Rashmi G Padaki
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Tel: 312-***-****
Experience Summary:
. Over 7 years of Software Testing and 2 years of Development experience
. Experience in working with Scrum Agile Methodology and Test Driven
Development
. Proficient in Web Services testing, telecom protocol testing,GUI testing
. Excellent knowledge and working experience on test case development,
Test Execution, Test Result Analysis, preparing Test Matrices.
. Proficient in functional, regression, system integration (SIT),
load/performance, exploratory and performance testing
. Excellent communication and presentation skills, self starter, quick
learner, team player
. Strong exposure to Banking and Telecom domains
Skills/Tools:
. Operating Systems: Windows XP/2000/NT, Solaris, Linux
. RDBMS: MySQL, Oracle,SQL
. Languages: C,PL/SQL,WSDL,XML
. Telecom Protocols: SMPP, SNMP, SMTP
. Telecom Technologies: GSM, UMTS
. Programming Languages: C
. Version Control Tools: Clear Case, SVN, Mercurial
. Network Management Tool: MIB Browser
. Bug Tracking Tool: Jira, Dets-Lite, DTS
. Test Management Tool: Quality Center, TMSS (Huawei proprietary tool)
. Testing Tool: SOAP UI
. Test Automation: Automation of SOAP APIs using Keyword driven
Framework, Robot Framework
. Web Tools: Charles, Omniture- SiteCatalyst, Gomez
Professional Experience:
Client : HERE (Formerly Known as Navteq), Chicago
Company : Insync Staffing, Chicago
Project : Migration of Product Verification Platform to Amazon Web
Services
Duration: May'14 to Present
Responsibilities:
. Prepared automated tests for User Stories by creating Keywords using
Robot Framework
. Verified Product Messages added to Amazon SQS queues
. Configured EC2 instances for Aspera Transfer and Router application
. Monitoring Amazon Elastic Map Reduce Clusters using Ganglia
. Verified Stats and analytic data created on HDFS on the EMR Cluster
and Amazon S3 Buckets
. Participated in Scrum Ceremonies Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum,
Reviews and Retrospective
Environment: JAVA, Robot Framework, Drools Engine, Mercurial, AWS, Camel,
Agile, Ganglia
Client : HERE (Formerly Known as Navteq), Chicago
Company : Insync Staffing, Chicago
Project : Product Verification Platform
Duration : Oct'12 to May '14
Responsibilities:
. Participated in Sprint Planning to understand the features from
Product Owner
. Creating Manual test scenarios in accordance with functional
requirements
. Prepared automated tests by creating Keywords using Robot Framework
. Verified Drools Rules as a part of New Product Verification
. Automated Web application testing using Selenium Web Driver Library in
Robot Framework
. Created Software User Guide for every Release
. Participated in Scrum Ceremonies Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum,
Reviews and Retrospective
Environment: JAVA, Robot Framework, Drools Engine, Mercurial, Agile, Oracle
11g, Tomcat
Rewards/Recognitions:
. Kudos award for
Client: JPMorgan Chase, Chicago
Company: Cognizant Technology Solutions
Project #1: Remit One Lockbox processing solution
Duration: Jun'12 to Sept'12
Responsibilities:
. Preparing test data for required modules before test execution
. Creating SQL queries for back-end validation
. Test Case execution in Quality Center
. Creating defects in Quality Center and tracking them till closure
Client: JPMorgan Chase, Chicago
Company: Cognizant Technology Solutions
Project #2: Convenience check migration to a new Check Processing Vendor
Duration: Feb'12 to June '12
Responsibilities:
. Participated in requirement and design reviews to understand the
business requirements
. Designing test cases in Quality Center based on Functional
requirements
. Peer review of test cases and feedback on coverage, flow and
requirement understanding
. Contributed to Test plan creation
. Preparing test data for required modules before test execution
. Creating SQL queries for back-end validation
. Test Case execution in Quality Center
. Creating defects in Quality Center and tracking them till closure
. Participate in daily defect calls and status calls with development
and business teams
. Preparing Requirement traceability matrix
. Performed release testing in Production environment and supported
warranty week activities
. Preparing Project closure document
Project #3: CustTrax Audit Trail Report enhancement
Duration: July'11 to Feb'12
Responsibilities:
. Participate in Requirement and design review meetings.
