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Ali Mohammad Ali

Cairo

Summary

Chief Validation Engineer with 13+Years of experience with a demonstrated Knowledge of working in software testing field within different industries (Automotive, Banking sector, Insurance, Petroleum). Experienced in comprehensive strategies setting, software
Development Life cycle , Software testing and Teams building. Strategic and analytical thinker, with the
ability to derive strategies, Build and lead cross-functional teams effectively to achieve the set
objectives with proven success, Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to resolve conflicts and
solutions to problems Great desire to take new challenges , improve continuously and learn new technologies.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Principal/Chief Validation Engineer

Valeo
04.2018 - Current
  • Working in different products and gaining new experience ( Telematics, PePs).
  • Performing Validation testing in many projects.
  • Writing test Plans, test scripts, set up the HW environment executing on the National Instrument test bench and debugging.
  • Developing estimation model for the testing activities.
    Technical follow up and support.
  • New team members knowledge ramp up.
  • Identify and resolve automation blockages in order to enhance the test automation percentage and quality and shorten the execution time.
  • Conducting Technical reviews in order to enhance testing quality.
  • Support team in performing several test activities for both software and system testing activities.
  • Certified Product Group reviewer , performed several Audits for different projects across the department.
  • Provided on-job coaching and reference to different team members.
  • Conducting induction sessions for the newly hired batches.
  • Participate in Valeo Test Academy and Valeo Techi Degree Programs.

IT Specialist/Test Specialist

IBM
02.2012 - 04.2018

Melexis - 04/2016 - To 04/2018

Project Description : Providing testing services for a specizlized compiler in order to be certified.

Position: Test team lead
Contribution:

- Test engine framework.
- Extracting detailed requirements from the C99 standards.
- Reviewing the designed test cases and the implemented test scripts.

- Executing test cycles on different HW variants.

- Preparing test execution result reports.

Tools & standards used:
- Agile Process.
- C99
- MLX simulator and configuration setting tool.

- Shell scripting - Microsoft Excel.
- Cygwin
- Git
- Gitlab, Gitlab APIs

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank - ADIB - 11/2015 - 01/2016

Project Description: Testing mobile application developed for Dubai Shopping Festival
Position: Test team lead
Contribution:

- Design and Develop Testcases according to Client requirements.
- Run Manual testing regressions.
- Provide Test result reports.
- Help client testing team in UAT test cycles.

Shell - 10/2014 - 08/2016

Project Description: Performing the functional testing phase
Position: Senior Tester
Contribution:

- Design and Develop Testcases according to Client requirements.

- Run Manual testing regressions.
- Provide Test result reports

Metlife Alico - 06/2014 - 02/2015

Project Description: Insurance tailored automated templates.

Position: Automation Test Lead / Automation Tester.

Contribution:

- Design and develop Automation test plan.
- Develop Automation test scrips using HP UFT.
- Managing Test team tasks and work products.

- Managing reports delivery process.


Tools & standards used:
- Agile process.
- HP UFT.
- Microsoft Excel.
- Microsoft TFS.
- TortoiseCVS.

Shell - 06/2012 - 12/2013


Project Description: QA Mobile testing Project
Position: Test specialist
Contribution:

- Analyze the application modules to extract the Module features and business logical paths.
- Design a CTD model for each module.
- Generate CTD test cases
- Generate Test Specifications documents extracted from the CTD cases.
- Generate Automation test scripts using Experitest tool for automatic execution of tests- Execute test scripts manually/automatically - Report results.
- Handling tracking of bugs and user stories on JIRA issue tracking system.
- Performing maintenance and modifications of test specifications and test scripts during the planning phase of each sprint.
Tools & standards used:
- Agile Process.
- SeeTest mobile automation.
- JIRA.
- TortoiseCVS.
- Microsoft Excel.

