SUMMARY:

• Experience with Agile, Waterfall and Iterative methodologies.
• Expertise in testing both GUI and non - GUI applications in the accounting, telecommunications and sports industries.
• Interfaced and networked with a variety of platforms including JDE, Oracle, Windows, and others.
• Six years of experience including 2 years of JDEdwards World and OneWorld financial software (primarily general ledger, accounts receivable, and accounts payable), 2 years with Qwest Communications, and 1 year and 3 months with IT Confidential . / Train-To-Technologies, LLC.
• Limited experience using the QTP automated testing tool.
• Understands the importance and relationship between software development, QA, executive/strategic planning, communication, and client relationship management.
• Understands the complete SDLC and STLC processes.
• Successfully authored software test documents including test plans, test cases, and test steps based on user requirements, specifications, wire frames, and technical design documents.
• Utilized testing tools (Quality Center, SpiraTest, Putty, and Jira).
• Familiar with Selenium IDE for website testing.
• Ability to analyze and understand technical problems by using specifications, log files, etc.
• Capable of responding to issues in a professional and systematic manner.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor testing team.
• Team player with excellent interpersonal relational skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Agile and Waterfall testing and methodologies
• Test plans, test cases, and processes
• Functional requirements
• Scripting and documentation
• Regression and negative testing
• Testing automation
• UI and compatibility testing
• Defect/bug tracking
• Test strategies and coverages
• QA and QC standards
• Quickbooks Pro
• JDEdwards World
• JDEdwards OneWorld

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Englewood, CO

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• IT Confidential . is a software development company that designs and develops web, desktop, client-server, mobile, and intranet applications for a wide array of industries and organizations.
• Train-To-Technologies, LLC is a training company specializing in certified programs in leading software technologies.
• CricDrive is an application which consolidates live coverage, news articles, live blogs, live match commentary, scorecards, and a database of previous matches into a user friendly application.
• Contributed to Agile (Scrum) sprint planning sessions by sizing user stories for estimated testing LOE and helping to assign story points which assists with backlog grooming.
• Involved in daily stand-up meetings with development team and stakeholders, communicating current progress planned activities and blocking issues.
• Studied, understood, and analyzed user stories allowing knowledgeable participation in the development process.
• Authored functional test cases and test steps in SpiraTest for several modules including Admin, Scorer, and the customer facing application.
• Assured that negative test scenarios and boundary conditions were covered by the test cases.
• Updated Jira with test cases and defects to keep the entire team aware of progress.
• Verified that developers had performed unit tests on each build in the sprint.
• Assumed lead tester role which included performing a smoke test on each build introduced into the test environment, mentoring fellow testers, and communicating pertinent information to the team.
• The smoke test involved signing in as an Admin, creating a match, assigning a Scorer, signing in as a Scorer, and scoring a few plays on the match.
• Manually executed test cases through SpiraTest and accurately reported results, including defects, to the team using Jira.
• Utilized a traceability matrix to assure all requirements specified in the user stories were covered.
• Utilized XML queries on the database to verify that match, scorer, squad, and fixture details were properly created and updated. Data was also manipulated by this method for testing purposes.
• Re-tested defects and made sure that all were passed or deferred before production release.
• Routinely performed component, integration, and smoke testing.
• Performed black box and white box testing.
• Participated in the retrospective at the end of the sprint to identify lessons learned and to develop a plan for improvement.
• Crafted training manuals for classroom use.
• Designed advertising material including flyers and brochures.
• Authored legal documentation.

Environment: Agile, Windows 8/7, HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, Java, MySQL, Jira, SpiraTest and HeidiSQL

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Qwest Communications (now CenturyLink) is a global communications, hosting, cloud and IT services company producing innovative technology solutions.
• CRM (Customer Request Management) is an internal Qwest application developed to manage the complicated customer order process for the many types of products offered.
• Analyzed business requirements to assure understanding of the intent of the requirements.
• Authored detailed test conditions, cases, and scripts.
• Prepared test data.
• Provided testing for the frontend and backend of functionality, communicating closely with business analysts, developers, and members of the QA team.
• Logged bugs into an automated defect management system.
• Performed component, integration, and regression testing of the CRM client-server software application utilizing existing test scripts, business requirements, and system requirements.
• Maintained detailed test logs and reported test results in Mercury Test Director.
• Tested user interface functionality and GUI standards as well as validated and entered data in the tables using SQL+ queries.

Environment: Unix, Windows NT/2000, SQL, Java, Servlets Oracle 8i/9i, TOAD 7.5, Test Director 7.2, JSP, .Net

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• JDEdwards (later bought by Oracle) develops an integrated applications suite of comprehensive enterprise resource planning software (now EnterpriseOne) that combines business value, standards-based technology, and deep industry experience into a complete business solution.
• Inspected business requirement documents to assure complete understanding of requirements.
• Authored and executed detailed test plans, test cases, and test scripts for accounting software.
• Reported defects on an automated defect management system and followed through by regression testing the fixes.
• Utilized the record and play function on the QTP automated scripting tool.
• Tested JDE World software - primarily general ledger and accounts payable applications.
• Tested JDE OneWorld software - primarily general ledger, accounts payable, and accounts receivable applications.
• Tested localization aspects for correct currency conversion and language translation.