1. BALKRISHAN
SHARMA
13024 NE 121st Lane, H#305, Kirkland, WA 98034 | (C) 4254351724 | balkrishna.2188@gmail.com
WORK HISTORY
FEBRUARY 2014 - CURRENT
Bluetooth Test Engineer | Marvell Semiconductor (Client) | Redmond USA
 Tested and validated Bluetooth BR/EDR/LE controller firmware in Microsoft surface tablets.
 Automation and Manual Testing of Bluetooth application profiles and protocols such as A2DP, HFP, HID, OPP, PAN and BB, LMP, L2CAP, RFCOMM, SMP, SDP.
 Tested Bluetooth IOT scenarios, BT Wi-Fi coexistence scenarios and Device Applications.
 Performed Sanity Testing, Functional Testing, Compatibility Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing, Performance Testing and Stress Testing.
 Developed automation test framework and modules in Perl to test and validate the Bluetooth embedded software.
 Created comprehensive test plans, test scripts and use cases to support testing objectives.
 Identified, Analyzed and solved technical issues with a variety of diagnostic tools such as Ellisys, BPA and Omni peak packet sniffer.
 Assisted customers, resolved product and service problems, determined the cause of the problems and provided the best solutions.
 Worked closely with team members to meet or exceed all customer service requirements.
SEPTEMBER 2012 – JANUARY 2014
Software Engineer | Global Edge Software Ltd (Fulltime) | Bangalore India
 Validated Bluetooth BR/EDR and LE controller functionality in Marvell’s wireless chipsets W8797.
 Tested Bluetooth protocols such as Baseband, Link Manager and Link Layer.
 Maintained bug records to track them any time.
 Created and modified comprehensive test plans and scripts to support testing objectives.
 Developed test automation scripts and modules in Perl to test stress and repeated scenarios.
 Worked effectively with design teams to ensure software solutions elevated client side experience.
MARCH 2012 – AUGUST 2012
Trainee Software Engineer | Global Edge Software Ltd (Internship) | Bangalore India
 Attended sessions for deep understanding of programming language such as C, C++ and Perl.
 Attended sessions for learning Operating System Concepts, Data Structures and Algorithms and Wireless Networking Concepts.
 Practiced Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to design, develop and test high quality softwares.
 Attended meetings with different clients such as Marvell Semiconductor, Qualcomm, Broadcom and Mindtree to get the ideas about their business nature and
requirements.
EDUCATION
AUGUST 2008 – AUGUST 2011
Student | Rajasthan Technical University | Jaipur India
 Bachelor of Technology (Electronics & Communications) 71% First Class
 Relevant Courses – Wireless Communication, Analog and Digital Communication, Digital Signal Processing, Computer Programming (C, C++), Data
 Structures, Operating Systems Concepts, Data Base Management System
AUGUST 2007 – JULY 2008
Gap year - Preparation for All India Engineering Entrance Exams (AIEEE)
JULY 2006 – JULY 2007
Student | Bright Buds Senior Secondary School | Jaipur India
 High School degree (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science)
ACTIVITIES and LEADERSHIP
 2014 Recognition by Organization for developing automation framework to measure BT Wi-Fi throughput. Saved 50% of the time in testing using the
automation instead of doing it manually.
 2012 Part of a small recruiting team in my Organization for taking entry level technical coding interviews.
 2007 Part of the Analog and Digital Communications System training program in Doordarshan TV Channel for a month.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
 Programming languages: C, Perl, C++
 Operating System: Windows, Linux
 Knowledge of Wireless Bluetooth Protocol Architecture
 Defect/Bug Tracking tools such as Ellisys, BPA and Bugzilla
 SQA Testing and Methodologies
 Excellent communication skills
 Planning/coordinating
 Creative problem solving
 Adaptable learner
 Quality-focused