LOYED CHELLAPILLAI

** ******* ***** 613-***-****

Kanata, ON K2M 2E5 acceas@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

High-capacity professional experience as a Software Quality Assurance and

Verification Engineer, software design, technical support, systems

analysis and requirements identification in deadline-driven and mission-

critical situations for an international software company.

> Expertise in network customer support and maintained high degree of

customer satisfaction.

> Expertise in automated test process.

> Skillful document/technical report writer capable of articulating complex

problems, processes and procedures.

> Proficient as a seasoned cross-discipline team player in software

engineering, program implementation, resource allocation, work scope

definition and automation of build tools.

> Innovative design, testing, configuration, packaging and release of

successful software applications; utilization of highly effective quality

assurance methodologies.

> Self-motivated to achieve top performance, maintain peak quality

performance, create accurate documentation and meet aggressive project

objectives.

> Multi-tasking talents in team building, organization, needs analysis,

process improvements and attention to detail in time-sensitive

situations.

AREAS OF COMPETENCIES

Project Management ? Strategic Planning ? Executive Presentations ? Change

Management ? Team Leadership ? Software Testing ? Software Verification ?

Work Scope Definition ? Quality Assurance ? Cross-Department Communications

? Software Integration ? Program Implementation ? Multi-Site Operations ?

Configuration Management

TECHNICAL BACKGROUND

? Operating Systems: HPUX, Solaris, Linux and Windows.

? Programming Languages: C/C++, Java and XML; Scripting

Languages: Perl, Java, Bourne/C/Korn/Bash shell.

? Source Control: UCM, Clear Case, Maven, PLS, SirrCC and CVS.

? Networking: TCP/IP, VLAN, HTTP and FTP.

? Others: DDME, Matrix, Exceed, Oracle, Clear Quality, VMware,

JIRA and Clarify.

CAPABILITIES RELATED TO QUALITY ASSURANCE

> Specialized in testing various types of software applications such as

standard, enterprise, multi-tier and web applications on a wide range of

platforms such as Windows, Linux, UNIX, Solaris, HP-UX and others.

> Specialized in performing various aspects of software testing such as Ad-

hoc Testing, White-Box Testing, Black-Box Testing, Unit Testing,

Integration Testing, Build Verification Testing, Functional Verification

Testing, System Verification Testing, Globalization Testing, Usability

Testing, Accessibility Testing, Install Testing and others.

> Specialized in eliciting, reviewing and analyzing business requirements,

design documents and other materials of software applications, and

deriving test cases/scenarios from their details.

> Specialized in automating tests on various types of software applications

such as standard, client-server, web, enterprise, multi-tier and others

on a wide range of platforms such as Windows, Linux, UNIX, Solaris, HP-UX

and others.

> Specialized in automating various aspects of software testing, Rational

Functional Tester, Rational Performance Tester, Rational SOA Tester,

Software Test Automation Framework (STAF), JUnit Framework, VMWare, in-

house utilities and others.

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> Specialized in designing, developing, maintaining and supporting

automated test execution frameworks.

> Specialized in object oriented design concepts, service oriented design

concepts, test driven design concepts and utilizing the particular

concepts in software development and testing.

> Strong analytical and problem solving skills with a detail oriented

approach to project testing.

> Specialized in working in agile development environment and utilizing

agile techniques in software development and testing.

> Very good understand and solid working knowledge of SDLC.

EMPLOYMENT & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

OnX Enterprise Solutions Ltd., ON

2012-2013

Quality Assurance Specialist

> Provide detail estimation from the BRD for every project.

> Perform Backend Regression Testing by writing SQL statements to review

the returned data to ensure that the correct data was retrieved.

> Plan and execute functional testing of new features and hot fixes

collaborating with developers, business analyst and business teams.

> Involved in writing procedures, test plan, test cases and test scripts

for each project.

> Selenium tool was used to each project to fill out the forms, to do the

regression testing and verify the contents and links and verified the

functionality of applications.

> Perform Functional, System, Regression, Web, Integration and User

Acceptance Testing

> Conduct walkthrough with Business Analysts and QA managers to clarify

issues related to requirements.

> Conduct data driven testing to test the application for different set of

data

> Responsible for reporting bugs to the corporate bug tracking system and

verified known bugs against new builds.

> Participated in design requirement and code reviewing meeting and trained

junior members and new employee to bring them up to speed.

> Agile Methodology was used for most of the projects.

IBM, Ottawa, ON 2011

- 2012

Software Quality Assurance Specialist (Consulting)

> Involved in testing various types of software applications

such as standard, enterprise, multi-tier and web applications

on a wide range of platforms such as Windows, Linux, UNIX,

Solaris, and HP-UX. The following is a list of these

applications: Rational Software Architect, Rational Software

Modeler, Rational Software Developer, Rational Software

Architect for Visual Studio.Net, Rational Software Architect

for Real-Time, Rational Application Developer, Rational

Quality Manager, Rational Requirement Composer, Rational Team

Concert, Rational Portfolio Manager, XDE, XDE Tester,

Rational Functional Tester, Rational Performance Tester,

Rational SOA Tester, IBM Install Manager, Rational Clear

Case, WebSphere Application Developer, Requisite Pro,

Rational Robot, Rational ClearQuest, Jazz, Eclipse and

others.

> Elicited, reviewed and analyzed business requirements, design

documents and other materials of the above mentioned software

applications and derived test cases/scenarios from their

details.

