Sr. Technical Project / Program Manager Madhu (Madhusudan) Bangalore
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• Accomplishments Highlights:
Technically managed 7 full life-cycle Software product development / Test Engineering / Workflow Automation projects / programs (with 5 – 14 Engineers) for 10+ years.
• Strong Technical Hands-on experience (as an individual contributor) in Software Applications & QA Automation development, Testing / QA & Release life-cycles in 10+ projects for 10+ years. TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL PROFILE: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhubn Experience Summary
• Advisory Board Member @ AdvisoryCloud May 22 – Present QualityMD Advisory Board Member June 2022
MetaVentureLab.org Advisory Board Member May - June 2022
• Sr. Technical Project Manager Contractors with US Federal Agencies DMDC / DHRA
(Defense Manpower Data Center) Aug 19 – May 22
1. Sr. Manager (Technical Projects) @ REISystems.com Sept 21 - May 22 * Accomplished on-time deliveries meeting the contract goals / objectives / terms & Quality metrics for the Automated & Manual QA / Testing workflows of 55+ releases covering 25+ Software Applications by technically managing & motivating a team of 14 QA staff (Test engineers, Business Analysts / Leads, sun-contractors / QA workflow Vendors).
* Managed technical oversight for migration of QA Automation Infrastructure to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure by technical review meetings.
* Grew high-performing QA / Test Engineering teams by team-development / people management: Review of resumes, conducting technical interviews, on-boarding of new team members, performance appraisals, rewards & recognition.
2. Software QA Delivery Manager II @ GCE.org Aug 19 - Sept 21 * Accomplished on-time deliveries meeting the contract goals / objectives / terms & Quality metrics of the contract for the Automated & Manual QA / Testing workflows of 100+ releases of 30+ Software Applications by Technically managing & motivating a team of 11 QA staff (Test engineers, Business Analysts / Leads, sun-contractors / QA workflow Vendors).
* Harnessed the Quality / test-driven culture & managed AGILE / SCRUM for the DevSecOps
(Development-Security-Operations) based CICD (Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment) workflow Automation / Migration of QA of multiple (Web Services, Batch, Web) Apps to JTF (JUnit Test Framework) with GitLab & ElasticSearch DB with the KIBANA front-end GUI.
* Accomplished resolutions to many issues (in JIRA) & extracted the QA Metrics for Sr. Management reports by promoting cross-functional partnerships with all the stakeholders,
* Built high-performing QA / test Engineering teams by people management / team development: Review of resumes, conducting technical interviews, on-boarding of new team members, performance appraisals, rewards & recognition.
Skills: SharePoint · Confluence · Software QA · Agile / Scrum Methodologies · Software Testing Life 2
Cycle (STLC), Automation & Release Project Management · JIRA · Microsoft Office Suite · Eclipse · Cross-functional Team Leadership · Quality Analysis · C-Level Presentations
• Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test @SleepIQ Labs / Sleep Number Corp (MBG Consultant), Apr 19 – Jun 19
* Software test automation development for IoT based WiFi enabled embedded devices (for Sleep quality / Wellness assessment). Further details including the skills are at my LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhubn/details/experience/
• Staff Software Engineering Consultant Prosoft Solutions Jan 19 – Mar 19
* Workshops & Summit on AWS Technologies: Virtual Transformation, Deep (Machine) Learning on AWS, IoT, Dev OpsManaged (Relational & Non Relational) DatabaseServices, AWS Innovate: AI….
• Staff Software Engineer / Consultant @Element Science, Inc Sep 18 – Dec 18
* Executed the software engineering verification for a FDA regulated class C Data Analysis Application Software (as a class3 life-saving medical device).
