Quality Assurance Engineer
Resume:
Kasinathan Navaneethan, PMP
* ******* ***, *** ***, Mansfield, MA - 02048
******@*****.***
Experience summary - 14 years
** ***** ** ********** ** all phases of Software Development Life Cycle
(SDLC) and Software Quality Assurance (SQA) in different domains.
I have managed teams and worked with cross functional teams to successfully
complete projects
Domain Experience
Medical Devices - Quality Assurance - 4 years
Electro-Mechanical Robotic Device - Knee Surgery
Infusion Pumps - Syringe and Large Volume
Patient Monitoring Systems
Dialysis Catheters
ISO 13485, 14971 and IEC 62304
Software Development and Quality Assurance (SQA) - 10 years
Financial Services - Securities Trading
Banking - ATM Devices
User Interface Applications
Virtual Server Applications (Infusion Management Server)
Wi-Fi applications
Web applications
Overall Experience
9 years of Quality Assurance / Software Verification and Validation[V&V]
8 years of vendor facing, coordination with in-house teams and working with
outsourced teams.
7 years of experience in Project Leadership
5 years of Software Development
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Education
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics (EEE)
Government College of Technology- Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.
Work Experience
Employer
Timeline
Details
TATA Consultancy Services
Jun 1998 to Jul 2010
I worked as a contractor in firms across the globe executing projects as an
employee of these organizations. I managed teams in onsite-offshore model.
Larsen and Toubro Limited
Aug 2010 to present
Tools:
Software
Database
Source Control
Test Case Management
Requirements
Tracking
Defect Tracking
Defect Tracking
VMware ESX
Oracle APEX, VB
PL/SQL, SQL
VC++ / C++ / C
Map Info - MapX
Unix Scripts / JCL
Oracle 10i
IBM DB2 6.0
PLM - Agile
Visual Source safe
Platinum
Subversion
HP Quality Center
Subversion
Serena PVCS
DOORS
Serena
Bug DB
PVCS Tracker
Xtreme Bugs
Serena
Medical Devices - Quality Assurance - 4 years
I have worked in various medical devices in Software Quality Assurance and
Design Quality like
Infusion Pumps used in drug infusion and liquid food for kids
Patient monitoring systems measuring vitals and communicating with server
(Wi-Fi)
Surgical robotic solutions for Knee Implant Orthopedic surgery
Virtual Server managing drug infusion at hospitals.
Dialysis Catheters used in hemodialysis
These projects were executed at the customer location in USA following their
quality controls
Organization
Project
Details
Role
Duration
Covidien Inc., Mansfield, MA USA
DHF Remediation of Dialysis Catheters
The DHF of hemodialysis catheters were remediated as per FDA / TUV
guidelines. TUV audits the DHF contents and approve the design transfer and
product registration
Design Quality Engineer
1 Year
(On going)
Care Fusion Inc.
San Diego, CA USA and India
Software Validation
Infusion Pumps
Patient Monitoring Systems
Infusion Management Virtual Server
The embedded software in the Infusion Pumps and Patient monitoring systems
are validated for its intended use and end user requirements.
The Infusion Management Virtual Server allows automated drug infusions and
generate reports on infusion status
Senior Engineer, Software Quality
1 Year 10 months
(Aug 2010 to June 2012)
Zimmer Inc.
Warsaw, IN,USA
V&V for Surgical Robotic Solution (PEMS)
The Surgical Robotic Solution (PEMS) is validated for its intended use and
end user requirements.
This surgical robotic solution was developed and proof of concept solution
was displayed to surgeons to familiarize with cadavers.
Quality Assurance Engineer - V&V
1 year
(Apr 2007 to Apr 2008)
Responsibilities:
Requirement Analysis for test case design
Generating Requirements Trace Matrix, Verification &Validation Plans
Configuration Management of DHF artifacts
Software Installation and Testing of
Infusion Pumps and Infusion server
Patient Monitoring Systems
Surgical Robotic Solution
Test Strategy, Test Scenarios, Test cases
White / Black box Testing (functional, unit and regression testing)
Defect tracking and closure
Implementing standards (ISO 13485, 14971,10993, 10555, 11607,11135 and IEC
62304)
Generating SOPs, Work Instructions (WI) for New Product Development (PEMS)
Updating Risk Items - RMP, RMR, DFMEA, Risk/Hazard Analysis
Generated IQ/OQ/PQ protocols for Software Validation
Achievements:
Technical Guidance for QA team
Infusion Message Analysis using SQL Queries
Remote Testing of Infusion servers
Completing the Infusion virtual server with minimal training
"Knowledge Base" creation and Training for Syringe pumps
Supporting Cadaver Knee Implant surgery
Gaining Cross Functional Knowledge in New Product Development (NPD)
Supporting FDA / TUV Audits
Generating ISO standards checklists for Dialysis Catheters
Compiling the DHF for 10 Dialysis Catheters
User Interface Applications - Software Quality Assurance Lead - 4 years
I have worked in Software Quality Assurance of user interface applications
and end user products such as
Wi-Fi applications for Laptop
Automatic Teller Machines (ATM).
