Karunakaru Ramineni

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A trained and seasoned Professional with 5.2 years of rich and result oriented experience, involved in Project Participation and managing of Software Testing of Enterprise Solution (SAP) for Telecom, gaining strong experience on Project Coordination, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Testing Life Cycle and Team Management

Seeking leadership challenges as

SAP Test Manager

Competence

Functional Skills

Project Creation, folder and Defect Management setup for newly created project in Quality Center 10.0

Acted as a QC Adminstrator

Creation of High Level Testing Schedule, Testing Approach and Testing Process Concept (SAP) by PM1

Preparation of Test Plan by PM2

Coordination of testing activities with the Project team

Scheduling of Integration testing entry criteria, Kick-off, follow-up, exit criteria and Signoff meetings according to the Project Plan/High Level Testing Schedule

Initiated Quality Center training sessions for the Project team

Core Strength in extensive Software Testing by Manual (Black Box) Testing and Test Automation; Test Planning, Test Case Development & Selection for Automation, Execution of Smoke testing, functional testing, Integration testing and Regression Testing; Experience of SAP (HR/SD) testing as well as ABAP Programming

Extensive experience in testing of various sub-modules of SAP HR such as Personnel Administration, Organization management, Payroll, Time Management, ESS and Benefits

Special Competence includes Business Process Testing (BPT) methodology and selection of BPT Components for Testing of ERP, Business Applications and Portals; Technical Knowledge of multiple Platform (OS), Databases, Test & Test Management Tools and ERP Data migration Tool (Legacy System Migration Workbench of SAP)

Experienced in Project Coordination through Stake Holder Interaction; Project Planning, Monitoring & Progress Reporting; Project Level Issues Resolution & Technology Conflict Resolution; Expectation & Risk Management; Cross-functional Process Coordination

Competent in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle from Analysis & Study of Business Requirements, Technical & Functional Specifications, Data/Interface/Process Design, Module/Interface Development, Testing, Integration to Implementation along with Service Support

Similar proficiency in Software Testing Life Cycle involving Development of High Level Test Plan/Scenario, Detailed Test Plan/Functional Validation Matrix/Test Cases, Review of Test Cases & selection for Automation, Complete Testing Cycle of various Tests, Test Result Documentation, Evaluation of testing processes

Special expertise of Business Process Testing (BPT) methodology by Study & Analysis of Requirement Specifications to select the Business Components, Test Framework, Test Design and Test Sets; Use of Specific Tools for Test (Manual or Automated) Execution even during Development Stage; Test Result Documentation and coordination with Development for error resolution

Adept in team Management skill including tasking, delegation, monitoring, feedback, skill upgrade, competence management, career planning, motivation & mentoring

Cohesive Team Player with Fast Learning Curve along with strong analytical, problem solving, innovation, planning, organizational, communication & interpersonal skills

Computing Skills

• Operating Systems: DOS, Windows NT/2000, UNIX, Linux

• Languages: ABAP

• Databases: MS SQL Server 2000

• Testing Tools (Exposure): Quick Test Professional(QTP) 10.0, TAO, eCATT

• Test Management Tool: Quality Center 10.0

• Content Tool: Documentum

• ERP: SAP release ECC 4.7 & 6.0

• Utilities: Taleo, HireRight, SilkRoad

• Competence: Business Process Testing, Black Box testing

Training & Certifications

• Certified ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) Tester (Foundation Level)

• Further trained on SAP Test Management by Tieto (11/21/2011 to 12/01/2012)

• Trained on SAP (HCM/SD) and ABAP

Project Summary

Participated/Managed over 10 projects involving testing of 9 SAP testing as well as other business solution testing and the following project is a snap shot of experience:

Time Management Cluster 2

Client: Nokia Siemens Networks, Finland

Duration: On going (June 2012 onwards)

Team Size: 5 resources

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 (HCM), SAP Netweaver, JAVA

Details: Recently, NSN has implemented its SAP Time Management functionality to 14 countries (Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Spain, South Africa, Morocco, Kenya, Bosnia, Slovakia, Turkey, Ireland, Serbia, Ukraine & Bulgaria). This functionality includes Personnel actions, recording time in CATS, leave/time off request initiated by employee, leave/time off request initiated by line manager, leave/time off request initiated by HR Connection & Workflow with HRC/LM’s/2nd lvl MGRs rejection

Role: Sr. Test Engineer

Please refer to the Annexure for further details of projects

Career Profile

Tieto Telecom R&D Services India Pvt. Ltd. (also referred to as Tieto a subsidiary of Tieto Corporation, Finland) Bangalore

Senior Test Engineer - SAP (July 2011 onwards)

Reporting to Sr. Test Manager,

Responsibilities:

• Primarily engaged, as the senior member, in leading the Testing function in the current project

• Managing all phases of the Testing Cycle

• Responsible for Business Requirement Analysis and selection of Test Scenario from various requirement documentations.

