Engineer Project

Brinda Rathod

QA Tester

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SUMMARY

. 5+ years of qualitative experience in testing of Web Applications

including 1 year in Automation Testing tools - Quick Test Pro 10.0

(QTP) and Test Management Tool - Quality Center 9.0

. Certified HP Quick Test Professional 9.2 Software

. Working experience in diverse assignments/projects such as ID

Verification, Psychometric Analysis, Equestrian Management, Pocket PC

application, etc

. Excellent understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle and

Software Quality Assurance Process

. Good understanding of Software Development Methods such as the

Waterfall model, V-V model, Iteration and Agile methodology

. Experience in Manual and Automated Testing

. Expertise in writing Automation Frameworks, Test Plan, Test Scenario,

Test Cases and Bug Reports

. Actively contributed in Requirement Analysis

. Reviewed Unit and System Test Cases prepared by peers and sub-ordinates

. Prepared and Designed Test Data

. Prepared Checklist for critical requirements for GUI and Pocket PC's

. Performed Adhoc, Black Box, Functional, Regression testing

. Involved in generating Test Scripts using Quick Test Pro (QTP)

. Experience in User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

. Exposure to SQL queries to extract data from various source tables to

perform database testing

. Experience in mentoring and training juniors

. Organizing and Conducting Knowledge Transfer sessions for new joinees

and team members

. Represented various meetings for QA issues at various managerial levels

of the organization

. Experience in preparing Traceability Matrix

. Ability to quickly master new concepts, very co-operative team player,

excellent communication and interpersonal skills, innovative and self

motivated

KEY STRENGTHS

. Designing Automation Frameworks, Test Plan & Test Data

. Designing & Executing Test Scenarios & Test Cases

. Automation Testing Tools (Mercury QTP 10.0)

. Test Management Tool (Quality Center 9.0)

. Enthusiastic and Hardworking Team Player

. Presentation Skills

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Engineering in Computers, North Gujarat University, India

CERTIFICATION

HP certified QuickTest Professional 9.2 Software (2010)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages VBScript

Tools Quick Test Professional 10.0, Quality Center

9.0

Web Technologies HTML, XML

Operating Systems Windows 95/98/2000/XP/Vista

RDBMS SQL Server 2005

Defect Tracking Tool Double Choco-Latte (DCL), Whizible,

Bugzilla, Quality Center 9.0

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Name GB-SSID (Self Service Identification)

Role Senior Software Test Engineer

Client GBGroup, UK

Duration Feb 2010 to May 2010

Defect Tracking Tool Quality Center 9.0

Environment Manual Testing, QTP 10.0, Quality Center

9.0, ASP.NET, VBScript, SVN (Sub-Version),

SQL Server 2005, MS Excel, Windows

2000/XP/Vista, IE 6.0/8.0, Firefox, MS Word

Project Description:

SSID is a Self Service Identification application owned by GBGroup. GB has

offered their customers a fully integrated URU solution with full services

including Customer services and Professional services. GB also provides

sales support to meet customer's ID verification needs. Main features

supported by the application:

1. Authentication of Customers - Validating their credentials to have

access to application.

2. Customer Registration - Gathering Personal and Business related

information.

3. ID Checks - Mainly included Age Verification, ID Verification.

4. Address Lookup - Helped user to search address based on the pin code

5. Reporting - Provides the final report of Identification performed.

6. Top Up Account - Allowed user to top up their account to perform

checks.

Roles and Responsibilities:

. Performed requirement analysis and conducted Knowledge Transfer

Sessions among team members

. Developed, Maintained and Enhanced Automation frameworks

. Prepared and Maintained Test Plan using Frameworks and contributed to

Effort Estimation for Testing

. Reviewed Unit Test Cases and System Test Cases

. Prepared Test Scenarios, System Test Cases based on the business

requirements

. Performed GUI Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing

. Coordinated with the development team & testing team on the status and

managed the test plan accordingly

. Converted most of the Manual Test Cases into QTP automated Scripts

using VBScripting

. Comparing text, images, buttons (older version Vs New Version) using

QTP to ensure the objects defined are appropriate

. Parameterized scripts to support prepared Test Data

. Provided review comments and defect reporting in Quality Center

. Prepared Test Case execution status reports and maintaining Test cycles

. Maintained version history using Configuration Management Tool -

Subversion (SVN)

