Engineer Quality Assurance

Srirupa (Rupa) Guha

Address: ***** *** ****** *****, *** Moines, WA 98198, U.S.A.

Telephone: 206-***-****

Email: *******@*******.***

Career Profile: A highly analytical and detail-oriented professional with

over ten years of valuable information technology experience in several

industries such as biotechnology, ecommerce and telecommunications. Work

experience included over seven years in software quality assurance/testing,

over two years of software development and some business/functional

analysis experience. United States citizenship and experience in living

abroad in the United Kingdom for three years, having recently returned to

the Seattle area permanently.

Education:

Manchester Business School

Masters in Business Global Business Analysis with Merit standing. Various

modules completed in subjects such as innovation, government

intervention/assistance, international trade theory and global business

strategy. Final dissertation was based on internship experience at Rowan

Technologies Limited. Graduated in September 2010.

University of Washington in Seattle, U.S.A.

Bachelors in Business Administration. Concentration in Marketing and

Finance.

University of Illinois in Chicago in Chicago, Illinois

Certification in Bioinformatics. Modules completed in the following:

Introduction to Bioinformatics, Computational Genomics (Microarray

Bioinformatics), Biostatistics and Data mining. Grade: Pass

University of Washington Extension Program in Seattle, U.S.A.

Certification in Data Resource Management. Modules completed in the

following subjects: Data Modeling, Process Modelling, Data and Process

Integration, Data warehousing concepts. Grade received: Pass

Work Experience:

Wanna Insure in Manchester, United Kingdom - October 2011 till December

2012 QA/Web Tester

. Tested the various business rules and requirements in the website

buyer flows

. Performed front-end website testing in the ASP.net environment and

back-end SQL server database testing

. Developed gap analysis reports and user interface specifications for

new implementations

. Performed functional, regression and user acceptance testing as well

as defect tracking using JIRA

. Performed testing using several browsers, such as Microsoft IE, Google

Chrome, Firefox and Safari

. Performed troubleshooting for clients and root-cause analysis

. Performed automated testing using Selenium

Rosetta Merck in Seattle, WA June 2006 to June 2008 Quality Assurance

Analyst (Contractor)

. Software QA Analyst contractor at Rosetta Merck via At Tech Staffing

working with gene analysis/reporting and pathways analysis

applications

. Gathered business requirements by interviewing users for the gene

reporting and analysing applications

. Entered and tracked defects using JIRA, HP Quality Center and Mercury

Test Suite

. Developed user interface specifications for a biosample annotation

system

. Led the managed the testing efforts, test progress, defect tracking

and test status reporting

. Provided application support to users of gene analysis systems and

provided troubleshooting

. Performed back-end database testing on Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server

databases

. Performed integration, regression and user acceptance testing on gene

analysis systems

. Created and several test documents such as test plans, test

specifications test cases

. Performed white box testing by analyzing XML code and creating

exhaustive test cases

. Trained and mentored other QA professionals

Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, WA February 2006 to June 2006 QA

Engineer (Contractor)

. Software testing contractor at Microsoft Corporation via Wimmer

Solutions

. Analyzed business requirements and functional specifications and

created detailed test scenarios and test cases for full coverage of

business functionalities for the Human Resources IT application

. Performed front end web application testing

. Performed back-end database testing on Microsoft SQL Server databases

. Managed all test-related documentation, test process improvements and

changes.

Milliman Care Guidelines in Seattle, WA September 2005 to December

2005 QA Engineer

. Software testing contractor at Milliman Care Guidelines via Harvey

Nash

. Analyzed business requirements and functional specifications and

creating detailed test scenarios and test cases for full coverage of

business functionalities

. Performed front end web application testing - ASP.net

. Performed back-end database testing on Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server

databases

. Tools: Oracle databases, Microsoft SQL Server databases

. Created and maintained various test-related documents such as test

specifications and test cases

Getty Images in Seattle, WA April 2005 to August 2005 QA

Engineer (Contractor)

