Falguni Patel QA
Analyst/Tester
Employer: Satyendra
Phone: 734-***-****
Email: *********@*********.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Over 7 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, Software
Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for various web based and Client/Server
applications.
Experienced in manual testing with the focus on Black Box testing,
White Box testing, Functional Testing, Stress Testing, Regression
Testing, Smoke Testing, Load Testing and System Testing.
Expertise in Documentation: Use cases, Test Plans, Test Scenarios,
Test Cases, Test Matrix.
Extensive experience with QA testing methodologies, procedures,
processes, standards and activities.
Installed and Configured Mercury Testing Tools such as Quick Test
Professional (QTP), Win Runner, Load Runner, and QC.
Good Experience in Insurance and Banking domains.
Experience in writing test cases and maintaining test scripts as per
the business specifications and functional requirements.
Experience in automating test cases with QTP using VB scripts.
. Experience in working with Ms Dynamics.
Exposure to web technologies such as JSP, HTML, DHTML, XML,
JavaScript.
Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a limited
timeframe release cycle.
Experience in software engineering methodologies like Waterfall, V-
Model and Agile.
Expertise in both manual and automation testing of Web services.
Good Analytical and Communication Skills and ability to work
independently with minimal supervision and good team player. Ability to
work under competing deadlines.
Good knowledge of the distributed systems web services.
Extensive hands-on experience in collations of test results and
metrics reporting to test Manager.
Excellent knowledge in documentations of all testing test plans and
all other work done.
Specialties: Leadership and coaching on Software Testing and Test
Automation skills.
Test Automation, Automation Architecture, Automation Frameworks.
QTP, TestComplete, LoadRunner, NeoLoad.
Software Testing, QA, Test Design, Requirements Traceability, Bug Triage.,
Rational ClearQuest,
Rational ClearCase, Rational TestManager, Rational Functional Tester
Heuristic-Guided Exploratory Testing, Session-Based Exploratory Testing and
Test Management.
Problem-solving, project planning, resource planning, time management.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Testing Tools : Manual Testing, QTP Win Runner, Load Runner,
QC
Operating Systems : Windows NT/ XP/Server 2003/2008, UNIX
Solaris/AIX
RDBMS : Oracle, MS SQL Server,
MS Office : Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook/Communicator/Access
Programming : C/C++,Visual Basic
Operating Systems : Windows, Unix
Web Technology : HTML, Java script
Database Tools : MySQL
Other tools: Quick Test Professional
(QTP),IBM Rational Clearcase,HP Quality Center, Microsoft Visio
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
BBVA Compass, Atlanta, GA
Jun 2013 -Till Date
QA Analyst
To enhance customer experience and satisfaction, proposed project served as
enhancements to their existing web based application. Project's main focus
aimed at application of web services, submission, online/mobile banking, e-
statements, payments and other services. This application also provides
online Bill Pay service, schedule payments in advance, account and tracking
bill pay history and other banking transactions via web applications.
Responsibilities:
. Involved in Software Testing Life Cycle which includes Requirement
Analysis, Test Planning, Test Cases and Scripts Development, Test
Execution, Test Reporting, Test Result Analysis, Defect Retesting,
Test Closure for mobile testing
. Attended JAD Sessions with Business Analyst, Development Team and
SMEs.
. Performed various types of testing like Usability, Functional,
Integration, System, Regression and Acceptance testing during
different stages of the application development
. Carried out Performance testing Load Runner.
. Conducted daily test status meetings with team members
. Responsible in providing regular test status reports to the QA manager
. Designed data driven Scripts in Quick Test Pro and Executed scripts.
. Validated checkpoint functionality in QTP for database, Image and text
. Used Synchronization, Call function, Parameterization, Checkpoints,
Regular Expressions to enhance test affectivity.
. Used TOAD for writing SQL queries, used many types of complex queries
for validating, retrieving and comparing the data
Environment: QTP, Load Runner, SQL SERVER, Windows XP, Quality Centre,
TOAD, IE, Fire fox.
Bank of New York, Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 2010 - May 2013
QA Analyst
Bank of New York, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million
customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and
jurisdictions. This bank provides consumers, corporations, governments and
institutions with a broad range of financial products and services,
including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking,
securities brokerage, transaction services and wealth management.
Responsibilities:
Managed end-to-end testing for functionality testing for Producer
Website Application.
. Involved in development of Test Plans and Test Scripts using Quality
Center.
. Performed Manual and Automation testing of the applications and
verification of the functionality of the application as per the business
requirements.
Provided weekly status reports on coordination activities during the
transition.
Prepared and executed test cases as per the documents provided using
Test Director.
Performed Stress testing, Performance testing and Regression testing
using Load runner.
. Developed an unit test code for testing the methods in the
application code using C++.
. Developed a component test framework for testing the individual
components in the application
. Component test can be done using XML file, which has the test cases
to be executed .
. Writing test cases in Quality Center and also automating them using
QTP and with the test framework developed in C++
Used Test Director for updating the status of all the test cases &
test scripts that are executed during testing process.
Involved in the process of analyzing the expected and actual results
in the Test Director.
Recorded various tests, parameterization, used various TSL functions,
script debugging and documented the Test steps/procedures.
Executed Test Cases and generated error logs, tracked bugs and
created reports.
. Executed unit tests and performed system testing and regression
testing.
Used Quality Center for managing the defect flow.
Environment
Win Runner, QC 9.5, UNIX, Oracle, Manual Testing, VB, Ms Office Suite,
.Net.
