SUMMARY

• Exercise my skillset by transforming complex business requirements into clear and concise development and testing requirements for a variety of interfaces (database, web, standalone application, etc.) all the while showing mastery in Quality Assurance, project leadership, and code development whether working alone or while managing a group to ultimately meet complex business requirements, goals, timeframes and initiatives

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Senior Quality Assurance Programmer / Developer

Responsibilities:

• Interpreted business requirements and created manual and automated test cases to fully and properly test software (both new and updated) prior to production release
• Secondary management resource for both personnel and project initiatives
• Managed project initiatives from beginning through completion / support phases
• Oversee SQL code development, review, validation, and reverse engineering
• Routinely assist with business requirement formation and definition
• Experienced Quality Analyst database trainer
• Successfully lead Quality Assurance for database initiatives, reports, updates, and releases
• Quality Assurance release management responsibilities (including but not limited to client - reporting production releases)
• Lead group of twelve people with respect to database and report QA reviews
• Experienced in web-based user interface (including underlying code) QA validation
• Participated in code reviews for developers prior to Quality Assurance review
• Was a driving force to define and document both QA and developer coding standards
• Assisted in leading the way for Scrum methodology adoption by QA & development groups
• Created and implemented overhaul to QA workflow in order to meet third-party auditing requirements
• Created and lead integration of QA groups initiative for load testing
• Created and led integration of QA test case toolset

Confidential

Application Engineer / Developer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible to design, create, implement and support quality control applications, processes and methodologies for business models, electrical schemas and software / hardware validation routines
• Simultaneously support vehicle electrical integrity / quality assurance in both domestic and international automotive production plants
• Effectively support and troubleshoot handheld quality control testers for automotive End-Of-Line Electrical / quality validation
• Decipher engineering documents, program the quality control test code, and release files for assembly floor use
• Efficiently communicate EOL status, issues, resolutions and alternatives to assist in research and design
• Quickly adapted to and took ownership of both projects with pre-existing and from-scratch test code
• Took initiative to work directly with plant engineers to establish new protocols for both documentation of standards and releases as well as validation / quality testing procedures

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Gained relevant experience with both SQL and Visual FoxPro Software Support and Development
• Supported legacy code for existing programs
• Update existing applications conforming them to current standards
• Design, code, test, and support new programs based of end user constraints
• Experienced in gathering program requirements from end users
• Performed full (from development through validation, release, and support) Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) on both new software projects as well as updating of existing custom written software
• Frequently Assist in supporting multiple network servers running Windows Server, Snap Appliance OS, and Unix
• Troubleshoot, repair and maintain 350+ Windows based workstations (hardware and software - both proprietary and off the shelf)
• Lead end-to-end procurement process for computer, hardware and software
• Served as primary I.T. support contact for multiple subsidiaries (Inviso, Confidential, Priority Reconditioning)
• Solely support a successful call center for local, nation-wide, and international vehicle inspection operations