WORK EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

·          Around 8 years of extensive experience in software development life cycle from requirement analysis, test design, testing and test management on Telecommunication/Wireless/Automotive Products with a SEI CMM Level 5 IT Services Company' Testing Services(InterOps) Division. Currently, I am a Validation Project Manager of various Automotive Embedded Projects.

·          Certified Software Tester(CSTE#8328) by Software Certifications,QAI, Florida, USA.

·          Complete knowledge of SDLC, Test Methodologies and Software Engineering processes, including writing/reviewing test cases, execution, defect tracking, test reporting, documentation, maintainence, change management and customer interaction.

·          Experienced in Project Management, including Quality initiatives like Auditing, , Six Sigma evaluation and Metrics analysing.

·          Contributed in manual testing, like provisioning/retrieving, alarm mgmt and FCAPS functionality testing on unix-based Telecom EMS/NMS/OSS application.

·          Involved in Test Automation development, with perl/Tcl scripting and Automation tools like Alcatel NEMO/Rational PrevUe-X/Robot in EMS/NMS/OSS application and in wireless PC Application.

·          Tested Telecom Network Elements, like DSLAMs, FTTU, DLCs and EMS/NMS/OSS application, with technologies involving ATM, T1/E1, SONET/SDH, ADSL, and BPON/GPON.

·          Experienced in Data and Voice Traffic Testing with Test equipments, like Adtech, Smartbits, Abacus, and Agilent Voice Quality Tester.

·          Experienced in 2.5G Mobile Handset UI Testing and Wireless PC Application Manual/Automation Testing.




TECHNICAL SKILLS

Service Skills

Broad band, BPON, GPON, EMS, NMS, OSS, SNMP, TL1, SONET/SDH, E1/DS1, ADSL, ATM, Gigabit Ethernet, Network Element (DSLAM, DLC, FTTH), TCP/IP

Wireless, GSM/GPRS, Bluetooth, Mobile Handset UI Testing
Automotive Embedded, Instrument Cluster, Telematics, Body Electronics, Automotive Lighting, Diagnostics, EOL, CAN, CANalyzer

Languages

Perl, TCL, Unix Shell, HTML, CGI, SQL

Testing Tools

Rational preVue-X, IBM Rational TeamTest (Test Manager, Robot), NEMO, Protos, Mercury Xrunner, Scotty, Froglogic Squish

Testing Equipments

Adtech, SmartBits, BSTS, Ixia traffic generators , Abacus, G6 Voice Gateways, Newbridge Switches, Agilent VQT

Test/QA Methodologies

Testing lifecycle and phases, Functional Integration & Load Testing, ClearCase, DDTS, BTS, Sprint, Quality Control, Project Planning, Project Risk Management, Six Sigma, Test Audits, Training to new Team members

OS

Solaris Unix, Win2000/XP

Database

mysql, Oracle



CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Software Test Engineer (CSTE # 8328) from QAI, Florida.

http://softwarecertifications.org/static/RosterCSTE.pdf

Certified British English Level-4 (out of 5) by British English Institution (BULATS).

 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

·          Wrote a paper on “Test Automation in an EMS” in First Interops (Testing Services) Confluence in Electronic city, Bangalore.

·          Submitted an Approach Note on a ‘Test Automation Framework’ to Alcatel, Petaluma,CA,USA. The same is available in Knowledge Net

·          Wrote an Evaluation Report on "Evaluating Test Automation Tools for Qt based Applications" and submitted to Knowledge Net.



 

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
B.E (Electronics & Telecommunications) from Bengal Engineering College (DU), Calcutta, India
Graduated in June, 2000.
B.E.   : June, 2000        Marks: 77%
10 +2: June, 1995       Marks: 78.7%
10th   : June, 1993        Marks: 85.4%

 

 

PROJECT DETAILS
I have participated in the following Projects. For more information on  contributions to these projects and roles/responsibilities handeled, please send an email to rajashik@rediffmail.com



Project 1: Wireline EMS (Alcatel AWS & 5620 NMS)

 

Role: GUI Testing
Description: AWS is a Unix-based EMS, which manages the broadband access network consisting of ADSL-based DSLAM, and CPEs. It provides the FCPS services and runs on Sun-Solaris systems. The DSLAMs (or ASAM) support ADSL, SHDSL, T1/T3, and SONET services.
Total Strength of the Project is 60. I was part of the System Integration Test Team, comprising 11 members, in Bangalore, India.
Alcatel 5620 NMS
5620 NMS, manages Alactel netwoks in the North Americas. This project involved merging of AWS with 5620, so that the NMS(5620) can manage the EMS(AWS). Had similar role as above.

 

Project 2: Wireline NMS/OSS (Alcatel AMS)

 

Role: Test Automation Developer
Description: AMS is a Unix-based NMS, which manages DSLAM, DLC and FTTU (Fibre To The Home) for the North American Market. AMS also supports north bound OSS interface. The OSS interface is used for provisioning and retrieval of Configuration and traffic data. AMS runs on Sun-Solaris systems.
The DSLAMs and DLCs support ADSL/SHDSL, XDSL, T1/T3, and SONET services.
The total strength of the project is 100 members. I was part of the Test Team (SVT) comprising 30 members in Petaluma,CA,USA and Bangalore, India.


Project 3: FTTU (Alcatel 7340)

Role: Network Element System Testing
Description: Alcatel's 7340 FTTU uses the ATM based passive optical network (PON) equipment, which delivers voice, video, and high-speed data communication (Gigabit Ethernet) services available for Fiber to the User (FTTU) deployments.
I am part of the 30 member System Verification Test Team in Alcatel, Raleigh,NC, USA and Bangalore,India.


Project 4: Wireless-Nokia Mobile Handset & PC Suite Application Testing


Role: Mobile Handset and PC Suite Application Testing
Description: The first project involved in-house testing of a Nokia Series 60 mobile phone’s  Bluetooth, MMS, PIM features.

The second project involved building a Test Automation framework with Rational Robot for Nokia PC Suite application. This desktop software application can synchronize with a Nokia mobile phone and also can create, edit, store contacts, music, video, wallpapers etc.

I am part of the 2 member Wireless groups System Verification Test Team in Kolkata, India.



 

Project 5: Automotive Embedded- Magneti Marelli Instrument Cluster, Navigation, ody Electronics System Testing


Role: Test Manager of System Testing
Description: I look after testing of all the projects in MM ODC. One of the project involves system testing of the MM Telematics Navigation System for the European and Chinse Market.

I am managing the System testing team (of Ferrari, Alpha Romeo, Volkswagon Instrument Cluster, Auotmotive Lighting and Telematics projects) based out of Kolkata Development Center.

 


TRAINING
Attended training on Oracle 9i, VoIP,TTCN.
Attended training on Computer Science and Telecom domain for 3 months in IIT, Chennai, as part of Induction program.


HONOURS
- Feather in My Cap award, for successfully setting up an Ethernet based Network Element and testing of the same.
- Team Award for contributing towards overall performance of the SVT team and getting very high Customer feedback
- Feather in My Cap award for establishing the AMS Automation Team, for designing effective scripts which are catching critical defects in the AMS software
- Thanks a Zillion award for promoting and spreading the SPRINT methodology among AMS Team members.


OTHERS
Merit Scholarship recipient for ranking 97th in Joint Entrance Examination for Engineering Courses, West Bengal.