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Brooklandville, MD - 21022 USA
Expertise :QA Tester
Job Type :
Contract - Corp-to-Corp
Position :

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Summary

7 years of experience in all sorts of Quality Assurance testing, using both manual and automated tools. Involved in client/server, web,. Net, Java and Mainframe applications testing using WinRunner, QTP, Test Director, LoadRunner and GUI Testing tools. Experience in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle, system testing techniques and methodologies. Excellent skills in manual, automated testing using Black Box Testing and Automation Tools. Good proficiency in writing test plans, defining test cases, developing and maintaining test scripts according to the business specifications and functional requirements. Strong in Test Script Language, creating GUI maps, data driven tests, error handling and debugging. Experience with SQL, Visual Basic XML, HTML and JavaScript. Profound communications skills and cordial collaborator with team members.

Testing Software/Databases : QuickTest Professional, Win Runner, Test Director, Quality Center, Load Runner, PVCS Tracker, MS Word, Lotus Notes, ClearQuest, MS Access, Oracle 9i, Toad, SQL Server, Profiler, SQL Query Analyzer,, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint.

Programming Languages : C, C++, SQL, Visual Basic Scripting, TSL Scripts, XML, Xpath, Xschema, HTML, DHTML.

Operating Systems : Windows NT/XP/2000, UNIX, MS DOS.


Employment

2007 -  Present
QA Analyst

Select Portfolio Servicing , Inc QA Analyst SLC , UT .

SPServicing is a financial services company that engages in the servicing and special servicing of single-family residential mortgage loans. It services impaired credit loans and non-performing loans for a host of clients, leading mortgage finance companies, investment and commercial banks. The company services approximately 300000 nonprime residential mortgage loans throughout the nation and is committed to quality customer service and best practices

Project : Residential RealEstate Review

Residential RealEstate Review provides property valuation services to leading mortgage companies and financial institutions across the United States. Our products include Broker Price Opinions, Competitive Market Analyses and appraisal services for loan origination and asset recovery. The Project provides SpServicing agents, clients, vendors or contractors to create a new orders application, update customer info and obtain SPS product recommendations. The project involves the ability to obtain credit bureau data and debt transcription to the credit app. Offers and responses to loan terms is recorded. The search capability to view pre-submitted applications was included. Ability to submit the credit applications to underwriting. A cradle to grave approach for creating credit applications, updating and submitting them to underwriting with emphasis on Assets, Collateral, Personal information, Credit reports, loan terms and product recommendations.

Responsibilities

Created and maintained Automated Test Suites and Regression Test Suites using QuickTest Pro and Quality Center.

Maintained traceability and monitored requirement change using alerts in Quality Center using a requirement tool - iRise

Automated defect logging by a time efficient scheme using QTP for ClearQuest.

Co-coordinated data seeding, defect review and automation meetings.

Implemented dynamic arrays using redim statements, performed programmatic descriptions on objects using descriptive programming and functions for computations.

Optimized scripts by handling run session using Settoproperty, datatable and Object properties.

Handling exceptions using recovery scenarios and reporter events.

Conducted walk through for new personnel and assisted in setting up test environments.

Orchestrate User acceptance testing, assisted in completion test summary reports.

Identified test scripts for reuse in similar projects/other benefits.

Completed status reports for testing and defect handling throughout the project.

Assisted in creating test scenarios for load testing and analysis of results.

Scripted dynamic scripts for basic performance testing using datatables, transaction points and web URL commands using Load Runner 8.0.

Technologies : Java, SQL Server, Profiler, QTP 9.1, Load Runner 8.0, Quality Center, Rational ClearQuest, SQL, XML Web services.


2005 -  2007
Senior QA Tester

Advertising.com Baltimore , MD Senior QA Tester .