. Provided status reports including: Weekly Status Reports, Daily Status

Reports to the Management

. Tracked the issues raised in Quality Center and scheduled meetings with

the development team to discuss the issues logged and updated status

accordingly

Project Name SHL-CE (Candidate Experience)

Role Test Engineer

Client SHL Group Ltd., UK

Duration Jan 2008 - Aug 2008

Defect Tracking Tool Whizible

Environment Manual Testing, QTP 10.0, ASP.NET, VBScript,

Whizible, Visual Source Safe, MS Excel, SQL,

TAW 3.0, Windows 2000/XP/Vista, IE 6.0/8.0,

Firefox, Safari, MS Word

Project Description

SHL CE - Candidate Experience is an application that allows clients and SHL

to capture personal data about the Candidate and obtain Candidate's

agreement to the Data Protection Notice before taking the online

assessment. It allows Candidate to complete one or more instruments,

enables clients to offer assessment feedback to the Candidate, support

customization of look and feel according to client brand and provides

essential help information. CE supports the following modules:

1. CE Set up - Candidates are asked to provide their personal details and

follow the certain steps defined to finish registration and be

prepared to take exam

2. Questionnaire Player - Type of exam where different exams with

different question style were available

3. Ability Player - Type of exam

4. Scoring

In order for any Candidate to be accessed, CE must be authenticated (refers

to establishing identity of the candidate) and authorized (refers to

establishing candidate access control with CE i.e. activities that the

candidate can perform within CE). Each exam had a Practice Test and a Real

Test followed by Scoring.

Non-Functional Requirement included

1. Accessibility

2. Multi-Lingual Exams

3. Branding (Look and feel)

Roles and Responsibilities:

. Requirement understanding

. Actively participated in meetings held with Client to understand the

requirements and Change Requests

. Conducted Knowledge Transfer Sessions for better understanding of

requirements among team members

. Developed, Maintained and Enhanced Automation frameworks with the

guidance of Team Lead

. Prepared and Maintained Test Plan using Frameworks

. Prepared Test Scenario and System Test Cases based on Functional

Requirement Specifications

. Converted Manual Test Cases into QTP Automated Scripts to perform

Regression Testing

. Prepared Traceability Matrix to link test case and test scenarios

. Prepared GUI Checklist to identify all the field on a particular screen

. Mentored and trained new joinees

. Involved in reviewing of Test Cases designed by team members and

raising review comments in Whizible

. Extensively involved in manual testing of the application

. Performed GUI Testing, Functional Testing and Regression testing for

every modification in the application

. Maintained version history using Configuration Management Tool - Visual

Source Safe (VSS)

. Reported defects in Whizible and interacted with the developers to

resolve the defects identified in the application during testing

. Actively participated in discussion during all the phases from analysis

to UAT

. Generated status reports & bug reports and presented them in Weekly

status meetings

Project Name Equine Pathway

Role Test Engineer

Client British Equestrian Federation, UK

Duration Jan 2008 - Aug 2008

Defect Tracking Tool Whizible

Environment Manual Testing, Visual Source Safe, Windows

2000/XP/Vista, MS Excel, MS Word,

Project Description

The World Class Programme introduced an Equine Pathway (in partnership with

the BEF Olympic Member Bodies) during 2006 / 2007 to sit alongside the

human development pathway in order to identify and support World Class

horses.

As a part of this initiative, Rave Technologies was awarded a project to

develop a website to capture the details of horse and horse related events.

Three Key Elements,

1. World Class Equine Pathway which aim to identify and nurture talented

horses

2. World Class Development Program which aims to identify and develop

talented young riders

3. World Class Performance Program which includes European, World and

Olympic Riders

Roles and Responsibilities:

. Requirement understanding

. Actively participated in meetings held with Client to understand the

requirements and Change request.

. Knowledge Transfer Sessions were arranged for better understanding of

requirements

. Prepared Test Scenario based on Functional Requirement Specifications

. Developed Sanity Test Cases and System Test cases based on the

Functional Requirement Specifications and Business Requirements

. Prepared Traceability matrix

. Mentored and trained new joinees

. Involved in review of Test Cases designed by team members and raising

review comments in Whizible

. Extensively involved in Manual testing of the application

. Performed GUI Testing, Functional Testing and Regression testing for

every modification in the application

. Supported User Acceptance Testing

. Maintained version history using Configuration Management Tool - Visual

Source Safe

. Reported software defects and interacted with the developers to resolve

the defects identified in the application during testing.

