SUMMARY:

• Innovative self - starter seeks position that will utilize Computer Science and software testing skills through software product development while allowing the opportunity to learn and grow as a productive member of the organization.
• Devised a presentation tool for reporting ongoing software performance levels for program management that became a model for technical documentation and help file generation.
• Able to learn NTCIP standards and protocols required for product testing to become acknowledged technical expert in field support of the platform at Confidential

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Austin, Texas

QA Engineer II

Responsibilities:

• Participated in agile team meetings
• Prepared test plan for functional requirements.
• Created and executed SQL queries to retrieve information from database for testing purposes.
• Expanded automation testing scripts using Java within Selenium:
• Automated the SQL queries to ensure that test data dynamically met testing criteria prior to script execution.
• Created asserts, xpath retrieval and sizzle functionality to validate page navigation, data contained within dynamic tables and object manipulation within the web pages.
• Got existing TestComplete DDT framework operational and maintainable
• Was made lead of automation after 3rd party team was released from contract.
• Worked towards creating complete automation run after builds are complete.
• Execution of functional test cases both manually and automatically.
• Formulated testing that will ensure the quality, reliability and completeness of the business services being offered.
• Execute tests, record results, follow up on defect reports and retest to verify resolution.
• Displayed an understanding of the overall scope as it related to a specific releases and correlated appropriate testing and inter - track dependencies.

Environment: Win 7-64 bit, TFS, Win2008R, IE, Firefox, Selenium, Java, VBScript, ADO, TestComplete

Confidential, Austin, Texas

Lead QA Engineer/Sr. QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed and scheduled four Quality Engineers to ensure their test cases met technical design document and requirements for an extremely aggressive schedule.
• Worked closely with operation teams in setting up and building test environments.
• Participated in team meetings
• Prepared matrix test plan for functional requirements.
• Created and executed SQL queries to retrieve information from database for testing purposes.
• Expanded automation testing scripts using Java within Selenium:
• Automated the SQL queries to ensure that test data dynamically met testing criteria prior to script execution.
• Created asserts, xpath retrieval and sizzle functionality to validate page navigation, data contained within dynamic tables and object manipulation within the web pages.
• Automated payments and balances feature to ensure that any changes to accounts were displayed within the program accurately.
• Execution of functional test cases both manually and automatically.
• Formulated testing that will ensure the quality, reliability and completeness of the business services being offered.
• Execute tests, record results, follow up on defect reports and retest to verify resolution.
• Evaluated and recommended tools, quality assurance processes, and system test lifecycle activities.
• Displayed an understanding of the overall scope as it related to a specific releases and correlated appropriate testing and inter - track dependencies.

Environment: XP, Linux, ClearQuest, Bugzilla, DB2, IE, Firefox, Selenium, Java.

Confidential, Austin, Texas

Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Wrote a program in TestComplete s Jscript to automate the reports generated by the TraceFinder application.
• Generate methods for the scientific processing of chemical compounds.
• Process the batches of samples for comparison
• Compare XML documents
• Ensure XLS and PDF files were written to the HD
• Ensure the reports are generated correctly within Crystal Reports:
• Flag generation
• Header information
• Mass Spec and Chromatography graphs were accurate.
• Data was computed correctly.
• Wrote an application to post test results to Jira.
• Wrote a program to test the instrument s drivers and chain of events to decipher the chemical compound analysis.

Environment: XP, Windows 7, JIRA, Rally, IE, Firefox, TestComplete 8, Team Foundation Server, JScript.

Confidential, Salado, Texas

Database Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Wrote programs in VBA to manipulate the Fox Pro databases’ data without corrupting the program utilizing said data.
• Wrote programs in VBA test the accuracy of the newly implemented data within the program.

Confidential, Austin, Texas

Lead QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyze business and system requirements, manage development of specifications to create and execute detailed test plans, and verify bug fixes.
• Test the VTL, VTD and NEO software products.
• Setup and configure the client & server backup applications to communicate with the VTL via fibre, SAS and/or SCSI communications.
• Setup and configure VTL to communicate with the tape library via fibre, SAS and/or SCSI communications.
• Oversee 3 QA analysts.
• Supervise development of SQL - queries/procedures for database and backend testing.
• Work with QA staff to acquire responsibility of test methodology.
• Review/analyze Software Requirement Specifications and Product Functional Specifications to write testable requirements, test cases and test scripts for use in the QA department.
• Use existing software revision and management tools to track release issues.
• Wrote test scripts in batch, bash, WinTest, VBS, ADO and Selenium to automate the testing process.

