PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• A seasoned Test Lead, Manager, and CSM capable of providing a unique ‘hands on’ approach to technical opportunities.
• Deep experience in both manual and automated test development within both Waterfall & Agile SDLCs - strong in the development of traceable requirements and process artifacts.
• Noteworthy efforts within varied industry landscapes include hardware/software development and unique skills for validation, verification, and delivery of complex systems.
• Proven comprehensive knowledge in software, hardware and systems engineering; specializing in delivering technical leadership - guiding both on and off-shore resources through the resolution of complex hardware and software opportunities.

SKILLS:

Requirements Analysis (IIBA member 185873) Test Design Test Process Test Management SLA Management Project Management TMMi/CMMI Test Strategy Test Estimation Test Planning CCB Triage Defect Management QA metric development TMap Mobile Testing Agile Testing System Testing/Integration Software Quality Test SDLCs PMI Six Sigma Manual Testing Defect Tracking/CCB Clear Quest CAPA Test protocol development (IQ,OQ,PQ) Labview HP QC ALM Jira Enterprise Architect UML QTP/UFT Selenium TFS Jmeter SoapUI Soap/Rest/AWS/SaaS (Xamarin) Eclipse Visual Studio Basic C# .NET Mobile Testing Xcode Python JavaScript ShellScript XML JSON SQL MQ Oracle Toad DB2 HL7 DICOM URS (DQ,IQ,OC,PQ) Jmeter Doors MS Project FMEA GitHub Amdocs Appium.. XCUITest Expresso LISA A-GPS CAN Bus USB HTTP FTP DNS TCP/IP Wireshark

EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY:

Lead Validation/Verification/Build Engineer/Scrum Master

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• ‘DevOps’ focused daily responsibilities, ranging from scrum master to firmware/sw build engineer and QA validation/verification.
• As Scrum Master, transitioned the team from the use of TFS source save to GIT/TFS
• As build engineer, provided firmware/GUI/server builds for validation/release
• As QA Lead, delivered a new CI strategy by developing a new Test automation suite using a python/pycharm/selenium/robot framework for testing daily builds, and authored manual tests (via TFS/MTM) with matching use case/requirements verification matrix
• Responsible for the collaborative development of manual & automated test plans and strategies for embedded system which included a mobile app for paint tinting leading to tests conducted via bench/USB/CAN bus testing,

SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Confidential, LEMONT, IL

Responsibilities:

• Conducted a GAP analysis, using FRA requirements, for L0 - L2 IETMS and Non-IETMS requirements identifying unit, nearest-neighbor and End-to-End/system ‘domain’ requirements for the ‘Back-office’ segment/domain
• Developed L0 - L2 IETMS and Non-IETMS unit, nearest-neighbor & End-to-End system test cases for the ‘Back-office’ segment/domain
• Created functional requirements/specs converting the same into test plans, strategies, and manual test cases (using /HP/ALM/Quality Center) - used for verifying 3rd party software, ensuring adequate coverage of the requirements and business processes were incorporated in the testing approach
• Executed test cases within virtual environments for the purpose of simulating/testing VMware embedded test targets (hosted on win7/8/10 operating systems)
• Automated scripts were also developed using a python/pycharm/selenium/robot framework

VALIDATION/VERIFICATION ANALYST

Confidential, IL

Responsibilities:

• Validation of LIMS applications for a new medical device using an agile/scrum SDLC
• SW Test automation framework hybrid data/keyword driven Selenium framework, using Python for continuous integration testing
• Responsible for the collaborative development of manual & automated test plans and strategies for embedded system tests via bench/CAN bus along with simulated virtual environment testing.
• Converted functional requirements and specs into test plans, strategies, & manual test cases ensuring adequate coverage of the requirements and business processes which were incorporated within the testing approach
• Implemented UFT scripts for continuous integration, testing of user interface applications, and embedded sw builds Smoke tests using UFT, TFS, Bamboo, and Maven to drive continuous build, integration, test saving build and development time
• Worked with cross-functional teams as the focal point and designer of multi-use JSON scripts used to manage the entire workflow of the IVD

SYSTEMS TEST LEAD/SYSTEMS ANALYST

Confidential, BENSENVILLE, IL/MADISON, WI

Responsibilities:

