Sanjay Pathak is a software testing professional with over 6 years of experience testing windows, web, and client-server applications. He is currently a QA Specialist and Test Lead at Blue Beacon Infosys. He has extensive experience in all phases of the SDLC, defining test plans and cases, and verifying applications in various domains. He is proficient in testing tools like JIRA and Selenium and aims to take on assignments with a growth-oriented IT organization.

1. SANJAY PATHAK Mobile: +91 8968592198; E-Mail: pathak.sanjay@hotmail.com
Seeking assignments in Software Testing with a growth oriented organisation of repute in IT Sector
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
 A dynamic professional with over 6 years of experience in Software Testing (overall IT 8 years) and testing of
windows & web based and Client-Server applications, effective use of QAQC and Testing practice. Strong
knowledge of all phases of SDLC and STLC.
 Currently employed with Blue Beacon Infosys, Chandigarh as QA Specialist [Test Lead].
 Adept in testing software products and handling projects efficiently for delivering the required applications in a
very systematic and globally distributed environment.
 Gained exposure to different phases of Software Development Life Cycle.
 Experienced in defining Testing Methodologies, Designing Test Plans and Test Cases, Verifying and Validating
Web based e-Commerce applications and Documentation based on standards for Software Development.
 Posses good Domain Knowledge of Travel, Retail, and Life Sciences industry.
 Excellent communication, interpersonal & analytical skills with proven abilities in resolving complex software
issues.
 Experienced in JIRA Enterprise 4.2 Configuration and administration.
 Gained exposure to Selenium 2.0 Webdriver, Selenium RC and Selenium IDE.
 Expertise in Team building, Hiring and ManagingMentoring team of 14 test personnel.
ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Blue Beacon Infosys, Chandigarh since June 11 QA Specialist [Test Lead]
MEPL, Lucknow Sep’09 to May 11 QA Lead
QL2 Software India Pvt Ltd., Gurgaon Jun’06 to May 09 QA Lead
Electrobug Technologies Ltd., Gurgaon May’04 to Jun’06 Developer
SKILLS SET
Technical
Languages : C, Core JAVA, VB 6, WebQL (DMQL)
Platforms : MS DOS, Windows 98XP, Windows Server 2k8,
Web Technologies : HTML, DHTML, and JavaScript
Databases : Oracle 8i9i, MS-SQL Server 2k5, MS Access 2k
Office Tools : MS-Office 200020032007
Defect Management : Jira Enterprise edition, BugTracker, RedMine, Mantis
Version Control System (CVS) : Tortoise SVN (SubVersion)
Performance Testing Tool : OpenSTA
Others : DB Visualiser, StatsSVN, PHPList, JIRA 4.2 Configuration & Administration
Functional
Software Testing;
 Developing and executing Test Cases; performing testing for the software.
 Analysing bugs through Defect Tracking and managing Defect lifecycle Using Jira Bug TrackerRedmine.
 Identifying actors and using cases in discussion with development and project managers.
 Engineering test cases design / strategies for design verification / product validation.
 Reviewing the statement of work (SOW) and functional requirement document.

2.  Conducting Functional Test, Smoke test, Sanity test, Regression Test, Usability Testing and User Acceptance
Testing.
 Experience in Agile development environment and agile testing.
 Good Working knowledge of SQL and Regular expressions.
STLC Planning & Co-ordination:
 Extensive experience in coordinating test effort, responsible for test deliverables, status reporting to
management, issue escalations.
 Good experience in preparation of test bed, Installation testing, Replication of problems & Generation of bug
report.
 Proficient in all cycles of test life cycle from test planning to defect tracking and managing defect lifecycle.
 Extending post-implementation, application maintenance and technical support to the client.
Technical Documentation:
Prepared the following documents after completion of projects.
 Software Testing Process Documentation
 Test Plan documentation for various projects.
 Development to test hand-over document and test Summary documents.
PROJECTS HANDLED
Handled the following projects till date;
 Chancellor, A Web enabled ERP Product
 Payroll Management System
 Mahendra’s WebSite
 MIBS Application Suite
 Product Test (WebQL)
 On Demand Platform Test
 Appdev Test
 QSEMCI
 E-Scouting Application
 EBW (Electro Bug WebCrawler)
Please refer to the annexure for details of these projects.
SCHOLASTICS
 MCA from UP Technical University, Lucknow in 2004.
 B.Sc. (Mathematics) from Christ Church College, CSJM University, Kanpur in 1998.
PERSONAL PROFILE
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Date of Birth : 1 April, 1977
Address : #3469, Sector 32-C, Chandigarh, 160047

