Rahul Nandakumar

Rahul Nandakumar is an experienced professional with a strong background in quality assurance and testing. Rahul currently holds the role of Senior QA Analyst at Mysa since 2022. Prior to this, they worked as a Freelance QA Tester at Testlio from 2021 to 2022, where they provided testing solutions for various consumer app providers.

From 2015 to 2020, Rahul served as the Quality Assurance Architect and Project Lead at REFLECTIONS INFO SYSTEMS. In this role, they led the Testing Practice and Centre of Excellence, overseeing a team of test leads, automation engineers, and test engineers. Rahul was also responsible for the execution of performance testing using tools like Visual Studio and JMeter.

Before that, Rahul held multiple roles at RM Education Solutions India Pvt Ltd. From 2014 to 2015, they served as Project Leader - Development, managing three software projects in an agile environment. Rahul also worked as a Technical Specialist from 2012 to 2014, responsible for software testing and project management for various projects. Prior to that, they held the position of Sr Test Lead from 2010 to 2012, where they managed multiple development and maintenance projects and executed performance/load testing.

Rahul's career started at Sapient in 2005, where they worked as an Associate QA, responsible for functional testing of websites for Hilton International. Rahul also worked at Cognizant Technology Solutions as a Programmer from 2004 to 2005, where they executed testing across multiple projects within the Health Information Systems team. Additionally, they gained experience as a Technical Support Executive at CLI3L e-Services Limited, providing technical support to Sony customers in the US.

Throughout their career, Rahul has demonstrated leadership and technical expertise in software testing, quality assurance, and project management.

Rahul Nandakumar completed their primary and secondary education at Bhavan's Adarsha Vidyalaya, Kakkanad, Ernakulam from 1990 to 2000. Following that, they pursued a Bsc in Computer Technology from Coimbatore Institute of Technology, graduating in 2003. Rahul then obtained a Master's in Computer Application from Sikkim Manipal University - Distance Education from 2004 to 2009.

In terms of additional certifications, Rahul obtained the Information Technology Professional (ITP) Designation from ICTC-CTIC in June 2022. Rahul also earned the TestProject X – Breaking Barriers in Test Automation certification from TestProject in June 2021, and the IELTS certification from the British Council in January 2021.

There is also a mention of ISTQB certification, but specific details regarding the institution or date of attainment are not provided.