Engineer Quality Assurance

Summary Solutions-oriented Software Quality Engineer with 7 years of

extensive experience in software testing, vast knowledge of testing tools and

techniques, and professional understanding of the discipline.

Recognized for:

Solid understanding System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Demonstrated ability to plan, design, and execute Test Plans and Test Cases.

First-hand experience in all phases of testing, including Analysis of Requirements

and Specification, Performing Functional, Integration, System and Acceptance

Testing, Generating Test Execution Results and Test Summary Results, and

Distribution of Product into the Field.

Widely recognized by employers and colleagues alike for ability to work well with

all levels of personnel, whether as part of a team or as the principal on a solo

project.

Maintains documentation and Matrix of test results.

Excellent analytical and testing skills. Able to identify problems, analyze test

results, investigate their causes and suggest remedies to enhance software product

quality.

Extensive exposure to SEI CMMI and ISO 9001 process standards.

Consistently deliver results on time, with proven track record for testing large and

medium scale systems deployed in multiple environments.

Experience in performing basic security testing of the system and DB validation,

using SQL Query Analyzer.

Experience in complying with Government Section 508 regulations.

Technical Skills

Operating Environment Windows XP/NT/9x/200x, MacOS

Software: Serena Dimensions, PVCS, Quest

TOAD, Adobe Acrobat,Seagate Crystal Reports MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visual

Source Safe.

Testing Software: Quality Center 9.2, JAWS 8.0/9.0, Test

Director 8.0, IBM Rational Clear Quest, IBM Rational Test Manager, Seapine Test

Track Pro, QTP.

Methodology: Waterfall, RUP, Agile.

Databases: Oracle 10g, MS SQL Server 2005, MS

Access 2005.

Professional Experience

July 2007 - Present Software QA Test Engineer

tequilibrium, inc.

Baltimore, MD

Performed multiple stages of the QA cycle for a project of creating application

with traditional client-server architecture (SQL Server as the database backend and

Microsoft Access and VB as the development platform), for administration and

reporting of genetic identification and histocompatibility tests under the contract

with the Immunogenetics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University.

Completed multiple rounds of functional, integration, system and end-to-end testing

during staged releases of the application modules. Performed database validation,

using SQL analyzing tool.

Performed compatibility testing during application migration between different

versions of the Microsoft Windows, and during upgrades for Microsoft Office

software.

Prepared and documented a large (more than 600) number of test cases and

corresponding test plans.

Performed defect tracking and reporting, using HP Quality Center test management

software.

Participated in user acceptance testing, provided training and technical support for

the lab personnel.

June 2003 - July 2007 Software Test Engineer

Z-Solutionz. Inc.

Gaithersburg, MD

Performed Integration, Regression, System and Acceptance Testing of web-based

Java/MS SQL Server 7 applications.

Developed test plans, procedures, scenarios.

Collaborated with users to clarify user requirements and change requests.

Created and executed manual test cases, supported basic test automation, using QTP.

Submitted test results, developed test activity reports, SQL queries to simulate DB

level validation reports.

Developed quality assurance processes, quality assurance procedures and

documentation.

Identified and deployed process improvements and standards for key practices in

requirements management, metrics management, software engineering, testing and

release management.

Trained customers, performed presentations and workshops.

1997 - 2003 Technical Support Specialist

TMM, Inc Hunt Valley, MD

Install new computers, hardware, software, and peripherals.

Reconfigure existing systems to accommodate additional components.

Troubleshoot all areas of computer functioning; repair or upgrade as needed.

Communicate issues, analysis, and solutions in easy-to-understand language

1992 - 1997 Computer Technician

American Office Co.

Baltimore, MD.

Oversaw the daily operation of computer systems, ensuring superior performance.

Quickly resolved problems regarding computer software and hardware operation.

Installed equipment and software and performed minor hardware/software repair.

Answered user inquires and set up technical equipment for employee use.

1981 - 1992 Research Engineer/Analyst

National Petroleum, Inc. Baku,

Azerbaijan

Tested and implemented geophysical methods for searching and exploration of

natural Petroleum

resources offshore.

Participated in field seismological surveys involving acquisition, processing and

analysis of seismic data,

using advanced computerized models in order to identify subsurface structure

configuration.

Performed various types of testing and maintenance of devices used in geophysical

surveys.

Education Azerbaijan State Oil Academy

Baku, Azerbaijan

Bachelor of Science - Engineer

Major: Geophysics and Computer Science.

References Available upon request

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