Quality Assurance Project

Vlad Rogozovskyy

Address:

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Ontario, L4H 0T4, Canada

Cell: 647-***-****

Home: 905-***-****

E-mail: *****@*********.**********: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/vlad-rogozovskyy/7/736/301

OBJECTIVE:

QA Manager / QA Lead position in a company where I could apply all my skills and competence to deliver the highest quality software. I have more than 15 years of experience in Enterprise Data Warehouse, Siebel CRM/Siebel UCM, WEB, client-server and mainframe business application development and testing. My expertise allows me to be an asset for automated (using HP/Mercury WinRunner, HP QuickTest Professional, HP LoadRunner, and IBM Rational Robot, IBM Rational Functional Tester) and manual (Functional, Integration, Systems, Regression, Operability, User and Business Acceptance) testing.

Organization

Shoppers Drug Mart

BearingPoint

CIBC eChannels Technology and Shared Services

CIBC Internet Channel

Ministry of Energy, Ukraine

Position

QA Manager/Program QA Lead

Senior consultant

Consultant

Test Coordinator (Automated Testing)

Senior Analyst (Automated Testing)

Test Analyst

Senior System Analyst/Team Lead

System Analyst

Software Developer

Dates

Apr. 2008 – Sep. 2012

Mar. 2007 – Mar. 2008

Nov. 2005 – Mar. 2007

Jul. 2004 – Sep. 2005

Jan. 2003 – June 2004

Feb. 2002 – Jan. 2003

Jul. 2000 – Aug. 2001

Feb. 1998 – June 2000

Jan. 1994 – Feb. 1998ACHIEVEMENTS

Shoppers Drug Mart: Managed all aspects of quality assurance on One Patient View (Siebel CRM / Siebel UCM) program and Business Intelligence Data Warehouse program. Managed the QA planning and scoping for ongoing projects. Managed testing team (both on-shore and off-shore resources) and all testing activities during SIT and UAT (test scripts preparation, execution, test results analysis, project status reporting and end-to-end tracking of all found issues). Managed the QA management process from requirements phases through to test execution and program implementation. Evaluated SOA testing tools and provide suggestion to senior management team on tool purchase. Participated in assessment of Enterprise Quality Assurance standards and created Enterprise templates for Test strategy, Test Cases, Defects, Risk Weight Assessments and Test Preparation Reporting scorecards. Set up QA Automation process to expedite testing activities.

BearingPoint: Defined Test Strategy, Test Scenario and managed all testing activities for RQ (Risk Quantification), AS (Asset Securitization) and CAD (Chief Account Division) Calculations, and Sourcing (load completeness, field accuracy and referential integrity) testing of Retail Credit Data Warehouse for BASEL II Program (Client - CIBC). Coordinated all activities related to BCAR (Best Capital Adequacy Ratio) reporting analysis of UAT testing of Retail Credit Data Warehouse for BASEL II Program and made recommendations to senior management regarding all found issues.

Build end-to-end automated testing demo for Visa Method 2 Interest Calculations that is used to:Demonstrate integrated use of tools for business developmentDemonstrate an ability to do the work remotely (i.e. off-shore pilot) for business developmentProvide a sandbox for the team to do knowledge share and build demo's for business development purposes

Coordinated HP Quality Center and HP Quality Center Dashboard system support

Trained Client team on how to establish Automated Testing Process

CIBC eChannels Technology and Shared Services: Architected and implemented automated packages to validate business requirements and perform system integration, functional, regression and user acceptance testing for CIBC, CDCB (Canadian Defense Community Bank) and PCF (President’s Choice Financial) Online Banking web applications. Automated test data set up, maintain and clean up procedures in COINS.

CIBC Internet Channel: Participated in designing of the Automated Testing Life Cycle Process for User Acceptance Testing to validate that the web-application system (CIBC web-site) meets business requirements as specified.

