Testing Project

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Name: Sumithra Somasundaram

Contact Details:

E-mail: **********@*****.***

Ph: 408-***-****

Work Permit: EAD (SIMILAR TO GREEN CARD, VISA SPONSORSHIP NOT REQUIRED. CAN WORK INDEPENDENTLY FOR ANY EMPLOYER)

SUMMARY:

Four (4+) years of diversified exposure in Software Quality Assurance with testing of client/server and web applications including functional, regression, integration, and system testing.

Proficient in Software development life cycle (SDLC) concepts and QA Methodologies.

Tested the Application Structures and Functionalities for Black box and Gray box testing.

Experience in developing Test Scenarios, writing Test Plan and preparing Test Cases by understanding and interpreting Business Requirements, Functional Design documents to support quality management deliverables.

Proficient in Manual and Automated Testing using Mercury Interactive Suite.

Experience in Functionality Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, and System Testing.

Knowledge of Mercury interactive Products like Quick Test Professional and Win Runner.

Experience in Client/Server Architecture with Windows NT flavors.

Tested Web site for any broken Links and Tested HTML for Java compatibility.

Performed bug reporting and bug-tracking using tools such as Bugzilla and Devtrack.

Team player with excellent analytical, presentation, communication and Inter personal skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows 7/2000/NT/XP/Vista and Unix/Linux

Languages: Java, HTML, VB Script.

Tracking Tools: Devtrack, Bugzilla.

Testing Tools: QTP, Winrunner.

Database: Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL Server

Others: MS-Office.

EDUCATION:

Bachelors in Computer Science

EXPERIENCE:

Project: HP TouchSmart Windows Application

Client: HP, Cupertino (June 2010 to present)

Role: QA Tester

Description: HP TouchSmart is a seamlessly architected with a touch-enabled ecosystem that provides a natural and robust experience. Touchsmart application in turn consists of Music, Video, Photo, Tutorials, Weather, Clock, Facebook, RSS Feed and Twitter.

• Performed Black Box testing on the application.

• Analyzed business requirements and functional design documents to prepare Test Plan and Test cases for functionality testing.

• Created Test Cases for Manual Testing and tracked defects for rectification using Sudden Impact bug tracking system.

• Prepared the system for various country configurations.

• Automated test scripts for Functionality, Integration and Regression testing using QTP.

• Conducted Functionality, System and Adhoc testing and documented the result summary.

Environment: Windows 7 Home Edition, Professional, HP TouchSmart Screen, QTP, Sudden Impact bug tracking system.

Project: WBTS (Worldwide Build Tracking System)

Client: Electronics Arts Redwood Inc, CA (Feb 2009 to May 2010)

Role: QA Engineer

Description: WBTS (Worldwide Build Tracking System) is an advanced Web based project used internally by the EA (Electronic Arts) team all over the world. Once a Game Development Director determines a game is ready for review, a designated team member prepares the game files and assets and submits it in the WBTS. This game is then created as a job that is transferred from the EA Build Server to Mastering lab server. When a user requests the game it is connected to the EA ML Staging server which in turn is connected to the disc burning stations or Automators. The game is now available for the user or even for the worldwide media requests

Responsibilities:

• Performed Black Box testing on the WBTS application.

• Analyzed business requirements and functional design documents to prepare master test plan to define objective, scope and strategy of the project.

• Interacted with designers and software developers to understand the application, functionality, navigational flow in designing Test Plans and Test Cases.

• Created Test Cases for Manual Testing and tracked defects for rectification using Devtrack.

• Automated test scripts for Functionality, Integration and Regression testing using QTP.

• Communicated changes with Mastering Lab Technicians to know if the WBTS meets all their requirements. Co-ordinated the activities for UAT by communicating with the offshore teams of EA all over the world (Europe, Asia etc).

• Performed backend testing via Toad for Oracle.

• Conducted Positive Testing, Negative Testing, and End-to-End testing and documented the result summary.

Environment: Windows 2000 server, Java, JSP, Perl, Tomcat (V5.x) QuickTest Professional and Oracle 9i

Project: Activity Based Cost Estimation System

Company: Fortune Technologies

Client: Celestica Inc. (July 2007 Till Jan 2009)

Role: QA Engineer

Description: Celestica is a world leader in the delivery of innovative electronics manufacturing services (EMS). This is a Web based project. This project is an Activity Based Cost estimation system which calculates cost of the manufacturing process. The Activity Based Cost estimation system includes the assignment of costs to activities based on their use of resources, and the assignment of costs to the “cost objects” based on their use of resources. The estimation process is carried out at headquarters and the products are manufactured at different manufacturing plants around the world.

Responsibilities:

• Performed Black Box and some Gray box testing on the application.

• Develop detailed test plans from use cases, detailed specifications etc. develop test cases for functional, Integration, System Testing and User Acceptance Testing.

• Configure test environment for specific test cases, create test data, and execute automated or manual tests, document results, and update defect tracking systems.

• Support definition and development of automated test programs and tools using QTP

• Extensively used Quick Test Pro to perform functional/Regression/Integration automated test scripts.

• Text check points and data base check points were written to enhance the QT Pro scripts and validate them.

• Tracked defects for rectification using Bugzilla.

Environment: Windows 2000 server, Java, JSP, Tomcat (V5.x) QuickTest Professional and HTML.

Project: Artmecca

Company: Fortune Technologies

Client: Art Mecca Iselin (August 2006 to June 2007)

Role: QA Tester

Description:

ArtMecca is an art portal for artists and art buyers. Using this portal art buyer can buy art items (E-Commerce, B2C) and artists can display their items for sale. All the purchases are going through the ArtMecca and artists will get notified when the item is sold. Artist groups or art galleries can sell their different type of items (original art, prints, limited edition) through this portal. ArtMecca also offers an online community for artists and art buyers by providing emails, newsletters, personalized look and feel etc.

Responsibilities:

• Worked on testing an e-commerce application (selling art forms over the web)

• Developed Test Strategy, Test Plan, and Test cases for complete end-to-end testing of the application.

• Performed Black Box testing on the application.

• Tested the personalized look and feel for individual users.

• Testing includes some functional testing using QTP and Win Runner, testing all parts of e-commerce including transaction, retrieving log information stored in the database using SQL queries, testing personalized look and feel etc.

• Conducted Data Driven testing by passing parameter from excel files

• Created standard database checkpoint using ODBC and used SQL statements to parameterize the checkpoint

• Performed Performance and functional testing using QTP.

• Used Test Director for planning the test, running and tracking defects.

• Investigated software bugs and categorized based on severity using TestDirector

Environment: Windows 2000, WinRunner 7.0, ASP.NET, HTML, and SQL Server.

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