SUMMARY

• Around 7 years of cumulative test - specific experience in the IT industry with diversified exposure in both Manual and Automated testing of Client-Server and Web-based applications with focus on System Analysis, verification and validation and Software Quality Assurance. Detailed knowledge of various phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with emphasis on the Test and Requirements gathering phases in Agile, V-model and Waterfall.
• Analyzed Business Requirement Document (BRD), Functional Requirement Document (FRD).
• Involved in all phases of QA Life cycle, including Test Design, Development, and Implementation of the entire QA process and documentation of Test Cases, Requirements Traceability and Defect reports.
• Performed Back end testing by writing SQL statements like Join, Inner Joins, Outer joinsand Self Joins using TOAD, PL/SQL and Oracle 11g.
• Extensively involved in Black box, White box, functional and data driven testing using testing techniques.
• Tested Oracle Forms, Reports, and Database, PL/SQL (Stored Procedures, Functions, Triggers and Packages).
• Used SQL statements to spool the Production data from Oracle tables.
• Expert on Test Management Tool like HP Quality Centre developed test plans,test cases, test script and tested Test sets manually using QC.
• Experience in database user administration, users, roles, privileges and queries.
• Experience in QC administration and customization. Manage user access,Track requests and inspect the work performed each day for compliance with the plans and specifications.
• Expert in testing Web applications with comprehensive knowledge of browsers and user interface testing techniques.
• Involved in converting manual test cases into automated scripts using Quick Test Professional(QTP).
• Actively involved in conducting various tests such as functional, regression, integration, system testing and User Acceptance testing.
• Involved in Maintenance testing.
• Created Test plans for Alpha and Beta Testing.
• Experience in developing and presenting training materials.
• Strong teamwork skills and the ability to communicate with all management levels.
• Hands on team leader with strong focus on Documentation, communication, process and constant improvement.
• Shown flexibility, quick learner, proactive attitude and an amazing team player.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Quality Center 9.0/10.0, Quick test professional 11.0,Jira4.4, Bugzilla 4.2.1.

Operating systems: UNIX, AS/400, Windows XP, HP-UX, Solaris.

Database: Oracle 8i/9i/10g/11g, MS-SQL Server, MS-Access,MS Word,MS Power Pointand SQL Server R2. WordPerfect 6.0, MS Project, Snag it.

Protocol: HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, DHCP, SOAP and TCP/IP, LDAPTechnologies.

Programming Languages: C, C++, .NET, Java, J2EE, JavaScript, JCL, XML, HTML, PL/SQL, Visual script.

Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall, V-model.

Version Control tools: PVCS, CVS, Clear Case.

Web Server: IIS 5.0, IIS 6.0,Apache 4.0.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Responsibilities:

• Highly dynamic environment with sprint team using agile methodology.
• Participate in standard scrum rituals such as daily stand-ups, iteration planning, backlog grooming, etc.
• Interact daily with cross functional team members: Agile Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Stakeholders, Developers, DBAs and End Users.
• Create; maintain over 1100 test cases through quality center for functional UI testing.
• Performed Back end testing by writing SQL statements like Join, Inner Joins, Outer joins and Self Joins using PL/SQL(Oracle 11g).
• Performed Backend/SQL Test for Insert, Update, and Functions.
• Executed the UNIX shell scripts that invoked SQL loader to load data into tables.
• Generated Reports in Front end and validated Reports in Backend to ensure data integrity and validate Business rules.
• Developed the databasetest bed and simulated real time user environment and tested database performance for Oracle 11g.
• Interact with business users in gathering information for business requirements and rules.
• Validated outgoing XML messages.
• Developed and executed different work products using Quality Center, Requirement maintenance, Test plan, Test Suite and execution. Design and execution of test strategy, test plan, test cases and automated.
• Performed Integration and System Testing as part of the testing effort using different operating systems.
• Responsible for defect management Using Quality Center (defect logging, defect tracking, status updating and defect reports and metrics).
• Worked as QC admin. Create a new project, upgrade project database and Test user privileges for this project
• Analyzed test results and created detailed reports of the Bugs, Pass-Fail report, Comparison Chart for management review.
• Other duties included, training QA members, assisting documentation team to understand functionality of the system, coordinating efforts with the development team and reporting status to QA Project managers.
• Acted as liaison between the development team and the client for defect impact analysis and resolution.
• Demo the finished product to end users, agile delivery teams and other stakeholders
• Facilitated User acceptance testing with business user and utilizing my strong domain expertise.
• Involved in Production Support.

