SUMMARY:

• Software Quality Assurance Specialist with years of success in designing, developing, and modifying product life cycle test phases.
• Working with a multitude of operating systems from Dos, to Linux / UNIX, to Windows XP, NT, Vista and Win8.
• Knowledgeable with all aspects of testing including but not limited to White/Black box, Functional, Regression, Systems, Beta, and Customer Experience.
• Adapting quickly and productively to the rigorous demands of software development deadlines.
• Leading teams in accomplishments that surpassed all expectations and challenges.
• Managing with respect and recognizing individual potential and accomplishments.
• SQA environments include: CMM, Exploratory, Scripted, and Agile.
• Quality Assurance management of a Software Development Life Cycle.
• Implementation of Standards and Procedures.
• Managing critical projects with MS Project, Visio, Word & Excel.
• Databases include: Oracle9i, MS Access, MS SQL.Db tools include: DbVisualizer & Toad.
• Creating and updating Wiki page(s) with QA schedule, personnel work load and documentation archiving.
• Bug tracking tools include: Mercury Quality Center, Bugzilla & Jira.
• Automation tools include: Rational Test Manager, Selenium & SoapUI.
• Managed Seattle based test team as well as test teams in China, Cyprus & India.
• Interaction with QA team in China ( Confidential ) with positive results.
• Led Confidential ’s first international QA team (France, Germany, England, and Ireland) of wireless/instant message technology to a successful completion.
• Creating training documentation to reduce time required to set up UNIX environment test lab.
• Designing and building computer test labs.
• Implementing a complete software development life cycle with standards, policies and procedures.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Software Quality Assurance

Confidential

• Testing web UI in Seller Central for North America, Europe, India, Japan and China.
• Participated in the evaluation of test tools.
• Received ownership of the test tool: Better Defect Creator.
• Developed test cases designed for manual testing on over 20 projects in 2015.
• Creating Wiki pages for projects and new hire information.
• Introduced and mentoring FTE’s into MTQA testing scope.
• Working with Developers and Project Managers for optimum testing performance.

Software Quality Assurance

Confidential

• Testing web UI display ads for Amazon and IMDB.
• Device testing on Kindles and various tablets.
• Creating Wiki pages for projects
• Working with Developers and Project Managers for optimum testing performance

Quality Assurance Engineer

Confidential

• Creating documentation for QA/Testing: Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Summaries.
• Manual UI Testing.
• Install builds and releases on test environments.
• Update existing documentation.
• Assign assignments to offshore team (China).

Sr./ Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Confidential

• Managed test teams in Cyprus and India in conjunction with the Seattle based team.
• Creating documentation for QA/Testing: Test Plans, Test Cases, Risk Report, and Test Summaries.
• Web and WAP testing.
• Submitting 'bugs' and verifying fixes in Mercury Quality Center.
• Developed in - depth Project scheduling of the test life cycle in an Agile work environment.
• Maintained Wiki page for several projects.
• Automated tests with Selenium, SoapUI and Dilbugger.
• Linux / Windows environments.
• Used Toad & Dbvisualizer for Database SQL queries.
• Created training material for QA India team.
• Educated employees on various projects.

Quality Assurance Manager

Confidential

• Lead QA team to a successful release of product.
• Creating documentation for QA/Testing.
• Developing and executing test cases for a C# GUI Client / Server application.
• Submitting 'bugs' and verifying fixes.
• Develop test scenarios.
• Produced and reported results of manual and .NET automated testing.
• Coordinated daily triage with PM’s and Dev Leads.
• Participation in daily Scrums.
• Linux / Windows environments.
• Documented Test cycle.

Quality Test Engineer

Confidential

• Customer Experience Testing.
• Creating documentation for QA/Testing.
• Developing and executing test cases.
• Submitting 'bugs' and verifying fixes.
• Develop test scenarios.
• Produced and reported results of manual and automated testing.
• Coordinated testing with QA branch in China ( Confidential ).
• Developed tests for beta survey.
• Contributing to CET Innovations.

Quality Assurance Lead Test Engineer

Confidential

• Manually testing Java generated UI for security software.
• Testing capture parameters of video feed
• Creating documentation for QA/Testing training manual.
• Developing and executing test cases.
• Submitting 'bugs' and verifying fixes.
• Linux / Windows XP environment.
• Maintenance of QA lab, installing security camera hardware.
• Developed Intranet website for QA department.

Sr. Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Confidential

• Working closely with Project Managers, Developers, and QA Associates in the wireless division of Confidential .
• Managed an international team (Ireland, England, Germany, France, Canada) of quality assurance engineers in a highly visual, fast paced environment responsible for testing each component associated with the end product.
• Creating a MS Project schedule outlining the roles, the time required for each aspect of the test phase, and responsibilities of each QA engineer.
• Developing documentation intended to clarify installation and maintenance procedures of multiple test platforms.
• Initiating the use of Use Cases in requirements documentation, test plans and cases.
• Hands on testing in a UNIX/Linux environment on wireless technology.
• Selected as the QA representative for the Transfer of Knowledge of several projects from Dublin, Ireland.