Adesa, IL Dec 2009 -
Sep 2010
QA Analyst
ADESA is a leading provider of vehicle remarketing services and has a full
range of auction, reconditioning, logistical and related services The
website used by buyers to search for vehicles, bid on vehicles, view
auction outcome (won/lost) and manage payment history.
IAA PROJECTS
Product migration and Integration (PMI)
Added new functionality (IBID NOW)
Data warehouse Testing Support
Responsibilities
Created Test plans and Test cases based on business requirements of
the application.
experienced and involved in all testing faces like planning, execution
and validation, report. expertise in various automation and reporting
tools winrunner, HP QC, Selenium and Q.T.P and extensive experience in
writing sql queries executing sql queries and stored procedures to
validate the data in the backend.
. Performed User Acceptance testing plus automated the test case
scenarios using Win Runner. Hands on experience in testing of the
inventory system & carried out regression testing performance and load
testing on it.
o Worked extensively on creating and executing Test Cases and Test
Scripts using manual and automated methods.
o Evaluated a number of commercial and open-source Performance
Testing Tools, developed and run trial scripts, compared and
documented results, and provided a detailed technical
recommendation for a Business Case // (OpenSTA, LoadRunner,
NeoLoad, WebLoad )
. Responsible for ensuring ClearQuest had the latest code checked in to
facilitate testing efforts.
o Performed Continuous Integration with Cruisecontrol,
Hudson/Jenkins. Virtual test lab using VMWare.
o Test Strategy was prepared based on the Functional Requirement
Specifications and System Design Specifications.
. Created Global GUI Map File and involved in customization of the GUI
Map file.
. Created, maintained and modified WinRunner TSL scripts for web based
environment on both XP and UNIX platforms.
. Maintained testing standards and was also involved in creating test
scenarios.
. Performed black box, regression, functional and smoke testing for the
application using Win Runner.
. Tracked the bugs and reported them using Test Management Tool as the
defect tracking tool and performed regression testing.
. Reviewed and analyzed executed test results with business analysts for
coverage analysis.
. Proficient in Sql and understanding relations in data structures.
. Communicated with QA Managers, Developers, and Team Members during
test execution and participated in daily scrum meetings.
Environment
Manual Testing, Win Runner, QC 8.2, Load Runner 8.2, ASP.NET, VB.NET,
Oracle 9i, UNIX, MS Windows, MS Office Suite
First Savings Bank, Iselin, New Jersey
Jul 2008 - Nov 2009
QA Consultant
First savings bank is one of America's largest banks. FSB's wide range of
services can make banking easier, and more convenient than ever. I worked
for FSB Bank's Treasury Management division it offers a comprehensive
portfolio of electronic and paper based receivables, payables and
information and investment solutions, as well as global product offerings.
Responsibilities
Involved in analyzing the application and development of test plan.
Performed Manual Testing for various modules.
Developed the Test Cases and executed using QTP.
Performed Data Driven Testing for multiple sets of data.
Penned SQL queries to access the data from the database and
crosscheck the result.
Conducted smoke testing, batch testing and black box testing.
Performed Regression, Integration and Functional testing using QTP.
Attended Walkthrough and review meetings with Business Analysts &
Development team.
Interacted with Developers and Business Analyst for clarifications of
missing functionalities.
Performed manual, automated testing including functional, system and
performance testing in all different Internet browsers (IE6/7/8, Fire
Fox, chrome and Safari).
Conducted bug review meetings and Go/No-Go meetings.
Environment
QTP 9.0, Java, J2EE, HTML, VB Script, Windows 2000, Quality Center 8.2.
Capital One, Richmond, VA
Nov 2006 - Jun 2008
QA Tester
The objective of this project involved testing the online Credit Card
application. It is a web based application. This application is designed to
make the selection of credit card terms customizable and the application
process user-friendly. Prospective customers can save excess details and
update application details to get real-time credit application decision. My
Task was mainly to ensure Functional testing and data validation using
Mercury Tools and SQL.
Responsibilities
Manage end-to-end UAT testing for functionality testing of the
Producer Website application.
Integral part of
Studied Functional specifications and requirement documents to
categorize the units in testing and managed requirements in the
requirement module of Quality Center.
Executed test cases manually to verify the expected results.
Defined and performed the test strategies and associated scripts for
the verification and validation of the application and ensuring that it
meets all defined business requirements and associated functionality.
Conducted regression testing on each new build, identified software
errors and Interacted with developers to resolve issues.
Written and executed the test procedures using SQL queries to check
the database tables and verifying the results.
Instrumental in setting up the Dev / Test / Prod environments for
this Data mart and part of rigorous User's Acceptance Test of the reports
of this Data mart.
Planned, coordinated and monitored levels of performance
and activities to ensure deadline completion on time.
Attended meetings and update the status report for all monthly
and major releases.
Worked on daily scrum and defect reports and coordinated with team
members and Project Manager.
Assisted the Team lead with daily QA tasks.
Environment
Test Director, Windows 2003, SQL Server, SQL, T-SQL, Erwin 4.3, SSRS
Alpha logic Systems, Oregon, OH
Oct 2005 - Aug 2006
Jr. QA Analyst
ALS is ecommerce, business and Multimedia Company. ALS is producing top
quality website and custom application.
Responsibilities
Developed and execute test cases, test scripts for functionality,
integration and regression testing for underwriting used to manage.
Expected test cases manually to verify the expected results.
Regression tests were performed after every bug fix and system
enhancement.
Performed manual testing for the entire application and reported the
defects to the developer using Bugzilla.
Worked closely with the user during UAT and discussed possible
responsibilities to particular issues.
Academics:
Bachelors from MS University,
BA - Business Administration 2002