SUMMARY:

• Well - seasoned individual in technology with a track record of proven results successfully deploying complex mission-critical enterprise solutions for government and commercial clients.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage multiple teams up to 50 plus personnel.
• Some of my past involvements have included: Hardware Reconfigurations within a multi-server environment, Cloud Deployments and Data Verification, Application validations (GUI and Back-end focused), and Forensic investigations and endpoint security testing.
• I also have worked in many different environments from Start - up to a large corporation.
• I was employed as a Data Migration Test Lead on a financial project for Confidential for over 1 year and I have 15 years of various technology experiences.
• The project had many successful data center migrations over the duration of the project.
• Many of the test cases, plans, and strategies were developed by me and they were proven to be successful with no application rollbacks.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Data Center Migration Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Develop Test Strategies and manage the development of UAT testing practices
• Engage with Product owners and Application SMEs on a daily basis to create validation cases for weekly migrations
• Coordinate Infrastructure validation testing for each migrations
• Maintain a SharePoint environment with all testing documents and validation cases
• Meet with UAT testers prior to each migration to present an overview of the scheduled migration
• Managing the allotted UAT timeline for testing and coordinating any issues with Project Management
• Working closely with the Application owners and answering any questions that might arise
• Completed 10 successful migrations with no rollbacks needed
• Verifying each UAT tester has a clear understanding about the migration

Confidential

Sr Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Develop Test Strategies and manage the development of UAT testing practices.
• Engaged with Product owners and Application SMEs on a daily basis to create validation cases for weekly migrations.
• Tested new build releases in a short development sprint and release cycle
• Experience mentoring junior QA analysts about effective QA practices
• Access relational database systems by using SQL Server 2012 to execute database queries
• Experience using Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 to execute Rest API calls for Automation testing
• Used Rest API to create customers, wholesalers, and perform other functions
• Shared project documentation and test cases with Development using Confluence
• Using Fiddler to monitor HTTP traffic being sent and received
• Validated customer issues that are reported to Technical Support
• Using Win Merge to compare XML files and validate the differences
• Experience using JIRA for Defect creation, User story management, and Test reporting
• Created test cases and test plans for new functionality
• Tested new features across various browsers
• Attended daily scrum meetings to discuss current testing statuses

Confidential

Sr Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Embedded on-site at Kaiser working on new software implementations and major enhancements
• Worked with KPHC, KP.Org, and eScript Rx orders
• Conduit for exchanging design docs and Test Cases between PDX and Kaiser
• Used MRN’s to validate Rx test scenarios
• Identified blocking defects and report to KP Application Support team for Level 1 triage
• Responsible for working with Senior KP QA team to understand testing plan and/or any impediments affecting the team
• Analyze User Stories in Rally for validation with requirements
• Tested using Soap UI to send Rx orders through EPS system
• Responsible for assisting the KP QA Team in analyzing and interpreting design specifications, business requirements and end-user feedback
• Created test scenarios by modifying XML data in Soap UI
• Used dB Visualizer to verify database data
• Assist KP QA Team validate test scenarios and test cases in Quality Center
• Troubleshoot basic software issues and defining new enhancement requirements
• Create daily defect reports in HP Quality Center for distribution to management
• Participated in testing post-production NCAL/SCAL and ROC releases
• Traveled to other testing locations to assist with UAT testing
• Client liaison and first line of support with rollout issues and on-site troubleshooting
• Worked with App Support to validate defects that were opened by testers
• Status reporting of existing and new software QA issues and bug fixes
• Worked with the project design team to help define requirements for enhancements
• Managed timelines for weekly patches and releases
• Weekly Checkpoint meetings with the client to discuss any issues or needs for the project
• Validate critical and high severity defects in PDX QA ENV prior to assigning to KP App Support
• Conducted sanity testing on new releases in Dev1 or Dev2 environments
• Facilitated the triage of Non Production or Production issues that have been reported by KP’s Application Support Team
• Created and executed test cases using HP Quality Center
• Assure testing practices and procedures are being implemented correctly

Confidential

Sr Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Tested Rest API’s using Ruby/Aptana Radrails to verify functionality of the Middleware Applications
• Verified new enhancements to Guthy-Renker.com
• Analyze Requirements and Design Specifications against final product
• Develop and execute test cases and test scripts using HP Quality Center
• Report Manual testing updates to Senior Manager of Quality Assurance
• Verify defects in HP Quality Center and comparing them to defects in Rally
• Performed Functional, Regression, and Front Testing of new enhancements
• Analyze User Stories, Tasks, and Test Cases in Rally in an Agile Environment
• Created and executed Use Cases for UAT testing
• Assure testing practices and procedures are being implemented correctly
• Used Toad for MYSQL to verify database changes or data was being stored correctly.
• Analyze XML outputs for data verification into the middleware system.
• Traced requirements to each test case to verify code coverage
• Implemented verification and validation practices in the UNIX test environment

