Bellsouth Telecommunication
CONTRACT ID: Software Quality Management and Quality Assurance
ENVIRONMENT: DATA WAREHOUSING, UNIX, WINDOWS NT, MANUAL & AUTOMATED TESTING- RATIONAL SUITE TESTSTUDIO INCLUDING TESTFACORY AND CLEARQUEST, RATIONAL UNIFIED PROCESS.

Specific services performed include:

• Established the Test Team for the Interconnect Division of Bellsouth Telecommunications
• Worked closely with the Business Analysts to discuss software testability during requirements gathering.
• Worked with the Developers from the Testers perspective during the Development Phase of the software.
• Plan, track and report the team's progress against schedules
• Meet with internal and external Auditors and provide documentation against audit purposes.
• Ensure the quality of the team's work by regular and frequent reviews
• Ensure that the team's task plan is current and well organized
• Manage the various phases of testing throughout the project life cycle.
• Act as a liaison with Project Managers to define goals and procedures for performance and parallel testing
• Administer testing and facilitate training
• Coordinate the development of project phase exit procedures
• Consult with management on project issues
• Coordinate QA project activities with the appropriate Project Managers and other leadership
• Verify and validate data flow between different various applications for front-end (GUI and JAVA) and backend (Versant Objects, Oracle, reporting) with Data Stage Director, T.O.A.D (Tool for Oracle Application Developers) and SQL Navigator.
• Perform functional, integration, System and User Acceptance testing
• Assess and Enhance methodologies by implementing process and standardizing testing processes.
• Document and supervised all release procedures with all required checkpoints before releasing to both internal servers and external.
• Managed the User Acceptance team and met with the clients as well as the SMA on the result of the test.

Specific Services Performed:

• Managed the Quality Assurance, release management and the product management team
• Reported project updates to the Vice President of Development
• Worked with the marketing team and the customers at the design phase
• Used the Rational Rose Unified Modeling Process in all projects.
• Supervised and Administered reviews of test cases and other testing documents
• Assisted and Coordinated test activities, met with the Lead developer, programmers and database administrators to coordinate releases
• Verified and validated Revenue Management System products during system test cycle
• Developed Awk, Perl, C and shell for automation as well as SQL scripts that retrieve data from a database (Oracle 8.0)
• Developed system test plan for AIRRMS with test cases for core products on Sun Solaris Platform.
• Set up the environment for system test and product release
• Performed functional and volume test for various release Platforms

Specific services performed:

• Established the Test Team for this Company
• Performed automated tools analysis for testing environment and needs
• Worked closely with the Business Analysts to discuss software testability during requirements gathering.
  Worked with the Developers from the Testers perspective during the development Phase of the software
• Implemented test automation and tracking across the company.
• Worked with business consulting team to perform client business assessments for system development and integration.
• Developed various automation scripts for load testing and functional testing.
• Designed and developed automation implementation standard across sites
• Worked with technology team to develop a unified modeling process.
• Performed End-to-End testing on all projects, which include Integration testing, System testing, Acceptance testing, live data testing and pilot testing using automated tools like WinRunner for functional and regression testing and using Loadrunner for load testing
• Developed framework for performance and security testing of e-commerce application
• Developed processes for QA Department as well as the Overall development Life cycle for nextHR.com
• Provided Trainings on Quality Assurance
• Recruited, hired and mentored Quality Assurance Analysts
• Developed strategies for performing an efficient test practices at nextHR.com
• Provided and worked towards certifying the company as ISO 9000 organization
• Provided documentation for Audit reasons in the testing Dept
• Managed the defect-tracking database (Test Director)
• Performed reviews and evaluations for QA Analysts and Configuration Engineers.
• Provided Performance Feedback Session (PFS) to the QA Analysts.

Lucent Technologies
CONTRACT ID: Custom Application Development, Quality Assurance and Wed Development Services
ENVIRONMENT: CLIENT SERVER, UNIX, WINDOWS NT, ORACLE, MANUAL & AUTOMATED TESTING.

Specific services performed:

• Verified and validated NetMinder domestic products during system test cycle
• Simulated the testing environment for system testing.
• Closed irrelevant issues on the phone with customers and send patches if necessary
• Coordinated Neth 5.0 project from the beginning to the end.
• Developed test cases in XRUNNER, using TSL
• Developed k-shell automated scripts, using Awk, Perl and C
• Documented new and old features on NetMinder upon delivery
• Developed system test plan for Neth 5.0 with test cases for new features on an HP Platform
• Developed system test plan for Col 3.0 with test cases for core release on IBM Platform
• Performed integration and system test for various release Platforms
• Reported the updates on the Configuration Management tool (Sablime)
• Developed database with API for data share among 3 organizations
• Developed and implemented a Web interface for access to database using JavaScript and CGI

Equifax Secure Inc
CONTRACT ID: Software Quality Management and Quality Assurance
ENVIRONMENT: WEB, UNIX, WINDOWS NT, MANUAL & AUTOMATED TESTING, RATIONAL UNIFIED PROCESS

Specific services performed:

• Established the Test Team for Equifax Secure Inc.
• Managed the Quality Assurance, Configuration Management, Documentation and Business Analysts Teams.
• Managed the design, documentation and execution of manual and automated software test cases against existing components and new features.
• Responsible for the overall quality checks on the software before releasing to clients.
• Created and Implemented Quality Assurance Methodology
• Developed training program for new and existing employees
• Performed Functional, Integration, Load, System and Regression testing manually and also using Rational Robot, Rational VisualTest, Winrunner, Loadrunner, and Javaload
• Worked closely with development team to define goals for testing, review release notes and identify existing defects.
• Worked with development lead to escalate important un-resolved issues
• Worked closely with the Business Analysts to discuss software testability during requirements gathering
• Worked with the Developers from the Testers perspective during the Design and Development Phase of the software
• Worked with Project Managers to assign resources to provide hands-on testing and verification for the Egret Project
• Sat with auditors both internal and external, provided documentation and demonstrated that the department had a goal and achieved its goal
• Worked with the System administrators and the Database administrators to configure the testing environment
• Administered the defect-tracking tool (ClearQuest) with training procedure.
• Updated upper Management on any issue with the testing department.
• Developed detailed analysis on Load testing of the production site
• Developed and provided direction for test automation methodology to ensure
  delivery of quality applications and websites.