Resume of QA Lead / QA Analyst

Title
QA Lead / QA Analyst

Primary Skills
QA Testing, Automation, Blackbox Testing, Winrunner, QTP, Silk Test, Jave, J2EE and .Net

Location
US-IL-Roselle (will consider relocating)

Posted
May-31-07

Philomin Paul J
Email: philominpaul@gmail.com Senior QA Analyst Phone #: 847 477 9595
Professional Summary:
• Certified Software Test Engineer with over 6 years of professional experience in Analysis, Design & Execution of Manual & Automated testing for Client/Server and Web-based applications.
• Involvement in various stages of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Extensive experience in developing, executing and maintaining Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases and creating the Traceability Matrix based on business requirements.
• Extensive experience in developing Test Procedures and Test Strategy for Web and Client/Server applications.
• Involved in Manual and Automated Testing of applications developed on Windows and UNIX environments.
• Experience in complete project life cycle from analysis, to implementation, testing, and regression testing.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and PL/SQL to test database integrity.
• Experience in estimation of test effort and coordinate test schedule with overall project schedule.
• Successfully managed resources and mentored QA team members.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Languages C, C++, Java 2, J2EE, XML, Java Script, HTML, Oracle Forms, Developer 6i.
Testing Tools WinRunner 7.0, QTP, Silktest 6.5, Test Director, Mercury Quality Center
Operating System Windows 95/98/2000/XP, Windows NT 4.0, Sun Solaris 8.0, HP-UX, UNIX
Web Servers IIS
Application Servers / Containers BEA WebLogic 7.0
Tools PVCS, CVS, HPezilla
Databases Oracle 8i/9i
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION:
• M.B.A., (Master of Business Administration), Annamalai University.
• M.C.A., (Master of Computer Applications ), Bharathidasan University
• B.Sc., (Math), Bharathidasan University

• Certified Software Tester -- Quality Assurance Institute (Certification Transcript: 6915)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Hewlett Packard Oct 2004 -- Apr 2007
QA Lead/Senior QA Analyst

HP is a technology company that operates in more than 170 countries around the world. No other company offers as complete a technology product portfolio as HP. From infrastructure and business offerings that span from handheld devices to some of the world's most powerful supercomputer installations to a wide range of products and services from digital photography to digital entertainment and from computing to home printing.

Project: EDRII (Enterprise Data Repository)
EDR II is a structured content authoring, acquisition, and repository application. Structured content is defined as information that can be “structured” into rows or tables. Examples include, core product specifications, key selling points, features/benefits, etc. EDR II stands for the next generation of “enterprise data repository” -- one of the “adopt-and-go” initiatives from pre-merger Compaq. EDR II allows businesses to define, author, acquire, and store presales, sales, and marketing content. This in turn supports and enables product information delivery as well as readiness for new product introduction and content maintenance and management.

Responsibilities:
• Functioned as the Onsite / Offshore coordinator and Team Lead
• Participated in business, client and status meetings
• Analyzed the business requirements and developed the Detail Test Plan and the Test Strategy
• Wrote Test Cases and Test Scripts for different components of the application
• Wrote SQL queries to compare data mart with the source databases and also the reports generated with the Data mart (using TOAD) during the testing process
• Debugged the developed scripts.
• Functioned as the point-of-contact during the defect tracking process
• Trained new team members on the entire testing and report verification process.
• Attended defect resolution meetings with the development teams and worked towards bug resolution
• Hosted BBM Calls and collected the status about the OPEN and ASSIGNED bugs.
• Reported the bugs in HPezilla Tool.
• Maintained requirements, test cases, test data, test results and bugs using Mercury Quality Center.
• Prepared reports using Quality Center.

Environment: IBM Trigo Application Tool, Quality Center, .NET, Oracle, TOAD, HPezilla, QTP, HP-UX, UNIX, CVS


Project: Peace Corps Application (PC's)
The scope of the project is to migrate all existing Mainframe applications from Oracle Forms 3.0 and Oracle 7.3 on IBM VM to Developer 6i and Oracle 9i on HP-UX. Testing 24 Oracle 6i applications migrated by PC against oracle 9i database. This includes the migration of ReXX scripts, Forms 3.0, Reports.

Responsibilities
• Evaluated Automation Testing Tool (QTP) for this project.
• Developed Test Scripts using QTP Tool and tested the application
• Designed, developed, and executed automation scripts using WinRunner
• Performed Regression testing using WinRunner
• Developed a Test Suite for automated re-usable scripts and optimized it for the time of run during production release.
• In charge of the defect tracking process, attending bug resolution meetings with the development teams and defect triage meetings with all the teams on the project.
• Acted as a point of contact regarding defect status / resolution for the Development team, QA team and the user community (clients).
• Reviewed the Functional Design document and developed test data for the manual testing effort.
• Tested the application manually during the development phase.
• Performed Smoke and Functional Testing on every build of the application.
• Wrote extensive SQL scripts in TOAD to verify the ETL transactions and identify irregularities in data loading.
• Defects were logged and reports were generated using EXCEL for daily bug resolution meetings.
• Performed Integration and Regression testing to check compatibility of new functionality with the existing functionality.
• Oversee the User Acceptance Testing process and interact with the user groups regarding defect status/resolution.
• Worked with the QA / Development team for improving the testing methodology.
• Written and executed the Oracle queries and tested the database values using TOAD.

