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Prakash
prakashd1t@yahoo.com
919-491-3330
Raleigh, NC 27699
Software Test Engineer
24 years experience W2
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Summary

  • 20 years of experience in client/server and server-side manual/automated software testing.
  • Verified data and functions in user interfaces and databases for inventory control systems.
  • Validated OBIEE 11g front end reports and data in Oracle backed data warehouse.
  • Worked on several areas of software testing such as databases (SQL Server, Oracle, PL/SQL), user interfaces (web pages, forms, reports), ETL data, healthcare medical devices, mobile phones, Perl, C/C++, Java, XML, web services, VMware, Windows, Unix.
  • Developed and executed hundreds of test cases using HP Quality Center for Systems Manager web interface and the User Interface on the display panel for medical devices.
  • Wrote SQL queries for the backend SQL Server 2008 R2 database to verify the contents of database tables and the updates to those tables. Using SQL Server Management Studio, verified completion of database jobs such as backups, purges, integrity checks etc.
  • Developed and tested Forms and Reports using Oracle Developer 2000. Worked with Oracle Utilities such as Toad and SQL *Loader.
  • Tested applications using black box, gray box and white box testing methods.
  • Worked on setting up of workstations from scratch by installing all software components for testing GPS applications. Used and modified Perl scripts for running automated tests.
  • Worked with XML scripts, JUnit framework on Eclipse platform and web services custom actions for testing internet/web applications. Created '.properties' files with input data for testing with XML files and web services.
  • Tested installation and configuration of many applications on Unix and Windows platforms.
  • Gathered and analyzed requirements, identified potential error points and created several test cases and execution scenarios as development/test team member for many projects. Used defect tracking tool Test Director. Familiar with Rational Tools and UML.
  • Performed functional and regression testing using Win Runner and performance testing using Load Runner. Developed Win Runner scripts for areas of automation. Automated part of the testing on Windows and Unix environments using batch files and shell scripts.

Experience
Education
Master's in Computing and Information Sciences
Kansas State University 2002
Master's in Materials Science and Engineering
Ohio State University 1999
Skills
Windows
2023
16
SQL
2023
10
HP QC
2017
6
Oracle
2017
5
SQL Server
2023
5
TOAD
2017
5
Data Warehousing
2017
4
ETL
2017
4
OBIEE
2017
4
QA
2019
4
Test Case Preparation
2019
4
Warehouse
2017
4
Java
2006
3
Perl
2011
3
UNIX
2013
3
Windows Mobile
2011
3
Continuous Deployment
2006
2
Database Backups
2013
2
DB2
2006
2
Eclipse
2006
2
IBM WebSphere
2006
2
Inventory Control
2019
2
Inventory Management
2019
2
Junit
2006
2
Linux
2013
2
Medical Devices
2013
2
VMWare
2013
2
XML
2006
2
Accounting
2003
1
C
2020
1
C++
2020
1
ClearQuest
2020
1
Git
2020
1
HTML
2003
1
Jenkins
2020
1
PL/SQL
2003
1
Quality Assurance
2023
1
Shell Scripts
2003
1
System Analysis
2003
1
Test Planning
2023
1
Visual Studio
2020
1
Apache
2004
1
Automated Testing
2004
1
Backend Testing
2003
1
Box
0
1
Business Analysis
2003
1
Functional Testing
2008
1
HP Loadrunner
2004
1
JIRA
2013
1
Performance Testing
2003
1
Perl Scripts
0
1
Regression Testing
2004
1
Regulatory Reporting
2003
1
Requirements Gathering
2003
1
Shipping
2008
1
Stored Procedure
2003
1
Triggers
2003
1
WebServices
0
1