Catherine Davis Email & Phone Number

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Create and execute detailed Test Plans and Test Cases based on Requirement documents.Involved in all phases of the product Life Cycle. Specification and Design Review, Test Planning, Testing, Defect Tracking and Reporting, Beta, and TrainingManage defect tracking and weekly meeting to prioritize fixes and releases to QAHands on Manager for QA Engineers in the following areas: Manual test, Automated Unit Testing, and Automated Functional Test using SOAP UI – Pro, and QTP.Create and use metrics to measure quality and risk.Work closely with Development team to understand where the risks are and where to target tests.Perform CSAFE Certification of Vendor Cardiovascular Equipment (Life Fitness, Precor, Stair Master, etc.). Wrote requirements documents for new features based on Product Management and Customer feedback.Wrote functional specifications based on requirements documents. These were used by QA and Engineering for test and development.Managed Product development Lifecycle for FitLinxx Flagship products from feature definition through release and hand off to operations.

Execute functional and regression tests on current products. Train junior level analyst in effective problem solving skills. Provide instructions to successfully pinpoint the root cause of a problem, and how to take corrective action.Reproduce bugs from customer field reports. Clearly document and assist developers in tracking and fixing defects.Software Configuration Management. This includes implementation and maintenance of the Software Release Procedure. Identification of all Configuration Items. Control of changes by acting as Software Librarian for release of code.

Supervise Engineers in Configuration Management. Administer PVCS & Tracker.Coordinating the translation and integration of key resource files by foreign translators in efforts to internationalize versions of EIS’ Centenium product.ISO-9000 Software QMS Implementation. Working in groups to develop procedures to implement a Software Quality Management System that meets ISO-9000 requirements.

Managed SUN Workstations running SUN OS 4.1.1 and Micro VAX II running ULTRIX. Responsible for installation of OS, upgrades, and third party products; maintain backups; H/W and S/W maintenance contracts; user accounts.Responsible for archiving software, verifying and performing software builds procedure for embedded products.

Responsible for writing and implementation of software test plans for helicopter engines according to FAA guidelines.

Acted as liaison between Software Engineers, Quality Control, and Configuration Management.Assisted Engineers in testing software and documentation.

Education record

Computer Science