TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Agile
• Python
• Powershell
• Software Test
• Vsphere
• Servers
• Networking
• Linux
• Windows
• UI testing
• REST API testing
• Robot Framework
• TestNG
• Java
• C++
• Selenium (Google WebDriver) firmware testing defect reporting team lead

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Austin, TX

Test/QA lead

Responsibilities:

• Wrote test plans for system level testing and functional block level testing including embedded Oracle Linux, custom PCIe driver, PMU (Power Management Unit) SOC block and Infiniband (Mellanox) drivers
• Wrote functional, performance and stress tests using python scripts, shell scripts and the pytest framework to test system remotely. Executed automated and manual tests
• Managed the test execution and defects in JIRA. Created a Quality dashboard
• Wrote Jenkins jobs to support test automation, and regression testing
• Used Git/CVS to manage test and firmware repositories
• Generated release builds using internal scripts (YOCTO)
• Tested the FPGA prototype

Software Test Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Wrote Quality Plan for Management features of the product, reviewed test plans, wrote Agile User Stories, groomed the backlog, held/participate in Stand up meetings, interface with the Development teams.
• Wrote the core python test modules used to access the system under test (SUT), and capture SUT events leveraging the python networkx and ppyzmq libraries.
• Wrote Robot Framework tests and keywords and demo’d to the team. Wrote python keywords to support various test needs, including CAN bus messaging, Ekey FRU feature, test console debugger
• Setup daily regression testing using Jenkins to execute many tests (~1200).Setup Test Dashboard to report the test results
• Code review lead. Use git/gerrit to review Robot Framework scripts, keywords and python code.
• Used a Microsoft Windows 2008 test head in VMware to test physical enclosures including Enclosure Manager, switches, Blades servers, power supplies and fans to test the system remotely using REST, shell access, Confidential ILO.
• Code review lead. Use git/gerrit for code review and code management. Reviewed Robot Framework keywords and python code
• Moved the test framework and test case repo into a docker container to improve the portability of running tests

Test lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed automation scripts using Powershell (.NET), utilizing an internal test framework, to test the web appliance using the REST API
• Wrote test plan, reported status to project team, held meetings to determine test priority, defect triage/escalation, remove technical barriers, train junior testers
• Create automation scripts using Powershell to configure the test environment, compute, network and storage provisioning, query SQL database to validate test results.
• Created automation scripts using Python to create test report summaries, and report defects using internal Bug tracker
• Wrote UI test, using Python and Webdriver, using three browsers (Firefox, Chrome, IE)

Product Development Engineer

Confidential, Austin, TX

Responsibilities:

• Managed analysis priority, fault isolation resources, coordinated lab activities, responsible for team readiness
• Participated in cross functional product owner meetings to plan activities and communicate results
• Mentored/trained junior engineers in testing and analytical techniques
• Tested microprocessors in an ATE (Automated Test Equipment) test environment. Used Java, XML, data driven tests (test vectors) and XTOS hardware test framework to do black box smoke tests, sanity tests and functional tests of microprocessors
• Defect Analysis. Created Debug plans, including test plans and analytical plans to do white box testing of microprocessor defects, using JTAG, SCAN and BIST DFT (Design for Test) techniques. Root cause analysis to determine systematic or random sources as well as design and process issues was completed. Also, used advanced analytical techniques in combination with automated tests to identify performance limiters related to speed and power to meet the product release timeline.
• Led a team to specify and evaluate a $2.5 million analytical probe system to support sub micron microprocessors. Completed the acceptance tests on time. Submitted bug reports to the vendor and followed up on fixes. The platform lifetime exceeded 10 years and is still in operation.
• Debugged test hardware
• Developed web reservation system to support an open lab in a multi building campus using Linux, Apache web server, PERL, HTML templates. Authenticated users against their unix password. Supported the system for 5 years with no unanticipated downtime.
• Skills/Tools

Software Test Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Manual/Automated website testing using Selenium.
• Developed an automated test platform utilizing WebDriver, TestNG, Java and Eclipse IDE.Wrote a test listener to create Datalogs in Excel format using Apache POI Java library.
• Developed an automated test suite utilizing the page object pattern. The automated tests were run in a nightly build as regression tests for build release.
• Wrote test plan using the Google ACC format to characterize product risk and measure impact of test coverage on product quality and release readiness
• Deployed test environment using devop Chef scripts