RAKESH REDDY KALASANI

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Chicago IL 60616 Phone:872-***-****

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rakeshreddykalasani

Professional Summary:

A competent and determined graduate in Information Technology and Management with 3 years of working experience in software testing field who served at various roles such as QA/Business Scenario Test Analyst/System Engineer at IBM.

A highly motivated, productive and customer-focused team player with strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, time management, analytical and problem solving skills.

Reliable and dedicated with the ability to grasp and apply new procedures quickly; organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and adapt.

Education

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL

Masters in Information Technology and Management May 2016

SASTRA University

Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering May 2011

Certifications:

Fundamentals of Lean Six Sigma Certificate by IBM

Six Sigma White Belt Certificate of Achievement by Aveta Business Institute Professional Development

Enablement Education Certificate by IBM

Industry Education Certificate-KYI by IBM

Business English Course by IBM

Academic Associate Certificate by EMC^2

Telework Fundamentals-Employee Training by Telework.gov

IPV6 Certification by Hurricane Electric

SCRUM MASTER ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION from INTERNATIONAL SCRUM INSTITUTE

Technical Skills

Languages and Frameworks: C, C++.

Web Technologies: HTML, XML, CSS.

Testing Skills: Test Case Development, Test Case Documentation, TDD, BDD, Test Execution, Test Strategy, Test and Data Planning.

Tools: Requirement Management Tool, Knowledge Management System, Test Automation Tool, Microsoft Test Manager, Quick Test Pro (QTP), Request Pro, Microsoft Office, HP ALM/QC, Share point, Test Automation Tool, Selenium Web Drivers.

Methodologies: Waterfall Model, Agile, Scrum, SDLC, STLC.

Bug Tracking Tools: HP Quality Center, JIRA, Rational Clear Quest, Bugzilla, Defect recording.

Databases: MySQL, Oracle 11g, MS-Access, SQL Server.

Operating Systems : Windows, Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora), Mac OSX.

Tools/IDE: GIT, Eclipse, Sublime.

Virtualization: VMWare, Oracle VM Virtual Box, Parallels.

Visualization Tools: Tableau

Work Experience:

QA Analyst

GRID SYS LLC - Cumming, GA Oct 2015– April 2016

Roles and Responsibilities:

Involved in developing Test cases and Test plan.

Selected, designed, and prioritized test scenarios and test cases.

Executed automated test scripts using Quick Test Pro(QTP) and Selenium and HP ALM/QC.

Performed end to end testing and user acceptance testing (UAT) phases utilizing Agile testing methodology

Participated in daily stand-up meetings and sprint review meetings.

Performed Functional, Regression, Integration, Smoke, and System Testing.

Supported defect management process and reported defects using JIRA.

Provided a daily test execution report that includes Test Metrics and defect reports.

Environment & Tools: ALM 11, Windows 7/XP/Vista, IE Browser, Web Services, JIRA, Agile (SCRUM)

System Engineer/Business Scenario Test Analyst/QA Analyst

IBM INDIA PVT LTD - Bengaluru, KA

Client: AT&T

Roles and Responsibilities:

3 years of IT industry experience encompassing a wide range of skill set, roles and industry verticals.

Reviewed the project related documents such as Joint Requirement Docs, Business Requirements Documents, SRS (Software Requirement Specifications), analyzed and translated those requirements into Test cases.

Reviewed requirements documents prior to sign off for completion, thoroughness, and usability for QA test cases.

Used automation tools such as JIRA/HP ALM/QC for creation and execution of test cases, test plans and test scripts to conduct the positive and negative testing of the application and also for tracing Requirement, Test coverage and Defect status.

Interacted with the business project executives and developers to resolve the technical issues to meet the client's requirement for a better quality software product.

Managed the status of defects/enhancements in the change management system and provide updates to the team on a regular basis

Collaborated with QA, business & development teams to ensure that applications functioned as specified and also to resolve technical and functional issues.

Performed regression testing after retesting the defects to make sure the fixes did not have any negative impact on the application.

Participated in requirements gathering and test scope identification by coordinating with SMEs and Project Clients.

Monitored the project progress and radiated the information to stake holders.

Created metrics/reports to capture test progress for projects and releases.

Provided testing estimate.

Prioritize and Executes functional tests and regression tests

Create and maintain quality assurance standards and processes.

Provides testing estimate

Provides leadership and mentoring to junior staff, interns, and business testers.

Helped troubleshoot issues that arise during project lifecycle and operations.

Handle testing efforts for multiple projects/releases concurrently.

Created Defects in HP Quality Center and worked with system Analysts to fix defects.

Identified and mitigated team risks and impediments (Blocking Issues, Critical Defects) on daily basis.

Validated the "root causes" for the resolved bugs.

Verified that all defects blocking deployment and major defects are resolved

Participated in the TRR (Test Readiness Review) meetings

Participated in test planning and test strategy meetings

Performed testing using Agile project methodology, waterfall model and analyzed user requirements and participated in User Acceptance Tests.

Performed Black box and grey box testing. Constructed requirements tractability matrix between user requirements and test cases. Worked in Telecom domain with good knowledge in Software Testing

Life Cycle(STLC), Software defect Life cycle and Software Development Life Cycle(SDLC).

Initiated product backlog and developed user stories with clear acceptance criteria

Facilitated sprint and release planning, daily stand-ups and retrospectives.

Managed full SDLC, from ideation, to discovery, to execution, then to deployment

Academic Projects:

Creating a help desk trouble ticket system: Designed a trouble ticket system for a university help desk on the java platform and connecting it to a database.

Consulting Company Database Application: Designed and implemented a database

application for a consulting firm.

Mobile Prototype design for a Centralized Building System: Designed a centralized building system that manages the efficiency of the HVAC and electrical system of a building.

TELEWORK: Created an awareness on "Telework" to the employees in an organization and illustrate how the policy can be implemented in the organization without affecting the productivity.

THE CREAMERY: Developed a Website for an Ice cream shop "The Creamery".

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