> Performed the following aspects of testing on the above

mentioned software applications: Ad-hoc Testing, White-Box

Testing, Black-Box Testing, Unit Testing, Integration

Testing, Build Verification Testing, Functional Verification

Testing, System Verification Testing, Globalization Testing,

Usability Testing, Accessibility Testing, Install Testing and

others.

> Automated all aspects of testing on various software

applications with BuildForge, Rational Functional Tester,

Rational Performance Tester, Rational SOA Tester, Rational

Quality Manager, Rational Robot, Abbot Framework, Software

Test Automation Framework (STAF), JUnit Framework, Rational

XDE Tester, VMWare, VMSphere, in-house utilities and others

on a wide range of platforms such as Windows, Linux, UNIX,

Solaris, HP-UX and others.

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> Elicited, reviewed and analyzed business requirements, design

documents and other materials of the above mentioned software

applications and derived test cases/scenarios from their

details.

> Designed, developed, maintained and supported automated test

execution frameworks.

> Complied with the standard Software Development Life Cycle

(SDLC) and Agile methodologies.

Ciena (Nortel), Ottawa, ON 2010 - 2011

Optical Software Quality Assurance Engineer

> Performed the following aspects of testing on the above

mentioned software applications: White-Box Testing, Black-Box

Testing, Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Build

Verification Testing, Functional Verification Testing, System

Verification Testing, Install Testing and others.

> Involved in developing test plan and test cases based on high-level and

detailed designs. Authored Test Cases to include prerequisites, detailed

directions and descriptions of the anticipated outcome.

> Extensively performed manual testing, automation testing, requirements

verification testing, functional and user acceptance testing (UAT).

> Interacted and worked with the development team to solve the problems

encountered in the test scenario run.

> Worked in close coordination with software designers and business

analysts in performance and failure analysis of detected problems.

> Participated in review meetings and took the initiative to meet the QA

testing targets.

> Participated in daily status meetings to report any bugs, issues and

risks.

Nortel, Ottawa, ON 1997 - 2010

Senior Software Engineer, 2000-2010

Provided a full array of services to software quality assurance, automate

test process, implement and administer configuration management

methodologies. Set up and monitored daily continuous/production builds.

Identified and resolved system-related operational issues in a timely

fashion.

> Earned numerous "Pride," and "Director" awards for top

performance, project delivery and internal services.

> Performed the following aspects of testing on the above

mentioned software applications: White-Box Testing, Black-Box

Testing, Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Build

Verification Testing, Functional Verification Testing, System

Verification Testing, Install Testing and others.

> Involved in developing test plan and test cases based on high-level and

detailed designs. Authored Test Cases to include prerequisites, detailed

directions and descriptions of the anticipated outcome.

> Extensively performed manual testing, automation testing, requirements

verification testing, functional and user acceptance testing (UAT).

> Interacted and worked with the development team to solve the problems

encountered in the test scenario run.

> Worked in close coordination with software designers and business

analysts in performance and failure analysis of detected problems.

> Participated in review meetings and took the initiative to meet the QA

testing targets.

> Participated in daily status meetings to report any bugs, issues and

risks.

> Designed, developed, maintained and supported automated test

execution.

> Involved in installing, configuring and administrating

environments such as Windows, Linux, UNIX, Solaris, HP-UX and

others.

> Introduced and maintained source control systems (UCM,

Clearcase, PLS and CVS).

> Created PEC/CPC codes for candidate loads, as well as CD/DVD

ISO images and physical media.

> Established build storage archives for back-tracking builds

after gathering build specs from the technical team.

> Key participant in release/milestone planning and scheduling

with the product design team; also helped with handling build

failures.

> Authored scripts using Perl and created files to automate

product build releases.

> Troubleshoot complex loadbuild issues using a systematic

approach to fault isolation.

> Install new software releases to loadbuild environment.

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> Updated build tools per changes or revisions in product

output/strategies.

> Wrote loadbuild process documents.

Verification Prime (Internship), 1999-2000

Responsible for all aspects of verifying of network management software.

Composed test plans, cases and reports. Closely collaborated with

engineering and other relevant teams. Supported sales and customer trials.

> Constructed testing environment to administer test cases and quickly

resolve systemic problems.

> Responsible for running system and software verification, writing test

case and improving automated verification tools.

> Installed, upgraded, configured, and preformed regression testing on

UNIX/ Sun Solaris platforms.

> Selected to review and update design documents and user manuals.

> Read and execute Feature level test cases.

> Validate product features.

> Worked in Nortel test lab infrastructure.

> Worked on Call Processing, VOIP, and protocol analyzers.

> Network Infrastructure, LAN Support, TCP/IP Networks, Routers, Hubs,

Firewall, VPN, Switches, Firewalls, Servers Support and Software's

Support.

Software Designer (Internship), 1997-1998

Coordinated the design of client/server-based test tools, along with

performance testing, integration testing, code inspections and design

reviews.

> Installed new loads on SMS, while maintaining the department website and

general lab stability.

EDUCATION

Carleton University, Ottawa, ON 2000

B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering

> Concurrently worked at Nortel as part of a co-op program, while taking a

full college course load.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

> Courses in OO Introduction, C Programming and C++.

> Carrier Circuit Switched Network Planning & Design, Photonics In

Telecommunication Short Course.

> OC-192 DWDM/MOR, Optical Metro and OME OAM&P courses (NORTEL).

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