3. ANNEXURE OF PROJECTS
 Chancellor http://www.chancellorerp.com
Client Various Management Engineering Colleges in India (RIMT Chandigarh)
Technologies VB.Net 3.5, Crystal reports, MS SQL Server 2k5
Duration since 06’11
Description Chancellor, a web-enabled ERP product, is a complete smartcard integrated Campus
Automation Solution. All the modules of Chancellor are integrated and link to the Central
Server which completely automate the working of various departments and sections in
the campus. The multi-purpose Smart Cards issued to the students act as an interface to
perform secure transactions through Chancellor in each department and section in the
campus. The digitized data stored in the server can also be accessed through the web
using internet browser. Student Information System (SIS) Module adds a value to Student’s
academic details accessed through secured smart cards. The key components of the
Chancellor are:
User Management, Master Setup, Admission ,Fee , Department , Examination ,Payroll
,Library ,Accounts , Stores ,Canteen ,Transport ,Hostel , Student Information System
(SIS),Campus Web Portal.
Responsibilities:
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 Testing weekly internal and bi-monthly builds usually a shipping candidate.
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 Performing Smoke and or Sanity Testing.
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 Designing the Test Plan, Test matrices for the same.
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 Managing the Test environment setup.
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 Executing Test Plans and monitoring the progress.
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 Reviewing discussing the reported bugs in JIRA.
 Payroll Management System
Client MEPL (http://www.mahendras.org)
MEPL is a fastest growing institute with branches in more than 40 cities in India and over
900 employees, provides complete study package which includes classroom programs, In
house preparedprinted Study materials, On-lineOffline mock tests and results via SMS
and Bulk Email Program to over 50,000 students registering every year.
Technologies ASP.Net 3.5, C#, Ajax, MS SQL Server 2k5
Duration Sep ’09 to May 2011
Description Payroll management system developed to automate HR and accounts activities of the
company to process over 900 employee’s salary, attendance and HR compliances. It
records time sheetsattendance of all employees into a centralised database and supports
processing of salariespromotionsincrementsTransfers through hierarchical and access
controlled operations. Government and company specific business rules are also
considered for ESIEPFTDS and Gratuity calculations for CTC and salaries.
Responsibilities:
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 Testing payroll modules and bi-monthly builds.
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 Performing Smoke and or Sanity Testing.
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 Designing the Test Plan, Test matrices for the same.
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 Managing the Test environment setup.
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 Executing Test Plans and monitoring the progress.
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 Reviewing discussing the reported bugs in Bug Tracker.
 Mahendra’s Website
Client MEPL (http://www.mahendras.org)
Technologies ASP.Net 3.5, C#, Ajax, MS SQL Server 2k5, flash
Duration Sep ’09 to May 2011
Description Mahendra’s web application provides one stop information to its existingaspiring students
and employees through public and access controlled visible areas on it via admin module
generated login credentials. It also supports RSS feed to facilitate automatic information
collection to their computers via various RSS readers.
Responsibilities:
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 Testing weekly internal and bi-monthly builds usually a shipping candidate.
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 Performing Smoke and or Sanity Testing.
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 Designing the Test Plan, Test matrices for the same.
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 Reviewing discussing the reported bugs in RedMine.

