Alek Mirkin

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Maple, Ontario, L*A *P6

Phone: 647-***-****

Email: abn9ob@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Motivated to work in a challenging environment with opportunities to learn,

contribute and grow.

Seeking a suitable role in the field of Software Quality Assurance and

Software Testing.

SUMMARY

8+ years of progressive experience in quality assurance, business analysis,

software development and software testing. Proficient in requirements

gathering, gap analysis, defect tracking and defect management. Skilled in

automated and manual testing. Highly experienced in Functional testing,

Compatibility testing, Regression testing and Sanity testing. Proficient in

developing test plans, test cases and test case scenarios. Liaise with

developers, business analyst and user representatives to achieve best

results in testing process. Working experience with Software Development

Life Cycle methodologies and Testing Live Cycle methodologies.

Highly motivated, detail oriented, ability to work independently and as a

part of the team. Excellent technical, analytical and communication skills.

Able to produce high quality results and meet deadlines in fast-paced

environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

. Defect Tracking Testing Tools: HP Quality Center 10.0, Jira 5.0

. Version Control Systems: ClearCase, Microsoft SharePoint Server,

TFS

. Automated Testing Tools: HP QTP 9.5, HP LoadRunner 11.0, Selenium

. MS Tools: MS Office, MS Visual Studio 2010

. Operating System: Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7, UNIX,

Solaris-8/9/10, Linux

. Programming Languages: VBScript, JavaScript, PHP, Phyton, ASP, C,

C+, XML, HTML, CSS

. Tools/Technologies/Development Platforms: HL7v.3, DICOM, Siebel,

.NET, Java

. Databases: Oracle 9i/10g, TOAD, MS SQL Server 2008, MySQL, MS

Access

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Merge Healthcare, Toronto

Sept 2012 - Nov 2012

Sr. Software Tester, CADstream project

Project Scope:

CADstream is intended to be used in the visualization, analysis, and

reporting of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies. CADstream supports

evaluation of dynamic MR data acquired during contrast administration.

CADstream performs other user selected processing functions (such as image

registration, subtractions, measurements, 3D renderings, and reformats).

CADstream also accepts import and exports DICOM, exchange media.

CADstream includes user-configurable features for reporting on findings in

breast or general MRI studies. CADstream assists users in planning MRI

guided interventional procedures. CADstream may also be used as an image

viewer of multi-modality, digital images including ultrasound and

mammography.

Environment: HL7, DICOM, Jira 5.0, Linux, Java, MS SharePoint

Duties:

. Created numerous test cases for functional test of CADstream

application v6.0

. Prepared testing environment for desktop and portable users

. Performed software installation, configuration and execution of

verification procedures

. Constantly updated CADstream server and client to the newest

build

. Verified software functions according to FDD, BRD and TDD

specifications

. Executed Functional test, Sanity test, Regression test,

Compatibility test, Stress testing, Performance and User

Acceptance testing

. Worked closely with the system architect and development team to

efficiently test all aspects of the application in agile

development environment. DICOM testing and validation

. Created and tracked application's defects in Jira 5.0

Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto

Feb 2012 - Apr 2012

Sr.QA Analyst, ePath post-processor project

Project Scope:

The ePath post-processor technology is primarily designed to transfer and

clean the pathology data received from hospitals. The application is using

a set of pre-defined rules to identify missing or incorrect data. Some

incorrect pathology data transferred to ePath is flagged by the application

to be fixed by administrator. Other data is automatically modified within

ePath database.

Environment: HL7v.3, MS SQL 2008, eMaRC, .NET, C#, MS SharePoint, Visual

Studio, HP Quality Center

Duties:

. Analyzed Business Requirement Documents and Functional

Documentation

. Liaised with developers to review and verify documentation and

application workflow

. Created test plans and test cases for the last phase of project

. Executed Functional, User Acceptance testing and Regression

testing, Stress testing, Security and infrastructure testing in

agile development environment

. Run infrastructure test for the system hardware and it's

interaction with the application

. Loaded/managed application's defects by using HP Quality Center

v.10.0

. Performed data validity by running SQL queries

Relitek, Toronto Jan 2011 -

Jan 2012

Sr.QA Analyst, PulseFly service project

Project Scope:

The PulseFly is a service that links internet shopping carts to various

social networks. Merchants gain visibility on social networks by installing

Pulsefly on their internet stores. When users share the merchant's product

on social networks, they are entitled for a discount from the merchant.

This application is a product for any internet store; it's available on the

mobile devices as well.