Ministry of Energy, Ukraine: Led testing activities. Managed the planning and scoping for ongoing projects. Created Test Plan, Test Cases and other project deliverables. Participated in all phases of quality assurance process for three-tear client-server financial application.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:More than 15 years of experience in WEB, client-server and mainframe business application development and testing.Broad experience in QA testing procedures and methodologiesExtensive experience in QA project/program management (planning, scoping and test execution) for Functional, Regression, Systems, Integration and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).Extensive experience in preparation of Quality Management Plans, Test Plans, Test Strategies, Traceability metrics and other testing artifacts.Broad experience in Cross Functional Team Leadership.Expert in automated testing and methodologies using IBM and HP tool suites.Expert level of knowledge and work experience in Enterprise Data Warehouse Testing.Broad experience in performance, load and stress testing for WEB and client-server multi-tire application.Clear understanding of all stages of SDLC (software development life cycle), testing procedures, and QA methodologies.Interaction as a liaison between business area experts and the development team, to review requirements, defect status and workarounds.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:Databases: MS SQL Server (6 years), Oracle (8 years), DB2 (8 years), Sybase (1 year), MS Access (15 years), Paradox (15 years), dBase (15 years), IBM Netezza (3 years).Programming languages: Java (1 year), JavaScript (8 year), C/C++ (2 year), Visual Basic (5 year), VBScript (10 year), SQL (10 years), PL/SQL (10 year), VBA (10 years), Pascal (5 years).Software development tools: Borland C++ Builder (5 year), MS Visual Basic 5/6 (3 year), MS Visual Java (1 year), Delphi (5 years), MS Access (15 year).Technologies: JSP (5 year), EJB (3 year), ASP (3 year), Active X/COM/DCOM (8 year), Win32 API (8 year), DLL (1 year), ADO (15 year), DAO (15 year), XML (8 year), XSLT (8 year), XSD( 3 years), HTML (15 year).Operating systems: Unix (1 year), Linux (1 year), iMac (1 year), Windows (15 years).Middleware and Web Sever Applications: Siebel CRM 8.1 (1 year), BEA WebLogic (3 year), WebSphere (1 year), BroadVision (2 year), Apache (1 year), IIS (3 year), SAS Web Report Studio (1 year), SAS Enterprise Guide (1 year), Cognos (1 year), Quest SQL Navigator (3 years), IBM PCOM v 5.x (1 year), TSYS TS2 (6 month), IBM Workplace Forms Viewer (6 months), Quest TOAD for DB2 (4 year), MicroStrategy 8.1 (4 year), Informatica Power Center 8.1.1 (2 years), IBM Data Studio 1.1 (3 year).Software testing tools: Mercury WinRunner 6.0–8.2 (5 years), HP QuickTest Professional 7.6-10 (6 year), HP LoadRunner 6.0-10 (3 year), Mercury Test Director 7.0-8.0 (4 years), HP Quality Center 8.2 - 10 (6 years), HP Business Test Components for Quality Center 9.0 (2 years), IBM Rational Suite (1 year), IBM Rational Functional Tester (1 year), IBM Rational Performance Tester (1 year), SOAP UI/Load UI (1 year)Project Management tools: MS Project (10 year), Visio (7 years), VSS (5 years), CVS (3 year).

PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS:Able to apply complex concepts in problem solving within required deadlines.Equally effective working in self managed projects and as part of a teamHardworking, self-motivating, analytic/systematic thinker, quick learner and very flexible.Work well under pressure, great problem solver, goal oriented, enthusiastic