Advertising.com is 1 of the most successful companies in online Advertising. Advertising.com works across channels, with both Advertisers and Publishers and provide a unique perspective of the interactive market. Internet Search engines generate revenue by placing advertisements on their search results page. The advertisements are determined by the search term entered by the user. For each search term there are multiple advertisements. Advertisements placed at higher rank experience higher click rates and afford higher premium.

Project : Search engine Optimization

Is an algorithm built to calculate the value of being in each slot and select a slot that corresponds to the maximum value and recommend bids in order to be in that slot.

Participated as QA Member in analysis and meeting of Interfaces between systems

Proficient in Identifying, Analyzing and Conducting Data Planning for successful testing.

Participated in complete QA Life Cycle.

Analyzed the Business Requirements Document, Functional Specifications documents to prepare Test Cases in Quality Center based on the Test Plans and Use Cases.

Involved in testing the add servers and performed the testing of model estimates, Cash balance plans and Lumpsum calculations.

Using Toad, to test and debug PL/SQL packages, procedures, triggers and functions.

Prepared the Expected Values in Excel Sheets for the Automation of Manual Test Cases.

Developing automated test scripts for functional testing using QTP.

Automated the manual test cases using QTP and inserted various Checkpoints and Synchronization points.

Executed test cases and verified actual results against expected results.

Verified GUI with complexity.

Developed a mockup in a RAD tool to generate interface for GUI Testing.

Interacted with developers to resolve application defects.

Involved in functional testing tool that supports standard Windows or Web environments.

Involved and responsible for creating weekly status reports regarding the progress of testing process.

Verified the reporting bugs for each build.

Created Test Case Scenarios and executed performance test scripts using LoadRunner.

Generated MS Word format reports using LoadRunner for analyzing the performance of the web application.

Worked with System Test Review Team and Development team to resolve system test issues and performed regression testing.


2005 -  2005
Senior QA Tester

Technologies : Manual Testing Quality Center QTP LoadRunner SQL Oracle 9i Toad Lotus Notes . UngerSoftware , New York City , NY Senior QA Tester Advertising.com Baltimore , MD Senior QA Tester .

Unger Software Corporation is a well-known Financial Planning software company located in New York City. It created a software platform that supports an entire range of financial planning products. Entire system developed in Mainframe &. Net with open architecture in mind and can integrate with CRM and sales lead generation systems and quotation and proposal and product illustration systems.

Project : Financial guidance and planning.

From basic financial calculators to complex cash flow based planning tools Unger Software has the tools to help both the enterprise and the individual advisor succeed. It has 4 levels of planning functionality in 2 integrated product sets, Methuselah and Financial Compass.

Methuselah : Is Unger's premier wealth management software solution aimed at solving the financial planning needs of the affluent and ultra high net worth market. It self further segmented into 3 levels of sophistication geared to supporting the different levels of need in the financial advisory marketplace.

Financial Compass : Is a toolset that provides a series of single issue goal analyses that is used in the support of limited product-focused sales efforts by financial advisors focused on a limited range of products or for customers of limited planning needs.

Created Transactions and reusable actions by using QTP.

Called Win Runner Scripts into QTP and executed successfully.

Performed Functional, GUI and Regression Testing of the web-based application using QTP.

Done parameterization of values using QTP.

Used the Test Director as bug-tracking tool to centralize the bugs and also to follow up the bug status.

Written test cases to test the application manually in Test Director and automated using Quick Test Pro.

Tested application by inserting checkpoints and synchronization points in test scripts using Quick Test Professional.

Created Data Driven Tests, Parameterized inputs to test the multiple sets of data by using Quick Test Pro.

Used Schema to validate the structure of the XML in the web pages

Checked the content of the XML page through the Schemas created

Used xpath expressions to check the important parts of the HTML and ignore the decoration


2003 -  2005
Test Director

Technologies : Manual Testing Test Director QTP WinRunner SQL XML UNIX TSO DB2 Test Scripts XML Schema . Celtic Health Care Chicago , IL QA Tester

Celtic Health care group is a committed organization to serve its registered members/patients with many services. This Medical Site provides with Search utility to all the registered patients to view and select Physicians and fix an appointment with Physician to there nearest Location and by physician s name. Selecting Physicians options include a Search by Hospital Affiliation b Search by Gender c Search by Specialty d Search by Language.

