SOLOMON AJAYI

Address: **** *. ******* **** **. Prospect, IL, 60056

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Cell: 773-***-****

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

IT professional with over seven years of quality assurance experience. Experience in QA validations, process integration and compatibility testing at different stages of the system development life cycle (SDLC). Great communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively interact with Clients and colleagues and meet project timelines.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Tools: Bugzilla, Selenium and Jira

Testing: Automated Testing

Reporting Tools: BI Reports

Technologies: HTML

Languages: SQL PL/SQL

Database: MS Access, DB2, MS-SQL

Operating System: Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP, MS-DOS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Allstate Chicago, IL Jan 2014 – Present

Software Tester

Description: Responsible for performing quality assurance testing on web-based applications, which offer insurance quotes and product selection to Small Employer Groups and Individual Groups. Responsible for developing and executing test conditions and test cases to ensure delivery of quality information system that conform to organization standards and user requirements.

Responsibilities:

Develop test cases from Use Cases/Requirements for the re-engineering of the web based application

Execute test cases and track defects using Mercury Quality Center

Perform Unit testing for developers to validate screens functionality

Perform Smoke testing for verifying application functionality on developer's testing environment on every build

Perform compatibility testing of the web application on different version of Internet explorer

Perform Functional, System and User Acceptance testing for verifying application functionality

Follow black box methodologies to check the functionality of web pages

Conduct multiple cycles of Regression Testing using manual test cases

Participate in defect reporting and reviews

Led software requirements definition, design specifications and testing participated in pear reviews for test cases and use cases

Maintenance of infrastructure/hardware testing, with security testing and/or functional testing.

Responsible for the Infrastructure & Security team for testing out server, desktop, and database patches, as well as server installations, upgrades, end-user devices, and networking changes.

Responsible for day to day security testing including monitoring night scans and reporting and investigating new vulnerabilities

Evaluate, recommend, and implement infrastructure/security test tools and strategies, provide support to the other QA disciplines as needed: The Functional & Regression Testing Team and the Performance Testing team

Support the continuing growth and maturation of the QA team and Mentor/Train team members on current testing web based application

Test the application on mobile devices in IOS & Android environments

Hallmark Services Corp

Cancer City-MO Mar 2013 – Dec 2013

Software Quality Tester

Description: Hallmark Cards is a privately owned American company based in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 by Joyce Hall, Hallmark is the largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States

Responsibilities:

Translated requirements, designs and functional specifications into effective test plans and test cases

Verified accuracy in software and created test data files (valid/invalid) to test program logic and system flow

Conducted regression testing to ensure the modifications were performing in accordance with application specifications

Reported, tracked and re-tested defects in software as defects were corrected

Collaborated with development team in reproducing and solving defects, on time and with high quality

Conducted defect calls to ensure resolution of defects effectively between various teams.

Participated in weekly meetings with the team including management to discuss test results and to prioritize issues.

Wrote simple SQL queries to insert/delete/update data in test environments.

Actively shared knowledge with team members

Excelled at team meeting participation due to superior interpersonal and communication skills. Actively encouraged creative problem solving among peers

Participated in Project Status meetings with clients

Fgraphic. Aurora, IL May 2012 – Jan 2013

QA Analyst

Description: FGS delivers best in class solutions for fully integrated internet, print and fulfillment services, helping marketing and compliance professionals go beyond the ordinary. With over 30 years of experience in a fast moving and highly evolving business environment, FGS - a privately held corporation - has remained at the heart of new technology. Marketers benefit from their integrated approach to communications and their understanding of true individual marketing techniques. Compliance professionals benefit from our vast document creation solutions and filing experience.

Responsibilities:

Performed smoke testing, system testing, and End to End Testing and regression testing on different components of the application

Write test cases and execute them on daily basis

Experience managing transactional E-Commerce releases and websites

Reviewed test cases for requirements coverage, ambiguity, and completeness

Performed manual testing on different modules of the application

Performed Functional, Integration, Smoke, System and Regression Testing

Experience in web specific testing like Link Checking, Browser Page Testing, Application Testing, Security Testing and Database Testing

Riverside Publishing Chicago - IL Mar 2011 – Feb 2012

QA Tester / UAT

Description: Riverside Publishing is a subsidiary of HMH (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) which provides a range of testing products and services. Three main categories of their products and services are test taking (test booklets, online testing, answer sheets, etc.) scoring (Blackbox and SDR) and reporting (paper and web reporting).

Responsibilities:

Performed performance testing in Agile Environment and involved in daily stand up meetings.

Create Test Plan and Test Cases based on requirements.

Perform functional testing to ensure that product is compliant with specifications and standards.

Write/modify SQL queries to retrieve data from Oracle database for backend testing.

Perform regression testing using Selenium when needed (Score Manager upgrades, library change, database stored procedure changes, etc.)

Perform integration testing to ensure different components of the system functions properly.

Perform system testing to ensure new product does not change existing behavior of the entire system.

Identify, classify, review and resolve defects in consultation with developers and other team members using JIRA.

Communicate testing results, conformance issues and project status in the daily standup meetings and weekly review meetings.

Work closely with team members (developers, QA, business) to ensure the quality objectives of all projects are met.

Worked on the build management and Release management for the product release.

Perform post implementation testing after product is deployed into production and communicate results to stakeholders in a timely manner.

Arnav International, Inc. Bensenville, IL Dec 2009 – Feb 2011

Junior QA

Responsibilities:

Review and analyze requirements, test planning, create test cases, test execution, analyzing and reporting results, tracking and managing defects, and continuous process improvement

Take part in review of requirements and participate in all the phases of the waterfall methodology.

Execute functional test suites using Quality Center during regression, integration and system testing

Perform cross platform compatibility and cross browser compatibility testing

Maintain documentation of test results, analyze test results and recommend corrective action

Record defect reports and maintain defects in Quality Center

This project involved doing Black box testing including functional, GUI, System testing, Integration

Compatibility testing, across platforms on Windows, Mac, Linux using Test Shell.

EDUCATION & TRAININGS

Masters of Public Administration

Jacksonville State University Jacksonville AL

Bachelors of Arts Management

Calumet College of St. Joseph Whiting IN

Associate of Arts

Central YMCA Community College Chicago IL

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