OBJECTIVE:

Software Quality Assurance Manager/Test Automation Lead: Objective is to obtain a position utilizing my experience as a manager, trainer and developer of QA best practices and test automation architecture and development in an SAP, Web or Client Server Application environment using the Confidential Certify test automation tool.

SUMMARY:

• Management Consultant, Implementing best practices, training, test plans, test requirements, test design and automation at several major clients for Confidential the vendor of the test automation solution, Certify.
• Management Consultant, Training and development of test automation for over 7 years using AutoTester and Confidential Certify at Charles Schwab for several departments.
• Manager, One third of the ACP/TPF development for 5 years of the Confidential Train Processing System (TPS) with 13 developers and the Confidential Reservations system (ARROW) with 33 developers.
• Director Consultant, Development, implementation and software quality assurance for over 2 years for Confidential
• Manager of Reservations Applications Development and Customer Liaison for 3 years for Confidential, successfully implementing new projects and changes with a team of 10 programmers.
• Successfully managed the relocation of the entire Confidential reservations computer center, hardware and software.
• Defined test plans and test requirements and developed test automation for SAP and SAP Portal transactions as well as platforms and operating systems for HTML, .NET (including WPF), Visual Basic, Java, UNIX, C++, AS/400, iSeries, Mainframe/3270 and web - services (SOA).
• Confidential .Net SNG platform of Applications for Insurance for 32 products for over 53 states and territories designing re-usable automated processes for over 1500 different applications.
• Confidential AWES .Net and mainframe insurance applications providing a means of data mining for accounts usable for testing for over 42000 zip codes including automated selection of valid addresses
• Confidential of Southern California for mainframe, html Web and .Net insurance applications
• Developed a complete IBM mainframe automated batch processing system (JCLFOX) that modified JCL, re-named jobs, submitted them for batch execution, monitored for good condition codes and end of job (EOJ), and validated text and values in the sysout files on the hold queue.
• This was used extensively at Confidential a division of CDC and at Charles Schwab during Y2K to automatically manage the processing and validation of hundreds of batch jobs totally unattended.
• Test automation of data mining for valid accounts with over 38 specific criteria for use in automated testing of the Charles Schwab IBM mainframe Mutual Funds Operating System
• VISA International ACP/TPF Automated Test Environment Cycling System featuring a hub PC interacting with Emails requesting the cycling of test automation environment and testing on specific dates and times.
• The hub managed the effort and assigned the automation effort to one of 5 dedicated PC for testing.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technology, Systems and Test Experience: BAL (Assembler), ACP/TPF, VB, CORBA, Sybase, Win XP, NT, VISTA, UNIX, Clarify, McCabe Visual Toolset 6.0., Code coverage for COBOL and C++ / Objective Oriented, RUP, ReqPro, TRACK, Capability Maturity Modeling (CMM), SDLC, IEEE Standards, Process Improvement methodologies, OS/MVS, TSO/ISPF, JCL, BATCH, VM, CICS, Natural, DB2, SPUFI, VSAM, Access, SQL Server, SQL Queries, .Net, .Net(WPF), XML, Java, html, Natural, COBOL, Oracle, SAP, SAP Portal, legacy systems, FoxPro.Test and Automation tools experience IBM TPNS, WinRunner, QTP, Quality Center, Test Director, Load Runner, Segue Silk, Rational Robot, AutoTester, and Confidential Certify

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Canton, MI

Test Automation Architect/Management Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Confidential Certify Trainer, Architect and Developer of test automation for SAP functions MM, FI, etc., as needed.
• Confidential Certify Trainer, Architect and Developer of test automation for the Yazaki BEAMS html Web application.

Confidential, Dallas, Texas

Certify Test Automation Architect, Trainer, Developer, Mgmt. Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Work with engineers developing Certify interface, enhancements and client custom modules for object recognition, interaction and navigation of applications developed for mainframe, html Web, VB, .Net, Java and SAP and SAP Portal transactions.
• Consult on Certify interface development for test automation
• Client site customer relations and project management
• Develop test plan and test requirements from documentation and with client business analysts and subject matter experts
• Trainer, tutor and develop test and process automation for Confidential clients.

