Caleb King Email & Phone Number

I am responsible for the daily management of client projects at APAX Software. This includes requirements gathering, sprint planning, change control, regular reporting, facilitating meetings and communication, following up on tasks, mitigating risks, and scheduling of resources. I ensure the overall success of multiple projects, as defined by the customer, budget, and timeline.Additionally I work to build and continuously improve upon the systems and processes utilized throughout the software project development lifecycle.

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

I was responsible for the ongoing testing and quality control of all software developed at APAX Software. This included understanding software requirements and business objectives, writing detailed testing plans and executing those plans, performing feature specific testing during the development cycle, performing full product testing prior to production releases, and working closely with developers to assist with quality goals.

Remote

• Learned industry best practices and practical software development standards with a focus on HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, React, Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL, and algorithms & data structures.• Created and deployed mobile-first applications while learning new languages and frameworks by collaborating several hours every week with a senior web developer.

Remote

• Enhanced the user experience of Issuetrak's customers by creating thorough software test plans and cases, executing with a high attention to detail, and reporting any quality defects discovered. • Validated new product releases met quality requirements and were ready for deployment by strategically utilizing a variety of software testing methods such as exploratory, end-to-end, and regression testing. • Led a project to make the onboarding process for new Test Engineers more efficient and effective. Documented all current QA processes and procedures and then organized and structured this information. • Built up a reputation among the dev team of being the Test Engineer who would reliably discover and clarify any existing bugs as a result of systematic and robust testing efforts.

Scottsville, Kentucky, United States

• Increased the main production line's overall equipment effectiveness by 23% by discovering key process defects and inefficiencies through analysis and then systematically building and implementing solutions to resolve these problems. • Spearheaded a project which mitigated safety risks for technicians as well as prevented costly damage to bread baking pans. Decreased the cost of the project by $60,000 by doing the majority of the work in-house. • Developed and implemented a quality control system for a new production line which monitored and stored data utilized for record-keeping, alarming, and process improvements. • Planned and executed modification of the product case count for marketing. Created new pallet patterns, programmed robots, mechanically modified equipment, and documented all process changes. • Conducted a failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) to reduce yield loss on sheeting line. • Improved the data reporting system by establishing more accurate data collection processes and automating daily reports.

Scottsville, Kentucky, United States

• Redesigned automated clean-in-place system of industrial mixer reducing the time to pass sanitation inspection by 50%. • Developed mechanical design specifications for new product depositors by designing and leading experiments to measure current process capabilities.• Drafted technical engineering drawings and documentation.