Utkarsh Parhate
EMV Certification specialist
Professional Experience
EMV Certification Quality Assurance Analyst with proficient knowledge on payments and cards domain. Worked on 7 different certifications in a span of 4 years starting 2015. Managed certifications of several different payment processing apps in collaboration with Point of Sale devices such as VeriFone VX805, Ingenico iPP320 US EMV, Ingenico iUC285 Unattended, PAX. Also managed certification project for Mobile iOS/Android payment apps with Anywhere Commerce Bluetooth contact and swipe device. All these projects were completed while working for merchant acquirer organization that delivers payment innovations to support new technologies and allows creation of third-party custom software solutions.
My area of expertise is in backend testing of EMV chip card processing and XML message verification of various transaction types supported by POS devices. It also involves establishing optimum testing methodologies and practices within a given project. Understanding client expectations and working proactively to achieve the objectives within stringent timelines and prioritizing the requirements. Preparation of test and effort estimation, project dashboards, weekly reports, status and monthly management reports.
Skills
Business Quality Assurance
Retail Payment Platform
ISTQB Certification
SDLC & Test Estimation
HTML & Test Management
Defect Tracking
Data Warehousing
Selenium & Test Automation
Guidewire
Agile Testing
Windows/Mac OS
Mobile Payment Quality Analysis
Microsoft Office
User Acceptance Testing
Test Strategy
Quality Assurance
Quality Control
System Testing
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EMV Brand Certification
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Authorization Process
Credit Card Processing
POS Data Analysis
Credit Card Terminals
Chip & PIN
UL Test tools
B2 Chip Intergration Tool
Apple Pay
iOS and Android Payments
Mobile Payment Applications
Credit Card Payments
VisionPLUS
Ingenico, VeriFone and PAX
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International standard - ISO 7816
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Security and commands for interchange
Cryptographic information application
ICC to Terminal Interface
Security and Key Management
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G-Suite Automated Status Dashboard
We make sense of our lives through stories.
Regardless of our different backgrounds and perspectives, our stories have the power to bind us.
In the past, my fate has been contingent upon VISA adjudications in the U.S. which have ultimately given me the opportunity to move to Canada, perhaps, to take back some new experiences and stories from this place. I'm currently residing in Vancouver, British Columbia, since January 2019. I and my wife have had an amazing experience so far and the city has been growing on us. Majestic mountains, beautiful ocean views and amazing weather enhance the beauty of this place and we feel blessed to be living in one of the friendliest cities in the world.
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Vancouver is famous for its rain. It can rain here for weeks on end, but it does not usually bother me. However, recently I found myself coming close to being thoroughly disgusted with the rain, as I tend to miss the sunshine after it rains too much. Usually, I compensate for this void by going for a run, as the weather does not bother me when I'm sweating through my obsessive pace of an 8-minute mile.
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Zoey, our golden doodle has added more fun to our lives. She has been an absolute blessing, we are absolutely grateful and happy that we can afford to make a decent living and raise this beautiful puppy in Vancouver.
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