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SARAH P. O’Brien 43849 Dodge Terrace 301, Ashburn, VA 20147

[email protected] (540) 841-3138

Dynamic (6+ Years) of professional background that reflects pioneering experience and record-breaking performances in Quality Assurance Testing. Quickly grasp complex concepts, analyzes, and interprets ideas into logical strategy. Solid planning, organization skills and coordinate all phases of each testing project from inception to completion. Confident and poised in interaction will individuals at all levels. Detail-oriented and resourceful in completing projects; able to multi-task efficiently.

SUMMARY

Good knowledge of quality assurance in client/server as well as web applicationsEnthusiastic team player, goal-oriented, and self motivated. Able to work independently to achieve complex objectives and be able to meet deadlines.Implemented test plans, test procedures and test cases in different projects on both Windows and UNIX platforms.Knowledge of performance/load tests using Mercury 7.6 (LoadRunner, Winrunner backup ) interpreting and reporting the test results.Logged bugs and communicated them to the developers; worked with them to prioritize the fixes and repeated the process until all the identified bugs are fixed.

Keen attention to detail/accuracy, and ability to function in a stressful environmentExcellent communication and service oriented skills with added multitasking ability.

Testing Tools: Win Runner 5.0/6.0, Mercury Test Director 5.0/6.0/7.6, Load Runner 6.0, Selenium IDEOperating Systems: DOS, UNIX, Windows 95/98/NT/2000Browsers: Netscape, Internet Explorer, AOL

Professional Experience: Structure Consulting Aug2014/April 2016QA AnalystRemote



Analyzing, implementing and excuting test scripts.Using Selenium Webdriver,RC and Grid for testing using Java. Experience with manual and automated testing, SIT, UAT, and BAT is an asset.Debugging using eclipse.Requirement gathering and test planning.Data driven and Behavorial data testing using Cucumber and Gerkin.

REI Systems Sept2008/2010 QA Tester Herndon, VA

Company Profile:A small disadvantaged business, REI Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of web-enabled, database-driven knowledge management and performance support solutions for federal agencies, state and local governments, and the commercial and industrial sector. The project was to support and enhance the FEMA Web application for there disaster and grant application submission.

Responsibilities:

● Analyzed the System Requirements and wrote Test Cases for testing the application.

● Prepared Test Plans and Test Cases based on the requirements.● Analyzing and tracking the Test Results document and Bug reports.● Updating Test Plans, Test Scripts, and Test Results as per the Change

Requests given by the client.● Maintaining the bugs in the bug tracker tools based on their severity.

CACI (Contractor) 1/2/2008/05/1/08 Alexandria, VAQA Analyst/Tester

COMPANY BACKGROUND:One of the leading software and government contracting companies known worldwide .The project was to test the web based application for our client DOJ.



The application was used in courtrooms for lawyers and was a database that provided with case information and was used in courts. Check all functionality and create new suggestions from a user perspectives Regression testing was done everyday and tracking defects was a must. Testing new loads daily and containers with new uploaded images and cases.

Responsibilities:

● Used Bugzilla to report, track and follow up with bugs/fixes.● Derived test cases from use case realization documents to evaluate

functional requirements.● Wrote and Managed test plans and Test cases in Mercury Quality Center.● Used PVCS tracker for tracking responsibilities, project status as well as

changes to the documentation, bugs, fixes and versions.● Daily regression and functional testing of the application to reach

maximum performance.

AT&T GSI Inc (Contract) 10/2007-1/2008 QA Analyst/ TesterCOMPANY BACKGROUND:One of the leading cell phone provider in the country. GSI is based with government contracting. The project was with USPS to generate and test the Machines that were distributing and running mail. We had to IV&V the procedure according to the IEEE standard. Also have knowledge of installation of software from machine to machine. The machines were a product of Siemens. Every week would run test from the machines to see if all progress was supported.

Responsibilities:

● To verify the new users in installing the new software.● To validate the concept of running the new software after installation and

running without any errors.

FIRST PATRIOT MORTGAGE June 2004/October 2007Lansdowne, VA



COMPANY BACKGROUND:Worked as a QA Tester for First Patriot Mortgage, one of the leading home loan companies in east coast. This client/server financial application is designed to get the mortgage rates, payment options and credit approval for the customers applying for Loans & Mortgages. Involved in testing the entire credit processing system manually and also using WinRunner and TestDirector.

Responsibilities:

➢ Analyzed business requirements, system requirement specifications, and responsible for documenting functional requirements and supplementary requirements in TestDirector.

➢ Performed Integration, System, Regression, Performance and User Acceptance Testing of an application.

➢ Involved in developing detailed test strategy, test plan, test cases and test scripts using TestDirector for Functional, Navigational, Security and Regression Testing.

➢ Security testing using Digital Certificates. Digital certificate is used to verify your identity in order to gain access to information online and to authorize transactions.

➢ Used TestDirector to track and report system defects and bug fixes. Written modification requests for the bugs in the application and helped developers to track and resolve the problems.

➢ Participated in defect review meetings with the team members. Used MS- Word Templates for documentation.

Virginia Dept of Health Nov 2003 /June2004 Richmond VA

This was a project to enter details of the patients who sustained brain/spinal cord injuries and were admitted into Emergency Rooms in any of the Hospitals in the Virginia State for entry into the State-wide Trauma Registry. The special feature of the Project is that the details entered in any hospital in the State of Virginia are dynamically updated at the office of the Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, VA. The on-site Register contained several modules like



Registration/Admission, Transportation, Patient case History, Patient Personal Details, Treatment Given, Patient Discharge and Payment Methodology.

Responsibilities:

➢ Analyzed business requirements, Functional and Design specifications of the product.

➢ Decide Priority for Test Cases based on their business criticality➢ Perform manual testing on Functionality of User Interface.➢ Wrote test plan, created test cases based on the requirements, also

created test input data.➢ Used Test Director to manage the testing process. Added test cases

created into the Manager.➢ Used WinRunner to record the user actions on the web pages.➢ Created checkpoints to verify the web objects.➢ Parameterized data for data-driven testing using data tables.➢ Wrote generic functions using the Test Scripting Language supported by the

WinRunner.➢ Performed data-driven testing to read test input data from an Excel File so as to

test the application with different positive and negative data.➢ Performed regression testing for incremental versions of the application using

WinRunner.➢ Responsible for Back end validation using SQL queries.➢ Responsible for browser compatibility testing.➢ Carried out module testing, black box testing, bug reporting, tracking and

necessary follow up added bugs and enhancements to Test Director.➢ Reviewed Test Cases written by other QA Testers.➢ Maintained Metrics, participated in weekly status updates showing the

progress of the testing effort and open issues to be resolved.

Legal Status : U.S Citizen

Education: NVCC Community CollegeOnline Courses currently enrolled



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