Manual Testing Test

Reddy K

E mail: acoaqu@r.postjobfree.com

TECHNICAL

SUMMARY:

. ITIL foundation certified in IT Service Management.

. Ten years of experience in the IT industry with expertise in

QA, writing test plans, test cases for manual testing,

creating automated framework designs and implementations.

. Core expertise and strength is in SLDC and the framework

design, test automation and delivering of QA process needed

to support the QA effort.

. Excellent communication skills with keen analytical ability.

A highly motivated professional with proven success in

leading QA projects.

TECHNICAL

SKILLS: Manual Testing: Thorough knowledge of all facets of

testing - Unit, smoke, functional, system integration, white box, black

box, regression, user acceptance testing, cross browser and load

testing.

Automation Tools: Quick test Pro, Win runner, Quality Center,

Load runner, JMeter, SharePoint

Databases: MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL Server, DB2, MS Access

Languages: VB Script (Mercury Tools), TCL (Win Runner), VB, C

Industries: Web Applications, Client-Server Applications,

Ecommerce, Finance, Banking.

Domains

Worked: Banking, Finance, Trading, Fixed Income, E Commerce,

Education, HealthCare applications in web and

client server environment.

Certification: ITIL foundation certified in IT service management from

Columbia University, New York

Visa Status: US Citizen

EXPERIENCE:

07/13 - current - Bank of America Merrill Lynch, NJ

Senior QA Analyst

. Develop test plans and test scripts for different software

configuration management releases.

. Responsible in leading and executing the testing efforts of

various releases of the wealth management system used by

financial advisors and asset managers which includes goal

based financial planning, retirement planning, portfolio

management, analysis of client assets with real time market

data.

. Responsible in testing efforts of the WMW, Bloomberg, GWIMSN,

MEAC, US Trust, WMBD and RTG NCC band releases.

. Perform functional, system and regression testing of the

application.

. Possess a strong understanding of quality assurance

methodology

. Responsible for testing windows components and Microsoft

critical/high patches across windows XP and Windows 7

platforms.

. Work in all phases of the application migration efforts from

Windows XP to Windows 7.

. Involved in testing various derivative applications including

Patriot Band,Trust Band, WMCS Bank Band, WMBS Band, WMCS

Band, RBCC Band, Cashiering Band, Bloomberg Band, EL Toro

etc.

. Run the bug triage calls as needed during the test phases.

. Monitoring the QA branch server domestic rebuild efforts

. Lead the effort in maintaining the wealth management system

workstations and users.

. Coordinate with offshore teams successfully and assign tasks

based on priority of work.

06/11 - 06/13 -Columbia University, NY

QA Analyst

. Developed, executed and maintained test scripts for each

version upgrade of New Course works

. Developed tools training documentation and maintained

training and reference materials

. Designed and implemented QTP scripting template which had the

base work which is defined as automation frame work.

. Designed and implemented custom data driven frame work.

. Key contributor for automation process, setting up of shared

object repository, function library, recovery scenarios and

virtual objects.

. Course creation and instructional delivery for teaching

framework and test process in QA lab.

. Enhanced and maintained enterprise-wide core function library

to support descriptive programming on action script for Java

and other application technologies.

. Created custom VB Scripts driven by QTP to compare reports

from excel and text formats.

. Used J meter as a load testing tool for analyzing and

measuring the performance of NCW.

. Extensively used QC, Jira, and Bugzilla tools.

. Extensively worked on load and stress testing using Apache

JMeter.

10/10 - 05/11 -Barnes & Noble, New York, NY

QA Engineer - ecommerce

. Involved in complete SDLC and manual testing of BN web based

application

. Performed smoke, system integration, regression, and user

acceptance testing

. Cross-browser testing including IE6,IE7, Safari, Google

Chrome and Firefox browsers

. Quick Test Pro framework design and owner of automation

resources like shared object repository, functional library,

data pool (excel) etc.

. Created automation scripts for web application, web services.

. Extensively worked on Oracle and SQL databases to validate

the databases by creating ADODB objects using VB Script.

