Attentive Lead Quality Engineer always ready to step in and correct production weaknesses or faults. Provides limitation of liability by applying exceptional foresight and forecasting techniques to all proposed designs and manufacturing processes. Faithful provider of streamlined and profitable development streams.
Hi, I’m
Sree Laxmi Bhavandla
Pflugerville,Texas
Summary
Overview
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Google (Via Qualitest), Austin, TX
Lead Quality Engineer
2018.03 - Current (6 years & 6 months)
Job overview
- Innovative Leadership in AI and Language Models: Led Gen AI projects focusing on creation of synthetic data sets for various verticals, training deep learning models with over 25K data sets and evaluating model responses with 5K+ validation checks including UI, contextualization, biasing, factuality, compliance, coherence etc, and helped improving model performance by 5%
- Led Language Model (LLM) projects with a primary focus on evaluating and refining descriptions, titles, and images generated by the LLM model
- Spearheaded the training of the model, incorporating corrections based on rigorous automated evaluations
- Customer recognition for adeptly identifying key blockers in Live Eval (LE) and played a pivotal role in supporting a feature launch, achieving an outstanding 98% performance success rate
- Led Natural Language Processing (NLP) initiatives, concentrating on localization across 30+ locales
- Orchestrated the construction of a classifier, managing the training process with positive input seeds, precise data collection, cleaning, and labeling
- Conducted comprehensive evaluations in production configurations, analyzed losses, and enhanced te-IN coverage by 12% through the implementation of grammar rules in code, along with rigorous regression and sanity testing
- Collaborated seamlessly with a cross-functional global team to elevate the product in target locales, ensuring a resilient and culturally tailored user experience.
Innominds, Remote
Senior QA Analyst
2014.05 - 2018.02 (3 years & 9 months)
Job overview
- Executed comprehensive testing procedures on software applications, meticulously documenting and reporting defects to improve product quality
- Developed and executed detailed test plans and test cases, ensuring thorough coverage of functional requirements
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve software issues, maintaining effective communication throughout the testing process
- Conducted regression testing to validate software modifications and updates
- Contributed to the enhancement of testing processes and methodologies to streamline workflows and increase efficiency
- Consistently met project deadlines while upholding high standards of testing accuracy and efficiency.
Intelligent Technologies, Hyderabad, India
Embedded Software Developer
2012.02 - 2014.04 (2 years & 2 months)
Job overview
- Led the end-to-end development of embedded software solutions for IoT devices, employing C and assembly programming languages
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of software and hardware components, conducted rigorous testing, and optimized code for enhanced system performance
- Contributed to the entire software development lifecycle, from design and implementation to documentation and ongoing optimization, ensuring the successful deployment of reliable embedded systems.
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India
Assistant Professor
2005.05 - 2011.12 (6 years & 7 months)
Job overview
- Delivered lectures on several advanced subjects to students including Computer Networks, microprocessors & microcontrollers and Embedded Systems
- Coached and mentored students in their final year projects and helped them find career opportunities
- Participated in departmental meetings and collaborated with other faculty members to develop and improve the curriculum
- Contributed to the academic community through my publications 'FIR and IIR Filter Design for Transmission Systems' and 'Harmonic Elimination in Single Phase Systems by means of a Hybrid Series Active Filter using DSP' on IJEAM (International Journal for Engineering, Agriculture and Medicine).
Education
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Master of Technology in Embedded Systems
01.2012
University Overview
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Bachelor of Technology in Electronics & Communications
04.2005
University Overview
Skills
- Team management
- Project Management
- Scrum framework
- SDLC
- STLC
- Certified Professional Scrum Master (PSM) with experience in Agile methodologies
- Strong work ethic, and analytical skills
- Strong research skills, and attention to detail
- Advanced Microsoft Office and G Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slide, Drive) skills
- Familiarity and ability to use Microsoft Windows and Mac OS
- SQL, Linux, C, Java and Python, Selenium
Languages
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Telugu
Awards
Awards
Professional Scrum Master(PSM) Certification - Life Time Validity Qualistar Award from Qualitest for excellent performance and creating huge impact on Google projects
References
References
available upon request
Timeline
Lead Quality Engineer
Google (Via Qualitest)
2018.03 - Current (6 years & 6 months)
Senior QA Analyst
Innominds
2014.05 - 2018.02 (3 years & 9 months)
Embedded Software Developer
Intelligent Technologies
2012.02 - 2014.04 (2 years & 2 months)
Assistant Professor
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
2005.05 - 2011.12 (6 years & 7 months)
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Master of Technology in Embedded Systems
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Bachelor of Technology in Electronics & Communications
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