SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:

Goal - oriented Technical Test Engineer with extensive experiences leading software test groups for Commercial and Federal Government organizations. Experienced leading Government Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E), Government Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) and Contractor Test & Evaluation groups incorporating Software Engineering Best Practices.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

Lead Test Automation Engineer

Confidential

• Created extensive suites of manual and automated test scripts for Oracle Federal Financials EBS modules, including Cost Accounting, Procure to Pay, iProcurement, Time and Labor, Interface and OBIEE
• Created a Quality Center System Administration Process Plan
• Configured Quality Center to support DAI Project User Roles and Privilege requirements
• Configured Quality Center to capture test coverage metrics, test defect metrics, dashboard metrics and requirements traceability metrics
• Created, Reviewed and updated formal DAI automated Performance and Regression Test Plans
• Created the DAI Test & Evaluation Defect Tracking Process Plan
• Created and maintained System Integration Test (SIT) Plan, System Qualification Test (SQT) Plan and other test plan deliverables
• Managed the planning and implementation of automated Performance and Regression Testing activities using HP Performance Center, LoadRunner, HP Quality Center and Quick Test Professional (QTP)
• Installed test software and configured test configurations on multiple test instances
• Developed and maintained (>300) unique “Oracle Web Applications 11i” protocol based HP Performance Center (LoadRunner) performance test scripts (OBIEE, OTL, P2P)
• Developed and maintained extensive suite of Oracle E-Business Suite HP Quick Test Professional (QTP) automated regression test scripts (Time and Labor)
• Developed and maintained Oracle Application Test Suite (OATS) automated regression test scripts providing test coverage for 50 separate Oracle Concurrent Manager Requests
• Developed multiple automated test scenarios to demonstrate various system workflow requirements providing extensive test coverage for Procurement to Payment (P2P), iProcurement, and Time and Labor (OTL) functionalities
• Executed multiple Incremental test cycle based automated test scenarios
• Collected and analyzed test results, and generated formal and informal automated test reports
• Created traceability between test scenarios and test scripts to DAI Requirements and provided engineering and test support for formal DAI Release System Integration Test (SIT), System Qualification Test (SQT) and System Acceptance Test (SAT) test events.
• Responsible for generation of various test reports including Executive Summary Reports and Formal DAI Release SIT, SQT and SAT Test Reports.

Test Automation Engineer

Confidential

• Successfully contributed to design and build out of an automated regression test framework that provided fully automated regression test coverage for multiple systems including AHLTA and CHCS. The test framework included a reusable Regression Suite of automated test scripts that provided full AHLTA and CHCS functional test coverage on three separate test environments
• Responsibilities on DHIMS also have included performing technical assessments of new software and system tools,
• Responsible for scheduling and leading Test Automation Review meetings, that included Pre-Review and Post-Review meetings, addressing the need to insure that the suite of manual regression test cases were completely and correctly converted into automated test scripts
• On this project also responsible for providing Quality Center and Quick Test Professional (HP Functional Test) training support for new team members; And for generating and interpreting various assessment reports for Senior Management.

Test Automation Engineer,

Confidential

• Configuration and implementation of HP Quality Center (for test management, test planning, test execution, requirements traceability, defect tracking and test reporting)
• Installation, configuration and implementation of HP Quick Test Professional (QTP) for automated functional and regression testing
• Installation and configuration of Enterprise LoadRunner Suite for automated performance testing (load, stress and capacity testing using MAPI and web/http protocols).
• Responsibilities also included performing an ongoing assessment of the test team engineering processes with the goal of providing guidance towards improving processes and procedures. Completed multiple reviews and updates of the project test plan, bringing the test strategy and methodologies in line with the Agile development approach
• Created a Performance Test Plan providing strategy and approach for addressing system performance requirements.
• Additional accomplishments included the implementation of an automated process to migrate greater than 200 Word Document and Excel Document Use Case Test Procedures into HP Quality Center.
• Migration of all SMART Requirements into the HP Quality Center and implementation of traceability between test procedures and covered requirements.
• Provided HP Quality Center User Training for all Testers, and other SMART personnel including QA and IV&V Engineers. Provided ongoing Quality Center training and troubleshooting support for users.
• Created the SMART Performance Test Strategy document (and Updates) which defined and outlined Performance Test Strategies and Planning Activities.
• Created and implemented the SMART Performance Test Load Model and Performance Test LoadRunner Scenarios which successfully demonstrated Performance and Technical Requirements. This involved the successful execution of multiple performance test scenarios on multiple Test and QA networks. Performance test reports and analysis was provided for each test run. This included approximately 10 comprehensive semi-formal reports.
• Created and maintained Quick Test Professional (QTP) automated test suite that provided automated test coverage for 80% of all system functional requirements.

Test Manager

Confidential

• Held the Senior test role for a new Intelligence Division Federal contract responsible for creating all significant test planning deliverables including the System Test Execution Plan and System Test & Verification Procedures document.
• Also responsible for generation of Executive Summary Reports and other System Verification Reports. Successful at recruiting and leading the test team that included multiple technical testers.
• This project was implemented using the Agile Development Methodology (implemented using SCRUM development processes).
• Was involved with all test management activities during the Initial Prototype Stages of development.
• Test responsibilities were accelerated as the project moved into later development stages involving extensive participation with test execution, and requiring collaboration with other internal and external groups (Requirements Engineering, Development, Release Management, IV&V, Customers/End Users).
• Quality Assurance responsibilities included insuring that CMMI Level 3 test processes were identified, tasked and adhered to.

