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Menlo Park, CA

• Utilization, modification and creation of automated tests and Python/command line scripts for VR based software and hardware testing.
• Complete start to end stage prototype phase hardware and software testing, debugging, triage, and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with software, firmware, and graphics team to ensure bugs are tested and resolved prior to main channel release.
• Provided technical insight in test methodology, test techniques, and reliability testing.
• Script deployment and debugging for benchmark and performance testing.
• Data transfer consistency tests against prototype firmware.

Palo Alto, California

• Software QA Engineer- Consumer Experience and Portfolio Strategy Group
• Qualified 1st Party and 3rd Party applications on Windows & Android OS platforms including issue regression and bug tracking. Includes Consumer desktop/laptop, Business desktop/laptop, all-in-one PCs, and mobility.
• Created SW test plans and performed functional, regression, and stress testing on new software components.
• Integration testing of software and hardware packaged on consumer and commercial PCs.
• Setup environment for SW & HW benchmarking tests to analyze traces (Microsoft ADK, 3Mark) across all stages of prototype development.
• Ensure newly released products meet expectations and exceed competitor product performance.

Cupertino, CA

• Manage complete North America HP consumer desktop SKU configuration layout.
• Track and understand current and forecasted technologies.
• Collaborate with R&D to determine product strategy and technology roadmaps for North America marketing programs, to ensure timely delivery of new key technologies.
• Work with Module teams to maintain Plan of Record information to align ODMs for meeting qualifications and build schedules.
• Interface with Product Managers to ensure SKU configurations are accurate and appropriate for launch to meet customer demand.

Sunnyvale, CA

• Demo and display the latest product showcase from Hewlett Packard consumer PC line.
• Service, maintenance, and support for Inventory on hand.
• Provide assistance to related events and shows.
• Promote HP partnered software programs.

Cupertino, CA

• Researched Regional Plans of Record (PORs) to assist testing of SKUs with time to market components.
• Built proto type PC Builds as requested by regional product marketing/product managers.
• Responsible for logging and troubleshooting software issues via IMS.
• Managed the required DMI flags to apply to SKU's software builds via the DASH process
• Provided support updating MB bios, added the latest blocks to software builds.

Santa Clara, CA

• Retail Sales of Palm handheld devices including PDA smartphones.
• Create and complete cellular contracts for phone related products.
• Provide general to specific customer tech. support.

Education record

General Education Degree

Business Administration, Business Administration Major With; Management Information Systems