Quality Assurance Engineer

FAROOQ YOUSUF ***** HARBOR HILLS TER, APT# ***

LANSDOWNE, VA 20176

*************@*****.***

C: 571-***-**** H: 703-***-****

EDUCATION

Systems Engineering, Bachelor of Science

August 2005 – May 2008

George Mason University - Fairfax, Virginia

EXPERIENCE

Lead Software Test Engineer

October 2010 – Present

FGM, Inc – Reston, VA

* Used agile methodologies to test an international Java application (IMSMA – Information Management System for Mine Action)

* Developed test cases using System Task Design Documents in Test Case Management Lite

* Organized team testing sessions (Bug Bashes) for new releases

* Participated in Change Control Board meetings to discuss and decide software changes

* Used TestTrack Pro to record and verify defects

* Performed various types of manual testing: functionality, regression, GUI, usability, error handling, positive and negative testing

* Worked with software developers to develop test cases and defect resolution

* Used Subversion to manage test cases

* Participated in team meetings for functional specifications and testing strategies

Quality Assurance Engineer

January 2010 – July 2010

Intridea – Washington, D.C.

* Wrote and executed automated test scripts using Cucumber and Watir (Web Application Testing in Ruby)

* Wrote test cases for various web applications

* Performed various types of testing: automated, manual, functionality, regression, GUI, usability, error handling, exploratory, security and sanity testing

* Used Git version control system to manage test scripts

* Used Firebug to inspect DOM elements, CSS and HTML for test scripts

* Logged software defects in Unfuddle and Pivotal Tracker (project management tools)

* Communicated with software development team via Campfire and Present.ly

* Taught and tutored automation techniques and methods to QA team members

Quality Assurance Analyst II

August 2009 – January 2010

National Student Clearinghouse – Herndon, Virginia

* Created and maintained test documentation based on application business logic documentations

* Worked with application developers and internal users to develop thorough test cases

* Verified software functionality for software development projects

* Created test data/conducted database queries as required to evaluate software functionality

* Created defect tracking for application deficiencies found during testing

* Participated in peer reviews of functional specifications, application previews, and test plans/test cases

* Reviewed functional requirements to ensure all user paths are covered

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

May 2008 – June 2009

VisualCV - Reston, Virginia

* Used agile methodologies to test an exciting and new Ruby on Rails web application

* Automated manual testing using Watir (Web Application Testing in Ruby) scripts and Cucumber

* Used Subversion and Git version control systems to manage code and documents

* Used Capistrano for deployment tasks to various environments

* Performed various types of testing: functionality, performance, regression, GUI, usability, error handling, exploratory, security and sanity testing

* Worked with Mongrel and Thin - Ruby application servers

* Performed development tasks using TextMate

* Utilized Rake to automate tasks and setup testing environment

* Used Firebug to debug and inspect DOM elements, CSS and HTML

* Used Rails script/console and IRB console for testing and developing tasks

* Tracked bugs and milestones with Unfuddle, a project management tool

* Managed test cases and user stories using Test Run, a test case management application.

* Composed screen casts of application bugs with Jing.

* Communicated with team members using Campfire.

* Tracked application error logs to find bugs.

Quality Assurance Engineer, Intern

May 2007 – December 2007

America Online - Dulles, Virginia

* Intern on the Email Product Development Team

* Received Quality Assurance Requests (QARs) for various projects from developers which were installed and tested in the test environment

* Automated manual testing using Perl scripts

* Used Bug Logging and Tracking application to discover and document software defects

* Worked with the development team to resolve software defects

* Set up and deployed new builds into the test environment using Unix and BEA Weblogic for testing

* Searched the error logs using Unix to locate software defects

* Executed various test cases

Quality Assurance Engineer, Intern

August 2005 – May 2007

Real Networks - Reston, Virginia

* Tested various web applications and cell phone content/applications in development, test, and production environments. Clients included Verizon and AT&T.

* Wrote, maintained, and executed test cases

* Performed functionality, interface, and regression testing

* Reported all software bugs to a central bug reporting system

Skill Set

CSS

HTML

Ruby on Rails

SQL

Capistrano

Cucumber

FireBug

FireWatir

Git

Rake

SafariWatir

Selenium

Subversion

TextMate

Watir

Web Developer

Toolbar

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Linux/UNIX

Mac OS X

Windows Vista/XP

Mongrel

Thin

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Flash

Adobe Fireworks

Basecamp

Campfire

Confluence

iMovie

Jing

Jira

MS Office Suite

Pivotal Tracker

Present.ly

Unfuddle

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