QA CONSULTANT AVAILABLE

Kumar

Summary:

* Over 6 years of hands on experience in the various phases of
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and vast experience in manual
and automated testing
* Experience in open systems and client-server environment using
various testing and Quality Assurance tools and methodologies.
* Involved in writing Test plans, Test cases and Test scripts and
interacted with developers to resolve the bugs.
* Created Test Strategy Documents to define Test Environment, Phases
of Testing, Entrance /Exit Criteria for different phases of testing in
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
* Good working knowledge of Networking technologies, TCP/IP protocol,
HTTP, HTTPS etc.
* Experience in documentation of Test Plans, Test Cases, Test
Procedures and Test Scripts for the Web and Client/Server
Applications.
* Experience in testing web based Projects using JAVA, JSP, C, C++,
HTML and JavaScript.
* Experienced in Functionality testing, Black Box testing, system
testing, Integration, Regression testing, and Browser testing.
* Experienced in Automated Mercury Tools (LoadRunner, TestDirector,
Quality Center, WinRunner, and QTP, Rational Tools (ClearQuest,
ClearCase, RationalRobot, and Test Manager).
* Good Exposure in Functional, Usability, Regression Testing, System
Testing, UAT testing.
* Comfortable with Industry Leading Operating systems (Windows 95/NT/
98/2000/XP and UNIX flavors)
* Excellent skills in overall Defect Management/Problem Solving
including tracking bugs, reporting using TestDirector and Task
Developer System.
* Comprehensive knowledge of Client Server architectures, Distributed
Computing, Use Cases and various databases like Oracle and PL/SQL.
* Strong experience in System Testing, and Performance Testing of
Large Web based and Multi-tier Apps.
* Analyzing bugs and Interacting with Developers and team members in
fixing Errors.
* Test the application by inserting checkpoints and synchronization
points in test scripts using QuickTest Pro.
* Experience in Software Quality Assurance and Software Development
Life Cycle (SDLC) as well as software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) for
various web based and Client/Server applications.
* Ability to interact with developers and product analysts regarding
testing status and defect tracking
* Leadership Qualities, ability to handle projects independently,
Detail Oriented and a perfect Team member as well.

Technical Skills:
Operating Systems: Windows NT/2000/XP, DOS, UNIX, Sun Solaris
Methodologies: CMM, RUP, Waterfall
Office productivity: MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-Access, MS-PowerPoint (MS-
Office Suite)
Testing Tools: LoadRunner, Quality Center 9.0, TestDirector
7.6/8.0, WinRunner 7.5/7.6, QuickTest Pro 6.5/8.0/8.2 and 9.1,
Rational ClearQuest, ClearCase, RationalRobot,
Test Manager
Bug Tracking tools: PVCS Tracker, Remedy, Bugzilla
Query Tool: TOAD, SQL Loader, And Visual Source Safe
Internet technologies: J2EE, VB Script, Java script, Perl, HTML, XML
Browsers: Internet Explorer (IE), Netscape
Navigator, Firefox, America
Online, Mozilla, Safari
Web & App Servers: Weblogic Server 6.1/7.0, IIS 5.0 and Java Web
Server
RDBMS: Oracle, SQL.
Languages: C/C++, Java, PL*SQL, MS VB.
Protocols: TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS

Professional Experience:

Bank of America,NC
Oct.'06 - Present
Role: Sr.QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

* Analyzed Business Requirements and System Specification documents
and created Test cases and executed Test cases in Quality Center 9.0.
* Created VB scripts in QT Pro for functional testing and also
responsible for Load testing using LoadRunner.
* Performed Manual testing of CWDS Application to verify all Business
Rules and Features involved in the system and also to test the
interaction of CWDS Application with SAP, Batches, Interfaces and
Reporting modules.
* Involved in testing multilingual screens in the CWDS Application.
* Tracked and logged defects in Quality Center 9.0 and coordinated
meetings with developers and business analysts to prioritize the
bugs.
* Used Quality Center 9.0 for executing test sets, collecting test
results, and analyzing the data
* Analyzed and reviewed the Business Requirements and System
specification documents using Requisite Pro.
* Conducted Multi Browser testing on IE6.5, Netscape, and Fire Fox.
The protocol used is TCP/IP
* Logged various types of defects in Quality Center 9.0 like
Functional, Critical, Significant, and Cosmetic.
* Used Quality Center to store Quick Test Pro scripts and its test
results, enabling entire QA and development team to effectively
collaborate to improve application quality.
* Interact closely with the business users from project initiation
phase to the implementation phase in order for the successful
completion of system testing and regression testing through the QTP
9.1 and Quality Center
* Performed Manual Testing of web application and automated it by
using QTP.
* Converted manual test scripts into automated scripts by QTP.
* Performed Data Driven testing for various data sets using QTP.
* Used GUI, Text, Bitmap, Database checkpoints and synchronization
statements extensively to customize the QTP scripts.
* Enhanced Quick Test script(VB Script) using different User-Defined-
Functions.
* Prepared Test cases to scenarios and scripting in Quick Test Pro
9.1.
* Running automated regression tests on daily basis using Quick Test
Pro through Test Lab in Quality Center 9.0.
* Tracked and logged defects in Clear Quest through Quality Center
9.0.
* Identified application errors and interacted with developers to
resolve technical issues raised in Quick Test Pro 9.1.
* Conducted Backend Testing using PL/SQL queries to validate data for
Account and Loan Verification

Environment: VB, .Net, MS SQL Server, HTML, XML, SQL, VB Script,
Quality Center, Quick Test Professional, Rational Rose Tools,
LoadRunner, Windows 2000 Server.