Environment:

Phyton, Java, Version Control: Github, Framework: Django (Piston for API),

Wireframe:UML/Cacoo

Duties:

. Performed Functional, Regression, Sanity, Compatibility and User

Acceptance testing

. Created test plans and test cases for the all phases of project

. Logged test results and maintained reports using Jira v.4

. Escalated outstanding issues and provided test statistics

. Executed manual testing on multiple mobile devices and different

platforms

. Implemented automated testing by using QTP 9.5

. Tested the application performance, security and login

permissions

Healthplus, Toronto Apr

2009 - Dec 2010

Sr. Software Tester

Project Scope:

The new application is bridging Ontario eHealth system and small

independent health care providers. Exchange of HL7 messages with other

healthcare systems is possible. Moreover, this application stores all

clinical information in HL7 Clinical Document Architecture standards. This

product is targeting small independent health care providers as well as

private clinics and rehabs.

Environment: HL7, DICOM, Java, Windows 2003 R2, MS SQL Server 2008, Visual

Studio, HP Quality Center v.10

Duties:

. Prepared test cases and test plans for multiple project

deployments

. Performed Functional, Load, Stress, Regression, Sanity and User

Acceptance test

. Maintained shared documentation in ClearCase version control

system

. Executed test cases from the test lab HP Quality Center

. Ensured that test cases were updated in the HP Quality Center

along with Master test plan

. Executed automated testing using HP QTP 9.0

. Tested valid and non-valid request HL7 messages by running SQL

queries

Inter-Com, Ottawa, On Mar 2007

- Dec 2008

Intranet Developer/QA Analyst

Project Scope:

Inter-Com Inc. was remodeling and extending the internal client database to

fit new products and services. The old UI needed to be re-designed as

company requested additional functionality. New web-based application was

proposed and implemented to fit company requirements. Among new features

were Crystal reports and users self-administration.

Environment: UNIX, MS SQL 2005, Crystal reports, ClearCase, PHP

Duties:

. Participated in design and development stages of the project

. Wrote and maintained Functional Documentation and Gap Analysis

documents

. Built PHP forms (applications) to manage local clients/orders

database

. Developed and deployed numerous static pages (policy, codes etc.)

. Installed and configured Linux Red Hat project's sandbox

. Performed manual Integration, System, UAT, Smoke and Regression

testing for web applications using WinXP/ Firefox3.x client and

Apache server configurations

. Managed and tracked application bugs

. Tested Crystal reports by reviewing data displayed in UI and

running queries against MS SQL database

CCHSA, Ottawa, On April 2004

- Dec 2006 Web Developer/QA Tester

Project Scope: Surveyors Software

Pilot version of surveyor's software for the Canadian Council Health

Accreditation on English and French languages, enhancing the quality of

health services accreditation surveys. Software is installed on local

surveyor's laptops prior to the survey. After surveys, data is extracted,

converted, and imported into the MS SQL server. This new pilot is more

flexible, intuitive and user friendly then the previous version.

Duties:

. Designed test data strategy, requirements and tools for User

Acceptance Test (UAT)

. Liaised with database administrator to test accuracy of data

imported to MS SQL server

Project Scope: Internet/Intranet

The CCHSA website and intranet sites were constantly updated and enhanced

while the site was converted from PHP platform to ASP Studio NET

environment. The CCHSA website was re-designed with the additional

functionality.

Duties:

. Participated in designing of new CCHSA website by gathering user

requirements and writing gap analysis documentation as well as

functional design documentation

. Mapped PHP form fields to MS SQL server tables

. Intensively tested new website in the following browsers:

Internet Explorer, Netscape, Opera, Mozilla and Firefox.

Platforms: Windows, Linix, MAC

. Performed Integration, System, Regression, Smoke, Error-Handling

manual functional testing for all functional aspects including E-

Commerce

Project Scope: Siebel

CCHSA maintained the Siebel application to store Canada health

organizations, accreditation standards and surveyors. At this stage just

minor changes/updates were deployed. Numerous Actuate reports were added to

the application to enhance the quality and shorten time of analysis.

Duties:

. Created Test Cases from Functional Requirements and Software

Design documents. Managed test case development and execution via

TestPlanner

. Intensively tested Actuate reports for interface accuracy, and

data sanity

. Maintained shared documentation in ClearCase version control

system

Prosar, Ottawa, On May

2002 - March 2004

E-Commerce/Web Developer

Duties:

. Created and implemented original design and web images for the

various E-Commerce

web sites.

. Developed/modified number of different PHP and ColdFusion

application.

Among numerous web-sites deployed, the most complex were:

www.emitsolutions.com

Created/modified static and dynamically generated web pages. Developed

complex application to register clients. Application contains: client

interface, administrative part and database.

www.printersmatrix.com

Designed and coded promotional jump pages that target specific market

segments to reinforce offline advertising, including radio, newspaper and

television. Debugged and redesigned existing pages.

EDUCATION

Bachelor Degree in Electronics Engineering

Polytechnic University, Kiev, Ukraine

A+ Certification

LEARNET College, Ottawa, ON

Webmaster / E-Commerce - Diploma

MICAN Business College, Ottawa, ON

Quality Assurance/Software Testing Specialist

Toronto College, Toronto, ON

References available upon request

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