PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 17 years of experience in managing Software Quality Assurance, process improvements
• Possess proven Communication, management & leadership skills.
• Extensive experience in leading and managing multiple testing teams working in Onsite - Offshore model.
• People management with 20+ resources along with Vendor Management
• Managed multiple projects located across distributed geographical Locations.
• Ability to work against extremely tight deadlines.
• Well organized, self-motivated, proactive, process and result oriented.
• Self-starter who can work independently or with a variety of IT partners.
• Extensive experience in driving of Automation frameworks, resource allocation, test strategies, Test plan.
• Strong testing exposure to web based application testing.
• GUI testing, functional, integration, regression and end to end testing.
• Vigorously worked on forecast deadlines and budgets for future projects.
• Good knowledge of MS Project and MS Office.
• Extensive exposure to CMM Levels and ISO Quality Processes.
• Rich experience on Automation frameworks with different applications having different platforms
• Extensively worked on Testing of ERP (4+yrs), Healthcare (1+yr) & Financial products. (5+yrs)
• Extensive knowledge in applications of Financial Markets, Core Banking, Capital Markets, Equity Research.
• Act as Subject matter expert for underlying business functionality.
• Work with product design teams to provide input on product design
• Attend and represent project track status meetings, host QA meetings
• Identify project risks and work with PMO to document, evaluate, assess, and respond to the identified issues.

TECHNICAL SUMMARY:

Dev Platform: Java, .Net, C++, VC++, Oracle Forms, Pega, Informatica

Scripting Languages: TSL, SQA Basic, Java Script, Python and VB Script

Operating Systems: Unix / Linux / HPUX, Windows 98 / NT / 2000 / XP, Citrix

RDBMS: Oracle 7/8/8i,9, DB2, SQL Server and MS-Access

Application Servers: Web logic 6.0, Web Sphere Server, Tomcat and IIS

Testing Tools: WinRunner, Load Runner, QTP.

Defect Tracking Tool: Rational Clear Quest, PVCS Tracker, Bugzilla, QC

Configuration Tools: Rational Clear Case LT, VSS

Tools: IBM Web Sphere, Toad, DBArtisan, Truesite, MS Office.

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, RI

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• There was no concept of Data Validation at Amica. Initiated Data Validation Practices at Amica.
• Did some presentation to client how we are going to implement Data Validation practices at Amica.
• Was managing a team of 8 testers.
• Was managing various phases of Migration such as initiation, planning, execution, and closure.
• Single point of contact for Data Validation at Amica.
• Successfully created macros for automating the data validation.
• Review of offshore deliverables - DSR, WSR, Test Plan, TSR.
• Understand T2S documents.
• Prioritize testing efforts looking at the time and resource constrain.
• Host/coordinate QA meetings, triage meetings, Prepare mitigation plan.
• Ensures proper test coverage exists based on requirements and design specifications.
• Prioritize individual and team tasks and projects so that deadlines are met.
• Identify and communicate project risks, if required escalate issues to higher management.
• Worked closely with various teams Offshore, Development, Network Admin, and DBA.

Environment: HP - ALM 12.50, IBM - CQ 8.0.1.7, Windows, Teradata 15.00, QMF, SQL Server 2014.

Confidential, NJ

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Was managing a team of 8 testers.
• Was managing various phases of UAT such as initiation, planning, execution, and closure.
• Single point of contact between Citi and Citi’s internal Clients.
• Review of offshore deliverables - Test execution report, DSR, WSR, Test Plan, TSR,
• Host/coordinate QA meetings, triage meetings, Prepare mitigation plan.
• Ensures proper test coverage exists based on requirements and design specifications.
• Prioritize individual and team tasks and projects so that deadlines are met.
• Identify and communicate project risks, if required escalate issues to higher management.
• Worked closely with various teams Offshore, Development, Network Admin, and DBA.

