Ravi Sekhar Gunti

About Me

  • Having 15 years of Experience in Software Development, Software Quality & Testing activities and Production Support.
  • Having US On-Site experience with Microsoft Client (REDMOND), KPMG, Duke Energy, Humana and Sri Lanka with JKCS.
  • Good experience in Production Support and software development and Strong Black Box, Functional and Structural Testing capabilities.
  • Project Manager and Lead for multiple projects and responsible for Project Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Control and Closing activities.
  • Conceptualization skills and deep expertise in developing and running Tests on app S/W.
  • Identifying and analyzing (RCA) problems and tracking them to a closure.
  • Expertise in Regression Testing, Functional Testing, GUI Testing, Integration Testing, Database Testing, Performance Testing and System Testing.
  • Undergone extensive training for PMP certification.
  • Extensively worked in Microsoft, Market Research, Education, Energy & Utilities and Health Care Domains.
  • Good Knowledge on automated testing tools such as Load Runner and QC/HP UFT.
  • Profound Knowledge and very good Experience in SDLC and Software Testing Life Cycle.
  • Having 5 years of developing experience in Web Applications and Windows Applications using all MS technologies like ASP.net, C#, ASP, VB 6, SQL Server, MS Access and Excel.
  • Test automation using HP UFT and selenium. SOAP UI for Web Service Testing.
  • Localization and Globalization Testing and compatibility Testing (OS, Browser and Device).
  • Proven track record using Agile, Waterfall, Rapid Application Development (RAD) & Test-Driven Development Methodologies.
  • ETL using Informatica 8.6.1 (BI) and Blaze Rules Engine.
  • SME in Agile project management, and CMS (Content Management System) and Proctor for AEM/CQ5 certification from Adobe.
  • Admin for Test management tools - HP ALM and JIRA in IoT technologies.
  • Automation SME, HP UFT certified professional.
  • Good hands-on experience with scripting languages like Javascript and VBscript.
  • Provided Software Configuration Management, Source Control and Version Control using tools including Team Foundation Server (TFS), Git, SVN.
  • Hands-on experience in writing Test Cases and using Unit Test Frameworks (NUnit and MS Test) to validate development release with Test Driven Development (TDD), Integration testing and Functional testing.
  • Deep functional experience of creating and consuming of Web API and SOAP/RESTful Services to communicate with UI objects using JSON/XML.
  • Self-starter with excellent communication & interpersonal skills, ability to work independently and collaboratively in cross-functional and global teams and ability to adapt new technologies.

Work Experience

Manager
- Cognizant Technology Solutions
  • Responsible for application support during critical weather events, managing end-to-end managed services.
  • Interface with offshore team and conducting daily scrum meetings.
  • Training and monitoring project standards for new joiners.
  • Preparing weekly and daily reports, dashboards, and monitoring SLAs.
  • Handling high priority tickets and ad-hoc report requests from the business.
Sep 2016 - Aug 2020
Atlanta, USA
Associate Manager
- Accenture Services Limited
  • Played the Application Support Lead Role.
  • Collaborated with Client & End users in clarifying queries and understanding requirements.
  • Coordinated with various teams for application and Integration defects.
  • Worked on Service Requests including UAT Support and Data queries.
  • Provided innovative ideas and solutions for improving application quality.
June 2010 - Sep 2016
Hyderabad, India
Project Lead
- Satyam Computer Services Limited
  • Managed applications on IBM TRIRIGA platform providing solutions for application support during critical situations.
  • Conducted root cause analysis and implemented problem resolution strategies.
April 2007 - Oct 2009
Hyderabad, India
Sr. Software Engineer
- Market Tools Research Pvt. Ltd
  • Developed and tested web-based applications within .NET framework.
  • Involved in Unit Testing, System & Integration testing.
Feb 2005 - Mar 2007
Hyderabad, India
IT Expert
- JKCS
  • Provided technical support and solutions to enhance application functionality.
Sep 2004 - Nov 2004
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Software Engineer
- IL&FS InfoTech Limited
  • Involved in the full software development lifecycle including design, coding, testing, and deployment.
Nov 2002 - Aug 2004
Bangalore, India

Education

B. Tech
Sri Venkateswara University

Certifications

ITIL Certification
HF UFT Certified
Certified Professional in ISTQB
Satyam Project Management Practitioner Certified
Brain Bench Certified Professional in ASP.Net
Brain Bench Certified Professional in ADO.Net
Brain Bench Certified Professional in VB.Net
Brain Bench Certified Professional in ASP
Brain Bench Certified Professional in Visual Basic
Brain Bench Certified Professional in VB Script
PMP (Project Management Professional)