Padma Sabbani

C: 214-***-**** acowf5@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

Over several years of IT experience mainly in Software Testing for nearly 9 years including Test

Planning, Test Case Preparation, Review, & Execution, Test Automation, Defect Management, Business

Support of applications and testing coordination using .NET, Java, ASP, IIS, Oracle, SQL, WinRunner,

Visual Basic, C, SQL Server and SEER 7000 Case Tool on Windows 95/97/NT, OS/2 and Unix. Highly

dedicated, motivated, able to work individually or in teams and able to produce results consistently.

SKILLS SET:

Operating System: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 9x/NT, UNIX, OS2, MVS,

CICS/DB2, Mac-Safari, Netscape, Mozilla-Firefox, VISTA,

Exposure to Languages: VB.Net, C#, ASP.Net, C, Seer Rules Language, HTML(Allaire

Homesite 4.5, Frontpage 98), Pascal, COBOL, SQL,PL

SQL,Fortran, SPUFI/QMF,

XML, VBScript, ASP 2.0, JavaScript

Databases: DB2, Oracle 10g, MS Access, SQL Server 6.0, SqlBASE,

Oracle10g, TOAD7.3, DBVisualizer 9.0.6

Packages: MS Office (word, access, excel, power point), WordPerfect Suite,

dBASE III Plus

GUI: Informatica Designer 8.6.1,Visual Studio 2002, .Net 2.1, Visual

Interdev, Visual Basic 4.0/5.0, Developer 2000

CASE Tools: SEER/7000, TurboCycler SDK

Testing Tool: SQA Suite 6.0, WinRunner 6.0/7.0, QTP, ANTS

Defect Management Tool: Test Director 7.2/7.6, PVCS Tracker, FastIssueTrack (FIT),

FirstWave, Mercury ITG, ReqPro, QC 9.2, QC 10, JIRA, Asana

ERP Training: People soft Financial, People Tools I & II

Report Writers: NVision, SQR, Crystal Reports

Version Control Tools: Perforce, Visual Source Safe

Others: eRoom, WIKI,

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science with major in Computer Science, Osmania University, India.

Master of Computer Applications, Osmania University, India

Status:

US Citizen

Awards:

Recipient of Syntel, Inc. President’s award for the year 1997-98.

Received Great performers’ award for the year 2009 at LexisNexis.

PROJECTS:

Cardtronics, Frisco TX 12/13– 12/14

Senior QA Analyst

Cardtronics is the world leader in managing self-service financial kiosks. Worked on several web

based applications like ATM Pass, Terminal Contract Validator, Mechant Owned website and

ATM based applications like MoneyGram, Joono.

Activities:

• Participated in installing, configuring and testing web sites, webservices and reports.

• Front end and back end Database testing of web site applications using SQL server.

• Perform testing of new releases for customer facing web commerce sites and applications

• Review functional and technical documentation in order to identify requirements for the creation of

test plans, test cases, test scripts and application diagrams.

• Conduct test case reviews to ensure scenarios accurately capture business functionality

• Execute all components of product testing such as functional, regression, end-to-end testing,

performance and load testing

• Actively participate in establishing project plans, estimating work and monitoring progress against

milestones

• Work with Developers, Users and Marketers to understand project requirements and create real-

world test cases and use cases

• Communicate and coordinate testing with offshore and local teams

• Experience with Agile Methodology-Scrum.

Environment

• Windows XP, IIS, SQL Server 2005/2008, ATM lab, MS Visio, Sharepoint

Miller & Associates, Plano TX 09/12– 09/13

Senior QA Analyst

• The DFW Fire Training Research Center, a globally recognized fire training organization, is

seeking further enhance its educational environment by creating a classroom of the future. Scope

of this project involves Student Management Registration (SMR), Classroom Management

Utilities (CMU), Aircraft Familiarization, Airport Familiarization and Strategies & Tactics Board

functionalities, Pizza HutThe Sales Forecasting Tool, Graphium Health: AnesthesiaEMR Tablet

PCActivities:

• Involved in deriving test scenarios from the requirement documents and discussing with

developers.

