Management Project

Anatoly Zaslaver CSTE, B.Sc.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

. Certified Software Testing Specialist with 12 years of experience in

Information Technology Industry.

. 12 years of experience in, Wealth Management, Financial Services and

Banking Industries, HCM.

. 6 years of experience in Performance testing using various automation

tools.

. 8 years of experience with Web-based applications (SaaS/COTS/In-house

development).

. 9 years of experience in System integration testing (SIT) and User

Acceptance Testing (UAT).

. 8 years of experience in release and environment management.

. 6 years of working experience in coordinating onsite and offsite

teams.

. 6 years of experience in Database testing and strong knowledge of SQL.

. 8 years of experience in Performance Improvement and Risk Assessment

Processes.

. 8 years of experience with automated tools: LoadRunner v.10,TFS 2010,

QC, QTP, QA Load v5.7.

. 8 years of experience with process management tools: Quality Centre,

Test Foundation Server, Rational Test Manager, SharePoint.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Agile, Waterfall, Spiral, RAD, CMMI model Methodologies:

Windows, Unix, Mainframe Systems:

Oracle, MS SQL Server, DB2 / AQT, Toad DB / Data Access:

LoadRunner v.10, QA Load v5.7, Test Manager Automated Tools:

QTP, Quality Centre v.10, Test Foundation Server Management &

2010, Rational TestManager, SharePoint 2010, Quick Version Control

Base Tools:

PROFESSIONAL EEXPERIENCE:

QA Lead (contract)

2013 - current

BMO Financial Group, Toronto

Technology & Operation - Private Client Group

Transition of business application services project

. Lead manual and automated testing efforts of business application

services transition to a vendor's operation of COTS application;

. Review Functional and Design Specification documents and discuss

issues with stakeholders in order to mitigate risks, resolve

ambiguities and gaps;

. Use automated and process management tools: Load Runner for load

testing execution, Quality Center/SharePoint/ Quick Base tools for

requirements management and issues tracking, QTP for regression test;

. Communicate to the Vendor, Business Reps, Business Analysts and

Subject Matter Experts to identify conflicts and possible impacts on

business routine and develop appropriated contingency plan;

. Identify criticall paths for the transition activities and Go/No-go

criteria;

. Validate interoperability of Web-Services and Java-based modules;

. Coordinate and assist in conducting of User Acceptance Testing;

. Run testing activities for Disaster Recovering processes;

. Track conversion process preparation and corresponding issues;

. Analyze data, validate and disclose discrepancies between business

requirements and actual results;

. Execute Functional, System Integration Testing, Regression, Cross-

platform/Cross-browser Compatibility testing, Smoke tesing, Unit

testing;

. Run Back-End tesitng on Oracle and DB2 Databases;

. Managed maintenance activities of the production environment;

. Provide sign-offs for validation activites complition.

Methodology & Technologies: Waterfall, CMMI, Java, J2EE, .NET, Silverlight,

Oracle, MS SQL, DB2, Tomcat, WebSphere, Unix, Financial/Banking, Risk

Management, QTP, Quality Center, Quick Test Professional, QA Load.

Sr.QA - Test coordinator

2011 - 2013

Ceridian Dayforce, Toronto

HCM Products

. As a part of a team developing brand new Saa S application reviewed

and analyzed existing working approch and procedures in order to

improve effectivness of Quality Assurance and Quality Control levels

in large-scale project of over $10M;

. Created Test Plans and manage test execution for System Integration

Testing (SIT) based on risk assessment and business priorities;

. Coordinated testing activities across multiple teams in Canada and US;

. Set up and managed testing environments based on operational

requiremnts;

. Prioritized and managed release items according to the test planning

and operational issues;

. Validated complex functonalities of Payroll Downstream System

including cheque and direct deposit processing Output Back Office

transactions;

. Planned and performed Tax and Benefit Remittance Front-End and Back-

End testing;

. Led testing activities for developmnet of T4/T4A Tax Forms and

Unemployment compensation;

. Provided releases sign-off and ensure testing delivarables;

. Conducted Walkthrough and Review meetings with QA, Dev team and

Business Analysts;

. Communicated to clients and SMEs to ensure high quality solutions;

. Prioritised testing activities based on risk management principles;

. Executed End-to-End, System Integration testing to ensure all system

components integrate together correctly,Unit testing to ensure

completion of singe functionality, UAT to make sure readiness;

. Investigated, report, and track product failures to resolution using

Test Foundation Server and Test Link tools;

. Facilitated meetings and conducts information gathering sessions;

. Ensured traceability between Business Requirements and product

delivarables;

Methodology & Technologies: Agile, Silverlight framework, MS SQL Server,

DB2, XML,HTML, Test Foundation Server 2010, Share Point, VBScript, VBA,

Test Link,Test Manager, Risk Management.

