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Gulhan Alalinli

Gulhan Alalinli

Software QA / Test Engineer
Raleigh,NC

Summary

Dedicated and motivated Sr. Software QA/Test Engineer with extensive technical experience in designing test plans, test scenarios, requirement analysis, test case design, test case automation and defect identification. Collaborative with development and design teams to create holistic, customer-centric solutions for customers. Passionate for delivering exceptional customer experiences, high quality products and solutions.

Work History

Test Development Engineer

Lenovo
10.2021 - 01.2023

Identified test coverage, created test plan and test cases using Python for manufacturing test platform. Collaborated with development to solve and close issues. Reviewed, evaluated and identified requirements for testability and quality assurance. Analyzed test results for product quality, and feature improvement. Per customer expectations, researched and designed easy to use test tool which calls in-house, Linux and vendor utilities to return pass or fail criteria to end users for MS Gen7 mother board testing project; provided successful project lead from test planning to delivery.

Software Integration Engineer

Computer Task Group, CTG
10.2012 - 10.2021

LENOVO (2014-2021)

Ownership of firmware and driver builds which update Intel devices installed in Lenovo Systems. Created build verification test plans and test environments. Helped to create and verify new features per new customer requests or defects. Created, posted, tested front end tools running system inventory and update installed Intel device FW and DD levels. Posted release docs, change/readme files. Coordinated test and development teams to complete the projects, solve the issues on time.

IBM (2012 - 2014)

Responsible for Creating/maintaining/testing SW packages to deploy code updates for Driver and Firmware from various Networking Partners for use in multiple IBM SW Deployment tools. Worked with design and development teams to solve and close software defects on time. Assisted project manager activities for time, issue, risk management.

Software Test / Quality Engineer

Macadamian Software
01.2011 - 07.2011

Mobile Devices and Application Testing in ANDROID Platform in dynamic agile project setup. Test case writing and updating old test cases with recent data in Quality Center. Test case execution, defect Reporting and tracking
Patch and fix testing for reported issues. Making builds and flashing mobile devices. Making build for emulators & setting up handset and tablet emulators in Linux. Collaborating with developers and project managers to assess issues, improvements.

Software Test / Quality Engineer

AVAYA Inc
10.2006 - 07.2009

Developed and documented test plans and detailed test cases; and executed test cases; debugged the issues, reported problems in resolution database for the following projects: Web Based Avaya Administration Console (UEM) tests, OAMP(Operation, Administration, Maintenance, Provisioning) tests of Avaya-SDP platform, HA (High Availability) testing, Manual and Automated Regression Tests on various areas of the SIP Applications, SIP Application Server installation testing, Protocol Verification Testing on VoIP platform.

Software Test Engineer

Nortel Networks
07.2000 - 01.2003

Developed, documented test plans and test cases, executed test cases to ensure customer requirements are met for Nortel Europe Telecom products. Debugged and reported issues in resolution database.

Timeline

Test Development Engineer

Lenovo
10.2021 - 01.2023

Software Integration Engineer

Computer Task Group, CTG
10.2012 - 10.2021

Software Test / Quality Engineer

Macadamian Software
01.2011 - 07.2011

Software Test / Quality Engineer

AVAYA Inc
10.2006 - 07.2009

Software Test Engineer

Nortel Networks
07.2000 - 01.2003

Software Quality Engineering And Management - Master Course Study

Carleton University

Bachelor of Science - Electronics And Communications Engineering

Kocaeli University

Skills

  • Extensive experience in developing and executing detailed Test plan and Test Cases
  • Experienced Test Automation using Python and Bash for both Software & Hardware
  • Defect Reporting Tools: JIRA, Quality Center, Bugzilla
  • Version control tools: Git, GitLab, SVN
  • Operating Systems: Linux, Windows, VMware, Android platforms
  • Skilled in HW and SW systems lab setup, OS installations, configurations
  • Highly organized, detail oriented, creative
  • Effective defect, time, project management skills, highly dedicated for defect resolution and product improvements to achieve high product quality, and on-time delivery

Education

Bachelor of Science - Electronics and Communications Engineering
Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey


Graduate Course - Software Quality Engineering and Management 

Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

References

Work references can be found at : https://www.linkedin.com/in/gulhan-alalinli-149372b2/

Gulhan AlalinliSoftware QA / Test Engineer