Mezgebu Getachew Akalu

**** ****** ****** ***, ****** Spring, MD, 20904

E-mail: ac38oa@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 240-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

● 6+ years of IT experience in QA methodologies, Software and Automation Testing.

● Experienced in writing system Test plans, modifying Test strategies, Test Design Specification and defining

Test Case.

● Extensively experienced in writing and executing manual Test cases and scripts.

● Good Knowledge in implementing and utilizing automated web-based testing tools.

● Experienced in Test-driven development, unit testing, functional testing, system integration testing, and regression testing.

● Proficient in Mainframe services testing, GUI testing, UAT, web service testing, and browser compatibility testing.

● Experienced in using different Test case and defect management tools, including HP ALM/Quality Center.

● Extensively experienced in creating and executing Test Cases using HP ALM/Quality Center.

● Experienced in writing simple SQL queries for data validation and Agile/Scrum methodologies.

● Able to use Checkpoints, Descriptive programming and Data Driven Test Scripts in QTP/UFT.

● Ability to work on migration of Automated Testing tool used for creating policies to QTP/UFT.

● Able to create large volume of Regression Test results using QTP/UFT.

● Experienced in performing GUI testing, Data-driven testing using QTP/UFT.

● Ability to create projects using automation testing tools with QTP/UFT.

● Proficient in monitoring and tracking resolution of defects, coordinating with engineers in order to prevent, report, and resolve.

● Experienced in Identifying opportunities to adopt innovative technologies.

● Ensuring test coverage based on business requirements.

● Good working within group or individually on projects.

● Coordinating defect validation and reporting with the team and assist developers in recreating defects.

● Familiarity with continuous process improvement concepts.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

CareFirst, Baltimore, MD QA Analyst

Feb, 2016 – Present

Responsibilities:

● Developed Test plans, scenarios and cases used in testing based on business requirements, technical specifications and product knowledge to ensure the function properly.

● Identified and executed on opportunities to improve Test Automation and Tooling.

● Designed, monitored, and analyzed quality assurance metrics such as defect, defect counts, test results, and test status.

● Identified test requirements from specifications, map test case requirements and design test coverage plan.

● Responsible for performed black box and gray box testing on a daily basis.

● Configured HP ALM for Defect Tracking and created new User Defined Fields.

● Effectively managed the testing process using HP ALM.

● Developed SQL scripts to test data loading process.

● Developed automated scripts using UFT and VB Script.

● Performed Manual and Automated testing for the test cases using UFT.

● Executed Test Scripts using UFT for Regression testing.

● Created automation scripts in Unified Functional Testing to validate functional changes to claims processing.

● Created a Library of Functions in UFT and documented all User-Defined Functions.

● Reported, tracked and determined priority of reported bugs.

● Communicated effectively with the business and IT community.

● Orientated with attention to detail, patience, and persistence in problem solving.

● Prepared Daily and Weekly Status Report and presented them to the Clients.

Environment: JIRA, Java Script, VB Script, Java, PHP, Windows, HP ALM, UFT, SQL, HTML, MS Office, XML, UNIX.

E*Trade Bank, Arlington, VA QA Engineer

Nov, 2013 – Jan, 2016

Responsibilities:

● Ensured Test plans and Test cases are defined, documented, executed and tracked to ensure new applications and enhancements to existing applications satisfy business requirements.

● Maintained Testing Metrics and provided reports to manager on a timely basis.

● Ensured proper traceability between Test cases and requirement documentation.

● Tracked Test execution to planned Test schedule to ensure timely delivery of testing deliverables.

● Reported the defects with development team using HP Quality Center.

● Responsible in consolidating the test results sent by the testers and updating the Quality Center.

● Wrote complex SQL Queries for back end testing for both Oracle and SQL databases.

● Created reusable components utilizing QTP business components.

● Created Customs functions for some grids which are not recognized by QTP.

● Set the QA environment for Manual Testing as well as Automated Testing using QTP.

● Tested the Application by inserting checkpoints and synchronization points in Test scripts using QTP.

● Responsible in validating the functional test cases developed by QTP.

● Involved in User acceptance testing (UAT) of the application.

● Generated weekly status reports for the project team.

● Communicated issues and risks related to work assignments.

● Assisted with meeting agendas and meeting notes.

Environment: VB Script, MS Office, Windows, UNIX, QTP, HP Quality Center, SQL Server, MS Excel, Java, Java Script, Oracle.

AT&T, Oakton, VA Software Tester

July, 2011 – Oct, 2013

Responsibilities:

● Participated in Test Case development, manual testing, and validation of our website and tools that support the website.

● Worked with Build Test Scripts to assist in the testing process.

● Prepared, submitted, and maintained all required documentations for Formal testing.

● Performed and maintained requirements tracing between requirements specifications and Test specification.

● Defined, wrote, and executed Test Plans for integration, user acceptance, and regression testing.

● Reviewed the defects with development team using HP Quality Center.

● Extensively written SQL queries to perform back end testing.

● Developed and maintained QTP scripts for Functional, Sanity and Regression testing.

● Actively participated in test case automation using a structured, key word driven framework with QTP.

● Participated in project updates meeting, defected review meetings and reported meeting.

● Planned test schedules or strategies in accordance with project scope or delivery dates.

● Investigated, reported, and tracked product failures to resolution.

● Defined project staffing estimates on analysis of project.

Environment: Web Services, MS Excel, QTP, Quality Center, HTML, Java, Oracle, Windows, Java

Script, VB Script, UNIX, MS Office.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Addis Ababa University School of Commerce, Ethiopia

Testing Tools:

HP UFT, HP QTP, HP ALM, HP Quality Center, JIRA, SOAP UI

Languages:

C#, C/C++, JAVA, VB Script, Java Script

Bug Reporting Tools:

HP ALM, HP Quality Center Requirement Gathering Tools: Rational Requisite Pro, MS Visio Operating Systems:

Windows, Linux/ UNIX

Tools:

MS Office, MS Excel

Web Technologies:

ASP.NET, VB.NET, CSS, JavaScript, XML, HTML

Database:

SQL Server, MS Access, Oracle

References available upon request

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