• Involved in Preparation Test Cases and Test Data.

• Supervising execution of various tests like Sanity, System, Integration and Validations.

• Updating the Test Results on Test Management tools for error reporting & tracking

Xavient Software Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., Noida

Sr. Software Test Engineer - SAP (Jun 2007 to June 2011)

Initiated the IT career with this IT Services Provider as Software Test Engineer in June 2007, Participation in Software Testing of Enterprise Solution (SAP) for Telecom, gaining strong experience on Project Coordination, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Testing Life Cycle, System Study & Requirement Analysis, Test Case Documentation, design Functional Test Cases, Front end & back end validations and Defect reporting.

Select Achievements:

• “Thank You for your dedication to the project” from the Client (NSN, Finland)

• Received Employee Performer Of the Month Award for April 2010 for contribution in SAP QAT project

• Recipient of multiple Client (T-Mobile, USA) Recognitions - Right on Target, Great Job, Good Job for Successful deployment with zero defects etc.

Education

EDUCATION

• P. G. Diploma HR Management, from Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (Pursuing)

• B. Sc. (Electronics), from K.V.R, & M.K.R College, Nagarjuna University (1999) with First Class (74%)

Personal Details

Date of birth: 14-11-1978

Languages known: English, Hindi and Telugu

ANNEXURE

PROJECT DETAILS OF KARUNAKARU RAMINENI

Project P23 SP Implementation

Client NSN, Finalnd

Duration Jan 2012 to May 2012

Team Size 4 resources

Environment SAP ECC 6.0 (HCM), SAP Netweaver, JAVA

Details The NSN SAP HR system is very much behind in the Support package implementations and in order to ensure the production availability and functionality, the needed packages need to be implemented ASAP. For this implementation, SAP provides corrections to the existing NSN SAP HR System with their Support Package SP11-SP40. With the latest available Support Package implementation the benefits will be

Elimination of the software issues currently in the system,

More stable operation

Ensuring the availability and functionality of the system

Better performance of ESS/MSS and Time management scenarios

Role SAP Test Manager

Responsibilities Test planning/scheduling and execution management

Testing progress follow up

Tracking of test related efforts with other teams: test case and scripts creation, test master data, authorizations, environments and system solution

Participates Project status meetings and System solution meetings. Reports to Project Manager

Communicates the high level testing schedule to Project team

Owner of QC related testing activities

Test Reporting

Project Time Management Cluster 1

Client NSN, Finalnd

Duration July 2011 to Dec 2011

Team Size 4 resources

Environment SAP ECC 6.0 (HCM), SAP Netweaver, JAVA

Details NSN operates an existing HR system using SAP and the Time Management project expands the capabilities of the HR system for some aspects of time management. Key Objectives of incorporating Time Management into SAP HR are to ensure that time data is available in the SAP, to build a system that operate across all NSN and to build a system that can be used as a basis for further enhancement

Role Sr. Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities • Involved in reviewing of LCD (Local Concept Document) and GCDs (Gloabl Concept Document)

• Participated in Client meetings to get clear idea of Business Requirements

• Identified test scenarios from the documents like LCD & GCD

• Creation of manula test cases in QC from the identified test scenarios

• Setting up of Test data according to the created test cases

• Performed Sanity Testing

• Involved in Front end validations during the execution of test cases

• Involved in Back-end testing

• Involved in Defect reporting and tracking in Quality Center

Project Q1 Enhancement Bundle

Client T-Mobile U.S.A

Duration Jan to May 2011

Team Size 6 resources

Environment Windows 2007 with VB Script, Quality Center 10.0, QT Professional 10.0, SAP HCM

Details Project for enhancement of a legacy solution in terms of database & processing change for separation of Dependent Care FSA and Childcare Subsidy information, which is currently combined and thus calls for manual operation (at extra cost) for a change in either of the available facilities for saving money for eligible health care and dependent care expenses by the employees of the client through optional Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA’s) and thus making substantial saving in the operation of this facility

