Resume for Testing Shanmugam Sankaran

Shanmugam SankaranMobile No: +1 (720) 256 4433 Email Id: [email protected] Profile : https://www.linkedin.com/pub/shanmugam-sankaran/21/267/3b2

Professional Summary

12+ years of IT experience primarily in QA testing. Proven ability to lead successful teams as a Senior Test Lead and an excellent team

player. Involved in senior management review meetings to present the project progress and

highlighting risk/issues. Experience in Facets testing 5.20/5.30 for Enrollment/Billing Modules. Experience in Planning and Managing Estimates/Resources for new business

requirements. Experience in Defining Test Strategies/Test Plans for projects, Tracking the testing

progress, defect management, Test closure activities. Experience in identifying Test Approach that optimize the delivery schedule. Experience in planning and executing Functional, Integration and Regression testing

manually. Proficient in Testing, Unit testing of interfaces, forms, reports, conversions and

enhancements. Having flexible attitude and positive approach. Recognized for dedication and the ability

to achieve results and arranging team meetings and workshops, mentoring new team members.

Excellent problem solving skills, communication skills, trouble-shooting, possess a strong drive to exceed customer expectations.

Experience Details

Working as Product Specialist-Technical in Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp (Full Time), from Nov 2014–Till date.Worked as Associate-Projects in Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt.Ltd.(Full Time), Chennai from May 2011–Oct 2014.Worked as Programmer Analyst in Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt.Ltd.(Full Time), Chennai from Jan 2007-Apr 2011.Worked as a Software Programmer in Merigold Systems Pvt.Ltd. (Full Time), Chennai from May 2004–Dec 2006.

Relevant Project Experience

Project # 1:

CareFirst Inc - SQCA Test

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Client : CareFirst-BCBS, USDatabase : Facets 5.30, SQL Server 2012/2008 R2Role : Senior Test Lead & QA ManagerDuration : Jun 2016 – Till DateLocation : Owings Mills, Maryland.Project Description:

The scope of the “Escalation Case Management Command Center is that EAB department needed an inventory/Workflow System so that users can log their issues/inquiry from the DC exchange. The issue coming through the DCHL tracker, email, mailbox, phone calls will be created and will be routed to the different departments for the inquiry. All the issues coming from DC exchange whether it is internal or external and which do not go to facets workflow, will be tracked in this case management system.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Responsible for maintaining Test Cases, and UAT Developing Unit Test Case documents for each and every use case to perform testing at

the code level with an emphasis to check each logical flow and verify the correctness of all the data points within the unit.

Execute functional, performance and regression testing prior to releases. Responsible for identifying typical business scenarios and developing test scripts for both

manual and automation testing Reviewed Test cases developed by other team members as part of peer review. Acted as the liaison between developers and business analysts to prioritize bug

resolution. Reviewed and Analyzed the Business and Functional Requirement Documents. Updated Test Plan and Test Cases for the Change Requests. Prepared the test status report for both manual and automated tests. Retesting the defects that are fixed and closing the same promptly and periodically and

continue the process until all the defects and fixed and closed. Involved in preparation of Daily and weekly status reports and sent to all the

stakeholders

Project # 2:

Topaz Implementation

Client : Trizetto-BCBSNC, USLanguage : ASP.NET,C#Database : Facets 5.20/5.10, SQL Server 2012/2008 R2Role : Senior Test Lead Duration : Nov 2014 – May 2016Location : Denver, Colorado

Project Description:

The scope of this Custom Enrollment is to process On Exchange, Off exchange file as well as Scrub the EDI input file. Topaz wants Custom Batch Solution for their clients to process On Exchange and Off Exchange data.

Receive Files from SHOP/Connecture Validate Files

o Group Setup Fileo Payment Fileo 834 File

Send Acknowledgment Response to SHOP/Connectureo Whether minimal required fields are present on the file or not

Read data from files and Compile list of requests that needs to send to FXI Call FXI Web Services

o Group Setupo Plan Setupo Billing Setupo PPU (Payment Processing Utility) through Rest

Use Invoke SP utility of FXI to insert Attachments into Facets Update Payment and 834 File with the Group id and Group Contrive Key Deliver 834 file to HIPAA gateway


Understood the technical business needs of the project through Business Area Requirements (BAR), Functional Specification Document (BSD) and Technical Specification Document (TSD).

Prepare test cases based on the functional requirements Test cases design and Execution Defect Management Tool, Testing with flat files and DB extracts Preparing test cases for member’s enrollment and PCP according the clients

functional specification. Writing Sql queries on oracle server as per the data mapping of the functional

requirements. Participated in SITA, SITB, UAT & PROD. Prepared the test status report for manual testing Retesting the defects that are fixed and closing the same promptly and periodically

and continue the process until all the defects and fixed and closed.

