SUMMARY:

• An energetic QA, committed to the QA testing industry, who is a quick learner, is seeking a position as a Software Quality Analyst/Engineer contributing in a team environment where my skills can be challenged, where I can make a difference for the company.
• My Quality Assurance skills are complemented with my technical skills, which allow me to be successful in delivering assignments on - budget and on-time.
• I have an in-depth understanding of the SDLC (System Development Life Cycle) and where QA can make an impact to the bottom line.
• I am flexible and possess a strategic IT business vision to assist a company to meet their goals working in a Scrum/Agile, Kanban or Waterfall work environments. Available for: contract 1099 or W2; Contract-to-hire and FTE.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows NT; Linux; XP; and AIX Client-Server UNIX; Windows 8.1, 7.0, 3.x, NT and XP; SaaS Citrix; DOS; MVS; and JES2.

BROWSER: Browser testing using various IE; Fire Fox; Safari; Google Chrome; Netscape; iPad; iPhone; and Android devices.

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: Java Script; HTML; Business Objects and Servlets using an application server; Microsoft SQL Server; Solr (search engine); Microsoft ASP .Net C# .Net; Java; and Silver Stream.

Client-Server: XML; PowerBuilder; Oracle; SQL Plus; Oracle PLSQL; Oracle Packages, Triggers, Stored Procedures, and Functions; Logical/Physical database design on Oracle; EDI; Microsoft DOS Bat files; and UNIX .ksh shells and Crontab using a VI editor.

Mainframe: COBOL; Micro Focus COBOL; CICS (Command); PL/1; EDI; IMS DB/DC; IMS DL/1; DB2; VSAM; DATACOM; Expediter; Easytrieve Plus; SAS; CLISTS; RACF; TSO/ISPF; and JCL.

SOFTWARE TESTING TOOLS: Test Complete v8.0 and 7.0; IEInspector; Fiddler; Omniture (web analytics; Microsoft Visual Studio C# 2008/2012; Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/2012 Test Edition; Autopilot; Mercury Quality Management; HP ALM/Quality Center; JIRA; Rally; Embarcadero Rapid SQL; XML; Microsoft Log File Parser; Performance Analyzer; Bounds Checker; Visual Quantify; Performance Explorer; Caliber RM; Together Soft; and Microsoft Visual SourceSafe.

ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE PACKAGES: PeopleSoft Enterprise One (formally known as JD Edwards One World); PeopleSoft Enterprise One; Empower; and Lending Space.

THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE PACKAGES: Lending Space; PCMiler (routing optimizer); CZAR (rating); Vertex (sales tax calculator); Citrix (terminal emulator); and various EDI message types. ---- CRISP; Product Finder; Credit Reporting; FNC Appraisal; Fraud Interthinx; First American Flood; West Lake Flood; ERS Automated Underwriting; ELI/MSP; Elynx; Power Seller; MERS Dock/Track; HMDA/CraWiz; LaSalle; AMB; SBO Service by Others; Paid off Loans; Imaging Document Tracking; Source Corp; Right Fax; and Core Logic Appraisal.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Centennial, Co

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for QA testing of complex in-house developed corporate web-applications used to enter and maintain customer order information thru document generation, tracking and booking of order dollars. Participated as a team member in reviews and planning of backlog work.
• Participated as a team member in reviews and planning of backlog work.
• Web-based testing using ATTD (Acceptance Test Driven Development) SpecFlow Cucumber Given/When/Then for test case development,
• Worked with the team on best approach for production releases.
• Designed E2E test scripts for Production releases.
• Data validation of complex business financial information using Excel pivot tables and SQL queries.
• Wrote automation scripts using Microsoft Coded UI with Visual Studio 2012 C-Sharp.

Confidential, Denver, CO

QA Engineer

• Working in a startup environment utilizing Kanban development methodology.
• Responsible for QA testing of public facing residential web-portal applications used by customers for inquiry, maintain home modem settings and pay bills on-line.
• Participated as a team member in reviews and planning of backlog work.
• Worked with development on production releases.
• Writing automation scripts using Java and Selenium 2.0 Web-driver to complete smoke testing.