* Improved & enhanced quality of the code base for compliance to FDA QSR-21CFR 820 in an AGILE / SCRUM environment. Further details including the skills are at my LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhubn/details/experience/
• Staff Software QA Engineer / Manager - Cinema Technology (Imaging / Video) Dolby Laboratories Inc Apr 11 – May 18
* Technical Leadership for the QA of Dolby Vision (HDR technologies):
# Accomplished the test & quality engg efforts of HDR (High Dynamic Range) Professional Display/ Reference Monitor (won the "Prime-time Engineering Emmy Award") by the team.
# Developed the test workflow automation framework, in Python, for sub- system / API tests resulting in quicker test cycles with larger coverage of front-end video signal processing.
# Implemented software quality best practices at all phases of the display product life cycle, developed the Test driven, H/W S/W Integration, Automation of tools & QA Workflows.
# Automated the testing of Video CODEC (HEVC/H.265 based), SDK (Video Picture Quality)
# Re-engineered HDR Professional Reference Display Calibration software (of Pulsar2) for the next- gen Dolby Vision Mastering display (Apollo),
# Developed the Front-Of-Screen verification software for the DolbyVision Mastering display
# Developed automation scripts for System integration tests, configured multiple Dolby Vision Content playback systems and tested DolbyVision Mastering Display Softwares
* QA Manager:
# Technically managed Test Eng team of 10 engineers to drive the quality of multiple Advanced Imaging Technology projects: Digital Cinema, Broadcast Systems, E-media/media players, Dolby Vision related technologies etc.
# Evangelized the best practices for S/W Engg & Test Life cycles.
# Got trained as "Certified Scrum Master" (certification from AGILE Learning Labs attached)
& applied it for SCRUM methodologies.
SKILLs: Windows10, Linux (Ubuntu), iOS, iPAD, Mac Pro, C/C++, Matlab, Python, Bash Script, Perforce, JIRA, qTEST, Testlink, Hansoft (Scheduling), People Management, Hiring, Training, Mentoring, Technical Supervision, Performance appraisals of Engineers. 3
• Test & Automation Engineer- Video, Imaging & Graphics (Formalized Design Inc. Consultant) @ Intel Corporation Jul 10 – Apr 11
* Delivered the Camera Imaging, 2D/3D Graphics & Games with responsibilities including Test / QA leadership, research, design, develop & maintain software test suites & execute them for multiple SoC mobile / handheld platforms. Further details including the skills are at my LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhubn/details/experience/
• Multimedia Software QA Program Manager (Aquent Consultant)
@ Hewlett Packard Enterprise Sep 09 – Apr 10
* Technically managed the Multimedia Software QA Program by reviewing the iterative software deliveries from a Software vendor (AMD / ATI Toronto) to ensure it conforms to the features milestones, quality standards & time-lines for HP’s Mobile / Notebook Graphics Workstations. Managed cross-functional interfaces & risks. Further details including the skills are at my LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhubn/details/experience/
• Sr. Software QA Engineer (Biometric device) @ DigitalPersona Jan 09 – Apr 09
* Executed QA cycles & qualified iterative Integration & releases of DigitalPersona’s multifactor authentication OEM software (Credential Manager with 3rd party (McAfee, Validity, HP) plugins & authentication devices (Fingerprint reader, JavaCard)). Further details including the skills are at my LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhubn/details/experience/
• Software Apps / Sr Software QA Engr - @ IDEMIA (L1 Identity Solutions) Mar 05 – Dec 08
@ Enterprise Access & OEM Prods Division:
* Technically led multiple customer design-in projects involving in-depth technical aspects of the Bioscrypt's Identity Management & Enterprise Access Control (SmartCard based) Single-Sign-On & Bio-metric (Fingerprint, based) Security OEM Software products (Credentials Manager). Further details are at my LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhubn/details/experience/
@ Bio-metrics Division:
* Technically led the design & development of test plans & test cases for multiple iterative software & Hardware releases of hand-held Bio-metric (Fingerprint, Iris, Face) identification devices
(https://newatlas.com/hiide-portable-biometric-device/15144/) & executed them. Further details are at my LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhubn/details/experience/ Software QA Engineer/Consultant @Bio-Rad (BioTech), Apr 03 – Mar 05 CPU-Tech (Defense Industry), Client: CaliperLS, Mountain View, Bio-Rad Hercules, CA
* Designed & developed test strategies, test plans & executed them for a FDA CFR 21 Part 11 compliant application Software (Experion) of Bio-Rad's medical system.