Environment: XP, 2003, Cent OS5, AIX, Linux, Postgresql, Ruby, PERL, SANS, Fibre Channel, SCSI, SAS, SVS, ComVault, NetBackup, TSM, AS400 (v5r4 & v6r1), Non-Stop, GFS, xfs3, MSA 60, 1000 & 2000, AppTest Manager, JIRA, IE, Firefox, NAS, SATA.

Confidential, Austin, Texas

Release Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Work with development staff to acquire responsibility for existing software releases and packaging.
• Review/analyze Software Requirement Specifications and Product Functional Specifications.
• Use existing software revision and management tools to track release issues.
• Setup and configure the client & server backup applications to communicate with the VTL via fibre, iSCSI and/or SCSI communications.
• Setup and configure VTL to communicate with the tape library via fibre, iSCSI and/or SCSI communications.
• Create and maintain release documentation.
• Work with OEM partners to maintain and improve software installation and update procedures.
• Use technical and programming experience to provide technical support, installation and diagnosis of releases.
• Communicate with development, test, and support staffs to provide feedback and develop improved product release experience.
• Interact with OEM partners in all aspects of package installation and support.
• Wrote customer acceptance tests as well as a test management application in VB/ADO scripting.
• Wrote test scripts in batch, bash and Eggplant to automate the testing process.

Environment: XP, 2003, SuSE, AIX, Unix, Linux, ADO.NET, MySQL, Bugzilla, TestDirector, PERL, SANS, Fibre Channel, CVS, Apache, NetBackup, Backbone, TSM, AS400, ACSLS, VMWare, IE, Firefox, Konqueror, Opera, JetStor.

Confidential, Austin, Texas

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked directly with software programmers to plan, develop, and maintain test suites for all medical billing applications.
• Other duties included writing test scripts to requirements traceability and installation of software on target systems.
• Additional duties included maintenance and administration of defect tracking and/or configuration management software and requirements management software.

Environment: XP, AIX, Unix, Linux, ADO.NET, Informix, MSSQL (2005), TestDirector, PERL.

Confidential, Austin, Texas

QA Officer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing and coordinating all quality aspects as it relates to processing collected EDD data. Responsible for designing and coordinating the implementation of the quality control processes. Maintains documentation and formulates and manages testing plans and procedures.
• Utilized complex SQL queries to validate cataloged/index data from the Repository Program into the 2005 DB.
• Utilized .NET Studio to write VB & ADO applications for automated testing and to create an interface to maintain requirements into the SQL DB.
• Incorporated the Requirement Database as a repository that not only houses the Testable Requirements but what Test Cases would cover those requirements and what scripts covered what test cases.

Environment: XP, 2003 Server, ADO.NET, MAPI, C# scripting, VB.NET, MSSQL (2005), Citrix, DOS, VMWare, Informix, Attenex, Concordance, Summation, Microsoft Project, NAS.

Confidential, Austin,Texas

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Confidential was porting their product from Weblogic 6.1 to Websphere. Primary responsibilities are Test Case Development, Grey Box, Regression, End to End and Cut over testing of the software product.
• In three weeks time, I had already found over 16 major bugs and written over 2100 test cases.
• Confidential is a web based application that does reconciliation of cashless & cash transactions, routing & dispatching of trucks amongst the other daily business requirements for Coco Cola’s vending machines.
• Wrote VB scripts to automate the testing process.

Environment: Microcomputers, Windows XP, ActiveX, XML, Java, Oracle, Crystal Reports version 9, Bugzilla.

