Project Manager Quality
Resume:
LAKSHMI GOPINATH
x8wtf6@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVES
To obtain a responsible and growth oriented position as a QA Analyst where I can apply my strong academic, analytical and technical skills to meet both my career and company goals.
SUMMARY
5 years of experience as a QA tester in designing, developing, implementing, and executing test plans, test cases, and other testing needs according to user requirement and business rules. Experienced in various kinds of testing, such as functional testing, black box testing, negative testing, integration testing and GUI testing. Extensive experience in testing web-based and stand alone applications.
• Analyzed system requirements/designs to create test conditions and expected results
• Created high quality and comprehensive test script documents for test execution in Quality Center
• Proficient in functional, regression, system integration (SIT), negative and acceptance (UAT) Testing
• Worked with designers, developers and test leads to review the developed scripts and verify application functionality
• Expert knowledge of Quality Center Testing Tool.
• Extensive working experience with Test Planning, Test Execution and Test Results Analysis
• Created and proactively tracked defects when functionality deviates from expectations
• Performed test environment validations
• Involved in after hours Go-Live Support by validating the Production Environment
• Knowledge in automated testing tools, QTP, WinRunner and Load Runner
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, detail oriented, self starter, quick learner, team player
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Automated Testing: Quality Center, Quick Test Professional, Winrunner, Loadrunner
Languages/ Scripting: Java, Open Inventor, Fortran, HTML, DHTML, VB Script, JavaScript, FrontPage 98/2000, ASP
Tools: Project Support tools (PowerPoint, word, excel)
Database: Oracle 9i, MySQL
Hardware/ OS Platforms: MS DOS, Windows 2000/XP/Professional, UNIX (Solaris, Linux)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
American Bureau of Shipping Dec 09 – Mar 11
Quality Tester / Offshore testing Coordinator
Project: CSR Engineering Application
CSR Engineering Application is Fortran based and is used to calculate the structural assessment of oil tankers and bulk carriers. This assesses the global, local and fatigue models of a vessel structure and gives the output, which is further evaluated within the application. Decisions on the maintenance requirement for these vessels are based on these output values which are crucial.
Responsibilities:
• Prepared test plans for the project.
• Performed test execution after each new build.
• Knowledge transfer to offshore Developers after obtaining new change requests.
• Extensive use of HP Quality Center for creating Test Plan and Test Execution.
• Bug reports are logged to QC and the reports sent to Project Manager.
• Developed functional test cases based on the requirements documents and Use cases.
• Developed validation test scripts for Go-live of projects for each releases.
• Involved in after hours for project go-lives.
• Executed functional, integration, system and regression test.
Environment: Open Inventor 4.0, Fortran 90/95, MSC Patran 2005/2008, Quality Center 9.2, TOAD
American Bureau of Shipping Oct 08 – Nov 09
Quality Tester
Project: ABS External Portal (ABS website)
Objective of ABS External Portal was to make all customer-side applications of ABS to move under one umbrella named ABSEagle (www.eagle.org) with single sign-on and navigation to applications in a unified manner and with unified look and feel. New portal dashboards were implemented for the customers to view the status & updates of ongoing conversions/projects/surveys with ABS.
Responsibilities:
• Prepared test plans for the project.
• Extensive testing of this web based application.
• Coordinated test execution plan with offshore testing team.
• Constant knowledge transfer to offshore testing team after discussing with Developers and Project Manager.
• Extensive use of HP Quality Center for creating Test Plan and Test Execution.
• Developed functional test cases based on the requirements documents and Use cases.
• Developed validation test scripts for go-live of projects for each releases.
• Due to multiple applications interacting with each other, had to develop extensive testing scenarios.
• Executed functional, integration, system and regression test.
Environment: Java, Quality Center 9.2, TOAD, HP Project Portfolio Management 7.0
Accenture Technology Solutions Apr 08 - Aug 08
Client: NYC Dept of Info Tech & Telecommunication, Manhattan, NY
Associate Software Engineer
Project: 3-1-1 Citizen Service Center
311 is an all-purpose three digit telephone number designed to give New York City residents 24/7 access to non-emergency city services and information. Working closely with the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunication (DOITT), Accenture led the development of this complex systems integration project.
Responsibilities:
• Developed test scripts for functional tests.
