Testing Sql Server

PROFILE

Creative and diligent IT professional with strong communication skills and

over 5 years of experience in manual and automation testing of Web based, E-

commerce and Client-Server applications. Looking to apply my expertise in a

Dynamic Organization as a Software QA Test Engineer/ Analyst.

Professional Summary:

. Deeply experienced in testing of Web based, E-commerce and Client-

Server applications.

. Solid understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and

Quality Assurance Methodology.

. Sound experience in defining Software Test Plans, Test Cases,

developing and maintaining Test Scripts according to the Business

Specifications and Functional Requirements Documents.

. Expertise in defect tracking and reporting and maintaining

Documentation.

. Experience in implementing the complete Testing Life Cycle process

with strong expertise in Regression Testing, GUI Testing, Sanity

testing, Stress Testing, Integration Testing and UAT Testing.

. Excellent team player with strong communication and interpersonal

skills.

. Detail oriented, creative and effective problem solver with good

analytical skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools : Mercury Test Director 7.x/8.x/Quality Center 8.2, Quick

Test Pro (QTP) 8.2/9.0,

Load Runner 8.0/8.2, Visual Studio TFS, Worksoft

Languages : Visual Basic, VBScript,.Net, Java, ASP, HTML, TSL, XML,

SQL

RDBMS : SQL Server 7.0/2000/2005, Oracle 9i/8.x/7x, TOAD, MS

Access

O/S : Windows 9.x/NT/2000/XP, UNIX, DOS

Browsers : IE, Netscape Navigator, AOL, Mozilla, FireFox

MS Office : Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio

EXPERIENCE:

Mary Kay Inc Dallas, TX Industry: B2B ECommerce Cosmetics and Personal

Care Products Retail

Senior QA Analyst March 2008 - November 2008

MaryKay is a leading Cosmetics Direct Selling Company with a Global

Presence.

Responsibilities :

. Responsible for testing and support of the Mary Kay US Direct Selling

Website for its various levels of Independent Consultants. Handled the

Quarterly Releases of their various range of Cosmetics and Personal

Care Products featured for their consultants. Tested for product Add-

ons on a weekly basis.

. Developed Test Plan and Test Strategy by thoroughly decomposing the

Business Requirements, Design Specifications and Use Case

Documentation. Prepared detailed Test cases based on those

documentation.

. Tested for Functionality, Interface, Regression and Usability Testing.

. Performed Cross Browser Testing to ensure application integrity across

various Browsers.

. Performed Backend Database Integrity Testing using SQL queries.

Managed individual test cycles and worked with analysts and developers

to resolve issues. Logged and tracked defects using Visual Studio Team

Foundation Server. Created test scripts for Regression testing in

Worksoft.

. Attended weekly scrum meetings to help plan and develop new testing

strategies and worked with the team members to implement those tasks.

Made sure the testing timelines were met for various Release

schedules.

. Handled the monthly Release for their products for UK and Latin

America Websites (Mexico, Argentina and Brazil). Worked with the

offshore team and ensured adequate Quality control by applying all the

Quality Testing efforts and procedures.

. Created and managed Reports and Documentation to be presented in the

meetings.

. Provided Production Support and Maintenance.

Environment: VB.Net, ASP.Net, Windows 2000, SQL Server 2005, IIS 5.1, TFS,

Worksoft Automation

Harriots Inc Dallas, TX Industry: B2C ECommerce Jewelry Retail

Senior QA Analyst January 2007 - March 2008

Harriots.com is a prominent Online Jewelry Retailer to offer a remarkably

wide selection of Diamond & Gemstone Jewelry.

Responsibilities:

. Tested the Build Your Own Ring (BYOR) feature wherein the customers

can design their own rings Online from scratch by choosing from

variety of Settings and Diamonds of different carat weight, clarity,

colors, shapes, sizes etc.

. Assisted the Business Analyst team in gathering and preparing the

Requirements Documentation for the BYOR feature set. Validated

Business and Functional Requirements.

. Worked with the offshore team as an Offshore Test Coordinator and

helped them understand the application, transferred knowledge on the

processes.

. Developed detailed and effective test cases using Mercury Test

Director based on the requirements documents and ensured all the

functionalities were covered.

