SUMMARY:

• 7+ yearsof experiencein Software Quality AssuranceandQA implementation testing Web-based Applications.
• Extensive Knowledge of Quality Assurance standards, methodologies and strategies with better understanding ofSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience withcreating Test Plans,writing and executing Test Cases, Manual Testing, and Automated Test Execution.
• Experience in automation tools usingMercury Test suiteincluding generating automation scripts forQuick Test ProfessionalandSelenium.
• Experience in Documenting and Executing Test cases manually and generated Automation Scripts usingQuick Test Professional, Selenium, TestDirector/QualityCenterto ensure proper business compliance and worked closely with users and business analysts, Project Managers, Developers to understand requirements, business processes for testing and attended regular walkthroughs.
• Expertise in Test plan formulation fromFunctional Requirement Documents,Business requirements and Use Case diagrams etc.
• Expertise in test strategy design for various types of testing -unit testing, integration testing, functional testing, system testing, UI testing, security testing, load testing, stress testing, performance testing, smoke testing etc.
• Extensive experience in implementing QA methodologies, test plans, test cases, test scenarios and test deliverables.
• Expertise inFunctional, Regression,User Acceptance (UAT) and Black Box testing.
• Use of the Test director/ Quality Center to manage the software testing process.
• RDBMS Technology and Web development using HTML.
• Extensive experience working with Databases such asSQLServer and MS-Access.
• Expert in using defect tracking tools likeQuality Center, Team Track, Jira, BugzillaandClear Quest.
• Experience in Migrating and upgrading from any version ofTest DirectortoQuality Center.
• Experience in SQL, SQL*PLUS, TOAD & ODBCinterfaces to Oracle, Enterprise Manager and Query analyzer.
• Experience inSQL DML, DDL and DCLstatements.
• Used SQL Queries to make sure that data was entered properly in the right tables, when the data was entered from front end screen.
• Proficient with tools such asMS Office,Visual Source Safe, CVS.
• Experience withtesting on UNIXandWindowsenvironments.
• StrongAnalyticalandProblem Solvingskills.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong team player with good interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to self-motivate and be flexible within a fast-paced environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages SQL, PL/SQL, C, VB Script, Python, Scripting, TSL, Visual Basic and HTML

Testing Tools Quick Test Professional , QC/Test Director , ,SQA, MS TFS, JIRA

OS UNIX, MS-DOS, Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows 2000 & Windows XP/XP Pro

Databases: Oracle 7.X/8.X, DB2, SQL Server, MS-Access and Fox Pro.

Tracking Tools Mercury Test Director, Rational Clarify and PVCS Tracker7.0, Clear Case, Clear Quest.

Browsers Internet Explorer 5.0/6.0 and Netscape Navigator 4.x/5.x

MS-Suite MS-Word, MS Excel, Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Access.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

ConfidentialConcord, MASep 2010 – Till date
Sr.QA Tester
Description:TeraRecon, Inc. is an imaging technology company that develops, markets, and supports image processing and visualization solutions for professional imaging applications. It offers Aquarius iNtuition, a workflow platform architecture that delivers advanced imaging workflow into healthcare enterprise.
Responsibilities:

• Closely worked with business analysts & project management to help make technical decisions.
• Participated in planning and directing quality assurance schedules andassignments,andmonitoring project status.
• Interacted withstakeholdersand Technical team in providing clear solutions to requirements.
• Prepared test cases by analyzing functional requirement specification document.
• Developed and executed various scripts usingQTPfor automated testing of various functionalities.
• Involved in testing compatibility of software under various Internet Browsers.
• Responsible for developingAutomation Framework,Automation Test Plan and Test Scripts.
• Generated QTP Scripts withStandard, Text, Bitmap, Table Checkpointsand alsoSynchronization Points
• Generated automated test scripts for functionality and GUI testing and further enhancements were done in the script.
• Multiple & Reusable Actions were created.
• Performed functional testing byexecuting the QTP Scriptsfrom Test Director. Used Python to launch QTP scripts from command line for continuous integration testing.
• Involved in cross browser testing and cross platform testing.
• Performed Integration testing, Regression testing and System Testing.
• Extensively usedPL/SQL,functions, procedures, packages to validate business rules and security.
• Identified software defects and interacted with developers to resolve them and provided full support to the Test team using the Test Director.
• Extensively usedQuality Centerfor creating the project and setting up the user using site administrator.
• Used quality center as a test management tool for creating the test cases and executing the test cases.
• Participated in various meetings, discussed Enhancement and Modification Request issues.
• PerformedGUI, Functionality and Backend Testing.
• Reported the bugs using an in house made bug-reporting system, which was developed using MS Excel sheets