Confidential, Highlands Ranch, CO

Senior QA Analyst/Engineer

• Available as a Contract 1099 or W2, working on-site or remote. Available to work anywhere in the continental US while being home-based in Colorado.
• Testing services for: Web/E-commerce and Client-Server architectures covering: GUI, APIs/Web services, and data validation using Microsoft SQL Server using manual and test automation.
• Skilled in the following testing methods: Unit; Functional; Integration; Acceptance; Accessibility; API; Boundary Value; Browser Compatibility; Ad-Hoc; Data validation; End-to-End; Exploratory; Error-Handling; Failover; Fuzz; GUI; Black/White Box; Gorilla; Hybrid Integration; Happy Path; Interface; Keyword Driven; Script Driven; Load/Performance; Orthogonal Array; Pair; Path; Penetration; Retesting; Recovery; Smoke; Security; System Integration; Usability; and Vulnerability.
• Test automation tools using: Selenium 1.0 & 2.0; Microsoft Visual Studio Test Professional 2012, Test Complete and FitNesse. Types of automation tests written: Simple frameworks, Data-Driven, Keyword-Driven and Load/Performance. Covering: Smoke, Regression and End-to-End using C# or Java as the scripting language. Load and performance testing using: Microsoft Visual Studio Test Professional 2012, Test Complete and Open source tools.
• Consulting services, which cover assessing an existing company’s QA, practices with a customized document on areas of efficiencies to be gained for: small and medium sized companies.
• Consulting services: providing guidance on setting up a formal QA team/department.
• Train and mentor company’s QA staff on: QA best practices; manual testing, Microsoft SQL Server; Test automation; How to select and use free open source testing tools; and QA certifications.
• Provide Release Management services: pre and post production release.
• Flexible working in: Scrum/Agile, Kanban or Waterfall development environments.

Confidential, Englewood, CO

Senior QA Analyst, QA Engineer

• Worked in a team environment utilizing Kanban development methodology.
• Established a testing approach for validating releases made to the purchased system called: Lending Space.
• Participated as a tester validating enhancements made to the Lending Space system.
• Designed and wrote (proof-of-concept) automated scripts for smoke testing using Selenium 2.0 against the packaged Lending Space system.

Confidential, Greenwood Village, CO

Senior QA Analyst, QA Engineer

• Participated in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements in a Kanban development environment.
• Review software documentation to ensure technical accuracy and compliance to mitigate risks for a complex SaaS Citrix based packaged financial system.
• The establishment of testing standards where none existed within the company. The standards were designed to be flexible due to tight deadlines.
• Prepared, presented a QA strategy to meet company goals to improve quality of the systems. The plan included an approach to validate 32 third-party systems.
• Established mentoring programs for the QA Team.
• Coordinated other company resources to assist with testing, working alongside with QA.
• Coordinated QA team members on daily testing activities.
• Report testing progress and quality by tracking metrics and defects.
• Established testing environments to mimic the installed client environments which enabled the testing team to better test and resolve client reported issues.
• Responsible for management of the Customer Service functions.
• Provide technical support during software installation or configuration at Client locations.
• Designed and wrote automated scripts for smoke testing; to augment the manual testing efforts using C# and Microsoft Visual Studio Test Professional 2012 creating coded UI tests. The automation tests were: script and data-driven.

Confidential, Denver, CO

Senior QA Analyst, Engineer

• Participated in daily Kanban stand-up meetings, participated in product design reviews to provide input on product designs, testing approaches to validate an in-house developed complex (intranet) web-system.
• Document software defects, using a bug tracking system, and report defects to software developers.
• Report testing progress using standard reporting templates.
• Testing methods used: Functional; Acceptance; Boundary Value; Browser Compatibility; Ad-Hoc; End-to-End; Exploratory; Error-Handling; GUI; Black/White Box; Happy Path; Interface; Script Driven; Pair; Path; Retesting; and Smoke.
• Testing Third-Party/In-House Developed included: Web-page Breadcrumbs; Fiddler; IE Tester; Various open source QA testing tools; Windows 7; Mac; Cross Browser testing IE8 & 9; Safari; FireFox; Web-page links; Http Return Codes; and Web-page cookie Management
• Designed and wrote automated scripts (coded UI tests) to smoke and regression test 20 web-pages using C# and Microsoft Visual Studio Test Professional 2012. Automation tests were: script and data-driven.

