Engineer Manager

Ranjini Kada

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Potters Bar Ln

************@*****.***, **************@*****.***

Suwanee, GA - 30024

770-***-**** (h), 408-***-****

Work Authorization: Green Card

Objective

To obtain a position as Lead Software Quality Assurance Analyst

Qualification Summary

. Over 7 years of experience in Software Development, Quality Assurance,

and Testing

. Working experience in QA planning, coordination, and implementation of

methodologies

. Proficient in engineering process automation and defect prevention

. Excellent knowledge of QA principles, ISO standards, and SEI SW CMM

. Strong analytical, problem-solving, debugging, and decision-making

skills

. Positive communicator with interpersonal and team leader skills

. Experience in leading and working with geographically dispersed teams

. Completed 'Best Business Requirement Practices' certificate program

from Inquestra Learning

Technical Skills

Tools Quality Center, QTP, Test Director, Win Runner, Load Runner,

Rational Purify, Silk Test, and QA Load

Scripting Java Script, VBScript, and Test Script Language

Operating System Windows 95,98,2000,NT, and XP

Languages Java, C, C++, Visual Basic, XML, XSL, and HTML

Relational Databases SQL Server 2000 and Oracle 9i

Reporting Tools/Packages Crystal Reports, Business Objects, and

Visual Studio

Others MS Project Plan, MS Office, MS Front page, and MS Power

Point

Education

Bachelors of Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Bangalore

University, Bangalore, India 1995-1999

Professional Experience

SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, GA Jan

2010 to present

QA Lead, Tivoli Service Excellence

. Reviewed requirements for testability

. Prepared test plan to identify test strategies and resources

. Performed test effort estimation and size

. Collaborated with product manager and development team for system

functionality

. Managed test plan, test cases, test execution and defects using

Quality center

. Coordinated efforts between offshore test team and onsite product

development team

. Reviewed test cases written by offshore team

. Managed a team of 10 offshore testers

. Reported QA team status to the QA manager

Environment: Quality Center, and IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager

OPENLANE, Inc. Menlo Park, CA Feb

2007 to May 2008

QA Engineer, Open Auction

. Reviewed requirements for testability and usability

. Collaborated with product manager and development team for system

functionality

. Managed all phases of testing for assigned components ensuring test

cases are completed and met business requirements

. Developed test cases, scenarios, and conditions to validate

functionality of Open Auction application

. Performed various types of testing, such as functional, regression,

GUI, System Integration, negative testing, and content testing for web-

based Open Auction application

. Created and executed automation test scripts using Selenium IDE web

application testing utility

. Documented, logged and tracked defects and test results using

VersionOne and FogBugz

. Worked with development team investigating and correcting software

defects based on the test results

. Tested application security features, including session expiry,

passwords, and compatibility across multiple browser types and also

verified database test results using Toad for Oracle

. Analyzed application, system, and security errors. Escalated issues to

developers and verified fixes

. Attended defect report meetings and presented progress updates

. Interviewed candidates for QA positions

Environment: VersionOne, FogBugz, Toad, Java, Oracle 9i, and Selenium IDE

Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA

Oct 2006 to Feb 2007

Business Analyst, EZ Deal

. Planned and implemented business quarter-end support activities

. Clarified client requirements and project objectives, via feedback

sessions and meetings

. Gathered business needs and translated them into written requirements

and technical specifications

. Developed and executed test plans to verify system integration and

functionality

Environment: Quality Center, Java, Siebel, and Oracle 9i

Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA

Jan 2006 to Sept 2006

QA Engineer, Deal Support Automation (DSA)

. Actively contributed in QA planning, coordination and implementing QA

methodology

. Prepared test plans to identify test strategies and resources

. Developed test cases and regression suites to validate functionality

of the Deal Pricing application

. Verified database test results using Toad for Oracle

. Performed black box and regression testing

. Used Quality Center for gathering requirements, planning tests,

analyzing results, and managing defects

. Worked closely with Business teams and participated in Business

Acceptance Testing (BAT)

. Was the Point of Contact for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and

deployment

Environment: Quality Center, Toad, Business Objects, Java, Siebel, and

Oracle 9i

Ecrio Inc., Cupertino, CA

Aug 2005 to Dec 2005

QA Analyst, Push-to-Talk Over Cellular (PoC)

. Prepared QA test plan with a detailed description of the module being

tested, its scope, user requirements, environmental needs, risk

assessment, and approach/methodology.

. Developed and reviewed test cases for positive and negative test

scenarios to validate the functionality of the application.

. Performed white box and black box testing along with Sanity and Fault

Injection testing

. Used Rational Purify to check for memory leaks and Ethereal to check

network packet transfer

. Used in-house tools to perform fault injection tests involving SIP

(Session Initiation Protocol), RTP (Real-Time Transport Protocol) and

RTCP (Real Time Transport Control Protocol) messages

Environment: SIP, RTP/RTCP, Rational Purify, Ethereal, Bugzilla, and

Visual Studio

Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd, (formerly i-flex Solutions),

Bangalore, India Sep 2002 to Aug 2004

Senior QA Engineer, Software Engineering Process Group

Engineering and Process Automation

. Performed Manual and Automated Testing on client/server and n-tier web-

based applications using tools like WinRunner, LoadRunner,

TestDirector, QuickTest Pro, SilkTest, and QALoad

. Performed regression tests on Fc@broker project by creating automation

suite using QuickTest Professional

. Involved in performance testing of flexcube product using LoadRunner

and also analyzing the results

. Proficient in different phases of testing like White Box Testing,

Unit, Integration and System Testing

. Evaluated and piloted QALoad on the in-house Promotr tool.

. Created automation suite for UBS Zurich project to perform the

regression tests using WinRunner

. Piloted SilkTest for Monaco project

. Experienced with reporting tools like Crystal Reports, Business

objects

. Experienced with Functional, GUI, Database, Stress, Regression, Load

and Performance Testing

. Performed UAT and implementation for Promotr (Project

Monitoring/Tracking in-house tool) releases

Metrics, Process Definition and Improvement

. Performed Statistical Process Control like Productivity, Defect

Density, Effort slippage, Schedule slippage

. Part of Process Change Control Board to decide the changes required to

the Standards and Procedures

Defect Prevention, Process Dissemination and Capability Maturity Model

(CMM)

. Facilitated and propagated defect prevention on projects through Root

Cause Analysis of the defects

. Process Dissemination functions included educating i-flex employees on

the software standards/processes

. Acquired good understanding of the Capability Maturity Model, Levels

(1 - 5) and CMMI

Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd, (formerly i-flex Solutions),

Bangalore, India May 2000 to Aug 2002

Software Engineer, Information Technologies Services Group

Funds Transfer Integration (Feb 02 - Aug 02)

. Developed Fund Transfer screens for Flexcube and, Prepared Program

Specifications/Unit Test Plans

. Performed System testing and created reports using tools like Crystal

Reports and Business Objects

Environment: Visual Basic, C, and SQL Server 2000

Project Lego - UBS Warburg (Oct 01 - Jan 02)

. Redesigned the original application that was used for trading equities

. Developed the simulator, Prepared Program specifications and Unit Test

Plans for the application

Environment: Java, C++, and Oracle 8i

Project Fc@broker - Version 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 (May 00 - Sep 01)

. Developed prototype screens for broking application on stocks,

options, mutual funds and bonds

. Prepared Program specifications and Unit Test Plans for the

application

Environment: Java, JavaScript, XML, Visual Source Safe, and XSL

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