Software Test Engineer Resume Cedar Rapids, Iowa - Hire IT People

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

Accomplished Software Test Engineer with over 13 years experience creating and implementing test plans and automated performance test scenarios in telecommunications, web applications and educational testing. Proven record of completing the test cycle on time despite increasingly aggressive time lines. Talent for quickly evaluating testing needs and strategies based on requirements.

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential – Cedar Rapids, Iowa 2008 – 2009
Senior Software Test Engineer

Implemented a rapid test cycle strategy to allow for weekly multiple releases subsequent to testing and installation. Executed functional test cases and logged the results in the test case database.

Maintained an aggressive deployment schedule of multiple releases per week to ensure a critical edge against competitors.
Represented the test group in Release Planning and Marketing meetings.
Developed test plans and test cases to thoroughly exercise assigned applications.

Confidential – Iowa City, Iowa 2000 - 2008
Senior Software Test Engineer

Designed and implemented requirements-based test strategies, test plans and test cases for multiple products. Using automated test tools, performed capacity and performance tests. Executed functional test cases and logged the results in the test case database.

Co-developed strategies designed to test the performance and capacity of the largest scoring application at Pearson.
Saved development dollars by identifying performance and capacity issues early in the development cycle. Using automated test tools, the test cases were repeatable and needed little human intervention, saving testing time and money.
Analyzed Loadrunner test results with Wily monitoring tool to identify potential bottlenecks at the database and slowdowns on the web tier, eliminating the need to hire outside resources.
Authored a data creation procedure detailing steps and tools required to create test data in the ePen test environment.
Created a document to quantify peak volumes for the product, recording maximum number of scores per hour, the number of concurrent users, the quantity of web and database servers, the frequency of report requests and the percentage of users performing different tasks. This information was subsequently used to create test plan and performance automated scenarios.
Deployed software builds to the application server farm running Windows 2003 and Jboss, as well as Oracle or SQL on the database tier.

Confidential – Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1999-2000
Software Test Manager

Implemented a rapid test cycle strategy to allow for weekly multiple releases subsequent to testing and installation. Evaluated test needs based on requirements and specifications and assigned test engineers areas of responsibility. Reviewed test plans and monitored progress of the test cycle.

Maintained an aggressive deployment schedule of multiple releases per week to ensure a critical edge against competitors.
Supervised the test group on a daily basis.
Represented the test group in Release Planning and Enhancement meetings.

Confidential – Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1996-1999
Software Test Engineer

Performed functional testing of multiple telecommunications products for automated call units and “operator assistance” desktop applications.

Developed test plans and test cases to thoroughly exercise assigned applications.
Verified application code and documented all defects.
Performed regression test suites against each new version of code to ensure quality through the development test cycle.
Consistently completed test plans on or ahead of schedule.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Operating Systems
Microsoft: Windows Me, NT, Server

Software Apache Webserver
BEA WebLogic MS SQL Server
Mercury (HP) Loadrunner Oracle 10g
HP BAC

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science

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