SUMMARY:

A Senior QA Engineer with extensive experience in defining requirements for Test Plans for unified or cross - functional integrated network infrastructures. Significant understanding of prioritizing time constraints while working in tight budgets and open source development processes for building out technically advanced applications.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

OS: Linux-Red Hat 4+, Unix-Solaris 8, Windows 7

Scripting Languages: Python, Visual Basic

Databases: Oracle 8.1.6+, SQL Developer and Navigator, Hummingbird Exceed 7.1, SQL Server 7, Sybase 12.5.2/MCDB 98/Rapid SQL 7.2.1

Defect Reporting: ClearQuest, HP Quality Center, Bugzilla, Jira, Redmine

Application Servers: WebLogic 5.1+, Apache, SilverStream 3.0

Automation: Selenium, TestNG, Appium, Empirix E-Tester & E-Load, Mercury Suite 7.6 (TestDirector, WinRunner, LoadRunner), TestLink, Segue SilkTest, Visual Studio 2012

Other Software: JetBrains (IntelliJ IDEA)-Android Studio, Eclipse Indigo/Helios, Maven, Spring, Cygwin, Citrix XenCenter, SoapUI, TightVNC, PuTTY, Norton Ghost, Easytrieve, MS-DOS, MS Office, GIT repository, MS Visual SourceSafe, MS Project, VersionOne, Workbench 3+, StarTeam 4.2, Trakkr 1.0, FTP, TCP/IP, vi Editor, DOS, Batch

Industries: Cloud-based, Web-based, Wireless, Utilities, Client/Server, Human Capital Management, VOD, SeaChange, DAC/DNCS, Television, Telecom & Mobile, Finance, Warehouse Management System, ERP, CRM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Performed Software Quality Assurance for multiple clients.
• Created and updated Selenium exported to Java scripts.
• Updated TestNG, Appium and other web drivers for libraries.
• Checked in scripts into Github.
• Performed web design maintenance.
• Network troubleshooting on web servers between ISP and web design companies to ensure proper functionality.

Senior QA Contractor, Alpharetta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Validated State and Behavior of data and code between C#, AppFabric and database layers.
• Participated in daily stand-up and user story planning meetings for agile methodology and processes.
• Created and executed SQL queries for Oracle and SQL Server databases to validate proper data storage and updates.
• Updated User Stories in Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) and created Test Scripts accordingly in Test Manager then linked them to the User Stories.
• Closed tasks accordingly for User Story sign-off.

Integration Engineer Contractor

Confidential, Dunwoody, GA

Responsibilities:

• Authored Recommendation Engine Integration Test Plan for review and sign-off.
• Executed J-Unit scripts in Eclipse Indigo.
• Created and updated Selenium scripts.
• Created and executed SQL queries for Oracle databases to validate proper data storage, updates plus deletes.
• Updated defects in Jira, Redmine and HP Quality Center accordingly and informed project owners.
• Performed VOD network reconfiguring and troubleshooting in RedHat, Oracle 10g, RESTful Web Services, Arris SVA, SeaChange, DAC, DNCS, ICOMS, Cisco Trio STBs, etc.

Senior QA Contractor

Confidential, Alpharetta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Tested the processes for New Hires, Employee enrollments, Transfers, Payee enrollment, Third Party Sick Pay, Medicaid, Liens and Garnishments, Reports, etc.
• Authored Test Plans and/or checklists for thoroughly testing payroll functional processes.
• Created and executed SQL queries for Oracle EBS databases.
• Created queries and submitted, verified and closed Problem Logs (PL) in IBM-Rational ClearQuest.
• Assisted with creation of ‘Welcome to Vantage’ document. This document serves as an introduction and knowledge share for setup and configuration for Vantage and all other supporting infrastructures.
• Offered suggestions for QA organization and automation improvements.

Confidential .

