SUMMARY:

Software professional with over 20 years of experience in the industry, as an SDET and automation developer. Seeking a Confidential or contract position with an established organization where my experience will contribute to their long term success.

EXPERTISE:

Languages: C#, Visual Basic, VBScript, VBA, SQL Server

Testing: Automation, MSVS, QTP, UFT, BPT, ALM, Quality Center, Silk, Oracle, Siebel and SAP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Consulting Automation Developer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Department Mission Statement
• Career Roadmap
• KPI Descriptions
• Competency Pyramid and graphs
• Training requirements tree and Workflow
• List of technical classes available with detail
• Completed 10 multi - threaded WinForms testing tools made using Visual Studio 2013, tech stack: C# .NET Framework and MVP. Tools made in this way were used for test data generation and system interface file generation.
• Contributed (>50%)to a Web Tool made using Visual Studio 2013, tech stack: C# .NET Framework, Entity Framework, WebForms + WEB.API and MVC, designed to display and report on the test team’s progress to management, etc.
• Completed suite of CodedUI tests, made using Visual Studio 2013, tech stack: C# .NET Framework, CodedUI. These tests validated system business rules, using system data validated against rules-based calculations done by the tool. Results reported and ‘next steps’ if applicable where then generated after the automated pass had completed.
• Typical test, write bugs, retest scenarios.
• Leading the 209, 204/205 interface testing.
• Worked as a leadership advisor to both Managers Mike Shannahan and Susan Llewellyn.
• Help set goals, strategize and otherwise act as a sounding board.
• Help run meetings, train staff and mentor new employees

Confidential

Senior Automation Developer

Responsibilities:

• Automation Framework - Augmented and enhanced Confidential 's e-commerce automation framework used by the automation team (like building blocks) to build their tests.
• Test Automation - developed highly flexible, reusable automated solutions, test cases contributing to the reduction of the test case backlog, using HP UFT/QTP and C# automation leveraging Selenium.
• Automation Standards board - Founding and active member of a short-listed group of senior developers responsible for guiding and enforcing the team in automation processes and standards.
• Lead Exploratory POC - led a small team of senior automation developers in an exploratory proof of concept using HP Business Process testing (BPT) automation tool and methodology, as part of the department's mission explore and adopt processes that improve quality and productivity.
• Evaluation of Renorex (C# automation tool).

Confidential

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Worked as co-lead for newly minted test department and newly minted test manager.
• Was tasked with helping set up the team, designing test processes and best practices, as well as developing Testing documentation uniquely specific to Confidential ’s needs.

Confidential

Automation & Performance Manager

Responsibilities:

• Test Automation - developed highly flexible, reusable automated solutions, test cases contributing to the reduction of the test case backlog, using HP UFT/QTP.
• Developed highly efficient and reusable components and other resources for the client ecommerce site automation project writing against such object models as ADO, ASP, ASP.NET.

Confidential

Consulting Automation Developer

Responsibilities:

• Part of a small team that laid the groundwork for a large contractual workforce to start work for our client on a multi-year project that spanned three (3) states.
• Facilitated knowledge transfers, documentation of roles and responsibilities, and supported the onboarding and training of a large onboarding workforce.

Client: BC Hydro Crown Corp (Electric Utility)

Sr. SDET & Automation Lead

• Automation Project Lead for BC Hydro’s SMI project (Smart Meter Install); internal applications used by client to monitor inventory and energy usage. Supported team of 40 people; implemented automation framework with over 400 methods and functions, oversaw conversion of manual to automated tests (HP QTP) which saved testing time for manual team, oversaw development of data generation tools (C#) which saved testing time by generating data in the system quickly and automatically.
• HP Quality Center (ALM) Administrator; off-the-shelf test management tool; supported 100s of accounts, researched and fixed issues, customized interface and implemented back-end code to enhance effectiveness of HPQC system.
• Process Improvement; implemented standards and practices for standardized defect and test case writing, mentored/trained team in proper use of HPQC (Test Management Tool), helped drive process improvement across team.

Confidential

Sr. SDET & Automation Lead

Responsibilities:

• Automation Project Lead for Confidential Groups eAgent Insurance Tool.
• Tool is used by all their agents to quote and sell policies.
• Current focus is automating new business, both Fire and Auto insurance.

Confidential

Consulting Automation Developer

Responsibilities:

• Senior contributor in charge of Confidential - LoadRunner integration and scriptural load and performance pilot project for Confidential
• Implemented QTP scripts into tightly defined actions that then LoadRunner could use to place a load on the system and glean performance numbers from.
• Senior contributor to team of 8 developers; offered leadership throughout project.
• Drove process improvement, ran code reviews, documented standards, processes and practices; contributed automated scripts and leadership on 3 internal applications projects.
• Projects and applications related to the buying and selling of currency for international business.

