Kothari Pranav

acuwtp@r.postjobfree.com

415-***-****

Professional Summary

•Almost 4 years’ experience as software quality assurance analyst and Automation Engineer across projects with mobile based and web based applications

•Experience in working with Analysts, Developers and testers for complex projects in SDLC methodologies like Agile Scrum and Waterfall.

•Experience of working with all phases of Software Testing Life Cycle.

•Use Cases, Data Modeling/Mapping, State Diagrams, ERD’s and DFD’s.

•Experience in Black Box testing approaches at integration, system and acceptance levels with top-down and bottom up approaches using different testing types like installation, compatibility, smoke/sanity, regression, functional/nonfunctional and others for web and mobile based projects.

•Experience in testing web services using Soap UI,REST

•Experience in TEST Automation with Selenium.

•Experience in creating automation framework using Selenium.

•Experience in documentation of the testing strategy for Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Steps and Logging Bugs.

•Experience in testing mobile applications on different platforms such as iOS and Android.

•Experience in database testing using SQL queries and ETL transaction for data validation, data integrity, Batch Transaction, verification and reports.

•Involved in managing defects through tracking systems like Quality Center and JIRA.

•Coordinated with offshore team for various issues come across several bugs encountered.

•Coordinated with business analysts to develop UAT test scenarios, test cases and test data.

•Strong interpersonal skills and good work ethics with quest to learn new technologies.

•Extensive troubleshooting skills, multitasking, crisis management and good time management skills.

Technical Skills

•Operating System: Windows, Unix-Linux, Mac OS

•Database: SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, MS Access

•Languages: C#, Java, SQL, JavaScript, JQuery, HTML5, CSS3, XML, C, C++

•Browsers: Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari

•Testing Tools: Selenium, QTP, Load Runner, Pega, SOAP UI

•Testing Management Tools: HP Quality Center

•Defect Management Tools: HP Quality Center, Bugzilla, JIRA

•SDLC Methods: Agile Scrum, Waterfall

•Other Tools: Visual Studio, Eclipse, Net Beans, Cisco Packet Tracer, Wire Shark, Putty

Professional Experience

Alpha Theory, Charlotte, NC October 2015 – Present

Quality Analyst

Description:

Alpha Theory is a Portfolio Management System. Alpha Theory keeps your portfolio in lock-step with fundamental research at all times, ensuring decision process is more disciplined, repeatable and accurate.

Responsibilities:

Built out the automated testing framework using Selenium 1.0 and 2.0 (WebDriver), Java, Test NG, Maven, JUnit, XML and JavaScript.

Used an Object-Oriented (OO) approach to design and develop automated tests in Java, which included inheritance, composition, polymorphism, and page objects.

Committed framework source code to repository in Subversion (SVN).

Configured Bamboo jobs to build and run Selenium tests from Maven and Test NG in a Continuous Integration (CI) environment on the Grid and Sauce Labs Cloud.

Developed XML GUI maps using CSS selectors, XPath, and IDs to locate Web page elements.

Data-driven parameterized tests using multiple data sources, such as XML data files and SQL queries to access Oracle databases.

Pass JavaScript to Selenium to read dynamic Web page content.

Track test failures and defects by build in JIRA.

Configured the test lab machines for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari on Windows and Mac OS X.

Configured test profiles for Firefox and Selenium.

Met with Development regularly to collaborate on processes and standards to improve automation.

Prepare UI and low level automated test suites from application specifications.

Coordinate the successful integration and operation of "White Box" test suite.

Perform tests to validate code implementation, security functionality, and to uncover exploitable vulnerabilities.

Methods of test design included: data flow, control flow, information flow, coding practices, exception and error handling, branch testing, and path testing.

Performed "Black Box" testing to ensure application functionality of created and executed test scripts and test cases.

Work with Business Analysts to cover gaps in Business Requirements, User Stories, Use Cases, and UX Design.

Crafted large test plans, designs, test cases, and large data sets.

Reviewed and audited test cases, and documented and establish QA best practices and processes.

Worked with user and provide them training, guidance & proper material.

Worked closely with Developers to guide them in a quality centric approach to development.

Yosa Technology Pvt. Ltd., India April 2012 - September 2013

QA Analyst

Description:

Yosa Tech is experienced & specializes with the Health Care EDI (Electronic Data Exchange) Systems. It is a part of a US company named Neusoft Technologies.

Responsibilities:

Develop, map, test and implement EDI documents using knowledge of standards and

Business systems

Conduct tests and enable trading partners to send and receive EDI documents

Process failed documents and troubleshoot problems including communication, mapping,

Failures and issues

Work with trading partners to resolve EDI issues

Manage supplier and customer EDI/XML/CSV relationships and integrations

Provide EDI support for customers and internal users

Work with external consultants or business partner representatives to complete EDI projects

Participate in all design discussions and provide high level design inputs

Develop the Test Plan, Test cases and Design Test steps and associated with the corresponding requirements.

Hands on experience using Java for the frontend automation with selenium and coded UI.

Executed Manual and Automated test cases and verified results with expected results.

Create and enhance the data driven and hybrid driven automation frameworks

Reported the defects to developers using Bug Tracker.

Performed Ambiguity and GAP Analysis of the application

Involved in testing all back end processes using SQL

Worked with user and provide them training, guidance & proper material.

Executed DDL and DML queries to manipulate the Oracle database

VMukti Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India March 2011 – April 2012

QA Tester

Description:

VMukti is a webcasting service provider. It provides Innovative high quality low bandwidth interactive video Communication System, Live Webcasting System, Virtual Classroom and also Mobile Surveillance system.

Responsibilities:

Analyzed the Business Requirement Documents, Functional Requirement Documents and Technical Specification Documents to gain an insight of the project.

Coordinated with the Business Analysts and assisted the QA lead to develop the Master Test Plan and created Test Plans for Functional, Regression and Integration Testing.

Developed and executed test cases for functional, application, regression and integration testing for various modules and maintained documentation for test results.

Responsible for testing various transactions like employee timesheets download paystubs manage commissions and other workforce related features on enhancements being done to WMS.

Coordinated and managed testing activities as per the agile methodology.

Communicated with QA Lead, developers, QA team members and technical support specialists on product issues to ensure that the product is fully tested.

Performed Functional, Smoke, Regression, Usability, System Integration Testing and the security of the POS system.

Created and analyzed multiple test scenarios for the system to test integration with third-party transaction portals.

Validated test results, tracked and logged the defects and generated defect report using Quality Center.

Developed small modules for Web Conferencing Software, Virtual Classroom.

Used SQL queries for backend testing.

Attending live conferences for broadcasting the real time event of selected audience over the internet.

Installing Software at client side, Provide Training of software, Providing Support to the end users (especially Government Employees) so they maintain social control, recognize and monitor threat, and prevent/investigate criminal activities easily.

Education:

M.S - Computer Science Northwestern Poly. Uni. Fremont, CA April’15

B.E - Information Technology G-IT, Gandhinagar, India

Selected Projects:

Web Application on the topic Online Web shopping which is used for E-Shopping.

Intranet based Windows application Complain Registration in GNFC, India which is useful for solving the problems of Employers Township.

Web application on the topic Online Bus Ticket Reservation System which is used for E-Ticket Booking.

Enhancement in 1VC.TV (Live Streaming) which provides live interactivity among different persons in the world at low bandwidth.

Windows based application Library Management System which manages collage library management system.

Extra-Curricular Activities:

- Played Volleyball & Cricket form the college university

- Hobbies include Table Tennis, listening to music

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