SUMMARY:

• Post - graduate professional, within first year built a digital clock that updated every nanosecond using Java language.
• Experience includes research and learning Java in a required amount of time, researching the functionality of Access then developing a program to improve the process of documenting and reviewing lessons learned in order to provide better quality assurance, systems.
• As well as, experience in software development life cycle management, systems integration and test, configuration management, and software deployment methods for Confidential (DoD) and other federal agency contracts.
• Excellent results in oriented communication, interpersonal and leadership skills and exceptional organization and analytic talents with a strategic mindset and the ability to multi-task.
• Analytical approach to problem solving ensuring all perspectives are taken into account and the best possible solution is achieved. Comfortable working with a waterfall or agile methodology and able to work in a fast-paced environment. Experience with various test levels (smoke, functional, usability, system integration, performance, regression, and user acceptance).
• Confident, ambitious and self-motivated individual capable of working well in a team-oriented environment or individually.
• Excellent skills in written and verbal communication.
• Knowledgeable in both windows and mac operating systems.
• Develop and maintain Test Engineer’s web page, which reduced time by containing the most current information in one location for easy access
• Able to multi-task, quickly adapt, and perform on new challenges
• Test Automation lead and solely responsible for everything associated with Test Automation
• Able to trouble-shoot and research a problem for the best solution
• Languages and applications used, Jira, SharePoint, Visual Basic.net programming, Java, Java Script, SQL, C++, UNIX, HTML, Perl, and scripting languages, such as, Korn shell
• Knowledgeable of business procedures
• Quickly stepped in and performed configuration management actions and duties

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Dallas, Texas

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked in a fast-paced dynamic environment in 2-week sprint cycles
• Helped to write user stories
• Helped defined acceptance criteria
• Participated in planning sessions
• Responsible for the analysis, planning, development, execution and reporting of test plans, scenarios and cases in order to provide the highest quality product to the customers
• Created and documented detailed manual test cases
• Created and documented detailed automated test cases using Cucumber in IntelliJ
• Evaluated and tested change requests or changes to the product to determine the product met user requirements and established quality standards
• Reported accurate testing status
• Worked collaboratively within a high performance scrum team to ensure business and functional requirements
• Recommended new ideas and improvements to the automation QA processes
• Actively participated in the testing community, learning new testing technologies and practices, and shared insights with others in the organization

Confidential, Saint Louis, Missouri

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in conducting unit testing for code changes
• Used SQL to test database changes and enhancements for different projects
• Tested several financial applications for the Farm Service Agency Systems (FSA), including Farm Loan Programs (FLP), National Appraisal Tracking System (NATS), Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL), and more.
• Wrote several manual test cases based on requirements, test plan, and test strategy documents
• Updated several test cases to make them more efficient and easier to read
• Created documents to report the results of completed test cases
• Utilized defect-tracking tools ALM and JIRA in testing
• Tested the web-based application manually by executing Test Cases from Test Lab in ALM and JIRA
• Used several software tools, such as, Jira, Sharepoint, Application Lifecycle Management, and SQL.

Confidential, Saint Louis, Missouri

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Researched robot framework and how it works, along with Jyothon, in order to automate test cases
• Created Robot framework test cases
• Updated Robot framework test cases, including added and modified keywords
• Used GitLab, Eclipse, Jython, Sql express server, Python, and Robot framework
• Updated python scripts
• Ran Robot framework test cases in a command prompt window.
• Manually tested equipment

Confidential, Saint Louis, Missouri

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in conducting various types of tests, including GUI, Functional, Regression, Integration and unit testing for code changes
• Used SQL to test database changes and enhancements for different projects
• Collaborated with business analysts and developers to clarify requirements, to ensure testability, reliability, and accuracy
• Participated actively in team brainstorming for suggestion and implementing improvements
• Assisted with testing 508 compliance
• Tested several financial applications for the Farm Service Agency Systems (FSA), including Farm Loan Programs (FLP), National Appraisal Tracking System (NATS), Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL), and more.
• Wrote several manual test cases based on requirements, test plan, and test strategy documents
• Analyzed test cases and Functional requirements to ensure uniformity and cohesiveness between the two
• Updated several test cases to make them more efficient and easier to read
• Created documents to report the results of completed test cases
• Participated in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), in terms or testing
• Tested in a Waterfall and Agile methodology
• Used several software tools, such as, Jira, SharePoint, Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), and SQL.