Role Sr. Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities • Involved in Requirement Analysis

• Participated in Client meetings to get clear idea of Business Requirements

• Identified test scenarios from the documents like BRD, BBD & FSD

• Creation of BPT Components from the identified scenarios

• Demising of test cases by using the BPT Components

• Designing Functional Test Cases

• Performed Sanity Testing

• Generated the test data required for testing the whole system and Testing of all GUI screens in the System

• Involved in Front end validations during the execution of test cases

• Involved in Back-end testing

• Involved in Defect reporting and tracking in Quality Center

Project Manager Self Service

Client T-Mobile U.S.A

Duration May 2010 to Dec 2010

Team Size 6 resources

Environment SAP ECC 6.0 (HR), SAP Netweaver, JAVA, Adobe 9.3

Details Project to develop a portal to provide managers with a single place where they can initiate transactions for their direct and indirect employees such as Work Schedule Rule Change, Work Location Change, Supervisor Change, Spot Bonus and Cost Center change as well as enable them to view reports like Employee History Report and Workflow History Report and s blended with the existing MyWorkLife portal to ease the transition and training required for the managers.

Role Sr. Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities • Involved in Requirement Analysis

• Participated in Client meetings to get clear idea of Business Requirements

• Identified test scenarios from the documents like BRD, BBD & FSD

• Creation of BPT Components from the identified scenarios

• Demising of test cases by using the BPT Components

• Designing Functional Test Cases

• Performed Sanity Testing

• Generated the test data required for testing the whole system and Testing of all GUI screens in the System

• Involved in Front end validations during the execution of test cases

• Involved in Back-end testing

• Involved in Defect reporting and tracking in Quality Center

Project Documentum Onboarding

Client T-Mobile U.S.A

Duration Dec 2009 to Apr 2010

Team Size 6 resources

Environment SAP ECC 6.0 (HR), Documentum, JAVA

Details The implementation of Documentum, a new document repository system, requires an employee data feed which will be used for employee record creation and employee master data updates. The new program has been requested to perform 3 separate tasks - Full File, Delta File, and Pre-hire/Pre-Rehire File.

Role Sr. Software Test Engineer - SAP

Responsibilities • Involved in Analysis of Solution Design Document, BBD & FSD

• Participated in Client meetings to get clear idea of Business Requirements

• Identified test scenarios from the documents like BRD, BBD & FSD

• Creation of BPT Components from the identified scenarios

• Created test cases by using the BPT Components

• Designing Functional Test Cases

• Performed Sanity Testing

• Generated the test data required for testing the whole system and Testing of all GUI screens in the System and

• Involved in Front end validations during the execution of test cases

• Involved in Back-end testing

• Involved in Defect reporting and tracking in Quality Center

Project Applicant Tracking System

Client T-Mobile U.S.A.

Duration Mar 2009 to Nov 2009

Team Size 6 resources

Environment SAP HR, Netweaver, JAVA, Taleo Enterprise Edition, Applicant Tracking System & HireRight

Details Project to integrate SAP with a 3rd party (Taleo) Applicant Tracking System solution through passing - vacant positions and changes to position data to Taleo to support T-Mobile’s position control efforts; foundational data changes that occur within SAP which impact the data elements housed in Taleo; Pre-Hire/Pre-Rehire/Transfer candidates information from Taleo to SAP. Additionally, the existing interfaces between ATS and SAP also modified to accommodate TCC middleware design, SAP middleware integration with HireRight and additional required data elements.

Role Sr. Software Test Engineer - SAP

Responsibilities • Involved in System Study and Requirement Analysis

• Prepared Test Case Document

• Designing Functional Test Cases

• Testing of all GUI screens in the System and generated the test data required for testing the whole system

• Performing check points and conducting Sanity Testing

• Involved in Front end validations

• Involved in Back-end testing

• Updated Test documentation, Defect reporting in Quality Center

Project Payroll system Upgrade

Client T-Mobile U.S.A.