Test Engineer

Confidential

• Principal member of the Asset Visibility Sustainment team working as the lead Senior Test Engineer supporting the Confidential.
• Primary responsibilities included verification of Problem Reports and Software Change Requests.
• Other duties included formalizing the unit test and system test processes, and creating a regression suite of functional test procedures.
• Duties also included representing the test group during Requirements Reviews and Pre-Release Reviews.
• Also responsible for providing Test Status and Test Results to senior management. Tools used included Rational Clear Quest, Informatica and HP Test Director.

Test Lead

Confidential

• Senor role working as Principle Member of Technical Staff on TMIP (Theatre Medical Information Program).
• Primary responsibilities included leading an independent Test & Evaluation team of Technical Testers and System Administrators responsible to the Project Management Office (TMIP-Joint) for Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E) and Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) of new TMIP-Joint System and Software releases.
• Responsibilities also included representing during Software Requirements Reviews, Software Configuration Management Audits, and System Change Reviews, and during Software Incident Review Board meetings.
• Responsible for planning and managing the execution of regression tests, functional tests, integration/interface tests, performance tests, and various large-scale test events involving several test groups. Responsible for planning, coordinating, and leading multi-functional, multi-service, multi-contractor and government active military teams during local and distributed Developmental and Operational Test events.
• Test systems were built on Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000, and XP platforms, incorporating Oracle Databases.
• Responsibilities also included creating and executing WinRunner and LoadRunner (Oracle NCA and 2-Tier protocols) automated test scripts and test scenarios, and then generating Performance Test Reports for distribution to Senior Management.
• Additional responsibilities included training/mentoring new employees, and traveling to remote test sites providing test support during various developmental, and operational test events.
• This position required extensive knowledge of Microsoft System Engineering practices, Network Management, Exchange Server Management, Oracle RDBM Systems, HP Test Tools (Test Director, WinRunner, QTP, LoadRunner), Rational ClearQuest, Team Quest; And Software Engineering Standards, Methodologies and Best Practices.

Software QA Engineer

Confidential

• Test Lead role for various projects (SnapNames, RealNames), responsible for planning and coordinating the efforts of test teams consisting of 3-4 QA Engineers.
• Participated in formal, and informal Requirements Analysis Review meetings, and Design Review meetings.
• Worked closely with Product Development, Infrastructure Engineering, and Production Groups to resolve software, and system testing issues.
• Responsible for creating, enhancing, and maintaining automated functional, as well as load/stress test applications on UNIX and NT systems.
• He was responsible for installation, account setup, and maintenance of HPQC/TestDirector tool for entire group of 30 QA engineers.
• Applications used include Caliber RM (Requirements tool), PVCS Dimensions (Change Control & Defect Tracking tool), WinRunner, LoadRunner, Unix shell scripts, XML scripts, and SQL procedures.
• Responsibilities also included training junior team members; Creating testing scenarios, and test cases; Mapping test cases to requirements (Creating Traceability between TestDirector test cases, and requirements); Analysis and Review of requirements; Updating test plans; Troubleshooting Windows NT, and UNIX system issues, installation issues, and network connectivity issues; And reporting to more senior engineering staff on current testing, and system status.
• Fast paced environment with high visibility, requiring excellent team player skills.

Senior Integration Test Engineer 

Confidential

• Responsible for test plan design, system analysis, and execution of Billing and Customer Invoice Software Applications. Maintained 'problem tracking' databases throughout test cycles, using several automated tools/applications.
• Performed analysis of Change Requests, and reported results to Senior Manager.
• Results of analysis included changes to test model needed to perform execution, analysis and defect validation of Iridium IT&ITV releases.
• Responsible for generating deficiency reports and enhancement requests. Test model executed in UNIX Sun Solaris / NT environment, accessing Oracle databases.
• Responsible for all phases of execution, analysis, defect validation, and documentation, including: MOC/d900 Switch Provisioning, Rating, and Billing processes.
• UNIX administration duties included archives, environment clean-ups, baseline creation/updates, and resolving system disk space issues.
• Validation/Defect management duties included Excel baseline and expected results updates; Settlement reports validation. Oracle Administration duties included shutdowns, startups, backups, and refreshes. Mr. Dill also Interfaced with Application Developers, SATCOM test engineers, and MACH-USA clearinghouse for scheduling purposes and to resolve software release and testing issues.

Software Engineer

Confidential

• On HP-UX and SGI UNIX Systems, performed system analysis, software maintenance, enhancement, and integration of Level-1 TRMM Spacecraft ‘Orbit-Definition', ‘Split-Level-Zero', and ‘Orbit Granularzation' Data, in support of TRMM Mission Operations for Confidential Science Data and Information System.
• Responsible for maintenance, enhancement, and integration of several real-time systems using source code routines written in C programming language, and interfaced with Sybase Relational Database, requiring knowledge of Sybase isql queries and commands.
• Responsibilities also included system maintenance and enhancements to a WWW-based technology using C programming language, embedded with HTML & JavaScript on HP-UX systems.
• Also responsible for analysis and resolution of discrepancy requests from NASA customers.

Software Engineer

Confidential

• Using Sun Solaris and HP-UX UNIX systems, performed software enhancement, integration, test and maintenance of existing and new unit, source, and system modules for Confidential in support of telemetry processing.
• Developed and implemented data analysis applications for the ACE and TRACE spacecraft on the HP-UX and SGI systems using C code under UNIX environment.
• Primary skills on UNIX systems using C programming language, correcting system and software problems in response to Configuration Change Requests from NASA customers. Skill set included SQL/sql*plus for Oracle database.

Performance Analyst

Confidential

• Utilized VAX/VMS system, UNIX, and X-Windows software to generate and verify satellite telemetry and command loads.
• Performed processing using various subsystem applications to ensure continued operation for the Hubbell Space Telescope.
• Subsystem applications included: attitude determination and sensor calibration, subsystem command loads, NCC scheduling, astrometry engineering data processing, data management, and spacecraft subsystem monitoring.