* Designed, developed test cases, Test automation framework, test programs & scripts in Perl for EDA S/W simulation tools, ISO C99 based GNU “C” compiler, assembler and executed them. Further details are at my LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhubn/details/experience/
• Staff Software Engineer @Credence Sys Corporation, Fremont, May 98 – Dec 02
* Developed & enhanced the "Automated Test Equipment (ATE)" Software used for Manufacturing of mixed-signal IC's:
* Significantly reduced the cost (about 1/3) by Technically managing & driving a team of 5 Software development engineers of an outsourced S/W vendor for 2 projects (source code browser and GUI 4
driven test automation) and ensured the deliverables met the scope, specs & the quality on-time within the budget. Further details are at my LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhubn/details/experience/
• Sr. Software Engineer @ InfoGain, SoftPlus Cupertino, CA Jul 96 – Apr 98 Consultant to clients: Informix, DCS, Documentum, Genesys Telecom Lab.
* Designed and developed test plans, test cases for an Internet browser based GUI Data Analysis and Reporting Tool (DART which is a 3-tier client-server and internet based enterprise application for the call center solution). Further details are at my LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhubn/details/experience/
• Group Leader Video Systems-Applications S/W @Tektronix Apr 95 – Jun 96
*Software development / features enhancement for Professional Digital Video Editing
* As a Project / Team leader & People Manager, hired, trained, organized & technically managed a team of 5 Software / Senior Software Engineers, mentored them.
* Technically led the team for a Software development life-cycle project involving specs, design, implementation, & integration of key-stroke macros for the video post - production S/W (`Sabre Edit` of Grass Valley Group CA) used for editing digital audio and video.
* Ensured high quality software designs, developments & deliverables on time & on budget. SKILLs: Unix, C, X-Motif, Clearcase, DDTS, Windows, MS Office Suite, Project Management
• Sr. Specialist R&D @Tata Elxsi India Ltd Apr 93 – Apr 95
# Software development / features enhancement for 3D Graphics API's test automation:
* As a Project / Team Leader & People Manager, did resources planning, hired, trained, organized & technically managed a team of 10+ Software / Senior Software Engineers, mentored them and led them to ensure high quality software designs, developments & deliverables on time & on budget for the key clients: Analog Devices Inc and IBM Japan.
* Designed & developed video codec (CCITT H.261) Software for video telephony product.
* Developed test plans, test specifications, test cases, designed & developed automated test suites software for 3D Graphics APIs (OpenGL & PEX) for X-windows client-server apps.
* Managed the performance appraisals and rewarding for the team members. SKILLs: Unix, C, X-Motif, SCCS, Project Management
• Member Technical Staff (Digital Image Processing - Applications Software)
@ C-DAC (Center for Development of Advanced Computing) Jan 90 – Mar 93
* Developed Software features enhancement for Digital Image Processing Algorithms on a multi- processors distributed memory message passing parallel processing architectures. Further details are at my LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhubn/details/experience/
• Sr. Research Assistant (Digital Image Processing - Algorithms & Software)
@ Advanced Center for Research in Electronics (ACRE), IIT Bombay Apr 87 – Dec 89 Further details are at my LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhubn/details/experience/ Education Ref: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhubn/details/education/ Licenses & certifications Ref: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhubn/details/certifications/ Honors & Awards Ref: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhubn/details/honors/ Professional Development Projects Ref: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhubn/details/projects/ Skills Ref: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhubn/details/skills/