Confidential, Denver, CO

Senior QA Analyst, Engineer

• Participated in daily Agile Scrum product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, or potential problems.
• Specialized testing that supported validation of the Ad-Revenue model that Confidential operates within their web-pages.
• Validation of advanced services that required customer signup with a monthly and yearly payment options.
• Document software defects, using a bug tracking system, and report defects to software developers.
• Report testing progress and defects using standardized reporting templates.
• Testing methods used: Unit; Functional; Integration; Acceptance; Accessibility; API; Browser Compatibility; Ad-Hoc, End-to-End; Exploratory; GUI; Black/White Box; Gorilla; Happy Path; Interface; Script Driven; Orthogonal Array; Pair; Regression; Retesting; Smoke; System Integration; Usability; and Vulnerability.
• Testing Third-Party/In-House Developed included: Desk top; iPhone; iPad; Android mobile devices; an in-house developed web-site tracking system (like Omniture); Search Engine Optimization (SEO); Meta tags; Breadcrumbs; Page and Link tracking; Content Management; ComScore; ForeSee; Social Medias; Google Tags; Web-page links; Http Return Codes; Https Security; and Web-page cookie tracking.
• Designed and wrote automated scripts to regression test 35 APIs/Web services using FitNesse with Java script. Created a scheduler/framework using FitNesse to automatically launch the FitNesse tests.

Confidential, Denver, CO

Senior QA Analyst, Engineer, QA Lead

• Main tester/lead for an Ad-revenue based internet system containing over 300 web-pages presenting the information in over 1.5 million possible ways based on available data that-could-be-presented.
• Participated in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, product designs using Waterfall, Agile and Kanban development methodologies for an e-commerce system.
• Plan test schedules or strategies in accordance with project scope or delivery dates for other team Quality Assurance members on the team.
• Develop or specify standards, methods, or procedures to determine product quality or release readiness.
• Monitor program performance to ensure efficient and problem-free operations.
• Install and configure software testing environments to allow testing of software performance.
• Created tests for load balancer, to measure performance on server farms.
• Document software defects, using a bug tracking system, and report defects to software developers.
• Specialized testing that supported validation of the complex Ad-Revenue model that Confidential operated within their web-pages utilizing Omniture.
• Report testing progress and quality by tracking metrics, defects and code coverage.
• Developed testing strategies and test cases for cross-team integration testing.
• Ensuring quality while working under tight project schedules.
• Testing methods used: Unit; Functional; Integration; Acceptance; Accessibility; API; Boundary Value; Browser Compatibility; Ad-Hoc; Data validation; End-to-End; Exploratory; Error-Handling; Failover; Fuzz; GUI; Black/White Box; Gorilla; Hybrid Integration; Happy Path; Interface; Keyword Driven; Script Driven; Load/Performance; Orthogonal Array; Pair; Path; Penetration; Retesting; Recovery; Smoke; Security; System Integration; Usability; and Vulnerability.
• Testing Third-Party/In-House Developed included: Various vendor software’s; Search Engine Optimization (SEO); Meta tags; Complex web-page Breadcrumbs; Omniture for page and link tracking; Tridion for Content Management; Validation of complex ad-revenue presentations on web-pages; ComScore; ForeSee; Fiddler; IE Tester; Gomez; Various open source QA testing tools; Windows 7; Mac; Cross Browser testing: IE6; 7; 8 & 9; Safari; FireFox; iPhone; iPad; Android mobile devices; Social Medias; Google Tags; Google Analytics; Complex APIs/Web Services; Complex web-page links; Http Return Codes; Https Security; and Complex Web-page cookie Management.
• Designed a Test-Automation implementation plan for core Confidential systems.
• Directed other Quality Assurance team members on automation.
• Designed and wrote using Test Complete and Selenium 1.0 automation for Confidential web-site. Performed load/performance testing using Test Complete. Used frameworks to launch Test Complete automation tests. Automation tests were: script, keyword and data-driven.

Confidential, Littleton, CO

QA Lead and QA Analyst

• Hands-on QA Lead/Analyst for the most mission critical systems at Confidential . The systems included integration testing with 27 other systems that included the Federal Reserve.
• Testing required the creation, execution and management of over 26,000 test cases.
• Testing covered: Intranet and Batch applications with a complex security layer.
• The team consisted of 17 QA’s for this project. Made up of: full-time, contract, and offshore (Mumbai, India). Responsible for hiring, work assignments and reviews for team members.
• Working daily with the IT and management to ensure the QA deliverables are meeting their expectations.
• The creation of test plan documents.
• The establishment of testing standards to provide metrics to management on testing progress.
• Created and presented training to the other QA team members on the Fidelity Mortgage system and 27 other systems, including the use of SQL to extract data from the database.
• Established a testing strategy with the QA team members. And, established a program where the team and I completed walk-through on testing approaches and best practices.
• Reviewed design documents and provided feedback during the development effort.
• Created “White Papers” to further define difficult areas of the system for future testing efforts.