SUMMARY

• Established professional as a lead software quality engineer with broad range of technical and test management skills with strong focus on high - quality software products that are usable, extensible, intuitive, in compliant with customer needs/requirements, and to ensure products are deliver on time.
• Possess a broad range of QA skills and knowledge and has been involved in all phases of QA from authoring the QA processes and procedures to requirements gathering and analysis, test planning/design, test case development and implementations, test tools research/evaluation/acquisitions, and spearheading successful completion of test automation systems/portals using Java, Python, WindPySend, Selenium WebDriver, PyQt, awk and shell scripting
• Demonstrated proficiency in leading projects such as staffing and managing test teams, mentoring other testers to achieve maximum levels of productivity, interfacing with internal and external customers on many levels, test planning and development, research and acquisition of several test tools including test case management, defect tracking, test equipment, and many software applications/utilities, and test automation tools
• Highly proficient, high energy, enthusiastic and passionate software QA engineer
• Over ten years of experience working on network security software and applications
• Ten years of QA experience in the telecommunications field - led system integration test team on test automation to perform system/functional/integration tests on Tellabs Titan Products (T1/T3/OC-x products/switches) using C/C++ and team lead on system integration/functional/stress/performance test on 3Com Voice Over IP (VoIP) line of products
• Extensive background in software testing and management on various products and applications including T1/T3/OC-x, VoIP, router, Linux iptables/firewall, Intrusion Detection/Prevention System(Snort), Web Content Filtering (DansGuardian), Web Application Firewall (ModSecurity), Vulnerability Scanner (Saint/Nessus/Nmap), Log Management/File Integrity (OSSEC), Network Access Control, DHCP/DHCPv6, VPN SSL/IPSec, RSA two-factor authentication, and Cloud Security Monitoring Service

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Test Planning
• Test/Use Case Design and Implementation
• System/ Integration / User Acceptance / Performance / Functional /Stress Testing
• Requirement Analysis
• Test Methodology and Process Development
• Test Tools Research, Evaluation, and Acquisition
• Test Automation
• Test Metrics

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Open Source/Networking/Test Tools: httperf, Snort, Nessus, Nmap, PuTTY, Wireshark, Tcpreplay, Tcpdump, iptables, SSH, netwox, VMWare, WebGoat

Load/Performance Tools: Ixia Chariot, Spirent A2000, JMeter, iperf, autobench, SIPP

Programming and Scripting Languages: C, C++, Perl, PHP, Python, HTML, Expect, bash, csh, awk, sed

Operating Systems: MAC OS X, Linux, Ubuntu, RedHat, CentOS, ArchLinux, RedHat, Windows, Unix/SolarisSoftware Automation/Tools: Ixia Chariot, Spirent TestCenter, Rational (Microsoft) Visual Test, SilkTest (QA Partner), 4Test, WinRunner, WindPySend, PythonCard, Python, Selenium IDE/Web Browser, shell scripting, PyQt, Java (familiar), TestNG, FitNesse, Cucumber

Requirement Tracking Software/Test Case Management Tools: DOORS, TestLink

Source Control Tool/Client: CVS, Subversion, git, TortoiseSVN, gerrit

Defect Tracking Software: Rational ClearQuest, PVCS Tracker, Bugzilla, Mantis, Jira

Database: MySQL, PostgreSQL

Telephony Traffic Generation Tools: Ameritech T1 Digital Call Generator, TAS Network and Loop Emulators, TTC T-Berd 224, Digital Lightwave, DS1/DS3/ATM, Sage Instruments 935 AT Communications Test Set, HP3787 Data Test Set, HP 37702A and HP 37711A Series T1 Analyzers, HP4954A Protocol Analyzer, HP3235 Switch Matrix/Test Unit, Firebird 6000 Communications Analyzer, Firebird 3000 T1 Analyzer, Wandel & Goltermann DS3/DS1 Analyzer

Networking Topologies/Architecture/Protocols: Token Ring, T1/T3/DS3, ATM/SONET, OC3- OC48, Frame Relay, FDDI, Ethernet, Cellular Wireless & PSTN Network, TCP/IP, PPP, OSPF, BGP, RIP, IPv4, IPv6, ARP/RARP, UDP/IP, Mbone, LAN/WAN Circuits, DHCP, NAT, DNS, FTP, Telnet, Voice over IP (VoIP), SIP, H.323, 802.11 a/b/g

Networking Devices: Routers, Switches, Bridges, Hubs, CSU/DSU, Modems

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Lead Test Automation QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Building test automation framework using Java/Selenium/TestNG to invoke Confidential web test harness to play video ads to test Confidential programmatic video advertising systems
• Automating test cases to validate VAST/VPAID responses and Har file for video ad serving requests
• Participate in Scrum software development process to help track user stories and project status for each sprint