ABBOTT,NC
Jan
'06 to Sep
'06
Role: Sr.QA
Analyst

Responsibilities:

* Involved in gathering requirements from the business analysts.
* Used TestDirector for Manual Testing of several modules.
* Used Test Tracker/TestDirector for the defect reporting and tracking
* Extensively used LoadRunner for performance testing. Written Test
Scripts, Added functions and Created User Scenarios by applying
Business logic and ran Different types of scenarios with pacing and
measured performance metrics. Analyzed and documented results.
Bottlenecks were identified and corrective measures were taken.
* Wrote and maintained Test Cases, Test Plans, and Scenarios using
TestDirector.
* Involved in automated testing using WinRunner tool.
* Wrote PL/SQL queries to generate dataset for each particular test
run and created data tables for initial testing.
* Designed and Executed Automated Scripts.
* Prepare Defect Report, Weekly Status Reports, and Bug tracking.
* Performed execution of test cases manually to verify the expected
results.
* Involved in defect tracking and customized reports on defects using
TestDirector.
* Interaction with client on Business Requirements, Change Requests
* Developed and maintained automated test scripts to support
Regression testing.
* Develop automated test scripts from manual test cases for
Regression
testing based on the requirement documents using QuickTest Pro.
* Created QTP scripts for all three testing stages such as Functional
testing, Integration testing, Regression testing
* Monitored the CPU, memory, and network utilizations on the Unix
server using Site Scope monitor
* Tested applications functionality, which is based on Java applets,
XML and a customized SQL Server database.
* Involved in modifying and writing TSL language scripts.
* Performed Functional and System Integration Testing for all
interfaces.
* Was involved in User Acceptance Testing.
* Performed Manual Testing and Automated Testing
* Generated SQL and Run Query to generate Reports (Front-end) and
compare the results with that of DB2 (back-end).
* Create Requirements using TestDirector and generate Traceability
Matrix to ensure that all the requirements are covered by the test
cases
* Execution of test cases, verification the actual results against the
expected and documenting in the test plan.
* Automated Test plans, Test cases, and test scripts using
TestDirector and QuickTest Pro.

Environment: Java2, EJB, JSP, HTML, JavaScript, WebSphere 4.0,
Solaris2.6, DB2, Bugzilla, Loadrunner8.1, QuickTest Pro, TestDirector.


Kemper Insurance Group,
IL
Jan '05 to Dec '05
Role: QA Analyst

Responsibilities:
* Conducted Regression Testing using WinRunner
* Applied standard QA techniques and processes to perform site
regressions of the pages and features of the netquote.com site managed
by the QA Department.
* Participated in full regressions on both alpha and beta environments
of the site.
* Conducted Regression & UAT Testing.
* Documented defects using the bug tracking database and Test
Directories.
* Extensively developed various scenarios and performed Performance
Test and Volume Test using LoadRunner. Generated business reports
related to transactions output, system resources utilization and HTTP
Traffic.
* Creating scripts in VUGen and emulated the behavior of real users.
Tested the load using the LoadRunner.
* Involved in creating GUI map for the applications from the data
design specification files for a screen on the web-based to be used
for the QTP automated testing.
* Modified and created XMLs using XML Spy software to test software
releases.
* Automated Test Scenarios for GUI, Functionality, Boundary, Security
and Regression Testing using QTP.
* Developed Database Test Scripts using Database checkpoints and TSL
Statements.
* Used GUI, Bitmap and Test checkpoints in QTP scripts for
validations.
* Regressions testing of functionality using QTP.
* Monitored logs in the UNIX server and had also written UNIX shell
scripts to run the batch jobs every day automatically.
* Performed verifications on fixes in multiple environments. Clearly
documented and/or communicates fix success, failures and status
updates, as appropriate.
* Involved in scripting of tests using TSL language
* Supported the build and deployment of code to the test environments
and diagnoses problems from client and server logs.
* Attended design reviews, prepared test matrices, performed testing,
and coordinated external dependencies in leading the testing of
complex technical projects.
* Prioritizes and resolves competing dependencies in order to bring a
complex project through a QA cycle to a timely launch.

Environment: TestDirector 7.0, QuickTest Pro 7.2, Visual Basic .Net,
ASP, HTML, JavaScript and IIS, LoadRunner7.8.


