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Chetna Tandon
SUMMARY
25+ years’ experience in computer industry working as System validation engineer and analyst. Used Agile management planning tools as scrum master and Project manager. Using agile approach for team to deliver work in small increments considering requirements, plans, changes, priorities. Evaluated results continuously. Worked with different teams – Architects, DEs, RTL validators, own validation team throughout the validation cycle simultaneously with ease. Collaborated with different teams on multiple projects and products. Worked on automation tools/scripts.
Validated 3D & 2D Graphics units’ features for functional & performance testing by understanding units features in Specs, coming up with test plans having test scenarios, then writing tests in Ruby, Python languages and Direct3D API. Executed tests and validated results by debugging issues. Worked on C programs, Object oriented programming, python scripts, YAML files. Debugged issues.
EDUCATION
Sacramento State University M. S. Computer Science Jul 1994 – Dec 1996 Delhi University M. S. Electronics Jul 1990 – Jun 1992 B. S. Electronics (Honors) Jul 1987 – Jun 1990
SKILLS
• Ability to work on multiple products/projects/workloads at the same time and shift priorities in order to achieve project goals. Work with multiple teams effectively.
• Scrum master role for team and stakeholders. Used Agile management tools to ensure a true scrum process over the course of project.
• Driven many team meetings. Presented on various topics. Collaborated with geographically dispersed teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively and in a professional manner as needed by type of audience.
• Ability to analyze and prepare contracts containing extensive technical and legal terminology. Expert in understanding technical documents.
• Ability to assess the importance, priorities, risks for different types of tasks.
• Worked on complex projects, analyzed requirements, technologies available and broken complexities into different scenarios to attain the final quality result on time
• Experience in analyzing, validating, specifying, verifying, and managing stakeholder needs and business requirements. Collaborated meetings with stakeholders, project management, and technical teams.
• Languages – Ruby, Python, C, C++, Object oriented programming, Direct3D HLSL, ERB.
• Apps – Agile Project management tool – JIRA, Used Wiki page creator to write many wiki pages, Microsoft apps, Notepad++, One Note, Visual code editor, IDE Visual Studio 2017, Scite editor, DirectX Texture tool, Beyond Compare, VNC, Shared Point.
• Repositories - GIT, Perforce, SVN. Code review tools - Gerrit, GITLAB, Swarm.
• Worked on company developed different tools – Tools for test plans development, tests creation, execution. Used various scripts for different tasks.
• Ability to understand other folks’ code, debug any code bug, update code to achieve new requirements.
EXPERIENCE
Intel – Senior Systems Validation Engineer and Analyst (3D Performance Validation) Sept 2017 – Present
• Worked as Scrum Master. Used Agile management JIRA tool to make sprints, boards, queries, dashboards.
• Managed multiple IT projects concurrently, provided appropriate guidance and leadership to multidisciplinary teams with differing backgrounds and communication styles, lead the project team.
• Reviewed technical requirements for different projects and came up with architecture, programming code and came up with solutions.
• Assisted in creation of documentation having technical specifications and requirements, test scripts and other designs. Did system analysis to verify the result meets requirements.
• Worked with different teams – Architects, DEs, RTL validators, own validation team throughout the validation cycle simultaneously with ease.
• Collaborated with customers to draft user stories, identify appropriate decision makers, obtain written approvals, applied standardized project management processes, provided timely and accurate management updates regarding projects and assignments, facilitated meetings, gave presentations via providing clear and concise communication to all stakeholders using agenda, minutes, and documentation. Performed the most complex business analyst tasks timely and independently.
• I planned, analyzed, designed, developed, tested and troubleshooted to perform a wide variety of tasks requiring regular innovative problem-solving.
• Assisted coworkers, customers and programmers with design and user interface issues to ensure functional requirements are met. I always adhere to departmental policies and procedures.
• I performed refresher training on any updates to my peers and stakeholders. I worked independently on complex tasks demonstrates ethical behavior and worked cooperatively with others.
• Managed multiple projects concurrently, Performance validation of 3D Graphics units.
• Understanding unit parts, functionality, features, performance measurement concepts.
• Developed test plans, test scenarios for testing different sampler & texture features using Intel tools.
• Wrote tests in Ruby and python languages.
• Executed tests and debugged the issues when performance was not met. Collaborated with different teams: Architects, Designers, RTL validators for validation.
• Did Project management work to give status reports, present indicators. Worked with different teams to assign tasks, bugs, track the progress, get status updates. Intel - System Validation Engineer and Analyst (3D Functional Validation) Jan 2004 – August 2017
• Functional validation of 3D Graphics. Understood Specs for 3d graphics features to write Test Plan, test scenarios, tests to validate features. Worked with various Intel tools to create tests, execute them and debug bugs. Debugged failures by fixing test issues, filing bugs – different tool bugs, hardware bugs.
• Wrote tests using programming languages Ruby, Python, C, Object oriented programming.
• Worked on multiple projects, products simultaneously, shifted priorities to achieve goals.
• Worked with multiple teams effectively. Driven many team meetings. Presented on various topics.
• Collaborated with geographically dispersed teams.
• Utilized the Agile Project Management process, acted as scrum master on multiple projects and products. As a scrum master worked with teams on complex projects by making sure that the goals, scope and product domain are clear to everyone on the scrum team. Managed the backlog, assigned tasks for projects, followed with team members the progress of tasks delivery. Encouraged continuous feedback from coworkers and supervisors, which allowed a project to more accurately fulfill a customer’s needs.
• Functional validation of 3D Graphics units.
• Understanding of 3D features, instructions, 3D pipeline structure in Specs for writing tests.
• Worked with various Intel tools to create tests, execute them and debug bugs.
• Wrote test-plans, tests using Ruby programming language. Used Intel’s software simulator tools to get the output. Executed on hardware to verify the result matches the software simulator output. Debugged failures by fixing test issues, filing bugs – different tool bugs, hardware bugs.
Intel - Graphics Hardware Validation Engineer (2D Functional Validation) March 1998 – Dec 2003
• Functional validation of 2D Graphics units. Understood features, wrote test plans, tests for Intel validation tools & verified result of image generated by simulation compared with hardware image. Debugged issues.
Intel - Graphics Hardware Validation Engineer Contractor (2D Functional Validation) Nov 1997 – March 1998
Intel - Graphics Hardware Validation Engineer Intern(2D Functional Validation) Jan 1997 – July 1997