MS. VANDANA SAXENA Mobile: 848-***-****

Email: ac9h0g@r.postjobfree.com Secaucus, NJ 07094

linkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vandanasaxena

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Over 15 years of SDLC experience which includes 8 years hands-on QA Managerial experience and 4 years of development experience.

Managed a team of 8 QA analysts/consultants under off-shore/on-site model.

Expertise in functional, regression, systems, integration, performance testing for web based GUI applications

(B2B & B2C), client-server applications, backend database server side testing (Data reconciliation/Migration, ETL processes) and desktop products testing.

Proficient in implementation of QA Test Automation framework / harness of the application and provide automation solution for regression testing.

Excellent knowledge in providing support, solutions and service delivery in Quality Assurance processes and methodologies, standards, release management under Agile Scrums.

Good knowledge of developing strategies for Load & Performance testing using VBScript/Load Runner.

Experience in Investment Banking - Financial/Market Risk/ Credit Risk domain (VaR, Probability of default), data testing middle office, trading process (equity) etc.

Detail-oriented, thorough, analyze product deeply and provide risk analysis, creatively solve problems, ability to conscientiously manage, take initiatives, follow-up on multiple concurrent tasks in tight deadlines.

Proficient in Web Services (SOAP/REST), IVR testing

Specific experience in Business Intelligence (Information Builders) using WebFOCUS products e.g. reports, portals, dashboards etc., Financial (Nomura, Morgan Stanley, Pulte Mortgage), Insurance (GE-Fleet Services), Telecom (Motorola, Comcast, Bellsouth, QWEST, AIT (Ameritech)), Advertising (AOL), eCommerce

(Accoona), Healthcare (Department of Defense -Military), and Public Services (Texas Dept. of Information Resources, San Diego County, and State of Florida) industries. TECHNICAL SKILLS

System: UNIX/LINUX, MS-DOS, Windows

API/Web Services: SOAP, REST, JSON, XML, CSS, Postman

Software: PL/SQL Developer, DBArtisan, TOAD, MS Visual Studio

Tools: Selenium, Load Runner, WinRunner, QTP, Quality Center, ClearQuest, Bugzilla, JIRA

Language: Java, C, Python, ASP, HTML, VB Script, Java Script, VB, PL/SQL

RDBMS: Oracle, MS Access, MS SQL Server, Sybase

Business Intelligence: WebFOCUS (AppStudio, InfoAssists, InfoSearch, Portals, Reports, etc.)

Servers: Web Servers, Tomcat Apache, Microsoft Internet Information Server

Version Control: VSS, TFS, CVS

Others: Share Point, MS Project, Visio, Business Objects, Eclipse, Confluence PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

QA Manager, Information Builders Inc. NYC, USA (Aug 2013 – March 2019) Managed a team of 8 QA Analysts (on-site and off-shore), in charge of resources planning, scheduling, executing QA strategy, and coordinating with development team, business groups etc. Involved in executing end-to-end manual/automated testing efforts of multiple projects e.g. Business Intelligence (Report, Portals, Dashboards), Desk-top products (AppStudio), Web based applications (e.g. Charts, Reports` etc.), Search Engine (in Cloud based SaaS platform) and Web Services (SOAP, REST). Sr. Data & SW Quality Lead, Standard & Poors’, NYC, USA (Jan 2012 – June 2013) Led testing efforts in Risk Management area (Credit and Market), for multiple projects & research related activities (in MS. VANDANA SAXENA

Mobile: 848-***-**** Email: ac9h0g@r.postjobfree.com Secaucus, NJ 07094 linkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vandanasaxena clouds), responsible for gathering, documenting and evaluating test requirements, defining test strategies/ planning & execution, developing & maintaining test plans, test cases and scripts; building queries and automated scripts for reuse using different tools; conducted root cause analysis and recommended steps to prevent and resolve errors with data, software model and software outputs. Also, assisted development team with the creation of data models for equity & bonds, and used statistical analysis to test such data models. Worked closely with internal data operations and licensing teams to ensure appropriate use of data and protection of intellectual property rights. QA Manager Consultant, Nomura Securities, NYC, USA (Apr 2011-Oct 2011) In-charged of QA resources planning and scheduling for Risk Management System. Led a team of 6 QA Engineers in Agile development environment and executed QA strategies, co-coordinated with development team, business groups etc. Involved in validation of various ETL processes and backend database testing. Performed end-to-end, functional and regression testing of VaR calculations. Reviewed and evaluated requirements, identified issues, risks, gap analysis.

QA Manager Consultant, Morgan Stanley, NYC, USA (March 2010-Jan 2011) Led a team of 4 QA Engineers for disclosure generating system for research team. Designed an automation framework for GUI application using QTP, involved in end-to-end testing efforts of functional, regression, integration, system and performance testing. Also, performed backend DB testing for data validation of various ETL processes. Responsible for conducting API (SOAP, REST) testing for various web services using JSON and XML data. As an Administrator, maintained the Quality Center for logging issues. Also, generated various reports etc. SW QA Lead Engineer, AOL Corp., NYC, USA (May 2008 – Mar 2010) Led many projects and critical tasks independently, coordinated the quality assurance activities, including, functional, system, integration and regression testing. Designed and developed Test Automation framework / harness of the application and provided automation solution for regression testing of various test scripts using QTP. Developed an automated process in VB/SQL to replace the daily tedious steps on checking various systems status by scheduling it. Performed back-end testing for data validation of various ETL, Fraud, Billing processes by writing complex SQL queries /PLSQL procedures which were used by across the team. QA Manager, Accoona Corp., N.J., USA (Sep 2006 – May 2008) Established QA department for different groups by full hiring process. Managed a team of 6 Testers and few contractors. Responsible for testing efforts in cross-industry online lead generation advertising platform & pay-per- lead bidding system, online search & community search engine and eCommerce consumer electronics retailing comparison application. Also, designed automation framework for GUI applications using QTP. Developed many QA processes, test standards, testing procedures across the teams. Sr. Consultant, BearingPoint (formerly KPMG Consulting), USA (Jan 2001–Aug 2006) Led a team including developers and testers in various projects, worked on database design and application development using Visual Basic, C, SQL, Access Database and Oracle on Windows and UNIX operating systems. Also, involved in Project Plan, Test Plan, Deployment Plan for large data warehouses, major focus on Quality Management and Testing services for software implementation and integration projects.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

BearingPoint (formerly KPMG Consulting)

o Designed and developed defect tracking system that was used in other projects also. o Automated server-side load testing using VBScript; used by other team members also. o Rewarded by promotion in 2003 and Outstanding Performance in 2003 and 2005.

AOL

o Provided an automated solution for checking various server’s status using QTP/VB Script.

Information Builders Inc.

o Delivered high quality products for all projects within tight timelines and frequent adhoc request with high success rate.

o Trained team members on various areas e.g. Desktop product testing etc. o Established various QA processed within 3 months.

Morgan Stanley

o Trained team members on various areas e.g. ETL testing, DB testing, Automation etc. o Delivered high quality products with success rate of 99% despite tight schedules.

Accoona:

o Managed a very big and critical release leading to promotion and appreciation from top management. o Automated entire lead generation application using QTP/VB which resulted in testing time to half. EDUCATION:

Masters in Science (Statistics) from University of Lucknow, India

Bachelors in Science (Physics, Mathematics & Statistics) from University of Lucknow, India

AOL training in Python; IBM training in ClearCase – Admin (Unix); HP training in Quick Test Professional; Load Runner; Lombardi training in Teamworks Tool; Mainframe JCL, MVS, VSAM, IDMS, ADSO, DB2, CICS, Software Testing

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