Confidential

QA Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of 10 Quality Assurance Analyst on a daily basis
• Coordinate and operate the daily functions of the QA Team
• Mediate resource allocation between 3 different but integrated test teams
• Identify and create test conditions to support adequate certification
• Order new testing hardware and software applications needed for testing
• Assured testing procedures are being implemented and executed
• Responsible for P & L for each fiscal quarter
• Used HP Quick Test Pro 10.0 to create and execute functional test scripts
• Performed application level testing ensuring new and existing applications are functioning as designed
• Additional responsibilities included project management, business analysis and documentation
• Performed various tests like Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Database Testing and Integration Testing
• Reported issues/bugs encountered in a detailed and orderly manner
• Review Bug Tracking Logs to identify patterns in software issues
• Plan for new employees according to upcoming testing needs and the budget given for a given period
• Maintain the QA Infrastructure and Servers (Microsoft Server 2003 and Domino Servers 6.54)
• Ran queries on Oracle databases to verify data
• Gather forensic data from computer hardware and mobile devices
• Maintained good relations with development/management team
• Used Mercury Test Director 8.0 for defect creation and tracking
• Traced Requirements to each test case to verify code coverage
• Tested the Encase Forensic Software, a fully integrated and easy-to-use forensic data acquisition and analysis software for the law enforcement community used a Linux, Macintosh, Sun Solaris, or Windows environment
• Used Microsoft SharePoint for a Requirements repository and version control

Confidential

Lead QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of 8 engineers and assured that each Web based application functioned as designed
• Tested the multiple websites that were created for AJC.com, Daytondailynews.com, and palmbeachpost.com using Internet Explorer and Firefox in a web environment
• Executed test scripts for defect verification
• Created and executed test plans and test scripts using Business Specs from design documents and working with product managers
• Tested ASP.NET designed login pages for authentication of users
• Performed Functional, Cross-Browser, and GUI Testing
• Tested different user permissions for Admin and Consumers of Ajc.com site
• Defined and recommended different development and testing practices used to improve workmanship and save on testing time and money
• Used Quick Test Pro to test web based applications
• Reviewed and executed test plans that were developed by QA Analysts
• Used Visual Source Safe for a Requirements repository and version control
• Debugged software applications to find defects within the code
• Performed Ad-hoc, Functional and Regression Testing of the application
• Demonstrated initiative by proactively solving and troubleshooting problems with both the Web based applications and policies and procedures
• Developed and executed Win Runner Test scripts for defect verification
• Used manual tests to test for each web based application that was created
• Created and executed automated test scripts
• Used Mercury Test Director 8.0 as a test case repository and also for defect creation and tracking
• Traced requirements to each test case to verify code coverage

Confidential

Lead QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of 10 and assured that large projects were handled in a correct manner and that each project was completed as stated on the project timeline
• Created and executed test plans and test scripts using business specs from the Project Management
• Defined and executed testing strategies for many large projects
• Identified project risks and made recommendations to the appropriate project leadership while minimizing risk
• Solved and troubleshot problems with web based applications, policies and procedures
• Defined and recommended different testing tools
• Conducted User Acceptance Tests (UAT1 and UAT2), and Operational Readiness Tests (ORT)
• Worked on Logical and Physical data modeling and other design review sessions to determine and describe data flow from source to target databases by coordinating with Business Analysts and DBA's using ERwin
• Interpreted requirements, design documentation, and tested Web based applications in Windows, NT, and UNIX environments
• Heavy utilization of Microsoft Office Suite
• Written SQL queries and database checkpoints to verify data quality
• Used QA automation tools like Test Director, Win Runner, Load Runner, Open STA, Star Team, and Bugzilla
• Tested Web based applications that were developed to transmit data from the application (backend) to different mobile devices (PDA, WAP phone, Laptop, Desktop)
• Wrote SQL statements to query Oracle 8 databases to abstract transmission data of web applications
• Examined Web based Applications to ensure they were designed according to Specifications
• Generated HTTP scripts using Load runner to stress test browsing capability of client server applications on UNIX environment servers
• Conducted intelligent regression testing that minimized regression test sets according to program coverage and execution costs
• Used Microsoft Word to assemble final reports to be given to the Project Managers
• Used Load Runner to show a detailed performance analysis by locating performance bottlenecks

Confidential

Lead QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of 12 employees and assured that each Web based application and hardware was compatible to the Bios that was developed
• Approved and tested BIOS versions that were developed in a C++ environment
• Used both automated and manual testing tools to get results on Bios and Mainframe compatibility
• Tested Bios versions to assure compatibility with Intel and HP hardware
• Worked with Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT 4.0, SCO UNIX 5 and Novell Platforms to perform testing on different hardware, software and mainframe configurations
• Worked with Win Runner and other manual testing tools to test web based applications
• Performed Functional and Regression testing
• Respond to customer trouble reports, network alarms, and other requests for technologies such as frame relay, ATM, X.25, and E911
• Wrote test plans and test cases for different large projects as well as using SQL to perform checks on different Oracle databases
• Worked with Test Director 5.01 to track defects and write test cases and generate reports
• Used Test Director 5.01 to minimize testing time by time efficient tracking of defects found in Web based applications
• Executed test scripts for defect verification
• Worked in an UNIX environment to test the functionality of Bios
• Worked with Load runner 5.01 to generate different load scenarios
• Conducted testing of Confidential, Mainframe, Intel and legacy components
• Tested different hardware devices in a Sun environment to assure functionality
• Performed bug verification and walk-through with the developer's about open bugs on weekly basis
• Prepared weekly/monthly productivity reports
• Participated in ISO 9002 compliance standards as follows
• Provided guidelines to reduce error reduction, improving systematic inspection and testing
• Produced documentation that showed improved productivity resulting from planning and teamwork