Confidential, Austin, Texas

Software Tester and Technical Support Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Although my primary function was White/Black box testing the controller’s Firmware, I began my association with testing the Confidential /MARC NX and Paragon programs (See programming technology below) which expanded to Test Case and Script creation, Requirement Analyst, etc as well. Prior to my arrival at Confidential (formally Confidential Traffic Control Systems), there was no formalized methodology for the testing department. I created all testing scripts currently being utilized by both the Firmware and Software Testing Departments. I was promoted to assume the Test Leadership role, managing 3 other testers, for Confidential Firmware department in October 2004. I was responsible for the creation of all Test Cycle, Requirement, Case and Script documentation.
• In my previous role at Confidential, I have not only created SQL Databases, but also created test scripts that pull test data from the DB into interactive GUIs contained within Excel spreadsheets. Although these are extremely complex test scripts, the complexity of the Program required the ability for the inexperienced tester to have a WYSIWYG GUI for validation purposes. The programming I created is utilizing VB with ADO & ADOX library usage and XML programming running in the background of the spreadsheets. I was initializing TestComplete automation program. The programming/testing atmosphere is a hybrid of the Waterfall/Spiral methodologies. The bug tracking software utilized was Problem Tracker (which has a HTML/XML based GUI and utilizes a SQL DB).
• Confidential is a general traffic control closed loop system. The general design of Confidential, an enhancement over the 2-tier MARC NX system is a client/server based web model. Client workstations access a central Confidential Server that performs traffic management, system communications, database interface and system services through the web interface layer, which in turn provides support to server-side client objects running on a web server. Remote-client applications are developed as required to satisfy a particular customer requirement.
• The system uses COM interfaces to communicate among components. Processing is distributed across multiple machines using COM/DCOM. The COM interfaces provide access to all system services, which can be accessed on a single machine or distributed across multiple machines working together as a single application. Client implementations use the Dispatch Manager DLL service to access Confidential objects. The clients run on a single, stand-alone workstation and can also accessed using third-party remote access tools that allow a remote PC to take over a workstation’s desktop. Confidential provides the ability to exchange files such as ESRI maps with common GIS to data created by CAD products and spreadsheet products. Graphical user interfaces (GUI) using object oriented design are developed and integrated using standard MFC, EDI/ ECOM protocols and ATL COM objects. Most of the database transactions are done through MTS packages/components. The front-end grids are developed using Stingray Objective Grid 7.0. The Web interface layer module is done using Java Servlets, XML, EJB and JSP. Paragon is an overlay program utilized for accessing Confidential across the internet via an XML transformer, via JBoss.

Environment: Microcomputers, Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP & Server 2003, Elios Linux, OS9, AS400, Visual C++ 6.0 (MFC 6.0), .NET, ATL 2.0, COM/DCOM, MTS 2.0, ActiveX, XML, VMWare, Java, SourceSafe 6.0, Clear Case v3.2, OLE 2.0, VB, MS-Access, MSDE, SQL/Server, Oracle, Objective Grid 7.0, Crystal Reports versions 6.0 - 9, Problem Tracker, TestComplete, SharePoint.

Confidential, Austin, Texas

Database Programmer/Customer Service

Responsibilities:

• Confidential is a Software program that will Port any type of database to any other database across multiple platforms. Database Admin, who are customers of the program, would call and/or send their DB for coding revisions. My responsibility was to look at their SQL, VBA, XML, HIPAA scripts and amend to assist in and/or develop the following procedures:
• Database Development (Naming database objects, Coding SQL and stored procedures, Trigger usage, Views, replication, commit frequency)
• Declarative Referential Integrity and Isolation Level Procedures
• Database Design Review Procedure
• Database Back-up/Recovery Exercises and Procedures
• HIPAA, EDI, EDIFACT, HL7 conversion Procedures
• Issue/Change Management
• Application Bug Tracking

Environment: Microcomputers, Windows NT 4.0, 95, 98, 2000, HP-UX, Linux, UNIX, IBM UNIX, AIX, SDK, XML, Java, VB, MS-Access, MSDE, MSSQL, HIPPAA, EDI, EDIFACT, HL7, Bugzilla, Pervasive SQL, Postgres, Btrieve, Netware Btrieve (32 or 16 bit), JDBC, ODBC and OLE DB drivers, Peachtree, DacEasy, ACCPAC, BusinessWorks, Maximizer, Macess, Lytec Medical, DataFlex, Macola, Great Plains Dynamics, Solomon, Platinum, Timberline, TAS Accounting, TAS Proffessional, Crystal Reports, .NET, Visual Basic, Visual C++, Access, Visual Foxpro, Visual J++, Active Server Pages (ASP), VBA, PHP, DCOM, MDAC, DAO.

Confidential, Austin,Texas

Software Test Developer

Responsibilities:

• Contract position responsible for Regression, Grey Box and Black Box testing on multiple Java and C++ based productions of commercial Petrophysic Oilfield software on Unix and Irix platforms utilizing Omniworks / Oracle SQL database for the DBA Group.
• Develop, plan, analyze and execute SW test case scenarios of the CPS portion of the software for black box testing.
• Develop and design macros to more efficiently perform the testing process.
• Prepare and distribute reports in Filemaker and Framemaker to the DBA and CPS engineering groups for resolution of software discrepancies. Maintained an environment that was verifiable and compliant to ISO 9001 standards.

Environment: Microcomputers, UNIX, IRIX, Oracle, Java, C++, KORN, Bash, Omniworks, Filemaker, Framemaker.