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Shoppers Drug Mart

QA Manager / Program QA Lead

April 2008 – September 2012Managed all aspects of quality assurance on One Patient View (Siebel CRM / Siebel UCM) program and Business Intelligence Data Warehouse program during SIT and UAT testing phases.Coordinated performance (load, stress, scalability and endurance) testing performed by vendor team for One Patient View (Siebel CRM / Siebel UCM) program.Managed testing teams (both on-shore and off-shore resources) in planning, preparation and execution of the effective test efforts.Negotiated with business partners for skilled resources and subject matter experts: scheduling resources to match demand and assisting with testing as required.Communicated and negotiated testing timelines, budget, staffing, scope and critical milestones with program/project managers.Managed, created, and delivered Quality Management Plans, Test Plans, Test Strategies, Traceability metrics and other testing artifacts using risk analysis methodologies and tools and that align with the development approach/methodology selected for the project.Ensured the test process, methodologies and tools are applied appropriately and that test phase entry/exit criteria are agreed to by stakeholders and applied by the test team.Reviewed and provided input to project documentation as required.Assessed the impact to testing for scope changes and communicated to the program/project management team both from a timeline/cost and a risk perspective.Monitored, assessed and communicated mitigation plan for testing risks to the program/project management team and stakeholders; monitored and tracked testing progress.Prioritized testing tasks based on goals and risks of projects and ensured testing milestones, activities and tasks are completed as scheduled.Managed and supported the team in creating reusable test assets for both manual and automated test scripts.Managed the defect process ensuring defects are documented, tracked and reported to facilitate timely fixes.Managed and reported the status of test planning, defects and execution activities, including regular status updated to the project team using quality metrics.Led team in using test tools, defect tracking tools and other test support tools.Contributed to project readiness assessments, and participated and contributed to lessons learned.Worked with Technology to ensure test environments and data are appropriate for testing requirements, available on time and updated per the test execution plan.Ensured testing is conducted in a manner that does not impact the production environment (e.g., scheduling of file transmissions, etc.) and in accordance with established information security and information privacy policies and guidelines.Led the continuous, measured improvement of testing processes, strategies, plans and frameworks.Acted as a primary liaison for testing resources and business participants on business acceptance test support.Managed approval of Test Strategy, Test Plan and Entry/Exit criteria with appropriate project partners.Ensured timely notification of issues/problems and made recommendations for issue/problem resolution to project team and resolved and/or escalated testing issues where required Provided insight, information and recommendations on industry trends and significant issues.Acted as a consultant / resource to other areas of IT and the Business.Managed effective use of testing tools and testing automation process fundamentals.Provided assistance/guidance to direct reports on policy, procedures, testing tasks and training in general. Supported change management and implementation planning for the project, especially on transition of unresolved defects to the operational support teams.Manage relationships with project team members, third party vendors/ service partners, release teams and client areas as appropriate.Supported the PMO (Project Management Office) in developing and implementing best in class QA practices and tools to support wide initiatives.Evaluated SOA testing tools and provide suggestion to senior management team on tool purchase.Participated in assessment of Enterprise Quality Assurance standards.Created Enterprise templates for Test strategy, Test Cases, Defects, Risk Weight Assessments and Test Preparation Reporting scorecards.Coordinated operability (disaster recovery, fail-over and system configuration) testing for SDM in store server upgrade project.Participated in regression testing and performed Cisco Call Manager, Call Unity testing, WIFI testing, IVR testing as part of SDM in store server upgrade projectSet up QA Automation process to expedite testing activities using HP Quality Center and HP QuickTest Professional 10:90% of Test preparation – automated.100% of Test execution – automated.

Technology: Siebel CRM 8.1, SUSE Linux Enterprise 9,10,11, IBM WebSphere, Weblogic, JBoss, Oracle, DB2, Quest TOAD for DB2, MicroStrategy 8.1, Informatica Power Center 8.x, IBM Data Studio 1.1, HP Quality 9.2/10, HP QuickTest Professional 9.5/10, HP LoadRunner 9.5/10/11, Visio, MS Project.

BearingPoint

Senior Consultant

March 2007 – March 2008Managed the planning and scoping for ongoing projects.Created and documented test strategies, master test plans, test and use cases, and other project deliverables.Managed the end-to-end tracking of all found issues and acted as liaison between business and development team by organizing and coordinating joint issue resolution sessions to review requirements, defect status and workarounds.Managed testing team and led all testing activities (test scripts preparation, execution and test results analysis) for RQ (Risk Quantification), AS (Asset Securitization), CAD (Chief Account Division) Calculations, Data Warehouse Processes, and OLAP Reports during UAT testing of Retail Credit Data Warehouse for BASEL II Program (Release 1 and Release 2)Managed testing team and led all testing activities during preparation of Automated Regression Package for eFrom rewrite project at CIBC Amicus.Coordinated all activities related to BCAR (Best Capital Adequacy Ratio) reporting analysis of UAT testing of Retail Credit Data Warehouse for BASEL II Program and made recommendations to senior management regarding all found issues.Defined Test Strategy and Test Scenario for RQ (Risk Quantification), AS (Asset Securitization) and CAD (Chief Account Division) Calculations, and Sourcing (load completeness, field accuracy and referential integrity) testing of Retail Credit Data Warehouse for BASEL II ProgramDefined approach and create solution to test and validate correctness of RQ (Risk Quantification), AS (Asset Securitization) and CAD (Chief Account Division) Calculations for Retail Credit Data Warehouse for BASEL II ProgramArchitected and implemented automated regression package to test Visa Method 2 Interest Calculations for TSYS Consumer Release in TD Bank.Build end-to-end automated testing demo for Visa Method 2 Interest Calculations that is used to:Demonstrate integrated use of tools for business developmentDemonstrate an ability to do the work remotely (i.e. off-shore pilot) for business developmentProvide a sandbox for the team to do knowledge share and build demo's for business development purposesArchitected and implemented automated regression package to test following eForms testing areas:Front End validations for core business rulesCoordinated Mercury Quality Center and Mercury Dashboard system support such as, but not limited to:

Coordinated Mercury Dashboard development and enhancements: Developed the quality reporting deck in Mercury DashboardProvided standardized metrics to be used consistently across all releases to allow for trend analysisTrained Client team on how to: Establish Automated Test Process in the company according QA Methodology and leading industry practice.Design the Automated Testing Life Cycle Process for regression testing

Technology: Oracle, Quest SQL Navigator, Mercury Quality Centre 8.2 – 9.0, Cognos Reports Studio, Cognos Query Studio, SAS Enterprise Guide, IBM Workplace Forms Viewer, SAS Web Report Studio, VSS, Visio, MS Project.

Consultant

November 2005 – March 2007Managed testing team and led all test preparation activitiesDefined approach and created solution to assemble consolidated mapping as a control table for Sourcing (load completeness, field accuracy and referential integrity) testing of Retail Credit Data Warehouse for BASEL II Program Defined approach and created Automated SQL script generator for Data Warehouse testingDefined approach and created Automated SQL script execution toolCoordinated Test Cases and scripts Sign Off for RQ (Risk Quantification), AS (Asset Securitization) CalculationsDefined approach and created Automated data generator for RQ (Risk Quantification) simple test data set for Retail Credit Data Warehouse for BASEL II ProgramCoordinated and performed Test Cases and scripts Sign Off for CAD (Chief Account Division) Calculations for User Acceptance Testing of Retail Credit Data Warehouse for BASEL II ProgramCoordinated and performed updates of consolidated mapping and control table for Sourcing (load completeness, field accuracy and referential integrity) testing to sync with revised data models and BTR (business transformation rules) of Retail Credit Data Warehouse for BASEL II Program

Technology: Oracle, Quest SQL Navigator, Mercury Quality Centre 8.2 – 9.0, Cognos Reports Studio, Cognos Query Studio, SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS Web Report Studio, VSS, Visio, MS Project.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Test Coordinator (Automated Testing)

July 2004 – September 2005Created automated regression package to test CIBC AMICUS Bank initiative for CDCB (Canadian Defense Community Bank) and PCF (President’s Choice Financial) Online Banking.Architected and implemented automated test package to perform full content comparison against two different test environments. Implemented customized reporting system for automated test results using HTML, XML, XSLT and XQuery. Stabilized code for various environments, operating systems, browsers and languages.Created automated package to test Bank products (bank accounts, credit cards, mortgages, insurance, loans and lines of credits) and Investing and Brokerage products (Portfolio Programs and Managed Portfolio Services, Mutual Funds, GICs, RESPs, RRSPs, RRIFs, LIFs)Created automated test package to validate business rules, brokerage and account association functionality for CIBC Online Banking connectivity with CIBC Investors Edge and Wealth Management.Implemented automated test package to perform performance and load testing for CIBC Branch locator application.Designed automated regression test package for CIBC wireless testing.Implemented automated package to set up, maintain and clean up the test data in COINS.Reviewed, evaluated and created functional test package for web testing in Quick Test Professional.Summarized and made recommendations to senior management regarding the introduction of new functionality into the automated test framework and procedures.Managed the planning and scoping for ongoing projects. Created and documented test strategies, test plans and test cases.Acted as liaison between business area experts and the development team to review requirements, defect status and workarounds.

Environment: BEA Weblogic, WebSphere, BroadVision, Apache, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, Unix and iMac

Technology: J2EE technologies, Enterprise Java Beans (EJB), Java Server Pages (JSP), JavaScript, HTML, XML, XSLT, Oracle, WinRunner 7.6-8.0, QuickTest Professional 7.6-8.2, TestDirector 7.0/7.6, CVS, Visio, MS Project.

