PROFILE: High tech professional with 10+ years in networking and telecom.

• Configure Cisco switches and routers. Completed all 4 CCNA courses.
• Test HAN (Home Area Network) devices for smart-grid - zigbee spec.
• Test DSL modems from Motorola, 2wire, Actiontec, Telmex, Telstra, Australian Telecom and Arris Wireless Cable modems.
• Examine packets using Wireshark, Ethereal, tcpdump.
• Experience with SONET based DLC (Digital Loop Carrier).
• Test NMS/EMS (Network Management/Element Management Systems)
• Perform new feature, regression, functional, interoperability and performance testing
• Web-based GUI testing using QTP
• Log defects/bugs in a bug tracking system - Bugzilla, JIRA, Clearcase DDTS, Aptest. Write steps to reproduce the bugs with appropriate severity, retest the bugs after fix and change status to resolved/fixed.
• Be the main point of contact and Interface with major customers and vendors - 2Wire, AT & T, Motorola, Motive, Supportsoft, Zyxel, BeWan, Actiontec.

SKILLS:

• Protocols: L2 - VLAN, VTP, STP, RSTP, MSTP, LACP. L3 - RIPv1, RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF. TCP/IP, UDP. WAN - DHCP, NAT/PAT, Unicast, multicast, broadcast, subnetting.
• Test Home Area Networks for smart grid application - zigbee spec.
• Test DSL modems, TR-069, TR-098, TR-104 (VoIP), TR-111, WT-135 (IPTV - Set Top Boxes), EMS, NMS.
• IEEE 802.11 WLAN protocols, access points and wireless security - WEP and WPA, and Wi-Fi technologies.
• Examine packet captures - tcpdump, Ethereal/Wireshark, Packet Tracer.
• Configured Cisco routers and switches - 2600, 2800, 3600, 4500.
• HTTP, SSL, IPSec, SNMP, DNS, DHCP, IPv4 and IPv6, Cisco IOS.
• GR-303, SONET, ATM (for optical networking systems), DWDM, OAMP.
• Database - RDBMS - Oracle, SQL.
• Microsoft OS - user accounts, groups, Active Directory. Install and configure MS Windows Server 2003.
• Intrusion Prevention/Detection Systems - NIDS, HIDS, Signature and Anomaly based.
• Languages: HTML, SOAP, XML,
• Automation Tool: Quick Test Professional - QTP.
• Operating Systems: Windows Vista, Windows XP, OS2, Linux/UNIX.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

System Test Engineer - Confidential, (Jan 2009 - Current)

• EMS Solutions R11A - Test LAG alarms - LACP, performance enhancements, pre-defined inventory, T083G, T710G, T720G, G16 for Broadband Loop Multiplexer (BLM) - SONET based access product.
• Responsible for testing of HANs for smart grid. Permit join/remove device, publish prices, display message, DRLC using zigbee spec, HAN test harnesses.
• Test Arris wireless cable modems - WTM 652, DG560, TM702G. Consistency of parameters between - Web GUI, CLI & SNMP. DOCSIS 2.0 and 3.0, Packet Cable specifications, SNMP MIBs.
• Configure Cisco switches and routers.
• User accounts, Windows 2000 groups and scopes, permissions, security, Active Directory. Install and configure MS Windows Server 2003.

QA Lead - Confidential, (Nov 2007 - Oct 2008)

• Test CMS (Component Management Systems) - Web based GUI and Oracle Database (Client-server model)
• Test interoperability of DSL and wireless modems - Motorola, Bell-Canada, Actiontec, Australian Telecom, Telmex, Telstra, British Telecom modems. Test PD-128 and TR-069.
• Manage a large project of testing wirelessmodems from Actiontec, 2Wire and Motorola - 802.11 a/b/g, security features - WEP, WPA and WPA2 - TKIP and PSK.
• Responsible for getting the PD-128 tests and CMS API testing automated - using SOAP, XML.
• Get test strategies and test plans developed, reviewed and executed
• Responsible for scheduling bug scrub meetings and tracking bug reports, maintaining project related test statistics, test metrics and bug status.

Interoperability Staff Test Engineer - Confidential, (Oct 2006 - Nov 2007)

• Develop test strategies, test plans and execute the interoperability tests for CPEs.
• Obtain certificate of TR-069 compliance for Motorola CPEs and issue TR-069 compliance certificate to third-party CPEs - Supportsoft, Motive, Zyxel, BeWan, Westell
• Review results, reports and ensure that critical defects are logged into a bug-tracking system with appropriate severity.
• Interface with customers and coordinating testing on various interoperability projects.

GUI Test Engineer - Confidential, (January 2002 - Sep 2006)

• Develop test strategies, test plans, test cases and execute system integration and verification tests for various web based GUIs, using QTP and Winrunner for Salesforce Application.
• Using record and playback, keyword/expert views, insert checkpoints and synchronization points, parametrization of objects, checkpoints, data-driven tables, regular expressions, functions and library files, file system handling, database handling.
• Test NMS/EMS - for remote management of CPEs.
  

Systems Integration Test Engineer - Confidential, (From September 2000 - April 2001)

• IP over wireless point-to-multipoint access product. Main responsibilities included:
• Develop test strategies, test plans, test cases and execute system integration and verification tests.
• Full wire rate traffic generation and analysis - stress testing and performance analysis (using Smartbits6000. Used the applications Smart Window and Smart Flow).

Systems Verification Test Engineer - Confidential, (From July 98 - August 2000)

• SONET/ATM based Digital Loop Carrier . Main responsibilities included:
• Project Lead on a Maintenance Release - GR303 over STS1.
• Test STS1 linecard , Test ATM functionality of DLC (OC3c AuPSR)
• Configure Cisco Routers: Series 2600, 3600 and 3800 and 4500 (OC3 interface).
• Test the EMS/NMS (Element Management System) which is the user interface.
• Write Tcl/Tk scripts for configuring large number of CRVS
• Test GR303 at BTAC for ISDN and other analog cards (RPOTS, RUVG, FXS) against Lucent 5ESS, Nortel DMS 100 and 500 and Siemens EWSD switches.
• Open, assign and verify resolved bugs ( tool used is clearcase ddts).

Test equipments used:

• Adtech for OC3 ATM testing (Spirent Communications)
• Digital Lightwave & SONET ANT20E Tester for STS1 testing (Wandel & Goltermann)
• Smartbits2000 and Smartbits6000 for IP traffic generation and analysis (Spirent Communications)
• T-Berd224, Fireberd 6000A, ISDN Analyzer K1404 , Abacus BCG, Ameritech

Software Engineer - Confidential, (Mar 95 - Jun 98)

• Software Engineer in the NMS Group. Developed UI (client) using C++ on OS/2 using Zinc tool.
• Responsible for fault fixing and sustaining of UI.
• Responsible for configuration management for both UI and server build releases (Using PVCS).
• Implemented Alarms and Notification

EDUCATION:

• M. S. in Computer Science
• Completed all 4 CCNA courses.