Environment: Quick Test Professional 11.0(QTP), Quality Centre 9.0.1, HTML,XML, Oracle 11G,Toad 9.5, PL/SQL, Java Script, MS VISIO, WindowsXP, UNIX.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Responsibilities:

• Performed Regression and Integration Testing and responsible for interacting with developers and especially when Customer enters his Quote such as Discounts, Models of Vehicles etc.
• Involved in testing data migration from traditional database to Legacy Systems.
• Extensively worked for Functional and System Testing.
• Performed Functional and Performance Testing on Property and Casualty Modules.
• Tested the applications in Assembly, and Production environments.
• Designed & Developed Test data using Version control tools Visual Source Safe.
• Worked on Agile Environment with daily scrum meetings, stand up meetings, burn-down charts presentations and reviews.
• Administered and customized various aspects of Quality Centre (QC admin) Ex: Create a new project, upgrade and repair a project database, Test user privileges for this project.
• Involved in Manual testing & Tracking defects using Quality Center.
• Generated Reports and Documented and Communicated test results on daily basis.
• Execution of Manual Test scripts and responsible to track and log the defects using Quality Center.
• QTP was used to generate automated Test scripts for functionality and GUI Testing and modified scripts.
• Involved in testing allback endprocesses usingSQL, XML shell scriptingon different servers.
• Used Quality Control as repository for requirement analysis, design test cases, Execute test cases, Bug tracking and reporting.
• Responsible to perform the Quotes and Purchases operations from the Database by running the PL/SQL Queries.

Environment: UNIX, SharePoint, MS-Visio,Windows XP, Java, HTML, XML, PL/SQL 9.0, Toad, Oracle11g,Quick Test Professional 11(QTP), Quality Centre.

Confidential, San Antonio, TX

Responsibilities:

• Actively participate in test and process automation, manual as well as automated test execution, and the developed test requirements, plans, cases, scripts, reports for assigned projects.
• Discussed with Business Analysts; analyze data models, ER diagrams, to have better understanding of functionalities of the project.
• Responsible for Analysis of the Requirement, Designing the test cases, testing
• Wrote and executed system test plans and test cases.
• Developed functional test plan and test cases for Automation and manual testing.
• Using Quality Centre 9.0 created and managed defects.
• Responsible for verifying logs, checking batch processes, and executing SQL queries (Database testing) throughout the project.
• Attended walkthrough meetings and updated Business requirement. CreatedTest Plans and Test cases based on System Requirements.
• Worked closely with User Acceptance Team to ensure the stability and verify the acceptance criteria for the project.
• Created Modules (reusable Quick test pro Scripts) for other tester’s use.
• Created Test strategy and Test evaluation summary document. Reported QA team status to executives.

Environment: Java, HTML, XML, JavaScript, Quality Centre,Quick test Professional(QTP), MS-VISIO, Oracle 8i, UNIX, PL/SQLand Windows XP.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Responsibilities:

• Involved in preparing the Test scenario's, Test cases for complete application Testing.
• Wrote Analyzed functional specifications and provided structured to all phases of testing by setting test priorities.
• Defined test procedures that in corporate multiple tests of the entire system.
• Conducted regression, Functional testing and integration testing.
• Interacted with developers and other QA engineers to address quality problem.
• Identified software errors and interacted with developers to resolve technical issues.
• Prepared pre-conditioned data for testing the application.
• Responsible for weekly status updates showing progress of testing.
• Designed data for interpreting negative/positive results.
• Tested functional, GUI of the application.
• Involved in analyzing and designing manual test cases.
• Created Test Scripts manually to test various possibilities of test cases (both positive and negative).
• Created Datasets required for the Test cases (both positive and negative) manually.
• Tracked the defects found and send them to the Developer using Clear quest.

Environment: MS-Office,MS-Visio, QTP, Quality Centre, UNIX, SQL-Server, C#, JAVA, XML, Windows XP, Mercury Tools, Clear quest.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Executed Test scripts.
• Conduct Functional, System and Integration testing.
• Participate in weekly meeting with the management team and walkthroughs.
• Performed Sanity testing, Security testing, GUI testing.
• Used Back-end testing using SQL queries to validate the data in the back-end Oracle Database.
• Quick set - up, execution and reporting of finding for smoke test for each build.
• Responsible for gathering information from client, customers, core users related to data and business processes and makes proper documentation.
• Defect tracking and test results reporting using Quality Centre.
• Performed Multi-Browser testing.
• Used Quality Centre for tracking, analyzing and documenting defects.
• Built a detailed, reusable script free keyword+ data driven automation framework for over 35% test cases using QTP.
• Detecting bugsand interacting with team lead and developers to resolve the bugs.

Environment: Java, Oracle 8i, Windows XP, Web Sphere, Toad, UNIX, Win 9x/2k, MS Office,MS-VISIO.