1. Ragunath Chilkuru (B.Tech (ECE))
E-mail: chilkuru.3@gmail.com
Mobile: 09441408576, 7022621818
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SUMMARY
4.5 years of Software Quality/Test Engineering experience in Information Technology and Telecommunications
industry. Expertise in the areas of VoIP, SIP, FCAPS, NMS,SNMP, Agile testing, High end storage systems,
VMWare Virtualization, UNIX AND Windows Server platforms, Testing methods, Automation development
(Perl, Java and Selenium) , Performance Testing, IT applications (Oracle, Microsoft SQL, UDB).
WORK EXPERIENCE
Responsibilities:
 Feature testing of Sonus Networks flagship products Data Stream Integrator (DSI), Netscore and
Element Management System (EMS)
Testing lead for the DSI release versions 8.4.7, 9.0, and 9.2
 Automation suite enhancements through Perl scripting.
Automation of test cases using Selenium and Java
Preparing test plans for feature and regression testing.
Functional and Performance testing.
Regression testing.
Project: EMS 9.3 release.
Customers: Top telecom service providers around the world.
Working Location: Bengaluru, India
Team Size: 15
Product Description: The Sonus Insight Element Management System (Insight EMS) is a centralized
solution for the efficient management of every Sonus element in a customer's network. Insight EMS
provides a complete FCAPS (Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, and Security) solution with
a robust portfolio of management and provisioning tools that, in conjunction with Sonus DataStream
Integrator (DSI), allow service providers and enterprises to easily perform FCAPS management of their
network. EMS offers a mature, feature rich management system providing a simple-to-use, graphical user
interface and accelerated Session Border Controller (SBC) provisioning and management.
Role: Manual and automation testing.
Activities
 Regression testing for Data Stream Integrator (DSI) module.
Automation suite enhancements using Java and Selenium in Junit and TestNG frameworks.
 Testing Hardware traps and Fault Management.
Company: Sonus Networks, Bengaluru Duration: July 2012 – Present
Designation: Senior Software Quality Engineer

2.  Testing performance data collection module for various Sonus Network elements registered.
Project: Netscore 3.3.2, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2 releases.
Customers: Top telecom service providers around the world.
Working Location: Bengaluru, India
Team Size: 3
Product Description: Netscore provides deep insight into the network’s performance containing
Sonus VoIP elements like SBC 5x00, GSX4k and GSX9k through Key Performance Indicator (KPI) scores,
customizable threshold alerts, prebuilt visual reports, drilldown analyses and more.
Skill Set
 Web based GUI testing on Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox browsers.
 Automation of test cases through Selenium and Java.
 Backend interaction of Web based GUI with software installed in Linux platform.
 Real time Telecom networks performance statistics under varying call volumes.
 MySQL queries.
Activities
 Feature testing on the Linux platform where-in Netscore is installed.
 Web based GUI testing for Netscore on Call Data Records drill down, Trunk Group statistics etc.
 Install and upgrade testing.
 Regression testing
 Automation Testing
 Performance testing and benchmarking.
Project Name: DSI 8.4.7, DSI 9.0, DSI 9.2 releases.
Customers: Top telecom service providers around the world like AT&T, Verizon, KDDI, Century Link etc.
Working Location: Bengaluru, India
Team Size: 5
Software Development Model: Waterfall Model
Product Description: Data Stream Integrator is software which is used to collect CDRs (Call Data Records)
and process them to generate billing for the calls in the records. This software is used only on hardened
Linux and Solaris Operating systems to meet the stringent regulatory guidelines. The software can be
used on Sun Netra platforms like T2000, N240, N440, T5220 and HP-Gen8 server systems.
Role: Manual and automation testing.
Skill Set
 Clustering on RedHat Linux 6.1, Solaris 10.
 Automation suite enhancements through Perl.
 IBM, StrorageTek, Dot Hill Storage Systems internals.
 Telecom Billing Systems.

3. Activities
 Migration testing from Solaris platforms to Linux platforms.
Upgrade testing from previous releases to DSI 8.4.7, DSI 9.0 and DSI 9.2 releases.
 Automation suite enhancements with Perl scripting
Regression testing in Solaris and Linux platforms.
 Preparing test plans and test specifications for the entire release.
.
Achievements
Appreciation from Engineering Director for delivering high revenue generating project DSI 8.4.7 with in
tight schedule.
Awarded stock options from Sonus Networks for being among top performers in the organization.
Responsibilities
 Testing releases of flagship product of EMC2 “Replication Manager (RM)”
 Working with the development team to gather required inputs and preparing test cases.
 Qualifying RM with different applications, platforms supported.
 Automation suite development using EMC proprietary scripting language “TSP”.
Project Name: Replication Manager 5.3.4, 5.4.0, 5.4.1, 5.4.2 releases
Customer: 600+ renowned customers around the globe.
Working Location: Bangalore, India
Team Size: 10
Software Development Model: Agile (Scrum)
Product Description: Replication Manager is an easy to use application to take
backup/recovery of Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Exchange, UDB databases residing on EMC2 High
End Storage Systems like Symmetrix, CLARiiON and Celerra. Replication Manager is also used
for VMWare VMFS file systems, VM backup and recovery.
Role: Manual and Automation testing
Activities
 Upgrade testing from the previous releases of RM.
Regression testing on all OS platforms, Storage systems supported.
 MS SQL 2005, 2008 database creation, backup/recovery, mounting on a different Windows host.
 Oracle 11g R2 database creation, backup and recovery, mounting on RHEL Linux, UNIX hosts.
 Backup/Recovery of the databases using different replication technologies supported by EMC2.
 Enhancements of automation scripts using TSP in Windows 2003, 2008 server platforms, AIX, Solaris
platforms.
 Qualifying latest versions of Microsoft SQL, RHEL, Oracle Database with RM.
Company: EMC2, Bengaluru Duration: September 2010 – July 2012
Designation: Associate Software Quality Engineer

