Alina Krayevska

e-mail: ad27fw@r.postjobfree.com

Cell 240-***-****

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alina-krayevska-5b603353/

SUMMARY

Software QA Analyst with 15 years experience of work in complex, technologically diverse environments, utilizing various software development methodologies, including waterfall, agile and CMS Expedited Life Cycle (XLC); ability to plan, conduct, and document a wide range of QA activities. Active contributor to building a productive, customer-focused team, adhering to the highest standards of integrity and work ethic. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to multi-task while staying focused on the priorities.

Hands-on experience in planning QA activities and creating project deliverables, such as Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Case Specifications, Requirements Traceability Matrix, Defect and Test Status Reports.

Expertise in conducting various types of software testing, including Functional, Interface, Integration, End-to-End, System, Regression testing and User Acceptance testing. Performing IV & V by testing and validating defects.

Ability to effectively manage test results, including defect logging, tracking, and reporting; effectively collaborating with business analysts and developers on identifying the root cause of defects, and following up on issues until they are resolved.

EDUCATION

Bachelor Degree in Business Administration

Kiev State University, Kiev, Ukraine

OFFICE ENVIRONMENT/TESTING TOOLS

Confluence, SharePoint, Office 365, IBM Rational Jazz, ALM (former Quality Center), RQM (Rational Quality Management), Orion Rhapsody, Serena Dimensions RM, Tortoise SVN, JIRA, JAWS, Cross Browser Testing Tool, Altova XMLSpy, SQL, Oracle 11g Database.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior Software Interface Tester - Federal Healthcare Technology. Federal Healthcare Technology DHMSM DT&E Contract Support

Echelon Services, LLC/Department of Defense

Manassas, VA April 2022 – October 2023

Nolij Consulting LLC/Department of Defense

McLean, VA July 2017 –April 2022

Perform quality control of software applications based on MHS GENESIS - an automated medical information system that supports health care administration and delivery at Department of Defense (DoD). The work is conducted under Department of Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization (DHMSM) Program, Electronic Health Record (EHR) which are focused on modernization of DoD legacy healthcare systems and data storage, to ensure software sustainability, flexibility, and interoperability.

Coordinate testing activities, define test procedures;

Participate in meetings on design and documentation reviews, requirements clarifications, provide feedback on findings;

Participate in preparing project documentation, such as Test Plan, Test Strategy, Test Status Report for test events;

Design and upgrade test cases based on Interface Control Document (ICD), maintain/create test data; perform functional, interface, regression, and smoke testing;

Ensure that the system is generating appropriate messages (ADT^A01, A03, A04, ORM, ORU, PPR ect.), with Interface Protocol HL7(Health Level 7) using Orion Rhapsody;

Identify, report and monitor defects utilizing IBM Jazz;

Track, analyze and perform regression/Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) testing for Change Request(CR) for the Interface and Functional teams.

Participate on DHMSM testing during LPDH test events.

For the Revenue Cycle Expansion (RevX) Project, participate in daily workshops, provide comments for test cases and Test plan, perform Functional and Regression testing.

Key Achievements:

Updated the format of evidence files, which improved defect management and communication with the client.

For the last four years, provided training and support to new employees; created a set of documentation that introduces internal workflow to the newcomers.

Senior QA Engineer

Harmonia Holdings Group, LLC/Department of Education/USPTO

McLean, VA / Washington DC October 2016 – June 2017

Supported UAT of Federal Student Aid (FSA) Person Authentication Service (PAS) v.2. Performed extensive system and regression testing.

Based on User Interface Specifications and functional requirements, prepared and executed test cases in RQM, created data for system testing and UAT;

Coordinated testing activities with the development team, identified and tracked resolution of existing roadblocks, including documentation and test data issues;

Performed independent system and inter-system testing including functional, smoke and regression testing;

Created User Acceptance and System Test Plans, created and maintained UAT test cases;

Created and maintained defect reports, performed root cause analysis, and coordinated defect resolution with development team;

Participated in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) project, supporting Trademark Electronic Application System (e-TEAS) testing;

Used Rally CA Agile Central for test case creation, mapping them to the requirements, and test case execution.

Key Achievements:

Actively supported UAT testing; during UAT worked with a group of over 20 business users on daily basis by clarifying requirements, providing test data, and resolving arising issues;

When USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) project was experiencing shortness of staff, I was asked to support it as a tester. I quickly learned the Trademark Electronic Application System (e-TEAS) application, and adjusted to the workflow and was able to effectively support the team.

Quality Assurance Analyst

VeriSolv Technologies, Inc. /Department of Education

Herndon, VA / Washington DC June 2015 – July 2016

Worked as QA contractor testing DCAS (Data Challenges and Appeals Solution web-based application) which utilized agile methodology to meet the stringent timeline. Conducted system, regression, smoke, inter-system testing, and supported UAT.

