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Lehi, Ut

Manage development of micro services in Java for Adobe Analytics SaaS. - Use Java Spring Framework- Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment using Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes - Manage a team of 5 developers

Lehi, Ut

Manage cross geographical team of QE Development Engineers- Responsible for driving the quality of Front End and API code for Adobe Analytics SaaS service- Manage QE Engineers in different parts of the United States and India- Define and Drive quality strategy, interacting with development, marketing, and product owners across the SLDC- Responsible for driving front end and API automated CI/CD strategy- Implement new QE metrics, goals and reporting meeting Agile needs- Work with other quality teams across the company sharing best practices- Workforce planning and hiring, working with test vendors

Boise, Idaho Area

Managed Development and QA Team for Small Business Cloud Team- Managed Team of 16 engineers split between Development and QA- Responsible for driving on-time, high quality product releases of new HP Cloud offerings to Small and Medium Businesses- Implemented Agile development and test processes that allowed high quality releases each week- Worked on cross organizational team with Marketing, Product Management, DevOps, and Customer Assurance to drive customerrequirements, fix defects and improve quality- Worked with Customer Assurance in handling and getting to root cause and fast turnaround of critical defect fixes- Responsible for working with HR in hiring, goal setting, career planning for employees

Test Expert for Hewlett Packard Accreditation, Certification, and Test (ACT) Partner ProgramArchitected and implemented entire test program to certify partner solutions on HP devicesWorked across multiple organizations and businesses to ensure quality and test coverage in the end to end solutionsImplemented test metrics strategy to track partner quality of HP sold solutionsImplemented Test Automation Strategy increasing test coverage and automated execution over 300%Planned and implemented overall Enterprise Test Strategy for HP/PartnersManaged outsourced vendor team of 18 people

Test Architect and Lead for HP Customer Solution Test Service and Big Deals ProgramScoping, test planning, test execution for custom solutions in support of Big Deals ProgramInterfacing with customers to understand their testing and environment complexitiesReplicate customer environments and test setup in test labReproduction and troubleshooting of customer issues for escalations concerning HP productsDesign and implementation of AutomationUnderstand customer issues with multiple HP product lines, interfacing with sales and engineering to get them solvedMentor and lead test engineers supporting the programsProgram Manager for HP Customer Solution Test ServiceGrew service from the ground up after seeing a customer need including business planning, customer projections, market positioning, and infrastructureResponsible for growing the service, meeting ROI goals, managing budget. Customers increased 8x over a 2 year periodWrote financials for the service including income statements and NPV / IRR analysisPresenting to customers to help them understand the value of the serviceWork with cross functional teams conveying customer requirements (marketing, finance, engineering)

Test Lead for Enterprise, Mid-range, and Low-range Laser PrintersManage vendor test effort Design of test plans, test cases, oversee software, system, and localization testing for laser printersTrack metrics, troubleshoot and report defects, implement regression strategy for testing effortMentor engineers in testing science, test techniques, and test processesImplement and Design of Testing Processes Define processes within LaserJet Test Lab including test design, test planning, test execution for software, system and localization testingWork with program teams to design test strategy for single function printersPlan and implement process for system releaseDefine test cases and assign levels for software and system testDesign and implement test design documents to demonstrate test coverage and traceability to requirements

Test Lead for Enterprise Desktop Remote Control ProductDesign of test plans, test cases, orchestrate testing of enterprise remote control desktop softwareMentor and direct other test engineers until completion of test effortFind and report defects, implement regression on fixed codeDefine Xtreme Programming testing processes techniques and master release plansWrite automated scripts using Rational Robot, Python, and shell scriptsEngineer and Setup of Network Testing Infrastructure:Design and setup of Internet test lab of using network infrastructure Use of WAN and modem simulators, network sniffers Setup and use of Redhat Linux platformsSetup and use of all windows client and server platforms

Implement Testing and QA processes for release Budget, design, and implement test department including people, equipment, tools, and processes Direct daily activities of test engineers, responsible for career developmentUse of Xtreme Programming techniquesDefine build process, ship criteria, follow-up with development to make sure criteria and requirements are metResponsible for shipping product to Beta and 1.0 releaseTest Lead for Content Distribution NetworkDesign of test plans, enter test cases, orchestrate testing of cached content distribution networkLinux and Microsoft Windows platform testing, find and report defects, implement regression on fixed codeTest product network compatibility with Volera Caches, Squid, Apache, Microsoft IIS, Netscape Enterprise ServerWrite automated testing tools in python and C to generate load and test compliance with HTTP specificationSystems Engineering and Operations involvement for rollout of service:Implement service for customers, answer questionsSolve customer problems, improve reliability

Test Lead for Streaming Media and News Products on Linux over Satellite: Wrote test plans, entered test cases for testing streaming mediaResponsible for test of Netware ICS Linux platforms, found and reported defectsAllocated testing resources: people, equipment and time between productsResponsible for defect reporting and tracking for entire product. Designed and met ship criteria for productsWorked with marketing and project management in shipping productEngineer and Setup of Network Testing Infrastructure:Budget, design and setup of Internet test lab of 50 workstations and servers including Cisco switches and routersSetup and use of Microsoft IIS, Apache, and Novell web serversPlan and Implement Test Processes: Involvement in planning and implementing company-wide test processesWorked on development release criteria

Masters Of Business Administration

Bachelors Of Computer Science

Member of BYU entrepreneurial team—business plan finished 2nd in Utah Entrepreneurial Challenge, 2001 Ranked in Top 3rd of BYU MBA Class

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