SUMMARY

• Advanced, skilled quality assurance lead technologist driven to ensure product value is effectively realized through the optimization and delivery of superior products.
• Web, service layer, mobile, and native mobile end - to-end testing
• .Net and LAMP platforms
• Automation Support (Selenium IDE, Web Driver, and Appium)
• System Integration, Server, Database and Client-side Functional, Non Functional and Regression Testing (Black-Box and Grey-Box)
• Jenkins and Bamboo Continuous Integration experience
• Web Testing with Rest API’s, SaaS, Cloud computing, Amazon Web Services
• DRM testing (Digital Rights Management)
• HLS and Flash Playback Validation (using Fiddler and Charles Proxy tools)
• Analytics testing using DEV tools and Mixpanel
• Python programming (basic)
• Relational Database queries (basic)
• VI and Linux experience
• Test Documentation (Risk Analysis, Test Plans, Test Cases, Release Notes)
• Equivalence Partitioning, Boundary Value Analysis, State Transition, and Decision Table testing
• Atlassian tools (Jira, Zephyr, Bamboo, Git, Confluence, Stash)
• Experience in Perforce and Bugzilla
• Full SDLC in both Agile (Scrum and Kanban) and Waterfall environments
• Software Configuration Management
• Containerization experience with Docker # ISTQB Certified (CTFL)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Systems Test Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Lead test engineer: plan, write, schedule, and execute both functional and regression testing on Starz’ web desktop, mobile applications, and tools
• Test back-end content related data to ensure integrity utilizing Sharepoint and Contentful CMS systems. Write functional test cases, test plans, plan regression cycles, using Zephyr
• Facilitate sprint planning for the QA team in support of aligning the testing with the development. Monitor and update Scrum and Kanban boards in Jira
• Deploy QA builds with continuous integration of automation scripts using Bamboo
• Create and maintain team wikis with technical documentation, calendars, tools, references etc. in Confluence.
• Partner with other engineering teams to implement and monitor all opportunities for automation utilizing Visual Studio, Selenium Driver, Bamboo, Appium, Imgx Services, Browser Console and Detectorizor tools.
• Optimize analytics functionality prior to, during, and after sprint completion with Mixpanel and Conviva.
• Align with product owners and content teams to elevate the quality of site content and data.
• Work within Angular JS environment.

Quality Assurance and Automation Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Utilized various web and database tools REST Server, Apache Subversion, MySQL, iOS, Android OS, Google API, Twitter Bootstrap.
• Wrote automation scripts using Python and Selenium Web Driver to perform nightly regression audits for production sites.
• Ensured accuracy of all parsed data in databases using Python, MySQL and various scripts utilizing Google data APIs.
• Documented all bugs in Vision Projects.
• Managed CMS systems and admin panels as needed for testing purposes.
• Performed both manual and automated unit tests for mobile applications using both Android and iOS developer tools such as Xcode.

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Perform functional and regression testing and run smoke suites (Manual/Black Box and White Box debugging)
• Worked in environment of EchoStar/Dish Network interactive application development (C#, VB, Java, .NET)
• Used Broadcast Streamer (OpenStreamer) Satellite simulation and multiplexed transport streams for test environment.
• Tested systems integration including windows server (2008,XP) Vsphere and VMware clients and application server GUI.
• Developed tests and tested interactive advertisements and Applications.
• Documented and executed test cases for all assigned projects.
• Developed a quality plan and checklist prior to implementation and release.
• Built verification code in build environments using gmake tools .
• Executed test cases through Dish Network satellite, set-top box and streamer simulations.
• Tracked bugs and other issues and administered projects in Jira.
• Provided management with resources as needed for resource scheduling, project reviews and training. #Built and maintained Transport streams and performed maintenance of hardware (encoders, modulators, multiplexers, upconverters, and Conditional Access Interface)
• Created customer support engineering and technical documentation for end-user installations.

Quality Assurance Enginner

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Perform functional and regression testing and run smoke suites (Manual/Black Box and White Box debugging)
• Worked in environment of EchoStar/Dish Network interactive application development (C#, VB, Java, .NET)
• Used Broadcast Streamer (OpenStreamer) Satellite simulation and multiplexed transport streams for test environment.
• Tested systems integration including windows server (2008,XP) Vsphere and VMware clients and application server GUI.
• Developed tests and tested interactive advertisements and Applications.
• Documented and executed test cases for all assigned projects.
• Developed a quality plan and checklist prior to implementation and release.
• Built verification code in build environments using gmake tools .
• Executed test cases through Dish Network satellite, set-top box and streamer simulations.
• Tracked bugs and other issues and administered projects in Jira.
• Provided management with resources as needed for resource scheduling, project reviews and training.
• Transported stream architecture and maintenance of hardware (encoders, modulators, multiplexers, upconverters, and Conditional Access Interface) to locations of need.
• Created customer support engineering and technical documentation for end-user installations.

Quality Assurance Enginner

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Tested in broadcast trafficking systems environment with C#, Visual Basic, API, AS400, WinSQL, and Bugzilla.
• Wrote test case implementation strategies for all assigned projects for Paradigm Broadcast Traffic systems.
• Created QA estimates for development timeframes in order to meet customer deadlines.
• Tacked bugs and other issues with Onyx and Bugzilla tracking systems
• Execution of database tests using WinSQL and AS400 per Project Management and Developer request