Test Cases Quality

Lavanya Sitaram

Email: *******.*******@*****.***

Phone: 408-***-****

Visa Status- US Permanent Resident

Objective

To obtain a challenging position in which my skills will be most effectively utilized to create

Solutions and to innovate existing frameworks.

Professional Summary

Over six years of experience in the field of client/server, Web Environment, Software

Design, Development and Quality Analysis.

• Have extensive and in-depth knowledge in testing and development of both product and

web commercial applications.

• Good understanding of SQA methodology, software development life cycles and Agile

SCRUM process

• Actively involved in Plans for integrating and testing the System Development Life

Cycle (SDLC) in the "real world" environments for which it is intended are developed.

• Experienced in testing Mobile Applications, Web Applications.

• Expertise in testing Apple & Android devices

• Proficient Black Box and White Box tester.

• Experience working in Agile Methodology throughout the project life cycle.

• Strong working knowledge of writing and executing test case templates

• Extensive knowledge of automated tools like QTP, LoadRunner, management tools

Quality Center, Jira, ALM.

• Extensive experience in unit testing, Integration, functional testing, end-to-end testing,

regression testing, GUI testing, back-end testing, browser Compatibility testing and

Load/Performance testing in different stages of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)

• Good at reviewing business design document, source code document, preparing review

report & test documentation.

• Solid analytical and dynamic trouble shooting skills.

• Involved with Weekly Agile Meetings to discuss about progress, required modification and

upcoming work.

• Experienced in ghosting, partitioning, installing OS, configuring database, 3 rd party

applications such as Norton Anti-virus, Bugzilla.

• Good at writing and testing SQL/PLSQL, Stored Procedures, and triggers.

• Assisted in the planning, administration, and control of all test engineering activities required

for software product releases.

• Strong skills in Web application Testing using ASP (Active Server Pages), IIS, Junit, HTML,

MS FrontPage, Microsoft SQL Server, Web logic.

• Ability to develop and execute effective Test strategy plans for quality management.

• Possess excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.

• An effective team player and have the ability to work with minimal supervision. I am a goal

and result oriented individual.

Professional Experience

Testing Tools Quality Center 9.0,Dev track, Load Runner, QTP, Bugzilla, Jira, ALM

Languages SQL, PL/SQL, HTML, TSL

Operating Systems Windows, Unix, Mac

Development Tools Visual Basic,Junit

Databases Oracle, MS Access, SQL Server, MySQL

Web Servers Apache web server, Internet Information Server(IIS)

A-ONE POS- (Feb 2012- Current)- Dallas, TX

QA Lead

A-one POS is an information technology services company which develops POS software

for

Retailers and Restaurants.

Restaurant POS is a touch screen point of sale (POS) system that provides fast operation,

accurate order taking and detailed reports with an easy-to-use interface.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing Product backlog, Sprint backlog and other development documents.

• Preparing the User stories, test cases to cover all the requirements.

• Performed scope analysis of user requirements and translated the functional details into

technical details.

• Used Jira for defect logging and tracking.

• Developed detailed test plans and test cases, entrance and exit criteria for the

application being tested and ensured that standards for documentation were followed.

• Developed the Requirements Traceability Matrix.

• Used Quality Center for creating and documenting Test Plans, Test Cases.

• Created database and server URL for new stores.

• Created/Updated the test data set in the backend database using SQL queries.

• Responsible for Smoke, Functional, System and Regression testing.

• Executed all the test cases and maintained expected results.

• Coordinated with the development team to resolve the Defects

• Modification of existing Test Plans and Test Scripts for Android testing.

• Performed rigorous regression testing after every new build.

• User authentication testing for Apple and Android Devices.

• Involved in testing various features like Sales, Payment Authentication, Adding Stores

& Inventory

• Involved in implementation of the test plan and developed test cases and test scripts in

Mercury Test management tool Quality Center.

