.George Baker Email Id : baker256@gmai l .com Mobile : 518-727-1726.

Professional Summary

12 + years of diversified experience in Web applications Experienced in Financial/ Banking and government industries. Extensive experience in testing Databases and Web Applications Exclusive experience in Agile (Scrum), Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing life

Cycle Experienced with various testing methods such as Functional testing, Regression Testing, System

Testing, Integration Testing, Compatibility testing, Smoke testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Expertise in working with Test Management tools Quality Center Extensive experience using manual testing to troubleshoot systems integration, GUI, Compatibility,

functionality and Database Extensively involved in entire QA Process and defect Management life cycle. Involved in Developing and Executing Test Plan, and Test cases based on the, Functional Requirement

Documents. Attended Daily scrum Meetings with Scrum Master and Software Architect and Development teams to get

proper understanding of the application Hands on experience in end-to-end system testing of complex business systems which involve integration

of multiple applications Proficiency in Black box testing and extensively involved in testing the application manually Motivated self-starter with exceptional team building, leadership, and interpersonal skills. Hardworking team

player with the ability to work in time sensitive environments Good knowledge in DBMS and RDBMS .Wrote SQL queries in Oracle (9i, 10g, 11g), SQL server (2012). Quick learner with ability to work effectively in a fast paced environment and meet the deadlines Good Communication skills along with verbal and written.

Education:

Bachelor of Arts, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

In House Training :( at Virtusa.com) Plural Sight.com (JavaScript (Sept – Oct 2013), Java(Sept – Oct 2013),

Online WebEx Selenium WebDriver/Grid for Java course (April 2015 to June 4, 2015- http://qtpseleni-um.com ) using Eclipse Kepler IDE,FirefoxDriver,ChromeDriver,IEDriver, importing external Selenium jars and libs file, XPATH,CSSPath,Firebug,FirePath,File handling, TestNG Framework, Maven, POI API and se-lenium-server-standalone-2.45.0:Grid

Technical Skills:

Operating Systems Windows, Unix,

Languages SQL, PL/SQL. Testing Tools Quality Center., Selenium (junior experience)

Test Management Tools HP Quality Center

Servers IIS, Apache

Databases Oracle(9i,10g,11g),MS Access , MS SQL Server,DB2

Defect Tracking & Document Repository MS Visual Studio Express(TFS),Open source version control system TortoiseSVN (Apache Subversion Client) version 1.8.4

for Windows 64-bitCode, Test, and Defect Repository Keystone Version Control Tool

Work Experience & Recent Activity:

Recent Activity:Apr 2015 – Jun 2015http://qtpselenium.com via WebExOnline from : Pune Maharashtra, India.

Online WebEx Selenium WebDriver/Grid for Java course- Pune Maharashtra,  India (April 2015 to June 4, 2015- http://qtpselenium.com ) using Eclipse Kepler IDE,FirefoxDriver,ChromeDriver,IEDriver, import-ing external Selenium jars and libs file, XPATH,CSSPath,Firebug,FirePath,File handling, TestNG Frame-work, Maven, POI API and selenium-server-standalone-2.45.0:Grid

Work Experience:

March 2016 – PresentGeekSources INCWakulla CountyCrawfordville FloridaREMOTE Senior Manual QA Tester

Responsibilities: Client: United States Veterans Administration

Tester on Veterans Administration’s Elimination of Veteran Homelessness (EVH) project ( the manual testing piece: Homeless Management Information System Repository (HMIS) and the automated testing piece: Veteran Re-Entry Search Service (VRSS)

Wrote test plans for the manual and automated pieces of the project based on requirements and design documents for each

Used test plan templates provided by client Wrote test cases for the manual and automated pieces of the project based on requirements and design

documents for each Created my own test case template used to write the test cases for the project Participated in Agile Standup Meetings for weekly progress status Tool used for the project: IBM Rational Team Concert (RTC)

June 2013 – March 2014Virtusa Westboro, MA (Troy, NY)Senior Manual QA Tester/Lead

Responsibilities: Client: Standard & Poor New York City

Involved in the development of test plan for client product Work Flow Manager (WFM) and Security ID (ASID and EASID) - C

Involved in developing Test Plans (Test Protocols) using business specification documents Worked in Agile(Scrum) environment for manual testing Interacted with business analysts and developers in requirements analysis, review design documents

developed in Agile, scrum and sprint environments Responsible for executing test cases and test data Responsible for conducting Smoke Testing after new build deployment