4. Interoperability Testing
 Qualified Microsoft SQL 2008 and 2005 with RM 5.3.X and 5.4.X
 Qualified RHEL 6.0 and 6.1 with RM 5.4.X.
 Qualified Oracle 11.2.0.1 and 11.2.0.2 with RM 5.4.x versions in Linux and Windows platforms.
 Qualified VMWare 5.0 SP1 with RM 5.4.x
 Qualified Power Path 5.6 with RM 5.4.x
 Qualification test bed creation.
Skill Set
 UNIX internals including flavours of AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris.
 EMC Solutions Enabler commands for configuring Symmetrix, CLARiiON.
 Microsoft SQL 2005, 2008 database creation, recovery commands.
 Oracle 11g R2 database creation, backup/recovery on Windows, RHEL, and UNIX hosts.
 System internals of EMC Symmetrix, CLARiiON, Connectrix, Celerra.
 Fibre Channel, Ethernet Networking, FCoE.
 TSP, Perl scripting.
Achievements
 Won Bronze Star Award for excellence in EMC for timely release of RM 5.4.1.
 EMC Certified Proven Professional
(Information Storage and Management)
(EMC Technology Foundations)
 VMWare Certified Associate (VCAD510)
(Data Centre Virtualization)
 ITIL V3 Foundations
 Honoured by EMC®
corporation with 1 Tera Byte Iomega®
ix2 Network Attached Storage (NAS) and
Mozy®
unlimited online backup for obtaining highest GPA for the academic year 2009/10 in
‘Information Storage and management’. (An honour given to 300 students worldwide). More
information about the same in link below.
http://www.emc.com/about/news/press/2009/20090827-02.htm
Won Information Storage and Management book of Riley Publications in Storage Aptitude contest in my
University
Published White Paper on “Introduction to FCoE”.
Certifications and Training:
Awards & Activities

5.  Among top 2% of the students appeared in AIEEE 2006 conducted by CBSE.
Scholarship holder for 2 years of intermediate education in Narayana Junior college
Awarded cash prize in district level competitions in Science and Mathematics
conducted by Bhashyam and Keshava Reddy Educational institutions, Kurnool.
1) B.TECH in Electronics and Communication Engineering, (2010), CGPA: 7.84 (78.4%) from
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
2) 12th
Class from Narayana Junior college, Hyderabad (2006), Percentage: 91.13 %
3) 10th
Class from Montessori High School, Kurnool (2004), Percentage: 90.0%
1) Mountain trekking
2) Reading Technology news articles.
3) Watching cricket, movies.
4) Playing Badminton and Table Tennis.
Date of Birth : 26th
April, 1989
Current Address : #38/C, 3rd
Floor, Ramdev Krupa Bldg, Anugraha Lyt, B. Narayanapura, Bangalore-16
Marital Status : Single
Nationality : Indian
Languages : English, Hindi, Telugu
Passport No : J0238909
Personal Details
Educational Qualifications
Hobbies

6.  Among top 2% of the students appeared in AIEEE 2006 conducted by CBSE.
Scholarship holder for 2 years of intermediate education in Narayana Junior college
Awarded cash prize in district level competitions in Science and Mathematics
conducted by Bhashyam and Keshava Reddy Educational institutions, Kurnool.
1) B.TECH in Electronics and Communication Engineering, (2010), CGPA: 7.84 (78.4%) from
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
2) 12th
Class from Narayana Junior college, Hyderabad (2006), Percentage: 91.13 %
3) 10th
Class from Montessori High School, Kurnool (2004), Percentage: 90.0%
1) Mountain trekking
2) Reading Technology news articles.
3) Watching cricket, movies.
4) Playing Badminton and Table Tennis.
Date of Birth : 26th
April, 1989
Current Address : #38/C, 3rd
Floor, Ramdev Krupa Bldg, Anugraha Lyt, B. Narayanapura, Bangalore-16
Marital Status : Single
Nationality : Indian
Languages : English, Hindi, Telugu
Passport No : J0238909
Personal Details
Educational Qualifications
Hobbies