Participated in project requirements meetings and reviewed QA-related documentation, created System/RBT/UAT test plans, worked with Federal Student Aid (FSA) Test Manager to create testing milestones in Integrated Master Schedule;

Created, maintained and executed test cases in Rational Quality Manager (RQM); participated in requirements review meetings and provided feedback on testability, participated in Test Readiness Review (TRR);

Performed functional, non-functional and data migration testing; conducted Inter-System testing between the DCAS and other applications;

Developed user acceptance criteria with business users, provided test data for UAT, provided overview of user acceptance process to user acceptance team;

Documented defects, created and maintained defect artifacts, produced test summary reports and other required deliverables.

Key Achievements:

Developed user acceptance criteria with business users, provided test data for UAT, provided overview of user acceptance process to user acceptance team;

Monitored testing progress, led daily test status meetings, identified risks in testing and created mitigation strategies.

Software Tester

Technologist Corporation/Department of Education

Vienna, VA / Washington DC October 2014 – May 2015

Supported IV&V testing of FSA Person Authentication Service (PAS) and its transition from PIN system. Performed extensive System, User Acceptance, and Regression testing.

Prepared and executed Test Cases based on UI Specifications and Functional Requirements, contributed to creating of the Test Plans;

Collaborated with the FSA PAS Project Manager and Enterprise Testing Manager, providing updates on testing progress;

Performed IV&V, system and inter-system testing including functional, non-functional, smoke, and regression testing;

Actively supported UAT testing; during UAT worked with a group of over 25 business users on daily basis clarifying requirements, providing test data, and resolving arising issues; provided input for updating User Acceptance Test Plan, created and maintained UAT test cases;

Maintained defect log, performed root cause analysis, and coordinated defect resolution with development team.

Key Achievements:

Coordinated testing activities with the development team, identified and tracked resolution of existing roadblocks, including documentation and test data issues;

Provided input to updating User Acceptance Test Plan and testing strategies, created and maintained a set of UAT Test Cases.

Created and conducted presentations for UAT participants.

Senior Software Consultant

eGlobalTech

Arlington, VA July 2013 – August 2014

As a part of HVSS (Hub Verification Support Services) project, supported test planning, test execution and test results analysis for CMS-IRS data transfer services under Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Assisted in developing repeatable software application testing processes, creating test artifacts and test process metrics;

Performed sprint gap analysis and test feasibility reviews, participated in requirement reviews, coordinated and updated schedules at sprint and release levels;

Performed functional, regression, automation and integration testing to validate data hub functionality. Created test data (sets of XML files) for different test scenarios, loaded files into database, perform automation testing using SoapUI Pro, ran the files to validate the outcome; created and executed automated regression and functional tests;

Prepared Test summary reports, Test execution reports, Root cause reports, and Defect traceability matrix;

Assisted in developing and improving testing processes, participated in peer reviews of QA deliverables.

Quality Assurance Analyst

Woodbourne Solutions

Germantown, MD June 2012 - April 2013

Worked with Budget Loader Tool (BLT) and Grants Funding Application, financial web-based applications supporting financial management for National Institutes of Health (NIH). Multi-component enterprise applications consisted of various functional modules such as user authentication and authorization, data validation and processing, report authorization, payment determination etc. Tested functionality of individual modules and their integration with the entire system.

Prepared sets of test scripts based on the business requirements and use cases, identified and managed defects, suggested the ways of resolving issues and enhancing functionality of the systems;

Executed SQL queries to validate dataflow and functionality of the application on the backend;

Performed testing of all the aspects of the systems' functionality including role assignment, data upload and search, conducted regression testing;

Performed Compatibility testing of NIH public web site with different operating systems, browsers and hardware, including mobile devices.

Performed full functional, end-to-end, negative, user acceptance, and regression testing of the system.

QA/Test Engineer

Acentia

Falls Church, VA October 2008 – June 2012

Participated in Development Effort Consolidation Contract (DECC ADO) with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a client. Performed testing of multi-component Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).

Worked with QA group to identify testing strategy, designed test scenarios based on business requirements and technical specifications;

Prepared test data, including creating sets of XML files, SQL statements, loaded XML files in database, ran reports and validated data;

Performed functional, integration, negative, and end-to-end testing of various reports built on Cognos and PowerBuilder platforms, and Java applications. Executed SQL queries to verify correctness of data flow and calculations, ran reports to validate report layout and data;

Performed Smoke testing and complete Regression Testing of the system after new build deployment;

Extensively used Quality Center for test case writing and execution, logging and managing defects;

Participated in peer reviews of test cases, Lessons learned discussions with business analysts and developers in order to identify process improvement opportunities.

US Citizen

SECURITY CLEARANCE:

DoD - Public Trust

All required DoD JOINT KNOWLEDGE ONLINE (JKO) certificates are up to date.

Department of Education - Public Trust, Level 6C

USDA – US Access Credential

USPTO - Public Trust

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