Quality Assurance Engineer, Duluth, Georgia

Responsibilities:

• Executed cross-functional testing with OpenStream, SeaChange, QAM, Pump, DAC/DNCS and multiple versions of Motorola and Cisco Set Top Boxes.
• Performed network troubleshooting for RedHat, Oracle 10g, Java, Jboss, etc.
• Assisted with establishing a solid Selenium automation test environment. More specifically, generated and edited Selenium automation scripts, then exported those scripts into Python scripts to further update and then checked them into GIT repository.
• Assisted with configuration, maintenance and documentation of servers and software in QA Lab.
• Managed several Sun Blade and other Virtual servers and storage arrays using Citrix XenCenter.
• Assisted Requirements and System Integration teams with the development of assumptions, issues, risks and customer requirements.
• Authored and updated results in Test Tasks for User Stories in VersionOne.
• Validated proper information data storage and integrity via SQL Developer queries/scripts.
• Executed XML placement requests/responses in SoapUI.
• Analyzed, tracked and regression tested defects in Bugzilla.

Senior Test Analyst/ Systems Analyst, Atlanta, Georgia

Responsibilities:

• Served as Co-Lead for QA Team coordinating efforts among multiple teams some of which were off shore.
• Provided Work Estimates (task by hour, resource planning) and updated Work Plan accordingly.
• Reviewed Test Plans, Detailed Scenarios for correctness dealing with various testing Initiatives.
• Analyzed and tracked defects in TestDirector and communicated them with client.
• Validated proper customer data storage and integrity via SQL queries/scripts.
• Authored High Level Scenarios spreadsheet then compared it against Risk Matrix for number of test script estimation.
• Assisted Requirements team with the development of assumptions, issues, risks and customer requirements from a Quality Assurance perspective.
• Acted as Site Lead for Solutions workforce personnel.

Confidential 

Business Analyst/QA Engineer/Contractor, Atlanta, Georgia

Responsibilities:

• Reorganized TestDirector for improved mapping of Functional Requirements to test cases in TestDirector. Beat expected project time deadlines, in terms of Mapping, Authoring and Executing Test Cases by 15% in first pass.
• Served as Team Lead for Segue's SilkTest implementation with the eventual migration of WinRunner scripts into SilkTest.
• Responsible for authoring and testing Billing and Accounting processes: Individual and Group Accounts, Adjustments (i.e. Retroactive, Carrier limits verification), Retirees (i.e. Annuity-deducted, Medicaid/Medicare eligibility, Coverage verifications and Change Periods). Billing & Accounting required a strong understanding of Enrollment, Eligibility, Coverage Rates, Tables and Types. Analyzed valid adjustments occurred in DB2 database.
• Ensured complete Medicaid testing coverage and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act) Compliance.

Confidential .

Quality Assurance Engineer, Atlanta, Georgia

Responsibilities:

• Tested proprietary Java-based web applications used by a Fortune 500 company. These applications used WebLogic as the application server and tied to an Oracle database on the back end.
• Created load test scenarios for web-based collaboration software from requirements then converted these scenarios to automated load test scripts via Empirix E-Tester and E-Load testing applications. Scheduled scenario load tests and recorded CPU, memory and hard disk utilization results for reports.
• Verified version updates of software and documentation in Rational ClearCase for consistency.
• Coordinated the execution of installation scripts, database cleanup scripts of load test data then extracted error logs for verifications in multiple environments.
• Streamlined quality control methods through result matrices to ensure process control and product's compliance to the functional specifications. This reduced amount of time to report test results and allowed for complete representation of testing coverage.
• Conducted product support/services and won an award for outstanding commitment to successful product delivery.

Confidential .

Quality Assurance Engineer, Atlanta, Georgia

Responsibilities:

• Performed testing and quality assurance for the development of E-Business Solutions (EBS) software. These web-based applications used a WebLogic application server that tied to either an Oracle or a SQL Server database server.
• Verified connectivity (IP, JDBC, ODBC, EJB, CLASSPATH, XML and XSL) and data integrity between various database servers and the application server in multiple platforms.
• Coordinated the execution of installation DOS batch scripts (run setup.bat), database cleanup scripts of load test data and extracted error logs (edit appinstall.log) for verifications in multiple environments.
• Tested and verified the applications installations and tracked defects in Mercury TestDirector that tied into WinRunner. Created LoadRunner User Defined functions for Web-based application.