OBJECTIVE:

• To share, learn, lead, design and achieve consistently high levels of software release quality for an organization that’s updating existing legacy test assets to more modern, friendly and cost effective platforms.

SUMMARY

• 19+ years of software quality delivery within the upstream, midstream and downstream markets
• Test automation utilizing the Selenium framework with Cucumber/Gherkin, JavaScript, SQL (Oracle), Elasticsearch, Bitbucket and Jenkins for REST API testing where tests continually ran against AWS cloud software on both live and simulated IoT devices
• Valued colleague in all phases of Agile and Waterfall methodology projects where my roles have spanned disciplines such as automated testing and QA, code and design reviews, performance testing coordination and execution, build/release/upgrade to internal and external clients, data migrations, report writing, server and security administration as well as client facing technical assistance, training and support
• Accomplished E/CTRM, Accounting and other complex financial enterprise class applications and databases as a Consultant, as a SaaS Provider, as a software vendor and as a key internal team - player for energy merchants around the globe
• Managed all testing needs, both automated and manual, for four teams with up to 45 resources, for critical, high visibility Federal applications
• Level 5C Clearance (PT) (*active as of 12/2019)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Tricentis Tosca, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber (w/ Gherkin), JUnit, Maven, JavaScript, SQL Server, Oracle, SQL, Elasticsearch, Bitbucket, StarTeam, PVCS, VSS, Worksoft Certify, WinRunner, Jira, Open Source Tools, Kibana, CI/CD Pipelines, ALM/Quality Center/Test Director, BusinessObjects, PeopleSoft 4
• Endur Energy/Metals/gMotion, Commodity XL/VCP, RightAngle

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Test Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed multiple teams of onshore resources (45 total) running all test phases on multiple critical government applications
• Evaluated existing manual and automated test assets and processes to either validate, or implement usage of, best practices, Federal standards, and compliance to test strategies and test plans (Agile, Waterfall and Agile-hybrid methodologies)
• Lead multiple teams through automation reviews to determine gaps then reviewed multiple automation packages for identified gaps and implemented new frameworks where needed
• Planned, lead and managed test strategy and test resource plans for 4 teams simultaneously
• Reviewed and updated test resource plans for upcoming project phases in order to confirm or adjust allocated estimated hours
• Audited estimated overtime hours allocated against actual hours to identify budget overages

Confidential

Senior Quality Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Lead QA team member in a highly visible product integration and commercialization Agile development effort following two-week sprint/release cycles using Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery practices
• Created automation tests daily using Selenium, Cucumber/Gherkin and JavaScript to ensure Continuous Testing and Continuous Integration KPI levels are met
• Performed daily gross/net data variance analysis and issue identification as part of a global SaaS pilot
• Created/architected master Test Cases/Plans for all sprint/scope, Functional, Regression and Performance Testing efforts
• Utilized daily scrums to coordinate/liaise with on/offshore teams on new/updated database tables to use for BusinessObjects report creation and QTP Regression script creation
• Assisted with coordination and execution of UAT
• Acted as an escalation point of contact for production related issues
• Continually assured test environments are properly configured, running as expected and databases are refreshed as needed
• Provided Business Analysts with visibility into latest release changes and how to utilize them as part of our SaaS service offering
• Gave guidance to junior team members on complicated test execution
• Provided input weekly to Design Analysts, BAs and Technical Writers so that product documentation can be created
• Maintained manual testing artifacts for stories not meeting criteria for automation

Confidential

Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Supported BHP’s Petroleum Application Governance Group by leading UAT for a global initiative to standardized desktop/laptop images as they’re deployed into production environments
• Created a SQL Server database for the Application Governance Team that tracks a multitude of attributes (such as application costs, licensing, usage, etc..) for over 1,000 applications needed to support BHP’s global Petroleum business
• Conducted extensive data analysis to determine license counts and costs for several years’ worth of application purchases including those from recent acquisitions
• Assisted the IM Finance organization in validating data quality and correctness as part of a data migration project to move more than $1bn worth of transaction data from Oracle Financials through an ETL process into SAP
• Provided Level 3 Endur support for gMotion gas scheduling module
• White Box Testing and troubleshooting of AVS scripts
• Facilitated federal government regulatory compliance requests for trading information by validating reporting accuracy
• Researched, identified and resolved Endur production issues related to nightly batch routine failures