Client: Thomson Reuters – Pennsylvania – Tested remote from Virtusa office Provided manual quality assurance testing on some custom data about scientific productivity and influ-

ence of a couple different funding programs and quality assurance testing of a web application Participated in Agile standup meetings (via conference calls) to monitor team progress In addition to role as senior manual qa lead, initially assume a business analyst role to assist develop-

ers on the project and initiated requirements gathering process with the client

Generated test scripts based on user stories and client’s requirements documents in addition to Ad hoc testing

Verified functionality of client application with manual test iterations Logged defects upon discovery in Keystone version control tool for developer resolution

Environment: Java, SQL, Quality Center (HP QC), Agile (Scrum), MS Office.

Jul 20008 –Jun 2013FedEx Ground Rensselaer, NYPackage Handler/Tug Operator

Responsibilities:

Moved incompatible freight from conveyor belt to tug compartments and transport and transport carts, then transport freight to sort conveyor belt lines where freight scanned then loaded into delivery trucks by other personnel

Scanned package bar code and attached destination labels for packages not having such labelsEnvironment: Transportation/Shipping

Jun 2010 –Mar 2011Peak Systems Inc New York, NYService Technician – Short Term Contract

Responsibilities: Hudson Falls, New York Dell/AmeriGas. Thin Client Install Project. Installed/setup thin client (DHCP) and

Lantronix printer for client AmeriGas and tested for connectivity Saratoga Springs, New York. Un-installed and remove items from server trays for transport as result of

branch relocation Glen Falls, New York. Confirmed that no computer related issues after new work station installs Niskyuna and Gloversville, New York. Upgrade of NextGen desktops and monitor server downloads to desk-

tops Albany, New York. York Upgrade of NextGen desktops: replacement and setup of new desktops and moni-

tor server download to desktops Deployment of new image and/or new hardware to user (37 PCs) Deployment of new image and/or new hardware to user (12 PCs) Glens Falls, New YorkSetup of new system and data migration of user data- Items utilized (1) CD-Rom Boot media and (2) Ether-net Cross-Over Cable for Peer-to-Peer configuration, Symantec Ghost 11.0. Re-image 3 UBS worksta-tions. Items utilized: CD Rom XP image CD, USB Drive, USB Cable

Environment: Hardware, Software related

May 2008 –Jul 2008Granite International Services Schenectady, NYData Analyst-Short Term Contract

Responsibilities: Client: General Electric

Development support of business reporting and basic analysis of turbine performance and warranty data from wind turbine data acquisition systems and two large Oracle databases utilizing sql queries

Global database support and basic database aggregation reports- Testing of new database changes & functions and perform data quality studies on data in the e-Services (warranty service) and Global Reposi-tory (SCADA: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) database

Apply basic analysis tools ( Simple regression, clustering of data, visual exploratory data inspection of graphics, simple variation due to five or less variables) and algorithms to identify turbine performance trends and forecasting and document work suitable for review by customer

Collect business requirements relating to data analysis & help prepare software requirement documents for submission to Information Management department. Work closely with SPA development team and other GE technical personnel to ensure business requirements are met. Review contractual documents for some of business requirements

Environment: Oracle database, MS Excel (Pivot Tables), Macros in Wind Turbine Division)

Jun 2006 –Mar 2008CMA Consulting Latham, NYManual QA ConsultantSenior Manual QA Tester/Lead

Responsibilities: At CMA Office:

Authored test scripts (and conduct manual testing) for CMA Consulting Leave and Accrual Tracking System (LATSnet). This is CMA Consulting proprietary .NET software that they sell to New York State agencies

Manually tested functionality after.NET migration, Generated defects in PVCS Tracker

Client: New York State Office of Disability and Temporary Assistance (ODTA), Albany, NY Verify business requirements are specified within application modules via GUI display Generated application Release structure listing in Mercury Quality Center (Test Director) for new appli-

cation releases Update application sections to new business requirements and tested integration Responsible for manual testing selected modules within the ASSETS (Automated State Support Enforcement