Environment: Quality Center, Windows, Java, Sitescope, SQL Developer, Toad

Confidential, NJ

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Was managing various phases of projects such as initiation, planning, execution, and closure.
• Developing test strategy, Project scope, Project estimates.
• Resource Management - Negotiations regarding team ramp up, ramp down, SOW, etc.
• Single point of contact between Cognizant and Client.
• Review of offshore deliverables - Test execution report, DSR, WSR, Test Plan, TSR,
• Interface with business and technology teams to understand requirements.
• Host/coordinate QA meetings, triage meetings, Prepare mitigation plan.
• Co-Ordinate among different teams.
• Prioritize individual and team tasks and projects so that deadlines are met.
• Worked closely with various teams - Offshore, Development, Network Admin, and DBA.
• Was involved in interviewing and hiring QA staff.
• Provide cross-project information, resourcing requests and release scheduling input
• Worked on Metadata (Informatica) in Johnson and Johnson (JnJ). Worked as a BA/QA in JnJ.

Environment: Quality Center (ALM), Jira, Oracle, Windows, Informatica, Pega

Confidential, VA

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Project initiation; keep track of progress of the project, Co-Ordinate among different teams.
• Escalate issues to higher management.
• Worked closely with System Admin, Architect, DBA and Network Admin.
• Testing in a controlled environment before the code migration (Cycle Release) and repeat after every code migration to monitor performance between releases.
• Manage, plan and administer QA activities during all test-related project phases.
• Build and deliver QA project status reports and metrics.
• Created project schedules while identifying associated dependencies and constraints.
• Involved in risk identification, impact analysis and mitigation/ contingency planning.

Environment: Window, Mainframe DB2, Loadrunner.

Confidential, NYC, NY

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Prepare weekly status report & metrics.
• Key strategist for all aspects of QA (Test Plan, QA Sign-offs and UAT).
• Successfully delivered monthly & quarterly releases.
• Resource Management - Negotiations regarding team ramp up, ramp down, etc.
• Established all benchmarking/ Performance measurement for web applications.
• Monitored and reviewed defect management and defect lifecycle using QC.
• Decide scope of testing, entry & exit criteria.
• Decide & monitor the project estimation, project schedule.

Environment: Python, SQL Developer, Java, UNIX.

Confidential, Plano, TX

Module Lead

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements, wrote and implemented the Test Plan, Test cases according to functional documents and requirements.
• Used Data Driven Testing methodology to test the application with multiple sets of data.
• Performed Back End Testing and wrote queries to retrieve relevant data.
• Coordinated with network and application development teams and prepared application performance issues

Environment: SAP R/3, HP-QC, Windows, SAP GUI & SAP WEB protocols, MM.

Confidential, Boston, MA

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Working on quarterly releases, Requirement analysis, Ambiguity reviews
• Prepared and updated Test cases, Test plan and Test results for SIT and UAT
• Written test scenarios and test cases, SQL queries in coordination with SME’s
• Closely working with Business, System Analysts and Development team in completing the testing of business applications.
• New functionality, regression, end-to-end testing and data validation
• Worked in all phases of testing life cycle, including requirements gathering, project planning, Test Cycle planning, scheduling, Test case writing, testing, defect tracking, management, and reporting.

Environment: Test Director, Linux, Oracle, Windows, Sitescope, QTP, Loadrunner

Confidential 

Sr. QA Analyst

• Confidential is no. one software test services provider based in India. Clients include Microsoft. Worked vigorously on performance testing project.

Confidential

Lead Tester

• Confidential UK based company is a market leader in providing solutions for Freight Forwarding, warehouse management, logistics and supply chain management. Clients - Schenkar, China Shipping, etc.
• Worked on various projects at all stages of software development lifecycle. Worked vigorously on automation using winrunner.

Confidential

QA Analyst

• Worked on ERP products (Int-E-View). Worked on various projects for ERP implementation.

Confidential

Trainee S/w Engineer

• Worked on ERP solution (Agro Tally). Wrote & executed Functional, System and Integration Test cases from design documents.