SUMMARY:

• I am a seasoned software test engineer with a strong knowledge of testing methodology and SDLC.
• Developed a strong strategic plan to test multiple iterations of release from Off - Shore development team in a project which contains multiple localization efforts
• Managed a small team of Test Engineers (both on-shore and off-shore)
• Responsible for the monitoring and maintenance of Test Infrastructure in a VMware / Hyper-V environment
• Collaborated with Project Management to establish a realistic schedule
• Experience in functional, integration, German and Asian localization, and performance testing for client/server and web-based applications with specialization in Web Services and message-based platforms such JMS. I am passionate about computer networking technologies including wireless core network. Familiarity with Pseudo Localization Techniques for testing certain languages in a web environment
• Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010 (source control and defect tracker)
• HP Quick Test Professional v9.5 (web and Java)
• Overall I am a passionate tester with a large breath of experience and an attention to detail.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Relational Database Servers: M.S. SQL Server 2000, 2005, and 2008 R2 ; Oracle 8.0.4, 8i (a.k.a 8.1.7), 9i (a.k.a 9.2.0), 10g (a.k.a. 10.2) ; Sybase 11.0 on AIX and Adaptive Server Enterprise v12.5 on Linux RHE - 4 Java Application Servers (J2EE):IBM Web-Sphere Application Server v6.1, BEA Web Logic 6.0 & 8.1

Web Servers: M.S. Internet Information Services 5.0.1 and 6.0 and 7.5

Testing Tools / Framework: SOAP-UI 2.5.1, JUnit 3.8.1, AS2Unit, UNIX Shell Scripting.

Network Protocols: TCP/IP, SMTP, AppleTalk, Health-Level 7, and learning SS7 stack

Platforms: MS Windows, SUN Solaris (UNIX), Red Hat Linux, & Apple Macintosh

Software Packages: MS Office (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint)

Computer Programming: Python 2.51, C#/C/C++, JSP, VB Script, ASP.Net, JavaScript, XML

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential (Jones Farm, Hillsboro, OR)

Validation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed SQL Server 2008 R2 Database Trigger to Activate Account Setup
• Unit Tested Database Trigger to activate Account Setup sequences.
• Validation of ESU in WinPE 3.X and Windows 7 (64-bit)
• This release is to support new Intel 3rd Generation Core processor (Ivy Bridge)
• Deploy new Web Portal application on Windows Server 2008 R2
• Project #6: Intel Anti-Theft Service Release 1.5
• Evaluated Windows 8 Pre-Release Build 8170
• Security Validation included in PCTD MR2 (Code review of Python script)
• Web Services Testing using existing Python Framework and execution tools (PyAnvil)
• Support of Beta Test of Customer Support Portal
• Platform: Apache Tomcat 7.0.23 with JRE 1.7 (64-bit) with SQL Server 2008 R2.
• Project # 5: Team City 6.5 Continuous Integration of Source Control
• Created Initial Configuration of Build Agent systems
• Security Validation for MR2
• 90-day Password Expiration with Password History
• Moving server configuration data to Firmware BLOB (1KB)
• Supported P2V (Physical to Virtual) Migration of Servers in DCS.
• Assisted in troubleshooting after migration from an application POV.
• Performed tasks that ensured application was still running
• Project # 3: Intel Anti-Theft Services (IATS v1.0)
• Launched in November 2011, this service provides PC Theft Defense to consumers for Croma, an East Indian based retailer (equivalent to Best Buy)
• Conducted User Acceptance Test effort for IATS v1.0
• This release contains defects from MR1 of PCTD
• Contains additional platform support in India. (HP Pavilion DM4)
• Project # 2: Service Tool v1.0 (ST Portal and Clients)
• Launched in November 2011, Service Tool for Repair & Refurbish shops with enrolled PCTD.
• Built Windows 7 WinPE 3.0 test DVDs from OEM Pre-installation Kit (OPK) along with OEM drivers and Software packages with ST Client(s). Client software include both 64 and 32bit configurations
• Improved SQL Server database schema / data integrity by creating constraints and keys (primary and foreign).
• Created a matrix of possible combination of different configurations among multiple platforms.
• Support of I.T. migration of servers from Physical to Virtual (P2V) environment.
• Launched in June 2011, Intel’s first consumer based Service in the United States.
• Based on Intel Anti-Theft Technology (SDK 3.0), it allows users of a Sandy Bridge-based computer to lock down (prevent it from loading Windows) their laptop when it is stolen.
• Performed User Acceptance Test (UAT) for PC Theft Defense v1.0
• Identified functional defect in Web Services for PC Theft Defense using soap-UI tool.
• Technology Platform: SQL Server 2008 R2 and Apache Tomcat v6.0.29 along with Windows Services (Windows 7) and C# client.

