Diwakar Yalpi

Technical Lead

I am Diwakar Yalpi, currently pursuing my Master's in the Computer Science department at Old Dominion University.
I am from Hyderabad, Telangana, India
and I have completed my Master of Technology in Software Engineering. I worked as a Test Lead at WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES for 11 years.

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ABOUT

  • Enthusiastic, Self-motivated software test lead passionate to work in software Industry.
  • Proficient in Manual/Black box Testing with very good technical expertise in Regression, GUI, Unit, System, VDI, Bilingual, Accessibility [HoloLens, Windows Phone, Xbox], International Language, Gaming and Adhoc Testing Methodologies.
  • Acquired E xcellencein Design, Development, Execution of test cases and reporting status Metrics

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • TEACHING ASSISTANT - ODU            SEP 2021 - PRESENT
    • Worked as a teaching assistant and delivered graded papers and proof-reading for undergraduate student courses in Fall 2021 Semester.
    • Collaborated with fellow teaching assistants & professors to administer tests & curriculum development.

    • TEST LEAD-WIPRO LIMITED,INDIA       AUG 2010 - JAN 2021
      • Have 11+ years of experience in Software industry and played roles as a Test Lead, Senior Test Engineer & Test Engineer in Manual Testing.
      • Have 8 Years of experience on Microsoft Windows Product Testing, Microsoft Windows servicing & Application Compatibility testing on OS’.
      • Managed a team of 30 members and successfully delivered the projects ahead of timelines.
      • Worked on existing and upcoming Windows Operating systems and majorly worked on Windows updates like Hotfix, Security Patches, Critical Updates, Security Updates, Update Rollup, Service Packs and Feature Packs creating a private version of the fix for a customer to ensure that the fix addresses the reported problem.
      • Have 1 year of experience on banking domain in State Street Project and worked on virtual desktop infrastructure.
      • Worked on Windows compatibility of various applications on different operating systems in the Windows environment. Testing included both product and servicing, where product testing is the testing of application compatibility with the latest operating systems that are being developed and servicing involves testing the applications with windows updates (which will be released to the public) on the existing operating system every month in form of packages according to the windows binaries.
      • Acquired hands-on rich experience of Software Development Life Cycle and Software Testing Life Cycle.
      • Utilized knowledge on System Testing, Unit Testing, Integration Testing and involved in Functional Testing, GUI Testing, Regression Testing for testing the Microsoft products. Worked on Accessibility [HoloLens, Xbox, Windows Phone], Gaming, International Language Testing on Microsoft Windows Operating system.
      • Acquired skills in Software Configuration management.Arranged Daily and Weekly review meetings with the project managers, team members and client.
      • Worked on critical & huge scenario projects which have been completed in several phases over a year.
      • Involved in preparing high level Test plan, Test Guides, Test strategies, Test Estimation, Test Cases Preparation and Execution, Test Conditions, Test Scripts and daily, weekly reports.
      • Performed Backend validations for the data that is being populated in Reports using SQL Server.
      • Maintained Continuous Customer Appreciation for Logging more bugs in Microsoft Windows Product and Servicing Testing.
      • Handled the Change Requests from the Client within less time without any issues.

    SKILLS

    • Languages        : C, C++, Java, PL/SQL, SQL
    • Databases & Tools  : SQL Server 2012/2016, MySQL, SQL Management Studio, Windows Test                  Technologies, TOAD
    • Testing Tools      : Microsoft Manual Testing Tool, OSGVSO, TFS,Product Studio, MTC, Visual                 Studio, Citrix XenDesktop

    EDUCATION

    • OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, USA                         2021 - 2022
      • -  PURSUING MASTER’S IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
    • BIRLA INSTITU'TE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI, INDIA                   MARCH 2015
      • -  MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
    • SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY, ANANTAPUR, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA       APRIL 2010
      • -  BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
    • RAGHAVENDRA INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH,INDIA   JULY 2006
      • -  DIPLOMA IN PHARMACY