Confidential, Woodland Hills, CA

Test Automation Management Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Develop An Automation Strategy document for applications working with Microsoft SQL, Oracle, and PL/SQL that outlines how best to leverage Certify, given Confidential ’s development methodologies and the systems Confidential has in production as well as development.
• This would include: Inventory of applications, Define/Prioritize which applications to automate
• Define automation methodologies to be used, Define resources/roles and responsibilities, Define required environment
• Develop a Test Automation Policies and Procedures Document.

Confidential, St. Petersburg, FL

SAP and SAP Portal Test Automation Certify Trainer, Developer, Mgmt Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Advise and document best practices for testing in an Agile development environment and for defining test case details and naming conventions for test cases, data record sets and variables.
• Architect and tutor the development of test automation for SAP Functional Transactions to Create and Modify Customer, Vendor, Purchase Order, Etc. (FI), Production Planning including BOM creation (PP).
• Developed automation Processes to use keyword data for handling changeable data such as all date changes required for testing: +days, - days, End of Month, etc.

Confidential, Denver, CO

SAP and SAP Portal Test Automation Certify Trainer, Developer, Mgmt Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Train, tutor, architect and develop test automation with client staff and SAP configuration consultants on using the Confidential Certify solution for testing SAP.
• Identify and define test case requirements with Confidential testers and subject matter experts
• Architect and tutor the development of test automation for SAP Functional Transactions to Create and Modify Customer, Vendor, Purchase Order, Etc.
• Developed automation Processes to use keyword data for handling changeable data such as all date changes required for testing: +days, - days, End of Month, etc.

Confidential, New York, NY

SAP and SAP Portal Test Automation Certify Trainer, Developer, Mgmt Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Train, tutor, architect and develop test automation with client staff and SAP configuration consultants on using the Confidential Certify solution for testing SAP and SAP Portal transactions.
• Identify and define test case requirements with Confidential business analysts and Subject Matter Experts
• Work with client application and Confidential engineer perfecting Certify automation Process to automatically convert from SAP GUI and execute in a WEB GUI SAP Portal.
• Architect and tutor the development of test automation for SAP Functional Transactions to Create and Modify Customer, Vendor, Purchase Order, Etc. (FI), Human Resources Personnel information, time reporting (HR)
• Developed automation Processes to use keyword data for handling changeable data such as all date changes required for testing: +days, - days, End of Month, etc.

Confidential, New Jersey

SAP and SAP Portal Test Automation Certify Trainer, Developer, Mgmt Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Train, tutor, architect and develop test automation with client staff and SAP configuration consultants on using the Confidential Certify solution for testing SAP and SAP Portal transactions.
• Identify and define test case requirements with Confidential business analysts and Subject Matter Experts for SAP and SAP Portal/html Transactions
• Architect and tutor the development of test automation for SAP Create Functional Transactions to Create and Modify Customer, Vendor, Purchase Order, Etc. (FI), and Sales and Distribution Transactions (SD

Confidential, Dallas, Texas

SAP and SAP Portal Test Automation Certify Trainer, Developer, Mgmt Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Train, tutor, architect and develop test automation with Confidential staff using the Confidential Certify solution and interface for SAP transactions and SAP Portal executing SAP GUI in a WEB GUI environment.
• Advise and document best practices for defining test case details and naming conventions for test cases, data record sets and variables.
• Architecting and developing test automation for Production Planning (PP) and Material Management transactions (MM).

Confidential, Naperville, IL

Test Automation Certify Trainer, Developer, Mgmt Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Train, tutor, architect and develop test automation with Confidential staff and SAP configuration consultants on using the Confidential Certify solution for testing SAP and SAP Portal transactions.
• Identify and define test case requirements with Confidential Business Analysts and Subject Matter Experts
• Advise and document best practices for defining test case details and naming conventions for test cases, data record sets and variables.
• Architect and tutor the development of test automation for SAP Functional Transactions to Create and Modify Customer, Vendor, Purchase Order, OTC, Etc. (FI), Human Resource Transactions for personnel information, time reporting, payroll and benefits (HR), Sales and Distribution Transactions (SD), and Production Planning including BOM creation (PP).
• Over several months Train and tutor an SAP configuration team from India on the use of Confidential Certify test automation for SAP and SAP Portal executions

