Priya Sethuvinayakam
abh1hf@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
* Over three years experience in Software Quality Assurance.
* Extensive experience in Black box testing and Test methodologies.
* Proficient in functional, negative, regression, system integration (SIT),
acceptance (UAT), load/stress, security, browser compatibility, and
performance testing
* Experienced in testing web applications, client-server models, networking
and database projects on Unix, Linux and Windows
* Excellent knowledge and working experience in test planning, test
execution, test results analysis, bug tracking and reporting
* Expertise in automated testing tools WinRunner, HP Test Director
* Basic knowledge of Scripting language Perl.
* Proficient in back-end database testing on different database systems
including Oracle, SQL Server, MS-Access. Experience in writing SQL
queries
* Efficient in maintenance of QA/Test Labs
* Experience in establishing strong working relationships with customers
* Excellent communication and presentation skills, self starter, quick
learner, team player
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Programming Languages Java, C, C++, HTML, SQL,Perl
Automated Testing Tools HP TestDirector, WinRunner
RDBMS SQL Server, Oracle 8.0/8i/9i, MS Access
Operating Systems Win 2000/NT, Win XP, Win 98, Unix, Linux
Browsers IE 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, Mozilla Firefox &
Netscape 4.7,Google chrome
EDUCATION : BS in Electronics and Communications Engineering
COURSES/CERTIFICATIONS
Post Graduate/Higher Diploma in Software Technology & System Management
(Covering FoxBASE+, FoxPro, Windows 3.1, UNIX, C, C++, Sybase)
Work Status : EAD
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Nielsen Online (NetRatings),Milpitas,CA Feb 2008 -
Aug 2009
Data Analyst
Project Description:
Nielsen Online, part of The Nielsen Company - the world's leading provider
of marketing information, audience measurement, and business media products
and services.
Responsibilities:
. Analyzing the data reports exported to MS Excel using SQL queries.
. Writing test plans and test cases for the web applications.
. Finding and reporting bugs to the development team and work with
Engineers if needed.
. Conduct bug status/review meetings.
. Validated the front end data by quering the database using JOINS.
. Understanding of UNIX based operating systems
. Generated reports using SQL navigator by exporting the query results
to Excel
. Proficient in working on various short term projects simulatneously
. Work with cross-functional teams .
. Experience working in Agile methodology
Environment: Oracle 8i/9i, Windows NT/2000, Unix, SQL Navigator,
SQL*Plus, PL/SQL, Netscape and IE.
Symantec Corp (previously Veritas), Mtn View, CA July 2005 - Nov
2007
QA Analyst
Project Description:
VCompass Integration application caters to internal sales users helping
them to manage their customer and contact database, record, manage and
forecast their opportunities, handle their deals, quotes and orders.
Responsibilities:
. Analyzing the functional specifications & business requirements for
understanding the business processes.
. Perform function, regression, system and acceptance testing of Java
application
. Perform system testing across various hardware platforms and software
configurations
. Involved in test planning and creating test cases. Schedule batch
tests, log and track defects using Sourceforge.
. Communicate with Business Analysts and development team for defect
management.
. Work with cross-functional teams for integration testing.
. Develop manual test cases in MSword/Excel. Bug tracking and reporting.
. Familiarity and experience with Unix and Linux operating systems.
. Reporting the functional and performance test results to the
development team.
. Work with Customer Support Team resolving issues and escalating to
respective engineering team members as required.
Environment: Oracle 8i/9i, Java, J2EE, JSP, Windows NT/2000, Unix,
Linux,SQL*Plus, PL/SQL, Netscape and IE, Sourceforge.
Tradec Inc., Sanjose, CA May 2001 - Oct
2002
QA Engineer
Project Description:
Direct Material EProcurement Solutions provides leading direct material
procurement solutions for both buyer and suppliers in private supply chains
and public marketplaces. Combining extensive technology, award winning
applications and professional services, TRADEC's solutions enable customers
to achieve reduced costs, enhanced communications and strategic time-to-
market advantages.
Responsibilities:
. Perform testing on Tradec B2B custom browser.
. Test planning and writing test cases based on requirements and
design documents of C++ application.
. Perform integration, function, system, usability, compatibility,
performance, load and acceptance testing
. Create automated functional and regression test suites using
WinRunner
. Bug tracking and reporting .Participate in review meetings to
resolve bug related issues with the developers
. Manage the testing process, schedule batch tests, report and track
defects from TestDirector
. Perform exploratory and ad-hoc testing.
. QA Lab Administration
. Conduct status meetings to make the other team members aware of the
issues.
. Support e-services group with the workarounds when they had issues
from customers.
Environment: Tradec B2B custom browser, VB, C++, COM, SQL Server, MS Win
2000/NT, Win XP, Win 98,Unix, WinRunner, Test Director, French OS and
Chinese OS
Bitech, India July 1999 - Aug
2000
QA Engineer
Project Description:
REMBA - Remote Banking Services provides support of the Internet delivery
system to both internal and external customers. It includes banking
information and basic technical support that customers may require in
accessing accounts and services through the Internet system. It processes
online requests in an accurate and timely manner. These requests include
enrollments for online banking, online bill pay, and online check orders as
well as maintenance of customer information, changes, and deletions.
Customer inquiries (internal and external) are responded in a timely manner
via e-mail on the web site and submit requests to open checking, savings
and CD accounts.
Responsibilities:
. Performed regression, integration, acceptance, stress and performance
testing of the Java application
. Analyzed business requirements, functional specifications and system
requirements
. Test Planning, Bug tracking and reporting
. Prepared test case scenarios and generated test scripts
. Developed test plans for functional and user interface testing and
performed manual testing.
Environment: Java, HTML, Servlets, Windows NT 4.0, Oracle 7.x
References will be provided on request.