Ruchika Thakur
About Ruchika Thakur
Ruchika Thakur is a Quality Analyst at Canadian Bank Note with extensive experience in software testing and support roles in the Ottawa area.
Current Title and Role
Ruchika Thakur is currently a Quality Analyst at Canadian Bank Note, based in the Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area. Her tenure at the company spans from 2008 to the present. In her capacity as a Quality Analyst, she has been involved in various projects, including creating test cases for regression testing using X-ray to ensure software backwards compatibility. She also specializes in integration testing with actual production endpoints.
Previous Experience
Before joining Canadian Bank Note, Ruchika Thakur worked at IMAGEWARE SYSTEMS LIMITED for 11 months from 2007 to 2008 in a dual role of Software Support and QA. Prior to that, she served as a Technical Support Specialist at Dell Canada for 10 months from 2006 to 2007. She also accumulated valuable experience as a Technical Support Specialist at Arvato Services for 9 months from 2005 to 2006. All these roles were based in the Ottawa, Canada Area.
Education and Expertise
Ruchika Thakur's educational background is rooted in computer science and software engineering. She obtained a Master's degree in Computer Science from Maharshi Dayanand University from 2002 to 2003. She also achieved a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application from DOEACC between 2001 and 2002. Additionally, she completed Professional Development Courses in Java Programming and Testing Strategies at Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology.
Project Contributions
Ruchika Thakur has contributed to several significant projects. She performed integration testing for the Northwest Territories Driver Licence and Identification Card project and prepared release notes for software releases and hotfixes for the Government of Northwest Territories. In supporting the St. Kitts and Antigua Evisa and Border Management projects, she analyzed code coverage reports produced by Clover and provided insightful feedback to project management. She also wrote Perl-based testing scripts for the Dominica Civil Registry project and developed a load testing suite using SoapUI for the Alberta Driver Licence project.