4.  MIBS Application Suite
Client MEPL (http://www.mahendras.org)
Technologies Vb.Net, MS SQL Server 2k5, Crystal Reports
Duration Sep ’09 to May 2011
Description MIBS Application Suite is an In-House proprietary application which facilitates business
operations starting from enquiry systemregistration in Student modules to
AccountsStock ControlManagementI-CardsEmployeesbranchesAdminLibraryTest
Manager and Message Board. Management can review the business operations through
several reports which can be accessed centrally. All the modules are supported by
hierarchical and privileged access. Some other business segments are controlled by Rent
ElectricityHR Schedule and PRT for various branches of the company.
Responsibilities:
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 Testing MIBS Suite monthly builds and bi-monthly builds usually a shipping candidate.
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 Performing Smoke and or Sanity Testing.
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 Designing the Test Plan, Test matrices for the same.
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 Managing the Test environment setup.
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 Executing Test Plans and monitoring the progress.
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 Reviewing discussing the reported bugs in Bug Tracker.
 Product Test (WebQL)
Client QL2 Software (http://www.ql2.com)
Technologies C++, Perl, XML, SQL Lite and various open source technologies.
Duration 07’06 to 05’09
Description WebQL is a programming language developed by QL2 to dramatically simplify the process
of gathering data from virtually any source, including the web, by providing structure and
manipulating the data in a SQL like syntax. WebQL is designed to take unstructured and
semi-structured data, such as data on a web page, in PDF or text file and apply structure,
allowing you to manipulate, parse and modify the data.
Responsibilities:
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 Testing QL2 StudioQL2 Server monthly internal builds and quarterly public builds
usually a shipping candidate.
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 Performing Smoke and or Sanity Testing.
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 Designing the Test Plan, Test matrices for the same.
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 Managing the Test environment setup.
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 Executing Test Plans and monitoring the progress and making go - no go decision at
50 percent test completion milestone.
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 Reviewing discussing the reported bugs in JIRA.
 On Demand Platform Test
Client QL2 Software (http://www.ql2.com)
Technologies Java, J2EE, Java swings, Postgres
Duration 07’06 to 05’09
Description QL2’s on demand platforms enables its customers to create schedule their desired
searches and receive the output in the desired format ranging from CSV files to XML files.
It also gives the customers various choices to get the output files including FTP’d to their
servers.
Responsibilities:
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 Testing QL2’s on Demand platforms, client.ql2.comlive.ql2.com monthly internal
builds quarterly public builds on alphalive-alpha environments.
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 Performing Smoke and or Sanity Testing.
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 Designing the Test Plans and Test Matrices for the same.
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 Handling the test environment setup.
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 Executing Test Plans, monitoring the progress and making the go-no-go decision at 50
percent test completion milestone.
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 Reviewing discussing the reported bugs in JIRA.
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 Hooking-up the on Demand platform in Regression Framework.
 Appdev Test
Client Expedia, FastCase, Health Markets, Archstone Smith trust, Intellicorp, etc. 200+
customers
Technologies WebQL
Duration 07’06 to 05’09

5. Description QL2’s India ODC develop scripts using WebQL for variety of applications ranging from
Flights, Hotels and Retails to custom applications for customers from various domains
including Travel, Life Science, Pharma , Energy etc.
Responsibilities
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 Review SOW (statement of work), Estimate test efforts and schedule.
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 Organize kick- off meetings and monitorreview progress on Jira.
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 Keep project managersdevelopment managers appraised of the progress.
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 Test Plan creation, execution and monitoring progress.
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 Reviewing Discussing reported bugs in JIRA.
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 Written automated test scripts using WebQL.
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 Reviewing Change Request and re estimating test efforts, deliverables and schedules
to meet deadlines.
 QSEMCI
Client Quantum Integrated Systems, A Division of The Combined Group Texas, USA
(http://www.quantumsys.net)
Technologies VB6, Oracle 9i, WebQL (DMQL) and Windows xp2003
Duration 08’07 to 12’07
Description QSEMCI is a web-based, risk-qualifying, template underwriting, and real-time comparative
quoting business application software developed for the property and casualty
commercial lines insurance industry. QSEMCI is a web-based quoting system that allows a
Licensee a means of gathering insured information and providing multiple quotes with a
single entry.
Responsibilities
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 Review of user requirements, design test plan and test effort estimation.
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 Test Case Design and Execution.
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 Acted as a point of contact for customer and involved in con-calls with the customer.
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 Performed Functional and Regression testing.
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 Coordinating with the developers in driving the issues and defects to closure.
 eScouting Application
Client Merck & Co., Inc, New Jersey, USA. (http://www.merck.com/)
Technologies Java, MS-SQL 2000, WebQL, Window XP
Duration 02’08 to 06’08
Description eScouting is web based application for automatic grant searches based on predefined
search criteria on various grant publishing websites (http://www.eular.org/, etc). It
gathers the data and uses matching algorithms and regular expression to find the
information on web sites and repurposes in databases for further research.
Responsibilities
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 Reviewing of user requirements, designing test plan and preparing test effort
estimation.
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 Reviewing the test case suite supplied by the customer.
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 Executing Test Plans and sending weekly reports to the management.
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 Performing smoke, functional testing and monitoring regression testing.
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 Evaluating change requests and incorporating changes in test plans.
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 Coordinating with the global team in driving the issues and defects to closure.
 EBW (Electro Bug WebCrawler)
Client Electrobug Technologies
Technologies ASP.NET with SQL Server, Window XP
Duration 05’04 to 06’06
Description Electrobug Web crawler is a Desktop Price intelligent tool used in Electrobug Technologies to
crawl the web pages from the internet and then extract the data from thousands of pages which
are crawled, matching them (Data extracted from the web pages). EBW is used for providing
present data to our several international clients on Hotel domain, Retail, Car and Airlines
Domains.
Responsibilities
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 Writing extraction scripts on EBW.
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 Maintenance of existing scripts and data filtering and manipulation on databases.
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 Performing Output Validation and database testing.