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Tysons, Virginia, Us

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

Process- Provided accurate milestone completion predictions based on actual team velocity- Created and socialized quality metrics & dashboards to increase transparency with stakeholders - Created best practices to raise consistency, ease knowledge transfer and reduce code maintenanceAutomation- Python, Pytest, Jenkins pipelines, Docker, Selenium WebDriver, AWS S3, vSphere API, Unix/Windows shellscripts, Windows batch scripts- Designed, architected and developed a self-service solution to automate Patch Tuesday compatibility testing,saving 71 man-days and automatically fixing hundreds of bugs each month- Designed and built multiple other testing frameworks automating hundreds of man-hours each month andcatching product Regressions before going to Production- Created web services to automate end to end workflows- Built from the ground up a multi-platform Python package to manipulate virtual machines in a vSphereenvironment used in multiple internal projects- Created pipeline overriding the test default parameterized values to drastically reduce code maintenanceManagement- Managed 30+ people including about 20 SDETs who built tools, infrastructures and frameworks for othergroups in order to increase their efficiency- Worked closely with various groups: QA, Dev, Project Management, Product Management, UX, Support- Managed a significant refactoring and upgrade of the product line to raise performance and scalability- Created different disciplines and groups for manual testing, test automation, framework/tools/infrastructure- Hired, trained, mentored and developed SDETs- Provided regular staff development opportunities through Udemy and self-created courses

Dallas, Tx, Us

Process- Brought consistency with key activities such as Defect and Test Case management- Centralized test automation as well as performance testing results and raised transparency with CI (Jenkins)- Developed a plan to consolidate and transition legacy automated testsAutomation- Built a new Test Automation framework from the ground up using Robot Framework and Python- Implemented support for Web, API, Database and Mobile automation through one single framework and integrated it with Jenkins for automated nightly runs- Consolidated and migrated hundreds of automated tests to the new frameworkManagement- Managed a team of 13 including QA, Release Management and Performance Testers- Provided technical growth to the Team through many training sessions and peer development to increase their contribution and performance (Robot, Python, test automation techniques and tools)

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

Process- Increased transparency and consistency across QA groups with the creation of processes: Test Case Documentation, Automation Backlog, Defect Management, Bug Scrubs & Risk Assessments- Mapped AWS infrastructure to increase application understanding and accelerate new staff trainingAutomation- Numerous tools, languages, frameworks and technologies involved: Python, C#, Selenium WebDriver, Postman, BDD (Cucumber and SpecFlow), Stash/Bitbucket, Jenkins, Test Complete, JMeter- Evaluated Blazemeter for a more scalable and cost efficient load testing- Simplified and unified toolsets and frameworksManagement- Introduced Risk Assessment document for each release to Production- Created and socialized quality metrics & dashboards to increase transparency with stakeholders- Ensured proper training of staff (skills & processes)

Mountain View, California, Us

Process- Creation of QA processes, best practices and workflows based on Jira and VersionOne- Training of Staff on Agile Scrum methodology- Using metrics to measure progress and identify areas of improvement- Documentation and organization of Testing activities- Test Plans, Regression Plans, Defects, Automation Best Practices, Coding Standard, Peer Review, etc.- Continuous Improvement (Lean Six Sigma)Automation- Built web automation framework from scratch using Selenium WebDriver, Python, Jenkins & TFS- Researched and implemented tools that saved 6 months of work by generating data driven code- Focus on 100% reliability- API Testing (SOAP and REST) using Python, Java (RestEasy), SoapUI and Postman- White box testing and code review- CI with Jenkins- Creation of multiple tools focused on saving manual testing time for various projectsManagement- Release management of internal and customer facing products (web & mobile apps on iOS and Android)- Hiring, training, growing and management of a team of 16+ (onshore and offshore)- Provide regular training to QA Team on tools and technologies improving efficiency- Taught Python & Java programming, WebDriver and API testing to black box staff so they can contribute to the automation effort

Pasadena, California, Us

Process- Creation and enforcement of the SQA Plan- Major player in Waterfall to Agile migration (Certified Scrum Master)- Test Plans, Regression Plans, Defects, Metrics, etc. - Creation of Risk Assessment reports to assess readiness prior to product shipment- Reduction of Customer reported defects by 30% three years in a rowAutomation- Owner of the QA Test and Automation strategy- Built multi-tier automation coverage (API, System, Build Acceptance & Continuous Integration) allowing early risk identification and mitigation as well as reduction of Regression testing time- Win32 & Web automation using AutoIt, AutomationClass and Selenium WebDriver- API Testing (Win32/C++ & Web) using Python, C# and Java- White box testing and code review- CI integration with Jenkins- Introduction of BDD (Behavior Driven Development) with Cucumber- Performance and Stability testing 100% automated saving tens of thousands of testing hoursManagement- Release management of the entire product line (over 12 major products with many variations incl. SaaS)- Hiring, training, growing and management of a team of 30+ (incl. 4 Managers, Analysts and Engineers)- Management of offshore teams & their on-shoring- Result driven with a strong business mindset- Built strong inter-department relationships (Dev, Product and Project Management, Support)- Budget owner (Cap & Expense)

Process- Defined and enforced Quality Assurance process- Managing Quality Control and enforcing good practices- Contribution to the SOX audit- Managing and controlling source code changes, builds and release processManagement- Interface between the business users and the developers (User Acceptance Testing)- Training of new QA Team members

Irvine, Ca, Us

Process- Definition of the Release Management Process (Waterfall and Agile)- Creation of Test Case and Defect Management policy and process- Design, development and integration of tools to support the process- Creation of Test Plans, Regression Cycles and Test Reports- Introduction of TDD (Test Driver Development)Automation- Creation of Automation Test Harness (custom built from scratch)- Linkage of Automation with Test Case Management system- Reduction of Manual Regression Testing by 70%- Continuous Integration of Automation with Build System Management- Recruiting, Training and Management of a team of 7 QA Engineers working on over 20 products, 7 of them being used by the Department of Defense- Creation and management of an offshore QA team in Europe- Creation of strong interdepartmental relationships to optimize the SDLC

Irvine, Ca, Us

- Pre / post sales: consulting, recommendations, technical advice / follow up, support- Training & relationships for both clients and partners- Marketing: presentations, newsletters, press

- Management of a team of 6 security experts- Creation of the security watch department and service- Creation of vulnerability research and security audit departments- CERT & FIRST active team member

- Study, integration and validation of a redundant authentication server-based architecture- Study of the interoperability of two DHCP servers and a system management server- Study, integration and migration of a global DNS architecture- Trainer on ACE Server of RSA- Trainer on the Networks introduction

Instructor teaching:- Unix based OS concepts and internals- C programming on many *NIX platforms (OpenBSD, NetBSD, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, etc.)