Confidential, HAZELWOOD, Missouri

SYSTEM VERIFICATION Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Read and reviewed documentation on the current processes and procedures
• Learned and used a new software program, TestTrack, to review, update, assign test cases or other documents associated with the project and several other functions
• Worked on the Simon project, Operation System for the virturo integrated PC, from various stages in the life cycle process
• Tested several test cases, noting, the “redlines”, observations, or deviations. When completed, changed the resulting state either, to passed or failed and assigned it to the appropriate person for the next stage in the life cycle process
• Updated several test cases that either had redlines, failed, or was affected by changes or new specifications added to the Virtuo PC Operating System Requirements document that defines all the requirements for the project. Released the test cases to the appropriate person and was in charge of getting them approved in order to move to the next step in the processes. I also updated several test cases to make them more efficient and easier to read
• Created several Excel documents, one document listed all the test cases that failed, along with the reason why it failed and other helpful information in order to fix the problems with the test. Another document listed all the test cases that needed to be run for the next set of testing and noted their current condition, such as, approved, ready for review, or draft
• Reviewed past and current protocols, along with completion reports, in order to understand how to create them for next release
• Went through the PRD (Product Requirement Document) and observed the Validation and Verification testing fields to check and document the status of the requirement and the progress
• Updated the Vituro machines, including re-imaging and implementing email capabilities
• Troubleshooting equipment, such as, the Vituro machine and the alert tower, by testing certain elements in order to recreate a scenario that causes a fail in order to document and fix the problem

Confidential, Clayton, Missouri

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Researched to identify any tools, processes, and/or workflows that could improve test tracking and automated test report generation
• Assisted in conducting unit testing for code changes
• Wrote several manual test cases
• Used several software tools, such as, Jira, Confluence Tortoise SVN, Fisheye, Tortoise SVN

Confidential, O’Fallon, Illinois

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead Test Automation and was responsible for everything associated with Test Automation program, which included a library of over two hundred tests, action words, and about 50 scripts. Some of the responsibilities, such as running a regression tests, maintaining the web server, updating any documents needed to maintain the most up-to-date information, send out reports and statues, and anything else that would be necessary for Test Automation to be an effective program
• Lead multiple teams responsible for the completion of action items resulting from the Get to Excellence Plan resulting in a significant time and financial saving of $372,712.40 the company
• Participated in Structured Improvement Activities (SIA) that decreased the overall project cost, resulting in financial savings for the company
• Performed configuration management actions and duties, such as, creating, building and merging branches and projects into production, also, creating and maintaining accounts for Clear Quest
• Created a frequent asked questions web page for the GTN site on production and updated the necessary Kron scripts to perform properly during a web install using on UNIX, this web page reduces the amount of time the developers were using to answer the same questions repeatedly, which allows more time to development
• Updated Kron shell scripts to include stronger logic to prevent the script from failing causing excess time and resources to track down the reason for the failure and rectify the problem
• Developed and tested a program in Access for the use of company employees to track and monitor lessons learned, to ensure quality assurance
• Maintained the Test Engineer’s web page in order to keep the information up-to-date and add addition helpful information to facility easy access to information and save time
• Ran automated regression tests using WinRunner to tests the code changes to verify the accuracy and when needed ran manually tests as well
• Assist Tech Specialist in trouble-shooting, updating WinRunner code, and creating and trouble-shooting sandboxes (web servers), to run queries using the GTN system

Confidential, O’Fallon, Illinois

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintained the Test Automation program, this included a library of over two hundred tests, action words, and about 50 scripts. Some of the responsibilities, such as running a regression tests, maintaining the web server, updating any documents needed to maintain the most up-to-date information, send out reports and statues, and anything else that would be necessary for Test Automation to be an effective program
• Performed configuration management actions and duties, such as, creating, building and merging branches and projects into production, also, creating and maintaining accounts for Clear Quest
• Created a frequent asked questions web page for the GTN site on production and updated the necessary Korn shell scripts to perform properly during a web install using on UNIX, this web page reduces the amount of time the developers were using to answer the same questions repeatedly, which allows more time to development
• Updated Korn shell scripts to include stronger logic to prevent the script from failing causing excess time and resources to track down the reason for the failure and rectify the problem
• Developed and tested a program in Access for the use of company employees to track and monitor lessons learned, to ensure quality assurance
• Maintained the Test Engineer’s web page in order to keep the information up-to-date and add addition helpful information to facility easy access to information and save time
• Ran automated regression tests using WinRunner to tests the code changes to verify the accuracy and when needed ran manually tests as well
• Assist Tech Specialist in trouble-shooting, updating WinRunner code, and creating and trouble-shooting sandboxes (web servers), to run queries using the GTN system

Confidential, O’Fallon, Illinois

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintained the Test Automation program, this included a library of over two hundred tests, action words, and about 50 scripts. Some of the responsibilities, such as running a regression tests, maintaining the web server, updating any documents needed to maintain the most up-to-date information, send out reports and statues, and anything else that would be necessary for Test Automation to be an effective program
• Ran automated regression tests using WinRunner to tests the code changes to verify the accuracy and when needed ran manually tests as well
• Assist Tech Specialist in trouble-shooting, updating WinRunner code, and creating and trouble-shooting sandboxes (web servers), to run queries using the GTN system