Confidential (Redmond Towne Center, WA)

Mobility Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Write manual test cases in TFS 2010 via Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate (VSTS 2008)
• Extensive Web-based UI testing including navigation, extra spaces truncation in search criteria validation, and data/form validation for usability (Price and On-Site hours) along with SQL stored procedure calculations.
• Additional functional test coverage includes E-Mail notification, security (Auto-Group or FIM), engagement status process verification, and external data storage interfaces.
• Act as Tier 3 Production Support for Rapid Website & worked with Problem Management
• Develop SQL queries to test certain back-end scenarios.
• Analyze system requirements (multiple Change Request)
• Execute test cases in a multi system integrated environment End to End (RADT 2.0 & AXIS)
• Software under test includes Web Services and Window Services along with Stored Procedures.
• Some investigative C# coding for Web Services and Window Services testing.
• Coordinate with Off-shore team (Prune, India) for Test Execute

Platform: Window Server 2008, IIS 6.0, and SQL Server 2005 and 2008 (SIPA)

Confidential (Seattle, WA)

Software Test Engineer IV

Responsibilities:

• Tested 8 Restful Web Services API on IBM Web-Sphere Application Server v6.1
• Tested Database Migration from MySQL Server v5.0 to Oracle 10g
• Used existing python scripts to generate test data and execute Web-based UI report.
• Used TOAD for Oracle to Query Database transactions and to validate them.
• Used Cruise Control for Updating python scripts for specific scenarios or other requirements.
• Wrote BShell scripts to automate network security provisions.

Confidential ( Redmond, WA)

Software Test Designer in Enterprise IT

Responsibilities:

• Perform regression tests with the final software & monitor stats from CDR for performance issue.
• Developed Integrated Test Plan and Test Cases in HP Quality Center 9.2
• Developed Oracle 10g SQL queries to validate data integrity
• Developed automated test scripts in HP / Mercury Quick Test Pro (QTP) v9.1
• Used Oracle 10g ODBC for database validation in QTP Checkpoint Tables
• Used Web-interface for CSSNG v3.x User Interface
• End-2-End System Integration Testing between NDR (GSM 2G), SQM, and IBM Prospect (UMTS, 3G reporting)
• Experience Performance with Confidential &T’s Mobility network and its databases (CDRLive, NDR, SQM or CSS) and SOME programming
• This system generates BO reports for certain network metrics (KPI) and monitors the wireless network.
• System Test of Release 4.5.0.7 (Defect release)
• Performed Deployment Tasks in Solaris 9 UNIX
• Platform Tomcat 5.5 with Cold Fusion MX Interface
• Worked on Compass interfaces including CSSNG (cell-site system) and CASPR.
• Worked on CTS interfaces with Ruby and Granite (Equipment Inventory System)
• ESB is based on TIBCO JMS messaging and Java web services platform
• Installation and smoke test for this system (System Services - Poller and Scheduler)
• Developed C# code to check for Service Status and Version information
• Platform: Windows Server 2008 (Hyper-V) and SQL Server 2005
• MapInfo Vertical Mapper 3.0
• Developed ETE Integration Test Plan for this disaster coverage mapping application
• This application interfaces with Atoll, CTS, and NDR and provides a Virtual Earth map.

Confidential ( Seattle, WA)

Senior Software Test Engineer / Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Developed a test framework for testing WSAPI using Python 2.51 and JMeter 2.31
• My Mobile Dashboard registration database (UDR) links AIM Screen Name with mobile devices
• This Universal Device Registration is link between AIM Screen Name and their cellular device.
• It also provides the Mobile Dashboard with user ps registration such as IM Forwarding, Service Registration, and E-mail to Cell Device / Desktop.
• There are APIs used by other websites such as MapQuest to send information to Cell Device.
• Performed performance testing using JMeter 2.31 (Windows XP platform) for End-2-End test scenarios (including SAFE and Dashboard scenarios). Sybase ASE v12.5 backend SQL
• Reviewed PRD (Product Requirements Document)
• Written Test Cases for SAFE (SMS AFE) in HP Quality Center 9.2

Confidential (Seattle, WA)

QA Lead / Volt Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot production issues with Customer Support where necessary
• Wrote a VB Script Test that would stress server-side media flash compilers
• Supervise another QA Engineer on various efforts in testing the Story Maker app.
• Conducted Production validation for USAToday.com performance upgrade
• Wrote some AS2Unit code to test Action Script classes that interface with .Net
• Review Build (N-ANT) Scripts for USAToday.com
• Troubleshooting CBC (Canadian Broadcast Corp) and Mestolando.com
• There are 5 different Story Plates (Slideshow, Flip, Map, Quiz, and Timeline)
• Regression Testing of the Dali.1 release for November 15th

