Chris Doherty Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• My primary responsibility within the company is to test new business functionality, and architecture enhancements impacting the BlockCross (ATS) and BlockMatch (MTF) Trading Systems.
• Attend daily SCRUM catchup meetings to discuss story updates, impediments, and accomplishments.
• Participate in bi-monthly sprint planning, and JIRA backlog grooming meetings.
• Execute integration testing between the BlockCross (ATS) and stock trading venues based in Europe, Canada, and Asia.
• Collaborate with testing efforts on a long-term project of migrating parts of the BlockCross (ATS) from Windows to a LINUX/JAVA platform where better trade execution times have been recorded.
• Document testing, project, and product release updates on Atlassian Confluence team page.

Boston, Massachusetts

• Perform integration testing by analyzing FIX protocol messages between BlockCross and various Execution Management Systems and Order Management Systems used by buy-side and sell-side firms.
• Create test cases to cover new business and architecture enhancements impacting the BlockCross ATS.
• Enter bug defects with detailed replication steps and supporting documentation into Microsoft TFS.
• Execute regression test cases and create test cycles within Zephyr Test Case Management System.
• Use the Agile process in the SDLC by testing and offering feedback as a feature is being developed.
• Participate in Scrum planning, offering daily meeting status updates during sprints and feedback at the retrospective meetings.

Boston, Massachusetts

• Key company contact on how to implement Longview Trading System, Linedata Compliance, Linedata Trader+, and Linedata Gateway (electronic trading using FIX protocol) software products into a functioning N-Tier.
• Key company contact on supporting a test bed environment that allows all employees of the company to test workflow scenarios on current and previously released versions of the software.
• Key company contact on performance testing using client workflow scenarios to stress test the product, and identify performance regressions while monitoring server CPU and memory consumption.
• Provide training and guidance on internally developed software products to new employees of the firm.
• Create batch scripts that build and upgrade test databases from previous versions of the product for every analyst within the quality assurance group.
• Manipulate Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle database build SQL scripts to conform to the needs of colleagues who run functional and performance tests.

Boston, Massachusetts

• Developed and executed test plans that cover new architectural and functional changes to the Longview Trading System trade order management software.
• Performed regression, implementation, corner case, and smoke testing methodologies on software releases.
• Entered detailed analysis of software defects into the Rational Clear Quest bug tracking software.
• Validated that engineering bug fixes conforms to the product and technical specifications.
• Debugged time consuming stored procedures with the assistance of SQL Server Profiler.
• Created and restored databases using the tools within SQL Server Enterprise Manager

Boston, Massachusetts

• Diagnosed and resolved software issues impacting the Longview 2000, Longview Trade Order Management System and Linedata Compliance software applications.
• Researched and answered Microsoft SQL Server database questions by analyzing stored procedures, tables, and triggers. Suggested maintenance techniques to help improve database performance.
• Assisted Technical Support Engineers in the Boston and London offices with troubleshooting and closing client issues. Majority of issues resolved 24 hours after being reported by the client.
• Administrated a Microsoft Windows 2000 network domain to support software that uses client/server and N-Tier technologies. The flexibility of the domain allows employees to test unique client issues without causing.
• Promoted to Senior Technical Supported Engineer from Technical Support Engineer after eight months on the job.

Database Management Technologies Certificate

Client/Server Application Developer Certificate Program

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, History