Project # 3:

Health Information Exchange (HIE)

Client : Xerox, US, RichmondLanguage : ASP.NETDatabase : SQL Server 2012/2008 R2Role : Test LeadDuration : Oct 2012 – Oct 2014


This application provides services which facilitate the exchange of Electronic Health Records Information between the Healthcare Stakeholders across a State. The Stake Holders are Medicaid, Commercial Payers, Laboratories, Pharmacies, Hospitals, Health Systems, and Private Practice Physicians etc. HIE is operational in the states MO, KY and WY and is being implemented in MT. HIE will meet the requirements for XDS and XUA- Design Components, Communication protocols for public gateway service, XUA, ATNA/CT, MV / MPI and XDS Entities.

The HIE Application Service will supply most of the business logic and workflow associated with the XDS profiles. It will manage access to the core components, including the XDS Repositories, XDS Registries, PIX/PDQ, MPI and CCD Service. The internal IHE Gateway and IHE App Service are Xerox shared services, but some of the core components, such as the XDS Registry, Repository and MPI, are client-specific to provide appropriate data

management and isolation.


Understood the technical business needs of the project through Business Rules. Provided technical support for implemented applications, diagnosing and reporting

bugs, applying patches and upgrades as needed. Act as team lead/mentor junior developers Responsible for maintaining Test Cases, and UAT Updated Test Plan and Test Cases for the Change Requests. Prepared the test status report for manual testing.

Project # 4:

Affinity Health Plan

Client : Affinity, US, New YorkLanguage : ASP.NETDatabase : SQL Server 2012/2008 R2Role : Test LeadDuration : Jul 2010 – Sep 2012


This “Affinity” project is Production support for Affinity, the project "WEC" (Web Eligibility Calculator) comprises of a web portal, a link should be available on the Affinityplan.org website to access the Web Eligibility Calculator and our online eligibility tool will help you find out of your family members qualify for our health coverage programs. Medicaid Managed care, Family Health Plus or Child Plan Program. This application is tested by ASP.NET 4.0 application and SQL server 2012 database.


Prepare test cases based on the functional requirements Additional responsibility for coding and creation of unit test plans Produced detailed manual test scripts for various functional, role based security,

Integration and performance based scenarios. Acted as the liaison between developers and business analysts to analyze the

functional inputs and prioritize bug resolution. Created manual Test Cases in Excel Spreadsheets using Test Case standards Primarily responsible for conducting Functional Testing and Integration testing

Project # 5:

Astra Zeneca

Client : Astra Zeneca, UK, SwedanLanguage : ASP.NETDatabase : SQL Server 2008Role : Test LeadDuration : Oct 2009 – Jun 2010


This “Astra Zeneca” project is support for AZ, the project "AMS" (Assay Management Systems) comprises of a portal, which gives access to a family of subcomponents that support the workflow of a number of assays within Physical chemistry and the DMPK (Drug Metabolics and Pharmaco Kinetics) It Provide users to request and order samples, calculate assay results and upload them directly into a database. It also provides the ability to track samples throughout the process. This application is tested by ASP.NET 2.0 application and SQL server 2008 database.


Prepare test cases based on the functional requirements Understood the technical business needs of the project through Business Area

Requirements (BAR), Functional Specification Document (BSD) and Technical Specification Document (TSD).

Additional responsibility for coding and creation of unit test plans Produced detailed manual test scripts for various functional, role based security,

Integration and performance based scenarios. Acted as the liaison between developers and business analysts to analyze the

functional inputs and prioritize bug resolution. Created manual Test Cases in Excel Spreadsheets using Test Case standards Primarily responsible for conducting Functional Testing and Integration testing

Project # 6:

Abbott Laboratories

Client : Abbott, US, CaliforniaLanguage : ASP.NETDatabase : SQL Server 2008Role : Senior Test AnalystDuration : Apr 2009 – Sep 2009


Abbott is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to discovering new medicines, new technologies and new ways to manage health. Their products span the continuum of care, from nutritional products and laboratory diagnostics through medical devices and pharmaceutical therapies and comprehensive line of products encircles life itself - addressing important health needs from infancy to the golden years.

This “iComply” is a development project, the application interacts with Admin modules newly created application is an entity framework application which same sql server database. The iComply is an application owned by the transformed plansponcer department of Abbott. It is designed to control worker’s composition cost and ease administrative burdens


Involved in development & testing of the given client functionalities. Created manual Test Cases in Excel Spreadsheets using Test Case standards Primarily responsible for conducting Functional Testing and Integration testing Acted as the liaison between developers and business analysts to analyze the

functional inputs and prioritize bug resolution.

Produced detailed manual test scripts for various functional, role based security, Integration and performance based scenarios.

