This document provides a summary of Buvan Kumar Munjuluru Padmanaban's work experience as a Quality Assurance Analyst/Lead for various clients in the retail industry. It outlines his 8+ years of experience in software testing, expertise in test management tools like TFS and QC, and experience in roles testing point of sale systems, warehouse management systems, and other retail applications. Key skills and responsibilities included test planning, design, execution, defect tracking, and reporting.

1. Buvan Kumar Munjuluru Padmanaban
412-315-1155 mpbuvankumar@yahoo.com
SUMMARY:
 Progressive workingexperience asSr.QualityAssurance Analyst/Leadwithdiverse projects and
clients in retail industry.
 8+ yearsof IT experience withCore competencyinall phasesof softwareTestlife cycle including
Requirement Analysis, Design, Development, Testing and Implementation.
 Rich experience inManual Testingwhichincludesdesigning,documenting and maintaining Test
Cases, Test Execution, Requirement Traceability matrix and Test Completion Report.
 Extensive experience inTestManagementtoolsLike TFS (Team Foundation Server, SMART Test
manager and QC (Quality Center).
 Experienced in interacting with Business Analyst, System Engineers, Technical Support,
Production Control Team and Release Management Team.
 Expertise in defect life cycle analyzing, reporting, tracking and resolving using Quality center.
 Experienced in verifying Data integrity using SQL Queries based on business requirements.
 Experienced in GAP analysis and needs assessment that “as is and to be” analysis report.
 StrongexperienceinTestmanagementwithknowledgeonPlanning,estimation, risk mitigation
etc.
 Experienced in evaluating business requirements and writing Test Scripts, Test Scenario, Test
Plans and Test Cases in Quality Center.
 Experience in Functional Testing, Installation Testing and site acceptance testing.
 Knowledge on SQL to conduct Database testing. Knowledge of Analysis, Design and Use Case
Analysis.
 Proven expertise of dealing with people across diverse teams comprising of various skill sets.
 Experience in Auditing and Reviewing the Testing deliverables as an Quality Assurance Lead
 Pointof Sale (POS) 4 Years in NCR POS, IBM4690, SCO, Fuel POS, MCX, Retalix – 8 & 10.5, PCMS
– Bean store
 Sounddomainknowledge inRetail industry.Warehouse ManagementSystems(WMS) 3 yearsin
Red Prairie, Manhattan, Dematic Automation and Mainframe applications
 Worked with major Clients in USA & UK – Meijer, Target, Home Depot, Giant Eagle, Marks &
Spencer (U.K), John Lewis (U.K).
 Expertise in creating Test Proposal, Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Estimation, Test Design, Test
Execution, Test Report and Test Completion Report.
 Business Development Worked with team and installed / configured the SCCM in POS and
performed testing remotely from Offshore.
 Experiencedinvalidatingdaily, weekly, monthly and yearly Reports and Letters associate with
the business requirements.
 Excellent Team player self-motivated possessing strong Analytical and Communication Skills.
Educational Qualifications:
 Masters in Business Administration – International Business, India - 2011
 Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, India - 2008

2. Achievements:
 Gems “On the Spot Award” for implementation of testing in POS registers via SCCM remote
access for Target’s Eclipse program
 Best Team Award for Excellence
 On the Spot & Star Awards Marks & Spencer Project.
 GOLDEN HANDS Award s for Plan-A activities at Marks & Spencer.
 Got several AppreciationsfromclientsforBestteamand successful completion of the projects.
Certification:
 ISTQB Foundation Level certified
 SCRUM Management
 Certified in Retail Management
Technical Skills:
Software Products:
a. Point of Sales: Retalix 8 & 10.5 ,IBM 4690,PCMS – Beanstore, Mobile POS , Merchant Customer
Exchange MCX ,Motorola ET POS
b. Supply Chain: Red Prairie, Middleware, Mainframes - M204, Dematic -Automation in warehouse
Hardware: NCR - Point Of Sale ,NCR - Self Check Out, Guest Payment Devices, Verifone
Apple - iOS Mobile 4S for Mobile Shopper application
PCMS - Bean Store application
NCR Self Check Out
Tools: Quality Center 10.0 & 11, Control - M, System Center Configuration Manager, Microsoft Test
Management
Methods Agile Methodology, Scrum
Professional Summary:
Client: Delhaize America From Apr 2016 to till date
Role: Lead
Currently working on Scan Activation Price Change and AMS Server Upgrade Projects
Description: Food Lion LLC is a grocery store company headquartered in Salisbury, North Carolina, that
operates more than 1,100 supermarkets in 10 states of the Southeastern United States under the Food
Lion banner. With about 66,000 employees Food Lion LLC is the largest subsidiary of Delhaize Group which
acquired it in 1974.
Responsibilities:
 PreparingTestStrategy,TestplanandEstimationbasedonthe testingrequirement, Resourcing
and get it approved by Business Analyst, Project Management Team and Development.
 Review the code and deliverable using Integrated Quality Management Systems.
 Understanding Business Requirements and Functionality of the program
 DesignTestScenario,TestCasesandRequirementTraceabilityMatrix.Testdesign walk through
with BA.
 Test Design Sign-Off and uploading the deliverables in Client site for approvals.
 Test Execution – Functional, Integration and End-to-End Testing.

