NIKHIL.D.

PATEL
497 JAMES COURT, UNIT-D, GLENDALE HTS, IL-60139
PH: 1-630-890-9426
EMAIL: np10bd340@westpost.net
SUMMARY
* Over 3 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Software Quality
Testing.
* Proficient in manual testing and automated testing on client server and web-ba
sed applications.
* Worked with writing test plan for large and complex Application, and worked wi
th building end-to-end testing process.
* Worked with stress test, integration test, component test, and white box and b
lack box test process for OLTP and OLAP application.
* Proficient in preparing Test Plan, Test Summary Reports, Test Cases and Test S
cripts for Automated and Manual testing based on the User Requirement Document a
nd System Requirement documents for the Functional, System, Integration, Regress
ion, GUI, UAT, Security, Database, Smoke/Sanity and Usability testing
* Worked with writing traceability matrix for large test plan process and used T
est director.
* Extensive experience in performing database testing using SQL Queries
* Extensive experience with different types of testing modalities including Whit
e Box Testing and Black Box Testing on various Mainframes, Client Server, Web ap
plications .NET and ERP Applications
* Excellent understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle
* Involved in analysis, design, implementation, maintenance and documentation fo
r system testing.
* Proficient in QA processes, test strategies and in performing Functional, GUI,
Regression, Database, Integration and Load Testing.
* Extensive experience in Manual and Automated testing with Quality Center/TestD
irector, WinRunner, QTP, LoadRunner and Rational Robot.
* Developed SQL Queries for Database verification.
* Ability to Prioritize and Manage Multiple Tasks
* Possess excellent analytical skills with good communication and self-organizin
g skills, assertive and a committed team player
* Strong Team dynamics, Worked with BAs, Developers, and Project Managers
* Strong analytical, troubleshooting and Communication skills.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Testing Tools Quality Center, Test Director, Quick Test Pro
Languages C++, VB Script,Java,.Net
Scripting VB Script, TSL
Operating System Windows XP/ 2000, UNIX
Databases Oracle, MS SQL Server, MS Access,
Modeling Tools
Rational Rose, MS Visio.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Deloitte:
Las Vegas, NV
Role: Sr. QA Analyst Jan 09-March 10
Description: Deloitte is one prime consulting company in the world. The project
was about implementing a new global money transfer system on the new technology
architecture, upgrading the technology infrastructure, satisfying the current bu
siness needs, and be well positioned to scale up to support future business grow
th and changes. The goal was to create a business operations model for payment p
rocessing that will rationalize functions across Global Messaging and payment pr
ocessing.
Responsibilities:
* Analyzed software specifications to gain a better understanding of the applica
tion
* Involved in manually testing the application under test (AUT) using TestDirect
or
* Developed, implemented and executed test methodologies and plans to ensure sof
tware product quality
* Created the strategy document that defines the test environment, phases of tes
ting, entrance and exit criteria into different phases of testing and resources
required to conduct the effort
* Created Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Scripts for the modules of the applica
tion under test (AUT) using TestDirector
* Monitored and Analyzed activity Report and Performance Report created using Cr
ystal Reports.
* Generated and analyzed various reports and graphs for the defects detected.
* Provided the management with test metrics, reports, and schedules as necessary
and participated in the design walkthroughs and meetings
* Participated in the walkthroughs to decide on the test cases to be automated u
sing Winrunner and to define the scope
* Automated the test scripts for the GUI, Functional and Regression testing usin
g WinRunner
* Created Data driven test scripts to test the application with different sets o
f inputs
* Extensively used select, update statements, inner and outer joins to perform d
atabase testing
* Setup various measurements for Web Server resource, System Resource and Databa
se resource monitors.
* Mentored junior testers on different aspects of LoadRunner
* Used ClearQuest for Defect Tracking of all the projects
* Participated in Weekly team and task meetings

Environment: .NET, Oracle 10G, MS Visio, Rational Rose, Rational Test Manager, R
ational Clear Case, Mercury WinRunner, MS Project 2003 and Windows.