Duration Jun 2008 to Feb 2009

Environment SAP HR, Netweaver, JAVA, PCPW

Details Project to enhance payroll functionality, replacing obsolete vendor software, with a hosted service based payroll application, that will support anticipated growth, increase efficiency and accuracy, reduce total cost of ownership (TCO), maintain Department of Labour (DOL) compliances, address audit issues, improve the ability to satisfy Sarbanes Oxley Act Compliance (SOX) and support the big five goal of “Best Place to Work” for the USA operation and better utilize existing capital assets

Role Sr. Software Test Engineer - SAP

Responsibilities • Involved in Analysis of Solution Design Document, BBD & FSD

• Identified test scenarios from the documents like BRD, BBD & FSD

• Creation of BPT Components from the identified scenarios and created test cases

• Generated the test data required for testing the whole system and Testing of all GUI screens in the System and Involved in Front end validations during the execution of test cases

• Involved in Back-end testing

• Involved in Defect reporting and tracking in Test Director

Project FSA Enrollment

Client T-Mobile, USA

Duration Jan 2008 to May 2008

Environment SAP HR, Netweaver

Details Benefits would like to utilize T-Mobile U.S.A’s Employee Self Service and build a tool that will allow employees to enrol in FSA benefits during New Hire or Open Enrolment, or make changes to their benefit if applying for a Mid-Year Life Event. The data that needs to be collected for Health Care FSA enrolment is Election amount per pay period. Annual maximum cannot exceed $5,000. The data that needs to be collected for Child Care Subsidy is Spouse/domestic partner’s current gross annual base salary, which will need to be added to the employee’s annual base salary to determine eligibility. If total annual income is $50,000 or less employee is eligible for $200 per month. If the total annual income is between $50,000.01 - $81,000 is eligible to receive $125 per month. Employees with a total annual income over $81,000 are not eligible for this program. Main purpose of this enhancement is to reduce data integrity errors between SAP, PCPW and Conexis.

Responsibilities • Involved in Analysis of Solution Design Document, BBD & FSD

• Identified test scenarios from the documents like BRD, BBD & FSD

• Creation of BPT Components from identified scenarios & created test cases

• Generated the test data required for testing the whole system and Testing of all GUI screens in the System and

• Involved in Front end validations during the execution of test cases

• Involved in Back-end testing

• Involved in Defect reporting and tracking in Test Director

Project Minute Allowance

Client T-Mobile, USA

Duration Nov 2007 to Dec 2007

Environment SAP SD, CRM Portal

Details T-Mobile U.S.A wants to expand its portfolio of services offered to the family segment. The Minute Allowance feature will be added to existing and new lines. This feature will enable the Parent to set limits on the Child’s phone usage. The Child’s usage will be controlled, but the line will still use minutes from the plan. The Parent will have the option to define phone numbers that will be Always Allowed, i.e. even if a set usage Allowance has been spent or time of day blocking is in effect, calls/messages to and from these numbers will be let through, keeping parents and their kids connected at all times.

Responsibilities • Involved in Analysis of Solution Design Document, BBD & FSD

• Identified test scenarios from the documents like BRD, BBD & FSD

• Creation of BPT Components from the identified scenarios and created test cases

• Generated the test data required for testing the whole system and Testing of all GUI screens in the System and

• Involved in Front end validations during the execution of test cases

• Involved in Back-end testing

• Involved in Defect reporting and tracking in Test Director

Project Xign Direct Deposit

Client T-Mobile, USA

Duration June 2007 to Oct 2007

Environment SAP HR, HR Portal

Details Financial Operations Accounts Payable Department has requested an automatic upload of T-Mobile U.S.A employee personal and banking information from SAP HR directly to the XIGN XPSN (XIGN Payment Services Network) for subsequent direct deposit of T-Mobile U.S.A employee expense reimbursements. Changes to the T-Mobile U.S.A employee’s personal (e.g. address) and banking information would also be uploaded from a secured file directory by XIGN. Accounts Payable would like to remove the manual human input process that currently exists today to set up employee account in XIGN. By this process, employees will be able to login via the web into “MyWorklife” and update the bank information and activate the payment cycle. This process will be much faster and safer with lighter resource utilization.

Responsibilities • Involved in Analysis of BBD & FSD

• Identified test scenarios from the documents like BRD, BBD & FSD

• Creation of BPT Components from the identified scenarios and created test cases

• Generated the test data required for testing the whole system and Testing of all GUI screens in the System and

• Involved in Front end validations during the execution of test cases

• Involved in Back-end testing

• Involved in Defect reporting and tracking in Test Director

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