PRAVEEN JAMES

Phone: (M) 517-512-4511 Email: praveenjnp@gmail.com Social Networking: LinkedIn1253 Runaway bay Drive, APT 2B, Lansing, Michigan - 48917

Seeking challenging assignments that would facilitate the maximum utilization and application of my broad skills and expertise in making a positive difference to the organization

SYNOPSIS

Test Automation Lead with around 8.7 years of experience in Information Technology. 7.5 years of experience and expertise on HP QTP/UFT. Performance Tested Guidewire ClaimCenter with IBM RPT. Performance Tested Duck Creek Policy Center with HP Load Runner. Expertise in Test Automation Framework Design - Keyword driven, Data driven and Hybrid Frameworks. Expertise in developing scripts for Automation testing using HP QTP/UFT for the Web and Windows based

applications. Highly skilled in developing software tools using Visual Studio, MS Excel, MS Access, etc. Proficient in Web Services testing. Proficient in BlueZone scripting for AS 400 Mainframe applications. Expertise in testing CIC Screens and TSO using REX Scripting. Guidewire 7.0 implementation testing for Personal Property & Auto LOB at Auto-Owners Insurance. Well versed in designing and executing Test Plan, Test Cases along with the Business Requirement Document

and Traceability Matrix Proficient in Agile Automation Model. Well acquainted with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) of applications.

Specialties: Developer of STAR (Simplified Test Automation and Reporting) UFT based Automation framework using Vis-

ual Studio, C#, Entity framework and MVP design pattern. Developer of COPE VUser – Automated solution for LoadRunner Script correlation, parameterization and er-

ror handling.

Domains: Insurance, Capital Market, Retirement Solutions

TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Tools HP QTP/UFT, HP Load Runner (9.10), HP ALM, Jira, AccuRev, SVN, VSS, Toad, Visual Studio 2013, Guidewire Studio, Xamarin Studio.

Languages C#, VB, HTML, T-SQL, PL/SQL, Basic of UNIX Shell ScriptingDatabase Oracle 9i/10g, SQL Server 2005, MS Access

Others RDBMS, MS OfficeOperating Systems Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7

EMPLOYMENT CHRONICLE

COMPANY DURATIONProgrammer Analyst (Testing), HTC Global Services, MI, USA Aug’12 - present

Software Engineer, Mphasis Corporation, WI, USA Jan’10 – Aug’12Test Engineer, Infosys Technologies Ltd., India Sep’06 - Jan’10

Significant Credits:At HTC Global Services:

Development of STAR – QTP/UFT based UI test automation framework on Keyword Driven methodology, enables testers with no or less scripting knowledge to perform extensive Test Automation. A-O Insurance ClaimCenter Project Regression test automation is being done using STAR.

At Mphasis:

Rated grade 5 – Far exceeded expectations (highest) in all performance appraisalsDeveloper of EaseTest - QTP based UI test automation framework on Keyword Driven methodology.Developer of COPE VUsers – Used by many Performance Testing Projects to perform VUser Script Correlations, Para-meterization and Error Handling.Successful in developing software tools to improve efficiency of testing activities:o Effective Project Management – ASP.Net (Generic Project Management tool which can fit any project for tracking

most of the project activities)o QC Reconciliation - MS Excel (the Test Management Tool which helps to add/modify/import/export Test Cases

and Test Results to Quality Center)o Screen Capture – MS Excel (Helped save lots of efforts during Memory consumption testing)

Responsible for automation of Smoke and Side by Side test of a challenging application which deals with real time streaming data like Quotes, News, and Alerts etc. Side-by-side Test automation - an innovative concept to compare the application with a previous build

At Infosys:

Received highest Cumulative Relative Ranking (1+ Far exceeded expectation) in annual performance appraisal for three consecutive years (2006 – 09)Successful in developing various tools using ASP.Net, MS Excel and MS Access to reduce repetitive manual efforts giving better quality deliverablesRecognized by the client (Fidelity Investments) for creating Val file testing tool saving 75% effort per cycleSuccessful in developing various tools to be used by various teams listed below:o V-SHINE (Vault of Shared Intelligence and Effort) – MS Accesso PM Delight (Project Management Delight) – MS Accesso Val file Tester (Reports testing tool) – MS Excelo DB Skill Set Tool – MS Accesso Information Labeling Tool – MS Excel

PROJECTS HANDLED

At HTC Global Services:#1

Title: Test Automation Architect (Functional & Non-Functional)Project: A-O Insurance Claims Center ImplementationClient: Auto Owners InsuranceDomain: InsuranceDuration: Aug’12 –presentTeam Size: 40Platform: Windows Server 2000, XP, 7Tools: HP UFT, IBM RPT, Visual Studio, VBScript, HP ALM, AccuRev, Jenkins, Jira, VBA (Macros)Role: Automation Test Engineer Description: The project is to establish an in-house system to keep track of all required claims-related financial data. Guidewire’s ClaimCenter has being implemented for Personal Property and Auto line of businesses.

