Quality Assurance Analyst/ Manual Tester

Professional Summary:

Worked as QA Analyst with Crystal HR and Security Solutions and is having more than 5+years of experience in testing and Quality Assurance. An accomplished Testing Professional primarily focused on Test Management and Software Quality Testing (Manual) of web based applications and client-server applications. An extensive knowledge of Testing procedures and Quality Assurance standards. Comprehensive knowledge of automated testing tools, manual testing, regression, functional and system testing procedures. Detail oriented with strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. Ability to communicate proficiently with excellent analytical skills. In addition to these skills, responsible for project management, planning, scheduling, and resource management for product implementation at client site. Holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration. Self-motivated and a dynamic candidate with extensive knowledge of software testing and quality assurance methodologies with work experience in both US and India.

Skills Profile:

Management and Analyst Skills

Project Management: Project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring & controlling, risk management, time management, preparation of periodic status reports, communication with the development and delivery teams on day to day activities and deliverables.

Domain

Strong Knowledge in HR domain, new business applications, Claims Management like Travel and Medical. Extensive Experience in Payroll and HR Modules applications.

Education Qualification

Master in Business Administration from Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India during the year 2009.

B.Tech (Textile Technology) from Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India during the year 2003.

Professional Organizations

Worked in Compuplus International Inc, New Jersey, US (Sep 2006 to August 2008) Worked in Crystal HR and Security Solutions, Chennai, India (June 2012 to Apr 2015)

Professional Experience

Crystal HR and Security Solutions, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Quality Assurance Analyst/ HR Generalist June 2012 to Apr 2015

Crystal HR and Security solutions is a leading HR Product development company with several well known products including Wallet HR(Payroll Software), 24 HRS(Attendance Management Software) and Online Modules (Leave Management, Reimbursement Management, Performance Appraisal Management, Timesheet Management, Training Management, Travel Management, Grievance Management, etc These Products are marketed to several leading Indian companies including TVS Lucas, CAMS Online, Canfin Homes, etc.

Responsibilities:

•Requirements analysis

•Preparation/Review of business Test Cases in the system and analyzing the derived output.

•Perform testing including System, Boundary, Integration and End-to-End tests during different phases of testing.

•Ensure overall release quality by validating adequate testing as occurred within each phase/cycle as per client’s travel, conveyance and medical claims work flow.

•Task Scheduling and Status reporting to the Delivery Manager on a weekly basis

•Testing of Enhancement Releases.

•Facilitate meetings with the clients to explain the product usage – payroll configuration to the HR Team and managerial levels.

•Coordination with Delivery managers, Project members & Clients to ensure timely delivery.

•Involved in mobile testing of Android Applications.

•Responsible for overall test deliverables for Release WalletHR 1.0, 2.0 and online HR Modules.

•Project Planning, estimations, forecasting, scheduling and delivery management for different modules implementation at the client site.

•Develop test plans at various stages of the project by using agile approach and not limited to System test plan, User Acceptance Test Plan, Operability Test Plan, Regression Test Plan, etc,.

•Worked with Team Viewer and Webex to solve the bugs remotely on client side during the initial rollout period.

Environment: WINDOWS XP, ASP.Net, MS SQL Server and MS-Access

CompuPlus International Inc, New Jersey, US

Quality Assurance Analyst Sep 2006 to August 2008

CompuPlus International is a leading provider of IT professionals on a project and full-time basis. They specialize in initiatives ranging from web development and systems integration to custom software development and technical support.

Responsibilities:

•Involved in testing the Candidate sourcing platform portal.

•Undergone the Black box testing for functional flow of the applications.

•Involved in User Acceptance Testing the application at unit level, module level and system level for the quality of the software, collecting the data from the central system to validate the test cases.

•Modified the test cases and re-ran them for the purpose of Regression testing.

•Undergone through Regression, Stress and Functional testing.

•Responsible for overall test deliverables.

•The application was tested on databases like Access, and SQL Server.

Environment: WINDOWS XP, Test Director, VB.Net, ASP, MS SQL Server and MS-Access

SP Apparels, Tirupur, India

Job Title : Merchandiser

Period : May 2003 to March 2006

Responsibilities:

•Ownership of Product Development life cycle – including purchase, production, packaging and delivery

•Co-ordination with Marketing Department, Production Department, Quality Control Department, Finishing Department, Shipping Department and Finance Department for costing, new product design, delivery and payment receivables.

•Product status reporting to Head of the Department.

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