Openet - 02/2012 - 05/2012
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Project Description: I have completed training for in Dublin and Cairo on Openet telecom
BSS products (Automated Test Framework, Openet Framework, Policy Manager,Convergent Charging, Convergent Mediation)
Position: Test specialist
Contribution:

- Setup and configuration of Openet products over Linux/Solaris.
- Development of test cases and test data.
- Execution of tests on remote servers.
- Test automation with Openet’s Automated Test Framework

Software Engineer

IPMagix
08.2009 - 01.2012
  • Focusing on designing and developing solutions using C# and C++
  • Focusing on designing and developing Microsoft SQL Databases
  • Designing interfacing modules for different hardware devices (GSM Modems, UDP Smart Bus automation)
  • Evaluating new technologies and understanding how they could be leveraged by the organization
  • Involvement in all phases of the development life cycle, from business specifications, to design and analysis, to development
  • Developing Test plans and test cases
  • Assisting in the remediation of application stability and performance.

Trainee Software Engineer

IPMagix
01.2005 - 10.2006

Trainee Software Engineer

IPMagix
01.2005 - 10.2006

Education

B.Sc in Communications & Electronics Engineering -

Cairo University
Cairo
01.2006

Skills

  • Vehicle Bus Systems; CAN, LIN, Ethernet
  • ISO 26262 Functional Safety Standard
  • Vector CANoe
  • Communication descriptions; CANdb
  • ECU diagnostics descriptions; CANdelaStudio
  • IBM Rational Test RealTime tool
  • Experience with requirement & configuration management tools; IBM Rational DOORS,Serena Dimensions CM, Serena PVCS & Tortoise SVN
  • Requirements gathering and analysis
  • Testing automation involving development of new concepts and tools for testing
  • Work Experience with Testing Levels and Testing Types
  • Proficiency in Agile process

  • Multi industry knowledge in mobile Apps testing (Petroleum, Healthcare, Transportation)
  • Mobile UAT testing
  • Mobile App system testing end-to-end
  • Mobile automation (Physical devices) using Experitest, Monkeytalk, & SilkMobile
  • Mobile App Manual testing
  • Experience in Android and iOS testing
  • Mobile specific test planning and test case design
    HTML5, & Native applications testing
  • Cloud testing using major cloud providers (Keynote, Perfecto)
  • Mobile specific non-functional testing (Battery life, Interruption, interoperabilityetc)
  • Combinatorial test case design specific for mobile functional testing
  • Structured programming using C
  • Object oriented programming using C

Languages

Arabic
Fluent
English
Native

Embedded System Courses

  • RTOS Basics: Multitasking Programming in RTOS, S.E.C.C October 2010
  • MC/OS-II the RTOS: Porting MC/OS-II to ARM Processors, S.E.C.C October 2010
  • Pi Technologies ESD Diploma 8, August 2010 - January 2011
  • Introduction to Embedded Systems
  • Assembly language (on PIC16F84A and PIC16F877)
  • ANSI C
  • Embedded C
  • Computer Interfacing (SCI, SPI, I2C)
  • Software Engineering
  • Software Testing
  • RTOS concepts
  • Automotive bus technologies (CAN - LIN)
  • ARM processor architecture

Communication Courses

  • GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), ICT March 2009
  • GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), ICT March 2009
  • CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), ICT March 2009
  • UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service), ICT March 2009

Certification

- ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level

- ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level Agile Tester (CTFL-AT)

- ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Analyst (CTAL-TA)

- ISTQB® Certified Tester Automotive Software Tester (CTAL-AuT)

Timeline

Senior Principal/Chief Validation Engineer

Valeo
04.2018 - Current

IT Specialist/Test Specialist

IBM
02.2012 - 04.2018

Software Engineer

IPMagix
08.2009 - 01.2012

Trainee Software Engineer

IPMagix
01.2005 - 10.2006

Trainee Software Engineer

IPMagix
01.2005 - 10.2006

B.Sc in Communications & Electronics Engineering -

Cairo University
Ali Mohammad Ali