. Translating the requirements and functional specifications into test
cases.
. Preparing required SQL queries according to data availability and
needs.
. Prepare test scripts without any effort or schedule variance.
. Participate in peer review and provide feedback.
. Validate and execute test cases in Quality Center.
. Reporting/Retesting defects during every execution phase.
Environment: Java, Java Script, UNIX, SQL
Client: Sears Holdings, Hoffman Estates
Company: Intellisense Associates
Project: Feature development for Sears ecommerce platform
Duration: May'11 to July'11
Responsibilities:
. Test case design based on User Stories
. Attended daily scrum calls with development and business teams
. Performed peer review for the test case documents
. Interacted with offshore team for knowledge transfer,daily status
updates and having common understanding of the features
. Ecommerce application testing and backend database testing with SQL
queries
. Bug tracking using Jira
. Web analytics monitoring using Omniture, SiteCatalyst
Company: Cognizant Technology Solutions, Bangalore
Client: Spain Telefonica, Huawei
Project: Global Service Delivery Platform Services
Duration: Dec'09 to Nov'10
Responsibilities:
. Understood project architecture and reviewing Design document and
requirement specifications
. Derived test scenarios and test case development from the stories
. Peer review of test cases and feedback on coverage, flow and
requirement understanding
. Gave knowledge transfer sessions for junior members in the team
regarding the project architecture
. Test Environment setup and build installation
. Performed backend testing by writing SQL queries
. End to end bug tracking and bug fix verification
. Collaborated with Development team,documentation team and clients
throughout the project life cycle in order to arrive at common
understanding regarding the features and bug tracking
. Ensured timely and high quality test deliverables like test cases,
Test execution report, RTM and Release notes
. Identified UAT test cases and performed UAT on the released
software
. Automated SOAP APIs using keyword driven framework in TMSS
Environment: Java, Java Script, VB Script, WSDL, XML
Rewards/Recognitions:
Star Performer award for exceptional efforts in finding quality bugs in
time, co-coordinating with the development team for bug tracking and
excellent understanding of the project architecture
Company: Aricent, Bangalore
Project #1: Migration from CISAM to MYSQL Database for Short Message server
Duration: Mar'09 to Dec'09
Responsibilities:
. Reviewed Software Requirement Specification document and provided
comments/queries about the feature
. Designed test cases for Batchd, database manager and SMPP modules
. Performed database testing on MySQL database
. Raised quality bugs and tracked them till closure
. Bug analysis by verifying and debugging the logs
. Performed automation and Performance testing using test stubs
Project #2: First Shot Delivery Feature for the Short Message Server
Duration: Jun'08 to Jan'09
Responsibilities:
. Reviewed Software Requirement Specification document and contributed
to the system design
. Coded the SMPP module and performed unit testing
. Performed white box testing and integration testing of the system
. Performed automation and Performance testing using test stubs
. Created SQL queries for database validation
Project #3: SMPP multilink feature for Short Message Server
Duration: Jun'08 to Apr'08
Responsibilities:
. Reviewed Software Requirement Specification document and contributed
to the system design
. Coded the SMPP module and performed unit testing
. Performed white box testing and integration testing of the system
. As it was a feature enhancement, executed regression test cases to
check the basic functionality of the system remained unchanged
. Packaging the code and preparing the release notes for the patch
release
. Version control of the source code using Clear Case.
Environment: C, C++, VB Script, Java
Rewards/Recognitions:
Aricent SNAP Award for release 4.1.0 of NNCT Short Message Server for
high quality product delivery
Education:
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication (BE)
University: Vishveshwariah Technological University, Karnataka, India.
Duration: 2002-2006
Personal Profile:
Visa Status: L2 EAD