• Managed staff and activities of a 4-6 individual quality assurance team analyzing requirements, presenting design reviews to stakeholders
• Estimates were developed
• Test cases were planned & developed
• Test execution and defects were planned and tracked for a large number of testing projects (using both agile & waterfall SDLCs)
• Coordinated multiple test resources to develop business test scenarios and test cases
• Facilitated test execution and defect remediation activities - providing status to stakeholders
• Manual, automated, and batch testing of 3 tiered Rest/Soap architectures for both mobile (Android & IOS phones) and web based applications
• Incorporated new modeling tools for test protocols, processes to manage requirements
• Converted functional requirements and specs into test plans, strategies, and manual test cases
• Analysis of requirements and design solutions followed by the development of test protocols for use as acceptance criteria

CHIEF TEST ENGINEER/TEST MANAGER

Confidential, HINES, IL

Responsibilities:

• Managed the staff and activities of a 12-19 individual quality assurance team analyzing requirements, presenting design reviews to stakeholders - for CI, system and UAT testing
• Developed and executed both manual and automated scripts for UI, web, middleware and Oracle backend testing using Rational, HP and Selenium products
• Hired and mentored a team of 17 test engineers, running development and execution test cycles
• Led testers in the development and execution of software tests for multiple Veteran insurance software programs
• Converted requirements and specifications into test plans, strategies, cases and scripts or testing applications using Waterfall & Agile SDLC
• Managed the test organization across multiple contractors to ensure test activities are defined and completed on time with sufficient quality
• Guided and directed direct report personnel on the set-up and performance of tests; planed and estimated tasks while working to improve performance metrics
• Maximized test automation and participate in test driven development activities - responsible for assigning testing tasks to team members and monitored progress and produced test reports.
• Educated development, business areas & peers while providing new agile QA processes, creating agile development and test process deliverables - this included hosting weekly defect triage CCBs.

TEST AUTOMATION MANAGER

Confidential, CHICAGO, IL

Responsibilities:

• Managed and coordinated the staff and activities of a 6-8 individual offshore quality assurance team analyzing requirements, presenting design reviews to stakeholders
• Development of manual tests along with traceability matrices from requirements to test cases
• Responsible for the collaborative development of manual and automated test plans
• Built and led a 6 person offshore team creating HP QTP and batch scripts via RPG, testing apps/DB2 (Websphere/MQ interfaces) for AS400 back office derivatives trading applications
• Collaborated with stakeholders to create a QA plan and manage execution of all test deliverables, keeping strict adherence to approved milestones, and providing coordination between various IT vendors
• Built new test processes & converted requirements into test plans, cases, and scripts for the purpose of testing AS400 applications (via Waterfall & Agile SDLCs) in collaboration with key stakeholders
• Conducted triage of sw defects presenting formal resolution, including metrics, to Sr. management

SR. PRINCIPLE QA ENGINEER

Confidential, HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL

Responsibilities:

• Led team of 4 on and off shore people in the creation of an innovative SW Test automation framework QTP hybrid data driven framework written in VB for continuous integration testing
• Created test cases, plans, and automated performance QTP/python scripts with test harness designed to collect memory leak and test path coverage metrics
• Manual test protocol development via user requirements
• Scrum team member role responsible for different facets of schedule development , reporting metrics and test artifact deliverables
• Responsible for specialized execution cycles targeting needs of customer reps for UAT and collection of metrics, root cause analysis of critical defects

SYSTEMS TEST ANALYST/AUTOMATION TEST LEAD

Confidential, LIBERTYVILLE, IL

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for test automation solutions
• Developed hardware circuitry used in a new test automation tool to validate handset call processing
• Worked for 18 months as a systems analyst for requirements generation
• Developed test solutions using available test tools (Labview, Anritsu Tektronix) for A-GPS, Bluetooth, Wifi, GSM/UMTS, USB hardware/protocols

SYSTEMS ENG. SPECIALIST SR. DEVELOPER/TEST LEAD

Confidential, ROLLING MEADOWS, IL

Responsibilities:

• Developed RF Pwr Monitor Confidential and Xylix FPGAs used for firmware validation during validation testing
• Go-to lab test engineer eventually responsible for the collaborative development of QA program strategy for manual and automated test frameworks including process improvements
• Performed functional white box/black box testing of hardware, firmware, and software from requirements
• Developed Test Program Sets
• Responsible for the collaborative development of manual and automated test plans, including process improvements
• V alidation of program and test approaches proposed by managed service partners and vendors, performing defect resolution through all test phases