Tracking System) application in addition to Ad hoc testing Validate GUI input via database queries using SQL Navigator in J2EE environment Wrote test scripts in Mercury Quality Center (Test Director) for modules in the application Conduct manual testing in Mercury Quality Center (Test Director Test Lab) Generate defects using Mercury Quality Center (Test Director Test Lab) Generate modular automated tests using Mercury Interactive QTP Run existing modular automated tests using Mercury Interactive QTP for regression tests Case ID testing by SQL queries to confirm data elements in case id(s) exist before purge in Legacy system

and after case id(s)migrated via database conversion to Oracle 10G database Utilization of Requisite Pro to store business specification documents-Conducted requirements gathering for

new functionality Participated in peer reviews of new functionality-Worked with developers and business analysts to resolve field

production issues incurred by internal usersEnvironment: .NET, J2EE, HP Quality Center, HP QTP, Oracle database 11g, Legacy Systems

Aug 2005 –Apr 2006Xerox Amici llc Albany, NYManual QA Tester – Electronic Discovery Application

Responsibilities: Test by loading shell script executables (in UNIX environment) with Perforce (software configuration

management tool), syncing a given software version for code updates prior to loading the shell scripts Maintained defect tracking database (TrackStudio) by expediting defects by their deadline dates.

Environment: UNIX, shell scripts, Perforce Configuration tool.

Dec 2003 –Aug 2005Keane Inc Albany, NYSenior Manual QA Tester/Lead

Responsibilities: Client: New York State Department of Tax and Finance Handling multi assignments under the e-MPIRE project in J2EE setting ( e.g. team member on the Revenue

Accounting and Combined Filer teams)- Participated in Requirements gathering meetings to generate use cases ,test cases, test scripts for scheduled application Releases

Use online specification documents to write test scripts and uat- Generate defects in Clear Quest defect tracking tool-

Use SPUFI (SQL Processing Using File Input) to query database tables via TSO and TSO component : ISPF (Interactive System Productivity Facility- Use DB2 (Command Center) for Windows NT to query database ta-bles and via ODBC using Microsoft Access

Worked with developers and business analysts to resolve field production issues incurred by internal users Conducted manual test for each module of the application

Environment: J2EE, DB2 database, ClearQuest (defect tracking).

Sep 2003 –Oct 2003Proliant Troy, NYManual QA Consultant

Responsibilities: Client: Commerce Hub, Clifton Park, NY

Utilized stored procedures to populate databases Created views from Rational Clear Case for Web side testing Rebased (updated) views to current code base Used Rational Clear Quest for defect tracking database Manual regression testing associated with code changes Assigned to specific projects independent of regular assigned tasks Conducted system based manual User Acceptance tests based on Merchant/Vendor specs

Environment: T-SQL, Rational Clear Case, Rational ClearQuest, MS Access, Oracle database, stored procedures.

Aug 2002 –Oct 2002Siena IncManual QA Lead Supply Chain Application

Responsibilities: Client: Avery-Dennison Framingham, MA

Wrote Purchase Order flowcharts to represent the workflow of a purchase order (Purchase Orders consisted of bar coded, printable labels, determined by profile specific for a retailer and the manufactured quantity of the item to be shipped)

Wrote test cases that would constitute test plans(Hyperlinked test cases to work flow process documents) Authored test plans where there were none Wrote defect reports that were logged into Lotus Notes defect tracking database Test the product manually in LAN and modem environment Performed manual regression testing relative to changes in core code Utilized Windows 2000 and Mac O/S to verify product functionality

Environment: MS Office, Windows and Mac operating systems, Lotus Notes defect tracking database

Nov 1997 –May 2002Politzer & Haney (now ACI Worldwide) Waltham, MASenior QA Engineer Financial Suite Application

Responsibilities: Authored, executed test plans with test cases, use cases and test scripts, using black box & white box man-

ual testing methods for Cash Management features including, ACH transactions conforming to NACHA regu-lations, Information Reporting transactions to BAI regulations, SWIFT, and Wire Transactions conforming to Money Net, Intranet, BESS, and Fund Tech requirements.

Responsible for integration of Intuit Quicken product with Web Cash Manager’s Information Reporting process. Web Application and Database servers required for the Web Cash Manager web based application

Worked with developers and business analysts to resolve production issues incurred by clients Worked with developers to test database conversion for new tables to database

Environment: Automated Clearing House (ACH) standards, IBM MQ Series, Oracle database 11g, Bank Adminis-tration Institute (BAI) standards