2. CONNANCE, INC. Waltham MA June 2009 Mar 2014
Sr. QA Engineer, Lead Integration Engineer
Skills:
● Experience with Web Applications, Microsoft.NET, C#, XML, MySQL, SilverLight, Microsoft .
Developing Environment (Team Foundation), technical documentation and requirements gathering.
Achievements:
● Designed and implemented a platform for automation system of regression suites from scratch
within first few weeks of employment. During the next year expended the system to cover all aspects
of the product, all features, and configurations for different clients. This regression suite is now a
completely automated nightly build smoke test, and a determinative checkpoint in every release.
● Planned QA processes by writing test plans and requirement documents.
● Worked in coordination with other departments in implementing the quality assurance processes –
Acted as a link between the project management, development, and IT department to enhance the
quality of release processes.
● Created new companywide quality assurance strategies and processes that are catered to the
company’s profile and type of product wrote release / function / feature oriented test plans and
other supporting documentation, and supervised proper execution against them.
● Developed new benchmarks of quality standards – Designed a system to better identify and track
issues and facilitate their resolution and prevention in future releases.
● Progressively improved the quality of releases in a fast growing organization – conducted meetings,
burn down analyses, reported daily sprint statuses and performance metrics for multiple projects to
the executive team.
● Performed handson testing of back and frontend of the multitiered systems.
● Filled the gap between the projects management and development team by effectively describing
business rules and requirements and translating them into technical behaviors (implementation).
These documents are now used as benchmarks by both the client configuration team and
QA/development.
● Managed an offshore team – created tasks and test plans, upheld communications, and lead phone
meetings.
METRA TECH ,CORP. Waltham MA Oct 2006 – Oct 2007
Quality Assurance Engineer
Responsibilities:
● Tested back end and front end of a Webbased multi component application written in C, C#, .NET,
XML and VB. Wrote test plans and test strategies based on PRD, design documentation, and
functional specs. Utilized and maintained automated test scripts written in VB and vbs. Built and
configured new testing systems (OS, databases, third party software, etc.) to create ‘production like’
testing environment. Worked in crossfunctional teams on all stages of product development.
● Performed functional, integration, regression, life study, performance and stress testing of the billing
software against SQLServer and Oracle databases.
● Documented and tracked defects using StarTeam bug tracking system.
● Tested web based GUIs and the backend of MetraNet billing system.
● Setup SQL Server and Oracle databases.
● Automated GUI testing (SilkTest).
● Designed, developed and executed manual and automated test strategies, test plans, and suites.
● Evaluated multiple automation tools including WinRunner, iTest, SilkTest and others.
● Created new tools for reporting defects. Designed a project progress visualization web site (with
graphs and charts to aid in tracking defects by release and features). Technologies used: Oracle/SQL,
Perl, Unix shell.
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3. FORUM SYSTEMS, INC. Waltham MA Oct 2003 – Oct 2006
Automation Quality Assurance Engineer
Responsibilities:
● Developed and implemented Silk automation test suits for overall testing of the XML Web Services
Security products.
● Designed the testing automation processes where set up and run time testing are fused together.
Thus, fully automating the testing of the Appliances.
● Created the web site that provides quick access to all tests and their results with sorting and search
capabilities, and graphical data representation. Designed and implemented QA tracking database for
collecting results.
● Actively supported and maintained the weekly automation test suits, and submit test results to the
management.
● Provided manual and automated ondemand tests.
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES Murray Hill, NJ May 2000March 2003
Developer and Technical Lead
Responsibilities:
● Three years of experience in web development for an IT department building reporting system.
● Designed and implemented standalone web applications that accessed databases and provided
multiple levels of data. Technologies used: HTML, Java programs, Oracle.
● Designed and built a complex crossplatform system to collect, analyze and present data. System is
providing metrics reports to all levels of management in the company. Technologies used: Java,
XML, perl, Unix shell scripts, Oracle procedures, SQL/SQL plus scripts, Business Objects, HTML,
Java scripts, SQLloader.
● Implemented new technologies to calculate and publish reports for all business management and
strategy needs.
● Reduced company’s spending by automating manual tasks, thus increasing productivity and quality.
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY OF NJ. New Brunswick, NJ Sep 1999May 2000
Teaching Assistant
Responsibilities:
● Data Structures and Algorithms Course Class. Held regular teaching sessions, graded assignments
written in Java.
EDUCATION
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY. New Brunswick, NJ
Bachelor of Science, Majoring in Computer Science (Dean’s List)
Additional Coursework and Certifications: Scrum Master Certification, Oracle Database Administration
and Distributed and Enterprise Computing classes at Harvard Extension School.
KIEV TEACHERS COLLEGE. Kiev, Ukraine
Bachelor of Arts, Majoring in Music Teaching, Minor in Psychology
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