• Involved in manual cycles of testing and product release testing.
• Involved in testing the functionality and usability of the system for end user perspective.
• Documented and communicated test results.
• Collaborate with engineers and designers.
• Worked with the development team to ensure testing issues are resolved
• Reported Defects in Quality Center
Environment: Siebel epublic sector 7.8, Quality Center 9.0, TOAD
Vox Spectrum Inc., Edison, NJ Oct 07 – Feb 08
Software QA Analyst
Project: R5.7 (Release 5.7) & R6.0 (Release 6.0)
Vox Spectrum develops and markets Voice Logging and Recording solution. The Voice Logging system is built on JAVA Platform. Has a very user friendly GUI for the customers. Their multi-channel Recording solutions are used in financial, law enforcement and call center industries.
Responsibilities:
• Prepared and executed test cases
• Imported and exported of test data from database
• Loaded test data from staging server to other test servers
• Worked closely with designers and developers to resolve issues
• Recommended Quality Center for improving the existing test process, test management and Defect tracking.
Environment: Java, Quality Center 9.0
IIBC, India Feb 02 – Nov 02
Software QA Tester
Project: HR One
HR One was a web based 3 tier applications which integrate end to end operations of multilevel recruitment process. This application is used by various roles named Company having Main Consultancy and Sub Consultancy. The clients can post their requirements for the open positions in their organization, which are accessible for Main Consultancy and Sub Consultancies. Sub Consultancies can directly upload the profile suitable to requirements posted by the client and they can also track the profile status online. Once the profiles are posted by Sub Consultancies for a particular requirement, the Main Consultancy should screen and filter the best profiles and forward to the clients.
Responsibilities:
• Testing the front-end applications in a client/server environment with Oracle as back end.
• Involved in developing Test Plan, Test Cases and Test Scripts.
• Performed functional, integration, regression, data-driven testing using manually.
• Once the account is created/updated/removed, queried the database using SQL queries to make sure that the database reflects the change.
• Created, altered different Oracle tables in the testing Server.
• Performed regression testing for every modification in the application & new builds.
Environment: Windows NT/95, JAVA, HTML, Oracle.
ACADEMIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Database Developer, Intern from College Record Keeping System Dec 97 - Mar 98
• The software maintains all the college data including students and staff.
• Responsibilities include performing create, read, update and delete of some database tables within the database system.
• Technologies: SQL programming.
Web Programmer, Intern from College Information Portal Oct 98 – Dec 98
• The web portal provides information for the students within the college.
• Responsibilities included maintaining or updating any of the information in HTML files.
• Technologies: HTML, Tomcat
TRAINING
Accenture Technology Solutions, Florham Park, NJ Feb 08 - Mar 08
Java Programming Training:
4 weeks of extensive training in Object Oriented Programming Concepts, Core Java & J2SE including Testing Concepts.
Project:
Developed an HRS application for Accenture in the last two weeks of the training. This involved developing Java code, connecting to the database through JDBC, de-bugging and final integration of all the modules.
Responsibilities:
• Developed of Core Modules of the Application.
• Developed Test Approach, Test Cycles and Test Data.
Environment: Core Java & J2SE, Tomcat, Eclipse, Oracle 9i, JDBC, MySQL, Eclipse, CVS (Concurrent Version System)
AdvTech, Edison, NJ Jan 08 - Feb 08
Software Quality Assurance Training:
Manual Testing – Analyze and understand Functional and Design Specification. Developed Test Plan, Test Cases, Traceability Matrix, Test Summary and Defect Reports.
Automated Tools – Hands on training in QTP, Quality Center, WinRunner and Load Runner
Quality Center: Testing process, creating and defining requirements, linking tests and requirements.
Building a Test Sets Tree, Defect logging, tracking and reviewing.
QTP: Created Checkpoints, Implemented Data Driven Tests, Parameterization and analyze results.
Have used Global and Action Data sheets. Created and used Re-usable Actions.
EDUCATION
Bachelors in Actuarial Science & Mathematical Statistics from Calicut University, India (1994 – 1997)
A three year degree that included study of Quantitative Techniques, Statistical analysis and Mathematical Finance.
Masters Program in International Business from PSG Institute of Management, India (1997 – 1999)
A two years program conducted in collaboration with Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
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