Engineer Testing

Shiva Krishna Narra

*** *** ***** ***, *** *, Sunnyvale, CA - 94085

Contact: 601-***-****, Email: ***********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a challenging position in an innovative organization as an engineer

specializing in design, development and testing

EDUCATION:

Master's in Electrical Engineering

GPA: 3.59/4.0

Western Michigan University

Graduation Date: August-2008

Bachelors in Electronics and Communication Engineering

GPA: 3.6/4.0

JNTU, India

Graduation Date: May-2006

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

Field Test Engineer, Samsung R&D- Contract

April'10 to Current

Europe (Poland and Sweden)

. Testing Samsung data card (Modem Testing)

. Performing Preliminary and Regression Testing

. Collecting data throughput readings (UL and DL in SKPI and DKPI) to

analyze the modem performance in 2G, 3G and Multimode by benchmarking

against reference UE

. Field testing for IRAT scenarios (target and reference UE) to verify

Inter/Intra cell re-selection, Inter/Intra freq measurements and

handovers (U2G and G2U) in PCH, FACH, and DCH states

. Testing In-Service to No-Service and vice versa in RF shielded lab for

PCH, FACH and DCH states

. Performing PLMN test in different RAT modes (2G, 3G, 4G, and

Multimode) to verify Current, Available, and FPLMN NW's

. Performing PDP-activation and De-activation related test cases

. Testing SMS (MO and MT) both short and long messages in 2Gonly,

3Gonly, and Multimode (specifically in Idle, Packet Idle, and Packet

Transfer Mode for all modes)

. Providing first analysis on all issues by analyzing logs using RmPC

and Debug View

. Collecting and analyzing crash dumps using Trace32 and reporting in

which layer the exception occurred

. Reporting all issues specific to test type with step-by step procedure

and results along with their corresponding logs

. Still Learning

Tools and Software Packages Used:

RmPC, Debug View, Trace32, QXDM, DU Meter, and Microsoft Office

Device Engineer, Cellular South - Contract

Sept'08 to March'10

Ridgeland, MS, US

. Testing call processing, handoffs, origination & termination calls, RF

testing in different cellular bands and switches, complete features

and functionalities of the Mobile phones and data cards

. Execution of regression testing, sanity testing, stress testing, and

Black box testing of 2G and 3G mobile phones

. Field Testing in various locations for all new handsets, benchmarking

against reference devices and analyzing Layer 3 OTA logs

. Drive testing in and out of Cellular South network to check the

quality (Call performance, Data, and GPS) of handsets and MOS scores

. Analyzing data throughput in 2G and 3G environments

. Very good in understanding 3GPP2 specifications

. Configuring Phone Requirement Information for each manufacturer

according to Cellular South requirements

. Testing third party GPS applications (Garmin, Quick GPS, Google Maps,

and Blackberry Maps) on different mobile devices. GPS testing include

MS-Based, MS-Assisted and Standalone on mobile devices and data cards

. Updating Cellebrite (phone synchronization tool) tool with latest

application and software version and testing phone-to-phone content &

contact transfers for all OEM products

. Verifying device settings through PST's (all PST's related to all

major manufacturing companies like Nokia, Motorola, LG, Samsung, HTC,

Blackberry, Kyocera, Franklin Wireless, Sierra Wireless, etc) with

thorough checking and updating PRI Config file

. Testing Mobile IP and Simple IP for all devices around Nortel and

Lucent switches by tracking them via AAA

. Collecting logs through QXDM, Bug Dump, Java Logs and system logging

tools to ease developers

. Analyzing QXDM logs using protocol analyzers like Wireshark and

Ethereal

. Creating Test plans for Cellular South, and 2G&3G devices

. Training Cellular South warehouse Technicians on how to flash devices

with various OEM tools

. Managing time lines for all products to TA (Technical Approval) and PA

(Production Approval) with good qualitative testing

. Responsible to interact with all OEM's to get all bug fixes and

improve Cellular South requirements for the device before hitting the

market.

