Harinath Pudipeddi

Experience in Software Engineering and Project Management particularly in Software Test Engineering specializing in Test Architecture.

Writings:

1. Understanding, Designing and Testing Use Cases, 2002 - StickyMinds.com
2. Testing Applications for Pocket PC, 2003 - StickyMinds.com
3. Co-Author of 'Software Testing Guide Book', 2004/5 - SofTReL.org
4. Co-Author of 'Testing Guidebook', 2004/5 - owasp.org
5. Improving Software Security,2005 - StickyMinds.com
6. Co-Authored 'Seven Steps to Software Security' with Rex Black, 2006 - SDTimes.com

Work in Progress

1. Co-Authoring 'Software Testing Guide Book - Part 2 - SofTReL.org. ~ 2007.
2. Testing HealthCare Applications - ~ 2007

Harinath Pudipeddi’s Specialties:

Project Initiation, Setting up off-shore Testing and Consulting Teams, Software Test Architecture, Project Management,

Harinath Pudipeddi’s Experience

Mentor

I-Lead-The-Way

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

September 2008 — Present (4 months)

My primary interests are Software Engineering, Software Testing, Project Management and Entrepreneurship. Through I-Lead-The-Way, I share my experiences to people interested in getting inputs in the areas I worked.
Program Manager

Cerner Corporation

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; CERN; Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2008 — Present (9 months)

In this role, I am responsible for Solution Implementation and Professional Services teams.
Secretary & Treasurer

HeadStart Network

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

September 2007 — Present (1 year 4 months)

Showcasing Entrepreneurial Ideas, Entrepreneurship Education and Support.
Founder Member

Dazasya

(Non-Profit; Myself Only; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

July 2007 — Present (1 year 6 months)

Dazasya is an NGO (Not-for-Profit) which creates a platform for people to come together to contribute towards solving Social Concerns, Freelance contributions to Technology and thereby providing scope for innovation.
Member, Technical Advisory Group

Indian Testing Board

(Non-Profit; Computer Software industry)

November 2004 — Present (4 years 2 months)

ITB, is the Indian Chapter of ISTQB (International Software Testing and Quality Board). As a Member of the TAG, I deliver talks and help in organizing seminars on Software Testing.
Chapter Leader, Bangalore

OWASP

(Non-Profit; Computer & Network Security industry)

October 2004 — Present (4 years 3 months)

Responsible for Bangalore Chapter activities of The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP).
Architect

Software Testing Research Lab

(Non-Profit; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)

July 2001 — Present (7 years 6 months)

SofTReL is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the research and advancements in Software Testing.
SofTReL is now a part of Dazasya.
Manager

Cerner

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; CERN; Computer Software industry)

March 2007 — March 2008 (1 year 1 month)

In this role, I am responsible for Solution Deployment (Consulting) and Client Testing Teams.
Project Leader

Cerner

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; CERN; Computer Software industry)

June 2005 — February 2007 (1 year 9 months)

In this position, I am responsible for handling Testing, Consulting and System Engineering teams. Work includes Project Lifecycle Management, Management Reporting, Appraisal Management.
Team Lead

Cerner

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; CERN; Computer Software industry)

May 2004 — May 2005 (1 year 1 month)

In this position, I was responsible for handling a team of 12 Software Test Professionals. Team Management includes Work allocation, Management Reporting, Appraisal Management.
Sr. Test Engineer

Ocwen Financial Solutions Pvt. Ltd

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; OCN; Computer Software industry)

December 2002 — April 2004 (1 year 5 months)

In this position as a Sr. Test Engineer, I was responsible coordinating Testing efforts of REALServicing, one of Ocwens Mortgage Insurance Solutions.
Sr. Test Engineer

MobiApps (India) Pvt. Ltd

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

November 2001 — November 2002 (1 year 1 month)

As a Sr. Test Engineer, I was coordinating testing efforts m-Health, a Pocket PC based HealthCare application designed, developed and implemented by MobiApps.
Test Engineer

RelQ

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

July 2000 — October 2001 (1 year 4 months)

I started my career with RelQ as a Test Engineer. During this period I was working with Infosys Technologies as a Team Member testing NYLI (New York Life Insurance) web application.
Freelance Software Developer
Sole Proprietorship

(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)

June 1998 — June 2000 (2 years 1 month)

I completed my education in May, 1998 and wanted to be on my own. I gave my best as a Freelance Developer working on small scale projects in Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
During this time, I developed client/server applications and web applications. I also researched more on Software Engineering and wanted to make a career in the same. The closest I could corelate that day was Software Testing - Breaking applications was a real big challenge because I was making many mistakes while I wrote code. I moved to Bangalore and started off as a Test Engineer.

Harinath Pudipeddi’s Education

Entrepreneurship Development Institute

CED, Entrepreneurship Development, 2007 — 2008
Bharathidasan University

M.Sc, Computer Science, 2003 — 2005
Andhra University

B.Sc, Computer Science, 1995 — 1998

Activities and Societies:

Basketball, Extempore Teams