Samaraweerage (Salinee) A. Silva
601 141 St Ct SE, D101
Bellevue, WA 98007
641)-226-0819
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Objective 

Looking for a challenging SDET role in .NET platform and interested in design,
development, testing and troubleshooting of web and windows based software
systems and database systems.

Summary 

Highly motivated, talented software engineer with 4+ yrs of professional
experience in design, development and testing of enterprise level web
applications using leading Microsoft .NET technologies. A good team player with
strong analytical skills and the ability of multitasking in a fast-paced
environment, while maintaining an emphasis on quality

4+ yrs of experience in design and development of web based applications
using C# and .NET Framework 2.0 – 3.5 in Visual Studio 2005/2008
4+ yrs of experience in test case development, test plan development and
bug tracking
4+ yrs of experience in unit, black-box, white-box, performance, stress,
UI, API, localization, compatibility, security & regression testing for web and
windows based applications
4+ yrs of experience in ASP.NET 1.1/2.0/3.5, AJAX, JavaScript, CSS,
HTML, DHTML, XHTML and Web Services  
4+ yrs of experience in ADO.NET, T-SQL, SQL Server 2005-2008 including
SQL Server 2008 Reporting service and Share Point Portal Server 2003
3+ yrs of experience in test automation using C# and web testing using
VSTS 
Thorough knowledge in XML technologies like XML, XSL, XSLT, XSD, XPath,
XQuery
Knowledge in latest Microsoft technologies like LINQ, WCF, Silverlight 
Strong knowledge in Object Oriented programming concepts, data
structures, design patterns and algorithms
Strong knowledge in Test Driven Development & Agile processes like
Scrum

Strongest Skills 

C#, .NET Framework (2.0 -3.5)			 	4+ years
Testing, Test case development, automation & documentation4+ years
ASP.NET, HTML, Java Script 				4+ years 
ADO.NET, T-SQL, MS SQL Server 2005-2008			4+ years
Data Structures, Algorithms & Design Patterns		4+ years
XML Technologies					3+ years

Technical Skills

Programming Languages	C#, Java, PL/SQL
Testing			Test automation, white-box, black-box, unit, performance, stress,
regression, UI & API
Web				ASP.NET 1.1/2.0, JavaScript, HTML, DHTML, XHTML, CSS, Web Services 
Databases			MS SQL Server 2005-2008, T-SQL, ADO.NET 2.0, Oracle 9i -10g
Tool	Visual Studio 2003-2008, VSS 2005, Eclipse 3.3, Star Team 2005, QTP 8.2,
VSTS, SharePoint Portal Server 2003
Frameworks			.Net Framework 2.0-3.5, NUnit 3.4, Alchemi Grid Computing Framework
1.0.5
XML				XML, XSD, XSL, XSLT, XPath, XQuery 
Network			IIS 6/7, TCP/IP, HTTP, SOAP
OOP				UML, Design Patterns
Processes			RUP, eXtreme Programming, Waterfall, Agile (Scrum)  
Platforms			Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003

Professional Experience

IFS R&D International (Pvt.) Ltd		 	03/2007 – 05/2008
Software Engineer

IFS R&D International is one of the world’s leading providers of component-based
business software developed using open standards. IFS industry-focused solutions
are optimized for ERP, enterprise asset management, and MRO. 

Project:    IFS Application (App7) 
IFS application is a web based ERP system consisting of financial, human
resource, sales and engineering, distribution and manufacturing components. App7
is tailored for large scale business applications and the components can be
separately installed and customized according to the customer needs. 

Responsibilities
Customize the core product according to different client requirements of
the Scandinavian region 
Design and develop new requirements in the shop order component
Develop unit test and test helpers for shop order business objects &
develop the automation framework using C#
GUI, black box, functional, white box, security, stress and performance
testing for the newly implemented components of the shop order module
Responsible for running test cases, analyzing and reporting failures
Localization and compatibility testing for the shop order module for
Scandinavian and EMEA customers
Investigate functional and technical issues reported in the online fault
reporting system and provide hot fixes
Conduct end to end performance testing for the web service using stress
and scalability testing to tune and validate the overall performance
Perform functional and performance testing of the "Rich Web Client" to
manage the translation 
Perform load testing for the web application using VSTS
Conduct training sessions on IFS Application Translation Management Tool
for the IFS team members
Perform application upgrades from IFS App4 to IFS App7  
Participate in Sprint planning and daily scrum meeting 

Technical Environment : C#, ASP.NET, .NET framework 2.0-3.0, Visual Studio
2005/2008, MS SQL Server 2005/2008 (T-SQL, Queries, Stored procedures, Triggers,
Jobs), ADO.NET,WCF, VSTS, NUnit, Java Script, AJAX, HTML, DHTML, XHTML, CSS, XML,
XSD, XSL, XSLT, , Rational Rose 2002


Virtusa (Pvt) Ltd			02/2004 – 02/2007
Software Engineer 

Virtusa (Pvt) Ltd is a leading supplier of offshore software development
services to the US and European markets, and is one of the fastest growing global
software services companies. 

