SUMMARY

• Over 7+ years of professional experience in IT industry, Expertise in Manual Testing. Hands on experience in Mercury products (Quick Test Pro, Quality Center) excellent analytical, problem - solving and documentation skills. Team player with excellent Interpersonal and communication skills. An enthusiastic and out-going individual, with ability to interact with the team members.
• Highly proficient with full life cycle QA Methodologies and concepts on mainly in Manual and partially in the Automated Testing Tools QTP(v9.0) and HP QC(v10.0),Excellent analytical and technical skills with a demonstrated capacity in debugging client/server and web applications.
• Performed Manual Testing and maintained documentation on different types of testing viz., Positive, Negative, Regression, Integration, System, User-Acceptance and Black Box.
• Solid experience in developing, reviewing, executing and maintaining Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scripts and Defect Reports
• Well experienced in implementing different testing methods like black box testing and back end testing
• Experience with different Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC) like water fall, Agile, RAD and Scrum Testing Methodologies
• Excellent Scripting Knowledge of Mercury’s “Test script Language” and VB Script.
• Experienced in System testing, Integration testing, Data Driven Testing, Regression testing, User Acceptance testing, Load testing and stress testing.
• Experience developing Performance Test Plan and Test Data Strategy.
• Involved in Debug file analysis and defect reports
• Responsible for preparing test design and data tables for data parameterization in Win Runner using MS-Excel (Data Driven Testing).
• Involved in Database Testing loaded the test data into database by writing SQL queries.
• Enhanced the script using Synchronization Points.
• Working experience with Test Director and Quality Center in maintaining test cases, test procedures and tracking defects and enhancements.
• Experience in preparing and maintaining Requirement Traceability Matrix documents.
• Worked in testing environment for thin client and think client applications.
• High degree of initiative and ability to learn and adapt to new tools and technologies very quickly.
• Good analytical and communication skills and ability to work independently with minimal supervision and also perform as part of a team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Tools: MS Visio, MS Office, MS Outlook.

Databases & Languages: HTML, SQL, C, MS SQL Server, MS-Access 2.0.

Testing Tools: Quick Test Professional(10.0), Quality Center(10.0), Manual testing, Silk Performer, Silk Test, Black Box, Automation, Exploratory, Ad-Hoc, Negative, Regression, Unit, Integration, System, Verification and Validation, End to End, Agile framework, User Acceptance Test (UAT)

Methodologies & Standards: SEI - CMMI, ISO, RUP, Six Sigma, SDLC Agile, QA, QTC, SCRUM, Agile, Waterfall

Operating System: Windows 95/98/NT/2000 Server/XP

Skills: UML, RUP, SDLC, JAD

Web Technologies: HTML, VB Script

Defect-Tracking Software: Mercury Quality Centre(V 10.0)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Bloomington, IL

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and analyzed all the Functional Requirements Specifications, High Level Design, and Business Functional Specification document to develop and test cases.
• Assisted QA Manager in coordinating/leading the testing efforts.
• Analyzed system requirements and developed detailed Test Cases, QTP for testing the functionality, GUI, security, and usability.
• Developed Timeline for different cycles of testing.
• Performed manual testing for the application.
• Used Quality Center as the automation test tool for Functionality and Regression testing of the application.
• Performed data driven testing using Excel sheets and database in QTP and verified that the application was working properly with different data inputs.
• Performed Black box, Validation testing to check that all functional requirements satisfied.
• Responsible for Database testing using SQL queries and database functions.
• Executed SQL queries on back-end data base (oracle) for Data Validation
• Performed End to End testing.
• Documented the Test Cases, Test Procedures, Test Scripts
• Defect tracking done using Test Director
• Prepared and Maintained documents like Test Strategy, Risk Assessment, Test Report and Trace Matrix.

Hardware/Software: Quick Test Professional (QTP),Quality center, Excel Sheet, SQL Server, HP Load runner 9.52, Windows 2000 NT, UNIX,DB2, SQL, WSDL, EJB, HP Service Test, Selenium.