Confidential, Columbus, GA

Test Automation Certify Trainer, Developer, Mgmt Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Several long term projects and annual trainings in .Net, html Web, mainframe test automation with Certify (last training May 2010)
• Architecture and development of test automation against the Confidential .Net SNG development platform. Test architecture and automation was accomplished for over 32 different applications for insurance for each of the 53 different states and territories where the client does business totaling over 1500 end-to-end test Processes.
• Modular and re-usable automation test Processes residing in the Certify database enabled record breaking development time as well as equal resource savings for ongoing maintenance.
• Architecture and development of test automation for AFLACs IBM mainframe applications developed in CICS and Natural.
• Architecture and development of test automation for insurance applications on the Confidential .Net AWES development platform.
• Architecture and development of test automation for Confidential BPM of insurance and financial applications developed on the Lombardi .Net development platform.
• Developed automation Processes to use keyword data for handling changeable data such as all date changes required for testing: +days, - days, End of Month, etc.

Confidential, Costa Mesa, CA

Test Automation Certify Trainer, Developer, Mgmt Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Train, architect, develop and tutor client staff on test automation for their IBM mainframe CICS, .Net and html Web insurance applications in a laboratory training environment
• Developed automation Processes to use keyword data for handling changeable data such as all date changes required for testing: +days, - days, End of Month, etc.

Confidential

Test Automation Certify Trainer, Developer, Mgmt Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for QA initiatives, Architecture, Training and Development of test and process automation for Charles Schwab Mutual Funds trading and aggregation systems on backend legacy (CICS DB2), html Web and client server platforms using Confidential Certify test and process automation solution
• Primary objective to increase product quality, reduce defects and improve reliability
• Architected and developed test automation for Charles Schwab Japanese trading Web site using Rational Robot.
• Architected and developed test automation for Charles Schwab Mutual Funds trading Web site using Segue Silk, WinRunner, QTP and after a 3 month R&D project converted to using Confidential Certify. Please review at www. Confidential .com Customers/Case Studies/Charles Schwab for the evaluation paper I prepared for the Director of SQA while at Charles Schwab.
• Developed automated systems and automated queries for test data mining assuring application testing readiness and general user environment readiness executed daily in the early morning with automated Email reports sent to key managers
• Implemented tools, automation and test processes for all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and working with Agile methodology and CMM
• Responsible for testing legacy financial applications and websites for the Mutual Funds Group and Schwab’s Investment Manager’s organizations. These financial systems processed several billion dollars a day and had to be available 24/7
• Technical responsibility for design of end-to-end framework for both manual and automated testing for backend, GUI and web applications and processes.
• R&D for more efficient testing technologies
• I updated my JCLFOX Batch Testing System from DOS to Windows platform for use at Charles Schwab for Y2K testing. JCLFOX is a keyword spreadsheet driven automated MVS batch processing and sysout verification system for testing any batch job and for Bottom Line verification and can process hundreds of jobs from a list, can run for many hours unattended with minimal to no monitoring required
• Using Confidential Certify test automation tool I architected emergency adhoc automation to re-process thousands of aggregated trades against the Charles Schwab Mutual Funds Production Trading system that had been curtailed due to 9/11 market closing. This was very successful and completed under the strictest production trading controls
• Test automation development using Rational Robot test automation for testing Charles Schwab Japanese investment html Web site. One of the challenges was storing Japanese language characters for text verification and currency values verification.

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Test Automation Architect and Developer

Responsibilities:

• Using AutoTester for DOS I development all automation for testing mainframe CICS and PeopleSoft applications and systems
• Independently developed a keyword spreadsheet driven product called JCLFOX for use at Confidential to automate the execution and testing of any OS/MVS TSO batch processing jobs. JCLFOX could automatically updated JCL, submit batch jobs one at a time from a spreadsheet list, wait for completion or continue without waiting but keep a list for checking later, check for successful completion codes and verify specified text in sysout files for expected results and bottom line budget figures
• Emergency adhoc automation to update IBM executive current payroll after a catastrophic database crash the IBM Executive Salary Database. This was done under the strictest of control of all data and results.