Research & QA Engineer with CS/MS Focus

MAUSAM GERRA

Indianapolis, IN-***** *************@*****.*** +1-317-***-**** LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mausam-gerra-030677218 Github: MausamGerra

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation: Indiana University Indianapolis, Indiana Location: Indianapolis, US GPA: 3.45 August 2024-May 2026

Degree: Master of Computer Science Major: Computer Science Minor: Cybersecurity

Bachelor of Engineering: WIEECT, Mumbai University Location: Mumbai, India GPA: 3.26 July 2018-April 2022

Degree: Bachelor of Engineering Major: Computer Engineering Minor: Cybersecurity

SKILLS

Programming Languages, and Web and Cloud Technologies: C, C++, Java, Python2&3, JS, Node.js, React.js, MySQL, PL/SQL, PHP, Hack, Machine Learning, Data Structures, HTML, HTML5, CSS, SASS, AWS (Amazon Web Services): EC2, S3, Lambda (Basics), RESTful API

Software Testing: Manual QA, Regression Testing, Gray box Testing, User Acceptance and Sanity Testing, Apache JMeter, SoapUI, Jenkins, Jira, Bloomberg, Selenium, API Test Automation, Test Case Execution

Cybersecurity: WAPT (Pentesting), Security Software Designing and tools, Burp Suite, Nmap, Tenable Nessus, Wireshark

Software and Tools:

Development Tools: Pycharm, XAMPP, CodeBlocks, JetBrains, Jupyter, Anaconda, Oracle VM VirtualBox, Capacitor, Android Studio

Database Management: MySQL Workbench, Oracle PL/SQL, phpmyadmin

Design and Version Control: Visual Studio, GitHub, MS Office, Postman, Figma, Wix, WebFlow

Project Management: Agile Methodology, Scrum, SDLC, STLC, Debugging

WORK EXPERIENCE

Software Developer Intern MyEdMaster, VA, US June 2025 – August 2025

Assisted in the development of SAT training game written in React.js and converted the user interface into a mobile app runnable on both Android (APK) and Apple (IPA) devices using Capacitor Framework. Gathering documents and following guidelines to deploy the SAT game on Google Playstore and Apple Store.

Graduate Ambassador Indiana University Indianapolis, IN, US January 2025- May 2026

Mentor prospective and admitted students on online platforms, assist professors with academic initiatives and programming challenges and build industry relationships to foster student opportunities.

Volunteer Visionaries NGO, Delhi, India May 2018- January 2026

Bridge the gap for the visually impaired by developing audio solutions for digital content accessibility, managing upload and awareness groups, and securing scribes for exams.

System Engineer Tata Consultancy Services, Maharashtra, India July 2022 – May 2024

Automated web application testing using Apache JMeter, SOAPUI, and Selenium, reducing production bugs by 34%.

Managed client UAT and sanity testing, presenting results, resolving issues, and reporting defects to development teams.

Developed cost-effective, value-driven testing strategies and negotiated budgets/software requirements with clients.

Leveraged Oracle PL/SQL for advanced database querying and analysis to support agile development cycles, ensuring data integrity and optimizing application performance, helped with the cleaning and loading of data in the database (ETL processes).

Advanced Cybersecurity Intern Supraja Technologies, Andhra Pradesh, India April 2021 – June 2021

•Conducted Web Application Penetration Testing and Cross-site Scripting (XSS) analysis and provided secure coding recommendations and mitigation strategies to development teams, and identified and documented security flaws through participation in Bug Bounty programs.

Cybersecurity Intern Supraja Technologies, Andhra Pradesh, India August 2020 - September 2020

Identified and reported OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities in web applications, IoT Remote Control and Access, and trained for Certified Ethical Hacking version 10(CEH-V10) and awarded Best Intern among top 75 performers out of 700

PROJECTS

Fitness Marketplace September 2025 – December 2025

Developed a full-stack e-commerce platform using React, Node.js, and MongoDB (MERN stack) to facilitate the buying, selling, and reviewing of fitness-related items and integrated metrics tracking (e.g., sales data, user activity) and a user review system.

Designed and implemented a secure, performant RESTful API using Node.js/Express and validated all endpoints with Postman.

Managed development across a three-month agile sprint using GitHub for version control and monday.com for project management.

Phishing Website Detection (IJSRED- V5I2P62) January 2021 - April 2022

This project aims to create a website to detect phishing websites with an accuracy of approx. 91%. The code checks the suspicious URL(user input) and if it fits under the criteria and is found in the pool of phishing websites that were used to test and train the model, then it declares it as a phishing website. It also shows the count of the people who found this website as a good or phishing website at the bottom of the page.

Full-Stack Web Applications September 2022 – October 2024

Designed and developed multiple responsive websites including Blood Bank, ASL Understanding, Restaurant, and Designer's showcase

Tech stack for Desinger’s Showcase Website: PHP (67.4%), CSS (20.2%), HTML (5.6%), Hack (4.6%), JavaScript (2.2%)

Implemented database connectivity and user authentication features using XAMPP, phpmyadmin, and MySQL

Created 2D games (PingPong, Snake) using Python.

CERTIFICATIONS

1.ST1x: Automated Software Testing: Unit testing Coverage Criteria and Design for Testability (EdX- May 2021)

2.Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals (Microsoft- December 2022)

3.Advanced Agile: The Team’s Mindset (LinkedIn- February 2025)

4.Scrum: The Basics (LinkedIn- February 2025)

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