Quality Engineer
Resume:
Seethalakshmi Nagella
Phone
Test Engineer
Summary
. Over 4 Years of extensive experience in QA Life Cycle, Software Quality
Assurance (SQA) under complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for
various Client/Server and Web based applications.
. Good working knowledge on applying HP Interactive tools ( QTP Quality
Centre and Test Director) as well as Rational Rose, Clear Case, Clear
Quest and PVCS.
. Excellent knowledge and experience on creating Test Plans, Test Strategy
and Test Cases documents and their execution- manual as well as automated
process.
. Working knowledge on Unit Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing,
Regression Testing and UAT with Black Box testing methods manually or
using automation tools.
. Excellent working experience in a fast-paced environment using agile
methodologies.
. Defects and Bugs tracking experience with the help of various Defect
Tracking Tools such as Test Director, Quality Center and Rational Clear
Quest.
. Strong communication and interpersonal skills as well as a good team
player, self-starter and quick learner.
. Ability to work in tight schedules and on different projects
concurrently.
Technical Expertise
Automated Test Tools: HP Quality Center, Test Director 8/7.x/6,
Quick Test Pro
Languages: PL/SQL, Java
Configuration Mgmt Tools: Clear Case, PVCS, Visual SourceSafe
RDBMS: Oracle 8i/7.x, MS SQL Server 2000/6.x, MS Access 2000/9.x, DB2
Others: HP Quality Center, Clear Quest
Operating Systems: UNIX, MS-DOS 6.22, WinXP/2000/98/95/3.1, Windows
2007, Win NT4.0/3.51
Education
. Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Eastern Michigan University,
MI.
. Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Madras University, Chennai, India.
Professional Experience
Test Analyst/QA Engineer Oct 2002 -
Apr 2007
Softalia, Herndon, VA
Client: Quality Systems Registrar, Herndon, VA
Quality Systems Registrar (QSR) Software is designed to help companies
manage a wide range of audit-related activities, data, and processing in a
single, comprehensive solution. The audit management software provides the
flexibility to support all types of audits, including internal audits,
operational audits, and quality audits. It also provides end-to-end
functionalities for managing the complete audit lifecycle - from audit
planning and scheduling, to the development of standard audit plans and
checklists, to field data collection, to the development of audit reports
and recommendations, to the review of audit recommendations by auditees and
the Management, to the implementation of audit recommendations. I worked as
a Test Analyst with responsibility to ensure that the application meets the
specifications before it is released to production.
Responsibilities:
. Prepared and documented scope, needs and process of the performance test
by analyzing comprehensive Non-functional, functional and Business
Requirement Documents.
. Prepared test cases by analyzing requirements and stored them on Quality
Centre.
. Prepared and executed different types of test scenarios
. Performed user acceptance testing.
. Analyzed the test results from different test runs and prepared reports.
. Verified that the performance of the Web/App and Database Servers are
within the acceptable limits and offer results that meet the requirements
set forth.
. Identified the specific system component response times and resource
utilization pattern in order to troubleshoot performance bottlenecks.
Worked with the company's offshore development team.
. Presented performance test result analysis and documented in Clear Quest.
Test Analyst
Perot Systems, Herndon, VA
Worked as a test analyst for a Windows based Call Detail Record (CDR)
processing program that allows Carriers, Service Providers and Operators an
easy and affordable way to process CDR files that exist in ASCII or BINARY
format. The program also parses and stores all the CDR data in a
straightforward relational database format allowing the user to query the
data directly from other 3rd party applications for creating custom reports
or generating Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) cube for further data
analysis.
Responsibilities:
. Wrote and executed Test Plans and Test Cases with a standard format.
. Prepared the test data accurately with the help of additional sub-
scripts.
. Perform Regression testing by using the Tools Win-Runner and Test
Director (Quality Center).
. Identifying the problems, prioritizing them and communicated the bugs to
the developers using Bug Tracking Tool Quality Center.
. Worked closely with the Performance Engineers to determine if the
proposed architecture can handle current and anticipated production
volume.
. Executed test cases for GUI interfaces against requirements. Verify that
the performance of the Web Servers and Application Servers are within the
acceptable limits and offer results that meet the requirements set forth.
. Identified the specific system component response times in order to
troubleshoot performance bottlenecks.
. Organized and presented the performance test result analysis and
documented in appropriate location.
Test Analyst Jun
1995 - Jun 1996
City Of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI
The Ecology Management System supports and advances the ecology program and
a variety of ecology projects in the City of Ann Arbor. The software
maintains a database to track rare species, natural communities, and
management projects, assist with outreach efforts to volunteers and the
public, and maintain image database including sorting, identifying, and
annotating digital photographs. The software also helps create invasive
species management plans for reservations. As a key member of the quality
assurance team, I carried significant responsibilities for making sure that
the software meets the rigorous functional and performance metrics
established for the program.
Responsibilities:
. Gathered and analyzed the requirements to design and develop test plan
and test scenarios, involved in the requirements reviews.
. Involved with developer team to get the accurate test cases.
. Prepared and executed Test Plans and Test Cases for testing of
applications with web-based interfaces.
. The logs were observed and evaluated the separate response times for the
servers.
. Performed Black Box testing / Functional testing. Responsible for
creating Daily Status Reports and weekly status meetings and explaining
test results.
. Analyzed problems to assess whether code, environment, or data is the
root cause.
. Verified software errors and interacted with developers to resolve the
issues and for analysis of the application.
. Organized and presented the performance test result analysis and
documented in appropriate location.
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