SUMMARY

Work Experience:

Contractor

Responsibilities included:

• Authoring and developing tests for Compass Studio application that facilitates content integration for XBOX One in an Agile programming environment.
• Maintaining an existing test framework, using UIA.
• Executing and analyzing TFS test runs in Microsoft Test Manger MTM .

Contractor Confidential

• Maintaining an existing test framework for Xbox ESPN Web-based service applications and additional test automation in C , using HTTP API's.
• Creating a test framework for the next generation of Xbox ESPN and MLB Azure services using C and Azure API's.
• Test lab maintenance, settinging up and maintaining TFS build and test agents and controllers on a network of virtual machines.

Contractor

Confidential

Responsibilities included:

• Developing a Maui-based UI Testing Framework and tests for Visual Studio 10 SP1 Local Help Viewer.
• Migrating the Framework and tests above from Maui to UI Automation and developing additional tests for Visual Studio 11 Local Help Viewer.
• Executing and investigating test passes, including localization test passes, using MadDog test execution framework
• Debugging WPF and C source code.

Contractor Confidential

Responsibilities included:

• Developing automated C test suites for Silverlight for Windows Embedded.
• Authoring test plans
• Testing on multiple architectures, including: x86, ARM, MIPS and NVAP
• Testing Windows Embedded 6.5 and 7. Shipped Windows Embedded 6.5.
• Confidential Windows Experience/Desktop Experience team Wex/Dex
• Completed the release cycle of Windows 7 from Design Stage through RC: Design and Feature Specifications reviews, Test Documentation, Test authoring and implementation , Test passes, Test signoff of all milestones, including Beta, RTM and RC

Responsibilities included:

• Test owner for the User Interface of the following Windows 7 components: Start Menu, Start Menu pinned list, Taskbar pinned list, Jump lists, Taskbar Progress Bars and Start Menu Control Panel.
• Participated in Windows Design reviews for Windows 7 and reviewed Feature and Development Specifications.
• Authored comprehensive Test Design Specifications for the above-mentioned components.
• Designed and developed a suite of Manual and Automated test cases using C /COM and RPF UI test framework. Tests maintained in the Windows Test Technologies WTT test framework.
• Drove the Customer Connection project for CoreUX and DEX teams, including: answering customer question and concerns in live meeting discussions with Microsoft MVP customers, representing the Desktop Experience team for customer events and conferences, participating in field studies, and monitoring customer newsgroups.
• Maintained a technical question and answer blog on RPF UI Automation framework endorsed by RPF author.

Confidential Windows Security Activation Team WINSEC

Responsibilities include:

• Designed and developed automated, language-independent test suites for Windows Certification Authority Server using Shell script, C , and XAcc UI automation tool, on the following platforms: Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows Vista/Longhorn Server. Tests maintained in the Windows Test Technologies WTT test framework.
• Test owner of several MMC Snap-ins and features: Enterprise Private Key Interface PKI View, Certificate Templates , Certification Authority snap-in, Certification Authority Backup/Restore, Key Archival, Certificate Revocation List CRL , Cross-Certification and Qualified Subordination.
• Facilitated Longhaul burn in testing for the Certification Authority Server and Client teams.
• Drove Test Automation localization for the Certificate Server and Client teams.

Confidential

Contractor

Responsibilities included:

• Developed an automated test suite for the Rights Management Add-on for Internet Explorer an application that allowed users to view Rights-Protected Office content in older versions of Internet Explorer.
• Automated tests of MS Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook, and Windows Shell using Maui test framework and .NET COM libraries.

Responsibilities included:

• Developed a fully automated test suite for AsmMeta an internal tool used by many teams across Microsoft.
• Developed and maintained automated tests, investigated test run results and developed a comprehensive test harness using C , C and Perl.

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities Included:

• Developed and maintained IBM Mainframe Emulators in Java and Visual C for the IBM/3270, AS400/5250, VT/Async terminal types, and emulators specific to the airline industries InfoConnect .
• Designed, documented, and developed utility applications, plug ins, and authentication management services
• Lead the development for specific components within Attachmate's Management Control Services MCS Server.

Confidential

Software Engineer Contractor Assigned

Responsibilities included:

• Developed a Java Test Framework for running multithreaded tests of Web and Java Client/Server applications
• Developed and tested Client/Server applications targeting/using Remote Method Invocation
• Overcame incomplete and inaccurate Java documentation issues by researching individually and with help of other Java developers via bulletin boards, newsgroups, and developer forums

Confidential

Software Systems Engineer/User Interface Designer

Responsibilities included:

• Developed an Object Oriented database using the Versant Database Engine in C and a Java front end for managing benchmark tests
• Designed and developed User Interfaces in Java for Object-Oriented C databases connected by a Corba ORB object for managing data

Confidential

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities included:

• Maintained and administered system services that included: a Novell network, installation and maintenance of server system and application software, user accounts, and hardware.
• Performed Customer phone support as a Technical Support Engineer.

Confidential

Systems Administrator Intern

Responsibilities included:

Maintained and administered system services that included: a Novell network, user accounts, UNIX-based SMTP servers, and a WildCat bulletin board.