• Responsible for analyzing the logs and logging defects for test failures

• Involved in Host fallback testing

• Responsible for UI, Security, Performance and END-END POS functionality testing on

iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4G, iPad, Android and Tablets.

• Used Quality center’s web defect manager to report defects found during testing Cycle.

• Involved in testing during migration phase of different applications and database.

• Participated in scheduling of target dates for iterative cycle deliverables, prioritized and

monitored activities to meet such dates by sprint release.

• Provided assessment of project quality at key milestones to project leaders, QA and

management

Environment: Android & Ipad tablets, Android & Iphone mobile Phones, Quick Test Pro

9.5,10.0, Quality Center 9.2,9.5, Jira, MS Office, Oracle, SQL, PL/SQL, Toad

Vidiator Technology - (June 2010 – Febrauary 2012)- Mountain view, CA

Senior QA Engineer

Vidiator is a leading enabler of mobile multimedia - video, audio and 3D messaging - for

the delivery of live and on-demand TV, radio and other multimedia to mobile networks

and devices. Its innovative technology enables media companies, broadcasters,

advertising agencies, music companies, studios, content providers, wireless operators

and other service providers to deliver live and on-demand TV, radio and multimedia

content to mobile handsets.

Some of its clients include AT&T, Alltel, and Hallmark.

Responsibilities:

• Performed testing of Xend product suite, a 3D animated MMS greeting service

which allows users to use templates to create their own greeting using 3D avatars,

photos, voice, alerts, Jokes, Horoscopes and more sent to a cell phone subscriber

with a Video & Audio enabled handset that can play 3GP files.

• Worked on testing 3D avatars for clarity in Audio & Video both on web & cell

phone. The avatars can be sent from web to web & web to handset and vice versa.

• Video & Audio were tested against the specifications to make sure the application is

delivered bug free.

• Performed all aspects of testing throughout the product life cycle, including

acceptance, regression, installation, and upgrade testing

• Managing all verification and validation (V&V) activities for all Production

modifications including projects, releases, and changes.

• Create, review, modify, and execute test cases for software development projects.

• Design, develop, and implement manual and/or automated testing procedures.

• Created test strategies that increase test coverage, validate scalability, and failover

scenarios.

• Test new and existing functionality using software quality assurance principles to

track performance, identify, and communicate problems and aid in their resolution.

• Identify and track defects and systematically work to identify root causes

• Participated in QA project meetings and reviewed enhancements to development

and test practices at the project level.

• Worked closely with the Development team in resolving the issues

• Responsible for entire defect life cycle- from initial problem detection through fixing

the defect and verifying the defect.

• Trained & lead the new team members.

Environment: Mobile phones, Windows XP, IE7, NetScape7, Opera, HTML, Java, J2ee,

Junit, Jira

Ruby Stamps – (August 2009 – June 2010)- San Francisco, CA

QA Engineer

RubyStamps offer the best selection of stamps, covers, lots & collections on eBay, all at

wholesale prices and is one of the most knowledgeable stamp buyers in the world.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the business requirements and created functional specifications

• Participated in requirement walk through and defect report meetings periodically

• Performed test planning for assigned areas

• Performed functional, positive, and negative testing of the application manually

• Developed test scripts for Functional, Regression, and data driven tests using

Winrunner

• Performed Baseline Testing, Stress Testing, and Endurance Testing using Load

runner

• Monitor/analyze server performance in various virtual users load

• Tested up to 1,000 virtual users using Load Runner

• Logged defects in Test Director and worked proactively with the QA team lead and

developers to resolve any issues that inhibited testing

• Participated in regression test case peer review. Ensured test cases were updated

with correct and appropriate data and SQL queries

• Provided weekly written status reports to QA coordinators and Designed test plan

document template for future use

Environment: Windows XP, IE7, Java, Quality center, Smart client, Jnet, LoadRunner

Education: Master’s in Computer Applications

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