Nilakshi Pimparikar

Project Manager

Pune, Maharashtra, India19 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in graphics driver testing and validation.
Proficient in multiple testing methodologies.
Strong background in device driver performance evaluation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Graphics Testing Specialist with expertise in device driver validation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Graphics Driver ValidationTestingDefect TrackingDevice Driver Testing

Other Skills

Execution of test casesReporting bugsTraining new joineesWriting test casesReporting defectsMaintaining traceability matrixDigital Video testingHDCP testingHDMI Audio testingMedia Center TestingAudio Benchmark testingDevice DriversDebuggingNetwork ProgrammingManual Testing

About

Software QA Engineer with strong experience in graphics driver testing.  Device driver testing for GPU.  Video testing, video benchmark testing, audio testing, 3D benchmark testing.  Testing Compatibility of Graphics Cards with different versions of Windows operating systems i.e. XP, Vista, WIN7.  Compatibility testing of Graphics Cards with various Intel and AMDs chipset, motherboards and platforms.  Testing Device driver in order to verify Quality & performance to meet varied needs of Operating Systems and various other Applications.  Good Knowledge of Black Box testing, Integration Testing, Performance testing, Functionality testing, Regression Testing.  Hands on experience on WHQL 1.6  Defect tracking and Bug Reporting & Closing issues.  Involved in preparing Test cases, Test Summary Reports for New Features.

Experience

19 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

9 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

16 yrs

Current Experience

Persistent systems

3 roles

Technical Project Manager

Jul 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

Module Lead

Promoted

Jan 2011 – Present · 15 yrs 5 mos

Graphics driver validation for Intel platforms.
Responsibilities:
# Graphics driver validation: Display, Media, 3D, CUI, VBIOS, WHQL
# Execution of test cases, reporting bugs and closing bugs
# Training new joinees

Graphics driver validationExecution of test casesReporting bugsTraining new joineesTesting

Senior Software Engineer

May 2010 – Dec 2010 · 7 mos

Worked on DisplayID feature. DisplayID is second generation version of Extended Display Identification data (EDID). DisplayID parser was developed which converts the data from DisplayID format to EDID format which is recognized by Display driver.
Responsibilities:
Writing test cases by gathering requirement from development feature lead.
Execution of test cases, reporting defects/bugs found and ensuring these gets fixed and closed on time, maintaining traceability matrix.

Writing test casesExecution of test casesReporting defectsMaintaining traceability matrixTestingDefect tracking

Nvidia

S/W QA Engineer

Jun 2006 – May 2010 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Device driver testing of GPU (Display Adapter) for Digital Video in order to verify different decoding algorithms.
Key Projects Handled:
# Digital Video and DVD video : Testing of display driver by playing various video formats like AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2, WMV, DVD etc
# HDCP : Testing of HDCP by playback of Bluray disc on HDMI/DP display
# HDMI Audio: Display device driver as well as audio driver testing for HDMI Audio in order to verify various formats of Digital Audio viz. Stereo, 2.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 7.1, DTS 5.1, DTS 7.1.
#Audio Benchmark: Playing HQV benchmark DVD/Bluray disc to evaluate video signal processing tasks including decoding, de-interlacing, motion correction, noise reduction
#Media Center Testing: Live TV testing

Device driver testingDigital Video testingHDCP testingHDMI Audio testingMedia Center TestingTesting