Rakesh Thakur

Rakesh Thakur

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  • About me

    Subject Matter Expert || Cleared UGC - NET (Management) Exam for Assistant Professor || Ex-Infosys, Cognizant

  • Education

    • Sikkim Manipal University - Distance Education

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      Master of Business Administration - MBA Information Technology First Class
    • Kuvempu University

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      Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Science First Class With Distinction
  • Experience

    • Infosys

      Jul 2010 - Jan 2013
      Test Lead

      • Worked as Test Lead and executed multiple IT projects in BFSI (Banking Financial Services and Insurance) vertical.• Involved in various project tasks like Estimation, Planning, Execution, Risk identification and taking appropriate action plan, Monitoring & control and closure.• Played active role in review and preparation of various artifacts like Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Scenarios and Test Cases, Test Data Identification, Defect Report, Test Summary Report etc.• Troubleshooting of simple network related issues and software installation in team members machine.• Conducted IT trainings like Software Testing, SQL, Test Management Tool for newly joined team members.• Cleared internal certification related to Project Management (based on PMBOK) along with technical certifications like Java Basics, SQL, Unix, Datawarehousing basics etc.)• Also cleared internal certifications (like Banking L0 certification, Student Loan etc.) in BFSI vertical.• Attended different training programs like Business Analysis, Jira, Requirements Gathering, Selenium WebDriver, C# etc. Show less

    • Freelance

      Feb 2013 - Jul 2014
      Teaching Faculty

      Worked as Faculty and conducted various courses for students and helped them to prepare for various entrance exams like CAT, GATE, CDS, NDA, RRB.

    • (not disclosed)

      Aug 2013 - Jun 2016
      Faculty

      • Conducted software courses like Software Testing, C, C++, MySQL, Core Java, Selenium, Python and Linux.• Conducted trainings in different colleges.• Preparation and review of Study material.

    • Not Disclosed

      Jul 2016 - Dec 2021
      Information Technology Instructor

      • Conducted Software courses like Core Java, C, MySQL, Software Testing, Linux, Selenium for the students.• Conducted trainings in different colleges.• Preparation of various reports (effort, schedule and cost metrics) and sharing it with the top management.• Completed internal certification related to Project Management, Business Analysis and Quality Assurance.• Involved in recruitment related activities for the newly joined team members.

    • Not Disclosed

      Oct 2022 - now
      Subject Matter Expert

      • Worked as Subject Matter Expert.• Conducted trainings for Engineering and MBA students in colleges.• Preparation of various reports (effort, schedule and cost metrics) and sharing it with the top management.• Completed internal certification related to Software Testing, Business Analysis, Project Management, Selenium, MySQL, Core Java, C, Linux, MongoDB and Python.• Involved in software testing of various projects. • Prepared training materials and conducted training programs for the newly joined team members. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Sun Certified Java Programmer 1.4

      Sun Microsystems Inc
    • UGC NET Management

      University Grants Commission of India
      Mar 2018
    • Certificate in Project Management

      Institute of Project Management
      Apr 2014
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Education Mentor

      Issued by not disclosed on Feb 2013
      not disclosedAssociated with Rakesh Thakur