BINOD KUMAR
P.O. Box 40393
San Antonio, Texas 78229
832-771-9857* 

SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTING ANALYST: Information Technology / Financial
Services

Proven software quality assurance professional with more than 8 years of
experience testing client-server, e-commerce, enterprise-wide database, and Web
applications on various platforms, in numerous environments.

 * Expertise using automated tools and performing manual testing on Windows
platforms.
 * Design test plans, test cases, test scenarios, and test reports.
 * Perform Black Box, baseline, regression, integration, performance, system,
smoke, and user acceptance testing.
 * Create use case diagrams of systems to capture requirements efficiently and
author detailed test cases.
 * Communicate and collaborate with all levels of organization to create
effective working relationships.

Testing Strategy * Bug Tracking and Reporting * Web Scripts / Interfaces *
Virtual User Generator * SQL Query Tools
Functional, Stress, and Regression Testing * Data-Driven Testing * Performance
Testing * Test Plans and Methods
Quality Assurance * Manual / Automated Application Testing * Test Cases *
Configuration Management Process
Business Requirements * End-to-End Testing * Functional, GUI and Security
Testing * Synchronization Points
Technical Specifications * Functional Requirements * User Acceptance Testing *
e-Commerce Applications
Positive and Negative Test Cases * Defect Tracking Systems * Release and Quality
Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PEARSON, San Antonio, Texas, 2009-Present
Leading international media company in education, student information systems,
business information, and consumer publishing.

QA Analyst: Performed quality assurance and testing using Windows Professional
2007, VBScript, SQL Server, and Quick Test Pro 10.0.

 * Developed automated test scripts for SIF agent by using Quick Test Pro.

USAA, San Antonio, Texas, 2005-2009
Fortune 500 company providing investment, banking, insurance, and member
services for military personnel.

QA Analyst: Created requirement traceability matrices and test plans for
investment management applications including Global Opportunities Portfolio,
Mutual Fund GUI portal, and company Web site. Performed functional, regression,
user acceptance, and black box testing. Reported defects using StarTeam 9.0.0.
Analyzed business needs, system requirements, and technical specifications.
Documented functional requirements in Quality Center 9.0 and TestDirector 7.6.
Carried out extensive testing with Quality Center and Quick Test Pro testing tool
on test cases / scenarios. Created test input requirements. Prepared information
for data driven testing. Coordinated work of 5 testers.

 * Designed test case inventory and test plans for manual and automated testing
using Agile methodology.
 * Performed Functional and Regression testing by developing automated test
scripts using Quick Test Pro.
 * Created checkpoints and synchronization points for functional testing using
Quick Test Pro 9.0.

TRAVEL DEALS, New York, New York, 2004-2005
Provider of online flight reservation services.

QA Tester: Built test plans and requirement traceability matrices for online
flight reservation application. Completed Web and GUI testing. Ran Smoke test
after each build. Performed functional, regression and user acceptance testing.
Wrote positive and negative test cases and conducted tests as needed. Created
test input requirements and prepared the test data for data driven testing.
Carried out extensive testing with WinRunner 7.5 tool on test cases. Led Black
Box testing for application, and reported defects using TestDirector. Used data
tables to parameterize tests.

TRAVEL DEALS, Continued

 * Facilitated manual and automation testing by developing test cases inventory,
test plans, and detailed test cases.
 * Documented functional requirements in TestDirector 7.6 by analyzing business
requirements and system specifications.
 * Completed functional and regression testing by automating test scripts using
WinRunner and Quick Test Pro 6.5.
 * Performed actual load and stress testing by using LoadRunner 7.8 to create
virtual users and multiple scenarios.
 * Identified potential issues by performing tests using rendezvous points and
recording transactions in LoadRunner.
 * Created checkpoints and synchronization points for functional testing using
Quick Test Pro (QTP).

PHASETRADING COM, San Jose, California, 2003-2004
Provider of profitable trading signals through intelligent technical analysis.

QA Analyst: Developed detailed testing strategy and test cases for entire Web
based financial services application that included brokerage services, mutual
funds, fixed income investments, and annuities. Completed manual and automated
testing. Worked on virtual user generator. Performed regression testing for
application. Used TestDirector 7.5 extensively for test planning, bug tracking
and reporting. Verified and load tested Web interfaces. Generated scripts for all
versions of application.

 * Performed functional and performance testing for Web scripts using Mercury
WinRunner 7.5 and LoadRunner 7.8.
 * Executed baseline testing, organized all scripts, and generated reports by
using TestDirector to invoke scripts.
 * Enabled stress and regression testing by generating test scripts using
LoadRunner and Mercury WinRunner.
 * Calculated response time and transactions per second by analyzing LoadRunner
reports.

ORDERMOTION, INC., New York, New York, 2003
Provider of visual order management solutions for online merchants and direct
response marketers.

QA Tester: Participated in functional, security, performance, acceptance, and
regression testing for Internet and intranet based business-to-business order
tracking application. Reported and logged bugs in TestDirector. Developed generic
TSL functions for functional and regression testing. Tested and completed
performance tuning of Oracle. Communicated effectively with business users to
resolve functional requirement ambiguities.

 * Created test plan and test cases by reviewing and analyzing functional
requirements.
 * Developed automated scripts using WinRunner.

BANK ONE, Chicago, Illinois, 1999-2002
Leading provider of retail financial services and commercial banking services.

QA Tester: Performed functional, GUI, and security testing for online banking
system client-server application that provided warehouse inventory control,
invoice tracking, supplier information, staffing information, and payroll system.
Conducted system testing for all phases of application. Investigated software
bugs and reported results to developers.

 * Developed automated test scripts using WinRunner 6.5.
 * Designed test plan for end-to-end testing by analyzing system requirements.
 * Resolved technical issues by interacting with developers.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree

ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL SKILLS

SQL * PL/SQL * VBScript * Mercury Test Director/Quality Center (HP) * Mercury
Quick Test Pro (HP) * IBM's Rational Suite * Clear Case * Clear Quest * Manual
Tester * Microsoft Access * Windows XP, NT, 98, and 95 * Load Runner
MS Office Suites (2007 & Below)