Engineer Software

Ashwini Kumar Email: *******@*****.***

Cell: 408-***-**** Home: 408-***-****

Objective:

To seek a full time position that challenges my potential and utilizes my

skills, while contributing to organizational goals

Summary:

5 years of experience in black box testing along with basic skills in

Quality Center Automation tool. Currently working as Test Engineer at

Hewlett-Packard, Cupertino, CA

Education:

Bachelors of Computer Science, Austin, Texas

Associate of Science in Computer Science, Austin, Texas

Work Experience:

Test Engineer, Hewlett-Packard, Cupertino, CA, December 2006 - Present

. Built systems to specific configurations/SKUs. Building system

involved installing CPU, CPU fan, memory modules, graphic card, tuner,

modem, wireless LAN, front I/O, card reader and Touch Modules

. Flashed Bios onto motherboards and video bios onto graphics card

. Dashed systems which involved a process of downloading all the latest

software and drivers onto a system

. Executed scripts

. Performed performance and stress tests

. Ran benchmark tools such as DTM\WLK, Compliance, 3DMARK

. Tested upgrades from Vista to Win 7, Softpaqs and web patches

. Tested applications which interacted with Bluetooth mobiles phones and

Bluetooth headsets. Testing these applications involved checking the

applications interaction between audio drivers and Bluetooth drivers

. Tested various software applications. Testing involved functional

validation of the software and checking the software against

SW_POR(Software Point of Record) and VRD(Vendor Requirement

Documentation)

. Tested various drivers such as Graphics, Audio, Onboard LAN, wireless

LAN, Bluetooth, Tuner, USB, Touch drivers. Testing drivers involved

checking its functionality (including uninstall/reinstall), installing

driver updates from Windows Update, executing benchmark tools such as

DTM\WLK, Compliance, 3DMARK

. Logged issues using HP's in-house bug tracking tool IMS(Issue

Management System) and Sudden Impact and regressed issues

. Created test scripts for 3 major HP showcase applications - Canvas, HP

Recipe Box and Touch Corel Paint it!

. Analyzed dump files created from BSE/BSOD using Windows Debugger

. Exported test scripts to Quality Center using the Excel Add-ins

Ashwini Kumar Email: *******@*****.***

Cell: 408-***-**** Home: 408-***-****

Technical Client Analyst, Digital Motorworks, Austin, TX, August 2004-

January 2005

. Responsible for maintaining the software system which interacted with

Nissan Car dealers.

. Created a system for Nissan Car dealers so that DMI could extract data

on a daily basis.

. Performed data downloads and validation. Utilized SQL and scripts to

accomplish tasks.

. Executed and analyzed QA reports on the data collected

. Debugged failed jobs. Interacted directly with clients in debugging

system problems.

Intern, Kread, Austin, TX, May 2000 - May 2001

. Intern role involved executing the role of a developer as well as a QA

Engineer

. Performed Manual testing of the applications developed

. Created tables, queries, forms and reports using MS-Access98 so that

KREAD employees could keep track of inventory, customers and vendor

information.

. Created web pages, online order forms and discussion groups using

FrontPage 2000.

. Integrated databases and WebPages that involved writing SQL statements

and generation of Active Server Pages (ASP). MS-Access was used as the

back-end, Internet Explorer and Netscape as the front-end and

Frontpage2000 was the application used to connect the back-end and

front-end.

. Performed backups/updates of the web site on a daily basis and also

created email accounts for KREAD employees.

. Involved in evaluation and purchase of a shopping cart application.

Integrated the shopping cart into the k-read website.

Skills:

Benchmark Tools: Device Test Manager (DTM), Windows Logo Kit (WLK), OEM

Ready tool, 3DMark

Tools: Quality Center, WinDbg

Bug Tracking Tool: IMS, Sudden Impact

Operating Systems: UNIX, AIX, Linux, XP, Vista, Windows 7

Languages: C, C++, Java

Database: MS-Access

Awards:

Dean's list fall 1999

Honorable Mention List Spring 2000, Fall 2000

Member of Alpha Sigma Lambda - National Honor Society

References:

Furnished upon request

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