Confidential, Denver, CO

Lead Test Automation QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Built Test Automation Framework/Portal using Python, PyQt, bash and awk scripts to perform functional and performance tests on Confidential SIP Gateway systems - VoIP call routing engine with directory DB using an advanced IP technology to interconnect various communication infrastructures and user communities as well as disparate service provider networks employing both IP-enabled or TDM-based telephony
• Led QA and influencing the direction of test automation and helped improve build processes and environments by automating the build delivery process
• Participated and assisted in product requirements, functional and design specifications review process
• Interacted and interfaced with development, product management, documentation and operation teams to determine business needs and requirements and to ensure adequate QA resources to support testing and deliver the quality product on schedule
• Assisted network engineer team to build complex VoIP test environment consisting of Sonus GSX/PSX and Taqua trunks, Linphone/Cisco IP phones for endpoints, SIP Gateway/Super Registry routing and provisioning, CDR billing support, etc.
• Automated a majority of the regression/new tests to help reduce testing time from two weeks to about an hour

Confidential, Louisville, CO

Lead/Senior Software QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• First QA hired in the company history to build the QA team
• Was responsible for all phases of QA processes and improvements including but not limiting to test planning, test case design, functional/system/integration/performance testing, test tools analysis/support/implementation/acquisition, and test automation
• Product Test lead for Confidential Cloud SMS, Web Application Firewall (ModSecurity), Log Management/File Integrity (OSSEC), SAINT/Vulnerability Assessment Management(Nessus), Strata Guard (snort/IDS/IPS), Cobia (router, dhcp, firewall, dns), and Safe Access products.
• Installed, configured, and maintained MS SMS, Active Directory, and Domain Controller for integration testing with VAM
• Excellent testing and troubleshooting skills on large and complex test networking environments
• Highly proficient in detecting defects, reporting and documenting.
• Managed, trained, and mentored new testers to achieve maximum levels of productivity
• Assisted web design team and key contributor for many features and enhancement requests
• Led the research, acquisition, maintaining, and training QA staff on test case management tool and bug tracking system
• Reviewed and analyzed product/software requirement documents
• Led all test planning and bug review meetings
• Built test automation test systems utilizing GUI development toolkits such as PythonCard and PyQt, Python scripts for backend, WindPYSend and Selenium for Web user interactions, shell scripts, and numerous other utilities and tools
• Created and implemented a best-practice quality goal and quality plan
• Compiled, gathered, reported, and documented QA efforts and metrics
• Provided both phone and email support
• Experience working with client/server applications
• Experience working with Java applications

Confidential, Illinois

Senior Software QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities included designing, developing and implementing cost-effective methods of testing and troubleshooting VoIP systems (i.e. H.323 Gateway, Gatekeeper, Directory Server, Provisioning Server, Accounting Server, SIP Proxy, Web Server on both the Unix and Windows 2000 server platforms) as well as 3Com Total Remote Access System (High Density Modem, Routers, Network Management System or Common Element Manager)
• Developed and maintained test plans, test cases, and test procedural documents to ensure test coverage in all areas of testing such as product functionality, performance/reliability, and stress testing per customer requirements/telecommunication standards
• Reviewed and analyzed product/software requirements
• Compiled and reported all QA related efforts such as metrics and test status to upper management and senior management teams
• Test lead in the review and analysis of bug reports and project issues with software developers and program managers
• Developed excellent relationship between testers and developers to ensure issues are properly resolved and products are delivered with high quality
• Detail-oriented and highly efficient in bug reporting and documenting
• Evaluated new features and provided testing inputs include bugs on software specifications, security risk, and test schedule/time estimation
• Spearheaded and designed the test automation system using Rational Visual Test, Perl, SilkTest (QA Partner), and C language that helped reduce test cycle time by more than 60%
• Mentored and trained new employees on QA related tasks such as test plan design, test case development, test procedural documentation, test automation, and test execution
• Worked closely with software developers to analyze defects and improve product quality
• Managed and coordinated testing software changes and product enhancements and system upgrades
• Conducted test tool research, acquisition, and implementation

Confidential, Lisle, Illinois

System QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities included designing and developing test plan, test case creation, test procedure documentation, system integration testing, bug reporting, and functional/performance test automation
• Automated both functional and performance test cases for Tellabs TITAN 5300 family of product (T1 switches)
• Conducted Test Automation presentation to senior and executive teams and were chosen and awarded Tellabs Process Excellence Performance Award - recognition for employees who have worked in a team environment to help achieve world-class performance through process improvement activities. Only testing team recognized for successful development and implementation of test strategy to reduce test cycle time by more than 50%.
• Awarded Tellabs CEO Key Contributor Award - Recognition for significant contribution to team effort
• Provided technical support and on-site installation and configuration of Tellabs TITAN 5300 Series of Products