OBJECTIVE:

Experiences along with determination to adapt are my greatest assets. I do not have experience in automation testing but with opportunity I am willing to learn in no time.

SUMMARY:

I have being working in UK after graduation from 1976 to 1998 and after moving to USA from 1999 to 2004 in various IT environments. Solid and collective experience in Software Quality

Assurance and Testing.

KNOWLEDGE and CONCEPTS:

Development process : SDLC, Waterfall, V-Model and Agile.

Manual testing: Test plan, Test case, Type of test, Test Matrix and log Defect.

HP Quality Centre: Introduction to Requirement, test plan, defect, dashboard and report.

HP Quality Test Professional: record and playback script, checkpoints and synchronize test.

HP Quick Test: Parameterization, Object repository and understanding VBScript code.

Test Reporting Tools: JIRA - tool for Agile software development; BUGZILLA - Bug tracking

Data Base : concept and introduction to SQL, create database, table and query.

Selenium IDE: Fundamental understanding of test application.

HP Load Runner: automatic testing, Controller, Analysis, Load Generator.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools Intro to HP Quick test, Selenium, HP Load Runner

Defect Tracking Tools IBM PMS, intro to JIRA and BUGZILLA

Microsoft Tools MS office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Operating System TSO/ISPF, MS DOS, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP

Languages COBOL,SAS,EASYTREVE,IDMS, Intro to HTML, SQL

Database DATACOM, Microsoft Access, VSAM, Intro to SQL, IDMS

Browsers Internet Explorer, Netscape navigator, Firefox

Other tools ENDEVER, IBM utilities

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Consultant: Programmer/Analyst, University of Clemson, SC

Jan 2002 - Sept 2002

I worked on SC Medical project in the QA department at The University of Clemson. My duties were to evaluate in detail all stages of development and enhancement Quality Assurance of Medicare and Medicaid Systems. On an evaluation any faults and non University QA standards are reported with suggestions for the developer.

The program structure design was tested from top down.

The test plans were developed according to top down program structure

The programs codes written in COBOL, EASYTRIVE or IDMS were tested as black box.

Test cases developed on base of the layout of screens and reports with steps down detail on database table structure level

JCL for each jobs were also evaluated (including any PROC)

Also involved in correcting errors of program structured design, program specification, code and JCL (PROC). I have involved in coding and testing batch COBOL programs.

QA Analyst, AHOLD Inc. Greenville, SC

Dec 2001 - Dec 2002

I worked on Legacy Accounting batch system, my responsibilities were to find defects in all stages of developments.

Tested and Maintained batch programs in COBOL II, VSAM.

Created test plan and unit tested using aid of SAS.

Created and maintained the PROCLIB and JCL for jobs.

Attended QA review meetings and reviewed various phases of work during the project.

QA Tester Met-Life Inc. Greenville, SC

Jul 2001 - Dec 2001

The main responsibilities include Quality Control and testing of production fixes, day-to-day maintenance request and new enhancements of existing systems.

Involved in QA analysis, Test Plan design and Test Cases implementation.

Developed specifications for on-line and batch programs according to QA standards..

Developed and tabulated batch programs Test cases.

Creating test plan and tested each programs.

Programmer/Analyst, MCI Inc. Greenville, SC (USA)

Feb 1999 - Jul 2001

My main duties were to code, test, document and implement small development and enhancements to a production system. Programs were written in COBOL, SAS and EASYTRIVE in VSAM (CICS) access method using tools FILEAID, SYNCSORT, IDCAMS, ENDEVER, PANVALET, PNMS, DATAMOVER, PANELS and TSO/ISPF in MVS/JCL environment.

Senior Programmer, BARCLAYS BANK Plc. Northampton, UK

Mar 1990 - Sept 1998

I had written program specifications, coded, tested and implemented systems using a number of standard and methodologies on Accounting and Company Card system. I was also involved in giving advice in preparation and execution of system testing and user acceptance testing. I have been ‘ON-CALL’ support and I had solved ‘LIVE’ problems efficiently and effectively on numerous occasions, often during unsociable hours. All my work had been done on IBM mainframes using COBOL, SAS, MVS/JCL, VSAM, CICS, TSO/ISPF, IDCAMS, FILLEAID, SYNCSORT, ENDEVER and PNMS.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

B.Sc. (Hon) in Computer Science at University of Essex UK

AVAILABLE:

Immediately.

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