SUMMARY:

• Result - oriented Professional with 20+ years of experience in product development with focus on product and software quality - delivering world’s most innovative Connected life (IoT) gateway and globally deployed wireless access point, wireless, IPTV, cable and satellite receivers/settop box.
• Seasoned leader in testing embedded software, consumer electronics devices, audio/video technologies, software stacks (includes real-time operating systems, middleware and applications).
• Designed and led development of test framework to fast track test and release cycle.
• Collaborated with technology partners (Microsoft, Ericsson, Broadcom, Quantenna and Tier 1 customers) with timely delivery of products.
• Received Confidential CAP Awards of Excellence for outstanding contribution and streamlining the quality processes resulting in improved Confidential .

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Product Quality, Test Strategy, Test Planning, Software Quality Assurance, Test Automation, Release Management and Process Improvement in Agile/Continuous Integration environment.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Expertise in planning complex multiple engineer-month projects, resource allocation, product testing requirements and specification.
• Cross-functional leader who formed partnerships to execute on quality initiatives in Agile environment.
• Expertise in testing, project and release management with a record of shipping high quality software releases on time, managing end-to-end releases from testing through to production deployment and post-deployment software support.
• Managed multiple teams across different time zones (India, China, Atlanta-USA) collaborating on large projects and releases.
• Experience working with customer support on product field issues and extensive root cause analysis. Partnered with development and partner organizations to execute on key customer initiatives.

TECHNICAL BACKGROUND:

Protocols: Wireless 802.11n, Bluetooth, TCP/IP, HTTP, SSH, Telnet.

Tools: Ixia Chariot, iPerf, Wireless Air gain’s turntable tool, Omni peak, Wispy, Wireshark, Insider-channel analyzer, Continuous Integration with Jenkins, GIT, Selenium, Selenium web driver, Eggplant, Eclipse, PyCharm, PyDev, Atlassian - Jira, Confluence, MS Visual Studio and Platform Builder, Code Warrior. Mediaroom IPTV Server

Standard: TR-069/TR098, TR181, DVB, MPEG2, MPEG1, MPEG4 Python, C/C++, Linux, GNU tools, GDB, WinCE, Vxworks, pSOS, HTML, JavaScript, CSS.

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Responsibilities:

• Led and develop test automation framework to automate smoke, sanity, new features, various radios - WIFI, Bluetooth, Zigbee, HAL interface and regression test features in continuous integration environment using Jenkins for Connected Life Gateway, Wireless Access Point, STBs- wireless and IPTV using C/C++ in embedded environment using WinCE real time operating system, Python and Linux.
• Provides technical leadership, testing strategy, consultation, guidance and hands on to global test team teams on various products - connected life Gateway in IoT space using various RF radios - (wireless, BT). Wireless STBs, video optimized Wireless access point and IPTV STBs.
• Manage and led the test teams globally working on industry first Wireless Confidential based on Broadcom 7405/7406 SoC and second generation Quantenna wireless solution and video optimized access point for Tier1 customers.
• Work directly with partners - Broadcom, Quantenna, Microsoft and Mediaroom/Ericsson and root cause analysis, troubleshooting, debugging of the customer and lab defects till the completion.
• Build the SQA team from scratch, retain top level talent, define QA roles, responsibilities. Provide specific training, coaching, direction and mentoring to the QA team members.
• Hands on testing for Client & System Integration testing of wireless and IPTV set-top box software features such as IP Video, ABR, Internet applications, Home Networking, DVR, PPV.
• Manage and Test IoT cloud app running on mobile for Connected Life Gateway(IoT) paired with various peripherals.
• Design of Restful API app using Python to test the various IoT RF radio features.
• Work with Compliance organization for the certification of standards - Wireless and Zigbee on the various products, I worked on.
• Develop Test plan, review with test and dev team, code review, static analysis review for various products.
• Continuous process improvement throughout the SDLC in Agile based CI/CD environment using Jenkins.

Staff Software QA Engineer

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Responsibilities:

• Automation and SVT testing on wireless Confidential and video optimized WAP, drafted test plan, and tested various wireless features like Adjacent Channel Interference, DFS re-entry, QOS remapping, Wi-Fi throughput test using Turn Table and Ixia chariot, remote mgmt. server functionalities using TR069/98. Worked with dev. team and partners on debugging and troubleshooting the issues
• Lead the HAL test automation development and testing written in ‘C’ with Unity test framework and also in Python on Mediaroom Wireless, IPTV and Cable STBs with features like Wireless, HDD, LED, and Ethernet etc.
• Tested the boot loaders and its various features, writing test code in C using WinCE OS on Mediaroom Wireless and IPTV STBs.
• Created test plan, test cases, develop test applications in C for testing Power TV OS/middleware APIs and various features for Scientific Atlanta/ Confidential ’s cable STB.
• Implement test Application in C language for new OS APIs, debug and test for test application, and then test for OS APIs with different parameters
• Work well with developers, help with internal requirement, provide as much information as possible for bug report, attach bug report with test setup, test steps, logs, pictures, results of compare with different builds
• Work well with remote team, and discuss test plan, test results.
• Good at setup Home DVR environment for cable settop box, finding bugs, Advanced Trick Modes, and Streaming/Channel Change Performance test system.
• Write test plan for new features base on requirement doc, and review with developers and QAs, follow test plan process flow.

Software Engineer

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Responsibilities:

• Network cable DVR settopbox with focus on test application development and feature and integration testing.
• Work well with remote team, and discuss test plan, test results, have meetings with cross functional teams.

Technical Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Design and development of various modules of MENU and Electronic program guide application of Confidential using open TV middleware and pSOS operating system using C.
• Development of test applications for system integration of various features of satellite STB.

Software Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed an interface for Radar Video Recorder fault tolerance module using C language and iRMK
• Generated Software Requirement specification by doing reverse engineering using Ensemble Case Tool.