Environment: QTP 8.0, TOAD, Developer 6i, Oracle 9i, HP-UX., Excel, UNIX, CVS.

Project: Product Sales Readiness (PSR Rel6 and Re14 Application)
The primary objective of PIM 51, Release 6 is to replace the existing GPSy front end applications including Overture, GPSy Product Client, and Data File Transfer (DFT) Product Data input/loading applications (front-end) currently used to populate data in GPSy, with one integrated input tool the Product Sales Readiness Product Data Tool (PSR PDT). The PSR Product Data Tool will be part of the Product Sales Readiness environment, where users will be able to enter all the product data required for GPSy Main Database acceptance.

Responsibilities:
• Developed elaborate Functional Test Plan, Test Cases and Test Strategy for the project.
• Involved in development of Test Cases from functional requirements, technical specification and Use Cases.
• Developed test scripts to perform functional tests.
• Checked the existing functionality of the application manually.
• Performed manual testing on the new features of the application.
• Logged defects in HPezilla and worked with the development team towards bug resolution.
• Developed Test Matrices for consolidating the data required for Positive and Negative testing.
• Tested the application manually (Black box testing) during the development phase.
• Performed Smoke and Functional testing on every build of the application.
• Performed Integration and Regression testing to check compatibility of new functionality with the existing functionality and tested the application for web user security.
• Developed automated scripts for functional testing using QTP 8.0.
• Led a team of six people for automating the test cases for deployment of the application.
• Worked with the QA / Development team for improving the testing methodology.

Environment: QTP 8.0, HPezilla, Java JDK 1.2, XML, BEA WebLogic, Oracle, HTML, HP-UX

Project: CPDM-IT Dashboard Application
Dashboard aims at being the one point repertoire for providing the detailed status of different assets with the CPDM-IT team. All the user interfaces are provided through browser. Business rules are implemented in web server. Application data is maintained in the RDBMS. Role based authorization is provided for accessing various functionalities in CPDMIT domain. Application users' access application through browser, and maintains or updates application related data.

Responsibilities:
• Responsibilities include: determine test strategies based on requirements, developed test cases and executed test scripts.
• Performed functional, Integration, regression testing and viewing, analyzing results and defect tracking, defect reporting and documentation.
• Performed web testing using manual testing methods for Test cases provided by the client
• Documented problems using HPezilla tracking tool following the Testing Standards and Methodology.
• Evaluated WinRunner for functionality and regression testing.
• Developed and executed test scripts using WinRunner.
• Responsible for following up with Development Team to discuss discrepancies identified during testing and performance tuning.
• Responsible for weekly status updates showing the progress of the automation testing effort.

Environment: VB.NET, HPezilla, WinRunner, TOAD, Oracle
Lontra (Formerly Centrata Inc.), CA April 2003 - Sept 2004
Sr. Test Analyst

Lontra offers the industry's first Service Portfolio Management Solution that enables IT to align itself with the business demands, and to deliver services in a more targeted, predictable, measurable, and efficient way

Projects: Centrata N-Tier Solutions
Centrata N-Tier Solutions is a pre-configured packaged solution that addresses the needs of rapid change software deployment environments. This solution will be delivered for three N-Tier deployment platforms, namely, Linux, Solaris and Windows .NET, which would be delivered as a complete suite.

Projects: Centrata Series II Solutions
CENTRATA, Inc. provides service delivery management software for enterprise IT and service providers. Centrata delivers products and services to reduce capital and operating costs of running large IT operations through better utilization of existing resources (infrastructure, software and people). As part of the larger Solutions strategy, Centrata has determined there is a need for a family of products that address the following IT problems. (i)Lack of standardization of IT service requests among different business units within a company. (ii)Lack of effective tracking of IT service delivery costs and measure of service level quality metrics.(iii)Lack of proactive notification of any service delivery delays or increased costs of requested IT services.(iv)Lack of detail status reporting to provide visibility into internal or outsourced IT service delivery process performance.

Project: Cayman Service Delivery Management Application
This application is basically infrastructure software, which aims at automating the tasks related to data center operations, thereby reducing the overall cost and increasing the efficiency of managing data centers. This is a J2EE based product owned by CENTRATA Inc. built over WebLogic 7.0 platform using Oracle 8.1.7 as the database.

