Testing Engineer
Resume:
MADHAVEE KURAKULA
Round Lake Beach, IL
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SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
o Over 5 years of experience in Manual testing and Automation testing in
Web based and Client Server environments
o Expert knowledge of the software development lifecycle with a solid
understanding of test methodologies
o Experience in testing in the Healthcare, Insurance and banking regulated
environments
o Experience in Functional Requirement Analysis, Documenting Test Plans,
Execution of test cases to verify application functionality against
Functional Requirements, both manually as well as using Automated testing
tools including HP testing Tools Quick Test Professional, Quality Center
o Experience in Black Box testing, Integration testing, Functional testing,
Regression testing and User Acceptance testing, User Interface testing,
Security testing, Compatibility testing
o Experience with defect identification and management using HP Quality
Center
o Experience in Database Verification and Validation using SQL
o Strong team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Operating System HP, Win2000/XP/Vista, DOS/ UNIX Solaris
Programming Language Visual basic
Databases MS SQL, MS Access
Automated testing Manual testing, QuickTest Pro 8.2/9.0/9.1/9.2,
tools Winrunner 8.2
Test management tool Quality Center 8.2/8.2/9.0/10.0, Element Tool,
Rational Clearquest
MS Office Word, Excel, Visio, Power Point
Certifications P.G.D.C.A Certificate, Web Development
Certificate
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Healthware Systems, IL Mar 2010 - Present
QA Engineer
HealthWare Systems creates, develops and integrates software solutions in
healthcare industry to improve workflow processes. This project simplifies
patient check-in, provides wayfinding information, populates electronic
wait lists by significantly reducing rework and makes it possible for
hospitals to focus on the quality of their patient interaction and improve
patient's personal experience.
Responsibilities:
. Write and execute Software System Test plans and Test cases developed
from the business requirements document and technical specifications
document
. Involved in preparation of test data for functional and adhoc testing
. Research and Develop an understanding of the marketing requirements for
product features being tested, including how the users use the features
. Perform Smoke Testing, Black Box Testing, Integration Testing,
Functionality Testing, System Testing, and Regression Testing
. Record incidents encountered during System testing and generate
Status/Defect report
. Participate in User Acceptance Test (UAT), Document procedures and
guiding the users in verifying various transactions on the System.
Verify the accuracy of test results by comparing with expected results
. Prepare status summary that included defects report and details of
executed, passed and failed test cases to management
. Supported developers for analysis and retesting
. Monitor Issues status using MS Office Tools and track towards issues
resolution
Environment: Vb.net, Asp.net, Vb Script, Windows XP, MS- Office, SQL, .NET
New York Life Insurance, MA Mar 2008 - Dec
2009
QA Test Engineer
New York Life Insurance is a mutual insurance company and does not offer
shares of stock on public exchanges. Rather, it is operated and maintained
for the benefit of its members, or policy owners. The client server
application provides financial planning for customers by projecting the
savings required for life insurance, college education, mortgage,
disability and retirement planning.
Responsibilities:
. Involved in creating test plan by analyzing the functional requirements
of the application
. Designed automated test cases for GUI, Functional, System and Regression
testing using QTP
. Executed test cases and verified the accuracy of test results by
comparing with expected results
. Developed, modified and executed test cases using QTP on stable
components
. Performed Black box, Integration, Regression and Smoke testing
. Worked with the test lead on the Traceability Matrix to verify test
coverage to functional requirements
. Actively participated in inspections and walkthrough processes
. Experience in Database Verification and Validation testing using SQL
. Involved in preparation of test data for functional and adhoc testing
. Logged defects in Quality Center and generated reports to track/analyze
defects
. Provided defects to the test manager, supported developers for analysis
and retesting
Environment: QTP, Quality Center, Vb.net, Asp.net, Vb Script, Oracle 9i,
Windows 2000/XP, MS- Office, SQL, .NET
MedAssurant, MD Feb 2007 -
Mar 2008
Software Test Engineer
MedAssurant is a dynamic, leading, and national provider of healthcare data
abstraction, analysis, and verification services. The project was to be
part of the Risk Adjustment Operations team responsible for ensuring the
integrity of Client deliverables and perform defined quality checks for
each Financial Report and Data Extract prior to client delivery.
Responsibilities:
. Involved in creating a detailed System Test Plan and Test procedures
. Identified and Documented functional requirements and created test
scripts to verify the requirements
. Involved in team meetings with developers towards developing test
strategies
. Designed procedures for the entire Testing lifecycle including
Integration Test, User Acceptance testing and System testing along with
the Entry/Exit criteria for each test phase
. Involved in Black Box, Regression, Adhoc and Integration testing
. Reviewed test cases and executed them before and after defect fixes
. Utilized Quality center modules for requirements planning, creation of
test cases, test execution, defect tracking and report generation
. Validated the application against expected results by inserting Database,
Bitmap and GUI checkpoints
. Reported and tracked the status of the defects, assigned severity ratings
to each defect using Quality Center
Environment: Windows2000/ XP, QTP, MS-Office, .NET, Quality Center, Oracle
9i
OpenLink Financial, NY Dec 2005 - Feb 2007
QA Tester
OpenLink provides constantly evolving market solutions to a global client
base that includes energy marketers, banks, central banks, insurance
companies and corporate treasury departments, hedge funds, asset managers,
and public utilities.
Responsibilities:
. Participated in full life cycle testing activities throughout all phases
of SDLC
. Delivered functional Design documents to Business Analysts
. Preparation of functional test plan, writing test cases and executing the
test scripts using Quality Center
. Conducted Black Box testing (Functional testing and Regression testing)
using QTP
. Participated in Regression testing, Compatibility testing between
versions and Integration testing
. Created basic scripts from a manual test case, added verification steps
to tests, managed objects in the object repository, and customize
checkpoints with parameters and Data Table formulas
. Created documents detailing the process for each of the test scripts and
test scenarios
. Involved in preparation of test matrices based on 'Risk Based analysis'
for creation of test cases
. Involved in preparation of final verification reports that trace the test
cases
. Maintained detailed test logs and reported test defects in HP Quality
Center
. Coded SQL basic and advanced queries for accessing the database for
testing purpose
. Responsible for reporting and tracking of all issues opened during
inspection
Environment: Windows 2000/ XP, Vb.net, MS-Office, SQL, Quality Center, QTP
BNY Mellon, NY Sep 2004 - Nov 2005
QA analyst
BNY Mellon Asset Management is a leading global provider of investment
management products and services. With a great depth and breadth of
expertise, we help clients achieve their goals through a wide array of
strategies, in every major sector and asset class through various
distribution channels. The Project was about asset management tools
provided by BNY. Customers can open and maintain account online and also
ask questions regarding account services.
Responsibilities:
. Involved in creating test plan and developing test strategy
. Participated in compiling checklists for test execution in accordance
with potential severities and priorities
. Involved in developing test cases for Functional and Regression testing
. Verified and validated functional requirements to ensure traceability and
coverage to business requirements
. Involved in User Acceptance testing, Black Box testing, Functional
testing, Regression testing and System testing
. Resolved defects in testing for software issues with client applications
Environment: Java/J2EE, Unix, Mercury Quality Center, Web Logic Application
Server, SQL
EDUCATION:
> Technical certificate in Web Development
> Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications
> Bachelors degree Economics, KSN Women's Degree College, Anantapur,
India
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