Confidential, Westborough, MA

Sr. Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the complete testing lifecycle spanning.
• Developed test plans and test files for testing Online Data Validation (ODV) systems to ensure that all functional specifications were met.
• Analyzed system requirement specification and developed test scripts and testing custom and functional enhancements.
• Setting up the Testing Environments.
• Interacted with business analysts to understand the requirements.
• Managed and coordinated offshore testing team.
• Prepared and executed test cases.
• Responsible for Backend Testing, Functionality testing, Regression Testing.
• Responsible for the releases in ATS.
• Checked the data flow through the front end to backend and used SQL queries, to extract the data from the database.
• Executed SQL scripts to test the backend database.
• Prepared and executed SQL queries to query the database for data validation.
• Used Quality Center to do defect tracking, coordinated the defect resolution process and generated management reports.
• Interacted with developers to follow up on defects and issues.
• Participated in various meetings and discussed Enhancement and Modification Requests.
• Worked with other development team members to better understand system functionality in order to improve testing quality.
• Trained and oversaw the work done by other members of the testing team reducing the workload for everyone.

Hardware/Software: SQL Server 2000, HP Quality Center 9.2, UNIX, Java, HTML, JavaScript, Windows NT environment. MS Exchange Server, ASP, SQL7 Server, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office 2000, DW, RUP, Black Box Testing, UAT testingDB2, Mercury QC and IE7

Confidential, Richardson, TX

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Planned, wrote, developed, executed, and verified testcases of web based (VB.NET) health insurance programsfor side effects using theHPQuality Center.
• Managed bug defects inHPQuality Center.
• Conducted positive and negative testing manually.
• Tested back-end manually using SQL statements for data manipulation.
• Ensured that customer and vendor provided all necessary HIPAA data formats, communication protocols and proprietary business specifications for problems against the EDI production system to upper level management. Assigned problems to appropriate software or system development team for software changes and system upgrades.
• Work environment consists of data mapping analyst, communication protocols, HIPPA transaction sets, "C", WEB technology and GUIs.
• Performed extensive Manual Testing and Black Box Testing of the application.
• Designed SQL and stored procedures for regression testing. Trained testers on Mercury Quality Center (MQC) tool for test case development and defects tracking.
• Lead and trained tester on Mainframe functions to capture insurance claims pricing data.
• Validated insurance claims pricing functions worked correctly on legacy system and verified that the same insurance claims priced correctly by the enterprise - wide insurance claims pricing system.
• Created insurance claims test data and scenario using MS Excel spreadsheets. Sr. QA tester on test data development for web base, client server and mainframe applications.
• Responsible for requirement analysis, scenarios, test case, tests plan development and test execution. Generated defects, weekly reports, and fine tuned QA test process for efficiency and accuracy.
• Supported End-to-End Thread testing. Validated test files for CARE, Facets, and NASCO.
• Supported the development of an internet marketplace connection between the Buyer and Supplier of Hospital goods and services.
• Involved in the modification and upgrade of Lawson Insight 8.0.
• Responsible for QA of the design implementation and application testing.
• Weekly status reports updated showing the progress of Manual Testing effort and open issues to be resolved.

Hardware/Software: QTP, Quality Center, Windows NT environment. MS Exchange Server, Java, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office 2000.

