RAKESH KUMAR
***, *** *****, *** ********** Ganga Apartments, Doodenakundi Marathahalli,
Bangalore- 560037
***********.**@*****.***
JOB OBJECTIVE
Seeking senior level assignments in Wireless IT Telecom Industry: Protocol Testing/ Project Management/ Technical
Support with an organization of repute, preferably in Bangalore/ NCR / Mumbai
PROFILE SUMMARY
LTE Protocol Testing Specialist with over 8 years of experience in Telecom Project Management, Protocol Testing,
Technical Support, Team Management and Total Quality Management in Wireless Domain
A project planner with expertise managing overall operations for executing telecom network projects involving
scoping, initiating, execution within cost, time & quality parameters
Experience i n validation of 3GPP Protocols: MAC/RLC/RRC
Expertise in IOT, Field & Unit Testing, 3G/ HSPA/ LTE
Track record of having been involved in Joint Test & Debugging Sessions with operators like AT&T & VERIZON in USA
Skilled in analyzing information system needs, evaluating end- user requirements, custom designing technical
solutions, troubleshooting for complex data communications systems management
Possesses an extensive working knowledge of VOLTE RCS, NFC, VoIP & IMS technologies
Excellent international business exposure with many NW vendors like NSN, A LU, HUAWEI, ERICSSON Labs during
IOT/ IODT Travel in countries like USA, Canada, China, Germany, Ireland, Poland & France
Deft in understanding related products' architecture
Adept in mapping customer scenarios to test strategy/ plan; ability to drive system level test architecture
Exceptional communication, collaboration & team building skills with proficiency at grasping new tec hnical concepts
quickly and utilizing the same in a productive manner
SOFT SKILLS CORE COMPETENCIES
KNOWLEDGE PURVIEW
3GPP Wireless Protocol Standards and D iagnostic Tools
3G HSPA LTE and IMS Protocol Test Planning and Validation
Performing Unit Testing, IODT/IOT, Field & Regression Testing
Test Development On Anite DT9000/Agil ent PXT/Anirtsu 8960 using C/C++
WORK EXPERIENCE
Jul’13 – Oct’13 with L&T Infotech Ltd., Bangalore as Project Leader
Highlights:
KEY CLIENT HANDLED: Intel Mobile Communication
Administered activities like LTE Protocol Validation with Root Cause Analysis and Feedback t o R&D Team
Undertook activities like Release Verification Testing of LTE Multimode Chipset for Samsung Galaxy S4
Shouldered responsibility of Field/ Regression/ Reliability Testing Support for LTE
Gained experience in test specifications l ike VZW FIT Testing-OR- AT&T 10776 - OR- DG11, GCF
Provided onsite technical support to Samsung for Samsung Galaxy S4in Warsaw, Bangalore
Feb’13 – Jun’13 with XPT Consultancy & Software Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore as Software Test Leader
Highlights:
KEY CLIENT HANDLED: Intel Mobile Communication
May’08 – Jan’13 with Motorola Mobility India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
Growth Path:
Sr. IOT/ IODT Testing Engineer May’08 – May’11
LTE Feature Test Lead Jun’11 – Jan’13
Highlights:
As LTE Feature Test Lead
Administered activities like LTE Test Development Planning and wrote test case specification
Ensured that test cases cover all requirements appropriately
Instrumental in bring up any requirement to Feature Team that is not defined clearly
Pivotal in developing and executing test cases & worked with Development Lead to solve any issues
Planned for appropriate Regression Suites post-integration
Played a major role in handling LTE Features l ike:
LTE-2G Idle Mode Re-selection
o Idle Mode Signaling Reduction Feature
o C-D RX Feature Testing
o World Mode Phone Feature (Rel-9) for Verizon
o IMS Emergency Call Support (Rel-9) for A T&T
Received company Stocks, Promotion & Monetary Awards for my excellent work
As Sr. IOT/ IODT Testing Engineer
Undertook activities like Inter-Operability Testing of LTE/ 3G/ HSPA/ Rel7 3GPP features including C-DRX, CPC, E-
FDPCH with multi vendors like Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent, NSN and Huawei
Worked as an independent LTE Feature Test Lead and Senior IOT Testing Engineer
Successfully trained 6 employees on LTE Technology
Developed high-quality Android based application used for KPI Testing
Received regular Recognition and Monetary Awards for my excellent work and contribution to company
Analyzed l ogs and root cause analysis using Mobile Log Analyzer
Instrumental in understanding 3G-REL7 features and presented trainings to the team
Pivotal in writing and executing test case scenarios for 3G Release-7 Feature-GEMS: N ew Security Keys Incorporation
Administered activities like IOT Failure Reproduction using Developing Scripts on Anritsu MD8480C, Agilent 8960,
and CMU200
Essayed a stellar role in conducting Drain Testing i n Live NW for smart phone launch in India
Planned and executed field testing for smart phone launch in India
Shouldered responsibility of undertaking activities like Fault and Configuration Management and tested follow-up
reporting to Project Stakeholders
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Jun’05 – A pr’08 with Nex-G Exuberant Solutions Pvt. Ltd. as Software Engineer
Growth Path:
Software Engineer, NOID A Jun’05 – May’07
Software Engineer, Bangalore Jun’07 – A pr’08
(CLIENT HANDLED: NXP Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd.)
EDUCATION
2005 B.Tech. (Electronics & Communication Engineering) from GGS College of Engineering &
Technology, Bhatinda, Punjab Technical Uni versity, Jalandhar with 71% marks
TRAINING ATTENDED
MCSE CCNA Networking Training (as part of Summer Training) from Nettech Institute, Delhi
TECHNICAL SKILLS
3GPP Protocols Simulators Expertise: Anite 9000 DT Agilent 8960/PXT and Anirtsu
Anritsu C Anite C++ Agilent 8960/PXT Perl Tcl/Tk TTCN2 UNIX (IPC)
Tools Used: Wire shark, Real Time UE Log Analyzers
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY
part of the NGO for help Age society
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth 6th July, 1982
Languages Known English, Hindi and Punjabi
K9782952 (Expiry Date: 6th February 2023)
Passport
Visa Status US-B1 (Till 2020), CanadaB1 (Till 2015) & German Employment Visa Valid (Till 06-Dec-2013)