CITI Bank
New York, NY
Role: QA Analyst Dec 07-Nov 08
Description: CITI-GWM under the brand name of Smith-Barney and CITI Private Clie
nts is a leading provider of comprehensive financial planning and advisory servi
ces to high net worth investors, institutions, corporations and private business
, governments and foundation. It utilizes several IT applications to integrate t
he functions of Financial Advisors, Financial Product Offering, Client Services
Group, Performance Calculation, Legg Mason Wealth Management, and Overlay Manage
rs.
Responsibilities:
* Involved with Business System Analysts, Developers and support team to define
the testing requirement documents
* Created Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Scripts for the modules of the applica
tion under test (AUT) using Quality Center/Test Director
* Defined requirements for large-scale LoadRunner performance tests of an applic
ation server
* Managed Mainframe test environments (code migrations, data prep, running jobs,
printing reports).
* Coordinated project Testing across multiple Mainframe applications and various
interface groups.
* Developed and maintained Risk based test plans and managed status communicatio
ns to project management teams.
* Daily Update Meetings with QA Manager to discuss the status of Projects.
* Established/reviewed/enforced Quality Assurance Standards, Processes, and Poli
cies
* Created the strategy document that defines the test environment, phases of tes
ting, entrance and exit criteria into different phases of testing and resources
required for conducting the effort.
* Created and analyzed reports using Crystal Reports
* Populated the trace matrix with test set names to ensure coverage.
* Administered problem management process when defects are found during testing,
including monitoring and reporting problem resolution.
* Successfully lead team members and guided them successfully to complete system
testing well in time.
* Effectively developed and implemented the testing process to ensure the applic
ation meets organization standards and end-user requirements.
* Supervised, lead and mentored QA Team in test case planning, development, qual
ity reviews and test case execution.
* Ensured QA methodologies are followed for all phases
* Conducted analysis of current processes to identify areas for improvement.
* Documented the Daily Defects Status with the help of QA Metrics
* Attended related testing conferences/seminars that discussed risk assessment
* Supported software and hardware configuration changes through release process
* Managed source code version control, verified regular builds, and helped resol
ve integration issues
* Planned QA strategies with regards to all projects entering QA.
Environment: .NET, Oracle 10G, Rational Rose, Rational Requisite Pro, Rational C
lear Case, Java, J2EE, SQL, HTML, PhotoShop, Flash, JavaScript

Credit Suisse
New York, NY
Role: QA Analyst Sep'06-Oct'07
Description: Credit Suisse Fund Services is a global leader in offering a comple
te suite of accounting, administration, shareholder and corporate services to he
dge funds, fund managers with large pools of equities, bonds, and money market a
nd derivative instruments. The IT solution provided as part of AEXO offering can
 be listed as follows:
* Maintenance of full accounting records of a fund, structuring of alternative i
nvestment instruments and products utilizing concepts of equalization, hot issue
s and complex fund structures
* Portfolio pricing using independent, recognised pricing sources
* Calculation of fees and accruals
* Calculation of net asset value and preparation of financial statements
* Preparation of weekly / monthly Financial Statements, in conformity with US GA
AP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) or IAS (International Standards)
Responsibilities:
* Involved in Manual Testing to check the basic functionality of the modules und
er test using Quality Center
* Performed load testing against internal applications and services using LoadRu
nner scripts to emulate users and monitor systems performance.
* Created the strategy document that defines the test environment, phases of tes
ting, entrance and exit criteria into different phases of testing and resources
required conducting the effort
* Developed test condition, test and support Equities and Fixed Income Trading S
ystems
* Experience executing equity and fixed income trades.
* Involved in development of test plans, test schedules, test cases based on hig
h-level and detailed designs
* Prepared test data for positive and negative test scenarios for functional tes
ting as documented in the test plan.
* Used Quality Center to plan tests, manage test assets, and create and run manu
al and external scripts to check GUI and functional features of the AUT
* Tested the application for Broken Links to ensure proper navigation
* Created manual test cases for Functional, GUI and Database testing of the appl
ication using Quality Center
* Conducted navigational testing for the web links using QuickTest Pro
* Prepared test scripts using QuickTest Pro with checkpoints using regular expre
ssions for checking web pages, web objects, images, texts and tables
* Developed test data to meet requirements.
* Enhanced QuickTest Pro scripts with programming by adding methods, conditional
statements, and comments to the test and sending messages to test results
* Created Data Driven Tests to validate the same scenario with different test da
ta using QuickTest Pro
* Involved in database testing by writing and executing SQL queries to ensure th
at data entered has been uploaded correctly into the database
* Preparing and maintaining Test Data Sets for positive and negative test scenar
ios of the AUT
* Communicated status and presented defect information to the developers and var
ious members of the project team to resolve issues to ensure the defect-free del
ivery of the AUT
* Participated in weekly status meetings showing the progress reports and the fu
ture testing efforts of the QA Team
* Defects were tracked using Quality Center to analyze the variation between the
expected and actual results
Environment: C, C++, JAVA, UML, Shell Scripts, UNIX, Oracle, Mecury Win Runner/
TestMS VISIO, MS Project, UML