Prasad Navalimath

Current

Principal Quality Assurance Engineer at CA

Past

Test Lead at Microsoft
Team Lead at Hewlett-Packard
Project Associate doing MTech Project at Central Research Laboratory

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Education

Visvesvaraya Technological University
Kuvempu Vishwavidyanilaya
D.R.M Science College

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Recommended

9 people have recommended Prasad

Connections

214 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Prasad Navalimath’s Summary

- Experienced in all phases of SDLC activities like design, coding, testing, and support; taking from Proof-Of-Concept [POC], Engineering, Testing , Maintenance, Support... worked on different kinds of projects interacting with client spread across world-wide.

-- Excellent in Software Debugging skills, Testing Processes and Concepts, Consulting/Mentoring.

-- Expertise in Unix, Java programming.

-- Good at Functional testing (API), Non-functional testing, Manual testing. Exposed to Test Frameworks & Automation tools like JUnit, QTP, Test Director, C# coding.

-- Outstanding qualities - Commitment to Quality, Team work, Speed and Agility, Intuitive, Honest, Co-operative, Flexible, Communication skills.

-- Biggest Learning: Never lose a chance to help others.

Prasad Navalimath’s Specialties:

Certified in
1, ISTQB certified Professional Tester [CTFL].
2, MCTS: SQL Server 2005.
3, ACE certified [Microsoft's Security testing].
4, MCP certified in C#.
5, ITIL certified.
6, HP-UX System administration.

Prasad Navalimath’s Experience

Principal Quality Assurance Engineer

CA

(Public Company; CA; Computer Software industry)

June 2009 — Present (6 months)
Test Lead

Microsoft

(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

July 2007 — June 2009 (2 years )

Leading multiple modules.

Extra activities: Participated in 10K Marathon runs, Chess, Basket ball teams.
Team Lead

Hewlett-Packard

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HPQ; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2000 — June 2007 (6 years 9 months)

Worked in various kinds of project in different technologies enguaged in challenging roles. Like worked in design, development, testing, maintainence, and Support projects related to web based application mostly built on Java technology on Unix and Windows platform.
Project Associate doing MTech Project

Central Research Laboratory

(Computer Software industry)

2000 — 2000 (less than a year)

Presented white paper on Software Mobile Agents...

Prasad Navalimath’s Education

Visvesvaraya Technological University

Master of Technology , Computer Science and Engineering , 1998 — 2000

URL: http://www.bmsce.ac.in/

Activities and Societies:

- Presented white paper on Software Mobile Agents...
Kuvempu Vishwavidyanilaya

Bachelor of Engineering , Computer Science and Engineering , 1993 — 1997

URL: http://biet.beadvg.org/

Activities and Societies:

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1. NCC ( Rank : Company Under Officer, B certificate, during B.E. ).
2. Adventurous activities like cycle expedition ( 1400 kms long travel ).
3. Represented College Chess team at various competitions.
4. Class Representative, and Event coordinator during Engineer college time.
D.R.M Science College

12th class, Pre University College , Science, Mathematics , 1991 — 1993

URL: http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/alphareco_college.php?st=D

Activities and Societies:

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1. Social worker through National Service Scheme [NSS]
2. Head Boy of class during all 3 years of High School.

Additional Information

Prasad Navalimath’s Interests:

Adventurous activities, Playing Chess, Making friends world-wide,...

Prasad Navalimath’s Groups:

HP Alumni
Global Testing Professional (1000 Plus now)
Software Testing & Quality Assurance
Test automation
QA & Testing Group
ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) Certified Professionals
Microsoft - Current and Former Employees