These projects were executed at customer locations following their quality
controls
Organization
Project
Details
Role
Duration
Intel,Bangalore, India,
UI Application Validation - (LAN and PAN)
Team Size - 13
A laptop Wi-Fi application that transmits the screen contents to a TV is
validated for end user functionality and reliability
Project Leader
1 Year and 3 months
(May 2009 -Jul 2010)
DieBold Inc. Canton, OH, USA
Software Quality Assurance for ATMs
Team Size - 20
Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) software and hardware are validated for
installation, end user operations and certification
Team Leader
3 years
(Feb 2004 to Mar 2007)
Responsibilities:
Project Leadership - Planning and Control
Requirement Analysis
Generating Trace Matrix, Verification &Validation Plans,
Generating Test Plan, Reports, Milestone Indicators, Project Metrics and
status reports
Design and Review - Test Strategy, Test Scenarios, Test cases
Setting up test environments and test configurations
Defect Tracking and management
Functional, Performance, Reliability and Regression Tests
Issue Resolution and Documentation
Application Support and Configuration Management
Testing the application for updates and changes
Achievements:
Technical Guidance and Training for QA team
Test Automation
Setting up the Test Case Management System
Mentoring the test engineers
Application and Device Driver logs analysis
Completing project on schedule in Onsite-offshore model
Reducing "Defect Turnaround" and "Installation" time
Implementing defect prevention methods
Creating 'Touch screen UI' scripts and message flow sequence
QA - Product Support - All ATM configurations
Managing the project in Onsite-Offshore model across the globe
User Interface Applications - Software Development and QA Lead - 6 years
I have worked in Software Development and Quality Assurance of user interface
applications such as
Web server application for business functions to track project execution
(budget, FTE and status),
Mobile service providers to measure quality of service during drive test in
map,
Financial services to complete the security trades in T+1 duration
Airlines to price their cargo handling operations
ISP service providers to bill their customers
Organization
Project
Details
Role
Duration
Zimmer Inc.
Warsaw, IN,USA
Web application for PMO and Custom Products
Webserver applications were developed for tracking project status and implant
order status. Also the user can model the future project FTE requirements
Functional Lead
1 year
(May 2008 to Apr 2009)
Comarco Inc. Irvine, CA,USA
Drive Test application for Mobile Service Providers
Team Size - 6
The application will analyze the data and plot graphs, bar/pie charts,
display the transmission and receiving parameters along the drive route in a
map in real time during drive test
Team Leader
1 year
(Jan 2003 - Jan 2004)
GSTPA AG, Zurich, Switzerland
Transaction Flow Manager for T+1 security trades
Team Size - 6
Transaction Flow Manager (TFM) matches security trades and generates
allocations, net proceeds and settlement instructions. Users can query the
status of all these at any point of trading process
Team Leader - Query Module
2 years and 3 months
(Oct 2000 -Dec 2003)
TATA Consultancy Services, India
Cargo Handling Application
ISP Billing Application
The airlines can calculate the price of the cargo based on locations.
The ISP service provider can bill the customers based on their use and
archive the data
Software Engineer
QA Tester
2 years
(Sep1998 - Sep 2000)
Responsibilities:
Requirement Analysis
UI Application - Design, Development Coordination and Testing
Status Reports and Coordination (Onsite and Offshore)
Application development (C++) to process securities data
Modeling and coding Classes and Functions
Designing Cursor Queries
Design and Coding - User Interfaces
Configuration Management
Debugging and Troubleshooting
Product Support
Black/White box Testing
Achievements
Classes for Mobile Phone Messages and functions to access them
Generating models for FTE/resource tracking
Real time updates on map of location, drive route and call quality parameters
1 day SLA for critical issues
Cursor queries joining more than 10 large tables
Processing securities data from Telekurs server
Policing queries for Data Integrity
Same set of queries for 2 database plans
Working with variety of global vendors and customers
Working across different time zones
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