Kasinathan Navaneethan, PMP

* ******* ***, *** ***, Mansfield, MA - 02048

1-858-***-****

ab9a9p@r.postjobfree.com

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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