At Mphasis:#1

Title: Performance Test EngineerProject: QBE AmericasClient: QBE InsuranceDomain: InsuranceDuration: Mar’12 –Aug’12Team Size: 30Platform: Windows Server 2000, XP, 7Tools: Load Runner, QTP, VBScript, QC, SVN, Team Track, Jira, VBA (Macros)Role: Automation Test Engineer Description: The project is to establish an in-house system, Duck Creek to rate, quote, bind and issue Insurance policies.

Guidewire ClaimCenter is used to keep track of all required claims-related financial data. Mphasis QA team involved in preparation and execution of smoke, system and regression test cases. The system was tested for performance using Load Runner and functional test automation using QTP.

#2

Title: Automation Test EngineerProject: KATE ETI Alpha EfficienciesClient: Thomson Reuters, BangaloreDomain: Capital MarketDuration: June’11 - Feb’12Team Size: 15Platform: Windows Server 2000, XP, 7Environment: VBScript, QTP, QC, SVN, Team Track, Jira, VBA (Macros)Role: Automation Engineer Description: The goal of ETI Efficiencies project set is to reduce cost, while maintaining quality and timeliness. To achieve

that, the project would automate the way 3rd party exchange content is captured and maintained within the existing historical database systems (primarily NDA and GEDA).

Performed Test Automation of Regression test cases of web based products ETI KATE and DAMON.#3

Title: Software EngineerProject: Eikon and Eikon for Wealth Management (CP Views)Client: Thomson Reuters, BangaloreDomain: Capital MarketDuration: Jan’10 – May’11Team Size: 18Platform: Windows Server 2000, XP, 7Environment: VBScript, QTP, QC, VSS, SVN, Team Track, Jira, VBA (Macros)Role: Automation Tester Description: Primary objective of the project was to build a common platform, which consists of dynamic and static web pages giving detailed information on capital market components like Equities, Bonds, Funds, Countries, Companies, Currencies, News, etc. There are two applications (Eikon and Eikon for Wealth Management) being built, keeping the common platform as the base. The Automation QA team involves in Automating all the feasible Critical and Regression test cases of these very challenging applications, which deals with real time streaming data like Quotes, News, and Alerts etc.

At Infosys:

#1:Title: Test EngineerProject: Unified Managed Account – InfrastructureClient: Fidelity Investments - Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCo), BangaloreDomain: Capital MarketDuration: May’09 - Jan’10 Team Size: 15Platform: Windows XPEnvironment: QTP, QC, Toad, Oracle, VSS, SQL, MS Office, VBA (Macros)Role: Automation / Manual Tester Description: This project involves in building operational data source for Portfolio engine. The Primary objective involves in sourcing financial information from providers such as Lipper, Morning Star, IPG and ActionsXchange obtained as XML/Flat files and building the database through staging, vendor history and ODS tables. Audit and Error table loads are associated with each of the staging and VH table load process. Data tainting was performed at various levels of the load to ensure the correctness of data. Informatica was used for staging load and further process was implemented in PL/SQL. Best of Breed process was a challenging part wherein the best data is loaded when data comes from many source for a single piece.

#2:Title: Test EngineerProject: Personal and Workplace Investing – Defined BenefitsClient: Fidelity Investments – Personal and Workplace Investing (PWI)Domain:Banking and FinanceDuration: Nov’06 - Apr’09Team Size: 15Platform: Windows XPEnvironment: QTP, QC, Toad, Oracle, VSS, SQL, MS Office, VBA (Macros)Role: Automation / Manual Tester Description: PWI earlier called as FESCo (Fidelity Employer Services Company) is a record-keeper of retirement benefits for many major US companies. It maintains an in-house system that helps the employees of these companies to track their benefit information. The business objective of the project is to have a centralized administration system that will provide to the needs of various end clients. Each client’s Defined Benefit plan has some unique features that would require client-specific modifications to be done to the system and implemented in production. The Corporate Actions QA team is involved in Testing of various applications constituting the in-house system based on the change requests of the clients of PWI.

ACADEMIA

School/College/University City, State, Country

Degree/Certificate Major Field of study Month/Year started

Month/Year Ended

UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Master of Science Information Tech-nology – Object Ori-ented Software En-gineering, Distrib-uted Database Sys-tems, Computer Ar-chitecture

JAN 2007 DEC 2008

NGM College, Affiliated to BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY

Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, India

Bachelor Of Science Mathematics - Alge-bra, Discrete Mathe-matics, Statistics

JUN/2003 MAY/2006

S.R.I.M.B.H.S School Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, India

12th Grade Mathematics, Com-puter Science, Chemistry, Physics

JUN/2001 MAR/2003

L.M.H.S School Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, India

10th Grade Mathematics, Com-puter Science, Chemistry, Physics

JUN/2000 APR/2001

CERTIFICATIONS

Title Granted By Year

ISTQB International Software Testing

Qualification Board2011

ClaimCenter Configuration Funda-mentals

Guidewire 2014

TRAININGS

Testing FundamentalsAutomation TestingPerformance Testing

RDBMSCapital Market