QA Tester Resume Deerfield Beach, FL - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

QA specialist with an extensive programming background (C++, Java, Perl).
Able to work remotely, with up to 50% travel.Technical Skills: 25 years experience as a QA tester and software engineer.
Most recent 5 years in solely in QA.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Linux, Windows

C/C++, Perl, Java

MySQL, PostgreSQL

Firewall and network security

Documentation

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Deerfield Beach, FL

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

I was the sole tester for one year. Prior to my involvement the development team did its own testing. I helped establish the QA group for this development team, and played a lead role when needed.
Experienced with the full test cycle: test planning and test case creation, testing, bug fix verification, and post - release followup (training, documentation, customer interaction when needed).
I was also part of a 3-person team that obtained MRPP and FIPS certification for the Cyberguard firewalls in 2006, and wrote several hundred pages of documentation for Cyberguard firewalls as part of this effort.

Confidential, Deerfield Beach, FL

QA specialist

Responsibilities:

Used Linux and C++ to develop a server that interacted with remote cable TV boxes.
Confidential collected TV viewing information from households in five different cities, and used the information to provide program ratings.
I replaced two racks of older Windows machines with a single Linux server to remotely manage the cable boxes (to download data and upload firmware upgrades).

Confidential, Coral Springs, FL

QA specialist

Responsibilities:

Used C++ to write management software for Confidential 's SQL database.
Also wrote software to interact with FTP servers on remote networks to manage network files and configurations, and to perform software updates and file backups on networks that Confidential had installed at truck stops around the country.

Confidential, Gainesville

QA specialist

Responsibilities:

Used Perl and an early version of the statistical package “R” in a Linux environment to analyze scoring data on psychometric instruments used in psychological research.
Used HTML, Java, and Java Script to develop web pages for professors and graduate students; used PostgreSQL to organize research data from several different labs into a single database to facilitate research. Used “R” to provide basic tools for doing statistical analyses on the data.
Also used Windows and C++ to develop a graphics application for a Physiology lab that recorded research subjects' responses to aversive stimuli in ½ second intervals.