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Richmond Hill, Ontario L*E *A*

416-***-****, acti0i@r.postjobfree.com

Reza Kichi

OBJECTIVE

To continue my career as Software Quality Assurance Engineer with emphasis on data management and programming.

PROFILE

More than 15 years’ experience in Information Technology field as a Software Quality Analyst

Bachelor of Computer Science Degree from McMaster University

Experienced in Functional, Integration, Regression, Negative, Manual and Automation Testing

Excellent communication skills; both written and verbal

Experienced in the Software Development Life cycle; Agile and Scrum development methodologies

Outstanding leadership skills, very organized, ability to deal with multiple projects and tight deadlines

Works well with customers and co-workers who are either technical or non-technical

Able to work independently and be an effective team member

Experienced with structured and Object Oriented Programming techniques

Excellent investigative and analytical skills

Always takes initiative and able to learn new tasks or technologies quickly

Self-motivated, driven by a passion for SQA; works effectively in a dynamic and stressful environment

Analytical and problem solving skills; ISO 9000, ISO 9660 standards, and very high impact testing

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Software Quality Assurance Analyst (Consultant) June 2014 - Present

Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Toronto, Ontario

Responsibilities:

Responsible for planning, creating and executing manual and automated software testing activities

Developing and writing test plans for assigned modules

Participating in technical team meetings

Executing regression and functional testing software

Developing and executing manual test cases and automated test scripts

Working with business analyst and technical teams, in translating business, functional requirements and technical specification into Test Scenarios and Test Cases

Documenting the execution and analysis of tested applications

Reviewing and verifying all fixed errors, documentation and online help for technical accuracy

Assisting in building a culture of learning and continuous improvement for the team

Working with support and development to reproduce production problems and identifying gaps in the regression test suite

Creating and consolidating testing sign-off from all QA analysts

Creating End of Test report and documenting test analysis, results known issues for each release for management purpose

Maintaining QA schedule for project, defect management and proactive identification of risks to management

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Technology: C#, .Net, VB, Visual Basic, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), TFS 2010, SQL, MS Office, HTML, Server 2008/12, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, .Net Framework 4.0, Quality Center, Clear Quest, Microsoft Test Manager 2010 (MTM), MS CRM 2013

Quality Assurance Test Lead June 2007 – June 2014

ADP Canada Corporation, Mississauga, Ontario

Responsibilities:

Produced an overall QA strategy in collaboration with QA/Dev/BA/SE/Main-Frame team members

Maintained QA schedule/plan for the project, tracked and reported on team and individual progress and adjust the plan and task assignments as necessary

Developed and executed manual test cases

Developed and wrote test plans for assigned modules

Executed regression, functional, integration and negative testing software

Black-Box Module testing techniques, equivalence testing and boundary value analysis

Contributed to the overall design and development of test plans

Documented the execution and analysis of tested applications

Reviewed and verified all fixed errors, documentation and online help for technical accuracy

Wrote documentation to accurately describe product evaluation, testing and correction

Collaborated with development manager on creation of overall project schedule as it pertains QA activities, deliverables and milestones

Working with support, development and sales to reproduce production problems and identify gaps in the regression test suite

Created and consolidated testing sign-off from all QA analysts

Technology: ASP, ASP.net, .Net Framework 3.4, 4.0, SQL Server 2008/12, COM+, Quality Center, Microsoft Test Manager 2010 (MTM), TFS, WCF, MS Office, HTML, XML, Web Services

Quality Assurance Test Lead October 2002 – June 2007

Compuware Corporation, Richmond Hill, Ontario

Responsibilities:

Developed and wrote test plans for assigned modules

Wrote and executed manual test cases

Executed regression, functional, integration and negative testing software

Black-Box Module testing techniques, equivalence testing and boundary value analysis

Contributed to the overall design and development of test plans

Documented the execution and analysis of tested applications

Reviewed and verified all fixed errors

Designed test systems and automated tests using the functional specifications as guidelines

Wrote documentation to accurately describe product evaluation, testing and correction

Reviewed documentation and online help for technical accuracy

Executed tests automatically and manually

Created and consolidated testing sign-off from all QA analysts

Technology: ASP, COM, Ms Access, Changepoint, Windows 2000, Microsoft .NET, VSS, Oracle, SQL, HTML, XML, API, TCP/IP and VSS

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Quality Assurance Analyst November 1997 – October 2002

ASTAware Technology Inc., Toronto, Ontario

Responsibilities:

Tested software at various levels, which included functional, integration, and regression

Executed tests automatically and manually

Tested the security of the application for different levels of access and permissions

Ensured that clients and software were Y2K compliant

Conducted training seminars for clients who purchased the company’s API version of their proprietary software

Processed and tested data as per written specifications for the individual databases

Developed and wrote test plans and test cases for assigned modules

Worked within R&D to implement a new type of search technology written in C++ and then ported into Java

Wrote Unix scripts in order to create reports and the automation of tasks

Investigated bugs and found circumvention to proceed testing

Reviewed and verified all fixed errors

Reviewed documentation and online help for technical accuracy

Worked with the development team to isolate software errors

Technology: Unix (Solaris, Linux, HP-UX, AIX), Windows NT/2000, Java, JavaScript, Relational Database, C/C++, TCP/IP, Visual Basic, MS Access, SQL, HTML, HTTP, XML, Rational Rose, VSS

TECHNICAL SKILLS

UNIX, Windows 7, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

.Net, C, C++, VB, Java, JavaScript, Visual Basic, SQL Server 2008/12, ASP, .Net Framework 4.0, HTML, ASP.NET, J2EE, XML, Quality Center, Clear Quest, Microsoft Test Manager 2010 (MTM), TFS, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, SharePoint 2010, MS CRM 2013

Oracle, SQL, MS Access databases, MS Project and MS Office

Analytical and problem solving skills; ISO 9000, ISO 9660 standards, and very high impact testing

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Computer Science Degree, McMaster University

Information Systems Technician Diploma, Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology

Training Courses, Software Quality Assurance Engineering

References Available Upon Request

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