Senior Analyst (Automated Testing)

January 2003 – June 2004Architected and implemented full regression automated test package using functional decomposition and data-driven framework utilized WinRunner Produced non-standard functions to test Online Banking business functionality.Designed customized reporting system from TestDirector utilizing TestDirector OTA (Open Test Architecture), HTA, JavaScript, Oracle and SQL.Prepared test plans, test cases, and other project deliverables.Documented actual test results and coordinated the end-to-end tracking of all found issues.

Environment: Weblogic, WebSphere, BroadVision, Apache, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, Unix and iMac

Technology: J2EE technologies, Enterprise Java Beans (EJB), Java Server Pages (JSP), JavaScript, HTML, XML, XSLT, Oracle, MS Access, WinRunner7.0 / 7.6, TestDirector7.0/7.6, CVS, Visio, MS Project.

Test Analyst

February 2002 – January 2003Created Test Plan, Test Cases and other project deliverables. Created, executed, updated and reviewed test cases. Created, verified and followed bug reports using Test Director.Coded and executed automated functional tests utilized WinRunner.Performed system integration testing (SIT), functional testing, user interface usability and acceptance testing (UAT), browser compatibility, and regression testing.Tested Bank products (bank accounts, credit cards, mortgages, insurance, loans and lines of credits) and Investing and Brokerage products (Portfolio Programs and Managed Portfolio Services, Mutual Funds, GICs, RESPs, RRSPs, RRIFs, LIFs)

Environment: Weblogic, WebSphere, BroadVision, Apache, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, Unix and iMac

Technology: C/C++, IIS, J2EE technologies, Java Server Pages (JSP), JavaScript, Enterprise Java Beans (EJB), HTML, XML, Oracle, MS Access, WinRunner7.0, TestDirector7.0.

Ministry of Energy, Ukraine

QA Team Lead

July 2000- August 2001Led testing activities. Managed the planning and scoping for ongoing projects.Deployed and provided testing templates, standards and procedures.Trained and led the test team members on the methodology and processes.Assisted project managers in estimating testing efforts and test resources.Designed and developed test plans, test strategies, use cases and test cases.Prepared detailed work schedules for the integration test team in conformance with the exchange test schedule; monitor progress against the detailed schedules, identify variances, and take appropriate action.Coded and executed automated regression and functional tests using WinRunner and performance and load tests utilizing LoadRunner test.

Environment: Client-server and WEB based n-tier system designed for Windows NT/2000, Unix, Linux and iMac

Technology: IIS, ASP, C++, Java, JavaScript, XML, HTML, MS-SQL 7.0, Oracle, Sybase, MS Access, Paradox.

System Analyst

February 1998 – June 2000Participated in all phases of quality assurance process for three-tear client-server financial application.Prepared integration tests by adapting existing component integration tests and developing new tests; prepare test data; execute integration tests; analyze, record, and track defects.Prepared test scenarios, test cases and automated test scripts utilized WinRunner.Executed system and integration tests and reported the results.

Environment: Three-tear client-server financial application designed for Windows NT/98

Technology: C++, Java, Visual Basic, COM/DCOM, MS SQL 6.5, Oracle, MS Access, Paradox and dBase.

Software Developer

January 1994 – February 1998As a team member participated in development and implementation of two enterprise applications.Designed data models and produced reusable code components.Played active role in performance tuning and quality assurance effort.Delivered system documentation and specification.

Environment: Projects were developed for secure multi-user environment for Windows NT/98.

Technology: C++, Delphi, COM/DCOM, ADO, MS Access, Paradox and dBase.

EDUCATION:

2007 IBM Rational Software Development Conference

Concentrated on Software Quality and Process, Automated and Performance Testing, Project Management

/2007/Ryerson University

Course Title: System Analyze and Design

/2003/University of Kiev

Major: Computer Aid Control Systems

/Graduated in 1998/Courses and formal training

Course Title: Programming and Database development

/Graduated in 1994/

Certification:

IBM Rational Subject Matter Expert Program: Requirements and Analysis

IBM Rational Subject Matter Expert Program: Design and Construction

IBM Rational Subject Matter Expert Program: Software Quality

IBM Rational Subject Matter Expert Program: Process and Project Management

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