Pavan Prasad is a senior software test engineer with over 8 years of experience in functional and system testing, test management, and experience with agile and waterfall development models. He has skills in C#.NET, DICOM, HP Quality Center, Selenium, ClearCase, and TFS. He is ISTQB foundation level certified and currently works as a senior test engineer at Siemens Healthineers developing test strategies and executing tests for MRI software applications.

1. Pavan PrasadSettibalijaSOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER
Elise Spaeth Str 8, 91058 Erlangen
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Summary
ProficientSoftwareTestEngineer,withISTQB-foundationlevelcertificationand8.5yearsofprofessionalexperience. Skilled
in Functional and System Testing (Manual and Automation), experience with Test management, experience in Agile, Iter-
ative and Waterfall Software development models, Hands-on experience in varied technologies like C#.Net, DICOM and
configuration management. Excellent communication skills, highly optimistic and interested in new challenges.
Personal Data
Birth Date: 13.06.1986
Birth Place: Sandur, Karnataka, India
Family Status: Married
Nationality: Indian
Skills and Qualifications
Languages English - Native Speaker ; German - A1 level (reading and writing)
Programming Languages C#.Net, C, C++, Windows programming, HTML5, XML, DICOM Edit
Software Frameworks Test Automation Unified- QTP, Syngo viaSyngo Classic,
Software Tools HP Quality Center (QC), Selenium (basic)
Job-related skills
Quick learner, Team player, Analytical thinking, decision making,
problem-solving & effective communication .
Source and Version Control IBM Rational Clearcase,TeamFoundationServer (TFS)
Operating System Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2,Linux
Computer Skills Microsoft Office, Paint.Net
Education
Visvesvaraya Technological University Belgaum, India
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Jul. 2004 - Sep. 2008
PRINCIPAL SUBJECTS: SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE, C LANGUAGE, OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS, DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING,
COMPUTER NETWORKS, ANALYSIS & DESIGN OF ALGORITHMS, OPERATING SYSTEMS, DATABASES
Certifications
International Software Testing Qualifications Board 2010
ISTQB- FOUNDATION LEVEL CERTIFIED TEST ENGINEER
cventries

2. Experience
Siemens Healthineers Erlangen, Germany
SENIOR SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER July 2014 - till date
AREAS OF EXPERTISE - TEST DEVELOPMENT, HP QUALITY CENTRE, IBM RATIONAL CLEARCASE TOOLS, QTP, SAP- DOCUMENTATION
Key responsibilities included:
• Test Lead -
– Requirement Analysis, developing Test concept and Test Design, Functional Test Execution for 10 software applica-
tions with 3 different versions of each
– Defect analysis, project documents review, provide inputs to the product owner for prioritizing bug fixes.
– Working on the hardware at System test level by performing MRI scans and testing the respective applications with
the scanned images. Role of MTA (Medical technical Assistant).
– Co-ordinate with offshore team
• Automation -
– Develop the Automation strategy, decision making on the feasibility of automation.
– Designing the test models using Model based Test suite framework : MBT suite, which provide first level inputs for
writing automation scripts.
• Installation -
– Handling WDS (Windows Deployment Server) installation process in the project.
– Software package installation, Application configuration, preparation of test environment on Windows Server 2008
R2 and Window server 2012 R2, handling server backup-recovery.
– Troubleshoot installation issues at customer site.
• Documentation -
– Generate, archive test reports and provide status of software application to higher management
• Projects -
– Siemens MRI Application software
– Working at customer site (Siemens Healthcare GmbH) as Test Engineer for MRI modality software applications.
MRI (Magnetic resonance Imaging) being one of the vital business sectors among Siemens Healthcare verticals,
manufacture various medical imaging software, severing the clinical purpose for better detection and therapy.
Siemens Technology & Services Ltd Bengaluru, India
SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER July 2008 - June 2014
AREAS OF EXPERTISE - FUNCTIONAL TESTING, IBM RATIONAL CLEARCASE TOOLS, QTP, C# .NET
Key responsibilities included:
• Test Lead -
– Requirement Analysis, Test Design, Test Execution for 2 software applications with 3 different versions of each
– Defect Analysis, Project documents review
– Automation strategy planning
– Test Handover
• Automation -
– Develop the Automation strategy, decision making on the feasibility of automation, writing automation script using
c#. Net based Test Automation framework.
• Installation -
– Handling WDS (Windows Deployment Server) installation process in the project.
– Software package installation, Application configuration, preparation of test environment on Windows Server 2008
R2 and Window server 2012 R2 and handling server backup-recovery.
– Troubleshoot installation issues at customer site
• Documentation -
– Generate, archive test reports and provide status of software application to higher management
• Projects -
– BioGraph mMR (MR-PET reader) Application software 2010 October- 2014 June
– BioGraphmMRisarevolutionary,Siemensproduct. Servestheaccuratedetectionoftumorsbycombininganatom-
ical and functional imaging techniques.
– Cardiac Reader Application Software 2009 December - 2010 October
– Cardiac Reader is a Siemens Healthcare software product to read and diagnose the clinical images. It is one of the
remarkable medical applications in Magnetic Resonance Imaging domain
– Toyon 1.0, a Healthcare product of Ultra Sound Imaging Department 2008 October-2009 December
– Toyon 1.0, is software developed for Ultra Sound Imaging scanners. Toyon 1.0 helps the clinical physician, in visu-
alization and analysis of soft tissues in the human body

3. Awards, Certifications & Publications
Corporate training programme Mumbai, India
SIEMENS INDIA 2008
• Was awarded as ”Best Team Player”
‘SPOT’ award Bangalore, India
SIEMENS TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES LIMITED 2009
• Was awarded for best contribution to the project, for solving critical and blocking issues in software package installation
on Windows 2008 R2 server
Excellence Awards Bangalore, India
SIEMENS TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES LIMITED 2012
• Was nominated for the Siemens Asia Excellence Awards, in the category of ” Best project Contribution”
Invention Defensive Publications, Germany Erlangen,Germany
2012
• The innovative idea submitted as part of Invention Disclosure program for the product improvement, was published in
one of the Invention Defensive publications
Campus to Corporate Intensive training in Software Life Cycle Mumbai, India
SIEMENS TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES LIMITED July - October 2008
• Was trained in various technological concepts like the fundamentals of programming, structured and object oriented
programming, concepts of Software testing, windows programming and SQL.
Extra-Curricular Activities and Hobbies
D4Dance München, Germany
FOUNDER, DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER (FREELANCER), ACTIVITIES AT FREE TIMES
CSR Bengaluru, India
ACTIVE MEMBER OF NGOS, BASED IN INDIA FOR SOCIAL WELFARE ACTIVITIES
Indo-German Associations Nürnberg, Germany
MEMBER OF INDO-GERMAN ASSOCIATION, WHO WORK ON VOLUNTARY BASIS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF
INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGE
Indian Diaspora München, Germany
ACTIVE MEMBER OF INDIAN DIASPORA