Environment:QTP, Quality Center, Silktest, Java, SQL, HTML, Python, JavaScript, VBScript, Oracle, Windows XP, IE, Netscape, HTTP/HTTPS.

ConfidentialEmeryville, CA Oct’09 – Aug’10
QA Tester
Description:RelayHealth is an intelligent network company with solutions that improve clinical communication, accelerate care delivery, and drive cash collection by connecting patients, providers, pharmacies, payers and financial institutions.
Responsibilities:

• CreatedTest Plan,Test Casesand,Test Matrix.
• UsedQTPto generate automated test scripts for functionality andGUItesting and further enhancements were done in the script.
• Prepared testing procedures by writing user-defined functions for various testing scenarios.
• Performed Regression testing for every modification in the application and new builds using QTP.
• Created test scripts using VB Script and byCreating Checkpoints, Synchronization points and Output values.Enhanced the test scripts if necessary.
• Created Data driven test scripts using Data Table by importing data from Database and external excel files.
• Implemented improved application testing practices through aQTPreusable component based structure, mapping test runs to insure software requirements meet the needs of the organization.
• Involved in submitting Bug Report UsingQuality Centerto list problems for different modules.
• Investigated and analyzed the bugs before reporting in theQC database.
• Regularly followed up with the development team to discuss the defects identified during Testing
• Interacted with the end users and investigated any issues related to the QA.
• Executed differentSQL queriesto ensure data integrity.
• Tested and verified the process of generating reports related to payment of maturity value upon completion of term of each subscriber.
• Assisted in documenting the user manual for end users.
• Worked closely with Test analysts to ensure test environment and data readiness.
• Responsible to ensure that automated script repository is properly maintained and that all test processes are fully documented.
• Participated indesign, use case reviewsand quality inspections for each release.
• Data files are sent daily from batch systems to dialer server.

Environment:QTP, Quality Center, J2EE, XML, VBScript, Oracle, Windows 2000.

ConfidentialMinnesotaNov’08– Sep’09
QA Engineer
Description:Webaptive Content Management System project mainly deals with adding CMS functionality to the existing or new application without the need to master a third-party SDK or risk vendor lock-in. Webaptive features some of the best content-authoring tools.
Responsibilities:

• Test Plan and Test CaseWriting by discussing application scenario and functionalities with the developer
• Developed Unicode test cases by considering the impact of multi-language searches.
• Installing desktop applications webaptive content management system (CMS) and performance monitoring on different operating systems.
• Testing functionality and compatibility of desktop applications
• Test Setup Preparation (Webaptive installation)
• Application compatibility testing for various features in different operating systems.
• Unicode testing in Qrobe Meta search engine.
• Compatibility testing of Qrobe on different browsers.
• UsedSelenium IDE and RCused to test search results of Meta search engine.
• ASP.NETandHTMLused to change the structure of web pages using webaptive the content management tool.
• Test cases are written using Microsoft office Excel.

Environment:Selenium IDE, Selenium RC, Eclipse, MS Office, Webaptive Content Management System, HTML, ASP.Net.Windows 2003 Server, XP, Vista and Windows 7

ConfidentialSan Bruno, CA Nov’07– Oct’08
QualityAnalyst
Description:GAPInc is one of the world largest specialty retailers and respected brands in the apparel industry. It is a leading international specialty retailer offering clothing, accessories and personal care products for men, women, children and babies. Worked on onlineweb application, which is to deliver the highest level of customer service found on the web. The system provides online shopping for clothing.
Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the user/business requirements, functional specs and Use Case documents from Quick Test Professional.
• PreparedTest Plan / Test Casesfor Integration and System Testing.
• Created the Regression Test cases and automated them for the purpose of regression testing.
• Used Quick Test Professional to create and maintain the Test cases and the Test scripts for both System Testing and Regression Testing.
• Check out for all necessary pop-up massages to make the application user friendly.
• Conducted Cross browser testing withIE5, IE5.5, NS4.7 and NS6.
• Used the SQL’s and verified the SQL Server database for the purpose of data verification.
• To run theSQLqueries usingTOAD.
• Executing Test Cases and Bug Reporting using TestDirector.
• Carried out positive and negative testing.
• Creation and maintenance ofTest Reports&Test Data.
• Review and analysis of Client Requirements.
• Manipulated necessary Recovery Manager steps.

