Prateek Kumar

Prateek Kumar has a diverse work experience in the field of software development and engineering. Prateek started their career as a Contract Trainee at CMC LTD, where they gained hands-on experience in installing and configuring routers, optimizing server performance, and analyzing network connections using Wireshark. Prateek then worked as an Engineer at Hewlett-Packard, where they analyzed UNIX scripts, developed an internal monitoring tool using JavaScript, and trained new team members. Prateek then joined Wind River as a Software Developer, contributing to the integration of MQTT on an unreliable network and researching ways to incorporate shared memory for faster communication. In their most recent role as a Software QA Developer at MineSense Technologies Ltd., Prateek managed the release lifecycle, designed and executed test plans, and developed testing tools and simulations. Prateek has a strong background in embedded systems, test automation, and Agile development.

Prateek Kumar has a Master's Degree in Computer Software Engineering with a specialization in Software Systems from The University of British Columbia, which they obtained from 2013 to 2015. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Sathyabama University. In terms of additional certifications, Prateek has obtained the following: Software Architecture Foundations from LinkedIn in December 2020, Fred Kofman on Managing Conflict from LinkedIn in April 2020, and Teamwork Foundations from LinkedIn in October 2019. Prateek is also Python Certified from HackerRank, although the specific details of this certification such as the obtained month and year are not provided.