Reviewed Business Requirements document with the business and development team to understand the architecture and functionality of the application.

Analyzed Functional Specifications document to prepare Test Cases for manual testing and automated testing.

Created test cases and classified sections for Manual and automated testing.

Developed automated test scripts using QTP.

Defined criteria for initial test data load needed for Automated and manual testing.

Developed the Test Cases, Test Scenarios and executed them using QTP.

Performed Data Driven Testing for multiple sets of data.

Verified the new or upgraded applications meet specified performance requirements using LoadRunner.

Using monitors to identify performance bottlenecks in the scenario.

Performed business Functionality testing and GUI testing.

Participated in both System and User Acceptance Testing.

Executed the test scripts on different releases and validated the actual results against the expected results.

Debugged the Test Scripts, created Batch tests, verified test results and reported defects through Test Director.

Generated Testing Reports and Auditing Reports.


2002 -  2003
Test Director

Technologies : QTP Test Director LoadRunner SQL Server HTML IIS VB Script Windows NT Manual Testing . Techniker Krankenkasse Germany Role : QA Tester

TK is a major Insurance company in Germany. A complete human resource management system was developed for Techniker Krankenkasse. The system covers entire operations of the Human Resources department which involves in maintaining personnel information, relocation and assignment of employees, Leaves and Leave structure management, Manpower requirement plans, Payroll, employee training, performance appraisals and recruitment of new candidates.

Build test scenarios and test cases in MS Word to validate expected outcome.

Configured QA Environment for Manual Testing and for Automation.

Performed Functional and GUI Testing of relocation and assignment and personal information of employee modules.

Performed integration testing.

Performed data driven tests to identify the employees with their identification numbers that are stored in database.

Developed automated test scripts using WinRunner.

Used WinRunner features like Data Driven Testing, Check points, Synchronization points and Batch Testing of the test scripts.

Used SQL queries to extract data from tables to ensure data validation.

Performed regression testing on various releases.

Maintained common bug reporting tool ozibug.

Documented bug findings.

Involved in both System and User Acceptance Testing.

Attend meetings with other testers to evaluate the progress and performance of the application.

Technologies : WinRunner, Manual Testing, Java, java script, html, oracle 8i, ozibug, IIS, Windows NT.


1999 -  2000

Air Cell Chennai India .




Education

Bachelor of Engineering
Annamalai University, TN, India.

Master of Science in Automation and Robotics
University of Dortmund, NRW, Germany.



Miscellaneous

QA Tester.

AIRCELL
Communications is 1 of the leading diversified telecommunications companies in India and is providing customers with wireless technology. The purpose of this project is to provide a web based Application for customers to view their bills, pay bills, check their payments, electronic bill enrollment, generating consolidated bills, sort their bills and Print the bills.

Maintained requirements and created Tractability between Requirements and Test Cases.

Developed test cases based on functional specifications and design documents.

Involved in Manual Testing, Negative Testing, Positive Testing, Interface Testing and System Testing.

Involved in Data Analysis, Planning and Setup of Data in Test Environment.

used SQL queries to verify the integrity of the database.

Involved in Coordination activities with Release Management and Environment Management team.

Tracked software bugs using Test Director and informed developers to resolve technical issues.

Involved in writing User Acceptance Test cases.

Designed, developed and executed Quick Test Pro, VB scripts for functional, regression testing and callable scripts.

Responsibilities : Manual Testing, Negative Testing, Positive Testing, Interface Testing, System Testing, Data Analysis, User Acceptance Testing, Regression Testing

Technologies : Test Director, Callable Scripts, WinRunner, UNIX, SQL.

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