Environment:QTP, Silktest, TestDirector, SQL Server, HTML, ASP.NET, JavaScript, Windows XP, Windows 2000.

ConfidentialHyderabad, INDIA Feb’06 – Sep’07

Description:The financial application is shared between HSBC Bank, Call centers and Collection centers for customer services. This application covers entry of Cash-In, Cash-out, Loan approvals and Financial Cash-flow statements, Credit Cards, Personal Loans, Mortgage Loan Access and repayments. The application had been developed using Java, JavaScript and JSP on the Server Side and Oracle 8i as the database running on UNIX.
Responsibilities:

• Involved in reviewing business and technical requirements and translated them as test cases.
• Worked closely with the QA manager, developers and SQA engineers to understand needs, preferences, workflows, priorities, and schedules and to execute test strategies.
• Created detailed test cases for bothManualandAutomationaccording to business requirements and functional requirements.
• Formulated Test plans from Business Requirements/Function Specifications documents.
• Developed Test Cases and Test Scripts in Test Plan Manager.
• ConductedFunctional, Integration, System, Regression, and Black Box Testing using WinRunner.
• Parameterized the scripts to perform the data driven testing.
• Used Test Director for tracking bugs and reporting defects.
• Created traceability matrix between requirements in Requirement plan manager and test cases in Test plan manager.
• Performed GUI, Functional testing manual testing.
• Performed end-to-end testing on the entire system.
• Verify the functionality of integrated, multi-environment enterprise solutions usingWinRunner.
• Generated automated scripts forNegative testingfor application Strong-Authentication. Documented test results based on expected and actual test results.
• Generated Test data for various types of testing to valid data, Invalid data, Partial data, and bad data testing.
• Created and enhanced numerous test scripts to handle changes in the objects, in the tested application’s GUI and in the testing environment.
• UsingUNIXfor general data conversion strategies.
• Back-End Testing, database table manipulations of relational database systems by writing complexSQLqueries manually.
• Reported defects about any failures during test execution process, inMercury’sQuality Center.
• Analyzed test results and created test reports for audit purposes to improve thequality of testing and processin the future releases.
• Actively participated in Status Reporting meetings.

Environment:Visual Basic, Quality Center, Test Director, Win Runner, Load Runner, WinNT/ 98 and UNIX.

ConfidentialAug’04 – Jan’06
QA Analyst
Description:Airtel is one of the finest brands of cellular network that has been the creation of the Bharti enterprise, a telecom giant in India. Dominating the market with its services and customer commitment Airtel has been at the fore front of the innovation and change in the telecom sector. I worked on My Service Portal. MSP allows menu management on the SIM card to be done by the subscriber or customer care.
Responsibilities

• Analyzed theuser requirementsby interacting withsystem architect,developersandbusiness users.
• Suggested improvements in test process by gathering and analyzing data.
• Reviewed and analyzed Detail Designed Specification and Technical Specification documents.
• Analyzed theSRS(System Requirement Specifications) and developed Test Suites to cover the overall quality assurance testing.
• Involved in complete QA Life Cycles.
• PreparedTest Caseswith the complete description of requirements, uploaded test cases and report results intoTest Director.
• PerformedManual Testingto check flow of the application.
• During testing life cycle, performed different types of testing likeSystem Testing,Integration TestingandRegression Testing.
• CreatedTest Execution Matricesduring the test cycle.
• Identifying bugs and interacted with QA Lead and Developers to resolve the issues of on bugs.
• Participated inQA Team meetingsand weekly QA testing reviews.

Environment:Test Director, MS Visio, HTML, Java Script, J2EE, Oracle, VSS, UNIX.

Education:Bachelors’ in Engineering