Kiran Kumar-KK

Director of Engineering

Hyderabad, Telangana, India21 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 21+ years of IT experience with AMD.
  • Led a team growth from 5 to 150 members.
  • Expert in Graphics driver quality assurance.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in Software Quality Assurance within the Graphics and Embedded Systems industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software Quality AssuranceTest PlanningSoftware EngineeringTesting

Other Skills

Quality AssuranceTest StrategiesResource AllocationProject Status ReportingDeploymentReportingTest ExecutionBug ReportingDebuggingDebuggersDevice DriversC++Embedded SystemsTest AutomationLinux

About

Overall 21+ years of IT experience and 19+ years of experience in AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Hyderabad), managing GFX base quality Validation Testing team in 3D Graphics Drivers-Windows and Linux and involved in various phases of Product life cycle viz, Test Strategies/Methodology Development, Process improvements/optimization, mitigation plan, resource allocations, HW procurements along with following activities like Requirement Analysis, Test case Design, Test Planning, Deployment and Execution, Prioritizing Test activities across various Product lines and Test domains including Professional Graphics, Multimedia Graphics and different API functional areas. My responsibilities include, overall responsible for AMD WS Enterprise driver quality including ISV applications certification/qualification, Content creation, test strategies, prioritization of defects, QA frame works, resource allocation, test plan and deployment, ensuring the enablement of quality of Graphics driver, QA methodology, QA optimizations and leveraging, project status reporting, etc…Managing around 24 members team with respective to career/ professional life as well as people management along with Workstation Windows and Linux Test planning and deployment along with other responsibilities like postmortem analysis, Event coordinator for team building, get-together and outing activities.... Strong knowledge in project lifecycles (from requirements to project closure), software development life cycles (SDLC), software process methodology, and product deployment and ADLC (ASIC development life cycle). I have joined as fifth member of AMD R & D- QA team in Hyderabad India and built the team up to 150 members and trained almost 50 newly joined testers by conducting knowledge sharing sessions as well as training sessions.

Experience

21 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
10 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
20 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Amd

4 roles

Senior Manager Software System Design

Promoted

Jul 2024Present · 1 yr 9 mos

Manager Software System Design

Jul 2020Jul 2024 · 4 yrs

Section Manager Software Quality Engineer

Promoted

Jul 2015Jul 2024 · 9 yrs

  • My responsibilities includes,
  • Enterprise quality driver qualification/certification, Content creation, test strategies, prioritization of defects, QA frame works, resource allocation, test plan and deployment, ensuring the enablement of quality of Graphics driver, QA methodology, QA optimizations and leveraging, project status reporting, etc…Managing around 24 members team with respective to career/ professional life as well as people management along with Workstation Windows and Linux Test planning and deployment along with other responsibilities like postmortem analysis, Event coordinator for team building, get-together and outing activities
Quality AssuranceTest StrategiesResource AllocationProject Status ReportingSoftware Quality AssuranceTest Planning

Sr. Software Engineer

Jul 2010Jun 2015 · 4 yrs 11 mos

  • Coordinating Test planning, deployment, reporting activities for Workstation Windows and Linux Teams
Test PlanningDeploymentReportingSoftware Engineering

Amd

Software QA Engineer

Jan 2005Jan 2010 · 5 yrs · Greater Hyderabad Area

  • Contributed as a Software QA Engineer and validated workstation Windows Test execution and bug reporting along with other responsibilities...
Test ExecutionBug ReportingSoftware Quality AssuranceTesting

Scion

BPO IT Service

Jan 2004Jan 2005 · 1 yr · Greater Hyderabad Area

Education

Osmania University

MCA

Jan 1999Jan 2002

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