. Actively participated in discussion during all the phases from analysis

to UAT

. Generated status reports & bug reports and presented them in Weekly

status meetings

Project Name uMobility

Role Test Engineer

Client Varaha Systems, India

Duration Jan 2006 - Apr 2007

Defect Tracking Tool Double Choco-Latte (DCL)

Environment Java, Embedded VC++, WinCE5.0, Windows

2000/XP, Pocket PC's (k-jam, DOOD, T-Mobile)

Project Description

Varaha delivers universal mobility (uMobility) solutions to smartphone

users and business allowing mobile workers in all industries efficiency

gains that better serve their customers. The main product of this

application was DMM - Dual Mode Mobile. DMM is a softphone for a Pocket PC.

It supports two network access modes - WiFi and Cellular. Apart from the

features of a mobile phone like Standard Call, Transfer, Hold/Unhold,

Mute/Unmute, Do Not Disturb, Message Waiting Indication, etc, the unique

feature of this softphone is its ability to perform HandOff. HandOff refers

to the ability of the DMM client to switch seamlessly between heterogeneous

networks.

Roles and Responsibilities:

. Participated in meetings with users and business analysts in

understanding the business requirements

. Reviewed User Requirements and Design documents and raised respective

queries in DCL

. Developed Test Cases using functional requirement specifications

. Performed verification of minimum Hardware and Software requirements

before installing the application in devices

. Prepared Checklist containing information like

o Whether Pocket PC is working properly

o Active Sync is installed on Desktop PC/Laptop

o Communication Manager turned ON and internal/external network is

accessible

o User is familiar with navigation and methods of data entry for

the Pocket PC

. Prepared Device Verification Checklist for Pocket PC devices like k-

jam, T-Mobile, DOPOD, etc.

. Performed Installation Testing of the application on various supported

devices

. Performed Manual testing of different features of the application

. Executed test cases and verified the actual results with the expected

results

. Executed individual test cases to satisfy both positive and negative

testing and logged the bugs into DCL - Double Choco-Latte.

. Involved in all the phases of Software Development Lifecycle

Experience (SDLC)

. Actively participated in periodic QA and Development Team meetings

. Supported Technical Writer in preparation of User Guide

Project Name Online Entertainment Portal

Role Test Analyst

Client Wilnet Communication, India

Duration Nov 2003 - Nov 2005

Defect Tracking Tool Bugzilla

Environment Manual Testing, Java, VC++, SQL, Bugzilla,

MS Excel, MS Word, Windows 2000/XP

Project Description

Online Entertainment Portal was used by Wilnet Communication located in

Ahmedabad, India.

Basic features were Search Engine, Chatting and Gaming

Roles and Responsibilities:

. Gathering, Understanding and Documenting Requirements

. Interacting with the client as and when required

. Development of the application

. Preparing Test Scenarios and Test Cases based on business requirement

documents

. Extensively performed Manual Testing of the application

. Performed GUI, System and Regression Testing of the application

. Reporting Bugs using Bugzilla

. Actively participated in daily and weekly test progress meetings

. Responsible for preparing User Manuals

Project Name Tour Package Management System

Role Test Analyst

Client Horizon Tours & Travels, India

Duration Jun 2002 - Oct 2003

Defect Tracking Tool Bugzilla

Environment Manual Testing, Java, VC++, SQL, Bugzilla,

MS Excel, MS Word, Windows 2000/XP

Project Description

Tour Package Management System was used by Horizon Tours and Travels

located in Ahmedabad, India. Basic functionality provided by the

application included providing information on Hotel availability, Food and

Catering Services, Available modes of transportation i.e. buses, air-

tickets, railway, etc. Modules included were Login, Customer Data Entry,

Package Generation Information, Report Generation and Money Receipt.

Roles and Responsibilities:

. Gathering, Understanding and Documenting Requirements

. Responsible for preparing User Manuals

. Interacting with the client as and when required

. Preparing Test Scenarios & Test Cases and performing Manual Testing of

the application

. Performed GUI, System and Regression Testing of the application

. Reporting Bugs using Bugzilla

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

. Visiting Faculty in Computer Science with the School for Aeronautical

Engineering & Technology, Ahmedabad (Jan '04 - Dec '04)

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