SUMMARY

• Over 5 yrs of experience as a Quality Analyst in complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Process and Expertise in Automation and Manual Testing of Client/Server and Web based applications.
• Over 5 years of Experience with QA Methodology and QA Validations to ensure the Quality Assurance Control.
• Experience in delivering critical solutions on various levels of Quality Assurance for Web based, Client/Server on Windows and UNIX.
• Excellent testing experience in all phases and stages of testing with good working knowledge of testing disciplines, tasks, and resources.
• Working experience of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Knowledge and experience in every phase of Quality Assurance Life Cycle (QALC).
• Good Experience in Manual and Automation testing Using Mercury Interactive tools and Rational Tools.
• Good Experience in testing using .Net Framework tools.
• Expertise in preparing Test Plan, Test Summary Reports, Test Cases and Test Scripts for Automated and Manual testing based on the User Requirement Document
• System Requirement documents for the Functional, System, Performance, Integration, Regression, GUI, UAT, Security, Load, Database, and Usability testing.
• Proficient in Black Box, and White Box Testing.
• Complete and thorough testing for the entire software life cycle and across legacy, client server and web platforms. Including version and change control.
• Extensively used SQL queries to interact and verify data in database.
• Experience in Designing, Development, Testing and Implementation on technologies like .Net, SQL Server and ETL tools (Informatica).
• Good Experience in using Quality Center and Test Director for test management, defect tracking, and reporting tool.
• Strong expertise in MS suite like MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, MS Office Professional, and MS Outlook.
• Expertise in Problem solving and Bug Reports using Bug Tracking Tools.
• Good understanding of Relational Database Management Systems.
• Good knowledge with various automation tools.
• Excellent inter personal and communication skills with the flexibility of working both individually and as a team member.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Tools: Quality Center (Test Director), Quick Test Pro

Web Technology: HTML, Web Services, XML, XSL, VB Script, ASP

Databases & RDBMS: MS Access, SQL Server

Operating Systems: Windows 98/2000/ NT/XP, UNIX

Languages: C, C#, JAVA, .NET, PL/SQL, SQL, ASP.NET, VB.Net and TSL Version Control Visual Source Safe

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Los Angeles

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the design documents and functional requirements.
• Prepared test case documents based on the design documents of the application.
• Involved in testing of all core functions of the applications like FF, FS, CC and TCM.
• Responsible for generation of Data for execution of Test cases.
• Responsible for execution of Test Cases Manually.
• Created data - driven test cases, by generating a generic test case that operates on varying data values specified in the test plan.
• Participated in various meetings and discussed Enhancement and Modification Request issues.
• Performed all phases of end-to-end testing which includes Windows testing, Functionality Testing, Regression Testing, interface testing and system testing of the Application.
• Performed Regression Testing of the affected test cases to confirm that the defect has been resolved when defect corrections are delivered in a build.
• Reported the identified defects using Track Record while performing manual testing for each enhancement feature.
• Tested the interface script, identified the defect and communicated to the defect coordination QA team for the defects.
• Performed Manual Testing on the application.
• Involved in writing the Conversion test cases, executed manually and automated the cases, entered defects as per the results.
• Involved in execution of Test Partner scripts for different modules of various screens of the application.
• Involved in execution of Test partner driver script which calls the Access DB for Multiple iterations of scripts with multiple data variations.
• Created data in the Access DB for each Test Case with reusable components.
• Modifications for window changes are done by adding steps to the DB process changes all scripts.
• Executed the test scripts on different releases as well as in different modes and validated the actual results against the expected results.
• Executed the Test Scripts, verified the Test results and reported the defects using Track Record.
• Involved in Regression testing after bug fixes and retested those fixes.

Environment: MS-Excel, Track Record, Java, MS-Word, HTML, XML and MS Access

Confidential, Los Angeles

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed the Business Requirement documents with the business and development team to understand the architecture and functionality of the application.
• Involved in all stages of testing process - Development of Test Plan and Test cases based upon requirements for Functional, Regression and support for User Acceptance Testing.
• Performed Integration testing to check the synchronization between the modules
• Writing Test Cases and also manually test and automate scenarios using Quick Test Pro.
• Involved in back end testing where the forms were loaded into the database and also extracting the data into forms from database.
• Designed scenarios for Back End Testing and also validated data’s using SQL queries on different data base and servers.
• Performed Functional Testing for scenarios where new functionality was added.
• Used SQL queries to retrieve the data from database.
• Used Quality Center for tracking and reporting defects, enhancement requests, and assess the real status of project throughout the life cycle.
• Worked with Business Analyst in resolving issues in the project.
• Developed test automation scripts for Regression, Functionality, and GUI testing.
• Managed test set using HP / Mercury Quality Centre.
• Performed Load testing on the Server and analyzed the performance using Load Runner.
• Execution of Load Runner scenarios.
• And also implemented inputs from Testers to optimize the testing process.
• Working proactively with other departments to ensure the process documents contain appropriate coverage.
• Attended QA meetings in deciding QA Test Strategies and defining data requirements for testing.
• Good working knowledge with SharePoint by adding the documents.

Environment: Quality Center, SharePoint, VBScript, .Net, Quick Test Pro 8.2, SQL2008, XML, Clear Quest 7.0, Windows 2000/XP.

Confidential, Los Angeles

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Finding out the dependencies across the systems, flow of data and understanding the report, feed generation and upstream and downstream systems feeding.
• Analyzed requirements during the requirements analysis phase of project and tracking the new requirements of the projects.
• Duties include client support, production support, analyst support, development team support, peer training, and testing support for SIT, UAT, STG & Production Phases.
• Involved in preparing test plans based on Business Requirements Document (BRD).
• Backend testing was done using complex SQL Queries, to check the data warehousing reports in complex databases.
• Designed and executed test cases for front-end and back-end validation using SQL.
• Verification of each functional area and inter-function interfaces and functional workflows.
• Involved in working with agile methodologies.
• Worked on reusable checklists to suggest tests for agile environment
• Conducted Integration and Regression testing against the application whenever there is a change in the design of the application.
• Performed Integration testing to check the synchronization between the modules.
• Worked extensively on Minor/Major enhancements by modifying the scripts using Quick Test Pro and manually as per the business rules basing on the potential test conditions correlating with the Statement of Work.
• Verified the rectified bugs by testing the application both manually and executing the scripts and made entries for adjusting the status of the defects using Quality center.
• Performed Regression Testing of the affected test cases to confirm that the defect has been resolved when defect corrections are delivered in a build.
• Tracking and reporting test plan, Test activities, including test results, test case coverage, Test Metrics, required resources, defects discovered and their status.
• Maintained the contents/ Structure of all testing documents. Participated in Business Analysis, Requirement Analysis and Data Analysis.
• Test Cases were designed based on Use-Cases and Requirements in Test Director.
• Maintained requirements in Test Director and requirements are traced to Test Cases in Test Director.
• Performed GUI, Functional, System-Integration and Regression testing.
• Extensively used SQL for data integrity testing at the backend.
• Software defects and interacted with Analysts to resolve technical issues.
• Involved in analysis and study of functional specifications for the enhancement of existing functionality.
• Maintained and Troubleshooted Network and its problems in the testing environment.
• Responsible for System Testing, Regression Testing and Acceptance Testing.
• Tested User Interface inconsistency and application functionality.
• Recommending continuous process improvement, maintain QA standards and artifacts.

Environment: .Net,Sql, Mercury Quality Center, QTP, HTML, DHTML, XML,Windows XP,Windows2000, Java, JavaScript, ASP, HTML, SQL Server 2000, MS-Word