3.  LoggingDefectsinQC,DefectTriage Meeting,andDefectManagementprocess.Feasibilitystudy
& Impact Analysis on the functional specifications.
 Statusreporting,planningtoensure projectOn-time deliveryandTeam management activities.
 Report generation and Delivering the Closure Reports
Environment: NCR POS, Self-checkout, Retalix Store line, Motorola – MC 9090.
Client: Meijer Inc., Grand Rapids, MI From Oct 2015 to Apr 2016
Role: Lead
Currently working in EMV Certification Testing Using VIABLE
Description : Meijer, Inc. is a regional American hypermarket chain with its corporate headquarters
in Walker, Michigan, in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area; the facility has a Grand Rapids,
Michigan address. Founded in 1934 as a supermarket chain, Meijer is credited with pioneering the modern
supercenter concept in 1962. About half of the company's 200 stores are located in Michigan's Lower
Peninsula, with additional locations in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Kentucky. Meijer has no
affiliation with Fred Meyer
Responsibilities:
 PreparingTestStrategy,TestplanandEstimationbasedonthe testingrequirement, Resourcing
and get it approved by Business Analyst, Project Management Team and Development.
 Review the code and deliverable using Integrated Quality Management Systems.
 Understanding Business Requirements and Functionality of the program
 DesignTestScenario,TestCasesandRequirementTraceabilityMatrix.Testdesign walk through
with BA.
 Test Design Sign-Off and uploading the deliverables in Client site for approvals.
 Test Execution – Functional, Integration and End-to-End Testing.
 LoggingDefectsinQC,DefectTriage Meeting,andDefectManagementprocess.Feasibilitystudy
& Impact Analysis on the functional specifications.
 Statusreporting,planningto ensure projectOn-time deliveryandTeam management activities.
 Report generation and Delivering the Closure Reports
Environment: NCR POS, Self-checkout and Fuel POS, ICC VANTIV tool
Client: Giant Eagle Inc., Pittsburgh, PA March 2014 to Oct 2015
Role: Lead
Currently working in EMV(ICC) and MICROS in POS, Self Checkout
Description : Giant Eagle is a supermarket chain with stores in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania, Ohio,
WestVirginia,IndianaandMaryland.The companywasfoundedin1918 in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvaniaand
incorporated on March 17, 1933. Supermarket News ranked Giant Eagle No. 21 in the 2012 "Top 75
NorthAmericanFoodRetailers"basedon2011 fiscal yearestimatedsales of $9.3 billion. Based on 2005
revenue, Giant Eagle is the 49th-largest retailer in the United States
Responsibilities:
 PreparingTestStrategy,TestplanandEstimationbasedonthe testingrequirement, Resourcing
and get it approved by Business Analyst, Project Management Team and Development.
 Review the code and deliverable using Integrated Quality Management Systems.
 Understanding Business Requirements and Functionality of the program

4.  DesignTestScenario,TestCasesand RequirementTraceabilityMatrix.Testdesign walk through
with BA.
 Test Design Sign-Off and uploading the deliverables in Client site for approvals.
 Test Execution – Functional, Integration and End-to-End Testing.
 LoggingDefectsinQC,DefectTriage Meeting,andDefectManagementprocess.Feasibilitystudy
& Impact Analysis on the functional specifications.
 Statusreporting,planningtoensure projectOn-time deliveryandTeam management activities.
 Report generation and Delivering the Closure Reports
Environment: IBM - 4690 POS, Self-checkout and Fuel POS, Motorola Enterprise Tablet Mobile
application, Merchant Customer Exchange MCX, Microsoft Test Management
Client: Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN July 2012-March 2014
Role : Test Lead
Description Target Corporation is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States.
Clienthas selectedthe Retalix 10(R10) productas our new domesticPOSsolution. The effortto replace
our existing (Legacy) POS software with the R10 product is known as the Eclipse program.
As part of the Eclipse program, Retalix will be introduced into our domestic stores by touch point
groupings. The Basic Basket program is the first of three phases under the Eclipse program. As part of
Basic Basket,the existingSelf Checkout(SCO) andMobile POStouch points will be replaced with R10 in
2013.
Responsibilities:
 Preparingtestplan,TeststrategyandEstimationbasedon the testing requirement, Resourcing
and getit approvedbyBusinessAnalyst,ProjectManagementTeamandRetalix (Development).
 Creatingtasks,loggingdefects,requesting Integrated Quality Assurance(IQA), External Quality
Assurance(EQA) and Final Inspection(FI) for enhancement task, entering time sheet using
Integrated Project Management System (IPMS).
 Review the code and deliverables using Integrated Quality Management Systems (IQMS).
 Understanding Business Requirements and Functionality of the program
 Designing Test Scenario, Test Cases and Requirement Traceability Matrix. Test design walk
through with BA, Retalix, Environment Team.
 Test Design Sign-Off and uploading the deliverables in Client site for approvals.
 Test Execution – Functional, Integration and End-to-End Testing.
 Logging Defects in QC, Defect Triage Meeting, and Defect Management process.
 Feasibility study & Impact Analysis on the functional specifications.
 Statusreporting,planningtoensure projectOn-time deliveryandTeam management activities.
 Report generation and Delivering the Closure Reports
Environment: SCCM, NCR – Point Of Sale, NCR – Self Check Out, GPD, Verifone, Apple - iOS Mobile 4S
for Mobile Shopper application, SQL Database, Retalix R10.5, HP Quality Center 11.0
Client: John Lewis Plc, UK Nov 2011- July 2012
Role: Test Lead
Description Waitrose is looking to replace the existing Warehouse Management system and
associated additional functionalities such as goods receiving, pick by voice and labor planning. This