• Performed System, Regression, Functional, Integration and Database testing.

• Worked closely with the developers in carrying out the test cases and system testing.

• Verification of data from the backend.

• Testing of web based, 3-D, Tablet and desktop applications.

Environment

• Windows XP, Oracle SQL Developer 3.2, DB Visualizer 9.0.6, Google Docs, DropBox, Balsamiq,

JIRA, Asana

JC Penney, Dallas TX 06/10– 06/12

Senior QA Analyst

The ITSA Application was designed an ERP solution to replace the "out of date" PDB Product Database

and related applications. The application was implemented and developed following the agile

methodology. There were three main areas to be developed and tested. Data conversion of the legacy

data to the new system database. Integration with other systems using web services and direct access to

the DB. Finally, the application UI was designed to replace existing applications for entering item

information into the system. ITSA is a web based application that aims at converting original values from

legacy systems into ITSA for all current items and set up new items

Activities:

• Involved in analyzing the story details with Product owner and developers in an

Agile/Scrum environment.

• Performing Regression, functional, integration and database testing on each build to

client.

• Worked closely with the business analysts, product owner and developers in carrying out

test scenarios for each story.

• Lead testing team with planning activities and execution for each Sprint

• Performed manual Business Process Testing in QC.

• Performed web service testing using Soap UI.

• Performed testing using Informatica designer, workflow monitor and manager

• Bug Reporting and Bug tracking on the Story board and on JIRA.

• Checked the data flow through the front and backend using SQL(Toad).

• Participated in the Sprint demos, reviews, retrospective and iteration planning meetings.

Environment

Windows XP, Toad 2.5, HP Quality Center 10,Informatica Designer 8.6.1, wiki, JIRA, MS Acess

2003, SOAP 4.0.0.

LexisNexis, Dallas, TX 04/08– 5/10

QA Lead

LexisNexis provides solutions serve a wide range of industries from financial services,

Project: Policy Decisions:

Client: AIU, Farmers, GuideOne

It is a proven ecommerce web-based personal lines platform that empowers carriers to streamline

operational processes and reach new markets with feature-rich applications across the full policy

administrations spectrum.

Project: Billing Decisions:

Clients: LG, Geiko, Renre, Kingsway, Springfield

Billing Decisions is a complete solution featuring solid support for all insurance billing needs. Billing

Decisions is a multi-line insurance premium billing system

Activities:

• Lead the offshore team for multiple projects with testing activities.

• Performing Regression, functional and database testing on each build to client.

• Worked closely with the business analysts and developers in carrying out test scenarios.

• Coordinated testing for multiple products in absence of other project team leads.

• Interacting with client Business team and analyzing the business requirements.

• Preparing Test scenarios and Test cases using Business requirement document and uploading

the test cases to Quality Centre.

• Perform System integration testing, Security Module testing and User acceptance testing for each

of the ongoing fix.

• Bug Reporting and Bug tracking using Mercury ITG.

• Working closely with business, development and Release Management until the fixes are

migrated.

• Supporting Database software upgrade testing, data migrations and production releases.

• Regression testing application by executing scripts using QTP

• Checked the data flow through the front and backend and used SQL queries to extract the data

from the database

• Collating the production defects every month and doing the root cause analysis. The object is to

develop strategy to reduce defects in future and retain client satisfaction.

• Involved in reviewing use case development with BA’s and evaluating Business Requirements,

Functional Specs and designing, developing, creating, and executing test plans/Business

process Components

• Responsible for creating and verifying automated test scripts on the backend database

Environment

Windows XP, Windows Vista, SQL Server, Mercury ITG, Mercury Quality Center 9.2 and Test

Director, QTP 9.1 and ReqPro

Deloitte & Touché, Dallas, TX 11/03 – 02/08

Senior QA Engineer

Deloitte & Touché Global Advantage provides a cost-effective solution for the complex, administrative

issues those companies with internationally-based employee’s faces. The following are the web based

projects in which I worked as a lead tester and all these applications include distributed systems, Client

server systems, e-commerce Web Based and Embedded systems, with O.S ranging from Windows, Unix,

Linux and Vista.