Project: Audit Process Automation and Tracking Tool

Audit Process Automation Tool is the web application used to manage the process
life cycle of software projects.  It facilitates process tailoring, auditing
(auditing, self reviews and audit roster), life cycle management, event
notification and scheduling for projects developed using RUP and eXtreme
Programming.

Responsibilities

Design and develop the business layer and the data layer of the Process
Tailoring module (GIP 5.0 PTR)
Customize the Audit Roster module according to different client
requirements
Develop the user manual for the tool using HTML help
Perform white box, black box, functional, performance, stress &
regression testing for the GIP 5.0 PTR
Develop web and API test using VSTS 
Develop unit test cases and automate them 
Participate in code reviews and enhanced the exception handling
mechanism  
Fix issues in the mail notification service and report amendment
sections
Release management and creating release notes

Technical Environment : C#, .NET framework 2.0, Visual Studio 2005, VSTS, 
ASP.NET 2.0, ADO.NET, SQL Server 2005 (T-SQL, Queries, Stored procedures,
Triggers, Jobs), HTML, DHTML, CSS, Java Script, XML, XSD, XPath, XQuery, Star
Team 2005, QTP 8.2, NUnit


Project: Audit Portal 

Audit portal is a web portal developed to manage the roll out from GIP 4.0 to
GIP 5.0 as a maturity level of CMMI level 4. GIP is Virtusa’s software
development lifecycle methodology combining RUP, eXtreme programming, CMMI and
Product Line Engineering. The portal facilitates document management, dynamic
graphs, announcements and news. 

Responsibilities

Communicate with the process consultants for requirements gathering and
analysis 
Design and develop the dynamic graphs using third party web parts
Develop announcement, news areas, animated posters and document
management sections using web part
Perform API, white box, black box, functional, performance, stress &
regression testing for the web application
User trainings and demonstrations to Hyderabad and Chennai teams in
India about the new portal 
Test Case development for the audit portal and test automation using C#

Technical Environment: SharePoint Portal Server 2003, C#, .NET framework 2.0,
Visual Studio 2005, NUnit

Graduate Projects

Project: Call Processing System for Telephone Company 
A winform application that processes international calls made by customers of a
telephone company and generates monthly customer bills based on the current call
rates for different service providers. 

Responsibilities

Design and implement the database using SQL server 2008, implement the
stored procedures for business logic & data manipulation and implement the report
generation module using the SQL server 2008 Reporting Service
Performed white box, black box, usability & regression testing for the
system
Perform API testing for the web service 

Technical Environment: C#, .NET framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008, SQL Server
2008 (Queries, Stored procedures), SQL Server 20008 Reporting Service, LINQ, XML,
HTML, CSS

Project: Framework Development for Bank and Credit Card Applications 

A customizable framework for bank and credit card account processing
applications. The framework provides the base functionalities for different
account types. The consumer customizes the framework according to their
requirements. 

Responsibilities

Design the framework using the design patterns, Factory, Observer,
Strategy, Template, Command, Party, Account and MVC. 
Implement the framework using C# and ASP.NET  
Implement credit card and bank system using the framework and did
customizations for that

Technical Environment: C#, ASP.NET, .NET framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008,
Design patterns, SQL Server 2008 and Rational Rose 2002 (UML)

Project: GOUT (Grid Based Opportunistic Unit Tester) 

GOUT is a Grid Based Unit Testing framework which runs on top of .NET framework.
It is a distributed infrastructure for compiling and unit testing software
systems, making use of idle processing power of the computers in the network. The
project integrates Nunit (Unit Testing Framework) with Alchemi (Grid Computing
Framework), to provide a distributed unit testing environment to cut down total
test case execution time. 

Responsibilities 
	
Design use case, activity and sequence diagrams for the system
Design and develop the distributed test runner, DLL acceptor and result
collector modules in the application using C# and ASP.NET
Design and develop test cases using NUnit
Perform white box, black box, usability & regression testing for the
system
Set up the Alchemi Grid environment and deployed the application in the
grid 

Technical Environment: C#, NET Framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008, Nunit 2.4,
Alchemi Grid Computing Framework 1.0.5, SQL Server 2008, HTML, Java Script, XML,
XSD

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science	(May 2008-Feb 2011) 
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA  	GPA   3.88 (Completed
fulltime studies)

Honors Degree, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology 	(Jan 2000- Jan
2004)
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka			GPA   3.46

Honors 
Earned placement in Dean’s List (Level 3 Semester 2, Level 4 Semester 1 & Level
4 Semester 2) - Faculty of Information Technology University of Moratuwa