SUMMARY:

• In - depth knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle, as well as mobile/web manual and automation QA methodologies, strategies, and tools including Agile.
• Passionate and committed to producing exceptional quality and performance through high caliber work in a fast-paced, constantly changing atmosphere.
• Exceptional proficiency in software issue identification and documentation.
• Collaborative, working effectively in and with other teams while still self-motivated to work independently of direction.
• Several years of industry experience including software testing, programming, and technical support.
• Strong IT skills including building and maintaining computers, mobile devices, desktop software, and databases.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, verbal and written communication skills, and experienced in tackling multiple projects and tight deadlines.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Platforms: Windows 10/7/Vista/XP, Mac OSX

Mobile Platforms: iOS, Android, Windows Phone

Web Platforms: Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer

Programming: XPath, JavaScript, XML, HTML, Java, C

Database: Oracle, MySQL

Test Automation: Confidential TouchTest, Confidential CloudTest, Telerik Test Studio, eggPlant Functional, Perfecto Mobile, Xamarin Test Recorder, Selenium IDE/RC/Webdriver

Web Testing Tools: XPath, Firebug, DOM Inspector, RegEx Tester

Networking: TCP/IP, FTP, HTTP, Internet, Intranet

Virtualization: Oracle VirtualBox, Genymotion, VMware Server

Collaboration and Bug Tracking: Jira, Confluence, TestRail, Fog Bugz, Zendesk CMS, Bugzilla, Elementool

Applications: Appcelerator, Microsoft Office, Salesforce

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Mobile Automation Testing Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed customer mobile apps and test cases based on business criticality, value of automation, automation readiness, and ease of automation, in order to prioritize test cases, ultimately generating a mobile test automation roadmap and level of effort to complete generated roadmap.
• Drafted multiple test plans for manual and automation testing efforts, as well as creating highly detailed test cases for apps under development based off functional and screen design documents.
• Conducted on site and remote automation training sessions for a combination of over 50 internal staff members and clients, focusing on building a foundation of key concepts and best practices from which trainees were able to successfully begin developing mobile automation scripts based off manual test case scenarios.
• Delivered mobile and web automation Proof of Concepts for clients looking to identify automation solutions that could support current and future QA testing requirements.

Confidential, Mountain View, CA

Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Conducted on site and remote training, focusing on building a foundation of key concepts and best practices from which clients were able to successfully begin developing mobile automation scripts based off manual test case scenarios.
• Developed Proof of Concepts for potential and existing clients, demonstrating how mobile app and mobile web automation could be utilized to enhance functional and performance testing.
• Created mobile automation scripts for clients from specified manual test case scenarios utilizing multiple iOS and Android mobile devices and tablets, reducing time spent manual testing.
• Reduced a client’s total number of manual test case scenarios by 52% over a 2-month period, creating 124 mobile automation scripts and 225 mobile utility scripts.

Confidential, Campbell, CA

Mobile Software QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed rigorous manual testing of the Confidential mobile application on iOS and Android, resulting in the release of 5 iOS and 3 Android version updates.
• Led the QA team in the development of iOS and Android mobile automation scripts utilizing Confidential TouchTest.
• Implemented new coding standards for the Confidential mobile application on iOS and Android, producing significant improvements to the reliability and robustness of mobile automation scripts.
• Created detailed test cases based on user story acceptance criteria agreed upon by the QA, development, and product teams during sprint planning and grooming meetings.
• Updated and rewrote test cases based on changes made to the UX, UI, and functionality of iOS and Android applications.
• Utilized JIRA to assign user stories and sub-tasks, track and close outstanding tasks, and submit bug reports. Significantly reduced the time taken by the development team to reproduce and resolve reported bugs by specifying highly detailed steps on how to reproduce each issue accompanied by screenshots and or video.
• Collaborated with third party API developers to finalize new functionality integration requirements.
• Reported on tasks that positively and negatively affected the latest mobile app release, leading to improvements in how the QA, development, and product teams approached assigning and completing tasks for future releases.
• Collaborated with QA, development, and product teams to determine which UX, UI, or functionality changes would be included into upcoming mobile releases, then collectively assigned each change an order of precedence for completion.

Confidential, Los Altos, CA

Software QA Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Tested web based application developed for enterprises which allows IT departments to create and manage a virtual infrastructure for cloud services.
• Worked in Software as a Service ( Confidential ), Platform as a Service ( Confidential ), and Infrastructure as a Service ( Confidential ) testing environments utilizing Agile testing methodologies.
• Collaborated with multiple teams to a nalyze a complex software system and understand how each module would affect other module functionality, designing a testing strategy.
• Developed and executed test cases for manual testing of the application based on User Stories.
• Updated and rewrote test cases based on changes made to the UX, UI, and functionality of the web based application.
• Performed functional, acceptance, integration, ad hoc, and regression tests for daily builds.
• Identified, researched, and then reported software defects using Bugzilla bug-tracking system. Specified highly detailed steps to reproduce accompanied by screenshots that reduced the time taken to reproduce and resolve each issue.
• Led QA team meetings and discussions.