Rameshkumar Arunachalam
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PROFILE
• 8+ years experience in software testing spanning from requirement, design, data design, testing and defect raising in .Net framework.
• Experience in developing & maintaining test scripts for Functional Testing in Quality Center.
• Defect Management in QC 9.2.
• Hands on experience with Configuration Management tools like Visual Source Safe.
• Strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Solid team building skills, demonstrated both in professional and academic environment.
EDUCATION Annamalai University, India May 2010
Masters in Business Administration
Madras University, Tamil Nadu, India Apr 1995
Bachelors in Mathematics
SKILLS Languages: SQL, PERL, PL/SQL
OS: Windows XP/7, UNIX, MS-DOS
Databases: Oracle 9i, Informix
Tools: QuickTestPro 9.2 Load Runner, WinRunner 7.0.
Process: Scrum, Agile Model Driven Development
Defect Tracking : Remedy, HP Quality Center 9.2.
WORK
EXPERIENCE
Software Tester, Fabergent Inc, USA (Jan 11 - Till Date)
• Gathering requirements for each Quality Build
• Preparation of the Test Scripts in Quality Center
• Data preparation for the Test Scripts
• Executing Test Cases.
• Involved in Functional testing
• Reporting Defects as Appropriate.
• Completing initial analysis and avoiding duplicate defects.
• Defect analysis before closing the defect in Quality Center.
• Tracking the Defects until closure.
• Status reports for the test cases and the defects.
• Responsible for Defect management (defect logging, tracking, and status maintenance) Deliverables and Report generation.
• Give status reports to the manager on a daily and weekly basis.
• Sending Testing Status Reports
Accenture Services Limited, Chennai, India
Client: Bank of America, USA
Role: Software Tester (Apr 10 -Dec 10)
• Preparation of the Test Plan, which specify testing overview, testing approach, testing strategy, roles & responsibilities and scope of testing.
• Preparation & Review of Test Cases for all phases of testing to meet client required functionality.
• Reporting Defects as Appropriate.
• Defect analysis before closing the defect in QC.
Client: British Telecom, UK
Role: Defect Management (Dec 09 – Apr 10)
• Reporting Defects as Appropriate
• Defect analysis before closing the defect in QC.
• Status reports for the test cases and the defects.
• We need to ensure that the RCA and defect closure process is as rigorous on these items as it is for the main releases. For instance, there are closed defects assigned to E2E test, there are defects with no RCA or system component, etc.
• Coordinating with Team & developers for defect analysis and their fixes.
Logica Private Limited, Chennai, India.
Client: Vodafone, Greece
Role: Senior Software Tester (Nov 06 – Dec 09)
• Reviewed the Business Requirements document with the business and development teams to understand the architecture and functionality of the Telecom Application.
• Designing the test cases for different workflows.
• Executing the test cases for each Build.
• Involved in Database Testing using Informix as RDBMS.
• Involved in Preparation of Traceability Matrix to ensure that all the test cases are mapped to the requirements.
Client: CCRT, USA
Role: Senior Test Lead Engineer (Apr 05 – Oct 06)
• Involved in analyzing system specifications, design, development and execution of test plans and test cases for manual testing.
• Responsible to write Test Cases and Test Procedures based on the Test Plan.
• Performed business Functionality testing and GUI testing.
• Tracking defects and reporting bugs using Remedy.
• Identified and documented all the defects to ensure application software functionality for present as well as future builds.
Client: Crest Medicals, UK
Role: Developer, Tester (Feb 04 – Mar 05)
• Involved in analyzing system specifications, design, development and execution of test plans and test cases for manual testing.
• Reviewed the Business Requirements document with the business and development teams to understand the architecture and functionality of the application.
• Preparing and executing test cases.
• Analysing tests and reporting bugs using VSS.
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