Melba B
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Personal Summary
A talented, ambitious and self-motivated person with good technical and managerial capabilities.
Seeking a position that allows me to work with the leading and experienced professionals, and thereby enable me to develop high-quality technical and professional skills.
Possessing good team spirit, time management skills and have the ability to produce detailed technical specifications from client requirements. Quick learner who can absorb new ideas and can communicate clearly and effectively.
Education and Certifications
Title of the Degree
College/University
Year of Passing
Master of Computer Application
B.S.A Crescent Engineering College
2010
Technical Skills
Hardware / Platforms
Windows 98/XP/2000/2010.
Technology
Functional Testing
Defect Management Tool
Quality Center & HP ALM 11.52,
Tools Known
CBT, Perfecto
Testing Skills
Mobile Testing, Responsive Web design Testing and worked on both Waterfall and Agile Methodology
Professional Experience
Total Experience = 6 Years and above
Expert in Manual Testing
Company Name
Duration
Cognizant technology solutions
May 2011-Till Date
Certifications
Internal Certification
●Software Testing
●Automation testing for learners
●Agile Scrum for practitioners
External Certification
●CAST certification
Professional Summary
Experienced in working with both Waterfall and Agile Technology (a year) and familiar with Agile ceremonies (Sprint planning, Daily stand up, Meet After and Retro)
Experienced in handling the project as a senior tester and Lead
Has work experience with both BFS and Insurance vertical
Good Exposure on preparation of Test Estimation of User stories
Expertise in Test Strategy, Planning, Test case design, Execution and Reporting
Has good Exposure on Mobile/Device testing and aware of Responsive Web Design Testing.
Actively involved in designing and execution of Test Scenarios, Test Conditions and Test Cases.
Well versed in Identifying Regression Test Cases, Defect Tracking & Bug Reporting.
Strong knowledge of STLC, Testing Methodologies and Testing Techniques
Experience in Web Service Testing and Web Application testing
Experience in preparing Project Closure documents.
Good experience in defect tracking and reporting tools (HP Quality Center)
Extensive work experience on Regression Testing, Functional testing and System Testing, User Interface Testing, Ad-hoc testing and End to End Testing.
Good Knowledge in the applications worked on.
Excellent communication skills and self-motivated.
Handled the Seat Allocation activity for LOB (Insurance - GB)
Has exposure in organizing the Business Process session for LOB (Insurance- GB) wherein the real business motive involved in each project is discussed
Has rendered support for Academic activities for a short period (May 2014)
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Project
Internet Security and Fraud Backlog- Team Frog Protection
Duration
Jul 2016 till date
Role
Tester – Lead
Client
DISCOVER CARDS Team
Team Size
4
Roles And Responsibilities
Understanding the application, verification process & analyzing Requirements of each sprint.
Involved in identifying the requirement defects in RA phase
Preparation of Test Estimation for Design and Execution and expertise in preparing the Test Grid for each user story
Involved in designing the test conditions and test data set up for Execution.
Performed Functional testing and Regression testing, also identification of Regression test scripts.
Daily Status Report and Weekly Status Report Preparation
Involved in Test Strategy, Test Closure documents like Release Notes preparation
Defect Reporting and Retesting in HP ALM 11.52
Involved in Daily status call with onsite and get the day to day work done from the team
Sharing the data on behalf of the team for Metrics collection
Project
Collection RWD – Team Spark
Duration
Jun 2015 to Jul 2016
Role
Tester – Lead
Client
DISCOVER CARDS Team
Team Size
6
Roles And Responsibilities
Received many appreciation from Client for continuous successful sprints and Releases.
Understanding the application, verification process & analyzing Requirements of each sprint.
Involved in identifying the requirement defects in RA phase
Preparation of Test Estimation for Design and Execution
Involved in designing the test conditions and test data set up for Execution.
Performed Functional testing and Regression testing, also identification of Regression test case for each Release
Daily Status Report and Weekly Status Report Preparation
Involved in Test Strategy, Test Closure documents like Release Notes preparation
Defect Reporting and Retesting in HP ALM 11.52
Involved in Daily status call with onsite and get the day to day work done from the team
Trained 5 new joiners and a tester being senior resource in the team
Sharing the data on behalf of the team for Metrics collection
Project
Rosetta
Duration
June 2014- Jul 2014
Role
Tester
Client
LEXIS NEXIS
Team Size
8
Roles And Responsibilities
Understanding the application, and carried out Regression suite update
Performed 3 cycles of Functional & a Regression testing and reporting the daily status.
Project
Mobile Testing – NAPO PDC
Duration
Mar 2014 to Apr 2014
Role
Tester
Client
TOYOTA
Team Size
2
Roles And Responsibilities
Understanding the application, verification process & analyzing Requirements.
Received Client appreciation for delivering beyond the expectation.
Performed Functional testing and 4 kinds of Regression testing
Project
50 States Policy Forms
Duration
Jan 2013 to Jan 2014
Role
Tester
Client
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE
Team Size
6
Roles And Responsibilities
Understanding the application, verification process & analyzing Requirements.
Involved in identifying the requirement defects in RA phase
Involved in designing the test conditions and test data preparation.
Performed Functional testing and 4 kinds of Regression testing
Daily Status Report and Weekly Status Report Preparation
Involved in Retrofit testing
Defect Reporting and Retesting in HP ALM 10.0
Involved in Daily status call.
Providing Data for EIT, MOR & MOM
Involved in the Team management activities.
Training the new members joining the team.
Keep track of daily execution status, review it and report it to the client.
Project
Web logic Upgrade
Duration
Jun 2012 to Dec 2012
Role
Tester
Client
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE
Team Size
2
Roles And Responsibilities
Understanding the application, verification process.
Involved in Test strategy and Test Plan
Involved in designing the test cases.
Involved End to End application testing.
Performed Functional testing, Regression testing & Retrofit testing
Defect Reporting and Retesting in HP ALM 10.0
Co-ordinate with Development team and Business for Defect Report Status
To meet the timelines for all of our deliverables
Involved in tracking the defects through QC (Quality Centre).
Participating in weekly status call with the Project team
Test Closure Report
Project
IE 8 Upgrade
Duration
Dec 2011 to May 2012
Role
Tester
Client
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE
Team Size
4
Roles And Responsibilities
Received Client appreciation for completing the project before the delivery timeline.
Almost 25 & above application was tested and learnt all those application in quick span of time
Regression Test Cases were identified to test the application functionality (most of the applications) and Test cases were designed for few applications.
Daily Status Report and Weekly Status Report Preparation
Defect Reporting and Retesting in HP ALM 10.0
Test Closure Report
Attending status call along with Business and Development team
Attending Defect Triage calls with Business and Development team
Personal Details:
Date of Birth
20/01/1987
Sex
Female
DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the above given particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.