David Smith
Mobile: 614 364 4290  Email: david.smith@gmail.com

 

SELENIUM WEBDRIVER & JAVA AUTOMATION PROFILE 

• Expertise in Selenium automation using Selenium WebDriver, Selenium Grid, JAVA, JUnit & Maven
• Designed and implemented different automation frameworks from starch like Page Objects framework, Keyword Driven framework, Data Driven framework and Hybrid framework for a number of projects
• Expertise in writing Selenium WebDriver automation scripts in JAVA for highly transactional E-commerce websites
• Executed automation scripts on different browsers/environments & reported defects/results to the team
• Proven ability in developing BDD scripts with Cucumber and writing step definitions for behavior.
• Maintained the Selenium & JAVA automation code and resources in source controls like CVS, SVN over the time for improvements and new features
• Took ownership of automation and led the automation team by mentoring the team as required
• Excellent experience of build tools like Maven and managing JAVA automation projects using them

 

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE 

A highly competent and results oriented Senior Automation Test Analyst with 7+ years of experience in Software Testing, Selenium Automation, Development, JAVA/C#.Net web projects, Team leading & training, Client facing. ISTQB certified tester. Proven ability in Selenium WebDriver Automated testing & Frameworks, Page Objects & Hybrid Frameworks, TDD, BDD, Web testing, Functional testing, Performance & Load testing. Excellent experience in each phase of Test Life Cycle, Test strategies & Test plans, UAT. Solid experience of Software Development Life Cycles, Selenium WebDriver & RC, Selenium Grid, Cucumber, JAVA, JUnit, Web Applications, JIRA, Maven, SQL, AGILE Methodologies, Scrum, QTP, LoadRunner, C#.Net, E-commerce/Financial/Trading domains, Automation & Testing tools.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY 

• Excellent experience in automation of Web-based, Highly transactional and large Client/Server/Multi-tier applications
• Proven ability in writing JAVA, JUnit, C# scripts and Leading JAVA, C#.Net projects automation
• Solid experience of AGILE Methodologies, AGILE Manifesto and Scrum processes
• Solid experience of Defect/Test Management tools like JIRA, QualityCenter/Test Director, BugZilla
• Excellent experience of HP automation tool QTP and VB Script language
• Solid experience of Performance/Load/Stress testing with LoadRunner
• Proven skills in SQL, RDBMS and UNIX variants like LINUX, Solaris, HP-UX
• Expertise in writing SQL Queries, SQL Scripts and performing Database testing
• Proven skills in Leading and training teams, Test Management and Meeting the deadlines
• Strong communication & interaction with Clients, Developers, Business Analysts, Management
• Strong experience of E-commerce, Financial, Banking, Insurance, Trading and Telecom domains
• Proven ability in Windows/UNIX Commands, Scripts and testing on Windows/UNIX platforms
• Proven ability in Working individually or as a part of team,  Problem solving, Process improvement activities, Analytical skills, Reporting and Assisting to Manager

TECHNICAL SKILLS 

Automation Testing Tools: Selenium WebDriver/RC/Grid, Cucumber, Maven, QTP, LoadRunner
Languages/Frameworks: JAVA, JUnit, TestNG, C#.Net, NUnit
Bug Tracking Tools: JIRA, BugZilla, Relational ClearQuest
Test Management Tools: HP QualityCenter/TestDirector
RDBMS: MS SQL Server 2008/2008R2/2012, MySQL, Oracle
Scripting Languages: VB Script, Java Script, Perl, Python
Operating Systems: Windows 7/8, Windows Server 2008/2008R2/2012, Mac OS, LINUX/Solaris/HP-UX
Domain Knowledge: E-commerce, Financial, Trading, Insurance, Banking, Telecom, Billing

WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior Automation Test Analyst (Selenium WebDriver + JAVA + Web, Functional testing)
ABC Soft Inc, Dallas, TX (Jan 2013 to Present)
Project Description: 2 or 3 lines about the project

• Achievements:

• Saved 30% time and cost of testing by automation using Selenium WebDriver, JAVA, Cucumber
• Increased productivity by 20% by effectively training, leading and managing the AGILE automation team
• Achieved customer satisfaction and high quality by effective Automation testing, AGILE Processes

 

Responsibilities: 

• Implemented automation using Selenium WebDriver, JAVA, Selenium Grid, Cucumber, Maven.
• Extensively automated regression and functional test suites by developing over 237 test cases, 6 test suites using Selenium WebDriver, JAVA, JUnit.
• Implemented Page Objects framework, Hybrid framework and 21 Page classes from scratch to represent web pages.
• Developed Keyword Driven and Data Driven frameworks to retrieve test actions, test data from Excel files and SQL Databases.
• Configured Maven for JAVA automation projects and developed Maven project object model (POM).
• Used Maven, Selenium Grid to execute Selenium automation suites on different platform, browser combinations in parallel.
• Developed BDD tests using Cucumber by writing behaviours and step definitions. Developed required Selenium support code in JAVA for Cucumber.
• Wrote SQL queries extensively, queried database and generated test reports. Performed Purchase Orders Database testing by developing 14 SQL scripts.
• Performed Defect Tracking & Management in JIRA. Generated automated daily reports using JIRA API.
• Worked in a highly dynamic AGILE environment and participated in scrum and sprint meetings
• Assisted Manager by providing automation strategies, Selenium/Cucumber Automation and JIRA reports.
• Identified weaknesses in QA Processes, Web testing, Selenium Automation. Suggested & implemented improvements.

• Tools/Environments: Important tools/technologies/environments used in the project

 

Automation Test Analyst (Selenium + C#.Net + Web, System and UAT testing)
Company Name, Location (Jun 2010 to Jan 2013)
Project: 2 or 3 lines about the project

 

Achievements:

• Saved 20% of testing budget by automating Regression/Functional tests using Selenium WebDriver & C#.Net
• Won 2 performance certificates and given a bonus of £2000 for outstanding performance

Responsibilities:

• Automated System testing for trading transactions, exchange operations and payment methods using Selenium WebDriver, C#.
• Developed, executed and maintained over 182 Selenium automation scripts for trading web application.
• Developed Hybrid automation framework in C# by using Page Objects framework, Keyword Driven & Data Driven frameworks. Automated running smoke tests and build report generator for daily builds.
• Used Selenium Grid, NUnit test scripts to run automated test cases in parallel on 5 environments.
• Developed 7 C# class libraries, 16 NUnit test scripts to test XML build data files.
• Performed Load and Stress testing by developing LoadRunner scripts to find out effective Web/App server configurations for best performance levels.
• Extensively performed Database testing using Selenium. Generated Production DB reports using SQL queries.
• Reported/tracked defects in TFS. Training a team of 13 on TFS functionality.
• Provided different build reports, Selenium automation reports, Performance testing reports to Senior Management.
• Worked effectively with Developers, AGILE Team, Project Management to achieve Selenium automation, high quality, release deadlines and QA processes improvements.

• Tools/Environments: Important tools/technologies/environments used in the project

 

Software QA Engineer
Company Name, Location (Oct 2008 to May 2010)
Project: 2 lines about the project

Achievements & Responsibilities:

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Software Test Analyst
Company Name, Location (Aug 2007 to Oct 2008)
Project: 2 lines about the project

Achievements & Responsibilities:

3 or 4 bullet points about your achievements & responsibilities in this project

CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS

ISTQB  Certified Tester

Oracle Certified JAVA Programmer

HP Certified QTP/UFT Professional

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

4 Years Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science with Distinction (2003 to 2007)

REFERENCES   Available on request