QA Analyst

2009

- 2011

BMO Financial Group, Toronto

COTS NaviPlan - Enterprise Financial Planning Tool

. Took an active part in creation of Test Plan and QA objectives for

each phase of SDLC;

. Reviewed, analyzed and validated COTS software applications for all

stages of implementation;

. Executed Functional Testing, System Integration Testing, UAT,

Compatibility testing;

. Planned, prepared and executed manual and automated testing: System

Integration Testing, Performance testing, Functional, Regression, Back-

End, Compatibility;

. Managed defect tracking using automated and manual tracking tools such

as QC, Quick Base;

. Created and executed regression scenarios using QTP;

. Defined Entrance / Exit criteria and verify traceability of Test

Conditions to Test Cases;

. Reported on testing status within projects on periodical basis;

. Created data migration complex migration scenarios;

. Analized and validated complex scenarios of Financial Assessment and

Investments Planning;

. Created and monitored Portfolio Construction functionality for

multiple Asset classes;

. Ran testing to ensurefunctional correctness of Registered Accounts

handling by the system;

. Interacted with cross-functional teams from vendor development,

infrastructure and business to establish an integrated and successful

approach to testing engagements;

. Supported clients and BA team in preparation and testing of Business

Acceptance Testing (BAT);

Retirement Savings Outlook Calculator

. Prepared Test Plan, Design Matrix, Traceability Matrix;

. Worked with subject matter experts from Pension Plans and Retirement

Policies to understand business logic and scenarios for successful

softwate validation;

. Prepared Risk Management Plan and performed risk driven testing;

. Analyzed Business Requirements and multiple Business Scenarios;

. Executed Functional, System Integration Testing, Regression, Database,

Performance, BAT, UAT, Cross-platform/Cross-browser Compatibility

testing;

Methodology & Technologies: Waterfall, CMMI, Java, VBScript, VBA,

J2EE, .NET, Silverlight, Oracle, MS SQL, DB2, Tomcat, WebSphere, Unix,

Financial/Banking, Risk Management, QTP, Quality Center, QA Load

Performance Tester (contract)

2009

BMO Financial Group, Toronto

Charles River Investment Management System - Functional & Performance

Testing

. Created and validated complex scenarios of portfolio management,

portfolio rebalancing, trading processes; Identified Test Condition

Ambiguities, Conflicts and Risks;

. Planned and execute Performance, SIT and Functional testing;

. Created and managed scripts for automated and manual testing;

. Used automated tools: QA Load tool to execute performance testing,

Quality Center tool to manage requirements, Test Plan and track

faults from start to resolution.

. Reviewed Functional and Design Specification documents;

Methodology & Technologies: Waterfall, CMMI, Java, J2EE, .NET,

Silverlight, Oracle, Tomcat, WebSphere, Unix, Financial/Banking, Quality

Center, QA Load.

Team Lead

2004-2008

Malam Group, Israel

Pension Services application - Ministry of Health Project

. Created QA Project Plans for all phases of the Project Life Cycle for

Test Resources;

. Facilitated project defect meetings. Provided defect management

metrics to management;

. Verified traceability of Test Conditions to Test Cases;

. Provided Test Estimates for various phases of the project;

. Created training material for the latest software releases and

enhancements. Conducted training sessions for the latest software

releases and enhancements;

Project of Systems and Processes Architecture

. Led a team of 4-5 testers in multi-phase, multi-year projects;

. Allocated QA resources to multiple tasks according to business

priorities;

. Prepared and managed Test Plan;

. Defined the QA Goals and Success Criteria for all phases of the

project and provided continual Risk Assessments to management;

. Ran on-site and off-site testing efforts;

. Managed project budget based on risk assessment analysis and business

priorities;

. Created and managed automated regression testing for routine

activities;

. Hired QA resources for different testing stages based on projects

needs and risk management plan;

. Executed different types of testing including System Integration

Testing Functional, Parallel;

. Analyzed proposed functionality modifications to determine impact on

other business functions;

Mutual Funds System & Insurance Program - Government and Commercial clients

. Created and maintained Test Plan for all phases of the Project Life

Cycle;

. Evaluated Business and Systems Requirement documents;

. Led peerformance testing for Web-based applications;

. Established QA processes, practices and tools for Database,

Functional, Performance testing.

. Led QA 'Best Practices' implementation effort;

. Defined ambiguities with stakeholders and clarified them with Business

and BA team;

Methodology & Technologies: Agile, Spiral, Java, J2EE, Oracle, LoadRunner

Mainframe, Cobol, Natural, XML, BI MicroStrategy reporting tool,

JavaScript, Remedy.

Sr.QA/QA Lead

2000 - 2004

IDF, Israel

Maintenance and Enhancements of Payroll System

. Created Test Strategy and Test Plan documents;

. Created Test Design and Traceability Matrix;

. Prepared efforts estimation for various phases of the project;;

. Reviewed requirement documentation, identified gaps, conflicts and

risks;

. Prepared and implemented automated test data selection for effective

testing coverage;

. Performed all level of testing and production verification testing;

. Shared test faults and outcomes to the project managers and the

application developers.

. Reviewed current QA tools and procedures by interviewing QA and BA's

resources;

. Developed and delivered training programs to other divisions;

Methodology & Technologies: Waterfall, RAD, Mainframe, Oracle, Cobol,

JavaScript, Magic, Remedy.

Education and Training

. Certified Software Tester (CSTE)

. CISA course - training

. 829-1998IEEE / 830-1998IEEE Implementation course

. Bachelor of Management & Economics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem

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