. Participating in internal group meetings between departments, for

knowledge sharing

. Documenting all the defects w.r.t different products on ACG Trac site

and creating Evaluation Reports for all products which includes step

by step procedure in reproducing the issues (perform root cause

analysis) and submitting them to OEM's for further analysis

. Strong in understanding CDMA One (IS-95A/B), CDMA2000 (IS-2000),

1xEVDO (IS-856 Rev0 and RevA), and WCDMA/UMTS

. Specialized at SMS, MMS, Multi-Media, Bluetooth, Feature Test, BREW,

UI, Manual Programming, Voicemail/MWI, WAP or DATA Test, MIP & SIP

Test, Performance Test, GPS Test, PTT, VR, OTASP, OTAPA, Data Cards,

LBS, Windows Mobile & its applications, Protocols, Timeline

Management, Solving Issues and Interacting with Manufacturers.

Tools and Software Packages Used:

PST's (Motorola, Nokia, LG, Samsung, Kyocera, HTC, Blackberry, Huawei,

Sierra Wireless, Universal PST and Novatel), QPST, QXDM, Bug Dump, Java

Loader, Willtek RF phone tester, RF Box, Windcatcher, Wireshark, Ethereal,

Microsoft Streets and Trips 2008, and Microsoft Office

Products Tested:

Motorola, Nokia, and LG, Samsung, Blackberry (CDMA & GSM/UMTS), Kyocera,

HTC-Pocket PC, HTC Android, Smartphone's /PDA's, Huawei, and Dell netbooks

Feature Test Engineer - Internship, Motorola

May'07 to Dec`07

Libertyville, IL, US

. Testing and Troubleshooting CDMA mobile handsets in Multi-Media

Raising CR`s with step to step reproducibility and submitting them to

developers via DDTS

. Testing Multi-Media with various test cases both sanity and regression

testing using Test Central

. Integration Testing with Call Performance Analysis

. Created test plans for various Multi-Media feature testing

. Interacting with developers both offshore and onshore in-order to

resolve issues

Collecting QXDM logs based on developers request

. Participating in team meetings to understand and discuss Multi-Media

feature requirements

. Upgrading device software and flex files using RSD-lite v3.7 and

Radiocomm v11.3.1

. Writing scripts in XML format to perform automation testing using

Raptor Lite v1.2 Tool

. Written various scripts related to Multi-Media test cases and uploaded

Mentoring newly hired interns

Tools and Software Packages Used:

RSD lite, Radiocomm, DDTS, Test Central, QXDM, QPST, Raptor Automation

tool, and Microsoft Office

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Programming Languages: C, VHDL, Matlab, XML, HTML, and Perl

Operating Systems: Windows 98/2000/NT/XP, Microsoft Office, MS-DOS

Design/Simulation Tools: Minitab, OrCad, Maxwell, Modelsim, Xilinx, and

Mentor Graphics

Academic Projects:

VLSI using Mentor Graphics

Summer-I'08

Design the complete layout of the 4007 IC with the given specifications and

analyze the circuit to get the minimum "Propagation Delay" using Mentor

Graphics in Linux.

Control Systems using Embedded C and

VHDL Spring'08

Design, simulate and implement a segment of fuzzy logic hardware

accelerator module (FLHA) for a single input and single output model using

Embedded C and VHDL along with Xilinx webpack and mentoring graphics

Modelsim MXE-3 tools.

Control Systems using MATLAB

Spring'08

Developing and verifying by simulation some of the functions of an

automated assessment and training procedure provided by an Intelligent

Decision Support Systems (IDSS) for children with eye-hand co-ordination

problem using C.

Electronic Instruments using

OrCad

Spring'07

Design and implement a circuit in a remote location with a Filter,

Rectifier and log amplifier for a given I/O values and at a constant input

of 5 volts.

Advanced Digital Signal Processing using MATLAB

Fall'06

Design of finite impulse response (FIR) and implementing its response using

discrete set of inputs in MATLAB, also applied to subtypes of FIR

(Rectangular window, Bartlett window, Hanning window, Hamming window,

Raised cosine window and Blackman window)

References: Available on request

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