Responsibilities:
• Involved in creating Test Plan using Business Transaction rules, Test Cases and writing Test Specifications and Data Validations.
• Interacted with end users in collecting functional requirements for the application
• Used Visio to document the process flow.
• Performed functionality, usability and regression testing using manual testing methods.
• Coordinated the User Acceptance Testing efforts.
• Tested the application manually for its GUI objects and their functionality and reported the bugs using an in-house tool.
• Developed Test Plans for System, Regression, Integration and UAT testing.
• Validated data using SQL
• Involved in developing scenarios of testing and maintaining testing standards
• Participation in requirement / Use Case analysis, risk analysis and configuration management.
• Involved in Business functionality review meetings and Use-Case Analysis
• Developing the templates for User/Customer Training and documentation.
• Participated in developing and implementing End-End testing manually.
• Coordinating between QA Manager, Developers and Team Members
• Assisted Team members in knowledge transfer
• Involved in Regression & Alpha / Beta Tests.
• Participated in regression testing after each build
• Conducted defect review meetings with the team members
• Involved in Production Validation.

Environment: Java, J2EE, WebLogic 7.0, SQL, Visio, Oracle, TOAD, Cayman Defect tracking tool, Sun Solaris, UNIX
AutoDesk, CA Feb 2001 - Apr 2003
QA Analyst

Autodesk has introduced state-of-the-art 2D and 3D technologies that let companies visualize, simulate, and analyze the performance of their ideas very early in the design process. This gives their customers the flexibility to optimize and improve designs before actually executing them allowing them to experience their designs before they are real, empowering them to save time and money, improve quality, and foster innovation.

Project: Hollywood
The Hollywood module was planned on being released in all the European & Asian languages. Automating the test of Command-line functions, User Interface test of the dialog-boxes & menu was the major work. However, translation issues and installing the product from the network were also given equal priority.

Project: MapSeries5
AutoDesk Map Series 5 is a new product created from the collection of AutoDesk Map 5, AutoDesk Raster Design R3 and AutoDesk Onsite 6. Installation is the main feature in Map Series 5. Testing is focused on Installation. Since there is a new master for AutoDesk Map 5 with Extension 1 including the slipstream and Service Pack 1, UI Automation will be performed to ensure that the re-mastering does not cause any failure in Map 5 functionality.

Project: Florio SP1
Export and Import of Map drawings to and from Oracle is the new feature. Hence concentration is on connecting to oracle with out error. Special oracle extension patch was installed in the client machine to facilitate Export and Import of Map to from Oracle. Responsible for the release of the product in almost all the European & Asian languages.

Project: Slipstream
Slipstream has been released in all the European & Asian languages. Automating the test of Command-line functions, User Interface test of the dialog-boxes & menu was the major work. However Translation issues and installing the product from the network were also given priorities equally.

Project: PBX1
Palm Beach Extension has been released in all the European & Asian languages. Automating the test of Command-line functions, User Interface test of the dialog-boxes & menu was the major work. However Translation issues and installing the product from the network were also given priorities equally.

Project: Shoals
Among the other usual tests (as Build Acceptance, UI Automation tests for command-line, dialog-boxes & menu, Functionality test) Installation test and Network Setup test are given preferences. In Network Setup test, product will be installed in the server and during this installation Client installation kit will be deployed in the server. Hence created deployment kit in the server will be used to install the product in the client.

Project: Palm Beach
Palm Beach has been released in all the European & Asian languages. Automating the test of Command-line functions, User Interface test of the dialog-boxes & menu was the major work. However Translation issues and installing the product from the network were also given priorities equally.

Project: Florio
Export and Import of Map drawings to and from Oracle is the new feature. Hence concentration is on connecting to oracle with out error. Special oracle extension patch was installed in the client machine to facilitate Export and Import of Map to from Oracle.

Responsibilities:
• Participated in Requirement Gathering and Requirement Analysis
• Developed Test Cases documents
• Developed and Maintain the test script Using Silk Test
• Involved in Build Acceptance testing using Silk Test, ADSKDIFF and Level0
• Performed Functionality Testing, Installation Testing, Network Setup Testing, System Testing and Regression Testing
• Tested the application in Asian and European languages.
• Reported the bugs using an internal bug tracking tool
• Reported bugs in DTS (Defect Tracking System) on Domino Server.

Environment: AUTOCAD, Silk Test, Auto Test, ADSKDIFF, Level0, XML, Domino Server

Certifications
M.B.A., (Master of Business Administration)
Annamali University.
M.C.A., (Master of Computer Applications ) St.Joseph's College, Bharathidasan University
B.Sc., (Maths) St.Joseph's College, Bharathidasan University
Certified Software Tester - Quality Assurance Institute Florida, U.S.A. Certification Number: 6915



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