International Human Resources: Used to manage global operations and expatriate populations in many

jurisdictions.

Calendar: The Calendar is a tool used to collect information about where you lived and worked during

the year.

Organizer: Used to Organize and collect information needed to prepare your Tax Returns.

Tracker: It is a Web-based tool that allows GESTC Application users to Manage compliance process for

tax year returns, Review the status and information regarding client returns, users to track returns.

IHR Cost Projection: Used to calculate detailed assignment costs between two countries.

Portal: It is a web-based tool that allows GESTC Application users to Authenticate, Single sign on into the

GESTC Applications,

Currency Converter: returns currency rates used by the GAOrganizer and other Global Advantage tools.

Activities:

• Onsite-Offshore co-ordination. Assigning work to Offshore, Training, Reviewing their test plans

and Clarification to Offshore team.

• Prepared Initial manual test strategy according to the gathered information.

• Assist and co-ordinate in planning testing activities with on shore and offshore team

• Develop and execute manual and automated software test cases and document results.

• Present and inspect software deliverables at formal peer reviews.

• Backend Testing using Oracle11/Toad7.3

• Assist in implement processes, tools, and support systems used within the Software

Development organization.

• Maintain software deliverables and related changes and defects within the change management

system.

• Mentor junior members of the team and new hires.

• Assist in preparing report template for submitting progress, weekly meetings and status

submission.

• Manage the Testing Activities of Projects

• Review of Requirements and Design to uncover potential design Issues

• Review of Business/Software Requirements Specification and Software Design Document

• Estimation of Test Planning and Execution

• Preparation of System Test Plan and Test Cases

Environment

Windows XP, Windows Vista, SQL Server, Oracle11, Toad 7.3,

.Net, Mercury Quality Center and Test Director, Info router, Ants, QTP, and Winrunner.

PTG INC. in Verizon DSL, Dallas, TX 8/03 – 11/03

Software Test Engineer Contractor

• Team member in VLAB (verification lab) at Verizon Online. Duties include designing and

executing GUI testing, functional testing, regression testing, and web testing.

• Perform manual and automated testing for the DSL account management web application (Portal)

for functionality and usability. Verify users are able to send web e-mail, change password, set

Calendar event, manage personal web storage space, and receive system status. Use Mercury

Quick Test to perform automated test script and regression testing. Also use Mercury Test

Director to store and execute test cases.

• Work closely with engineers to resolve issues. Also perform manual functionality testing for CRM

application to verify the two previously separate systems integrated and converted smoothly, as

well as functionality testing for internal customer order tracking system and contract management

system for VLAB.

Environment:

Windows 2000, Visual Studio 2002, .Net 2.1, C#, Mercury QTP

Software Quality Engineer, Dallas, TX 6/03 – 8/03

API Testing, INTUIT

Highland is Intuit’s product that provides the ability to import, export and synchronizes data with other

applications like QuickBooks, Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express. A driver is provided for each of

these applications for connecting to the corresponding applications and mapping data to and from

Highland data model. Highland supports synchronization for multiple users in a single database.

Role:

• Mainly responsible to create and automate test scenarios for API in C#.

• Involved in developing Test plans, Test Cases from Software process specifications and from

Engineering Design Document Detailed (EDD-Detailed).

• Responsible for executing test cases, analyzing the results, creating defects using defect tracking

tool, re-test the fixes and generating defect reports.

• Experience in client/server software environment as developer as well as tester.

Environment:

Windows 2000, Visual Studio 2002, .Net 2.1, C#, Perforce, NUnit

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