Confidential, Northfield NJ

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Manual testing for the website of scuba diving using HP quality center 10.0.
• Analyzed requirements documents and Use Cases to prepare the detailed Test Plans, Test Cases.
• Write test cases to test the application manually in HP quality center and automate usingQuick test pro.
• Worked with developers to resolve and fix the faults found in testing the structure and functionality of the application.
• Analyzed software requirement specification documents. Created processing model diagrams in UML/Visio using the business process information captured in the business context analysis documents.
• Assisted,Developed, and implementeddetailedTest Plans,Test Cases,Test Scriptsand Test Scenarios based on Functional and Business Requirements.
• Reviewed business manuals andrequirement document(BRD) in order to summarize system-specific business rules and other operating conditions.
• Analyzed business flow of the application.
• Created test scenarios, test scripts andtest cases(common and provocative), corresponding to the test requirements in order to maximize verification coverage of system variables.
• Carried out Integration testing to ensure data processing, interface validity and proper communication among components of each application.
• WroteSQL queriesto verify database tables for the data inserted from the GUI.
• Created Test Data before manual test run forPositiveandNegativetesting.
• Created RequirementsTraceability Matrixusing Quality Center to ensure comprehensive test coverage of requirements
• Used Quality Center as repository for maintainingTest Cases,executionandtrackingthe Defects.
• PerformedSanityandSmoke testingfor eachnew build of DOTNET, JAVA and C++applications.
• Performed Black Box Testing, Back-End Testing, Regression Testing, Ad-Hoc Testing, End-to-End Testing, Positive and Negative Testing for AUT.
• Attendedwalkthroughmeetings with the Business Analysts, ProjectManagers, and developers and provided feedback accordingly. Often discussed enhancement and modification request issues (Change Requests).
• Created test execution status and summary test report to managers.
• Experience in DevelopingTest scripts inQTPto test the functionality of the application.

Hardware/Software: QTP, Quality center, Excel Sheet, SQL Server, Windows.

Confidential, Winona MN

Manual Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning testing procedures and test conditions under the instructions of lead tester
• Perform the tasks of writing test scripts and test cases by referring the specifications of requirements
• Handle responsibilities of analyzing test results and troubleshooting environment issues
• Responsible for verifying database interaction defects as well as conduct performance and capacity testing
• Assigned the tasks of testing and evaluating mainframe interactions with distributed systems
• Handle responsibilities of preparing detailed test cases by analyzing technical requirements
• Assigned the tasks of creating bug reports and performing tracking testing of systems
• Handled the tasks of cross-system testing and prepared test cases for the project team
• Assigned responsibilities of planning test strategies and executing test cases in mainframe environment
• Performed other essential job responsibilities as required under the instructions of lead mainframe tester
• Responsible for mainframe simulation process in order to transmit & process client payroll data before translating back into the SQL server 2005 database.
• Provided ownership and accountability for assigned accounts.
• Identified core business requirements and strategy fitting with the customer’s needs.
• Worked to develop customer self-sufficiency on large scale Enterprise accounts while maintaining a trusting relationship with the client.
• Developed and engaged stages of the implementation including discovery, production configuration, testing/auditing, documentation, training, and production.
• Worked as a SME on various subjects and trained other employees on Position Control and PayCard.
• Performed user acceptance testing, interacted with users for execution of test cases in UAT
• During System Testing Life Cycle, performed different types of testing, such as Integration, Functionality, Regression and GUI Testing.
• Modularized the test Scripts by creating Generic Functions that deal with different sets of data
• Worked with development team to ensure that the testing issues are resolved
• Involved in analyzing business requirements and preparing Test Plans based on User Requirement Document (URD) and prepared the Test Scenarios, Test Cases using Quality Center
• Provided management and sustain team with analysis reports andrecommendations, which resulted in a redesign of the architecture by the sustain team
• Performed tests on Source Analyzer user defined query, Lookupsand Target, Aggregator.

Hardware/Software: Windows NT environment. MS Exchange Server, ASP, SQL7 Server, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office 2000 and Rational Unified Process, DW, RUP, Black Box Testing, UAT testingDB2, Mercury QC and IE7

Confidential, New York, NY

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Understood the functioning of Financial Industry by reading Confidential ’s Business Documentation.
• Involved in the creation of Test Approach and Test Plan to implement the test strategy, estimation of the time required for testing and the entrance and exit criteria for each test.
• Worked individually, as well as in team environment to achieve the project quality goals.
• Performed validation testing manually in the client statements verifying the risk and return objectives.
• Created Functional Test Cases and Automation Scripts using WinRunner as per the test standards.
• Performed system, integration, and regression testing by executing test scripts in WinRunner.
• Collected test metrics weekly from the Test Director database that reflected the current status of the test execution and the status of defects.

Environment: Windows XP, WinRunner, Test Director, VB .Net, SQL, SQL Server