. Worked with the business and development teams to prioritize

the requirements which helped in risk based testing.

. Wrote and executed test plans and test cases for the GUI,

functional, system, database, user acceptance and regression

testing

. Created test plan, test strategy, test scenarios, defect work

flow for the quality center.

. Worked on integrating quality center and JIRA integration.

. Automated the smoke test for core media application and

helped in integrating QTP with cruise control as part of

continuous integration.

. Involved in all kinds of meeting right from business

requirement reviews, test case review, build acceptance,

defect review meetings.

. Involved in agile methodology, worked closely with business

users, developers in agile process.

12/08 - 10/10 - Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, NJ

QA Analyst

. Involved in requirement analysis, use case development, and

reviewing design specs

. Performed manual testing including smoke test, integration,regression and user acceptance testing

. Quick Test Pro framework design and implementation

. Automation Engineer with Automation Center of Excellence Team

(ACOE)

. Created Automation scripts for Web service, Expert working in

SOA environment, Design and implementation of custom QTP

framework.

. Create proprietary core function library to bring descriptive

programming to less technical script writers.

. Enhance / maintain enterprise wide core function library to

support descriptive programming on action script for Flex,

.Net, Web, C++, Java and other application technologies in a

seamless fashion.

. Travel to evangelize methodologies and teach core framework

functionality to the business centers.

. Wrote a detailed reusable report compare tool using VB script

which compared hundreds of Siemens Reports for correctness.

. Extensively used Windows API's to reuse the functions in the

window's dll's.

. Involved in reviewing Business requirements, Function design

specification, developing test strategies, test plans, test

cases and execution of test cases, defect tracking and

reporting.

. Created Test Plans and manual test cases, executed manual

test cases, and reported the status of the testing to the

management.

01/08 - 11/08 - Broad Bridge Financial Inc. NY

QA Analyst

. Worked with in an agile environment, employing 2-4 week

sprints, daily scrum meetings, burn-down charts, refactoring,

presentations, and reviews.

. Attended requirement and design review meetings, worked

closely with the business and the development team.

. Performed manual, automated testing for functional, system,

and regression testing in different browsers.

. Tested the FIX messages, FIX versions, FIX orders (buy side

and sell side), FIX options, and messaging formats on both

administration and client sites.

. Used QTP for functional and regression tests, and used

advanced futures of QTP, including shared object

repositories, function libraries, recovery scenarios, and

virtual objects concepts of QTP

. Implemented a data driven framework to automate the

regression suite and hence saved hundreds of manual hours.

. Tested in an environment which involved realtime trading and

supported the production environment.

01/06 - 12/07 -Dow Jones, NY

QA Analyst

. Quick Test Pro framework design and implementation

. Designed and implemented custom Data driven Frame Work.

. Key Contributor for automation process, setting up of shared

object repository, function library, recovery scenarios, and

virtual objects.

. Course creation and instructional delivery for teaching

framework and test process in QA lab.

. Designed and implemented QTP scripting template which has got

all the base work which is defined as automation frame work.

. Created custom VB scripts driven by QTP to compare the

reports which are in excel and text formats.

. Extensively worked on Oracle and SQL databases to validate

the databases by creating ADODB objects using VB script.

. QA process and manual testing:

. Involved in reviewing business requirements, function design

specification, developing test strategies, test plans, test

cases and execution of test cases, defect tracking, and

reporting.

11/04 - 12/05 -Bank of New York, NY

QA Analyst

. QuickTestPro framework design and implementation:

. Designed and implemented custom hybrid QTP framework.

. Implemented driver tests which ran business custom test

scenarios.

. Key contributor to automation process for market leading web

based application which retrieved and reformatted vendor

feeds for corporate action decisions.

. QA process and test life cycle:

. Worked extensively with the business users and end users for

successful completion of user acceptance testing.

. Extensively worked for setting up of the funds (stocks and

mutual funds) and their parameters for system and Integration

testing.

. Held analysis and design strategy sessions for automated test

data creation process and workflow.

Education: Master's in Science.

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