Environment: and Tools: ATLASSIAN JIRA Version: 3.6.2 for defect tracking, N-Ant v0.85 for Build Scripts, Tortoise SVN v1.3.4 for Source Control

Confidential (Redmond, WA)

Software Test Engineer / Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Review Test Plan for Smart Limits Release 1.1
• Review Functional Specification for Voice and Data
• Tested 2007 Daylight Savings Time Requirements against a Web-Logic J2EE environment
• Setup Quality Center 8.2 and troubleshoot ENG accounts
• Execute Test Cases for Nokia, Lucent, Nortel, and Ericsson MSC (Mobile Switch Center)
• Develop Test Cases for Test Pass 2 for Call Forwarding and Time Zone specific scenarios
• Voice Testing using RF-Tethered lines to different Base Stations and MSCs.
• Setup EASy-Viewer (a WAP-based Network Sniffer)
• Develop JavaScript Test Cases for Test Automation to control GIS RCATS
• Conducted CALEA test cases for Smart Limits v1.1 for Law Enforcement Act
• Develop GUI and Provisioning test cases from Requirements.
• Develop Billing Provisioning test cases for Smart Limits and CSI 9.1 NODE.

Confidential (Bothell, WA)

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Review XSD (XML Schema Document) for XML format as input to Java Web Services
• Post XML data elements to JWS in an integrated environment for Common Services
• Verify Data transacted to client billing system by logging on to extranet applications
• Verify Issue with Environment Support team if there are Queue or Tibco Event Generator issues with Web-Logic J2EE middleware.
• Familiarity and Validation for User Authentication in LDAP environment.
• Work with Developers as to the specifics of the data requirements for each JWS
• Review Use Cases designed by CSI Design group.

Confidential (Redmond, WA)

Asia Pacific User Acceptance Test Lead / Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Develop Vendor Integration Test Plan with 4 WW Regions including Asia Pacific
• Rewriting UML use case diagrams, state diagrams, cross diagrams, etc. using MS office Visio, PowerPoint, etc.
• Created Presentation(s) for Executives and package for Product Studio
• Review Functional Specifications and abstract baseline Use Cases.
• Review Operation Specification for Vendor Integration Testing.
• Developed a Data Requirement Matrix for data mining of Test Data in Production Database to be converted for UAT effort. Strategic approach mimicking QFD.
• Assisted in the ETL migration from SQA environment to UAT environment.
• Supervised 12 Testers in the Asia Pacific Regional Operations Center.
• Participated in the NGP (next generation portal AKA MSPP website) UAT and triage meetings. (1 of the downstream systems that consumes UPP data.)
• Reviewed Change Requests for Functional Specification in order to determine testing scope.
• Wrote detailed 100 manual UAT scripts.

Confidential (Santa Clara, CA)

I.T. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Testing 404 Controls for Oracle 11.0.3 Finance Modules for Security and Change Management
• Review User Access List after an initial scrub has been done to delete all inactive users
• Compare with User Permission List and current User Access List
• Met with V.P. of Finance to outline our objectives and then met with COO to identify Control Performers in his organization.
• Managed a team of 2 Auditors (one Business and one I.T.)

Confidential (Redmond, WA)

Sr. Q.A. Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developing Test Plan for OMC-R for Ericsson for Application Controls on UNIX and Citrix client application on a Sybase 11 DB
• Followed up with Issues and Gaps found during testing to assure that all remediation plans were in place before external auditors arrived.

Confidential (Seattle, WA)

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Project planning, scheduling, resources management, writing test plans on various WEB project: J2EE Knoll.com, AMC e-Solutions, InterCommercial.com, iDealpath.com, Corporate Intranet, W.R.A.T
• Established Quality Assurance process within a Project Management Framework already established by the PMO department.
• Introduced S.E.I. CMM concepts to management.
• Obtained Level 2 C.M.M.I. features and controls by introducing common test libraries to be used in various different projects and environments.
• Hiring and firing full time staff and consultants.
• Established a Compatibility Test Lab for various platforms and browsers.
• Wrote project plans for the QA efforts and proposed levels of service.
• Hands on tester on various stages of development and test efforts.
• Worked with Mercury Interactive to establish working relationship.
• Established Tools Selection Criteria.

Environment: and Tools: Test Director, LoadRunner, and WinRunner