Additional responsibility for coding and creation of unit test plans Prepared the test status report for manual testing.

Project # 7:

Aetna Inc

Client : Aetna, US, PhoenixLanguage : VB.NETDatabase : SQL Server 2008Role : Senior Test AnalystDuration : Sep 2008 – Mar 2009


This “AWCA” (Aetna Workers Comp Access) is a migration project, Existing AWCA applications is two tier VB applications with IBMDB2 database. Serving as a backend database. The application interacts with IBMDB2 database newly migrated application is a three tier VB.Net applications which same IBMDB2 database. The AWCA is an application owned by the transformed plansponcer department of Aetna. It is designed to control worker’s composition cost and ease administrative burdens.


Actively involved in full life cycle implementation with post go-live support Involved in Functional Requirements from Business Users Developed the Test Case Requirements according to Business Requirements. Provide inputs and feedback in development of Test Project Plan Created Test Plan. Performed functional and regression testing. Performed User testing to ensure that all functionality was provided and it as working

as specified. Worked with development team to ensure testing issues are resolved. Prepared weekly status reports of the Test team and distributed to PM

Project # 8:

Aetna Inc

Client : Aetna, US, PhoenixDatabase : SQL Server 2008Role : Senior Test AnalystDuration : Jan 2007 –Aug 2008


This “Work Flow Tool” project is supported for Aetna, which is mainly useful for evaluating the mail engine, An Engine to be developed for retrieving the Emails from BOP and FOP Email servers and storing in the database. An Engine to be developed for retrieving the files

from the shared server Folders and storing these files in the database. An Application to be supported to access the database and assign the Emails and files to the corresponding associates and track the workflow.


Studying and understanding the business processes/functionality for which the application is being developed by going through the related documents such as Business Requirement (BR), Use cases, Business Process Flow diagrams, Functional Design to get a thorough picture of business process.

Developing a System Test Plan – detailing the schedule of various testing activities to be carried out for the project with an objective to ensure that unit, functional and system integration testing activities at different levels are done in a planned and systematic manner and also to ensure that testing activities planned are exhaustive to uncover all the errors and/or deficiencies of the software.

Worked closely with functional and development team to gather integration and technical test requirements.

Developing Integration and System Testing document for each and every requirement that exist in the BRD to test multiple components of the system together with a primary objective to discover errors in the interfaces between components.

Jointly appraise the Test documents with the Business Analyst/Project Manager to the correctness of the data and ensure whether all the Business scenarios are included.

Developing Unit Test Case documents with an emphasis to check each logical flow and verify the correctness of all the data points within the unit.

Developed testing documentation for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Executing the Unit Testing and System Testing in the Testing Environment/server

provided as scheduled in System Test Plan and in accordance with the System Test case and Unit Test case document and Log/enter the defects that are identified in the Defect logging software.

Retesting the defects that are fixed and closing the same promptly and periodically and continue the process until all the defects and fixed and closed.

Project #9:

Builders Information

Client : Land Marvell Construction, US, California.Language : VB.NET, ASP.NET Database : SQL Server 2008Role : Test AnalystDuration : Jan 2006 – Dec 2006


Builders Information is a Concern, which constructs and looks after the maintenance involved in that building. Builders Information is a website which was designed to manage the Information of Contracts taken by the Company. It Monitors the Details of the Work and Activities of the Company regarding the contract. If the company gives some subcontract, their details will also be maintained here and activities are recorded. This Site Provides the details of the contracts, its customers, Materials used for those contracts, Cost involved in construction, schedule for the contract completion and the man Power involved in that work.


Prepared test cases, test plan Generated test scenarios, test cases and test data Executed tests, created problem reports Conducted various management activities by analyzing & verifying test results Worked with Business Analysts, Developers to resolve issues

Project #10:

Human Resource Management System

Client : Valley Group of Companies, US, California.Language : VB.NETDatabase : SQL Server 2005Role : Test AnalystDuration : Sep 2004 – Dec 2005


Human Resource Management is tremendous software that, Product used to manage the Employee details, which includes various modules that are very useful for corporate offices and a large manufacturing industry. By utilizing this software, one can easily manipulate with greater extends of the employee’s transaction.


Prepared test cases, test plan Generated test scenarios, test cases and test data Executed tests, created problem reports Conducted various management activities by analyzing & verifying test results Worked with Business Analysts, Developers to resolve issues

Education Details

Title of the Degree College/University Year of PassingMaster in Computer Science Bishop Heber College 2004 Bharathi Dasan University Bachelor of Computer Applications Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College 2002 Madurai Kamaraj University

Certifications

Cognizant Certified Professional in Healthcare-L0 Cognizant Certified Professional in Insurance-L0 Cognizant Certified Professional in LifeSciences-L0

Cognizant Certified Professional in ITVL3.0

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