. Tracked and reported defects using Test Director.

. Created automated regression test pack using Quick Test Professional.

Recorded, enhanced and executed Scripts in QTP, created Checkpoints

for WebPages .

. Involved in entire testing process including Functional, Regression,

System, User Interface and Stress testing.

. Created User Acceptance Testing test cases and drove the entire UAT

testing with the Users. Performed Usability Testing and demonstrated

and trained the end user support team for the same.

. Generated cross-module reports and graphs and updated management about

the QA Test status and Progress. Performed Risk Analysis to establish

hard freeze date.

. Assisted in Production support and Maintenance.

Environment: Test Director / Quality Center, QTP, ASP.Net, VB.Net, Windows

2000, SQL Server 2005, Visual SourceSafe, IIS 5.1.

Sprint - Nextel Irving, TX Industry: Telecom

Integration Test Analyst July 2005 - December 2006

"Sprint together with Nextel" Communications, a Fortune 300 is a leading

provider of fully integrated, wire line and wireless telecommunication

services and has built the largest guaranteed, all-digital, wireless

network in the country.

Responsibilities:

. Worked as an Integration Test Analyst for the applications related to

Billing and Invoicing line of business. The application consists of

the features related to customers' ability to view their bills, pay

their bills, change billing preferences etc.

. Gathered the business requirements and assisted in preparing Test Plan

for the same. Developed detailed Test Cases using Test Director and

generated Test Data for the same.

. Constantly interacted with the Functional Experts with regards to

review and interpretation of the business requirements.

. Performed Functional, Regression, Integration and Usability testing.

Performed intensive Backend Database Testing using SQL queries to

check for Data Persistence and Integrity.

. Used Test Director to track, analyze and document defects.

. Generated Status reports and Bug reports and presented them in weekly

status meetings.

Environment: Test Director, JAVA, J2EE, Web logic 8.0/9.0, Oracle 9i,

Tomcat, UNIX, Windows XP, PERL, XML, PL/SQL, SQL, DB2

Trintech Inc Dallas, TX Industry: Financial Services- Banking &

Treasury Software Solutions

Software Test Engineer November 2004 - July 2005

Trintech is a leading global provider of financial software and services

specializing in transaction reconciliation workflow, transaction risk

management, and compliance for commercial, financial and healthcare

markets.

Responsibilities:

. Involved in B2B Payment Lifecycle Management web application for end-

to-end transaction reconciliation for high volume transaction-

intensive customer accounts.

. Prepared detailed test cases after thorough review and analysis of the

functional specification documents.

. Tested for Functionality, Interface, System and Regression testing.

. Created Data Driven Tests to validate the same scenario with different

test data.

. Logged and tracked Defects in Test Director. Worked with the

development team to resolve testing issues and Defect priorities.

Environment: Test Director, ASP.Net, C#, MS SQL Server 2005, Windows XP,

Visual SourceSafe, IIS 6.0

Travelocity Southlake, TX Industry: Leading Online Travel Website

QA Analyst May 2003 - August 2004

Travelocity is a leading online travel website for booking flights, cars,

hotels, vacation packages and cruises.

Responsibilities:

. Involved in testing multiple features implemented within the Customer

Marketing group. These features included Flight Notification, Exit

Popup and SEO Optimization.

. Reviewed and Analyzed the Business Requirements and Functional

Specification documents with Functional Manager and Technical

specialists.

. Participated in the test environment setup and ensured that the

facilities, test tools and scripts are in place to successfully

perform the required testing effort. Used Test Director to track,

analyze and document defects. Conducted defect reviews with

development team.

. Developed detailed test cases in Test Director based on the

requirements using various black box testing techniques for

Functionality, GUI Testing.

. Tested Form Submission, Page Navigation, Redirects and Links of

different pages.

. Performed Sanity testing, Functional testing and Regression testing

for each new build of the application.

. Participated in Load and Performance Testing using Load Runner

Environment: Test Director, Load Runner, JAVA, Tomcat Server, Apache

Server, JAVA, Struts, HTML, SQL, MySQL, Windows XP, LINUX, Vignette

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:

. Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

. Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD)

. Microsoft Certified SQL 6.5 Database Developer

. IBM XML Certification

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