP, OSPF AND CDP.

WAN Technologies: Frame-relay, PPP, ISDN.

Mortgage Software: Confidential FNIS/Eastern Software, Loan Quest

Networking Protocols: TCP / IP, UDP, SNMP

Development Tools: Visual Studio 2010.

Testing Framework: Unit, Integration, System, Acceptance, regression, automation & performance

Web Protocols: SOAP, ReST, JSON

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

QA Test Manager (AVP)

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning for multiple work streams for Global Prime Finance and manager a total of 20+ testers with various skill sets.
• Manage all testing activities on multiple projects to outsourced vendor.
• Assign and delegate QA activities on a daily basis and work with the team hands on when required to mentor junior members
• Conduct regular deliverable meetings, monitor test cases coverage, quality. Liaison between business analysts, developers and QA team for understanding projects.
• Responsible for enforcing SDLC across all groups.
• Manage automation groups, identify critical path for automation of project for regression and post production support.

Environment: / ToolsWindows 8, HP ALM, Oracle 10g, Sybase, JIRA, JAMA, Oracle and SQL server, HTML 5.

Confidential

Lead Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning for multiple work streams for Global Risk and compliance group.
• Develop test plan, scripts, for testing ETL, Cognos Ad-hoc, canned reports using Transformation logic and Data mapping for Operational Risk and Compliance Integrated Technology Platform (ORCIT).
• Test Operational loss, Risk assessment, Key Measures, Key metrics, Third party management etc.

Environment: / Tools Windows 8, HP ALM, Oracle 10g, COGNOS BI, TOAD for Oracle and SQL server, WebEx, OLAP

Confidential

Lead SQA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning (Testing and Resource), managing testing team, identify and prep Environment for SIT and UAT testing timelines. Conduct QA activity related meetings
• Identify the readiness and availability for support, solution and function teams during test execution. Responsible for production support
• Plan on contingencies for any emergency production defects and allocate resources accordingly.
• Plan and mitigate Risk across various projects, resources, test planning, execution and environment readiness, resource contention.

Environment: / Tools Windows 7, HP ALM, Oracle 10g, Informatic, JAZZ, IBM Mainframe Z series, Unix, Share Point, JDA Demand & Fulfillment.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing and mentoring testing team. Assign various projects and allocate resources. Plan for testing activities, monitor progress, identify issues and risks associated with the projects
• Responsible for complete ETL Testing, Data Integrity, OBIEE 11G dashboard, Hierarchical, Ad-hoc and Canned Reports.
• Responsible for working on interim projects which move data from Data warehouse to Teradata. Tested transformation logic, data integrity and data rollup to the parent hierarchy.
• Thoroughly review, discuss and validate all SDLC related documents such as Data Lineage, mapping, BRD, FSD and technical design document, provide feedback / changes to any or all of the mentioned documents.

Confidential

Lead QA ANALYST

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for testing application across multiple phases of implementation.
• Provide testing metrics and test case execution status, Monthly Releases, Defect Fixes and production fixes / enhancements.
• Developed internal web application in ASP.NET for floor underwriters to generate notes for 3 step mortgage Re-Finance systems.

Environment: /ToolsWindows, HP ALM, SQL Server 2008, JavaScript, HTML, ASP.NET, C#, Oracle 11G, OBIEE 11G, ReST, AJAX, SOAP, Selenium, OLAP, OLTP

Confidential

Principal consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Planning and execution of large scale projects on Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Responsible for testing, documenting test approach, defect triaging, defect metrics for SIT, UAT test cycles spread across four phases of implementation lasting a year plus until deployment.
• Provide testing metrics and conduct defect triage, SOX test evidence at the end of each project.
• Responsible for Monthly Releases, Defect Fixes and production fixes / enhancements.

Environment: /Tools Windows, Oracle11g, OBIEE, Informatic, Actuate Reporting tool. HP Quality Center, TOAD, OLAP, OLTP

Confidential

Principal consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing Master, Detailed test plans. Conduct Defect triage meetings, chart timelines for upcoming projects, align testing resources, environments, and support groups.
• Provide testing metrics and test case execution status. Provide SOX test evidence at the end of each project.
• Responsible for Monthly Releases, Defect Fixes and production fixes / enhancements.

Environment: /ToolsWindows, Oracle9i, Informatica, Actuate Reporting tool. HP Quality Center, TOAD, Unix

Confidential

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for testing all aspects of Loan Origination system. Testing included but not limited to new functionality, with regression and post implementation testing and writing SQL scripts for data validation after ETL process.
• Responsible for developing performance scripts, Post production defect analysis and business users’ feedback. Conduct UAT and have product signed off before releasing to Production systems.

Environment: Windows, Oracle8, Loan Quest Mortgage software.

Confidential

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for testing Cost Allocation for Companywide expenses, Loan Origination System Confidential .
• Responsible for testing year ending statements 98 new products, database testing for new applications in .NET technology.

Environment: Windows Mortgage Software, Oracle, SQL Server.