DARSHAN PATEL

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Tel: 905-***-**** - Email: ac4oab@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Desire a position as a Quality Assurance Analyst that will effectively utilize my acquired experience and commitment to excellence.

SUMMARY

OF

QUALIFICATIONS

§ Over 7+ years of experience in the field of Software Quality Assurance and software testing of Web, Client Server and Mainframe applications.

§ Strong understanding of Mobile technologies and applications across multiple platforms and hands on experience testing applications on wireless devices (IOS, Android, BlackBerry, smart phones and tablets)

§ Proficient and strong experience in Functional testing, System testing, Regression testing and User Acceptance testing.

§ Highly developed testing skills using Quality Center (HPQC), HP ALM, QTP & JIRA

§ Proficient in software testing life cycle including test plan development, test case creation, test execution and bug tracking.

§ Experienced in different types of testing including regression, end-to-end, integration, dry run and rollback testing.

§ Knowledge and support of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) as it relates to policies and procedures.

§ Experienced in .NET applications, Database Testing using SQL queries on databases like SQL Server & MYSQL, IMB DB2.

§ Skilled in tailoring communications to a variety of audiences such as Contractors, Offshore Teams, Local Team members, Development Team, Senior Managers, and Business executives.

§ Experience in analyzing requirement specifications and developing test plans, test scenarios and test cases.

§ Highly motivated and detail oriented; capable of mastering new technical skills quickly. EDUCATION

§ Bachelor of Science – McMaster University - Hamilton, Canada Completed April 2010 SKILLS

Technical Skills:

§ Test Automation Software: QTP, Cucumber, TestNG, Selenium, Jenkins, JUnit

§ Test Management Software: Quality Center (HP QC), ALM, JIRA, Redmine, Spiderweb & Podio

§ Platforms: Windows, UNIX, Android, IOS

§ Database systems: MYSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, DB2, Microsoft Access

§ Operating systems: Windows XP/Windows 7/ Windows 8

§ Hardware: PC, DEC, Tandem, Unix

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE

Canadian Tire: July 2015 – December 2017

Role: QA Analyst

Ø Worked with Digital Channel Technology Services (DCTS) QA team as IT Test/Quality Analyst. Ø Review business and software documents and create or review test plan Ø My role in these projects is to understand the requirement from Business Analyst in walkthrough meetings, prepare Testing Procedure Specification (TPS) writing detailed Test cases and execution.

Ø Coordinated with team and conducted UAT to ensure that developed systems satisfies the needs of business clients as specified in the functional requirements.’ Ø Performed mix of manual testing and executing automation test scripts across multiple browsers, devices platforms (Android, iOS and Blackberry), application frameworks, GUI and backend applications within a suite of web applications Ø Performed regression testing using Mobile Devices with different operating systems. Ø Used Quality Center/ALM for requirement management, planning, execution, and defects tracking and reporting.

Ø Logged, maintained & tracked defects, assigned type & severity levels Ø Attend daily/weekly defect triage meetings and presented progress updates Ø Coordinated with development team to better understand system functionality to improve testing quality.

Ø Develop new and refines existing QA processes, tools, and testing infrastructure to enhance quality and productivity

Ø Creation of test cases for the execution of Regression testing (FLOOT Lifecycle) based on the business documentation (System Requirements Specification (SRS) System Design Specification (SDS) Business Requirement (BRDs))

CIBC: July 2014 – June 2015

Role: QA Analyst/ QC Administrator

Ø Responsible for writing and auditing test cases to ensure compliance with established standards Ø Completed regression testing in client data migration and update to test functionality of Croesus 2.0 client wealth management tool.

Ø Reviewed and made changes to launch project test cases to ensure maximum coverage to facilitate success during regression testing.

Ø Managed the prioritization of defects and workload queue for defect teams including identification of resource constraints.

