OBJECTIVE

• Secure a key leadership position in a fast growing technology oriented company which allows me to utilize my result - oriented & structured testing expertise to handle innovative & challenging projects.

SUMMARY

• ISTQB & CSTP Certified Software Quality Assurance Professional with over 11 years of experience in System & Software testing.
• End-to-end experience from Software test planning, test development and test execution
• Expertise in using and setting up Automation frameworks.
• Expertise in Functional, Integration, User Acceptance, System, Regression and related test methodologies.
• Proficient in every phase of Quality Assurance Life Cycle (QALC) and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Expertize in Agile methodology.
• Have a good knowledge of FDA (Food & Drug Administration), specialization in 21CFRPart11 & compliance testing to adhere FDA standards
• Experience in leading Quality Assurance process through test environment setup, test plan sign off, pre-beta testing, setting up the process to resolve and track issues, UAT, Creating deficiency reports, summary of test results and final results sign off
• Expertise in review of Business Functional Specifications, Functional Design Specifications, & Detailed Design Specifications
• Experienced on testing of dot net applications, WLAN Applications, Testing of Wafer Processing Tools, ERP, GUI based applications, database applications
• Experience in Blackbox and Graybox Testing. Data analysis and data validation verification by developing & executing SQL queries
• Well-versed with software QA testing procedures, & highly competent in gathering/analyzing user/system requirements from functional requirement specifications to build a complete Testing life cycle; converting them into test plan, test cases for manual & automated testing
• Professional experience in developing test plans, test strategies, test cases, test scenarios and execution of application using both Manual & Automated-testing tools.
• Successfully handle communication with global clients to resolve their issues with in SLA of 5 business days
• Involved in review meetings with Clients, Project Managers, Development teams and Business Associates for Project Planning, Coordination and implementing various QA methodologies.
• Ability to direct multiple time-bound-projects effectively in fast paced and high pressure settings with quality output
• Experienced in onsite and offshore Model, weekly status meetings with the team and was responsible for meeting the project deadlines
• A skilled problem-solver & an efficient Team player, adaptable, collaborative and self-starter, excellent oral and written skills with try to break the system aptitude, enthusiastic towards learning and acquiring new skills, able to work individually and as a team member
• Administrating Defect Management Tools.
• Perform Review feedback & Performance Appraisals of team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows XP/NT, Windows 2003 Server, QNX.

Languages: C, SQL

Databases: SQL Server 2008

Automation tools: Badboy, WAPT, Neo Load, Iperf, MG Soft MiB Browser, CCS Protocol

Testing Tools: Rational Clear Quest, Test Link, Testopia, Bugzilla and JIRA

Version Tools: VSS

App/Web Servers: MS IIS

Scheduling Tools: MS Project plan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, RTP, NC

Test Lead / Associate Test Manager

Responsibilities:

• Add technical details to Proposals including Understanding customer needs & in-house stake holders.
• Analyzing the requirements from the client management and end users
• Designing Validation plans, Test Plans, Test Strategies, Estimation using WBS, Test cases, Scheduling, Assignment, Reviewing, Maintain the Traceability Matrix.
• Lead both offshore & onshore teams
• Create and execute test plan, conduct test plan review, testing schedule
• Developing and maintaining a detailed project plan
• Managing project deliverables in line with the project plan
• Recording and managing project issues and escalating whenever necessary
• Guiding the team and reviewing/testing the reports developed by them
• Working closely with users to ensure the project meets business needs
• Performed performance testing, Performing performance qualification (Beta Testing) on the live servers
• Preparing project status reports, project closure reports
• Preparing user manuals and reference documents for the client
• Creation of complete suite of documentation for the project.
• Performing Escape Analysis of the Issues.
• Identifying user training needs, devising and managing user training programs & technical support for clients
• Involved in customer engagements and provided necessary technical product support in making presentations, demos.
• Involved in hiring activities and mentoring of team members.
• Team members appraisals as First Line Manager
• Guiding team on Processes, developing new processes & modifying existing processes.
• Created regression test plan, system test plan for service pack releases, Interim releases & GA Releases.
• Compliance Testing (21 CFR Part 11) of application for Food & Drug administrator (FDA) certification

Environment: C#, SQL Server 2008, MS IIS

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Involved in customer engagements and provided necessary technical product support in making presentations, demos.
• Involved in hiring activities and mentoring of team members
• Created regression test plan, system test plan for service pack releases, GA Releases.
• Designing Test Plans, Test Strategies, Test cases, Scheduling, Assignment, Reviewing, Maintain the Traceability Matrix, LAB Design.
• Design and implement the Wireless Lab for system testing and regression testing of wireless communication device
• Maintain and upgrade the lab configuration to match field configurations
• Lead the automation team to automate Performance TCs using PERL.
• Configuration of 802.11 a/b/g/n Access points of different vendors (Cisco, D-link & Linksys) connected under different authentication and encryption modes like WEP,WPA,WPA2, 802.1x (EAP-TLS, TTLS, LEAP, PEAP, EAP-FAST).
• Worked on IDS & IPS
• Testing Band Speed API’s, Driver, and application image installed on Hardware (Sensors).
• Involved in functional, system and regression testing of AirMagnet Sensors, Server & Console (GUI)
• Supporting Client in Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) certification
• Create and execute test plan, conduct test plan review, testing schedule.

Environment: Bugzilla, Testopia, Linux, Windows XP, Iperf, MG Soft MiB Browser, MS Visual Studio

Confidential

Senior Test Engineer / Onsite Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Understand the need of task and design the flow of data
• Designing Test cases, Scheduling, Assignment, Reviewing, Maintain the Matrix
• Collect Clients scenarios; Implement them in on simulator during STLC.
• Design the Unit Tests cases & Project Test cases
• Compliance testing with SEMI Standards. ( All CEID, SVID, ECIDs & DVIDs)
• Perform compatibility testing on different versions of Windows (mainly on NT & 2000).

Environment: Windows Application and VG GUI (2K/NT) & QNX 4.25(RTOS), Rational Clear quest

Confidential

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Understand the need of task and design the flow of data.
• Design the Unit Tests cases & Project Test cases
• Test scenarios and Test cases were prepared based on the application and the design document. Execution of Test cases on the required environments.
• Involved in Functionality testing, Regression testing, Performance testing, Compatibility testing, Security testing Exploratory testing and Adhoc testing.
• GUI Testing
• Reporting the entire work status to higher authorities daily

Environment: Asp / Java scripts, SQL Server 2000, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000, IIS 5.0, Test director

Confidential

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Understand the need of task and design the flow of data.
• Design the Unit Tests cases & Project Test cases
• Test scenarios and Test cases were prepared based on the application and the design document. Execution of Test cases on the required environments.
• Involved in Functionality testing, Regression testing, Performance testing, Compatibility testing, Security testing Exploratory testing and Adhoc testing.
• GUI Testing
• Reporting the entire work status to higher authorities daily

Environment: Asp / Java scripts, SQL Server 2000, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000, IIS 5.0, Test director

Confidential

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Understand the need of task and design the flow of data.
• Design the Unit Tests cases & Project Test cases
• Test scenarios and Test cases were prepared based on the application and the design document. Execution of Test cases on the required environments.
• Involved in Functionality testing, Regression testing, Performance testing, Compatibility testing, Security testing Exploratory testing and Adhoc testing.
• GUI Testing
• Reporting the entire work status to higher authorities daily

Environment: Asp / Java scripts, SQL Server 2000, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000, IIS 5.0, Test director