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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Grand Rapids, Michigan

IBM Cloud administrator - Manage user access by creating user accounts and managing their access through Access and Resource Groups through UI and CLI. Create, modify, and delete all IBM Cloud resources including API Connect via UI and CLI. Work directly with the internal financial group to provide detailed usage reports and audits. Provide for 24/7.

Bellevue, WA

Refactor, design, develop, test, and troubleshoot the agent booking app and associated API’s. Create JUnit tests when at all possible and continuously verified the results. Investigate build breaks and fix or assign issues to the owners. For every issue owned by my team I ran a code analyzer, created bugs, and fixed all reasonable issues or assigned it to.

Seattle, Washington

Designed and developed Java Messaging tools to be used for managing prod and non-prod messages, brokers, queues, and topics. Tested and troubleshot every component of the messaging infrastructure and verified JUnit tests were created for all foreseeable issues. Used Java static analysis tools to look for bugs and enhancements in all related dev code..

Bellevue, Washington

Developed various Tableau dashboards and R-based data analysis scripts used for analyzing, monitoring and automating device, and user data. Validated web apps and databases for relative content between them.Technology used, but not limited to: Java, JUnit, R, Tableau, Jenkins, Eclipse, Jira, some experience with MSSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Hive.

Seattle, Washington

Job duties include ensuring the quality of HTC sites across mobile and desktop platforms. Lead off-shore (Taiwan), full-time and contract testers. Designed and developed Java/Selenium automation for PC and Mac desktop browsers and ensured matching manual test cases for every reasonable automated case. I verified mobile browser experience(manual), quality.

Bellevue, Washington

Create and run automated tests using Selenium and Java API's for reactive web pages on sites of 54 regions and localized content. Daily activities also include manual testing, verify feature requests, and bug verification. Backward and cross browser testing on Windows and Mac, multiple device testing with tablets and smartphones of varying makes/models..

Seattle, Washington

Responsible for creating and executing automated and manual tests for HTC Android and Windows smartphones using mobile applications on the client side. This includes troubleshooting mobile devices using the Android SDK as well as manual and automated testing of server side RESTful API's. Technologies used, but not limited to:Android SDK, Fiddler.

Technical SupervisorI've spent 6 years on Active Duty to include participating in Operation Enduring Freedom in 2002 (deployed), Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005-2006 (deployed), and 15 years in the Reserve.Aircraft: [C-17] [C-141]Locations: [McChord AFB, WA] [Robins AFB, GA] [Chanute AFB, IL] [Sheppard AFB, TX] [Camp Andy/Snoopy, Doha] [Al Udeid AFB.

Primary responsibilities is to review and approve Java code for changes to, and new implementations of sensitive infrastructure applications. Work seamlessly with developers to expose customer issues and resolutions through various means, including code reviews. Troubleshoot, design, research, and develop changes to existing applications and implement code.

Projects and responsibilities are Windows Product Licensing, Anti Piracy, Customer Support, OEM, and Microsoft Operations Manager 2005. Responsibilities include creating test specs and test cases based on product specs, code reviews, security needs, and customer requirements. Working directly with Program Managers and Developers to ensure all test.

(Contracted through ATS)Responsible for testing Windows 2000 Terminal Server and Terminal Server client. Testing focused on Terminal Server Licensing including Windows NT 4 Terminal Server Edition and spanned to all Microsoft Client products, to include Windows 3.11. An additional testing duty included Windows 2000 Server License Manager.