Confidential

Sr. SDET & Automation Lead

Responsibilities:

• Increased AAs automation test coverage, improved automation infrastructure and test processes which enabled the team to more effectively report test coverage and scale their test effort more effectively.

Confidential

Sr. Automation Developer and Lead

Responsibilities:

• Built out REIs test lab, effectively quadrupling (x4) lab productivity, which lead to significant time gains for the team during the test cycle.
• Increased REIs automation test coverage by more than 200%, improved automation infrastructure and test processes which enabled the team to more effectively report test coverage and scale their test effort more effectively.
• Developed highly efficient and reusable components and other resources for the Confidential Online ecommerce site project using Confidential and Quality Center; writing against such object models as ADO, ASP, Dot-Net, ASP & Java.

Confidential

Automation Developer

Responsibilities:

• MTP needed to add an automation team to their corporate quality assurance department and contracted us to help them get it up and running.
• Installed/Implemented QTP License Server software on network drive; oversaw test automation of several key product lines, across several departments across the country.
• By the end of the contract the team had automated more than a 350 verifications, formalized an SDLC, instituted coding reviews, propagated test tools and knowledge across departments and produced online documentation which increased departmental visibility.

Confidential

Confidential Automation Developer

Responsibilities:

• Improved BBOS automation test coverage, improved automation infrastructure and test processes which enabled the team to more effectively report test coverage and scale their test effort more effectively.
• Developed highly efficient and reusable components and other resources for the BBOS ecommerce site project using Confidential and Quality Center; writing against such object models as ADO, ASP, ASP.NET.
• Supported manual test effort, including hand-on testing.

Confidential

Automation Developer

Responsibilities:

• Improved HouseValues automation test coverage by more than 100%, improved automation infrastructure and test processes which enabled the team to more effectively report test coverage and scale their test effort more effectively.
• Developed highly efficient and reusable components and other resources for the HouseValues ecommerce site project using Confidential and Quality Center; writing against such object models as ADO, ASP, ASP.NET.

Confidential

Automation Developer

Responsibilities:

• Increased T-Mobiles automation test coverage by 200%, improved automation infrastructure and automation processes.
• Developed highly efficient and reusable Business Process Testing Components (BPT), function libraries and other resources for T-Mobiles Siebel project using C#, HP-Mercury’s Confidential and Quality Center for BPT; writing against ADO, ASP & file system Objects.

Confidential

Sr. Automation Developer

Responsibilities:

• Using Mercury’s Confidential and Quality Center and automated a white-box solution which enabled testing Brandes Middle-Tier Transaction layer before an interface was delivered cutting testing time by 1500 hours. Wrote against ADO, ASP, Dot-Net, MS Excel & file system Objects.

Confidential

Tech Lead

Responsibilities:

• Implement Testing Tools.
• Administer best practices, test procedures and standards.
• Conduct training sessions featuring Mercury’s BPT process and component development using Confidential / Quality Center.
• Mentor on quality assurances best practices and extending our solution.
• Retrofit our accelerator(s) to run effectively against their environment.
• Act as a liaison between Confidential and onsite management.

Confidential

Sr. Automation Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed test department’s needs
• Evaluated and recommended testing tools
• Installed/Implemented QTP License Server software on network drive
• Reverse-engineered functional specs
• Wrote test approach and test spec
• Developed automation framework and first 250 automated components
• Trained automation staff in Mercury’s Confidential and Quality Center
• Improved processes and productivity by introducing standards and procedures
• Standards accepted across several departments beyond initial test team

Confidential

Sr. Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented test plans and strategies
• Designed Defect Tracking and Test Repository using TestDirector
• Installed/Implemented QTP License Server software on network drive
• Developed and administrated testing tools and automated testing systems
• Performed in an expert advisory role across team boundaries
• Employed the Segue Tool Set, QA Partner and Silk
• Employed Mercury Toll Set, WinRunner and TestDirector
• Employed Visual Basic for Applications

Confidential

SQAE

Responsibilities:

• Installed/Implemented QTP License Server software on network drive
• Automated functional testing using Mercury’s WinRunner
• Automated performance testing with Visio VBA
• Developed test strategy documentation germane to quality assurance
• Responsible for the quality of Visio solutions: UML, Org Chart and Database
• Involved in Microsoft compliance testing with a focus on MSI and branding
• Involved in compliance testing transitioning Microsoft’s acquiring of Visio

Confidential

SQAE III

Responsibilities:

• Installed/Implemented QTP License Server software on network drive
• Automated tests using Segue QA Partner (now Silk)
• Performed Performance/functional/Acceptance testing
• Responsible for Test case design, test strategy and specification
• Responsible for Bug documenting and tracking to resolution
• Manual/online tutorial/informational/reference authoring
• Regularly attended development code and design reviews