Quality Assurance Testing

ROMAN SHTEYMAN

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Over twenty years of extensive experience in Data Processing including systems analysis, design, coding,

testing, implementation and maintenance of various systems for financial and brokerage applications.

Excellent understating of the Software Development Life Cycle and Testing Life Cycle. Detail oriented

with strong diagnostics and problem resolutions skills. Good team player.

SOFTWARE: SQL, DB2, SPUFI, DB2 STORED PROCEDURES, SPUFI, ORACLE, UNIX,

MQ SERIES, MS OFFICE, MICROSOFT WINDOWS, MS ACCESS, MS EXCEL, PL/SQL,

INTERTEST, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, JCL, ENDEVOR, COBOL2, PL/I, CICS, SAMETIME

TOOLS: QUICKTEST PRO, QUALITY CENTER 11, SHARE POINT, TOAD

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE/NEW YORK 2009- 2014

SENIOR QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST

• Involved in business and data analysis, design, testing and implementation of new and

enhances to the existing business applications for National Financial Services.

• Gained a thorough understanding of the test practices of the units that support NF Services

with a focus on the end-to-end test process and testing coverage. Provided earlier QA

involvement in business/functional requirements analysis, design and peer reviews.

• Developed Test Plans identifying test scope, types of testing, resource allocation, risks,

and deliverables (Test Execution Reports, Traceability Matrix, Defect Tracking).

• Defined business scenarios, test procedures and test cases. Designed and maintained

comprehensive metrics to track testing progress and present them to upper management.

• Identify any impact of planned IT releases or infrastructure changes on NF Services.

• Incorporated issues found after deployments into test coverage based on real user feedback.

• Provided cross application training / knowledge transfer to optimize resources and increase

test efficiency. Reviewed results of all testing to ensure that testing objectives are satisfied.

MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL CLEARING CORPORATION, NEW YORK 2006 - 2008

SENIOR APPLICATION SUPPORT ANALYST

• Worked as an individual contributor as well as a team player on a variety of assignments

for Merrill Lynch Professional Traders Services Group.

• The position required extensive communication with end users in gathering business

requirements and translating them into detail program specifications.

• Developed a strong understanding of the systems including their environments that support the

operation to effectively function as the liaison between the business users and technical areas.

• Maintained relationships with business areas, testing, development and other parties on which

the project depends.

• Interacted with the Business/System analysts to define workflow of various functionalities.

• Performed application testing to verify consistency, recoverability and security.

NATIONAL BROKERAGE, NEW YORK 2003 - 2006

CONSULTANT

• Participated in analysis, design, implementation and maintenance of Credit Loss Prevention System.

• In particular, developed various applications that sorted out records of delinquent accounts from

The Master file into smaller lists for statistical analysis to improve the customer’s credit and retention

ability, detect and prevent fraud. Designed user-friendly market oriented front-end screens.

ROMAN SHTEYMAN 646-***-****

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS, NEW YORK 1998- 2002

SENIOR PROGRAMMER /ANALYST

• Participated in analysis, design, development, unit and system testing, implementation

and maintenance of Trade Reconciliation System.

• The system is developed to support the FBSI - BRASS trade and position reconciliation process.

• The system was created using distributed Web-Host technology. The first phase of the system

implemented Microsoft DNA architecture on the front end and mainframe on the back end.

Connectivity was implemented using XML over HTTP Protocol. The second phase of the system has been

done using PC Crystal Report on the front end with FTP Mainframe process on the back end.

• Participated in development and maintenance of Letters of Free Funds (LOFF) System.

• LOFF is a kind of notice exchange system between receiving and delivering brokers on

DVP trade (Deliver vs. Payment). The delivering broker will verify the sufficient funds for

trade setting through receiving broker. The receiving broker will confirm the trade if the

funds are available. Programs are implemented under COBOL II, CICS, DB2 and VSAM.

• Responsible for all phases of software development life cycle that contains specification

requirements, design, coding, unit testing, manual functional testing, system integration

and regression testing.

MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL CLEARING CORPORATION, NEW YORK 1996 - 1998

CONSULTANT

• Participated in analysis, design, coding and testing of Trade Affirmation System for Prime Broker.

• Personaly responsible for design, coding, testing and implementation of the user Regression

testing environment. This allowed volume testing of the background CICS applications for

the purpose of spotting unpredictable situations which could be missing during unit testing

of those applications before their production implementation.

• System operates in COBOLII, CICS, DB2, VSAM.

ALLTEL INFORMATION SERVICES, NEW YORK 1993 - 1996

PROGRAMMER ANALYST

• Participate in development of THE VERTEX SYSTEM.

• Primary function of the system is to provide a comprehension set of integrated software

modules designed to automate the functions and operations of any international wholesale bank.

• Actively involved in the analysis, coding and testing of programs for various on-line and batch

functions including formatting and printing statements for various users, creation and maintenance

of DB2 tables, views, indexes, as well as VSAM files, also screens generation, development and

implementation of testing plans on test and real data.

• Programs were written using COBOL, PL/1, and SQL with access to DB2 database and VSAM files;

updates to columns and rows were performed through application programs with usage of Embedded

SQL and multiple cursors.

• Designing and generating unique and commonly requested inquires and reports with the aid of QMF

for formatting and calculation.

EDUCATION: MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY OF TRANSPORTATION

DEGREE: B.S., IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

LICENCES: SERIES 7

2012 PWIS ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND RED FLAGS AWARENESS TRAINING

2

2009 QUALITY ASSURANCE AUTOMATION CERTIFICATION

STATUS: US Citizen

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