SUMMARY

• Over ten years of diversified experience in software Quality Assurance, with experience in Manual, Automated, Functional, Integration, Regression, Load Testing, Web Services and Database testing of web applications and client - server applications.
• Adept in using testing tools such as: Selenium Webdriver, Coded UI, Quick Test Professional (QTP), Microsoft Test Manager (MTM), LoadRunner, SoapUI, Microsoft SQL Management Studio, Golden, Toad, Fiddler.
• Expertise in using defect and requirement tracking tools such as Team Foundation Server (TFS), Rally, HP Quality Center, JIRA, TrackRecord.
• Sound knowledge of software development frameworks including Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban, Waterfall.
• Ability to create templates for metrics tracking, testing rules and practices.
• Expertise in developing test plans, test cases, test scripts and test scenarios utilizing business requirements and functional design specifications.
• Ability to work in a team and as an individual.
• Responsible for mentoring, training and leading other QA members.
• Ability to improve and design testing processes that best fit the organization

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Microsoft Visual Studio, Selenium Webdriver, Coded UI, Quick Test Professional (QTP), Microsoft Test Manager (MTM), LoadRunner, SoapUI, Microsoft SQL Management Studio, Redgate SQL Compare, Golden, Toad, Fiddler, TestPartner, QA Run, Winrunner

Tracking Tools: Team Foundation Server (TFS), Rally, HP Quality Center, JIRA, TrackRecord

Databases: MS SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, MS Access

Scripting: C#, VBScript, VBA, Java, COBOL, XML, SQL, PL/SQL, HTML

Operating Systems: Windows, Android, iOS, UNIX, Linux

Other Tools: Sharepoint, CuteFTP, TableXplorer, Lightswitch, Visio, Microstrategy

Frameworks: Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban, Waterfall

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Dallas, TX

QA Lead / Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead an onshore and offshore teams
• Assigned daily tasks and goals
• Ran daily QA builds to move already developed user stories in the QA environment for testing
• Created, reviewed and executed test cases and logged defects.
• Implemented Microsoft Test Manager tool for test case management and execution,
• Implemented Page Object model for Automation testing with Coded UI,
• Implemented Selenium within Coded UI for cross browser testing.
• Worked on improving the overall testing approach within release management.
• Supervised the testing effort of external QA vendors.

Environment: MS SQL Server 2014, Visual Studio 2013, TFS, MTM, Selenium

Confidential, Irving, TX

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Created Test Strategy Document outlining the test approach.
• Created and executed test cases and logged defects.
• Worked closely with developers in identifying defects and environment issues.
• Performed ETL validation testing using Microsoft SQL Management Studio 2014.
• Validated ETL mappings using Visual Studio Lightswitch.
• Validated ETL jobs run by Automic scheduler tool.
• Performed Elastic Search testing.
• Used Microstrategy front end to perform end to end testing.
• Participated in the evaluation of test automation tools for future implementation by the QA team.
• Interviewed applicants for a Senior QA position.

Environment: MS SQL Server 2014, Rally, Visual Studio Lightswitch, Microstrategy, Automic, Redgate SQL Compare

Confidential, North Richland Hills, TX

Sr. QA Analyst / QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Created and executed test cases and logged defects.
• Conducted requirement reviews with Business Analysts.
• Led defect meetings and helped determine testing effort for defect testing.
• Led test case review meetings and ensured full test case coverage.
• Created guidelines for effective test case creation.
• Assigned user stories to testers for test case creation and coverage.
• Reported metrics on test case coverage, execution and outstanding defects.
• Developed automated test for regression testing using Selenium and Microsoft Visual Studio.
• Performed heavy Regression Testing of the Application.
• Worked closely with developers in identifying and isolating defects and environment issues.
• Created estimates for testing effort based on requirements and complexity.
• Used SQL and Azure Storage Explorer and TableXplorer back end querying and verification.
• Created SQL queries for MS SQL Server 2012.
• Performed ETL validation testing on a SSIS package job.
• Created the Master Test Plan for the Direct to Consumer project.
• Performed web services testing using SoapUI.
• Performed browser testing on variety of different browsers and Operating systems.
• Tested application on different iOS tablets and iOS smartphones as well as on Android tablets and Android smartphone.