. Software testing contractor at Getty Images via Meridian Technology

Group

. Analyzed business requirements and functional specifications for the

creation of detailed test scenarios and test cases for full coverage

of business functionalities

. Performed extensive integration testing of several systems

. Performed front end web application testing on Windows environment

using Internet Explorer, as well as the Macintosh environment using

Safari browser

. Designed, organized and conducted user acceptance test sessions for

each release

. Performed back-end database testing on Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server

databases

. Tools: Oracle Databases, Microsoft SQL Server databases

. Wrote documentation to improve QA processes, training and testing

efforts

Cobalt Group in Seattle, WA August 2004 to February 2005

QA Engineer

. QA Engineer for the Professional Services QA Team

. Performed extensive functional, regression, performance and smoke

testing for various auto manufacturer and dealership websites, and

entered defects using Bugzilla

. Performed back-end database testing on Oracle databases using TOAD as

tool

. Designed, organized and conducted user acceptance test sessions for

each release

. Created test cases using Mercury Test Director

. Tools: UNIX, Oracle Databases, TOAD

. Wrote documentation to improve QA processes, training and testing

efforts

AT&T Wireless in Bothell, WA April 2004 to July 2004

Software Tester

. Software testing contractor at AT&T Wireless via Ciber

. Performed build and integration testing on several environments

. Provided extensive support to several test environments and monitored

them

. Performed troubleshooting on issues that users faced and communicated

extensively to the affected parties

. Tools: UNIX, Oracle Databases, TOAD, Siebel

. Main project worked on: Local Number Portability

ShareBuilder Corporation in Bellevue, WA May 2003 to August 2003

Quality Assurance Analyst

. Quality Assurance Analyst contractor: Performed extensive Ecommerce

website testing for the strategic and maintenance projects

. Analyzed business requirements and functional specifications and

created detailed test scenarios and test cases for full coverage of

business functionalities

. Designed, organized and conducted user acceptance test sessions for

each release

. Managed the application build process

. Created and maintained several documentation to improve QA processes,

training and testing efforts

. Performed front end web application testing and back end database

testing

. Performed build verification, functional, regression and user

acceptance tests

. Tools: Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Query Analyzer, Defect Tracker

system (developed in house)

Real Networks in Seattle, WA October 2000 to October 2001 QA Engineer

(Contractor)

. QA Engineer at Real Networks via Comforce Technical Services

. Performed extensive Ecommerce website testing on buyer flows and

various types of transactions

. Performed back-end database testing on Oracle databases by using SQL

statements for the various test scenarios

. Tuned/optimized the SQL statements for the test cases on a regular

basis

. Designed, organized and conducted user acceptance test sessions for

each release

. Performed data migration and data validation tests for a project where

a new database was implemented

. Ran various UNIX batch jobs, edited files and monitored batch job

progress

. Created and maintained detailed test scenarios and cases for my

projects

. Tools: Oracle 8i, TOAD, HTML (for test cases and other documents

posted to the intranet), UNIX

Watchmark in Bellevue, WA September 1999 to April 2000

Software Development Engineer

. Developed various reporting modules using Excel VBA.

. Restructured the internal code of existing modules for better

efficiency.

. Project-managed the development of visual charts and graphs for

application users.

Nordstrom in Seattle, WA July 1998 to July 1999 Software

Testing Contactor

. Software testing contractor via Programming and Consulting Services

. Performed integration, regression and acceptance tests on various

client/server applications for apparel designers.

. Performed automated scripting using SQA Team Test.

. Participated and offered feedback/opinions in database and application

design reviews.

. Created and maintained test plans and test cases for my projects.

Skills:

. Software: Mercury Test Director, Clear Quest, JIRA, Bugzilla, Siebel,

Visio, ERwin, Crystal Reports, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft

Project, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Visual Source Safe

. Test Automation Tools: IBM Rational Robot, Selenium

. Hardware: IBM PCs, Macintosh PCs, HP3000 Minicomputers, IBM Mainframe

309X

. Programming Languages: PERL, HTML, XML (introduction level), Visual

Basic.

. Statistical Packages: R

. Operating Systems: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows NT, DOS, UNIX.

. Databases: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, Paradox,

Dbase, Rbase.

. Query Languages: Transact -SQL, Oracle PL/SQL.

. Browser experience: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome,

Firefox, Safari

.

Languages: Bengali (fluent), Spanish (advanced), French (intermediate)

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