Nextel Communications Inc., VA
June '04 to Dec '04
Role: Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

* Understanding of Business requirements and software specifications.
* Involved in preparing Test Plans.
* Identified test cases and defined them.
* Developed LoadRunner scripts, wrote programs to support the load
testing efforts.
* Monitored information on releases and technology to provide
configuration identification, control,status.
* Carried out requirement analysis for business process of the
software.
* Performed the back end testing to check database integrity.
* Used QTP for functional testing and LoadRunner for Performance
Testing.
* Created GUI, Integration and System test cases.
* Conducted Integration and System testing.
* Analyzed the web site for broken and inaccessible links.
* Browser compatibility testing with Internet Explorer.
* Tracking and reporting bugs using Mercury TestDirector.
* Responsible for periodic updating of Test Plans and Test Cases as
per Requirement Specifications.
* Verified to make sure that all the functional requirements are met.
* Used SQL expertise at the logical and physical data levels,
including PL/SQL queries, outer joins, inner joins and unions, etc.
* Interacted with Development managers to discuss the outstanding
issues.

Environment: Java, JSP, XML, JavaScript, SQL Server, Windows 2000,
LoadRunner, Test Director


NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH Jan
'03 to May '04
Role: QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

* Extensively involved in Preparing Test Plan and Writing Test Cases.
* Created LoadRunner Scenarios and Scheduled the Virtual user to
generate realistic load on the server using LoadRunner.
* Created and implemented Performance tests using Mercury Interactive
LoadRunner.
* Successfully Managed System and Interface Testing and effectively
coordinated with India and US teams.
* Developed WinRunner modular scripts to perform Data Driven,
Navigation and Regression Testing of all system components for
Verification and Validation of Functionality and executed through
TestDirector.
* Involved in Data Validation, White Box, Black Box and Grey Box
Testing
* Developed the queries to verify the data populated in DB2 Database.
* Implemented Quick Test Pro scripts for Regression testing of the
application.
* Used all necessary checkpoints of QTP to make the reusable scripts
on enhancements.
* Extensively worked on VB scripts to create the automated tests for
QuickTest Pro.
* Used the data driven testing and database accessing techniques to
support the scripts.
* Developed and maintained the regression test sets, which includes
the Test Cases, Test Scripts and the Test Data
* Worked with the PL/SQL statements to extract data from tables and
verify the output data of the reports on the browser page.
* Used TestDirector to store and maintain the Test Repository.
* Defect Reporting, Defect Reviews, Verification of Fixes and Test
Summary Reports.
* Involved in creating and maintaining the Test Environments and
coordinated with the teams in India and US.

Environment: IBM Mainframes, Eclipse, MVS, SUN Solaris, UNIX PL/SQL,
Oracle 9i, WinRunner,
TestDirector, Eclipse, LoadRunner.




TransAmerica, Grand Rapids, MI
Aug '01 to Dec '02
Role: QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

* Extensively involved in Preparing Test Plan and Writing Test Cases.
* Successfully Managed System Testing and Interface Testing.
* Involved in Data Migration from Sybase to Oracle Database.
* Involved in Functional Testing, System testing & UAT testing.
* Translated customer queries into functional and technical documents.
* Involved in both Front-End and Back-End QA process of the
application using Black Box Testing methodologies.
* Using detailed knowledge of application features and functions
assessed the scope and impact of business needs throughout analysis.
* Performed scheduling test cases and managing Test matrix
* Involved in Data Loading and Data Validation.
* Played a key role in the planning, testing, and implementation of
system enhancements and conversions.
* Verification/Check points have been implemented by using QuickTest
Pro.
* Identified bottlenecks, data errors and integration problems and
revised application to enhance performance.
* Developed WinRunner modular scripts to perform Data Driven,
Navigation and Regression Testing of all system components for
Verification and Validation of Functionality and executed through
TestDirector.
* Involved in Data Validation, and Black Box Testing
* Defect Reporting, Defect Reviews, Verification of Fixes and Test
Summary Reports.
* Created smoke test cases for the end-to-end test process of the
successful and failure path
* Involved in reviews, preparation of Software Metrics.
* Involved in creating and maintaining the Test Environments and
coordinated with the teams in India and US.

Environment: IBM Mainframes, Eclipse, MVS, SUN Solaris, C, C++, Pro*C,
PL/SQL, Oracle 9i, Sybase, DBArtisan, QuickTest Professional (QTP),
TestDirector, Bugzilla, Connect: Direct, FTP, Control-M, Clear Case,
BLT, Clear Quest and Shell Scripts.





Satyam Hyderabad, INDIA
Jan '01 to Jul '01
Role: QA Tester

Responsibilities:

* Analyzed the system specifications and identified test
requirements.
* Involved in the preparation of test plan.
* Developed various test cases.
* Performed various types of testing like user interface, functional
and regression testing.
* Extensively used SQL to perform data integrity testing.
* Involved in integration testing along with the developers.
* Developed and modified required UNIX Shell scripts and other SQL/
PLSQL scripts to validate the outputs.
* Extensive use of SQL queries to perform Data Integrity testing.
* Categorized bugs based on the severity and inter faced with
developers to resolve them.

Environment: PowerBuilder, Sybase, Java, Java script, HTML, ASP, VB
Script, Oracle 8.0, UNIX, C, C++, Windows 98

Education: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, India.



Thanks and Have a Great Day
MURTHY
IT Recruiter
REAL VISION SOLUTIOS LLC
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