5. forms part of JLP strategic plan to expand the physical network and systems capability of supply chain
network to meet business growth.
The projecthas decideduponRedPrairie Dlx warehouse managementsolution. Additionally, Wait rose
has selectedthe RedPrairie offering for workforce management, WFM, which is a modular addition to
WMS.
Responsibilities:
 Understanding Business Requirements and Functionality of the program
 Designing High level Test Specification and Requirement Traceability
 Facilitatingthe IQA, EQA and User Acceptance testing based on the Project Procedure Manual.
 Test Execution – Functional, Operability and Performance.
 Logging Defects and Defect Management process.
 Feasibility study & Impact Analysis on the functional Specifications.
 Statusreporting,planningtoensure projectOn-time deliveryandTeam management activities.
 Report generation and Customization
 Delivering the Closure Reports
Environment:Red Prairie Application (Java),Oracle (DB),Putty, HP Quality Centre 9.2
Client: Marks & Spencer Plc ,UK June 2011-Nov 2011
Role Test Analyst
Bean Store POS
BusinessFoundationProgram(BFP) - BFPisone of the bigprojectsfor MnS where all the legacy systems
that are builtinvarioustechnologiesare being replaced by SAP. The main objective of the project is to
build interfaces to the SAP so that all the data’s which are required for the smooth operation of the
existinglegacysystemsandSAPwill be exchangedthroughthese.Italso aims in keeping the systems in
the same page until the complete roll-out happens.
Responsibilities:
 Designing High level Test Specification and Requirement Traceability
 Facilitatingthe IQA, EQA and User Acceptance testing based on the Project Procedure Manual.
 Test Execution – Functional, Integration, and Regression, support UAT.
 Logging Defects and Defect Management process.
 Feasibility study & Impact Analysis on the functional Specifications.
 Statusreporting,planningtoensure projectOn-time deliveryandTeam management activities.
 Report generation and Customization
 Delivering the Closure Reports
Environment:PCMS - Bean Store application, NCR Self Check Out,Store Back End Applications
HP - Quality Center 10.0
Client: Marks & Spencer Plc, UK June 2009-June 2011
Role: Test Analyst
Depot Management System is a formal order which is created when Stock allocation information are
sent from legacy / 3rd party system into SAP to enable the movement of stock from an M&S site to
other site (may/may not be Mn S owned).

6. Responsibilities:
 Understanding Business Requirements and Functionality of the program
 Designing High level Test Specification and Requirement Traceability
 Facilitatingthe IQA, EQA and User Acceptance testing based on the Project Procedure Manual.
 Test Execution – Functional, Integration, Regression & support UAT.
 Logging Defects and Defect Management process.
 Feasibility study & Impact Analysis on the functional Specifications.
 Statusreporting,planningtoensure projectOn-time deliveryandTeam management activities.
 Report generation and Customization
 Delivering the Closure Reports
Environment:Depot Management Systems, Middleware &Datastage ,HP - Quality Center 10.0
Client: The Home Depot Inc, Atlanta, GA May 2008 – June 2009
Role: Tester
Responsibilities:
 Designing High level Test Specification and Requirement Traceability
 Facilitatingthe IQA, EQA and User Acceptance testing based on the Project Procedure Manual.
 Test Execution – Functional, Integration and Regression.
 Logging Defects and Defect Management process.
Environment:QC8.2 (Defecttracking),SQLServer, WindowsXP