Environment: Windows Azure, MS SQL Server,C#, Java Script, SQL, Quality Center, SharePoint, TFS, MTM, SoapUI, Fiddler, iPad, Android Tablets

Confidential, Deerfield, IL

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed multiple Test Plans for different projects.
• Created scenarios for manual testing along with test cases combined into test sets in Quality Center.
• Updated regression test sets with respect to new functionality added to the application.
• Performed Smoke Tests before and after production deployments and for new environments.
• Performed heavy Regression Testing of the Application.
• Reported, updated and closed defects using Quality Center.
• Ran UNIX scripts and validated data integrity.
• Tested Microsoft Excel custom add-ons.
• Developed SQL queries and executed queries in Golden.
• Validated ETL packages jobs manually by comparing source and target.
• Tested application in iPad, Kiosk and Next Generation Point of Sale register.
• Created estimates and projections models for different projects based on requirements and complexity.

Environment: Oracle 10g, Tuxedo, Java, Unix, JIRA, SharePoint, SQL, Quality Center 10, QTP, LoadRunner Golden, iPad, POS, IVR

Confidential, West Lafayette, IN

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed and validated user requirements, definition, scope and expectations for deliverable plans.
• Helped with the development of comprehensive Test Plan.
• Created scenarios for automated and manual testing.
• Created scenarios specifically designed for regression testing of basic functionality.
• Performed Ad Hoc Testing before and after production deployments.
• Performed heavy Manual Testing of the Application.
• Performed regression testing for the application using Quick Test Professional.
• Reported, monitored and closed defects using Quality Center.
• Performed Stress and Load testing of the application.

Environment: SAP, Java, VBScript, SQL, QTP, LoadRunner, Quality Center

Confidential, Madison, WI

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Conducted requirement reviews with Business Analysts and identified test scenarios.
• Created different traceability views to maintain the traceability of the requirements.
• Analyzed and validated user requirements, definition, scope and expectations for deliverable plans.
• Involved in the design of Test Plan for the application using Business requirements and functional requirements document.
• Initially performed Manual Testing of the Application using numerous test scripts.
• Tested ETL processes of populating data using flat files.
• Performed regression testing for the application using TestPartner
• Reported, monitored and closed defects using TrackRecord.
• Performed Integration, Positive and Negative Testing.

Environment: JBoss, Java, VBScript, SQL, TestPartner, TrackRecord

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Extensively worked on business requirements related to Managed Assets Consulting and Market Value Adjustment modules.
• Conducted requirement reviews with Business Analysts and identified several test scenarios.
• Involved in the design of Test Plan for the application using Business requirements and functional requirements document
• Initially performed Manual Testing of the Application using numerous test scripts.
• Developed Test Cases for each module based on User Requirements in Quality Center
• Performed Functional Testing of the application using Quick Test Pro
• Detected defects and used Quality Center to report bugs and Email notifications to the developer
• Created & executed test scripts & GUI using Quick Test Pro during regression testing.
• Performed data integrity testing by executing SQL and PL/SQL statements
• Performed Regression Testing for the application using Quick Test Pro.
• Created Vuser Scripts and Scenarios using Load Runner
• Involved in managing Scenarios and checking the performance of server using Transaction per second graph.
• Performed web test for checking page contents, broken links, web objects, frames and tables using Quick Test Pro.

Environment: Java, J2EE, HTML, XML, Oracle9i, SQL, Quick Test Pro 8.2 and Load Runner 8.1 and Quality Center 8.2.

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Prepared a Test Plan that provides a detailed list of conditions under which the system is tested using TestDirector.
• Extensive testing of the application using Manual test cases.
• Created test data repository for both positive and negative test cases for Manual testing.
• Functional, Data Driven and Regression testing using Quick Test Pro
• Performed Data driven tests using positive and negative sets of data to test for valid, invalid and boundary conditions
• Extensively tested the backend database by creating database checkpoints and verifying the state of the database and analyzing if a state change was one that was expected.
• Regression testing using Quick Test Pro by creating verification methods for verifying objects data, object properties, window, image and database
• Collected test metrics weekly from the TestDirector database that reflected the current status of the test execution and the state of the defects.

Environment: Quick Test Pro, TestDirector, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Java, Oracle, SQL, Toad, JSP.