Quality Assurance Test

*** ******* **. • BENSALEM, PA *****

PHONE 267-***-**** • E-MAIL ***********@*****.***

ZINA SHOKINA

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging position in information technology utilizing my 11 years of software testing experience. The testing background is coupled with planed, managed and executed delivery of QA tasks in support of the project lifecycle to provide efficiencies and quality products.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS (CORE SKILLS).

As a QA Analyst, has developed and implemented business and functional requirements, test strategies, written detailed test plans, and executed test scripts and cases. .

Experience with software development lifecycles, having owned: test case development, manual/automation test scripts, test results review.

Experience in quality engineering practices and execution of the various types of test creation and execution.

Self-motivated, possess exceptional communication skills and is able to work in stand-alone environments as well as a supportive team member.

Strong analytical skills and ability to articulate ideas and to communicate effectively, both orally and in written reports proven under high-pressure environment.

Good communication and judgment skills, team player, quick adaptability to the ever-changing technology

Worked with onshore/offshore testing team models

SKILLS

Operating Systems: OS390, Windows 95/98/2000/NT, UNIX, MS-DOS, IBC Mainframe.

Languages : Cobol, JCL, CICS, VSAM, SQL

Databases : MS-Access, DB2, PL/SQL,Oracle

Testing Tools : Test Director (Mercury Quality Center ), MS Project, Rational Pro, Rational, KEDIT,Test Rail

Defect Tracking : Test Director, Rational Clear Quest, Jira

Mainframe : MQSeries,TSO,QMF,FILEAID,JCL,STARTOOL,COMPAREX,ENDEVOR

Microsoft office: Outlook, Microsoft Word and Excel

WORK EXPERIENCE

[2011 – Present] Acurian, Inc., Horsham PA

Clinical trial patient and investigator recruitment solutions’ company

Develop test scenarios, scripts, and plans, as well as create test data that supports the testing of new applications and changes to existing applications.

Define, develop, and execute Test Plans and Test Scripts with expected results.

Track issues to completion.

Track and report test project progress to the development team and management

Execute regression testing.

Request, obtain and validate data to allow for as much coverage as possible for project testing.

Ensure changes to code do not negatively impact existing functionality.

Review business documents for clarity/ambiguity (ensure all requirements are understood and testable).

Escalate if issues/defects are found that are considered severe enough to require that QA will not sign-off on a release.

Be an integral part of the development process. Try to minimize project costs by finding defects at various stages of the development life cycle.

Developed guidelines for test execution, perform investigation and analysis of defects; perform regression testing and work closely with the development team on resolving software defects

Evangelize good end user experience by being a customer advocate throughout the SDLC.

Use issue tracking system (Jira) to promptly report and follow defects

Winner of PPD 2015/Q2 CEO Teamwork Excellence Award

[2010 – 2011] Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), Cherry Hill, NJ

Health and Welfare Software Tester on the Implementation and Conversions team

Summary:

Participates in cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new and existing projects. Prepares and edits jobs to analyze data. Writes and executes queries to retrieve and manage data. Work with other internal groups to prepare test plans to support technical infrastructure testing, data interfaces in/out of the system, employee communications and client reporting.

Key Accomplishments:

Development and design of test plans.

Creation and design of test scenarios.

Review and checking of test cases.

Keeping up to date with standards and requirements of software quality assurance as stipulated by software testing authorities.

Development and implementation of functionality tests.

Development and implementation of regression tests.

Preparation of reports on defects and problems that arise during testing.

Tracking of reported problems and defects.

[2006 – 2008] EDS, Philadelphia, PA

Quality Assurance Analyst on the Defined Benefit conversion team

Summary:

Manage multiple QA tasks for Raytheon & Boeing Defined Benefit conversions from legacy system to new Oracle database. Define, develop, maintain, and execute test scripts within the client requested timeframe and escalate issues and risks as appropriate to ensure project stays on track.

Responsible for defect ownership from identification to closure. Having contributed to various steps of the implementation cycle. Provided project test status and progress reports to Project Managers and work with development configuration management.

Key Accomplishments:

Wrote test scripts for data loads based off of technical requirements.

Executed test conditions and maintained defect resolution.

Wrote test script and executed several payroll interface processes.

Managed all defect resolution and used PL/SQL Developer to query for test cases

Wrote test script and executed several letters and form packets. These are retirement packets that go directly to participants.

Performed test case execution and defect management in Quality Center V9.0

Performed regression testing on interface and letter testing

[2000 – 2004] Aetna Inc., Blue Bell, PA

Quality Assurance Analyst

Summary:

Define, develop, maintain, and execute test scripts on time and escalate issues and risks as appropriate to ensure project stays on track. Responsible for defect ownership from identification to closure.

Having contributed to: testing estimation, Master Test Strategy (MTS), requirement traceability matrix, testing framework and strategy, and post implementation review.

Key Accomplishments:

Reviewed business and technical specifications

Develop, document, and execute QA test plans, test cases, test scripts and verifying proper testing coverage and procedures for the Health care industry organization.

Participated in and facilitated test script walk-through and QA Signoff.

Identify areas of risk in the product, determine, design and execute applicable testing practices relative to the risk involved.

Performed execution of the HMO Claims IRS (Integrated Receipt System) and Batch Adjudication jobs and validate the results.

Edit DB2 tables through Microsoft Access

Verified the data in the DB2 tables by executing queries using FILEAID and QMF

Run automated test cases using Proterm to cover most essential parts of functional and regression testing.

Perform smoke, functional, regression, stress, negative, and performance testing of HMO Claims System applications and provide daily test verification.

Identify and report defects and manage defect tracking and reports in Rational Clear Quest.

Coordinate with Business Analysts, Developers and QA manager to assure all defects are fixed accurately and as per requirements.

Provide daily detailed written and verbal reports to staff and management regarding QA test status

EDUCATION

Cross Current Quality Assurance Training in house training

[2007] EDS, Philadelphia, PA

Fundamentals of Test Director (Mercury Quality Center )

[2002] Aetna Learning Center, Fort Washington, PA

Fundamentals of MS Project, Rational Pro and Clear Quest

Completed 40 hours of an advanced training program in HM0 Claim Processing System.

[1983-1985] College of Civil Engineering, Moscow, Russia

B.S in Civil Engineering. Minor in computer science.

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