Ø Performed sanity, smoke, regression testing and verify bug fixes to meet project schedules Ø Involved as part of automation team using QTP, develop VB scripting Ø Responsible for importing test cases and data in to HP QC Ø Involved in Performance testing QA using Load runner 9.2 Ø Performed Database Testing using SQL quarries (SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, DELETE). Used SQL Server Management Studio Express Tool to check if all the database queries are executing correctly, data is retrieved correctly and also updated correctly Ø Performed fully regression testing for unchanged functionality Ø Created and maintained test data

Ø Responsible for customizing reports from QC

Ø Assisted in UAT testing efforts for Human Resource Information System (HRIS) testing based on for employee within Private Wealth Management (PWM) pillar of CIBC. TELUS: March 2013 – June 2014

Role: QA Analyst

Ø Performed User Acceptance Testing and execute test cases across multiple browsers, devices platforms (Android, iOS and Blackberry), application frameworks, GUI testing and backend applications within a suite of web applications

Ø Analyzed business/functional requirements, develop user test scenarios for UAT execution and ensure Application is user friendly

Ø Created test cases and scripts for testing and assist QA lead with data creation Ø Conducted heavy mobile testing and device testing on Android platform/IOS platform/ OS Ø Collaborated with QA Leads, Developers, Project Managers and Business Analysts to ensure that issues and risks are identified, logged and resolved Ø Cross referenced test results against expected results for planned test scripts and maintain appropriate archival of QA documentation and results log Ø Participated in issue and defect management processes by tracking and managing defects using Quality Center

Ø Provided estimates on test planning and test execution; Ø Coordinate with multiple agile teams on regression test efforts to ensure smooth code delivery every week. Communicate actively and effectively with, and between agile teams and operational teams to sort out code conflicts and dependency, collect release documents, verify weekly release and report release result.

Ø Coordinated and administrated testing activities; review and provide sign-off on the Test Cases prepared by the QA team to confirm the correct interpretation of the requirements; Ø Reported, analyzed and compiled test results, including defects and statistics. AMERICAN EXPRESS: January 2012 - February 2013

Role: Junior QA Tester

Ø Participated in Business/Development meetings to understand business requirements. Ø Gathered business and technical requirements during the initial phase of the project. Ø Analyzed business/functional requirements and wrote test plans for mid size projects. Ø Wrote detailed test cases and performed functional testing, integration testing, regression testing, sanity testing and end to end testing for accepting the build Ø Worked across multiple projects simultaneously, in close collaboration with remote located teams, ensuring a seamless integration of the work pieces and an overall test strategy coordination Ø Logged, documented and verified bugs, assessing their potential risk, prepared detailed test reports and comprehensive QA documents in different phases of the development life cycle of the products Ø Created and submitted status reports to the QA Manager, PM and other stakeholders. Ø Participated in analysis, overview and walkthrough meetings with development and user groups. Ø Responsible for creating weekly status reports and test matrix. HOME DEPOT CANADA: June 2010 - December 2011

Role: QA Resource/Software Tester

Ø Started as an intern and received placement for contract position Ø Reviewed business Requirement documents, Functional requirement document and technical design documents and provided feedback to BA and DEV.

Ø Monitored the scope and requirements changes, assessed the impact on the test management deliverables and adjusted the deliverables to match the changes. Ø Participated in walkthroughs for QA Test Cases and the QA Test Plan with the QA Team and Business Analysts prior to execution.

Ø Performed Black box testing for functional flow of the applications Ø Performed Positive and Negative testing for system validation on various browsers. Ø Assisted in data creation

Ø Investigated, noted and collected information on software bugs and reported to developers. TD CANADA TRUST: April 2009 – August 2009

Role: Financial Planning Associate (summer placement) Ø Successfully developed and launched a national sales campaign to increase net asset growth for the Financial Planning Business.

Ø Executed client initiated trades and provided research recommendations to Senior Financial Planners, while reviewing portfolios for rebalancing. Ø Prioritized and managed workflow to ensure quality and efficiency to guarantee deadlines are met while being flexible to changing work priorities.

Ø Act as a liaison between the Financial Planners and other areas of TD Bank. Ø Prepared and conducted presentations and seminars for Regional Vice Presidents and Senior Regional Managers.

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