QA tester

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Over Six years of diversified experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance.
An advocate of automation who understands that there are proper times to apply an automation strategy, and there are situations when manual testing is advantageous.
Experience in testing Web-Based/E-Commerce and Client/Server applications on different operating systems like UNIX and Windows NT/•••••/XP environment.
Proficient in Manual Testing and Automation Testing on client/server, web-based applications, databases, validations and verifications.
Specialized in automation testing using Mercury Tools such as Quick Test Professional, Win Runner, Load Runner.
Extensive experience in bug tracking tools like TestDirector and Rational Clear Quest.
Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and hands on experience with all phases of SDLC, Testing Methodologies, Testing Techniques and also RUP (Rational Unified Process) Methodology.
Highly skilled in creating and executing test cases, writing test scripts from requirement documents and Functional specification.
Experienced in performing GUI, Web testing and backend testing on various databases like Oracle, DB2 etc.
Worked on Various Technologies like Java/J2EE, .NET.
Experience in performing business function tests at various stages of SDLC like
Unit Level, Integration, Functional, System, User Acceptance, Regression, Load/Stress, Performance, Black box, Positive and Negative testing.
Experience in generating Bug/Defect Reports, tracking the status of each defect (Open, Fixed and New) and analyzing the bugs using Test Director.
Experience in testing Financial/Trading, Insurance, Banking, Healthcare, Telecommunications, and Pharmaceutical firms.
Strong Experience in writing and executing Complex SQL queries and PL/SQL statements for Back-end testing.
Developed Test Plan, Test Strategy, and Test Scenarios from System Requirement specifications according to the Business Requirement.
Knowledge of Quality Assurance Standards like ISO •••••, Six Sigma and CMM methodologies for process development.
Actively involved in full project life cycle from user requirements to implementation.
Good team player with ability to work in time sensitive environment.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and also have good documentation skills.
Worked in close coordination with testers, developers, business Analysts and other team members in testing complex projects and in the overall enhancement of software product quality.
Adaptable to work both as a team member as well as independently.


TECHNICAL SKILLS
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Testing Tools: Quick Test Pro •••••/•••••, Test Director •••••, WinRunner •••••/•••••/•••••, Load Runner •••••/•••••/•••••, Ecat

Languages:C, C•••••, VC•••••, VB, ABAP and Java

RDBMS: Oracle •••••X and 9i, MS Access, MS SQL Server and IBM DB2

Operating System:Windows ••••• / NT/•••••, UNIX, MS-Dos, LINUX

Scripting languages:Shell Scripting, VB script, Java Script and HTML

Middleware:COM, DCOM and MQ Series

Web Technologies:Servlets, JDBC, EJB, JSP, HTML, DHTML, and XML

Web servers:Web logic •••••, J2EE, Java Web Server, IIS server

GUI / Front-end:Visual Basic •••••/•••••

Communication Protocol: HTTP, FTP and SMTP.

Documentation:MS-WORD, MS-EXCEL, and VISIO•••••

Other Tools:Clear Case, UML, and MS-Excel


EDUCATION

Diploma in Computer science, AICTE, Bangalore, India
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, VTU, Bangalore India


TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

Training in Software Quality Testing
Advanced training in test automation using Quick Test Pro, Test Director, Win Runner, and Load Runner.
DOE O Level certification in advanced computer Technologies.
Certification in E-commerce and VB•••••